Mathieu Kassovitz (born 3 August 1967) is a French director, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for his Cannes-winning drama La Haine. Kassovitz is also the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company.
Biography from TMDB.
- August 3, 1967 (59)
- Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Actor, writer and director, also producer and editor
- 45 on MovieCove · 91 credits in all
What are Mathieu Kassovitz's films like?
Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
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 3 · Wry 1 · Earnest 29
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 7 · Dark 19
A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 4
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 14 · Intense 15
Steady 11 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 5
Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3
Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1
Casual 8 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 6
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 15
A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 10
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 4 of 17 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Mathias Oppenheim in Make Room for Tomorrow (1979)
- Tricksteras Johnny in See How They Fall (1994)
- Heroas Albert Dehousse in A Self-Made Hero (1996)
- Heroas Max in Assassin(s) (1997)
- Shapeshifteras Nino Quincampoix in Amélie (2001)
- Allyas Riccardo Fontana in Amen. (2002)
- Allyas Robert in Munich (2005)
- Heraldas Narrator in La Traque des Nazis (2007)
- Heroas Philippe Legorjus in Rebellion (2011)
- Shadowas Vincent Kaminski in The Lookout (2012)
- Shadowas Philippe Fournier - dit Paco in Wild Life (2014)
- Shadowas Sébastien Nicolas in Nobody from Nowhere (2014)
- Shapeshifteras Sébastien Nicolas in Nobody from Nowhere (2014)
- Heroas Malotru in The Bureau (2015)
- Mentoras ALFOST in The Wolf's Call (2019)
- Heraldas Le pote in Lui (2021)
- Shadowas Guillaume Vasseur in Visions (2023)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet19
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous12
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 Mathieu Kassovitz's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009) · actor · free
- Apocalypse: Les débarquements (2024) · actor · free
- The Fifth Element (1997) · actor · free
- Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin (2021) · actor · free
- The Wolf's Call (2019) · actor · free
- Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) · actor · free
- Nobody from Nowhere (2014) · actor · free
- Ladies (2017) · actor · free
- Jakob the Liar (1999) · actor · free
- Visions (2023) · actor · free
- Lui (2021) · actor · free
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- Howdy, show their 4 titles on Howdy
- BBC Select, show their title on BBC Select
- Cohen Media Channel, show their title on Cohen Media Channel
- Docurama, show their title on Docurama
- Fox Nation, show their title on Fox Nation
- France Channel, show their title on France Channel
- HISTORY Vault, show their title on HISTORY Vault
- Kino Film Collection, show their title on Kino Film Collection
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Sony Pictures Core, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
Subscription and free streaming for Mathieu Kassovitz'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
91 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
De Gaulle: Résistance(2026)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
La Haine : jusqu'ici rien n'a changé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Skeleton Crew(2024)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Cannabis : la série documentaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Cannabis : Une enquête de Mathieu Kassovitz et Antoine Robin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Rachel's Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Furies(2024)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Visions(2023)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
LEGEND (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Apocalypse: The Fall of Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Astronaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Amélie: The Real Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Accusation(2021)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Lui(2021)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Short cuts : La Haine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Fake News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Simply Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Apocalypse: War of Worlds (1945-1991) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Street Flow(2019)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Wolf's Call(2019)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all showsFan Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Konbini Vidéo Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Apocalypse - La paix impossible (1918-1926) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Calls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Sparring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Happy End(2017)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Two Snails Set Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Ladies(2017)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Gang of the Caribbean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Apocalypse: Verdun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
War & Peace(2016)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Apocalypse: Stalin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Bureau(2015)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Nobody from Nowhere(2014)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Wild Life(2014)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Apocalypse: World War I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Angélique(2013)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Lookout(2012)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Another Woman's Life(2012)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Rebellion(2011)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Haywire(2011)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Platane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Louise-Michel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Babylon A.D.(2008)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Johnny Mad Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Two Worlds(2007)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
La Traque des Nazis(2007)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Munich(2005)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Nèg maron(2005)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Gothika(2003)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Kourtrajmé Vol 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Amen.(2002)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Birthday Girl(2001)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Amélie(2001)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Inside the Making of - Amélie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Tarubi, l'arabe strait 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Crimson Rivers(2000)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Jakob the Liar(1999)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Fifth Element(1997)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Assassin(s)(1997)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
A Self-Made Hero(1996)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
My Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
La haine(1995)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
3000 scénarios contre un virus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
See How They Fall(1994)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Avant... mais après (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Elle voulait faire quelque chose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Putain de porte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Métisse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
White Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Assassins... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Touch and Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Fierrot le pou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Next Year If All Goes Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Make Room for Tomorrow(1979)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Big War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Way of the Wind (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 91 titles, 89 of them dated from 1979 to 2026; peak year 2018.
Film career
Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 10 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.
- 1990Screen debut· Fierrot le pou
- 1990First top-billed film· Fierrot le pou
- 2001Breakout· Amélie
- 2001Career best· Amélie
- 2015Career best· The Bureau
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
2 major awards from 4 major nominations, 1991–1997.
- Cannes award, nominated
- Cannes award, won
- Cannes award, nominated
- Cannes award, won
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 Mathieu Kassovitz's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up22
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
24 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved8
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser24
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 25 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 Mathieu Kassovitz's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Mathieu Kassovitz work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mathieu Kassovitz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Costelle shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Daniel CostelleShared titles: Apocalypse: Les débarquements (2024), Apocalypse Never-Ending War 1918-1926 (2018), Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011), Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009), La Traque des Nazis (2007)See all 5 shared titles with Daniel Costelle
- Isabelle ClarkeShared titles: Apocalypse: Les débarquements (2024), Apocalypse Never-Ending War 1918-1926 (2018), Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011), Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009), La Traque des Nazis (2007)See all 5 shared titles with Isabelle Clarke
- Antonin BaudryShared titles: De Gaulle: Résistance (2026), The Wolf's Call (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Antonin Baudry
- Peter KassovitzShared titles: Jakob the Liar (1999), Make Room for Tomorrow (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Kassovitz
Writers
- Alain Le HenryShared titles: A Self-Made Hero (1996), See How They Fall (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Le Henry
Actors
- Jean-Louis TrintignantShared titles: Happy End (2017), A Self-Made Hero (1996), See How They Fall (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Jean-Louis Trintignant
- Danièle LebrunShared titles: Another Woman's Life (2012), Assassin(s) (1997), A Self-Made Hero (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Danièle Lebrun
- François LevantalShared titles: Nèg maron (2005), The Crimson Rivers (2000), Assassin(s) (1997)See all 3 shared titles with François Levantal
- Vincent CasselShared titles: Birthday Girl (2001), The Crimson Rivers (2000), La haine (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Vincent Cassel
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Sonia RomeroShared titles: Apocalypse: Les débarquements (2024), Apocalypse Never-Ending War 1918-1926 (2018), Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011), Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Sonia Romero
- Alexandre DesplatShared titles: Lui (2021), A Self-Made Hero (1996), See How They Fall (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Alexandre Desplat
- Pierre AïmShared titles: Street Flow (2019), Assassin(s) (1997), La haine (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Pierre Aïm
- Thierry ArbogastShared titles: Another Woman's Life (2012), Babylon A.D. (2008), The Crimson Rivers (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Thierry Arbogast
Producers
- Louis VaudevilleShared titles: Apocalypse Never-Ending War 1918-1926 (2018), Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011), Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Louis Vaudeville
- Adrian PolitowskiShared titles: Ladies (2017), Nobody from Nowhere (2014), Two Worlds (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Adrian Politowski
- Nadia KhamlichiShared titles: Ladies (2017), Nobody from Nowhere (2014), Two Worlds (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Nadia Khamlichi
- Benoit JaubertShared titles: Rebellion (2011), Babylon A.D. (2008), Two Worlds (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Benoit Jaubert
Mixed roles
- Sylvie TestudShared titles: Another Woman's Life (2012), Rebellion (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Sylvie Testud
- Joel SilverShared titles: On the Set of 'Gothika' (2004), Gothika (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Silver
- Matthew LibatiqueShared titles: On the Set of 'Gothika' (2004), Gothika (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Libatique
- Susan DowneyShared titles: On the Set of 'Gothika' (2004), Gothika (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Susan Downey
