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Éric Toledano

Éric Toledano

Writer, director and producer · Born July 3, 1971 (55) · Paris, France

BAFTA Award nominee

Éric Toledano was born on 3 July 1971 in Paris, France. He is a writer and producer, known for The Intouchables (2011), The Specials (2019) and C'est la vie! (2017).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 3, 1971 (55)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 29 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are Éric Toledano's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
29%
Society
19%
Power
3%
Morality
3%
Survival
2%
Purpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Joyful
6
Hopeful
3
Contemplative
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3

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 Éric Toledano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Éric Toledano'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

29 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Just an Illusion(2026)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Gino dans 'La ruée vers Laure' (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Assembly Ireland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show Creator

  • Factor A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show Creator

  • Yan Yana(2025)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Dans le Rétro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Phantom Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Au cœur du Papotin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • 100% únicos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show Creator

  • A Difficult Year(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The A Talks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show Creator

  • Il giorno più bello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Original Film Writer

  • In Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 35 episodes · Director · Creator

  • The Specials(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Upside(2017)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • C'est la vie!(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • 150 Milligrams(2016)

    as Pharmaco commission lab expert

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Inseparables(2016)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Learn by Heart(2015)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • On devrait en faire un film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer · as lui-même

  • Le Bon vivant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Samba(2014)

    Director · Writer · as The bartender (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Intouchables(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • So Happy Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Those Happy Days(2006)

    Director · Writer · as le pizzaïolo

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Let's Be Friends(2005)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ces jours heureux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Les Petits Souliers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Writer

  • Lady Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Intouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Original Film Writer

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles, 27 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Intouchables (2011)

$427M worldwide

Highest rated

The Intouchables (2011)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

  • 2016Screen debut· 150 Milligrams

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 29: 2 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting14 of 29: 2 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thWriting16 of 29: 5 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thProducing5 of 29: 4 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 29: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 29: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

29 titles, 12 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s10 · 3 acting · 9 crew2020s12 · 2 acting · 11 crew

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.

Awards

Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2013, Best Film not in the English Language.

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 Éric Toledano's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2

Most loved · director, writer

The Intouchables (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 66/100 and the plot and story 54/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Éric Toledano's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Éric Toledano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Éric Toledano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Olivier Nakache shares the most, 10.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles