Melvil Poupaud

What are Melvil Poupaud's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

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 Melvil Poupaud's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

• Tubi8 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Summer of 85 (2020) · actor · free
  • The Lover (1992) · actor · free
  • Heads or Fails (2024) · actor · free
  • Jeanne du Barry (2023) · actor · free
  • Coup de Chance (2023) · actor · free
  • Mysteries of Lisbon (2011) · actor · free
  • Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey (2014) · actor · free
  • Lines of Wellington (2012) · actor · free
• Prime Video6 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • By the Grace of God (2018) · actor
  • Summer of 85 (2020) · actor
  • Just the Two of Us (2023) · actor
  • Jeanne du Barry (2023) · actor
  • Coup de Chance (2023) · actor
  • Black Heaven (2010) · actor
• AMC+2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • A Christmas Tale (2008) · actor
  • Black Heaven (2010) · actor
• HBO Max2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • A Summer's Tale (1996) · actor
  • Privileges (2025) · actor
• Pluto TV2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Lover (1992) · actor · free
  • Coup de Chance (2023) · actor · free
• The Criterion Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • A Summer's Tale (1996) · actor
  • A Christmas Tale (2008) · actor
• The Roku Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Jeanne du Barry (2023) · actor · free
  • Coup de Chance (2023) · actor · free
• Disney+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Divorce (2003) · actor
• MGM+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Innocent Lies (1995) · actor
• MUBI1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Mysteries of Lisbon (2011) · actor

Subscription and free streaming for Melvil Poupaud'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

99 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  Violette(2026)

  Actor

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~99^th
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  One Minute to Midnight(2026)

  as Léo

  Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films12^th
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  La Plus Belle Fille du Monde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

  as Gabriel
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  Privileges(2025)

  Show 6 episodes · as Édouard Galzain

  Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows27^th
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  Stronger Than the Devil(2025)

  as Valentin

  Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films26^th
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  The Rules of Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

  as Yonathan Cobb
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  Heads or Fails(2024)

  as Lazare

  Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films68^th
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  In the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

  Show 6 episodes · as Paul Francoeur
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  Bruce Springsteen, le chanteur qui murmurait à l'oreille de l'Amérique(2024)

  as Narrator (Voice over)

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~79^th
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  Marcello Mio(2024)

  as Melvil

  Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films34^th
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  Coup de Chance(2023)

  as Jean Fournier

  Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films56^th
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  Just the Two of Us(2023)

  as Grégoire Lamoureux

  Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films68^th
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  Jeanne du Barry(2023)

  as Le Comte Du Barry

  Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films68^th
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  My Sole Desire(2022)

  as L'acteur connu

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films55^th
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  One Fine Morning(2022)

  as Clément

  Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films80^th
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  15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour(2022)

  as Jean-Claude

  Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films44^th
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  Brother and Sister(2022)

  as Louis Vuillard

  Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films23^rd
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  The Young Lovers(2021)

  as Pierre Escande

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd
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  UFOs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

  Show 24 episodes · as Didier Mathure
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  Summer of 85(2020)

  as Mr. Lefèvre

  Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films81^st
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  An Officer and a Spy(2019)

  as Maître Labori

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
• 

  Silent Streams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

  Actor
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  By the Grace of God(2018)

  as Alexandre Guérin

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  Golden Youth(2019)

  as Hubert Robert

  Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films11^th
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  Insoupçonnable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

  Show 10 episodes · as Paul Brodsky
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  When Margaux Meets Margaux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

  as Marc
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  The Lady in the Portrait(2017)

  as Jean Denis Attiret

  Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films45^th
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  Victoria(2016)

  as Vincent Kossarski

  Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films51^st
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  The Great Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

  as Pierre Blum
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  By the Sea(2015)

  as François

  Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films25^th
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  Face Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

  as Samy
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  Mad Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

  as The Priest
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  Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey(2014)

  as Gaël

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films55^th
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  Duras and Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  as Bruno Nuytten
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  Lines of Wellington(2012)

  as Marechal Massena

  Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films44^th
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  Laurence Anyways(2012)

  as Laurence Alia

  Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films95^th
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  Ballet aquatique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

  Actor
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  The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

  as Robinson
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  Mysteries of Lisbon(2011)

