Portrait of Daniel Boulanger

Writing

Daniel Boulanger

Career

Active from 1960 to 2026, with a break from 1990 to 2013, busiest in 1962 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Breathless
Breathless
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 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
Daniel Boulanger Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 6
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Love Triangle 2
  • Psychological 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Relationship Drama 2
  • French Crime Thriller 2
  • Anthology Film 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
That Man from Rio
That Man from Rio

Original Film Writer

2020s

1 title
A Dessert for Constance
A Dessert for Constance (2026)

Writer

2010s

2 titles · average score 46
Unleaded
Unleaded (2015)

as The manager

Two Men in Town
Two Men in Town (2014)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

1980s

4 titles · average score 67
The French Revolution
The French Revolution (1989)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

Chouans !
Chouans ! (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

Scenario Writer

The Horsemen of the Storm
The Horsemen of the Storm (1984)

Writer

The Horse of Pride
The Horse of Pride (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

Adaptation, Dialogue

1970s

13 titles · average score 60
These Kids Are Grown-Ups
These Kids Are Grown-Ups (1979)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer

La Menace
La Menace (1977)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Police Python 357
Police Python 357 (1976)
GoodWatch score 73

Dialogue, Screenplay

Game of Seduction
Game of Seduction (1976)
GoodWatch score 41

Dialogue, Screenplay

And Now My Love
And Now My Love (1974)
GoodWatch score 70

as General

The Dominici Affair
The Dominici Affair (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Story

Not Dumb, the Bird
Not Dumb, the Bird (1972)

Writer

The Legend of Frenchie King
The Legend of Frenchie King (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

The Married Couple of the Year Two
The Married Couple of the Year Two (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

The Deadly Trap
The Deadly Trap (1971)
GoodWatch score 46

Adaptation

Bed and Board
Bed and Board (1970)
GoodWatch score 75

as Le Voisin Ténor

Give Her the Moon
Give Her the Moon (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

Dialogue, Screenplay

1960s

30 titles · average score 65
The Devil by the Tail
The Devil by the Tail (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

Adaptation, Writer

The Oldest Profession
The Oldest Profession (1967)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

Tender Scoundrel
Tender Scoundrel (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

King of Hearts
King of Hearts (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

as Colonel Helmut von Krack (uncredited)

A Matter of Resistance
A Matter of Resistance (1966)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Up to His Ears
Up to His Ears (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

Scenario Writer, Writer

That Man from Rio
That Man from Rio (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer

Backfire
Backfire (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Banana Peel
Banana Peel (1963)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

Cartouche
Cartouche (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

Dialogue, Screenplay

Breathless
Breathless (1960)
GoodWatch score 86

as Police Inspector Vital