Jean-Paul Salomé, born in 1960, is a French director and screenwriter. After studying cinema at the Sorbonne Censier, he worked as an assistant in the shooting of films, notably in 1981 in the film Les Uns et les Autres by Claude Lelouch. Then he made two short films which were documentaries: L'Heure d'aimer in 1983 and La petite Commission in 1984. In 1991, he made his first feature film for television: Crimes et jardins for which he also wrote the scenario. He then directed other feature films, including Les Femmes de l'ombre with Sophie Marceau, released in 2008. In January 2013, he was elected president of UniFrance Films.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 14, 1960 (66)
- Paris, France
- Director and writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Jean-Paul Salomé's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous4
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 Jean-Paul Salomé's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jean-Paul Salomé'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
12 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Money Maker(2025)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
La Syndicaliste(2022)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Mama Weed(2020)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Playing Dead(2013)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Chameleon(2010)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Female Agents(2008)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Arsène Lupin(2004)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Restons groupés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
La vérité est un vilain défaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Girls with Guns(1994)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Crimes et jardins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 1991 to 2026.
Film career
- 1994Screen debut· Girls with Guns
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 Jean-Paul Salomé's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 4 are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 7 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 Jean-Paul Salomé work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jean-Paul Salomé's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruno Coulais shares the most, 6.
Writers
- Laurent VachaudShared titles: Playing Dead (2013), Female Agents (2008), Arsène Lupin (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Laurent Vachaud
- Jérôme TonnerreShared titles: Playing Dead (2013), Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Jérôme Tonnerre
Actors
- Isabelle HuppertShared titles: La Syndicaliste (2022), Mama Weed (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Isabelle Huppert
- Abbes ZahmaniShared titles: Mama Weed (2020), Girls with Guns (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Abbes Zahmani
- Nanou GarciaShared titles: Playing Dead (2013), Girls with Guns (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Nanou Garcia
- Sophie MarceauShared titles: Female Agents (2008), Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Sophie Marceau
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Bruno CoulaisShared titles: La Syndicaliste (2022), Mama Weed (2020), Playing Dead (2013), The Chameleon (2010), Female Agents (2008), Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001)See all 6 shared titles with Bruno Coulais
- Pascal RidaoShared titles: Playing Dead (2013), The Chameleon (2010), Female Agents (2008), Arsène Lupin (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Pascal Ridao
- Marie-Pierre RenaudShared titles: The Chameleon (2010), Female Agents (2008), Arsène Lupin (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Marie-Pierre Renaud
- Julien HirschShared titles: La Syndicaliste (2022), Mama Weed (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Julien Hirsch
Producers
- Bertrand FaivreShared titles: The Money Maker (2025), La Syndicaliste (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Bertrand Faivre
