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Xavier Dolan

Xavier Dolan

Actor, editor, producer, director and writer · Born March 20, 1989 (37) · Montréal, Québec, Canada

8 Cannes awards · Venice award winner · Grammy Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Xavier Dolan-Tadros CQ CM (born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature film directorial debut, I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère), which he also starred in, wrote, and produced, and which premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section and won three awards from the program Since 2009, he has written and directed eight feature films, all of which have premiered at Cannes, with the exception of Tom at the Farm—which premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in 2013—and his first English-language film, The Death & Life of John F. Donovan, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Dolan has also directed music videos, notably with Adele for her singles "Hello" (2015), and "Easy on Me" (2021), for which he received a Grammy Award for Best Music Video nomination. Dolan has won many accolades for his work, including the Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for Mommy and the Grand Prix at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for It's Only the End of the World. He has also won several Canadian Screen Awards and César Awards. Outside of his own films, he has also starred in films from other directors, such as Elephant Song (2014), Boy Erased (2018), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), and It Chapter Two (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Xavier Dolan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 20, 1989 (37)
From
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Works as
Actor, editor, producer, director and writer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Xavier Dolan's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Self
35%
Bonds
25%
Survival
10%
Ideas
9%
Morality
9%
Society
7%
Power
4%
Identity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 12

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 10

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 4

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 12

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 7
Shapeshifter
3 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
14
Dread
6
Contemplative
7
Bittersweet
6
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous6

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 Xavier Dolan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Xavier Dolan'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

41 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Great Arch(2025)

    as Jean-Louis Subilon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Lean On Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • The Beast(2023)

    Co-Producer · as Système intelligence artificielle (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Toopy and Binoo The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jacques-Henri (voice)

  • The Night Logan Woke Up(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Creator · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Elliot Larouche

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Charlotte(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Lost Illusions(2021)

    as Nathan d'Anastazio

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Smoothie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • This Is How I Love You(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sexiste #3

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Matthias & Maxime(2019)

    Director · Costume Design · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Maxime

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Physics of Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as (voice)

  • It: Chapter Two(2019)

    as Adrian Mellon

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

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

    Editor

  • The Death & Life of John F. Donovan(2018)

    Director · Costume Design · Editor · Idea · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bad Times at the El Royale(2018)

    as Buddy Sunday

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Boy Erased(2018)

    as Jon

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Anatane: Saving the Children of Okura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Anatane

  • Konbini Vidéo Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • It's Only the End of the World(2016)

    Director · Casting · Editor · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Elephant Song(2014)

    as Michael Aleen

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mommy(2014)

    Director · Costume Design · Editor · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Tom at the Farm(2013)

    Director · Costume Design · Dialogue · Editor · Executive Producer · Producer · Screenplay · as Tom

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Miraculum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Étienne Simard

  • An Extraordinary Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Les bobos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Xavier Dolan

  • Laurence Anyways(2012)

    Director · Costume Design · Editor · Executive Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Man at the Party (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Boys On Film: Bad Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Julien (segment "Mirrors")

  • Good Neighbours(2010)

    as Jean-Marc

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Lipsett Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Translator · as Narrator (voice)

  • Heartbeats(2010)

    Director · Art Direction · Costume Design · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Francis

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • En audition avec Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Xavier Dolan

  • I Killed My Mother(2009)

    Director · Costume Design · Producer · Screenplay · as Hubert Minel

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Suzie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Punk

  • Martyrs(2008)

    as Antoine

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mirrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Julien

  • The Hidden Fortress(2001)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Heads or Tails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Edouard

  • Omertà, la loi du silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Nicholas Favara

  • Bye Bye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Le Horla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Miles & Juliette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles, 40 of them dated from 1968 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Mommy (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Boy Erased (2018)

Film career

Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 42: 25 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thDirecting11 of 42: 0 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stWriting11 of 42: 0 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stProducing12 of 42: 1 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thEditing12 of 42: 3 only editing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thOther crew10 of 42: 0 only other crew, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score81st

42 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and editing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew2010s22 · 17 acting · 10 crew2020s9 · 6 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 8% of 13 roles
0818

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

9 major awards from 21 major nominations, 2009–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Video
  2. 2019
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2
  3. 2016
    • Cannes award, won ×2
    • Cannes award, nominated
  4. 2015
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best International Film
  5. 2014
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2
  6. 2013
    • Venice award, won · Competition
    • Venice award, nominated ×2
  7. 2012
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated
  8. 2010
    • Cannes award, won
    • Cannes award, nominated
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 2009
    • Cannes award, won ×3
    • Cannes award, nominated

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 Xavier Dolan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Charlotte (2021)

64th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer, editor

Mommy (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 50. 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 Xavier Dolan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles30–87 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles31–59 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles35–84 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles30–62 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles42–79 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most 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 Xavier Dolan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Xavier Dolan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nancy Grant shares the most, 9.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers