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Noémie Merlant

Noémie Merlant

Actor, also director and writer · Born November 27, 1988 (37) · Paris, France

Cannes award nominee

Noémie Merlant (born 27 November 1988) is a French actress. She has been nominated three times at the César Awards, including a nomination for her breakout role in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) and a win for The Innocent (2022).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 27, 1988 (37)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor, also director and writer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 56 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 24% in 30 days

What are Noémie Merlant's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Biography movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Bonds
26%
Power
13%
Morality
13%
Society
9%
Survival
4%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 13
Ally
2 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Herald
1 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
8
Romantic
5
Dread
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous4

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 Noémie Merlant's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Noémie Merlant'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

56 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Roma elastica(2026)

    as Valentina

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Les misérables(2026)

    as Fantine

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Les métamorphoses, au féminin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Duse(2025)

    as Enrichetta Checchi

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Noémie Merlant

  • Le deuxième sexe : Sur les traces de Simone de Beauvoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Narrator & Voice over

  • Looking for Simone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator

  • The Balconettes(2024)

    Director · Writer · as Élise

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Emmanuelle(2024)

    as Emmanuelle

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Lee(2023)

    as Nusch Eluard

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • A Difficult Year(2023)

    as Cactus

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Soul Mates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jeanne

  • Baby Ruby(2022)

    as Jo

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • One Year, One Night(2022)

    as Céline

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Innocent(2022)

    as Clémence Genièvre

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Tár(2022)

    as Francesca Lentini

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Mi Iubita, Mon Amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Screenplay · as Jeanne

  • A Good Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Benjamin Adler

  • Paris, 13th District(2021)

    as Nora

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jumbo(2020)

    as Jeanne

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Shakira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer · as The Saleswoman

  • Republique: The Interactive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Nora

  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire(2019)

    as Marianne

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Curiosa(2019)

    as Marie de Regnier

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Paper Flags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Charlie

  • All About Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Coco

  • Return of the Hero(2018)

    as Pauline

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Diving(2017)

    as La jeune artiste

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Unexpected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Agnes

  • I Am a Doe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · as Nina's friend

  • La Loi de Christophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Katya Valle

  • Heaven Will Wait(2016)

    as Sonia Bouzaria

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Twisting Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Claire

  • Dieumerci ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Audrey

  • Young Mothers in the '70s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Brigitte

  • The Operative(2015)

    as Anja

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • WEI or DIE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • One Wild Moment(2015)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Henriette

  • Once in a Lifetime(2014)

    as Mélanie

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Des lendemains qui chantent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sveltana

  • Smart Ass(2014)

    as Trap girl

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Audition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as La secrétaire

  • The Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Agnes

  • Nemesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ange

  • Lapsus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Angie

  • Cid Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Chimène

  • The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Éléonore

  • Le jour où tout a basculé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Moon Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mathilde

  • Animal Sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Poor Clare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as St. Clare of Assisi

  • The Murderous Miss Highsmith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Thing That Hurts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Trivial Of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Colette Dambreuse

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles, 50 of them dated from 2011 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Tár (2022)

$29M worldwide

Highest rated

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

20112026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting56 of 56: 52 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thDirecting4 of 56: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 56: 0 only writing, 3 with another role

56 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2010s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew2020s21 · 21 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 32% of 25 roles
131823

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2021–2024.

  1. 2024
    • Cannes award, nominated
  2. 2021
    • Cannes award, nominated

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 Noémie Merlant's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Roma elastica (2026)

59th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Noémie Merlant's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles13–70 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles49–74 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles11–59 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles36–61 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles19–79 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Noémie Merlant work with?

People who share at least 2 of Noémie Merlant's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Céline Sciamma shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles