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Olivier Megaton

Olivier Megaton

Director and writer · Born August 6, 1965 (61) · Versailles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France

Olivier Megaton (born Olivier Fontana) is a French film director, writer, and editor, best known for directing the films The Red Siren, Transporter 3, Colombiana, and two films in the Taken franchise starring Liam Neeson. He also served as a second unit director for the film Hitman.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 6, 1965 (61)
From
Versailles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are Olivier Megaton's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 3

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
6
Melancholic
2
Cold
1
Contemplative
1
Other
3

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Olivier Megaton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Olivier Megaton'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

19 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Anna(2019)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Imposture(s) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets(2017)

    as Captain Welcoming KCO2

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Taken 3(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Taxi Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Taken 2(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Colombiana(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Transporter 3(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Sable noir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · Scenario Writer

  • The Red Siren(2002)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Dear Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Les Redoutables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

  • Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Writer

  • Je ne veux pas être sage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • No happy end (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Writer

  • Tout morose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Angie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Scenario Writer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 1997 to 2021.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 19: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting16 of 19: 8 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdWriting9 of 19: 1 only writing, 8 with another roleEditing1 of 19: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 19: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

19 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew2020s2 · 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 Olivier Megaton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Reviewers score the atmosphere 49/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 6 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 Olivier Megaton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles74–84 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles29–55 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles48–78 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles35–68 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles67–72 · median 69 · 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 Olivier Megaton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Olivier Megaton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luc Besson shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers