Jérôme Salle (born 1971) is a French film director and screenwriter. Salle has directed the films Anthony Zimmer, the Belgian comic book adaptation Largo Winch and its sequel The Burma Conspiracy. His 2013 film Zulu was selected as the closing film at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The movie The Tourist, written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, was based on Salle's screenplay for Anthony Zimmer and grossed US$ 278 million worldwide.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 11, 1967 (59)
- Paris, France
- Writer, director and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Jérôme Salle's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 4
Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 4
Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Jérôme Salle's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jérôme Salle'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
14 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld(2024)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Kompromat(2022)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Ils sont vivants(2021)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Odyssey(2016)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Zulu(2013)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Largo Winch II(2011)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Tourist(2010)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Anthony Zimmer(2005)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Prince of the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Bob le magnifique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Ideal Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Gentleman Burglar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 1997 to 2024.
Biggest box office
The Tourist (2010)
Highest rated
Small Country: An African Childhood (2020)
Most popular right now
The Tourist (2010)
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.
How do Jérôme Salle's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 8 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 Jérôme Salle's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 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 Jérôme Salle work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jérôme Salle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stan Collet shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Julien RappeneauShared titles: Zulu (2013), Largo Winch II (2011), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Julien Rappeneau
- Caryl FereyShared titles: Kompromat (2022), Zulu (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Caryl Ferey
- Jean Van HammeShared titles: Largo Winch II (2011), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Van Hamme
- Philippe FrancqShared titles: Largo Winch II (2011), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Philippe Francq
Actors
- Gilles LelloucheShared titles: Kompromat (2022), Anthony Zimmer (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Gilles Lellouche
- Nicolas VaudeShared titles: Largo Winch II (2011), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Nicolas Vaude
- Tomer SisleyShared titles: Largo Winch II (2011), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Tomer Sisley
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Stan ColletShared titles: Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (2024), Kompromat (2022), The Odyssey (2016), Zulu (2013), Largo Winch II (2011)See all 5 shared titles with Stan Collet
- Alexandre DesplatShared titles: The Odyssey (2016), Zulu (2013), Largo Winch II (2011), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Alexandre Desplat
- Denis RoudenShared titles: Zulu (2013), Largo Winch II (2011), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008), Anthony Zimmer (2005)See all 4 shared titles with Denis Rouden
- Matias BoucardShared titles: Kompromat (2022), The Odyssey (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Matias Boucard
Producers
- Albane de JourdanShared titles: Kompromat (2022), Ils sont vivants (2021), Small Country: An African Childhood (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Albane de Jourdan
- Nathalie GastaldoShared titles: The Odyssey (2016), Largo Winch II (2011), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Nathalie Gastaldo
- Philippe GodeauShared titles: The Odyssey (2016), Largo Winch II (2011), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Philippe Godeau
- Marc SimonciniShared titles: Kompromat (2022), Ils sont vivants (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Simoncini