Michel Seydoux (born 11 September 1947) is a French businessman and film producer. He also serves as the president and chairman of the French association football club Lille OSC. In 1975-1976, Seydoux worked with director Alejandro Jodorowsky on a film adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune. The movie was never made due to lack of financing; the story of the project is told in Jodorowsky's Dune, which prominently features Seydoux. In 1997 he was a member of the jury at the 20th Moscow International Film Festival. Seydoux is the grandson of scientist Marcel Schlumberger and has two brothers; Jérôme and Nicolas. Jérôme is a shareholder on football club Olympique Lyonnais. Seydoux is the grand-uncle of actress Léa Seydoux. Source: Article "Michel Seydoux" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 11, 1947 (79)
- Paris, France
- Producer, also actor
- 12 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
What are Michel Seydoux's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds 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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3
Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 3
Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic2
- 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 Michel Seydoux's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Michel Seydoux'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
37 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Thanks for Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
L'Amitié (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Heart of an Oak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Outremer.ledoc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
La ligne bleue Outre-mer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Living and Knowing You Are Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Six portraits XL : 2 Jacquotte et Daniel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Six portraits XL : 1 Léon et Guillaume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Sense of Wonder(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Le Caravage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Jodorowsky's Dune(2013)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Dance of Reality(2013)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Pater(2011)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Leaving(2009)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
René (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Barber of Siberia(1998)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Same Old Song(1997)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Death in Therapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Burnt by the Sun(1994)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
No Smoking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Smoking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Smoking / No Smoking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Toxic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Close to Eden(1991)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Prospero's Books(1991)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Cyrano de Bergerac(1990)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
A Man in Love(1987)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Houston, Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Don Giovanni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Beaujolais Nouveau Is Arrived (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
L'Exercice du pouvoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Shadow of the Castles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Lily, aime-moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Vaudou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Career shape
A full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 1973 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Leaving (2009)
Highest rated
Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
Most popular right now
Leaving (2009)
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 Michel Seydoux's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 12 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved5
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 81/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 51. 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 Michel Seydoux's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Michel Seydoux work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michel Seydoux's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nikita Mikhalkov shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Nikita MikhalkovShared titles: Burnt by the Sun (1994), Close to Eden (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Nikita Mikhalkov
Writers
- Rustam IbragimbekovShared titles: Burnt by the Sun (1994), Close to Eden (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Rustam Ibragimbekov
Actors
- Brontis JodorowskyShared titles: Jodorowsky's Dune (2013), The Dance of Reality (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Brontis Jodorowsky
- Vincent LindonShared titles: Pater (2011), A Man in Love (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent Lindon
Composers and cinematographers
- Eduard ArtemyevShared titles: Burnt by the Sun (1994), Close to Eden (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Eduard Artemyev
- Vilen KalyutaShared titles: Burnt by the Sun (1994), Close to Eden (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Vilen Kalyuta
Producers
- Armand BarbaultShared titles: Burnt by the Sun (1994), A Man in Love (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Armand Barbault
- Jean-Louis PielShared titles: Burnt by the Sun (1994), Close to Eden (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Jean-Louis Piel
- René CleitmanShared titles: Close to Eden (1991), Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)See all 2 shared titles with René Cleitman
Mixed roles
- Alejandro JodorowskyShared titles: Jodorowsky's Dune (2013), The Dance of Reality (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Alejandro Jodorowsky
