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Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Actor, also director and producer · Born March 9, 1964 (62) · Paris, France

Oscar winner · BAFTA Award winner · Golden Globe nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Juliette Binoche (born 9 March 1964) is a French actress, artist and dancer. She has appeared in more than 40 feature films, been recipient of numerous international accolades, is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world. Coming from an artistic background, she began taking acting lessons during adolescence. After performing in several stage productions, she was propelled into the world of auteurs Jean-Luc Godard (Hail Mary, 1985), Jacques Doillon (Family Life, 1985) and André Téchiné, who made her a star in France with the leading role in his 1985 drama Rendez-vous. Her sensual performance in her English-language debut The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), directed by Philip Kaufman, launched her international career. She sparked the interest of Steven Spielberg, who offered her several parts including a role in Jurassic Park which she declined, choosing instead to join Krzysztof Kieslowski on the set of Three Colors: Blue (1993), a performance for which she won the Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actress and a César. Three years later Binoche gained further acclaim in Anthony Minghella’s The English Patient (1996), for which she was awarded an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress in addition to the Best Actress Award at the 1997 Berlin Film Festival. For her performance in Lasse Hallström’s romantic comedy Chocolat (2000) Binoche was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. During the 2000s she maintained a successful, critically acclaimed career, alternating between French and English language roles in both mainstream and art-house productions. In 2010 she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy making her the first actress to win the European “best actress triple crown”. Throughout her career Binoche has intermittently appeared on stage, most notably in a 1998 London production of Luigi Pirandello’s Naked and in a 2000 production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal on Broadway for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. In 2008 she began a world tour with a modern dance production in-i devised in collaboration with Akram Khan. Affectionately referred to as "La Binoche" by the French press, her other notable performances include: Mauvais Sang (1986), Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, Damage (1992), The Horseman on the Roof (1995), Code Unknown (2000), Caché (2005), Breaking and Entering (2006) and Flight of the Red Balloon (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Juliette Binoche, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 9, 1964 (62)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
66 on MovieCove · 95 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Juliette Binoche's films like?

Across their 70 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama34 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
Bonds
28%
Self
25%
Society
13%
Survival
12%
Morality
11%
Ideas
7%
Power
4%
Romantic love21 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity15 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 68 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 22 · Serious 18 · Dark 28

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 44 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 10

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

Gentle 23 · Charged 27 · Intense 18

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

Steady 39 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 51 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 48 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 17 · Engaged 40 · Full focus 11

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 19 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 32

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 29 · Open-ended 20 · Ambiguous 19

Roles they play

47 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 21 of 47 analyzed roles.

Hero
21 of 47
Shapeshifter
10 of 47
Ally
6 of 47
Shadow
5 of 47
Herald
2 of 47
Trickster
1 of 47
Threshold guardian
1 of 47
Mentor
1 of 47
Show the 47 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
41
Tense
30
Contemplative
34
Warm
16
Romantic
13
Other
51

How their films linger

Thought-provoking31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet32
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous20
  • Cyclical1

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 Juliette Binoche's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 66 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Juliette Binoche'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

95 credits, 66 with a MovieCove page; 49 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Queen at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Amanda

  • In-I in Motion(2025)

    Director · as Self

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2026 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Juliette Binoche

  • Conversation avec Juliette Binoche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Return(2024)

    as Penelope

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • It's Not Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as (archive footage)

  • The New Look(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Coco Chanel

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Taste of Things(2023)

    as Eugénie

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Winter Boy(2022)

    as Isabelle Ronis

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Paradise Highway(2022)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Both Sides of the Blade(2022)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Staircase(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sophie Brunet

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Between Two Worlds(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Marianne Winckler

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • How to Be a Good Wife(2020)

    as Paulette Van Der Beck

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Truth(2019)

    as Lumir

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Infraction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Amandine

  • Who You Think I Am(2019)

    as Claire Millaud

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Non-Fiction(2018)

    as Selena

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • High Life(2018)

    as Dibs

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jeanne

  • Malaria Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narratrice

  • Let the Sunshine In(2017)

    as Isabelle

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Baby Bump(s)(2017)

    as Mado

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Shell(2017)

    as Dr. Ouelet

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Polina(2016)

    as Liria Elsaj

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Slack Bay(2016)

    as Aude van Peteghem

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Endless Night(2015)

    as Josephine

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • L'attesa(2015)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • 7 Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Lady at Cavenagh Bridge ('Cinema')

