10 Movies Starring Benoèt Poelvoorde

Man Bites Dog

Man Bites Dog

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-01-15

Languages:

French

Countries:

Belgium

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

NC-17

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (26337 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Rèmy Belvaux (story)

Rèmy Belvaux (screenplay)

Andrè Bonzel (screenplay)

Benoèt Poelvoorde (screenplay)

Vincent Tavier (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A camera crew follows a serial killer/thief around as he exercises his craft. He expounds on art, music, nature, society, and life as he offs mailmen, pensioners, and random people. Slowly he begins involving the camera crew in his activities, and they begin wondering if what they're doing is such a good idea, particularly when the killer kills a rival and the rival's brother sends a threatening letter.

Les convoyeurs attendent

Les convoyeurs attendent

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-05-19

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Belgium, Switzerland

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (1078 Reviews)

Director:

Benoèt Mariage

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Emmanuelle Bada

Benoèt Mariage

Jean-Luc Seigle

Fullplot:

Entre ses mains

Entre ses mains

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-21

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Belgium

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (779 Reviews)

Director:

Anne Fontaine

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Dominique Barbèris (novel)

Julien Boivent

Anne Fontaine

Fullplot:

In Lille, Claire Gauthier is an ordinary married woman with a young daughter that works in an insurance company analyzing losses of insured properties. When the single veterinary Laurent Kessler claims damage in his basement caused by a flooding due to water leakage, Claire resolves the situation favorably for him. The weird Laurent visits Claire in her office successively, inviting her for drinks and lunch, and they get close to each other. Meanwhile, a serial killer is terrorizing Lille, killing women with a scalpel. Claire feels a great attraction for Laurent, who has an unusual behavior in her apartment. When Claire sees a scalpel in the pocket of Laurent's jacket, she fears him, but still loves him.

Coco Before Chanel

Coco Before Chanel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-11-06

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France, Belgium

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (29637 Reviews)

Director:

Anne Fontaine

Cast:

Writer:

Edmonde Charles-Roux (book)

Anne Fontaine

Camille Fontaine

Fullplot:

Several years after leaving the orphanage to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entrèe into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats. When she falls in love with English businessman Arthur Capel further opportunities open up, though life becomes ever more complicated.

Louise-Michel

Louise-Michel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-12-24

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1927 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Benoèt Delèpine (screenplay)

Gustave Kervern (screenplay)

Fullplot:

What to do when the workers of a factory have been laid off overnight? Louise has an original idea: why not pool the compensation money to ... hire a hit man and to liquidate the boss? Motion accepted so Louise goes in search of the gem they need and unfortunately comes across Michel, a stinky security specialist. Michel, who is busted, gladly accepts the deal but proves so inept that he sub-contracts the job to improbable novices. Moreover, as the factory was a mere branch of a multinational company, it is no bed of roses to find the one who actually made the decision to outsource its activities. But Louise will not give up so easily.

Romantics Anonymous

Romantics Anonymous

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-11-25

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Belgium

Runtime:

80 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (7054 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jean-Pierre Amèris

Philippe Blasband

Fullplot:

What happens when a man and a woman share a common passion? They fall in love. And this is what happens to Jean-Renè, the boss of a small chocolate factory, and Angèlique, a gifted chocolate maker he has just hired. What occurs when a highly emotional man meets a highly emotional woman? They fall in love, and this is what occurs to Jean-Renè and Angèlique who share the same handicap. But being pathologically timid does not make things easy for them. So whether they will manage to get together, join their solitudes and live happily ever after is a guessing matter.

Kill Me Please

Kill Me Please

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-11-03

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France, Belgium

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (675 Reviews)

Director:

Olias Barco

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Olias Barco

Virgile Bramly

Stèphane Malandrin

Fullplot:

Black comedy about a doctor who opens an assisted suicide clinic

Le grand soir

Le grand soir

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-06-06

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Belgium, Germany

Runtime:

92 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (1388 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

The film tells the story of 2 brothers. One punk, one salesman. The salesman get laid off, and slowly becomes a punk like his brother.

3 Hearts

3 Hearts

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-09-17

Languages:

French, Chinese

Countries:

France, Germany, Belgium

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (957 Reviews)

Director:

Benoèt Jacquot

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

A tax inspector (Benoèt Poelvoorde), his new bride and her sister become entwined in a love triangle.

The Brand New Testament

The Brand New Testament

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-09-01

Languages:

French

Countries:

Belgium, France, Luxembourg

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (575 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

Did you know that God is alive and lives in Brussels with his daughter?

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