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Gaspar Noé

Gaspar Noé

Director, writer, actor, editor, cinematographer and producer · Born December 27, 1963 (62) · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gaspar Noé (born December 27, 1963) is an Argentine-Italian filmmaker who lives and works in France, where he has spent most of his life. The son of Argentine painter and intellectual Luis Felipe Noé, he graduated from Louis Lumière National College and is the visiting professor of film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. Three of his films feature the character of a nameless butcher played by Philippe Nahon: Carne, I Stand Alone and (in a cameo) Irréversible. Carne was the recipient of the Critic's Award at the 5th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1994. The films of Stanley Kubrick are one source of inspiration for Noé, and he occasionally makes references to them in his own works. Noé also cites the 1983 Austrian serial killer film Angst, by Gerald Kargl, as a major influence. He is married to filmmaker Lucile Hadžihalilović. His work has been linked to the New French Extremity.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 27, 1963 (62)
From
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Works as
Director, writer, actor, editor, cinematographer and producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 47 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 18% in 30 days

What are Gaspar Noé's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
50%
Society
15%
Ideas
13%
Survival
12%
Bonds
11%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 6

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

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · 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 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
7
Tense
6
Contemplative
5
Cold
2
Bittersweet
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Haunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8

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 Gaspar Noé's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gaspar Noé'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

47 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Ice Tower(2025)

    as Dino, the Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Cerrone - Supernature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Guest

  • Hurry Up Tomorrow(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust(2024)

    as F (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Being Blanche Houellebecq (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Gaspar Noé

  • Circus Maximus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Earwig(2021)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Vortex(2021)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Saint Laurent: Summer of '21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Lux Æterna(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • Climax(2018)

    Director · Co-Producer · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • #15SecondScare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • Love(2015)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Noé - Art Gallery Owner

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Short Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • 9-Month Stretch(2013)

    as Le co-détenu chauve 1

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Only God Forgives(2013)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • 7 Days in Havana(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • 42 One Dream Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Enter the Void(2009)

    Director · Associate Producer · Camera Operator · Editor · Writer · as Man in Nightclub (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

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

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • Destricted(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • We Fuck Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • SIDA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Eva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • Placebo - Protège-Moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Seuls sont les indomptés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Lui-même

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

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Irreversible(2002)

    Director · Cinematographer · Co-Producer · Editor · Writer · as Rectum Customer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Through the Night with... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • I Stand Alone(1998)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Exercise of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Thanks

  • Good Boys Use Condoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Camera Operator

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

    Director · Writer

  • Dobermann(1997)

    as Le marchand de merguez casher

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Parental Guidance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • I Am Your Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as The Assassin

  • The Rock of Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jean-Marc (voice)

  • A Hypnotic Television Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Writer

  • Carne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Assistant Director

  • La Première Mort de Nono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Pulpe Amère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Tintarella di Luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Cinématon(1984)

    as N°1749

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Untitled Gaspar Noé Children's Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles, 46 of them dated from 1978 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Irreversible (2002)

$6.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Vortex (2021)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Irreversible (2002)

Film career

  • 1997Screen debut· Dobermann

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 47: 11 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thDirecting27 of 47: 8 only directing, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thWriting18 of 47: 0 only writing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thProducing7 of 47: 1 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stCinematography8 of 47: 2 only cinematography, 6 with another roleEditing10 of 47: 0 only editing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stOther crew7 of 47: 6 only other crew, 1 with another role

47 titles, 19 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s4 · crew1990s10 · 3 acting · 7 crew2000s10 · 3 acting · 8 crew2010s11 · 3 acting · 10 crew2020s10 · 4 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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.

How do Gaspar Noé's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Cinématon (1984)

88th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Vortex (2021)

Midcredits 91st · 77% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 11 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.

Is Gaspar Noé's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles32–94 · median 80 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles39–91 · median 81 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles51–96 · median 90 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles37–94 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles45–92 · median 87 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Gaspar Noé work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gaspar Noé's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Benoît Debie shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers