
Jean-François Stévenin (23 April 1944 – 27 July 2021) was a French actor and filmmaker. He has appeared in 150 films and television shows since 1968. He starred in the film Cold Moon, which was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Source: Article "Jean-François Stévenin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 23, 1944
- July 27, 2021 (aged 77)
- Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France
- Actor, also producer
- 48 on MovieCove · 172 credits in all
What are Jean-François Stévenin's films like?
Across their 35 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 4 · Wry 2 · Earnest 28
A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 11 · Dark 15
A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 11
Gentle 12 · Charged 16 · Intense 7
Steady 16 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 2
Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2
Casual 12 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 6
Easy watch 11 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 8
A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 10
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Mentoras Jean-François Richet in Small Change (1976)
- Shadowas Max in Le Pont du Nord (1981)
- Shadowas Israel Hands (The Rat) in Treasure Island (1986)
- Threshold guardianas Le père (Father) in Virgin (1988)
- Shadowas Luigi in Man on the Train (2002)
- Tricksteras Albert in The Last Diamond (2014)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet16
- Tragic5
- Ambiguous10
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-François Stévenin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).
- Lost Illusions (2021) · actor · free
- The Wild Child (1970) · actor · free
- In Safe Hands (2018) · actor · free
- My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010) · actor · free
- On Guard (1997) · actor · free
- Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) · actor · free
- The Last Diamond (2014) · actor · free
- The Dogs of War (1980) · actor · free
- Bright Days Ahead (2013) · actor · free
- Adieu Paris (2021) · actor · free
- Cohen Media Channel, show their 3 titles on Cohen Media Channel
- France Channel, show their 2 titles on France Channel
- Kino Film Collection, show their 2 titles on Kino Film Collection
- BFI Player, show their title on BFI Player
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- MHz Choice, show their title on MHz Choice
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
- Sundance Now, show their title on Sundance Now
Subscription and free streaming for Jean-François Stévenin'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
172 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Between Us(2022)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
La part du lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

The Line(2022)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
Cop Goes Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Adieu Paris(2021)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Butcher's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Lost Illusions(2021)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Stolen Childhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Jean-François Stévenin - Simple Messieurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

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

I’m So Far (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

In Safe Hands(2018)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Go, Toto! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Vénéneuses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

The Young One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

Mirage of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

The Forbidden Room(2015)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Mad Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

The First Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

Ceux qui dansent sur la tête (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

The Last Diamond(2014)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Incident Urbain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Grand Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Le Renard jaune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Falco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Bright Days Ahead(2013)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
True Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Little Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Tied(2013)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Of Snails and Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Tata Bakhta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Sister(2012)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Desert of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Valparaiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Let My People Go!(2011)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

The First Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Itinéraire bis(2011)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
A Burning Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

The Silence of Joan(2011)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Tromper n'est pas jouer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Four Lovers(2010)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

The Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

The Limits of Control(2009)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
This Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Like a Star Shining in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Home(2008)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
A World of Ours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Captain Ahab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Nuisibles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

The ben barka affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Blindfold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Dirty Money: Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Room of Death(2007)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Le deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

The Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Il a suffi que maman s'en aille… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Mafiosa(2006)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
A Summer Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

Camping à la ferme(2005)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Volpone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Strong Shoulders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

No Big Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

The Beast of Gevaudan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Deux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Man on the Train(2002)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Repentant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Le camarguais (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Mischka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Méditerranée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

All About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Brotherhood of the Wolf(2001)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all filmsFils de zup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Entre l'arbre et l'écorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Ladies of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Total Western (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Love Me(2000)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Genet à Chatila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Fait d'hiver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

For Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

White Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

On Guard(1997)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Les Parents modèles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Les aveux de l'innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Les Bidochon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Ricky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

L'éducatrice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Les frères Gravet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Black for Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Fast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Tell Me Yes... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Huitième district (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Wacko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

The Patriots(1994)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all filmsDue volte vent'anni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

L'amour est un jeu d'enfant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

23h58 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Deux justiciers dans la ville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Because of Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
De force avec d'autres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Le grand pardon II(1992)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Olivier, Olivier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

La Gamine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Poulets à l'amende (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Sushi Sushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Cold Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Napoleon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Out 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Mona and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

The French Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Thick Skinned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

The French Revolution(1989)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
La soule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Virgin(1988)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Ya bon les blancs(1988)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Lune Froide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Quand je serai jeune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Vent de panique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Sale Destin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

La rebelión de los colgados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Double Gentlemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

I Hate Actors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Ménage(1986)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Treasure Island(1986)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Cop's Honor(1985)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all filmsGrosse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Under the Sign of the Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Our History(1984)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Flight to Berlin(1984)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Adam et Ève (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Dust of Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
La Couleur de l'abîme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Pablo Est Mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

A Room in Town(1982)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all filmsAll for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Godard's Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Is There a Frenchman in the House? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Le Pont du Nord(1981)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
L’Elegance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Merry-Go-Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Victory(1981)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Neige(1981)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Boy Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Psy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

The Dogs of War(1980)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Two Lions in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

See Here My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

The Police War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Roberte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Mais où et donc Ornicar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Adieu voyages lents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Mountain Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Like a Turtle on Its Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Barocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

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

Small Change(1976)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Mistress(1976)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Chinese Roulette(1976)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Zig Zig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Near Orouët (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Day for Night(1973)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me(1972)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Out 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Bed & Board(1970)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Wild Child(1970)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Heartbeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 171 titles from 1968 to 2023; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)

Highest rated
Small Change (1976)

Most popular right now
Lost Illusions (2021)
Film career
Peak 2012 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 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.
- 1968Screen debut· Heartbeat
- 1976First top-billed film· Small Change
- 1976Breakout· Small Change
Billing
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 Jean-François Stévenin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 46; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up16
- 50th to 74th15
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
23 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Universally Panned3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser23
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. 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 Jean-François Stévenin's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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 Jean-François Stévenin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jean-François Stévenin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yann Dedet shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Ursula MeierShared titles: The Line (2022), Sister (2012), Home (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Ursula Meier

Writers
- Antoine JaccoudShared titles: The Line (2022), Sister (2012), Home (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Antoine Jaccoud

- Gilles TaurandShared titles: Sister (2012), Home (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Gilles Taurand

- Suzanne SchiffmanShared titles: Le Pont du Nord (1981), Small Change (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Suzanne Schiffman

Actors
- Gérard DepardieuShared titles: Lost Illusions (2021), My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010), Ménage (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Gérard Depardieu

- Louis-Do de LencquesaingShared titles: Lost Illusions (2021), The Silence of Joan (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

- Élodie BouchezShared titles: In Safe Hands (2018), Four Lovers (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Élodie Bouchez

- Gilles LelloucheShared titles: In Safe Hands (2018), Room of Death (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Gilles Lellouche

Cinematographers and editors
- Yann DedetShared titles: Virgin (1988), A Room in Town (1982), Neige (1981), Small Change (1976)See all 4 shared titles with Yann Dedet

- Agnès GodardShared titles: The Line (2022), Sister (2012), Home (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Agnès Godard

- Nelly QuettierShared titles: The Line (2022), Sister (2012), Home (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Nelly Quettier

- Christophe BeaucarneShared titles: Lost Illusions (2021), Tied (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Christophe Beaucarne
Producers
- Philippe LogieShared titles: The Line (2022), In Safe Hands (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Philippe Logie

- Denis FreydShared titles: Sister (2012), Home (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Denis Freyd

- Barbet SchroederShared titles: Le Pont du Nord (1981), Chinese Roulette (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Barbet Schroeder




