
Daniel Auteuil (born 24 January 1950) is a French actor. His starring role in Jean de Florette brought him international recognition, and he has since become one of the best-known, best-paid and most popular actors in France. Through films such as Caché, Mon meilleur ami, Le bossu and Après vous..., he has since gained greater international recognition. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Auteuil, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 24, 1950 (76)
- Alger, France [now Algeria]
- Actor, also director, writer and producer
- 71 on MovieCove · 107 credits in all
What are Daniel Auteuil's films like?
Across their 72 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality 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 3 · Wry 6 · Earnest 63
A split, not a type: Light 31 · Serious 17 · Dark 24
A split, not a type: Grounded 43 · Stylized 25 · Heightened 4
Gentle 26 · Charged 28 · Intense 18
Steady 42 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 35 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 18
Slow burn 34 · Even-paced 35 · Relentless 3
A split, not a type: Casual 38 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 6
A split, not a type: Easy watch 31 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 25
Resolved 49 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 9
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 41 of 64 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Jean-Bernard Morel in Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears (1978)
- Heroas Baptiste Lavalle in The Under-Gifted (1980)
- Tricksteras Baptiste Lavalle in The Under-Gifted (1980)
- Allyas Mickey in Clara and the Why Not (1981)
- Heroas Bébel in Les sous-doués en vacances (1982)
- Heroas Sam in For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now (1982)
- Heroas Jean-Baptiste Lumet (Lum) in Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! (1982)
- Heroas Christopher 'Berg' Bergham in Les fauves (1984)
- Heroas Inspecteur Vincent in L'arbalète (1984)
- Heroas Marc Delmas in Love on the Quiet (1985)
- Heroas Lucien Morland in Palace (1985)
- Shadowas Ugolin in Jean de Florette (1986)
- Shadowas Ugolin in Manon of the Spring (1986)
- Heroas Martial Pasquier in A Few Days with Me (1988)
- Shapeshifteras Abargadon in Ma vie est un enfer (1991)
- Heroas Stéphane in A Heart in Winter (1992)
- Heroas Harry in The Eighth Day (1996)
- Heroas Alex in Thieves (1996)
- Heroas Lagardère in On Guard (1997)
- Mentoras Gabor in Girl on the Bridge (1999)
- Tricksteras Gabor in Girl on the Bridge (1999)
- Heroas Lombard in The Lost Son (1999)
- Heroas Pierre in The Escort (1999)
- Mentoras Jean (The Captain) in Widow of St. Pierre (2000)
- Mentoras Marquis de Sade in Sade (2000)
- Heroas François Pignon in The Closet (2001)
- Shadowas Alberico Biadene in Vajont - La diga del disonore (2001)
- Heroas Jean-Marc Faure in The Adversary (2002)
- Heroas Antoine Letoux in Après Vous (2003)
- Heroas Bruno in Petites coupures (2003)
- Heroas Léo Vrinks in 36th Precinct (2004)
- Heroas Daniel in Sotto falso nome (2004)
- Heroas William Lasserre in To Paint or Make Love (2005)
- Heroas Georges Laurent in Caché (2005)
- Heroas Daniel in L'un reste, l'autre part (2005)
- Shadowas François in My Best Friend (2006)
- Shadowas Levasseur in The Valet (2006)
- Shadowas Napoleone Bonaparte in N (Io e Napoleone) (2006)
- Heroas Gérard in L'invité (2007)
- Heroas Le peintre dit Dupinceau in Conversations with My Gardener (2007)
- Heroas Jean-Christian Ranu in Me Two (2008)
- Heroas Philippe Le Tallec in Daddy Cool (2008)
- Heroas Louis Schneider in The Last Deadly Mission (2008)
- Heroas Georges Pierret in Blood from a Stone (2011)
- Heroas Pascal Amoretti in The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011)
- Heroas Mattei in The Lookout (2012)
- Mentoras César in Fanny (2013)
- Mentoras Serge Durand in Jappeloup (2013)
- Heroas Le docteur Paul Natkinson in Before the Winter Chill (2013)
- Heroas Paul in Our Women (2015)
- Allyas Richard in Entre amis (2015)
- Heroas Daniel Rochè in The Confessions (2016)
- Shapeshifteras Jean-Louis Brochard in Castaways (2016)
- Heroas André Bamberski in Kalinka (2016)
- Threshold guardianas Pierre Mazard in Le brio (2017)
- Mentoras Vitalis in Remi, Nobody's Boy (2018)
- Heroas Daniel in The Other Woman (2018)
- Heroas Victor Drumond in La belle époque (2019)
- Heroas Gilbert in Qui m'aime me suive! (2019)
- Mentoras Joseph Haffmann in Farewell, Mr. Haffmann (2021)
- Shapeshifteras Philippe Étienne in The New Toy (2022)
- Heroas Maître Jean Monier in An Ordinary Case (2024)
- Mentoras unknown in A Private Life (2025)
- Shadowas Igor in Crescendo (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy25
- Bittersweet20
- Tragic11
- Ambiguous15
- 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 Daniel Auteuil's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 71 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Auteuil'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
107 credits, 71 with a MovieCove page; 36 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Nana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

