Danièle Thompson (born 3 January 1942 in Monaco) is a French film director and screenwriter. She is the daughter of film director Gérard Oury and actress Jacqueline Roma. She has written the screenplay for a number of highly successful films including Cousin, cousine, La Boum, Belphégor - Le fantôme du Louvre, La Reine Margot and Jet Lag which she also directed. She was nominated for the 1976 Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for Cousin, cousine. Her 2006 film Fauteuils d'orchestre was France's entrant for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danièle Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 3, 1942 (84)
- Monaco, Monaco
- Writer and director, also producer
- 25 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Known for
What are Danièle Thompson's films like?
Across their 25 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 1 · Wry 4 · Earnest 19
Light 19 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
Grounded 10 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3
Gentle 10 · Charged 10 · Intense 4
Steady 11 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 12
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 5
Casual 19 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 17 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2
Resolved 21 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy15
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
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 Danièle Thompson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Danièle Thompson'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
41 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Bardot(2023)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Un monde, un regard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Cezanne et Moi(2016)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
L'Amour, la Mort, les Fringues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Le code a changé(2009)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Orchestra Seats(2006)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Giraffe's Neck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Jet Lag(2002)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Blue Bicycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Season's Beatings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Beautiful Mother(1999)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Paparazzi(1998)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Red and the Black(1997)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Red and the Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Des gens si bien élevés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Queen Margot(1994)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Groundhogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Une famille formidable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Snow and Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Vanille fraise(1989)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Student(1988)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Malady of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Levy & Goliath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Le Tiroir secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Party 2(1982)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Ace of Aces(1982)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Party(1980)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Umbrella Coup(1980)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Petit déjeuner compris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Escape(1978)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Claudine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Cousin, Cousine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Delusions of Grandeur(1971)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Brain(1969)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 40 titles from 1966 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Orchestra Seats (2006)
Highest rated
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
Most popular right now
The Student (1988)
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 Danièle Thompson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed6
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 61/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Danièle Thompson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Danièle Thompson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gérard Oury shares the most, 9.
Directors
- Gérard OuryShared titles: Vanille fraise (1989), La vengeance du serpent à plumes (1984), Ace of Aces (1982), The Umbrella Coup (1980), The Escape (1978), The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973), Delusions of Grandeur (1971), The Brain (1969), Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)See all 9 shared titles with Gérard Oury
- Claude PinoteauShared titles: The Student (1988), The Party 2 (1982), The Party (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Claude Pinoteau
- Patrice ChéreauShared titles: Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998), Queen Margot (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Patrice Chéreau
Writers
- Christopher ThompsonShared titles: Bardot (2023), It Happened in Saint-Tropez (2013), Le code a changé (2009), Orchestra Seats (2006), Jet Lag (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Christopher Thompson
- Marcel JullianShared titles: Delusions of Grandeur (1971), The Brain (1969), Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Marcel Jullian
Actors
- Sophie MarceauShared titles: Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001), The Student (1988), The Party 2 (1982), The Party (1980)See all 4 shared titles with Sophie Marceau
- Claude BrasseurShared titles: Orchestra Seats (2006), The Party 2 (1982), The Party (1980)See all 3 shared titles with Claude Brasseur
- Vincent LindonShared titles: Beautiful Mother (1999), Paparazzi (1998), The Student (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Vincent Lindon
- Louis de FunèsShared titles: The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973), Delusions of Grandeur (1971), Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Louis de Funès
Composers and editors
- Albert JurgensonShared titles: Vanille fraise (1989), La vengeance du serpent à plumes (1984), Ace of Aces (1982), The Umbrella Coup (1980), The Escape (1978), The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973), Delusions of Grandeur (1971), The Brain (1969), Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)See all 9 shared titles with Albert Jurgenson
- Sylvie LandraShared titles: Cezanne et Moi (2016), It Happened in Saint-Tropez (2013), Le code a changé (2009), Orchestra Seats (2006), Jet Lag (2002), Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001)See all 6 shared titles with Sylvie Landra
- Vladimir CosmaShared titles: The Student (1988), Ace of Aces (1982), The Party 2 (1982), The Party (1980), The Umbrella Coup (1980), The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)See all 6 shared titles with Vladimir Cosma
- Marie-Josèphe YoyotteShared titles: The Student (1988), The Party 2 (1982), The Party (1980), Va voir maman, papa travaille (1978)See all 4 shared titles with Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Producers
- Alain PoiréShared titles: The Student (1988), Ace of Aces (1982), The Party 2 (1982), The Party (1980), The Umbrella Coup (1980), The Escape (1978), Delusions of Grandeur (1971), The Brain (1969)See all 8 shared titles with Alain Poiré
- Christine GozlanShared titles: Le code a changé (2009), Orchestra Seats (2006), Jet Lag (2002), Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Christine Gozlan
- Adrian PolitowskiShared titles: Cezanne et Moi (2016), It Happened in Saint-Tropez (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Adrian Politowski
- Alain TerzianShared titles: Cezanne et Moi (2016), Le code a changé (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Terzian
