Portrait of Jacques Denis

Acting

Jacques Denis

Career

Active from 1970 to 2007, with a break from 1991 to 2006, busiest in 1974 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Watchmaker of St. Paul
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jacques Denis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Scare
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2
  • Ambiguous Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 66
Les Zygs, le Secret des Disparus
Les Zygs, le Secret des Disparus (2007)

as Berzholt

That Day
That Day (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Patron café

1990s

5 titles · average score 59
Fourbi
Fourbi (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

as Patron de bar

The Little Apocalypse
The Little Apocalypse (1993)
GoodWatch score 60

as Doctor

Loonies at Large
Loonies at Large (1993)

as Le contrôleur SNFC

Swing troubadour
Swing troubadour (1991)

as Jeannot Bolland

Quartier nègre
Quartier nègre (1990)

as Léon Monti

1980s

9 titles · average score 69
Chocolat
Chocolat (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Joseph Delpich

La Face de l'Ogre
La Face de l'Ogre (1988)

as Julio

Clémence Aletti
Clémence Aletti (1985)

TV show · as Charles Aletti

Our Story
Our Story (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

as A neighbour

Monsieur Abel
Monsieur Abel (1983)

as The commissioner

The Boy Soldier
The Boy Soldier (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

as Brizoulet

Un paquebot dans la tête
Un paquebot dans la tête (1981)

as Maurice

Instinct de femme
Instinct de femme (1981)

as Tao, Marthe's brother

Chère Olga
Chère Olga (1980)

as Roger

1970s

16 titles · average score 71
I... for Icarus
I... for Icarus (1979)
GoodWatch score 81

as Despaul

The Question
The Question (1977)

as Henri Charlegue

This Sweet Sickness
This Sweet Sickness (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gérard Dutilleux

Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976)
GoodWatch score 80

as Marco

The Watchmaker of St. Paul
The Watchmaker of St. Paul (1974)
GoodWatch score 86

as Antoine, friend of Michel

Le Troisième Cri
Le Troisième Cri (1974)

as Laurent

The Middle of the World
The Middle of the World (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

as Marcel

A Cloud in the Teeth
A Cloud in the Teeth (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jolivet

The Surveyors
The Surveyors (1972)

as Lucien

Les nénuphars
Les nénuphars (1972)

as Marcel

The Salamander
The Salamander (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

as Paul

James or Not
James or Not (1970)

as Narcisse