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Samuel Tourneux

Samuel Tourneux

Director · Born July 6, 1973 (53) · France

Oscar nominee

Born
July 6, 1973 (53)
From
France
Works as
Director
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 10 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 Samuel Tourneux's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
51%
Self
39%
Society
10%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
2
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
1
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Samuel Tourneux's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Samuel Tourneux'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

10 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lego Friends: The Next Chapter(2023)

    Show Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Lego Friends: The Next Chapter: New Beginnings(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Around the World in 80 Days(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Rabbids Time Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Banana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Home Makeover(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Orientation Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Even Pigeons Go to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Vache Folle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles from 1997 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Around the World in 80 Days (2021)

$5.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Home Makeover (2010)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Lego Friends: The Next Chapter (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 10: 9 only directing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 10: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

Nominated for an Oscar in 2008, Best Short Film, Animated.

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 Samuel Tourneux's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

Lego Friends: The Next Chapter: New Beginnings (2023)

95th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Home Makeover (2010)

Midcredits 73rd · 67% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 58/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Samuel Tourneux work with?

People who share at least 2 of Samuel Tourneux's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julie Stewart shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers