Jean-Jacques Sempé

What are Jean-Jacques Sempé's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif 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 Jean-Jacques Sempé's films?

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

• Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Little Nicholas - Happy as Can Be (2022) · writer · free
  • Nicholas on Holiday (2014) · writer · free
• Fandor1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Nicholas on Holiday (2014) · writer

Subscription and free streaming for Jean-Jacques Sempé's titles on Motif; 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

4 credits, 4 with a Motif page.

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  Little Nicholas - Happy as Can Be(2022)

  Writer

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  Little Nicholas' Treasure(2021)

  Writer

  Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films31^st
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  Nicholas on Holiday(2014)

  Writer

  Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films43^rd
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  Little Nicholas(2009)

  Writer

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films79^th

Career shape

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles from 2009 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Little Nicholas (2009)

$63M worldwide

Highest rated

Little Nicholas - Happy as Can Be (2022)

Midcredits 85^th

Most popular right now

Little Nicholas (2009)

How do Jean-Jacques Sempé's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 61^st percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Crowd Pleaser2
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed1

Most loved · writer

Little Nicholas - Happy as Can Be (2022)

Midcredits 85^th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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-Jacques Sempé work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jean-Jacques Sempé's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; René Goscinny shares the most, 4.