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Olivier Loustau

Olivier Loustau

Actor, writer and director · Born January 1, 1967 (59)

Born
January 1, 1967 (59)
Works as
Actor, writer and director
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 45 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 77% in 30 days

What are Olivier Loustau's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: 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
Bonds
34%
Self
26%
Society
14%
Morality
14%
Survival
7%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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 7 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Warm
7
Tense
6
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
4
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Olivier Loustau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Olivier Loustau'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

45 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Money Maker(2025)

    as Lucien Scola

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Rumba Royale(2025)

    as Jean-Pierre

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Le Rouzic

  • Comme une louve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer

  • Les Siffleurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Daniel

  • La Syndicaliste(2022)

    as François

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • My Brothers and I(2021)

    as Tonton Manu

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

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

    as The father

  • An Ordinary Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Capitaine Dantec

  • Odol Gorri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Arnaud

  • Qui m'aime me suive!(2019)

    as Santana, the gypsy

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Synonyms(2019)

    as Michel

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Lucky One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Vincent (voice)

  • Falling for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Jean

  • All That Divides Us(2017)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Ruby Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Fed Bach

  • Félicité(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Orphan(2016)

    as François

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Boss's Daughter(2015)

    Director · Screenplay · as Vital

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Pitchipoï (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Patrick

  • Ragion di Stato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Farouk Rashid

  • Going Away(2013)

    as Le pêre de Mathias

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Crossing Lines(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Inspector Fabre

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Face à la mer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Passage of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Maxime Duchamp

  • The Princess of Montpensier(2010)

    as Le brigand

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Black Venus(2010)

    as Hussar

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Quand la ville mord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer · as Bomber One

  • Scalp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • The Secret of the Grain(2007)

    as José

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Twisted Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Detective

  • Cash Truck(2004)

    as Dolph

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Games of Love and Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Police Officer

  • Zéro défaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Seb

  • Aram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mehmet

  • Les Frangines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Bertrand

  • Poetical Refugee(2000)

    as Antonio

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • C.D.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Le déménagement(1997)

    as Douglas

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Le tuteur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Hervé

  • Captain Conan(1996)

    as Mahut

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Rai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Tom est tout seul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Karim

  • Les Cordier, juge et flic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Devert

  • Police Commissioner Moulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Cerbert · as Tonin · as Tony Reinberger

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles from 1976 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

The Secret of the Grain (2007)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

The Secret of the Grain (2007)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Money Maker (2025)

Film career

19762026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1995Screen debut· Rai
  • 2016First top-billed film· The Boss's Daughter
  • 2016Career best· The Boss's Daughter

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 45: 38 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting4 of 45: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting5 of 45: 2 only writing, 3 with another role

45 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s11 · 9 acting · 3 crew2010s18 · 16 acting · 3 crew2020s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 6% of 18 roles
9505

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Olivier Loustau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Rumba Royale (2025)

96th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Secret of the Grain (2007)

Midcredits 90th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 45. 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 Olivier Loustau work with?

People who share at least 2 of Olivier Loustau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Abdellatif Kechiche shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers