Benoît Poelvoorde — Actor (16)
How I Became a Superhero (2020) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Comment je suis devenu super-héros
director: Douglas Attal actor: Pio Marmaï / Vimala Pons
other title: Come sono diventato un supereroe / Como Me Tornei um Super-herói
Paris 2020. While superheroes have assimilated into the Parisian society, they discover a new drug that gives themselves personal superpowers to mere mortals. Lieutenants Moreau and Schaltzmann are investigating the case with the support of two ex-superheroes, Monte Carlo and Callista. They'll do whatever it takes to dismantle the traffic. But Moreau's past resurfaces, and the investigation becomes more complicated.
Beating Hearts (2024) [Movie] NeoDB Douban WikiData TMDB IMDb
L'Amour ouf
director: Gilles Lellouche actor: Adèle Exarchopoulos / François Civil
other title: L'amore che non muore / L'Amour ouf
Local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, but gang violence leads him to a darker destructive path. After years apart, the star-crossed lovers discover that every path they've taken leads them back together.
Man Bites Dog (1992) [Movie] WikiData NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban
C'est arrivé près de chez vous
director: Rémy Belvaux / André Bonzel actor: Benoît Poelvoorde / Rémy Belvaux
other title: Il Cameraman e l'assassino / Mand bider hund
The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.
Keep an Eye Out (2018) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Au poste !
director: Quentin Dupieux actor: Benoît Poelvoorde / Grégoire Ludig
other title: Al commissariato! / Die Wache
Louis just found the corpse of a man in front of his apartment building. Taken in for custody by Captain Buron, he finds himself on the wrong end of a surreal interrogation. But how can you prove you are innocent when the cops are crazy?
The Brand New Testament (2015) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
Le Tout Nouveau Testament
6.8 (5 ratings) director: Jaco Van Dormael actor: Pili Groyne / Benoît Poelvoorde
other title: Dio esiste e vive a Bruxelles / Det SpritNye Testamente
God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand being locked up in a small apartment in ordinary Brussels, until the day she decides to revolt against her dad...
Louise-Michel (2008) [Movie] TMDB
Louise-Michel
director: Gustave Kervern / Benoît Delépine actor: Yolande Moreau / Bouli Lanners
other title: Louise Hires a Contract Killer
In this radical and endearing black comedy, a group of retrenched female factory workers decide to pool their compensation money… and hire a hit man to liquidate their boss.
Coco Before Chanel (2009) [Movie] KevGa-NeoDB TMDB IMDb
Coco avant Chanel
director: Anne Fontaine actor: Audrey Tautou / Benoît Poelvoorde
other title: Coco avant Chanel - L'amore prima del mito / Coco før Chanel
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 entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing.
Sink or Swim (2018) [Movie] TMDB
Le Grand Bain
director: Gilles Lellouche actor: Mathieu Amalric / Guillaume Canet
other title: 7 uomini a mollo / Le Grand Bain
40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication he gulps down all day, every day, and his wife's encouragement, he is unable to find any meaning in his life. Curiously, he will end up finding this sense of purpose at the swimming pool, by joining an all-male synchronised swimming team.
Delete History (2020) [Movie] TMDB
Effacer l'historique
director: Benoît Delépine / Gustave Kervern actor: Blanche Gardin / Denis Podalydès
other title: Imprevisti digitali / Effacer l'historique
In a provincial suburb, three neighbours come to terms with the consequences of the new world of social media. Marie, who lives off her husband’s family allowance, is afraid of losing her son’s respect because of a sex tape. Bertrand can’t say no to advertising calls and is fighting to protect his daughter, who is being bullied online. Christine, after losing everything because of her addiction to TV series, wonders why her rating as an Uber driver is not taking off. These three lone fighters are incapable of finding a solution to their problems on their own — until they join forces to declare war on the tech giants.
The Big Night (2012) [Movie] TMDB
Le Grand Soir
director: Benoît Delépine / Gustave Kervern actor: Benoît Poelvoorde / Albert Dupontel
other title: Le Grand Soir / A Grande Noite
An ageing punk-with-a-dog and his brother the conformist decide to get their revenge on a shopping mall. Directing duo Benoit Delepine and Gustave Kervern, longstanding comic crusaders against capitalism, again set out to surprise and shock the bourgeois audience.
Savages (2024) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Sauvages
director: Claude Barras actor: Babette De Coster / Martin Verset
other title: Sauvages - Tumult im Urwald / Sauvages
In Borneo, near the tropical forest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutang in the palm oil plantation where her father works. Kéria's cousin Selaï comes to live with them seeking refuge from the conflict between his indigenous tribe and the logging companies. Kéria, Selaï and the little orangutang, now named Oshi, will have to fight against their forest’s destruction.
Romantics Anonymous (2010) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Les Émotifs anonymes
director: Jean-Pierre Améris actor: Benoît Poelvoorde / Isabelle Carré
other title: Emotivi anonimi / Anonyme Romantikere
What happens when a man and a woman share a common passion? They fall in love. And this is what happens to Jean-René, the boss of a small chocolate factory, and Angélique, 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-René and Angélique 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.
A Town Called Panic (2009) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Panique au village
director: Vincent Patar / Stéphane Aubier actor: Stéphane Aubier / Vincent Patar
other title: Panico al villaggio / Cowboy, Indianer og Hest - The Movie!
Cowboy and Indian's only wish was to come up with a brilliant idea for Mr Horse's birthday, but when their plan ends up in utter disaster, they'll need to travel the world and back to make things right again.