  Show 6 episodes · as Coronel Ernest Lacroze

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows55^th
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  The Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

  as François
• The Argument (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

  as Man
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  Mysteries of Lisbon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

  as Coronel Ernest Lacroze
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  Black Heaven(2010)

  as Vincent

  Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films25^th
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  The Counterfeiters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

  as Edouard
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  Hideaway (Le refuge) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  as Louis
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  Lucky Luke(2009)

  as Jesse James

  Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films10^th
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  44 Inch Chest(2009)

  as Loverboy

  Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films37^th
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  The Broken(2008)

  as Stefan Chambers

  Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films25^th
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  Crime Is Our Business(2008)

  as Frédéric Charpentier

  Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films48^th
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  A Christmas Tale(2008)

  as Ivan

  Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films80^th
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  Speed Racer(2008)

  as Johnny 'Goodboy' Jones

  Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films58^th
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  Towards Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

  as Guillaume Neuville
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  A Lost Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

  as Thomas Koré
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  Broken English(2007)

  as Julien

  Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films54^th
• Melvil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

  Director · Editor · Screenplay · Sound · Actor
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  Time to Leave(2005)

  as Romain

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films79^th
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  Eros thérapie(2004)

  as Bruno

  Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films27^th
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  Qui a tué Johnny Mac? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

  Director · Actor
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  Feelings(2003)

  as François

  Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films50^th
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  The Divorce(2003)

  as Charles-Henri de Persand

  Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films11^th
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  Shimkent Hôtel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

  as Alex
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  Pronobis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

  Director · Scenario Writer · as Philippe / his twin
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  A Hell of a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

  as Ben
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  Rémi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

  Director · Actor
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  The Dark Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

  as Bertrand
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  Love Torn in a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

  as Paul / Fils de Mariani / Loup / Le père jeune
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  The Heart's Root (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

  as Vicente Corvo
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  Marcel Proust's Time Regained(1999)

  as Prince of Foix

  Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films69^th
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  Quelque chose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

  Director · Writer · Actor
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  Les Kidnappeurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

  as Armand Carpentier
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  Marianne(1997)

  as Valville

  Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~24^th
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  Shooting Stars(1997)

  as Lenny

  Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films45^th
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  Genealogies of a Crime(1997)

  as René

  Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films64^th
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  Souvenir(1996)

  as Charles

  Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~35^th
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  A Summer's Tale(1996)

  as Gaspard

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  Three Lives and Only One Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

  as Martin
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  Diary of a Seducer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

  as Gregoire
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  Those Were the Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

  as Axel
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  Innocent Lies(1995)

  as Louis Bernard

  Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films10^th
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  Fado, Major and Minor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

  as Antoine
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  Élisa(1995)

  as Pharmacist's son

  Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films65^th
• Hillbilly Chainsaw Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

  Actor
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  Under the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

  Actor
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  Bavardages en sida mineur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

  as Kevin
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  Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

  Composer · as German
• Archipel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

  as Michel Rivière
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  The Lover(1992)

  as The Younger Brother

  Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films71^st
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  The 15 Year Old Girl(1989)

  as Thomas

  Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films41^st
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  3 Jours... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

  Director · Writer · Actor
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  Dans un miroir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

  Actor
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  Richard III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

  as Le jeune prince de Galles
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  Treasure Island(1986)

  as Jim Hawkins

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films55^th
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  The Insomniac on the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

  Actor
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  Ces jours où les remords vous font vraiment mal au cœur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

  Director · Writer · as Every character
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  City of Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

  as Malo, l'enfant
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  Qui es tu Johnny Mac? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

  Director · Writer · as The Detective · as The Killer
• Le cas Dajkovic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  as Bojan Dajkovic
• The Hands of Orlac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  as Stephen Orlac
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  Trivial Of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  as Lucien Vauclair

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 99 titles, 94 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

An Officer and a Spy (2019)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

A Summer's Tale (1996)

Midcredits 96^th

Most popular right now

An Officer and a Spy (2019)

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 1998–2006.

1. 2006
   • Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight
2. 1998
   • Berlinale award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Melvil Poupaud's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54^th percentile, the median of all 47; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 49 titles are Mixed.

1724

• Universally Loved3
• Divisive1
• Crowd Pleaser17
• Broadly Agreed4
• Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

Souvenir (1996)

96^th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Summer's Tale (1996)

Midcredits 96^th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 53. 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 Melvil Poupaud's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

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 Melvil Poupaud work with?

People who share at least 2 of Melvil Poupaud's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chiara Mastroianni shares the most, 4.