When the Night Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

Crescendo(2026)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
A Private Life(2025)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
An Ordinary Case(2024)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
La petite vadrouille(2024)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
A Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

The New Toy(2022)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Farewell, Mr. Haffmann(2021)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Something to Hide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

La belle époque(2019)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Le Malade imaginaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

Qui m'aime me suive!(2019)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Remi, Nobody's Boy(2018)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Other Woman(2018)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Le brio(2017)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Catherine et Liliane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

The Confessions(2016)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Kalinka(2016)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Castaways(2016)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Our Women(2015)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Entre amis(2015)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Before the Winter Chill(2013)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Fanny(2013)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Marius(2013)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Jappeloup(2013)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Lookout(2012)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Blood from a Stone(2011)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Fair is Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Someone I Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Me Two(2008)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Daddy Cool(2008)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Last Deadly Mission(2008)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Second Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

L'invité(2007)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
My Best Friend(2006)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
N (Io e Napoleone)(2006)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
L'Entente cordiale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

The Valet(2006)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Caché(2005)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
To Paint or Make Love(2005)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
L'un reste, l'autre part(2005)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
36th Precinct(2004)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Sotto falso nome(2004)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Nos amis les flics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Après Vous(2003)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Les clefs de bagnole(2003)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Red Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Petites coupures(2003)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
The Adversary(2002)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Closet(2001)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Sade(2000)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Widow of St. Pierre(2000)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
The Escort(1999)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Lost Son(1999)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Girl on the Bridge(1999)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
On Guard(1997)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Lucie Aubrac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Death in Therapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Thieves(1996)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Eighth Day(1996)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Pereira Declares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

A French Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

La Séparation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Queen Margot(1994)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
My Favorite Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

A Heart in Winter(1992)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Ma vie est un enfer(1991)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Elegant Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

L'Amuse-gueule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Romuald & Juliette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

A Few Days with Me(1988)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Manon of the Spring(1986)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Jean de Florette(1986)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Nonentity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Love on the Quiet(1985)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Palace(1985)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
L'arbalète(1984)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Les fauves(1984)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Petit Con (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

The Informer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Apprends-moi, Céline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Keeping Everyone Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Men Prefer Fat Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Le calvaire d'un jeune homme impeccable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Clara and the Why Not(1981)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Le Garçon d’appartement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

La banquière(1980)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Under-Gifted(1980)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Dumb But Disciplined (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Us Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Rape of Love(1978)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Monsieur Papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Rendez-vous en noir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Let's Make a Dirty Movie(1976)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Act of Aggression(1975)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
L'Adhésion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Crime No Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Nagasaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 107 titles, 103 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office
The Closet (2001)

Highest rated
Jean de Florette (1986)

Most popular right now
A Private Life (2025)
Film career
Peak 2005 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 15 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.
- 1978Screen debut· Rape of Love
- 1980First top-billed film· The Under-Gifted
- 2019Career best· La Belle Époque
Billing
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.
How do Daniel Auteuil's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 71; across their 72 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up19
- 50th to 74th16
- 25th to 49th21
- Below 25th15
Shape of the crowd
28 of their 71 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Universally Panned4
- Crowd Pleaser28
- Broadly Agreed19
- Mixed14
Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 54 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 54. 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 Daniel Auteuil's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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 Daniel Auteuil work with?
People who share at least 2 of Daniel Auteuil's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alain Sarde shares the most, 8.
Directors
- Claude BerriShared titles: L'un reste, l'autre part (2005), The Escort (1999), Queen Margot (1994), Jean de Florette (1986), Manon of the Spring (1986)See all 5 shared titles with Claude Berri

