Directing
Jaco Van Dormael
- Titles
- 19movies
- Career
Active from 1979 to 2023, with a break from 1997 to 2008, busiest in 2021 with 2 main titles.
- Directed
- 16titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Lumière & Company84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wonder6.2average 3.4
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.7
- Coming of Age4.9average 3.0
- Absurdist Humor3.9average 2.0
- Wholesome4.7average 3.3
- Spiritual3.4average 2.0
- Family Dynamics6.0average 4.7
- Historical3.7average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Crime1.3, average 3.7
- Violence2.2, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.2, average 5.0
- Tension4.7, average 6.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 3
- Meta-Narrative 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Belgian Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- SSusana RossbergEditorThe Eighth Day, Toto the Hero, Between Heaven and Earth, È pericoloso sporgersi
François DamiensActorThe Brand New Testament, Nicholas on Holiday, Tango Libre- WWalther van den EndeCinematographerThe Eighth Day, Toto the Hero, È pericoloso sporgersi
- PPierre van DormaelComposerMr. Nobody, The Eighth Day, Toto the Hero
Didier De NeckActorThe Brand New Testament, Toto the Hero
Toby RegboActorMr. Nobody, Kiss & Cry
Juliette Van DormaelActorThe Eighth Day, Bovary
Christophe BeaucarneCinematographerMr. Nobody, The Brand New Testament
Movies and TV shows
19Type
Upcoming
1 title
The Magician of Auschwitz
Director
2020s
3 titles
2010s
5 titles · average score 59
The Shape (2019)
Director
72
The Brand New Testament (2015)
as L'automobiliste qui n'a plus que 0 seconde à vivre
55
Tango Libre (2012)
as Un Danseur Prison
Kiss & Cry (2011)
as Narrator (French version) / Director Team A
2000s
1 title · average score 70
70
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Writer, Director
1990s
4 titles · average score 79
72
The Eighth Day (1996)
Director, Writer
84
Lumière & Company (1995)
Director
81
Toto the Hero (1991)
Director, Screenplay
1980s
4 titles
De boot (1985)
Director
È pericoloso sporgersi (1984)
Director, Writer
L'imitateur (1982)
Director
Les voisins (1981)
Director
1970s
1 title
Maedeli the Breach (1979)
Writer, Director