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Benoît Poelvoorde

Actor

Benoît Poelvoorde is a Belgian actor known for his versatility and distinctive presence in European cinema. He gained significant recognition with his role in the 1992 dark comedy "Man Bites Dog" ("C'est arrivé près de chez vous"), a mockumentary that showcased his talent for blending humor with darker themes. Poelvoorde has since starred in a variety of films including "The Brand New Testament" (2015), "Coco Before Chanel" (2009), and "The French Minister" (2013). His performance in "The Brand New Testament" was particularly noted for its inventive storyline and unique character portrayal. Poelvoorde's career is marked by his ability to navigate both comedy and drama, making him a prominent figure in Francophone cinema. He has also been recognized with several awards, such as the Magritte Award for Best Actor.
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  • How to Make a Killing
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    How to Make a Killing

    Comedy, Thriller

    2025

    1h.52min

    -12

    Michel and wife Cathy find EUR2M in a bag while covering up a car crash, leading to a series of chaotic events.


  • Normal

    Normal

    Drama, Comedy

    2023

    1h.23min

    -12

    Lucie is 14 and has a vivid imagination. She lives alone with her father, who spends his days hanging around the house in his robe.


  • Savages
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    Savages

    Action & Adventure, Animation

    2024

    1h.27min

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    In Borneo, Kéria, Selaï, and baby orangutan Oshi fight to save the rainforest from destruction by palm oil and logging.


  • The art of being happy
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    The art of being happy

    Comedy

    2024

    1h.30min

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    An unknown and unhappy painter suddenly decides to quit his job and move to a small town in Normandie.


  • Beating Hearts
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    Beating Hearts

    Romance, Crime

    2024

    2h.46min

    -16

    Clotaire and Jackie, separated by violence, discover that love is stronger than revenge.


  • The green Shutters

    The green Shutters

    Drama

    2022

    1h.38min

    -10

    It describes the twilight of a sacred monster, Jules Maugin, an actor at the height of his glory.


  • Sur la branche
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    Sur la branche

    Comedy

    2023

    1h.31min

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    Mimi is 29 years old and still dreaming about a job she could get. She meets Paul, a sidelined lawyer, as she decides to seek employment. Together, they ...


  • Adieu Paris

    Adieu Paris

    Comedy

    2022

    1h.36min

    -12

    An old Parisian bistro with eternal charm. Eight gentlemen at the table, eight great figures. They were the “kings of Paris”… National treasures, masterpieces ...


  • Inexorable

    Inexorable

    Thriller

    2022

    1h.38min

    -12

    Desperately seeking inspiration for the follow-up novel to his bestseller "Inexorable", Marcel Bellmer moves in his wife's old family mansion with his ...


  • The Colors of Fire
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    The Colors of Fire

    Drama

    2022

    2h.15min

    -12

    February 1927. The funeral of Marcel Péricourt, the most powerful banker in Paris. His daughter Madeleine must take the helm of the financial empire of ...


  • Raoul Taburin

    Raoul Taburin

    Comedy

    2018

    1h.30min

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    Raoul Taburin is the story of a little boy who has grown up without knowing how to ride a bike. The story of an immense misunderstanding lived as a curse. ...


  • Father and Sons

    Father and Sons

    Comedy

    2018

    1h.30min

    -10

    Joseph and his two sons, Joachim and Ivan, form a close-knit family but fail to see that each one is losing control of his life. Joachim is supposed to ...


  • Adoration

    Adoration

    Romance, Thriller

    2019

    1h.38min

    -10

    Paul falls head over heels in love with the schizophrenic Gloria and decides to escape with her.


  • Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
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    Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

    Comedy

    2021

    1h.29min

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    Every summer, the Billionaire Tranchant and his wife Eliane host the glamorous world of celebrities in their luxurious mansion in the south of France. ...


  • Venice Is Not in Italy

    Venice Is Not in Italy

    Comedy, Drama

    2019

    1h.35min

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    Emile is fifteen. He lives in Montargis, between a sweet-crazy father and a mother who has always dyed his hair blond, because, it seems, he is more beautiful ...


  • Blanche comme neige

    Blanche comme neige

    Drama, Comedy

    2018

    1h.51min

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  • Kill Me Please

    Kill Me Please

    Comedy

    2010

    1h.32min

    -12

    Here people are dying like flies. In the Belgian black comedy about euthanasia, Dr. Kruger lets his terminally ill or suicidal patients choose their own ...


  • Delete History
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    Delete History

    Comedy

    2020

    1h.50min

    -10

    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 ...


  • Mammuth

    Mammuth

    Drama, Comedy

    2010

    1h.32min

    -12

    A retiree battles to obtain his rightfully due pension.


  • Le tout nouveau testament

    Le tout nouveau testament

    Kids & Family, Comedy

    2015

    1h.53min

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    Did you know that God is alive and lives in Brussels with his daughter? God lives in human form as a cynical writer with his young opinionated daughter ...


  • Sink or Swim

    Sink or Swim

    Comedy

    2018

    1h.56min

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    Bertrand, Marcus, Simon, Laurent, Thierry and their friends will put all their energy into a discipline previously owned by women: synchronized swimming. It ...


  • Family for Rent

    Family for Rent

    Comedy

    2015

    1h.35min

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    Forty-year-old Paul-André is a timid, rather introverted man. Rich but alone, he is deeply bored and ends up concluding that what he needs is a family. ...


  • The Jews

    The Jews

    Comedy

    2015

    1h.51min

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    Several short stories that try to show, in a tragicomic way, the most tenacious antisemitic clichés! Yvan feels persecuted by an antisemitism increasingly ...


  • 3 Hearts
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    3 Hearts

    Drama

    2014

    1h.46min

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    Marc, a tax inspector, his new bride and her sister become entwined in a love triangle. In a French provincial town, Marc encounters Sylvie one night, ...


  • Scouting for Zebras

    Scouting for Zebras

    Comedy

    2013

    1h.20min

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    José is a football players' agent. When he meets Yaya in Africa, he wants to turn him into a champion, convinced he's found the goose that lays the golden ...


  • A Place on Earth

    A Place on Earth

    Drama

    2013

    1h.40min

    -12

    Antoine, a disenchanted photographer, meets Elena, an idealistic student who will turn his life upside down and help him find his place on earth. Antoine ...


  • A Town Called Panic
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    A Town Called Panic

    Animation

    2009

    1h.16min

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    The night after Cheval’s birthday, an enormous earthquake shakes the land. Cheval’s house is destroyed. Everyone pitches in, and the rebuilding is progressing ...


  • The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp

    The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp

    Comedy

    2003

    1h.45min

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    Gus (Guillaume Canet) suffers from narcolepsy. He falls asleep all the time and has dreams about supermen from comics. Gus experiences vivid dreams during ...


  • One Fine Day
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    One Fine Day

    Drama, Comedy

    2006

    1h.33min

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    La vie est bien ingrate pour François Berthier : un chien hurle toute la nuit et l'empêche de dormir, la machine a café lui explose au visage, il pleut, ...


  • Cow-boy
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    Cow-boy

    Comedy

    2007

    1h.36min

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