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Pierre Grunstein

Pierre Grunstein

Producer, also director and writer · Born March 10, 1935 (91) · Paris, France

Born
March 10, 1935 (91)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Producer, also director and writer
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 54 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 5% in 30 days

What are Pierre Grunstein's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd 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
Bonds
34%
Morality
19%
Self
18%
Society
11%
Survival
8%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 5 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 14 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 20 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 14

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 19 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 19 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 16 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
13
Warm
13
Tense
12
Melancholic
13
Absurd
10
Other
27

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • 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 Pierre Grunstein's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pierre Grunstein'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

54 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Secret of the Grain(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Whatever Lola Wants(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hunting and Gathering(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The House of Happiness(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Children(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • L'un reste, l'autre part(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Alexander(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Happily Ever After(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • San Antonio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • Feelings(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Housekeeper(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Amen.(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Three Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • My Wife Is an Actress(2001)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Escort(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hard Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar(1999)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Lucie Aubrac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Didier(1997)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Three Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • French Twist(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer

  • Queen Margot(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Germinal(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Uranus(1990)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Bear(1988)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Manon of the Spring(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Jean de Florette(1986)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • La vengeance du serpent à plumes(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • So Long, Stooge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Producer

  • L'africain(1983)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • My Best Friend's Girl(1983)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Banzaï(1983)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Le maître d'école(1981)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • I Love You All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Executive Producer

  • Inspector Blunder(1980)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Tess(1979)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Simple Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • Take It from the Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • In a Wild Moment(1977)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Toy(1976)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Wing or The Thigh?(1976)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Bag of Marbles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Producer

  • La Course à l'échalote(1975)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Tender Dracula, or Confessions of a Blood Drinker(1974)

    Director · Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Farewell, Friend(1968)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Far from Vietnam(1967)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Sunday of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Assistant Director

  • Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?(1966)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Strip-teaseuses ou ces femmes que l'on croit faciles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Assistant Director

  • Muriel(1963)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Lovely Month of May (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles from 1963 to 2007.

Biggest box office

Alexander (2004)

$167M worldwide

Highest rated

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Alexander (2004)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 52: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 52: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing43 of 52: 43 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew8 of 52: 8 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rd

By decade

1960s7 · crew1970s9 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s15 · crew

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 Pierre Grunstein's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed15
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer

Tender Dracula, or Confessions of a Blood Drinker (1974)

64th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Pierre Grunstein's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles27–90 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles30–67 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles5–31 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles25–43 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles30–77 · median 56 · moderateheavier 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 Pierre Grunstein work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pierre Grunstein's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Claude Berri shares the most, 29.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles