
Louis Garrel (born 14 June 1983 in Paris) is a French actor. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. He regularly appears in films by French director Christophe Honoré, including Ma mère, Dans Paris, Les Chansons d'amour, La Belle Personne and Non ma fille, tu n'iras pas danser.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 14, 1983 (43)
- Paris, France
- Actor, director and writer
- 49 on MovieCove · 71 credits in all
What are Louis Garrel's films like?
Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
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 3 · Earnest 42
A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 15 · Dark 16
A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 9
Gentle 10 · Charged 24 · Intense 11
Steady 19 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 2
Slow burn 31 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 3
Casual 12 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 5
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 16
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 19 · Ambiguous 9
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 8 of 32 analyzed roles.
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- Tricksteras Theo in The Dreamers (2003)
- Heroas Pierre in Ma mère (2004)
- Heroas Ismaël Bénoliel in Love Songs (2007)
- Heroas François in Frontier of the Dawn (2008)
- Shadowas Nemours in The Beautiful Person (2008)
- Tricksteras Simon in Making Plans for Lena (2009)
- Tricksteras Théo in The Three-Way Wedding (2010)
- Shapeshifteras Clément in Beloved (2011)
- Mentoras Frédéric in A Burning Hot Summer (2011)
- Heroas Louis in Jealousy (2013)
- Shapeshifteras Jacques de Bascher in Saint Laurent (2014)
- Allyas Solal in My King (2015)
- Shadowas Abel in Two Friends (2015)
- Mentoras André Sauvage in From the Land of the Moon (2016)
- Heraldas Ivan Dedalus in Ismael's Ghosts (2017)
- Shapeshifteras Dorante in False Confessions (2017)
- Heroas Jean-Luc Godard in Godard Mon Amour (2017)
- Allyas Khuon in Funan (2018)
- Heroas Abel in A Faithful Man (2018)
- Heraldas Robespierre in One Nation, One King (2018)
- Heraldas Friedrich Bhaer in Little Women (2019)
- Threshold guardianas François in DNA (2020)
- Tricksteras Philippe in Rifkin's Festival (2020)
- Allyas Maxime in Our Men (2021)
- Threshold guardianas Abel in The Crusade (2021)
- Tricksteras Dedin in The Story of My Wife (2021)
- Heroas Abel Lefranc in The Innocent (2022)
- Mentoras Patrice Chéreau in Forever Young (2022)
- Shadowas Ombra in Caravaggio's Shadow (2022)
- Heraldas Jean in Scarlet (2022)
- Heroas Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in Saint-Exupéry (2024)
- Tricksteras David in The Second Act (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet25
- Tragic6
- Ambiguous10
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 Louis Garrel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).
- My King (2015) · actor · free
- At Eternity's Gate (2018) · actor · free
- The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023) · actor · free
- Godard Mon Amour (2017) · actor · free
- The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023) · actor · free
- In the Shadow of Women (2015) · actor · free
- Jealousy (2013) · actor · free
- Rifkin's Festival (2020) · actor · free
- One Nation, One King (2018) · actor · free
- Planetarium (2016) · actor · free
- Sundance Now, show their 4 titles on Sundance Now
- Cineverse, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
- France Channel, show their 2 titles on France Channel
- Kino Film Collection, show their 2 titles on Kino Film Collection
- Cohen Media Channel, show their title on Cohen Media Channel
- Film Movement Plus, show their title on Film Movement Plus
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
Subscription and free streaming for Louis Garrel'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
71 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

It Will Happen Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

Just an Illusion(2026)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Couture(2025)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Arco(2025)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Dog 51(2025)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Saint-Exupéry(2024)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

The Second Act(2024)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Viva Varda!(2023)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Plough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Scarlet(2022)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Coma(2022)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Forever Young(2022)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Caravaggio's Shadow(2022)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Innocent(2022)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Crusade(2021)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Cocorica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Our Men(2021)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Story of My Wife(2021)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
DNA(2020)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Rifkin's Festival(2020)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Little Women(2019)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
An Officer and a Spy(2019)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Funan(2018)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
A Faithful Man(2018)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
At Eternity's Gate(2018)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
One Nation, One King(2018)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Godard Mon Amour(2017)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Ismael's Ghosts(2017)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Walkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

False Confessions(2017)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Planetarium(2016)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
My King(2015)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Two Friends(2015)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
In the Shadow of Women(2015)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Bureau(2015)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Astragal(2015)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Saint Laurent(2014)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Jealousy(2013)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
A Castle in Italy(2013)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Les coquillettes(2012)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Rule of Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

