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Fabrice Luchini

Fabrice Luchini

Actor, also writer and producer · Born November 1, 1951 (74) · Paris, France

Fabrice Luchini was born in Île-de-France, Paris, into an Italian immigrant family, who were fruit and vegetable vendors. He grew up around the neighbourhood of Goutte d'Or in Paris's 18th arrondissement. When he was 13, his mother apprenticed him to a hairdresser in a trendy parlor on Avenue Matignon, where he would take the name of the hairdresser's son, Fabrice, in place of his real name, Robert. At the same time he developed a great interest for literature (Balzac, Flaubert, Proust). His passion for soul music (James Brown) made him a regular of discothèques. This is where he met Philippe Labro, who gave him his first role in Tout peut arriver in 1969. He then studied acting under Jean-Laurent Cochet. However, it was his collaboration with Éric Rohmer that would make him popular for Le Genou de Claire in 1970, in which he played a small role as an adolescent. He appeared in Rohmer's Perceval le Gallois, and Les Nuits de la pleine lune, and in films directed by Nagisa Oshima, Pierre Zucca, Claude Lelouch, Cedric Klapisch, Édouard Molinaro. Thanks to Jean-Laurent Cochet, he later discovered theater, his true passion, which he described as "the only place where life is expressed... something that no school will ever teach". However, it was his role in La Discrète, directed by Christian Vincent in 1990, that made him well-known to the general public. He divides his work between cinema and theater, where since 1980 he has had considerable success with readings from the texts of La Fontaine, Nietzsche, Céline's Voyage au bout de la nuit, Paul Valéry and Roland Barthes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fabrice Luchini, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Born
November 1, 1951 (74)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 92 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 26Down 37% in 30 days

What are Fabrice Luchini's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy26 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Adventure 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
28%
Self
27%
Morality
14%
Society
12%
Ideas
9%
Power
8%
Survival
3%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 28 · Serious 11 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 8

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 26 · Charged 12 · Intense 3

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

Steady 26 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 27 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 28 · Even-paced 13 · 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 14 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 18 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

31 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 15 of 31 analyzed roles.

Hero
15 of 31
Shapeshifter
5 of 31
Shadow
4 of 31
Mentor
3 of 31
Threshold guardian
2 of 31
Trickster
1 of 31
Ally
1 of 31
Show the 31 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
22
Warm
15
Absurd
10
Bittersweet
11
Tense
9
Other
31

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous11

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 Fabrice Luchini's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fabrice Luchini'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

92 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Demain je tombe amoureux(2026)

    as Émile

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hugo(2026)

    Co-Producer · as Robert Zuchini

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Natacha (presque) hôtesse de l'air(2025)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Treasure Hunters: On the Tracks of Khufu(2025)

    as Christian

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • La Fontaine et le Confinement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer · Actor

  • Marcello Mio(2024)

    as Fabrice

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Empire(2024)

    as Belzébuth

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Class Act(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Marcel Loiseau

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Joseph

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Crime Is Mine(2023)

    as Judge Rabusset

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • For Better and for Worse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jean Leroy

  • Fabrice Luchini : des écrivains parlent d'argent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Best Is Yet to Come(2019)

    as Arthur Dreyfus

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Joan of Arc(2019)

    as Roi Charles VII

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Alice and the Mayor(2019)

    as Paul Theraneau

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Mystery of Henri Pick(2019)

    as Jean Michel Rouche

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Emperor of Paris(2018)

    as Fouché

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Man in a Hurry(2018)

    as Alain

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Slack Bay(2016)

    as André van Peteghem

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Courted(2015)

    as Michel Racine

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Un début prometteur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Francis Vauvel

  • Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • A Visit to Hokusai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator

  • Gemma Bovery(2014)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bicycling with Molière(2013)

    Original Story · as Serge Tanneur

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia(2012)

    as Jules César

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • In the House(2012)

    as Germain

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Women on the 6th Floor(2010)

    as Jean-Louis Joubert

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Potiche(2010)

    as Robert Pujol

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • My Father's Guests(2010)

    as Arnaud

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Musée haut, musée bas(2008)

    as Guard at the Malraux museum

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Le Point sur Robert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Fabrice Luchini

  • La fille de Monaco(2008)

    as Bertrand Beauvois

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Paris(2008)

    as Roland Verneuil

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Molière(2007)

    as M. Jourdain

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Jean-Philippe(2006)

    as Fabrice / Self

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • La cloche a sonné (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Simon Arcos

  • Knock, ou le triomphe de la médecine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Doctor Knock

  • Intimate Strangers(2004)

    as William

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Cost of Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Brett

  • Barnie's Minor Annoyances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Barnie

  • Keep It Quiet(1999)

    as Grégoire Jeancourt

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Nothing About Robert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Didier Temple

  • Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • « Art » (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Serge

  • On Guard(1997)

    as Count Gonzague

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • An Air So Pure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Magnus

  • Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi(1996)

    as Fabio Lini

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

  • The Juliette Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Camille Prader

  • Colonel Chabert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Derville

  • Tout ça... pour ça!(1993)

    as Fabrice Lenormand

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Toxic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as The Analyst

  • The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque(1993)

    as Marc Rossignol, l’instituteur

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Little Nothings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Lepetit

  • The Return of Casanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Camille

  • Uranus(1990)

    as Jourdan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • La discrète(1990)

    as Antoine

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Six crimes sans assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Simon

  • The Color of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Serge

  • La Fée Carabine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Pastor

  • Lark, I'll Pluck You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Jacques

  • Les Oreilles entre les dents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Luc Fabri

  • Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle(1987)

    as Le marchand de tableau

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Max My Love(1986)

    as Nicolas

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Paradise Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Arthur

  • Family Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Shady Lawyer

  • Triple sec (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • P.R.O.F.S.(1985)

    as Michel

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Robin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Frédéric

  • Full Moon in Paris(1984)

    as Octave

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Emmanuelle 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Oswaldo

  • Lettre de la Sierra Morena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Don Quichotte

  • Zig Zag Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Bob Hemler

  • Il ne faut jurer de rien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • T'es folle ou quoi ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Jean-François Sevran

  • Le Beau Monde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Jean-Pierre Davier

  • The Aviator's Wife(1981)

    as Mercillat

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Fantômas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Bonardin

  • Même les mômes ont du vague à l'âme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Arthur

  • Perceval le Gallois(1978)

    as Perceval

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Violette(1978)

    as Camus, student

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • En répétant Perceval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Vincent Put the Donkey in a Meadow (And Went Into the Other) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Vincent Vergne

  • Les Écrans déchirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Fabrice

  • Immoral Tales(1973)

    as André - Story 1

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Claire's Knee(1970)

    as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Tout peut arriver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Fabrice

  • Anne et François (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as François Mitterrand

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles, 90 of them dated from 1969 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012)

$61M worldwide

Highest rated

In the House (2012)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012)

Film career

19692026

Peak 2018 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 25 MovieCove titles. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting92 of 92: 89 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting2 of 92: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 92: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

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

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s7 · acting1980s21 · acting1990s18 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew2020s13 · 13 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 44% of 52 roles
708595051520

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 Fabrice Luchini's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 44; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Demain je tombe amoureux (2026)

80th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (1987)

Midcredits 94th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 79, 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.

Is Fabrice Luchini's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles35–63 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Fabrice Luchini work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fabrice Luchini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Geneviève Lemal shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles