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Romain Bouteille

Romain Bouteille

Actor · Died May 31, 2021, aged 84 · Paris, France

Romain Bouteille (24 March 1937 – 31 May 2021) was a French playwright, actor, comedian, and singer. Romain Bouteille is the author of nearly thirty plays of anarchist inspiration. In 1968, he met Coluche. Together, they founded the troupe Café de la Gare. The same year, he separated from his partner Sotha who married Patrick Dewaere. Both are members of the troupe. Bouteille was married to the actress Saïda Churchill, with whom he has lived for thirty years. After spending three years in Marseilles where their son Shams was born, in 1997, they settled in Beauce, in Étampes. In December 2014, together they created a fifty-seat theater, a sort of “Left Bank” cabaret called Les Grands Solistes. About fifty artists, including François Rollin, Albert Meslay, Clair Jaz, Didier Porte, Marc Gélas, Fred Saurel, Paul Adam, Vincent Roca, Christophe Guybet, but also, in another register, Jean Vocat, Frédéric Hulné, Prune Lichtlé, have already happened there. Source: Article "Romain Bouteille" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 24, 1937
Died
May 31, 2021 (aged 84)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 36 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 35% in 30 days

What are Romain Bouteille's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
21%
Ideas
18%
Bonds
18%
Society
15%
Power
14%
Morality
9%
Survival
5%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · 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 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Joyful
2
Absurd
2
Bittersweet
2
Hopeful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1

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 Romain Bouteille's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Romain Bouteille'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

36 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • L'ennemi public n°0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as M. Barney

  • Panique au Sénat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as President

  • The Scent of Mandarin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Le notaire

  • Mia and the Migoo(2008)

    as Baklava

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • La prophétie des grenouilles(2003)

    as Le loup (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Dieudonné - Pardon Judas ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Additional voices (voice)

  • Promotion canapé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as L'homme du Printemps

  • Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête(1989)

    as Psychologue de la DDASS

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Sans peur et sans reproche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as François de Paule

  • Elsa, Elsa!(1985)

    as Nénesse, the machinist

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Joachim

  • Les matous sont romantiques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as L'infirme

  • T'es grand et puis t'oublies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Surprise Sock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Romain

  • Si vous n'aimez pas ça, n'en dégoûtez pas les autres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as un spectateur

  • Le Graphique de Boscop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Roger Dendron

  • The Tenant(1976)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Cookies(1975)

    as Vicar

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Roger, the night watchman

  • Au long de rivière Fango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Nathaniel

  • A Cloud in the Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Bartender

  • Ursule and Grelu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • L'école sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Themroc(1973)

    as A Worker / The Surprising Boss / The Neighbor / The Cop

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Year 01 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as The banknote collector

  • La Vie sentimentale de Georges le tueur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Georges The Killer

  • Good Little Girls(1971)

    as 'Court-Pied'

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Brigadier-chief

  • Distracted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Corbel

  • Promise at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Film Director (uncredited)

  • We Won't Go to the Woods Anymore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Johnny Banco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as L'Éveillé

  • Le 13ème Caprice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Monsieur le Président Directeur Général (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Modeste Vigoureux

  • Secret Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Fire Within(1963)

    as Jerome Minville

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1963 to 2024; peak year 1976.

Biggest box office

Mia and the Migoo (2008)

$4.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Themroc (1973)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Good Little Girls (1971)

Film career

19632024

Peak 1976 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting36 of 36: 35 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thWriting1 of 36: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew1970s17 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s2 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
6388

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.

How do Romain Bouteille's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Good Little Girls (1971)

75th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Fire Within (1963)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 45. 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.

Who does Romain Bouteille work with?

People who share at least 2 of Romain Bouteille's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jacques-Rémy Girerd shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors