Portrait of Jaco Van Dormael

Directing

Jaco Van Dormael

Career

Active from 1979 to 2023, with a break from 1997 to 2008, busiest in 2021 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jaco Van Dormael Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Belgian Cinema 2
  • Meta-Narrative 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Magician of Auschwitz
The Magician of Auschwitz

Director

2020s

3 titles
On the Wings of Hermès
On the Wings of Hermès (2023)

Director

Isolation
Isolation (2021)

Director, Writer

Bovary
Bovary (2021)

Director

2010s

5 titles · average score 59
The Shape
The Shape (2019)

Director

The Brand New Testament
The Brand New Testament (2015)
GoodWatch score 72

as L'automobiliste qui n'a plus que 0 seconde à vivre

Nicholas on Holiday
Nicholas on Holiday (2014)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

Tango Libre
Tango Libre (2012)
GoodWatch score 55

as Un Danseur Prison

Kiss & Cry
Kiss & Cry (2011)

as Narrator (French version) / Director Team A

2000s

1 title · average score 70
Mr. Nobody
Mr. Nobody (2009)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

1990s

4 titles · average score 79
The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Writer

Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Between Heaven and Earth
Between Heaven and Earth (1992)

Story

Toto the Hero
Toto the Hero (1991)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

1980s

4 titles
De boot
De boot (1985)

Director

È pericoloso sporgersi
È pericoloso sporgersi (1984)

Director, Writer

L'imitateur
L'imitateur (1982)

Director

Les voisins
Les voisins (1981)

Director

1970s

1 title
Maedeli the Breach
Maedeli the Breach (1979)

Director, Writer