Thomas Cailley (French: [tɔma kajɛ]; born 29 April 1980) is a French screenwriter and film director. In 2014, he made his feature directorial debut with Love at First Fight, which won three César Awards including Best First Feature Film.
Biography from TMDB.
- April 29, 1980 (46)
- Clermont Ferrand, France
- Writer and director
- 4 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Thomas Cailley's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
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 Thomas Cailley's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Thomas Cailley'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, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Animal Kingdom(2023)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Ad Vitam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
(Girl)Friend(2018)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all filmsCajou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
My Revolution(2016)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Trepalium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Love at First Fight(2014)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The First Step (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Baba Noël (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Paris Shanghai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
À domicile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Third Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 11 of them dated from 2009 to 2023.
Awards
4 major awards from 7 major nominations, 2014–2023.
- Cannes award, nominated
- Cannes award, won · Parallel Sections
- Cannes award, won ×3
- Cannes award, nominated ×2
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 Thomas Cailley's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
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 Thomas Cailley work with?
People who share at least 2 of Thomas Cailley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Cailley shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Nicolas WanczyckiShared titles: (Girl)Friend (2018), Love at First Fight (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Nicolas Wanczycki
- William LebghilShared titles: (Girl)Friend (2018), Love at First Fight (2014)See all 2 shared titles with William Lebghil
Cinematographers and editors
- David CailleyShared titles: The Animal Kingdom (2023), (Girl)Friend (2018), Love at First Fight (2014)See all 3 shared titles with David Cailley
- Lilian CorbeilleShared titles: The Animal Kingdom (2023), Love at First Fight (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Lilian Corbeille
Producers
- Christophe RossignonShared titles: The Animal Kingdom (2023), (Girl)Friend (2018), Love at First Fight (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Christophe Rossignon
- Philip BoëffardShared titles: The Animal Kingdom (2023), (Girl)Friend (2018), Love at First Fight (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Philip Boëffard
- Pierre GuyardShared titles: The Animal Kingdom (2023), (Girl)Friend (2018), Love at First Fight (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Pierre Guyard
- Ève MachuelShared titles: The Animal Kingdom (2023), (Girl)Friend (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Ève Machuel
