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Louis Leterrier

Louis Leterrier

Director, producer and actor · Born June 17, 1973 (53) · Paris, France

Primetime Emmy winner

Louis Leterrier (French: [lwi lətɛʁje]; born 17 June 1973) is a French film and television director. Best known for his work in action films, he directed the first two Transporter films (2002–2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Clash of the Titans (2010), Now You See Me (2013), and the tenth and eleventh Fast & Furious instalment, Fast X (2023) and Fast XI (2026). He also directed the streaming television series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) and Lupin (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis Leterrier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 17, 1973 (53)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Director, producer and actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 30 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 23% in 30 days

What are Louis Leterrier's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Morality
32%
Bonds
31%
Self
13%
Survival
11%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Society
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 8

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 10 · 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 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 6

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

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 7 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Thrilling
7
Contemplative
5
Dread
4
Absurd
2
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Louis Leterrier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Louis Leterrier'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

30 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Fast Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Director

  • The Last House(2026)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Strays(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Fast X(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Takedown(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Deep House(2021)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Lupin(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Other

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Konbini Vidéo Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets(2017)

    as Captain Welcoming Mercurys

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Tycoon(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Ares(2016)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Now You See Me 2(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Grimsby(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Now You See Me(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Wrath of the Titans(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Archetype (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as War Robot 1

  • Clash of the Titans(2010)

    Director · as Kraken (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Hulk(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Transporter 2(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Unleashed(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Transporter(2002)

    Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra: Behind the Scenes(2002)

    Additional Camera

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra(2002)

    Second Assistant Director · as Ouhécharlis

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Restons groupés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Le Tour de France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Screenplay

  • Liminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Chimera Brigade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Under the Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Co-Producer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles, 25 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Fast X (2023)

$705M worldwide

Highest rated

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Fast X (2023)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 30: 3 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting18 of 30: 11 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stWriting1 of 30: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing9 of 30: 6 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew5 of 30: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role

30 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew2010s12 · 4 acting · 9 crew2020s6 · 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

Won a Primetime Emmy in 2020, Outstanding Children's Program.

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 Louis Leterrier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, producer

Tycoon (2024)

85th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)

Midcredits 94th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Louis Leterrier's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles48–82 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles16–69 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles25–84 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles12–64 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles42–70 · median 59 · moderateheavier 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 Louis Leterrier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Louis Leterrier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vincent Tabaillon shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles