Étienne Comar (born 25 January 1965) is a French film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is known for producing the films Of Gods and Men (2010) and Timbuktu (2014), for which he won the César Award for Best Film as producer in 2011 and 2015. In 2017, his directorial debut Django was selected to open the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. Source: Article "Étienne Comar" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 25, 1965 (61)
- Paris, France
- Producer and writer, also director
- 17 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Etienne Comar's films like?
Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
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 17
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 9
Grounded 12 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 8
A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0
Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 8
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet12
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
- 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 Etienne Comar's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Faces Places (2017) · producer · free
- Timbuktu (2014) · producer · free
- My King (2015) · writer, producer · free
- Girls of the Sun (2018) · producer · free
- Haute Cuisine (2012) · writer, producer · free
- Django (2017) · director, writer, producer · free
- Paris-Manhattan (2012) · producer · free
- Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti (2017) · writer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Etienne Comar'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
28 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.
Furcy, né libre(2025)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Singing Jailbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Under the Stars of Paris(2020)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
To the Ends of the World(2018)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Girls of the Sun(2018)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Faces Places(2017)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Django(2017)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
My King(2015)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Price of Fame(2014)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Timbuktu(2014)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Haute Cuisine(2012)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Paris-Manhattan(2012)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Of Gods and Men(2010)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
One Fine Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Do-Gooders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Papa(2005)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Dédales(2003)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Gamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Highway Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Superlove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
1999 Madeleine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Zonzon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Mektoub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles from 1997 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Of Gods and Men (2010)
Highest rated
Faces Places (2017)
Most popular right now
Of Gods and Men (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 Etienne Comar's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 17 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 Etienne Comar's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 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 Etienne Comar work with?
People who share at least 2 of Etienne Comar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Monica Coleman shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Xavier BeauvoisShared titles: Django (2017), The Price of Fame (2014), Of Gods and Men (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Xavier Beauvois
Actors
- Catherine FrotShared titles: Under the Stars of Paris (2020), Haute Cuisine (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Catherine Frot
- Jean-Henri CompèreShared titles: Under the Stars of Paris (2020), Dédales (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Jean-Henri Compère
- Emmanuelle BercotShared titles: Girls of the Sun (2018), My King (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Emmanuelle Bercot
- Vincent CasselShared titles: Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti (2017), My King (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent Cassel
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Monica ColemanShared titles: Django (2017), Haute Cuisine (2012), Paris-Manhattan (2012), The Women on the 6th Floor (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Monica Coleman
- Warren EllisShared titles: Django (2017), Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Warren Ellis
- Caroline ChampetierShared titles: The Price of Fame (2014), Of Gods and Men (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Caroline Champetier
- Marie-Julie MailleShared titles: The Price of Fame (2014), Of Gods and Men (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Marie-Julie Maille
Producers
- Philippe RousseletShared titles: Haute Cuisine (2012), Paris-Manhattan (2012), The Women on the 6th Floor (2010), Papa (2005)See all 4 shared titles with Philippe Rousselet
- Didar DomehriShared titles: Under the Stars of Paris (2020), Girls of the Sun (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Didar Domehri
- Joseph RouschopShared titles: Under the Stars of Paris (2020), Girls of the Sun (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Rouschop
- Alejandro Arenas AzorínShared titles: To the Ends of the World (2018), Timbuktu (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Alejandro Arenas Azorín