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Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi

Director and writer · Died June 4, 2026, aged 56 · Rasht, Iran

Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

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.

Born
November 22, 1969
Died
June 4, 2026 (aged 56)
From
Rasht, Iran
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 47% in 30 days

What are Marjane Satrapi's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Ideas
19%
Bonds
18%
Survival
18%
Society
15%
Power
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Bittersweet
3
Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films end

  • 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)

    Director · Writer

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

    as Ava (voice)

  • Radioactive(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • The Voices(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Gang of the Jotas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Screenplay · as The Woman

  • Chicken with Plums(2011)

    Director · Comic Book · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The French Kissers(2009)

    as La vendeuse du magasin de musique

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Persepolis(2007)

    Director · Author · Comic Book · Story

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Marjane Satrapi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 1989 to 2024.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 9: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting6 of 9: 2 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thWriting4 of 9: 0 only writing, 4 with another role

9 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 2 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

1 major award from 8 major nominations, 2007–2011.

WinNomination
  1. 2011
    • Venice award, nominated
  2. 2009
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Animated Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
  3. 2008
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Foreign Film
  4. 2007
    • 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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 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.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers