Florian Zeller (French: [zɛlɛʁ]; born 28 June 1979) is a French playwright, novelist, theatre director, and filmmaker. He has written over a dozen plays that have been staged worldwide, making him one of the most celebrated contemporary playwrights. In 2023, he was awarded France's Legion of Honour. Zeller co-wrote and directed the 2020 film adaptation of his play The Father, earning the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for his screenplay. Since then, it has been cited as one of the best films of the 2020s and the 21st century. Description above from the Wikipedia article Florian Zeller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 28, 1979 (47)
- Paris, France
- Writer, producer and director
- 7 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Florian Zeller's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
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 1 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
- Other1
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 Florian Zeller's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Florian Zeller'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
16 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Bunker(2026)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Julie Keeps Quiet(2024)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Son(2022)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Show of Titles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Une heure de tranquillité (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Father(2020)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Konbini Vidéo Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Other Woman(2018)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Florida(2015)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Do Not Disturb(2014)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
La Vérité (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Château en Suède (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Le Manège (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Alone Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Banquet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 13 of them dated from 2005 to 2024.
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
an Oscar and a BAFTA Award from 8 major nominations, 2021–2026.
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film
- Oscar, won · Best Adapted Screenplay
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Screenplay (Adapted)
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
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 Florian Zeller's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Broadly Agreed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 59/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 6 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.
Who does Florian Zeller work with?
People who share at least 2 of Florian Zeller's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Smithard shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Christopher HamptonShared titles: The Son (2022), The Father (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Hampton
Actors
- Mark GatissShared titles: Bunker (2026), The Father (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Gatiss
- Anthony HopkinsShared titles: The Son (2022), The Father (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Hopkins
- Sandrine KiberlainShared titles: The Other Woman (2018), Florida (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Sandrine Kiberlain
Cinematographers and editors
- Ben SmithardShared titles: Bunker (2026), The Son (2022), The Father (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Ben Smithard
- Yorgos LamprinosShared titles: Bunker (2026), The Son (2022), The Father (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Yorgos Lamprinos
- Joëlle HacheShared titles: The Other Woman (2018), Do Not Disturb (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Joëlle Hache
Producers
- Philippe CarcassonneShared titles: The Son (2022), The Father (2020), Florida (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Philippe Carcassonne
- Alice DawsonShared titles: Bunker (2026), The Father (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Alice Dawson
- Federica Sainte-RoseShared titles: Bunker (2026), Julie Keeps Quiet (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Federica Sainte-Rose
- Christophe JeauffroyShared titles: The Son (2022), Florida (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Christophe Jeauffroy