Xavier Legrand

Director and writer · Born March 28, 1979 (47) · Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France

Xavier Legrand (born 28 March 1979; Melun) is a French actor, direcor and screenwriter. Legrand was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the 2013 film Avant que de tout perdre (Just Before Losing Everything). His first feature Custody was in competition at the 74th Venice Film Festival and earned Legrand the Silver Lion for Best Director.

What are Xavier Legrand's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Survival

31%

Bonds

29%

Self

20%

Power

20%

Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread

2

Tense

2

Melancholic

2

Cathartic

1

How their films linger

Haunting3 Unsettling2

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 Xavier Legrand's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

France Channel1 title, show their title on France Channel
Kino Film Collection1 title, show their title on Kino Film Collection

Subscription and free streaming for Xavier Legrand'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

16 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Before What Comes After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Editor
The Successor(2023)
Director · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Everything Is Fine(2023)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Mortel(2019)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Escape from Raqqa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Matray
Custody(2017)
Director · Writer
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Blaise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
A Night in March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Thomas
Just Before Losing Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Director · Writer
Free Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Actor
Camus(2010)
Actor
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
La Ligne de fuite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Actor
Kaojikara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Actor
Point de fuite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Actor
Regular Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Actor
Au Revoir Les Enfants(1987)
as Babinot
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films