Lukas Dhont (Dutch: [ˈlukɑz ˈdɔnt]; born 11 June 1991) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His debut feature film, Girl, premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or and the Queer Palm. He was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in 2019. His second feature film, Close, premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it shared the Grand Prix with Claire Denis' Stars At Noon. In 2023, Close was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film as Belgium's entry.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 11, 1991 (35)
- Ghent, Belgium
- Writer, director and producer
- 9 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Known for
What are Lukas Dhont's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic1
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 Lukas Dhont's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Lukas Dhont'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, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Coward(2026)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
A Family(2026)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Julian(2025)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Young Mothers(2025)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Babygirl(2024)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Through the Night(2023)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Close(2022)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Our Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Girl(2018)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Infinity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Boys On Film X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Headlong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Skin of Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
De Lucht in mijn Keel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Either/Or (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles from 2010 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Lukas Dhont's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 51/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 5 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 Lukas Dhont work with?
People who share at least 2 of Lukas Dhont's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Angelo Tijssens shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Angelo TijssensShared titles: Coward (2026), Julian (2025), Close (2022), Girl (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Angelo Tijssens
Actors
- Claire BodsonShared titles: Julian (2025), Through the Night (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Claire Bodson
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Alain DessauvageShared titles: Coward (2026), Close (2022), Girl (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Alain Dessauvage
- Frank van den EedenShared titles: Coward (2026), Close (2022), Girl (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Frank van den Eeden
- Valentin HadjadjShared titles: Coward (2026), Close (2022), Girl (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Valentin Hadjadj
Producers
- Frans van GestelShared titles: Coward (2026), Julian (2025), Close (2022), Girl (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Frans van Gestel
- Laurette SchillingsShared titles: Coward (2026), Julian (2025), Close (2022), Girl (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Laurette Schillings
- Michiel DhontShared titles: Coward (2026), Julian (2025), Through the Night (2023), Close (2022)See all 4 shared titles with Michiel Dhont
- Jacques-Henri BronckartShared titles: Coward (2026), Through the Night (2023), Close (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Jacques-Henri Bronckart
