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François Négret

François Négret

Actor · Born October 15, 1966 (60) · Versailles, Yvelines, France

François Négret was born on 15 October 1966 in Versailles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France. He is an actor, known for Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987), Sound and Fury (1988) and Nefertiti (1994).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 15, 1966 (60)
From
Versailles, Yvelines, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 48 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 34% in 30 days

What are François Négret's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th 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
Morality
21%
Bonds
20%
Self
19%
Survival
18%
Society
12%
Ideas
6%
Power
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 4 · 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 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4
Herald
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
7
Romantic
3
Contemplative
3
Dread
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous3

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 François Négret's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for François Négret'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

48 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jíkuri. Journey to the Land of the Tarahumara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Antonin Artaud

  • De Big Fuck-up(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Bonus Malus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Scarlet(2022)

    as Fernand

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Fifi(2022)

    as Beau père Fifi

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Correspondance Mélodrame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • To the Ends of the World(2018)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Immortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as DeBray

  • The Summer House(2018)

    as Jean-Pierre

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Hyde(2017)

    as Collègue

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Tip Top(2013)

    as Nadal

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Grand Central(2013)

    as François

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Nun(2013)

    as Maître Manouri

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dans la tourmente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Homme DCRI

  • Les Nuits de sister Welsh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Paul

  • Family Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Guillame

  • Regrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Antoine

  • La France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jacques

  • A City Is Beautiful at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Richard jeune

  • The Exterminating Angels(2006)

    as Stéphane's friend

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

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

    as Edward

  • Caché(2005)

    as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Jean Moulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lunel

  • Those Facing Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Les Misérables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Claquesous

  • Hantises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Vincent

  • La rançon du chien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as César Amaros

  • Les enfants du diable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as The teacher

  • Poorly Extinguished Fires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Seb

  • Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Akhematon

  • La Légende (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Rubis

  • Diên Biên Phú(1992)

    as Corporal

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Red Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Louis

  • Les paroles invisibles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Night and Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Joseph

  • Alcyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Fabien

  • Plein fer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Jean

  • Mister Frost(1990)

    as Christopher Kovac

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • White Wedding(1989)

    as Carpentier

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Les Jupons de la révolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Marat (jeune)

  • Snack Bar Budapest(1988)

    as Molecola

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sound and Fury(1988)

    as Jean-Roger

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Au Revoir Les Enfants(1987)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bad Blood(1986)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

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

    Show 1 episode · as Jacobi

  • Icelandic Fisherman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Charlot

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles, 47 of them dated from 1976 to 2026; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

$4.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19762026

Peak 1987 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 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.

  • 1986Screen debut· Family Business

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting48 of 48: 48 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
869116

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 François Négret's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Snack Bar Budapest (1988)

72nd percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. 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 François Négret'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
Sex & Nudity6 titles17–81 · median 55 · 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 François Négret work with?

People who share at least 2 of François Négret's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Claude Brisseau shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers