He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (Oscar, etc.), My Uncle Benjamin (with Jacques Brel and Claude Jade), Dracula and Son (with Christopher Lee), and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles (with Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi). Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although he had almost exclusively been producing works for television.[2] In 1996, his cinematic work was awarded the René Clair Award, a prize given by the Académie française for excellent film work. Molinaro died of a respiratory insufficiency in 2013. He was 85. (source: wikipedia)
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 13, 1928
- December 7, 2013 (aged 85)
- Bordeaux, Gironde, France
- Director and writer
- 21 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
What are Édouard Molinaro's films like?
Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 3 · Earnest 12
Light 15 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 7 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 6 · Intense 6
Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 13
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 4
Casual 13 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 15 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy12
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic2
- 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 Édouard Molinaro's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Édouard Molinaro'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
67 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Mariage Surprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Une famille pas comme les autres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Un homme par hasard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Madame Sans-Gêne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Tombé du nid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Birdcage(1996)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
What Maisie Knew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
La Femme abandonnée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Bad Ronald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Love at First Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Fate of Baron Leisenbohg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Manon Roland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Les Grandes Familles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
La Ruelle au clair de lune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Un métier de seigneur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Un métier de seigneur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Love on the Quiet(1985)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Palace(1985)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Just the Way You Are(1984)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
La Veuve rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Au bon beurre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Au bon beurre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
La Cage aux Folles II(1980)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Sunday Lovers(1980)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
La pitié dangereuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
La Cage aux Folles(1978)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Claudine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Hurried Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Dracula and Son(1976)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Pink Telephone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Irony of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
A Pain in the Ass(1973)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Hostage Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
La Mandarine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Most Gentle Confessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
La Liberté en croupe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
My Uncle Benjamin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Hibernatus(1969)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Oscar(1967)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
To Commit a Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
When the Pheasants Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Male Hunt(1964)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Ravishing Idiot(1964)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Portuguese Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
A Touch of Treason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
L'Envie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Seven Deadly Sins(1962)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Season for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Passion of Slow Fire(1961)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
A Mistress for the Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Witness in the City(1959)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Road to Shame(1959)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Provincial Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Back to the Wall(1958)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Appelez le 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Les alchimistes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
L'honneur est sauf ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
April paths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Miracle of St. Anne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Career shape
A full career of 67 titles from 1950 to 2007.
Biggest box office
The Birdcage (1996)
Highest rated
Oscar (1967)
Most popular right now
The Birdcage (1996)
Film career
- 1964Screen debut· Male Hunt
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 Édouard Molinaro's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th11
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 58/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Édouard Molinaro work with?
People who share at least 2 of Édouard Molinaro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Monique Isnardon shares the most, 13.
Writers
- Francis VeberShared titles: The Birdcage (1996), La Cage aux Folles II (1980), Sunday Lovers (1980), La Cage aux Folles (1978), A Pain in the Ass (1973)See all 5 shared titles with Francis Veber
- Marcello DanonShared titles: The Birdcage (1996), La Cage aux Folles II (1980), La Cage aux Folles (1978), Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin (1962)See all 4 shared titles with Marcello Danon
- Jean PoiretShared titles: The Birdcage (1996), La Cage aux Folles II (1980), La Cage aux Folles (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Jean Poiret
- François ChavaneShared titles: Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin (1962), The Passion of Slow Fire (1961), Back to the Wall (1958)See all 3 shared titles with François Chavane
Actors
- Jacques MonodShared titles: The Ravishing Idiot (1964), The Seven Deadly Sins (1962), The Passion of Slow Fire (1961), Witness in the City (1959)See all 4 shared titles with Jacques Monod
- Daniel AuteuilShared titles: Love on the Quiet (1985), Palace (1985), For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel Auteuil
- Gérard JugnotShared titles: Just the Way You Are (1984), For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now (1982), Dracula and Son (1976)See all 3 shared titles with Gérard Jugnot
- Lino VenturaShared titles: Sunday Lovers (1980), A Pain in the Ass (1973), Witness in the City (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Lino Ventura
Composers and editors
- Monique IsnardonShared titles: La Cage aux Folles II (1980), Sunday Lovers (1980), La Cage aux Folles (1978), Dracula and Son (1976), A Pain in the Ass (1973), Hibernatus (1969), Oscar (1967), Male Hunt (1964), The Ravishing Idiot (1964), Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin (1962), The Passion of Slow Fire (1961), Witness in the City (1959) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Monique Isnardon
- Robert IsnardonShared titles: La Cage aux Folles II (1980), Sunday Lovers (1980), La Cage aux Folles (1978), Dracula and Son (1976), A Pain in the Ass (1973), Hibernatus (1969), Oscar (1967), Male Hunt (1964), The Ravishing Idiot (1964), Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin (1962), The Passion of Slow Fire (1961), Witness in the City (1959) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Robert Isnardon
- Michel LegrandShared titles: Palace (1985), The Ravishing Idiot (1964), The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Michel Legrand
- Georges DelerueShared titles: Hibernatus (1969), Oscar (1967), The Passion of Slow Fire (1961)See all 3 shared titles with Georges Delerue
Producers
- Alain PoiréShared titles: Dracula and Son (1976), Hibernatus (1969), Oscar (1967), Witness in the City (1959), Back to the Wall (1958)See all 5 shared titles with Alain Poiré
- Léo L. FuchsShared titles: Just the Way You Are (1984), Sunday Lovers (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Léo L. Fuchs
- Robert AmonShared titles: A Pain in the Ass (1973), Male Hunt (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Amon
- Jean Le DucShared titles: Hibernatus (1969), Oscar (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Le Duc
Mixed roles
- Yvon GuézelShared titles: For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now (1982), Male Hunt (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Yvon Guézel
- Gérard OuryShared titles: Witness in the City (1959), Back to the Wall (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Gérard Oury
