Dominique Farrugia (born 2 September 1962) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, humorist and comedian. He is a member and founder of the group of comedians Les Nuls alongside Alain Chabat, Chantal Lauby and Bruno Carette. Farrugia was born in Vichy, France, to a Jewish pied-noir and Maltese family. Since the launching of Canal+, in 1984, he works in editing trailers and as a broadcast production assistant on the Tous en scène show. Thus he meets Canal+ first weatherman, Alain Chabat, with whom he would form the group of comedians Les Nuls alongside Chantal Lauby and Bruno Carette in 1986. In 1987 he is included in the writing of the TV series Objective: nul (7 d'Or for best comedy TV show), the first parody by Les Nuls. He hosts a parodic weather forecast in the 'JTN' of 'Nulle part ailleurs' from 1987 to 1988. Initially, he did not want to act, but rather write. The absence of one of the actors in an episode of Objective: nul accidentally placed him in front of the camera. TVN 595, a TV special which was broadcast in October 1988, won the 7 d'Or for best show. Les Nuls' career lasts until 1992. In 1994, La Cité de la peur is released making 3,216,436 entries in the French box office. After Les Nuls split, Dominique Farrugia starts a film career as a director with Delphine 1, Yvan 0 and Trafic d'influence. He subsequently becomes a producer founding the RF2K production company with the actor Olivier Granier. In 1997 he founded the cable and satellite TV channel Comédie!, discovering new comic talents such as Les Robins des Bois, Franck Dubosc, Titoff, Kad & Olivier and Jonathan Lambert. In April 2001, he created the cable and satellite TV channel Cuisine TV. In 2001-2002, he produces Vidocq (1,865,998 entries in France) and Monsieur Batignole (1,872,045 entries in France). In 2002, he first becomes director-general and deputy director of broadcasting and programming at Canal+ and later president from April 2002 to February 2003 and to date, only assistant becoming president of Canal+. In July 2003, he created FEW (Farrudg Entertainment Worldwide), a media company producing feature films. In 2007 he produced the show of Manu Payet, then two years later of Laurent Lafitte. In 2009, he launched the website Les graves infos which presents false news. The site is closed on 23 February 2010. In 2010, he co-directed with Arnaud Lemort the film L'amour c'est mieux à deux (1,250,000 entries in France, more profitable movie of 2010, with its particular stage of Clovis Cornillac, Virginia Efira and Manu Payet). Between September 2010 and May 2011, he is a columnist in the show Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil, hosted by Bruce Toussaint, every Sunday on Canal+. On 20 November 2012, FEW, his production company and Luc Besson's EuropaCorp, signed an agreement under which all FEW films will be produced exclusively in partnership with EuropaCorp. Source: Article "Dominique Farrugia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 2, 1962 (64)
- Vichy, Allier, France
- Producer, actor, writer and director
- 19 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
What are Dominique Farrugia's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 12 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3
Gentle 7 · Charged 7 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 10
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2
Casual 14 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 11 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Simon Jérémi in Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)
Moods and endings
- Happy10
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous3
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 Dominique Farrugia's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Dominique Farrugia'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
58 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Rien ne t'efface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Carême(2025)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Thank God We Have Each Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Le Figaro La Nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Serial Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Chacun chez soi(2020)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
10 Days with Dad(2020)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
SOL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Je vais mieux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Sous le même toit(2017)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Encore heureux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Bis(2015)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Never on the First Night(2014)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Depression and Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Soda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Le marquis(2011)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
RTT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Mes amis, mes amours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
L'Intégrule 2 - Les Nuls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Casablanca Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
RRRrrrr!!!(2004)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Les clefs de bagnole(2003)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
L'Intégrule - Les Nuls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Samedi soir en direct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Leave Your Hands on My Hips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Comédie ! The Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Monsieur Batignole(2002)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Strategy of Failure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Titoff au Palais des glaces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Vidocq(2001)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
La Cape et l'épée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Most Promising Young Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Sitcom, A Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Influence Peddling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Let There Be Light! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Le Clone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Paparazzi(1998)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Didier(1997)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
L'histoire de les Nuls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
La classe américaine(1993)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Les nuls, l'émission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Les nuls, l'émission avec Lio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Les Nuls, l'émission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Histoire(s) de la télévision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Robins des bois, the Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
A.B.C.D. Nuls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
No Goal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Ça cartoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Kamoulox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles, 56 of them dated from 1986 to 2025; peak year 2002.
Biggest box office
Vidocq (2001)
Highest rated
La classe américaine (1993)
Most popular right now
Carême (2025)
Film career
Peak 2002 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.
- 1991Screen debut· The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck
- 2001First top-billed film· The Strategy of Failure
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 Dominique Farrugia's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 19 titles are Broadly Agreed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed9
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 33. 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.
Who does Dominique Farrugia work with?
People who share at least 2 of Dominique Farrugia's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dominique Brunner shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Ludovic BernardShared titles: How to Survive Without Mum (2023), 10 Days with Dad (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Ludovic Bernard
- Alain BerbérianShared titles: Paparazzi (1998), Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Berbérian
Writers
- Alain ChabatShared titles: Didier (1997), Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994), La classe américaine (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Alain Chabat
- Mariano VeraShared titles: How to Survive Without Mum (2023), 10 Days with Dad (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Mariano Vera
- Mathieu OullionShared titles: How to Survive Without Mum (2023), 10 Days with Dad (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Mathieu Oullion
- Alexandre de La PatellièreShared titles: Bis (2015), Il était une fois, une fois (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Alexandre de La Patellière
Actors
- Franck DuboscShared titles: How to Survive Without Mum (2023), 10 Days with Dad (2020), Bis (2015), Le marquis (2011), L'amour, c'est mieux à deux (2010)See all 5 shared titles with Franck Dubosc
- Lionel AbelanskiShared titles: Chacun chez soi (2020), Didier (1997), La classe américaine (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Lionel Abelanski
- Julien BoisselierShared titles: Sous le même toit (2017), Bis (2015), Never on the First Night (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Julien Boisselier
- Alexis MichalikShared titles: How to Survive Without Mum (2023), 10 Days with Dad (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Alexis Michalik
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Laurent DaillandShared titles: Never on the First Night (2014), Didier (1997), Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Laurent Dailland
- Sylvie GadmerShared titles: Never on the First Night (2014), Le marquis (2011), L'amour, c'est mieux à deux (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Sylvie Gadmer
- Guillaume RousselShared titles: Carême (2025), How to Survive Without Mum (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Guillaume Roussel
- Vincent RichardShared titles: How to Survive Without Mum (2023), 10 Days with Dad (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent Richard
Producers
- Dominique BrunnerShared titles: Bis (2015), Never on the First Night (2014), Il était une fois, une fois (2012), Le marquis (2011), L'amour, c'est mieux à deux (2010), Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)See all 6 shared titles with Dominique Brunner
- Gregoire PoulettyShared titles: How to Survive Without Mum (2023), 10 Days with Dad (2020), Chacun chez soi (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Gregoire Pouletty
- Olivier GranierShared titles: Monsieur Batignole (2002), Vidocq (2001), Paparazzi (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Olivier Granier
- Daniel PreljocajShared titles: How to Survive Without Mum (2023), 10 Days with Dad (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Preljocaj
Mixed roles
- Juan VeraShared titles: How to Survive Without Mum (2023), 10 Days with Dad (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Juan Vera
