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Jacques Audiard

Jacques Audiard

Writer, director, producer and actor · Born April 30, 1952 (74) · Paris, France

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · 3 BAFTA Awards · 6 other major award bodies

Jacques Audiard (French: [ʒak odjaʁ]; born 30 April 1952; Paris) is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is the son of Michel Audiard, also a film director and screenwriter. He has won both the César Award for Best Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language twice, in 2005 for The Beat That My Heart Skipped and in 2010 for A Prophet, as well as winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. His 2012 film Rust and Bone competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and won the BFI London Film Festival Award for Best Film. His 2015 film Dheepan won the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 30, 1952 (74)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Writer, director, producer and actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 52 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 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Jacques Audiard's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Documentary 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
34%
Bonds
20%
Morality
19%
Survival
11%
Society
8%
Power
5%
Ideas
4%
Identity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 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 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 13

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 9

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 12 · 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 5 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 3

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 6 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 11

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
13
Absurd
6
Contemplative
6
Dread
4
Other
17

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 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 · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Jacques Audiard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jacques Audiard'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

52 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Enzo(2025)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

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

    as Jacques Audiard

  • Emilia Pérez(2024)

    Director · Producer · Songs · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Spirit of Ecstasy(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Cooler Climate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Thanks

  • Paris, 13th District(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • One Day at the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Co-Producer

  • Sibyl(2019)

    Producer · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Sisters Brothers(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Ava Gardner, the Gypsy of Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Co-Producer

  • You Were Never Really Here(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • 120 BPM (Beats Per Minute)(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Dheepan(2015)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Bureau(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Rust and Bone(2012)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Raphaël Live by Jacques Audiard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Co-Director

  • I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive(2009)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Prophet(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Beat That My Heart Skipped(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Read My Lips(2001)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Venus Beauty Institute(1999)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Norme française (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Sodomites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Thanks

  • We, France's Undocumented Immigrants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Co-Director

  • A Self-Made Hero(1996)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • See How They Fall(1994)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dead Tired(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • False Pregnancy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as L'antiquaire

  • Barjo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer

  • Swing troubadour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer

  • Baby Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Jogger

  • Australia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Baxter(1989)

    Dialogue · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Frequent Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • Saxo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • Killing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding(1985)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • All Mixed Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • New Year's Eve At Bob's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Writer

  • Deadly Circuit(1983)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Professional(1981)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Womanlight(1979)

    Assistant Sound Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Judith Therpauve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Assistant Editor

  • The Last Romantic Lover(1978)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Replay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Assistant Editor

  • Rene the Cane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Assistant Editor

  • The Tenant(1976)

    Assistant Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Bons baisers... à lundi(1974)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Celles qui parlaient tout le temps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • The Ravaged Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles, 50 of them dated from 1974 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Rust and Bone (2012)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

A Prophet (2009)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Emilia Pérez (2024)

Film career

  • 1990Screen debut· Baby Blood

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 52: 4 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting16 of 52: 4 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thWriting29 of 52: 17 only writing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thProducing11 of 52: 6 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew10 of 52: 8 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

52 titles, 13 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1970s7 · crew1980s10 · crew1990s11 · 2 acting · 9 crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s10 · crew2020s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew

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, a Golden Globe, 3 BAFTA Awards and 5 other major awards from 35 major nominations, 1994–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, won · Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Original Song - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film Not in the English Language
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Adapted)
    • +2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
  2. 2024
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2
  3. 2021
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2
  4. 2018
    • Venice award, won · Best Director
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  5. 2017
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film not in the English Language
  6. 2015
    • Cannes award, won
  7. 2013
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film not in the English Language
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best International Film
  8. 2012
    • Cannes award, nominated
Show 6 earlier years
  1. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film Not in the English Language
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Foreign Film
  2. 2009
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated
  3. 2006
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Film not in the English Language
  4. 2005
    • Berlinale award, nominated
  5. 1996
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated
  6. 1994
    • 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 Jacques Audiard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 26; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Emilia Pérez (2024)

70th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

A Prophet (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 52/100 in their films, across 19 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.

Is Jacques Audiard's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles32–93 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles41–76 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles52–74 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles32–64 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles61–75 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most 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 Jacques Audiard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jacques Audiard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Juliette Welfling shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles