David Oelhoffen (born 1968) is a French film director and screenwriter. His debut feature In Your Wake premiered in the International Critics' Week of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. His next film was Far from Men from 2014, which is based on the short story The Guest by Albert Camus and stars Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb. It played in competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival where it won three awards. Source: Article "David Oelhoffen" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1968 (58)
- Ferrol, La Coruña, Spain
- Writer and director
- 4 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are David Oelhoffen's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 David Oelhoffen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for David Oelhoffen'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
13 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Fantomas: The New World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
The 4th Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Last Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Through the Fire(2018)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Close Enemies(2018)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Du soleil dans mes yeux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
In the Forests of Siberia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Far from Men(2014)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
SK1(2014)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
In Your Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Sous le bleu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
A bras le coeur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Crime No Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 10 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.
How do David Oelhoffen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the plot and story 61/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 38. 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.
Who does David Oelhoffen work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Oelhoffen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frédéric Tellier shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Frédéric TellierShared titles: Through the Fire (2018), SK1 (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Frédéric Tellier
Actors
- Chloé StefaniShared titles: Through the Fire (2018), SK1 (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Chloé Stefani
- Nicolas GiraudShared titles: Close Enemies (2018), Far from Men (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Nicolas Giraud
- Reda KatebShared titles: Close Enemies (2018), Far from Men (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Reda Kateb
- Yann GovenShared titles: Close Enemies (2018), Far from Men (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Yann Goven
Composers and cinematographers
- Christophe LapintaShared titles: Through the Fire (2018), SK1 (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Christophe Lapinta
- Guillaume DeffontainesShared titles: Close Enemies (2018), Far from Men (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Guillaume Deffontaines
Producers
- Julien MadonShared titles: Through the Fire (2018), SK1 (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Julien Madon
- Marc Du PontaviceShared titles: Close Enemies (2018), Far from Men (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Du Pontavice
