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Gaston Leroux

Gaston Leroux

Writer · Died April 15, 1927, aged 58 · Paris, France

​Gaston Leroux (1868–1927) was a French journalist and novelist, celebrated for his contributions to detective fiction and horror literature. Born in Paris, he initially studied law but later transitioned to journalism, where he gained recognition as an international correspondent. Leroux's most famous work, The Phantom of the Opera (1910), became a cultural phenomenon through various adaptations, including Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical. Another notable novel, The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1907), is considered one of the finest locked-room mysteries. His storytelling often blended suspense, drama, and intricate plots, earning him a place alongside literary greats like Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Born
May 6, 1868
Died
April 15, 1927 (aged 58)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 92% in 30 days

What are Gaston Leroux's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Morality
24%
Bonds
24%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Survival
4%
Power
2%
Obsession6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
10
Dread
6
Romantic
5
Absurd
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Haunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous2

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 Gaston Leroux's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gaston Leroux'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

61 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Le fantôme de l'opéra(2026)

    Book

  • Le Mystère de la chambre jaune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Book

  • Mashup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Original Story

  • Love Never Dies(2012)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Friend of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall(2011)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Lady on the Threshold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Original Story

  • The Perfume of the Lady in Black(2005)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom of the Opera(2004)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room(2003)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Phantom of the Opera(1998)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Novel

  • The Wax Mask(1997)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Lover(1995)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • O Fantasma da Ópera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 37 episodes · Original Story

  • The Phantom of the Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Novel

  • Le Roi mystère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Novel

  • The Phantom of the Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Novel

  • The Phantom of the Opera(1989)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Phantom of the Ritz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Novel

  • The Phantom of the Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Novel

  • The Phantom of the Opera(1983)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • La Double Vie de Théophraste Longuet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · Novel

  • The Down-in-the-Hole Gang(1974)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • L'Homme qui revient de loin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 6 episodes · Novel

  • Rouletabille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 30 episodes · Novel

  • The Phantom of the Opera(1962)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • El muñeco maldito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Story

  • Chéri-Bibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Novel

  • The Man Who Returns from Afar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Novel

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Writer

  • Rouletabille Against the Queen of Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Story

  • Rouletabille joue et gagne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Story

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Novel

  • Phantom of the Opera(1943)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Renault's Secret(1942)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Chéri-Bibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Novel

  • Song at Midnight(1937)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Mister Flow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Story

  • Aviator Rouletabille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Novel

  • Scent of the Woman in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Novel

  • Cheri-Bibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Novel

  • The Phantom of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Novel

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Novel

  • The Wizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Novel

  • The Lily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Theatre Play

  • The Phantom of the Opera(1925)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rouletabille chez les bohémiens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Story

  • Il était deux petits enfants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Story

  • Le sept de trèfle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Writer

  • After Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Novel

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Novel

  • The New Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer

  • Alsace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Writer

  • The Man Who Has Come a Long Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Story

  • Rouletabille II: The Last Incarnation of Larsan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Novel

  • The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Story

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Story

  • Balaoo the Demon Baboon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Novel

  • Cheri Bibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Story

  • Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Novel

Career shape

A full career of 58 titles, 57 of them dated from 1913 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003)

$5.8M worldwide

Highest rated

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The Phantom Lover (1995)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing58 of 58: 58 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

1910s9 · crew1920s7 · crew1930s8 · crew1940s5 · crew1950s2 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s3 · 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 Gaston Leroux's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of the 16 of 17 with a score; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer

The Phantom Lover (1995)

65th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Is Gaston Leroux's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 0 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Gaston Leroux work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gaston Leroux's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruno Podalydès shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers