Cédric Jimenez (born 26 June 1976) is a French film producer, film director and screenwriter. Jimenez's 2014 film The Connection (La French), starring Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2015, he directed an adaptation of Laurent Binet's prize-winning novel HHhH, starring Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Mia Wasikowska, Jack O'Connell and Jack Reynor. The film was released the following year. In 2001, Jimenez had a daughter with French actress Karole Rocher. Jimenez was in a relationship with French director Audrey Diwan, with whom he had two children, born in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Jimenez and Diwan separated in 2018. Source: Article "Cédric Jimenez" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 26, 1976 (50)
- Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Director and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Cédric Jimenez's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 5
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
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 Cédric Jimenez's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Cédric Jimenez'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
12 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Johnny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Dog 51(2025)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Hotel Fantasma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
November(2022)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Stronghold(2020)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Connection(2014)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Paris Under Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Eden Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Who's The B.O.S.S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Verde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 10 of them dated from 2003 to 2025.
Biggest box office
November (2022)
Highest rated
The Connection (2014)
Most popular right now
The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)
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.
How do Cédric Jimenez's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 55/100 in their films, across 5 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.
Is Cédric Jimenez's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Cédric Jimenez work with?
People who share at least 2 of Cédric Jimenez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Guillaume Roussel shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Audrey DiwanShared titles: The Stronghold (2020), The Man with the Iron Heart (2017), The Connection (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Audrey Diwan
- Olivier DemangelShared titles: Dog 51 (2025), November (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Olivier Demangel
Actors
- Gilles LelloucheShared titles: Dog 51 (2025), The Stronghold (2020), The Connection (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Gilles Lellouche
- Adèle ExarchopoulosShared titles: Dog 51 (2025), The Stronghold (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Adèle Exarchopoulos
- Stéphane BakShared titles: Dog 51 (2025), November (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Stéphane Bak
- Jean DujardinShared titles: November (2022), The Connection (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Dujardin
Composers and cinematographers
- Guillaume RousselShared titles: Dog 51 (2025), November (2022), The Stronghold (2020), The Man with the Iron Heart (2017), The Connection (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Guillaume Roussel
- Laurent TangyShared titles: The Stronghold (2020), The Man with the Iron Heart (2017), The Connection (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Laurent Tangy
Producers
- Hugo SélignacShared titles: Dog 51 (2025), November (2022), The Stronghold (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Hugo Sélignac
- Alain GoldmanShared titles: The Man with the Iron Heart (2017), The Connection (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Goldman
