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Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld

Actor · Died February 19, 2019, aged 85 · Hamburg, Germany

Karl Lagerfeld (born Karl Otto Lagerfeldt on September 10, 1933 in Hamburg) was a German fashion designer, artist and photographer based in Paris, France. He collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects, most notably as head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel. Lagerfeld helmed his own label fashion house, as well as the Italian house Fendi. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karl Lagerfeld, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 10, 1933
Died
February 19, 2019 (aged 85)
From
Hamburg, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all

What are Karl Lagerfeld's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Gentle 6 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady 8 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
7
Warm
4
Joyful
2
Hopeful
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
4

How their films end

  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Karl Lagerfeld's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Karl Lagerfeld's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 61 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mea Culpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Costume Designer

  • 52 minutes of fashion by Loïc Prigent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Once and Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Chanel N°5: The One That I Want (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Costume Design

  • Coco Chanel vs Elsa Schiaparelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Once Upon a Time... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • The Tale of a Fairy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • La première séance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Totally Spies! The Movie(2009)

    as Fabu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • The Valet(2006)

    as Karl Lagerfeld

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Zoolander(2001)

    as Karl Lagerfeld (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Comédie d'amour(1989)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Chanel Chanel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Babette's Feast(1987)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Coup de torchon(1981)

    Costumer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The Devil's Advocate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Costume Design

  • Silver Bears(1977)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The Twist(1976)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Mistress(1976)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • The Black Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Costume Design

  • L'Amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Karl

  • Ten Days' Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Costume Design

  • Succubus(1968)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1968 to 2020.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 24: 9 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting3 of 24: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 24: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew12 of 24: 12 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew1980s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2000s5 · acting2010s6 · 2 acting · 4 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Karl Lagerfeld's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed3

Reviewers score the acting 28/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 40, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Karl Lagerfeld work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karl Lagerfeld's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anna Wintour shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles