Portrait of Serge Gainsbourg

Acting

Serge Gainsbourg

Career

Active from 1959 to 1995, busiest in 1967 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ménage
Ménage
GoodWatch score76/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Best Music Written for a Film

    1996 · Won · 21st César Awards

    Élisa

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Serge Gainsbourg Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Spiritual
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • French Cinema 4
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Sexual Liberation 3
  • French Crime Thriller 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Slow-Burn Romance 2
  • Intimate Character Study 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 72
Choral Music, from Dutilleux to Poulenc Featuring Birds on a Wire and the Théâtre de Chaillot
Choral Music, from Dutilleux to Poulenc Featuring Birds on a Wire and the Théâtre de Chaillot (2026)

Music

Bardot
Bardot (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

as archive footage

2010s

2 titles · average score 66
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
The Discreet Françoise Hardy (2016)

Songs

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
GoodWatch score 66

Songs

2000s

2 titles · average score 66
Eletrodoméstica
Eletrodoméstica (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

Thanks

Serge Gainsbourg ‎– D'autres nouvelles des étoiles
Serge Gainsbourg ‎– D'autres nouvelles des étoiles (2005)

Songs, Compositor

1990s

4 titles · average score 66
Belle & Sebastian: The Black Sessions
Belle & Sebastian: The Black Sessions (1998)

Music, Lyricist

Élisa
Élisa (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Tous les garçons...
Tous les garçons... (1992)

Music

Stan the Flasher
Stan the Flasher (1990)

as Un ami de David (uncredited)

1980s

7 titles · average score 64
Le Zenith de Gainsbourg
Le Zenith de Gainsbourg (1989)

Director, Music

Ménage
Ménage (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

Charlotte for Ever
Charlotte for Ever (1986)
GoodWatch score 55

as Stan

Gainsbourg... Casino de Paris 1986
Gainsbourg... Casino de Paris 1986 (1986)

Music

Mode in France
Mode in France (1985)

Original Music Composer

Equator
Equator (1983)

Director, Original Music Composer

I Love You All
I Love You All (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

as Simon

1970s

18 titles · average score 54
Nocturnal Uproar
Nocturnal Uproar (1979)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Melancoly Baby
Melancoly Baby (1979)

Original Music Composer

French Fried Vacation
French Fried Vacation (1978)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Emmanuelle 3
Emmanuelle 3 (1977)
GoodWatch score 43

Original Music Composer

Madame Claude
Madame Claude (1977)
GoodWatch score 47

Original Music Composer

I Love You, I Don't
I Love You, I Don't (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

Author, Director

Private Screening
Private Screening (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Sex Shop
Sex Shop (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Melody
Melody (1971)

as L'homme

The Rage of War
The Rage of War (1971)

as Mornar

The Horse
The Horse (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Cannabis
Cannabis (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

as Serge Morgan

1960s

37 titles · average score 59
Slogan
Slogan (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

as Serge Fabergé

Mr. Freedom
Mr. Freedom (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mr. Drugstore

Katmandu
Katmandu (1969)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ted

Pasha
Pasha (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Serge Gainsbourg (uncredited)

Manon 70
Manon 70 (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

The Marriage Came Tumbling Down
The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (1968)

as Rémy

Vidocq
Vidocq (1967)

TV show · as Un fou

The Defector
The Defector (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

The Gardener of Argenteuil
The Gardener of Argenteuil (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

as Patrick Gérard

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

Theme Song Performance, Original Music Composer

Strip-Tease
Strip-Tease (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

as Le pianiste (uncredited)

A Game for Six Lovers
A Game for Six Lovers (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

1950s

1 title · average score 62
Come Dance with Me!
Come Dance with Me! (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

as Léon