- Patrice LeconteShared titles: My Best Friend (2006), Widow of St. Pierre (2000), Girl on the Bridge (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Patrice Leconte

- Édouard MolinaroShared titles: Love on the Quiet (1985), Palace (1985), For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Édouard Molinaro

- Francis VeberShared titles: The New Toy (2022), The Valet (2006), The Closet (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Francis Veber

Writers
- Marcel PagnolShared titles: Fanny (2013), Marius (2013), The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011), Jean de Florette (1986), Manon of the Spring (1986)See all 5 shared titles with Marcel Pagnol

- Jérôme TonnerreShared titles: My Best Friend (2006), On Guard (1997), A Heart in Winter (1992), A Few Days with Me (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Jérôme Tonnerre

- Jacques FieschiShared titles: The Adversary (2002), Sade (2000), A Heart in Winter (1992), A Few Days with Me (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Jacques Fieschi

- Didier KaminkaShared titles: For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now (1982), Les sous-doués en vacances (1982), The Under-Gifted (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Didier Kaminka

Actors
- Thierry LhermitteShared titles: Our Women (2015), L'invité (2007), The Closet (2001), Clara and the Why Not (1981), La banquière (1980), Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears (1978)See all 6 shared titles with Thierry Lhermitte

- Pierre ArditiShared titles: La belle époque (2019), La traversée du désir (2009), L'un reste, l'autre part (2005), Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil (2004), Rape of Love (1978)See all 5 shared titles with Pierre Arditi

- Sandrine KiberlainShared titles: La petite vadrouille (2024), André Téchiné, cinéaste insoumis (2019), The Other Woman (2018), Après Vous (2003)See all 4 shared titles with Sandrine Kiberlain

- Emmanuelle BéartShared titles: André Téchiné, cinéaste insoumis (2019), A Heart in Winter (1992), Manon of the Spring (1986), Love on the Quiet (1985)See all 4 shared titles with Emmanuelle Béart

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jean-François RobinShared titles: The Other Woman (2018), Fanny (2013), Marius (2013), The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011), On Guard (1997), A Few Days with Me (1988)See all 6 shared titles with Jean-François Robin
- Joëlle HacheShared titles: The Other Woman (2018), The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011), My Best Friend (2006), Widow of St. Pierre (2000), Girl on the Bridge (1999)See all 5 shared titles with Joëlle Hache
- Alexandre DesplatShared titles: Fanny (2013), Marius (2013), The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011), The Valet (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Alexandre Desplat

- Philippe SardeShared titles: On Guard (1997), Thieves (1996), A Few Days with Me (1988), Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! (1982)See all 4 shared titles with Philippe Sarde

Producers
- Alain SardeShared titles: Fanny (2013), Marius (2013), The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011), Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil (2004), The Adversary (2002), Thieves (1996), A Few Days with Me (1988), Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! (1982)See all 8 shared titles with Alain Sarde

- Adrian PolitowskiShared titles: La belle époque (2019), Remi, Nobody's Boy (2018), Le brio (2017), Kalinka (2016), Blood from a Stone (2011)See all 5 shared titles with Adrian Politowski

- Pierre GrunsteinShared titles: L'un reste, l'autre part (2005), The Escort (1999), Queen Margot (1994), Jean de Florette (1986), Manon of the Spring (1986)See all 5 shared titles with Pierre Grunstein

- Nadia KhamlichiShared titles: Remi, Nobody's Boy (2018), Le brio (2017), Kalinka (2016), Blood from a Stone (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Nadia Khamlichi

Mixed roles
- André TéchinéShared titles: André Téchiné, cinéaste insoumis (2019), Thieves (1996)See all 2 shared titles with André Téchiné

- Jacques MonnetShared titles: Conversations with My Gardener (2007), Clara and the Why Not (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Jacques Monnet

- Michel JonaszShared titles: The Valet (2006), Clara and the Why Not (1981)See all 2 shared titles with Michel Jonasz

- Michel BlancShared titles: The Escort (1999), Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Michel Blanc