  • The 33(2015)

    as María Segovia

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Antigone at the Barbican (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Antigone

  • Talking about Rose. Prisoner of Hissène Habré (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • L'homme tango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Clouds of Sils Maria(2014)

    as Maria Enders

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Words and Pictures(2013)

    Painter · as Dina Delsanto

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla(2014)

    as Sandra Brody

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 1,000 Times Good Night(2013)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Didi Fancher

  • Camille Claudel 1915(2013)

    as Camille Claudel

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • An Open Heart(2012)

    as Mila

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Cosmopolis(2012)

    as Didi Fancher

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Another Woman's Life(2012)

    as Marie Speranski

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Son of No One(2011)

    as Lauren Bridges

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Elles(2011)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Mademoiselle Julie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mademoiselle Julie

  • Certified Copy(2010)

    as Elle

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Shirin(2008)

    Thanks · Actor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Summer Hours(2008)

    as Adrienne

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Paris(2008)

    as Elise

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dan in Real Life(2007)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Disengagement(2007)

    as Ana

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Red Balloon(2007)

    as Suzanne

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Breaking and Entering(2006)

    as Amira

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Quelques jours en septembre(2006)

    as Irène Montano

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    as Suzanne (Place des Victoires)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Infrarouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mary(2005)

    as Marie Palesi / Mary Magdalene

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Caché(2005)

    as Anne Laurent

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Odyssey in Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Bee Season(2005)

    as Miriam

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The World Is Not a Landscape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as La Madre

  • In My Country(2004)

    as Anna Malan

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Jet Lag(2002)

    as Rose

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Chocolat(2000)

    as Vianne Rocher

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Filming Haneke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Interviewee

  • Code Unknown(2000)

    as Anne Laurent

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Widow of St. Pierre(2000)

    as Pauline, l'épouse du capitaine

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Kiarostami in Close up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as as Self

  • Children of the Century(1999)

    as George Sand / Baroness Aurore Dudevant

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Alice and Martin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Alice

  • The English Patient(1996)

    as Hana

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Couch in New York(1996)

    as Béatrice Saulnier

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Horseman on the Roof(1995)

    as Pauline de Théus

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Three Colors: Red(1994)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Three Colors: White(1994)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Three Colors: Blue(1993)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Damage(1992)

    as Anna Barton

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Wuthering Heights(1992)

    as Cathy / Catherine

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Lovers on the Bridge(1991)

    as Michèle Stalens

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Mara

  • Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules(1991)

    as Mara (segment 'Mara')

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Un tour de manège(1989)

    as Elsa

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Unbearable Lightness of Being(1988)

    as Tereza

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bad Blood(1986)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Esther

  • Rendez-vous(1985)

    as Nina

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Family Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Natacha

  • Farewell Fred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Brigitte

  • The Chicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Antoinette

  • Hail Mary(1985)

    as Juliette

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Fort Bloqué (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Nicole

  • Liberty Belle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Rally girl

  • Bike Me Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · as Paris Segment

  • Camino Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Thank You Charlotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 95 titles, 92 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Godzilla (2014)

$525M worldwide

Highest rated

Three Colors: Blue (1993)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Return (2024)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19832026

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 40 MovieCove titles. 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.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting94 of 95: 89 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting2 of 95: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 95: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 95: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 95: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

95 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s11 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2010s32 · 32 acting · 1 crew2020s14 · 13 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 51% of 61 roles
85950005101520

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.

Awards

an Oscar, a BAFTA Award and 5 other major awards from 16 major nominations, 1993–2010.

WinNomination
  1. 2010
    • Cannes award, won
  2. 2001
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
  3. 1997
    • Oscar, won · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Berlinale award, won · Best Actress
  4. 1994
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
  5. 1993
    • Venice award, won ×2 · Best Actress
    • Berlinale award, won

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 Juliette Binoche's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 64; across their 68 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Midcredits score across 66 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 66 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser39
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Disengagement (2007)

67th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Three Colors: Red (1994)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 57 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 52. 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.

Is Juliette Binoche's work okay for kids?

Across up to 34 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles8–72 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity34 titles16–74 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles18–70 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles27–61 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense17 titles18–76 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Juliette Binoche work with?

People who share at least 2 of Juliette Binoche's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Olivier Assayas shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles