
Thomas Bangalter is a French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ, composer and film director. He is best known as one half of the French house music duo Daft Punk, alongside Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 3, 1975 (51)
- Paris, France
- Composer, actor, producer and writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Known for
What are Thomas Bangalter's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.
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 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 8
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
- Heroas Shep in Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
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 Bangalter's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Thomas Bangalter'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
25 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Dog 51(2025)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Teste: Ou a Consciência da Tensão (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

An Urban Allegory(2024)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Dans la lumière - Au cœur de la création du spectacle signé JR, Damien Jalet et Thomas Bangalter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Daaaaaali!(2023)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Chiroptera - JR, Damien Jalet, and Thomas Bangalter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

CHIROPTERA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Mythologies(2023)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Rise(2022)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Daft Punk: "Daftendirektour" 97 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Bergman Island(2021)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Climax(2018)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Daft Punk Unchained(2015)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Reality(2014)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
First Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
From a Mess To The Masses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

TRON: The Next Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Tron: Legacy(2010)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Enter the Void(2009)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Electroma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Irreversible(2002)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
D.A.F.T. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Big City Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Apaches - Palet Garnier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 1997 to 2025.

Biggest box office
Tron: Legacy (2010)

Highest rated
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)

Most popular right now
Tron: Legacy (2010)
Film career
- 2003Screen debut· Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
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
6 major awards from 14 major nominations, 1999–2014.
- Grammy Award, won · Album of the Year
- Grammy Award, won · Best Dance/Electronica Album
- Grammy Award, won · Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Grammy Award, won · Record of the Year
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Grammy Award, won · Best Dance Recording
- Grammy Award, won · Best Electronic/Dance Album
- Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight
- Cannes award, nominated ×2
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Electronic/Dance Album
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Dance Recording
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Dance Recording
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 Bangalter's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the sound and music 79/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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 Thomas Bangalter's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Thomas Bangalter work with?
People who share at least 2 of Thomas Bangalter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Gaspar NoéShared titles: Enter the Void (2009), Irreversible (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Gaspar Noé

Actors
- Michel GondryShared titles: Michel Gondry: Do it Yourself! (2023), Daft Punk Unchained (2015), I've Been Twelve Forever (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Michel Gondry

- Guy-Manuel De Homem-ChristoShared titles: Daft Punk Unchained (2015), Tron: Legacy (2010), I've Been Twelve Forever (2004), Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)See all 4 shared titles with Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo

- BeckShared titles: Michel Gondry: Do it Yourself! (2023), I've Been Twelve Forever (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Beck

- Jack WhiteShared titles: Michel Gondry: Do it Yourself! (2023), I've Been Twelve Forever (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Jack White

Composers and cinematographers
- Daft PunkShared titles: Tron: Legacy (2010), Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Daft Punk

- Benoît DebieShared titles: Enter the Void (2009), Irreversible (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Benoît Debie

Producers
- Brahim ChiouaShared titles: Enter the Void (2009), Irreversible (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Brahim Chioua