A Burning Hot Summer(2011)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Beloved(2011)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Diarchy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Heartbeats(2010)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Little Tailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

The Three-Way Wedding(2010)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all filmsUppsala Doctor's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Making Plans for Lena(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Frontier of the Dawn(2008)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Beautiful Person(2008)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
My Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Choosing Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Actresses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Love Songs(2007)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
In Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

A Curtain Raiser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

Regular Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Ma mère(2004)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Dreamers(2003)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The War in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

This Is My Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Emergency Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Nuisibles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Custom of the Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Trivial Of My Life (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 71 titles, 66 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2022.
Film career
Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 18 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.
- 2003Screen debut· The Dreamers
- 2005First top-billed film· Regular Lovers
- 2015Career best· The Bureau
- 2022Career best· The Innocent
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.
Awards
3 major nominations and no wins, 2008–2015.
- Cannes award, nominated ×2
- Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight
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 Louis Garrel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 48; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up13
- 50th to 74th14
- 25th to 49th14
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
21 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser21
- Broadly Agreed7
- Mixed19
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. 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 Louis Garrel's work okay for kids?
Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.
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 Louis Garrel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Louis Garrel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Olivier Père shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Christophe HonoréShared titles: Two Friends (2015), Beloved (2011), Making Plans for Lena (2009), The Beautiful Person (2008), Love Songs (2007), Ma mère (2004)See all 6 shared titles with Christophe Honoré

- Philippe GarrelShared titles: In the Shadow of Women (2015), Jealousy (2013), A Burning Hot Summer (2011), Frontier of the Dawn (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Philippe Garrel

- Valeria Bruni TedeschiShared titles: Dog 51 (2025), Forever Young (2022), Saint Laurent (2014), A Castle in Italy (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

- Martin BourboulonShared titles: The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023), The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Bourboulon

Writers
- Caroline DeruasShared titles: Forever Young (2022), In the Shadow of Women (2015), Jealousy (2013), A Burning Hot Summer (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Caroline Deruas

- Jean-Claude CarrièreShared titles: The Innocent (2022), The Crusade (2021), A Faithful Man (2018), In the Shadow of Women (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Jean-Claude Carrière

- Arlette LangmannShared titles: In the Shadow of Women (2015), Jealousy (2013), Frontier of the Dawn (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Arlette Langmann
- Marc CholodenkoShared titles: Jealousy (2013), A Burning Hot Summer (2011), Frontier of the Dawn (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Marc Cholodenko

Actors
- Léa SeydouxShared titles: The Second Act (2024), The Story of My Wife (2021), Saint Laurent (2014), The Beautiful Person (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Léa Seydoux

- Vincent CasselShared titles: Saint-Exupéry (2024), The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023), The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023), My King (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Vincent Cassel

- Romain DurisShared titles: Dog 51 (2025), The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023), The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Romain Duris

- Vincent MacaigneShared titles: Arco (2025), Two Friends (2015), A Burning Hot Summer (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Vincent Macaigne

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Chantal HymansShared titles: Beloved (2011), Making Plans for Lena (2009), The Beautiful Person (2008), Love Songs (2007), Ma mère (2004)See all 5 shared titles with Chantal Hymans
- Alex BeaupainShared titles: Beloved (2011), Making Plans for Lena (2009), The Beautiful Person (2008), Love Songs (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Alex Beaupain

- Guillaume RousselShared titles: Dog 51 (2025), The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023), The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023)See all 3 shared titles with Guillaume Roussel

- Claire MathonShared titles: Saint-Exupéry (2024), My King (2015), Two Friends (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Claire Mathon

Producers
- Olivier PèreShared titles: The Second Act (2024), Forever Young (2022), Scarlet (2022), The Innocent (2022), The Story of My Wife (2021), DNA (2020), In the Shadow of Women (2015), Two Friends (2015), Saint Laurent (2014)See all 9 shared titles with Olivier Père

- Pascal CaucheteuxShared titles: The Crusade (2021), DNA (2020), A Faithful Man (2018), Ismael's Ghosts (2017), Beloved (2011), Making Plans for Lena (2009)See all 6 shared titles with Pascal Caucheteux

- Paulo BrancoShared titles: Astragal (2015), The Three-Way Wedding (2010), Love Songs (2007), Ma mère (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Paulo Branco

- Rémi BurahShared titles: In the Shadow of Women (2015), Two Friends (2015), Saint Laurent (2014), A Castle in Italy (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Rémi Burah

Mixed roles
- Natalie PortmanShared titles: Arco (2025), Planetarium (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Natalie Portman

- Mathieu DemyShared titles: Viva Varda! (2023), DNA (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Mathieu Demy




