
Marjane Satrapi (November 22, 1969 – June 4, 2026) was a French-Iranian graphic novellist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Her best-known works include the 2000–03 autobiographical graphic novel Persepolis and its 2007 film adaptation; the 2004 graphic novel Chicken with Plums and its 2011 film adaptation; the Ryan Reynolds black comedy The Voices (2014); and the Marie Curie biopic Radioactive (2019).
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 22, 1969
- June 4, 2026 (aged 56)
- Rasht, Iran
- Director and writer
- 7 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Marjane Satrapi's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous2
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 Marjane Satrapi's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Marjane Satrapi'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
9 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Dear Paris(2024)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Soloists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Radioactive(2019)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Voices(2014)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Gang of the Jotas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Chicken with Plums(2011)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The French Kissers(2009)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Persepolis(2007)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 1989 to 2024.
Film career
- 2009Screen debut· The French Kissers
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
1 major award from 8 major nominations, 2007–2011.
- Venice award, nominated
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Animated Film
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
- Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Foreign Film
- Cannes award, won
- Cannes award, nominated ×2
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 Marjane Satrapi's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 4 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 Marjane Satrapi'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 Marjane Satrapi work with?
People who share at least 2 of Marjane Satrapi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stéphane Roche shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Vincent ParonnaudShared titles: Chicken with Plums (2011), Persepolis (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent Paronnaud

Actors
- Chiara MastroianniShared titles: Chicken with Plums (2011), Persepolis (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Chiara Mastroianni

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Stéphane RocheShared titles: Radioactive (2019), The Voices (2014), Chicken with Plums (2011), Persepolis (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Stéphane Roche
- Olivier BernetShared titles: The Voices (2014), Chicken with Plums (2011), Persepolis (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Olivier Bernet
- Maxime AlexandreShared titles: Dear Paris (2024), The Voices (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Maxime Alexandre

Producers
- François-Xavier DecraeneShared titles: Dear Paris (2024), Chicken with Plums (2011)See all 2 shared titles with François-Xavier Decraene
- Charlie WoebckenShared titles: The Voices (2014), Chicken with Plums (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Charlie Woebcken

- Christoph FisserShared titles: The Voices (2014), Chicken with Plums (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Christoph Fisser

- Henning MolfenterShared titles: The Voices (2014), Chicken with Plums (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Henning Molfenter
