Portrait of Luc Dardenne

Directing

Luc Dardenne

Career

Active from 1978 to 2025, busiest in 1987 and 2011 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score77/100
Highest rated
Poster for La Promesse
La Promesse
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Luc Dardenne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.3, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Realism 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Belgian Social Realism 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Belgian Cinema 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Bleak & Realistic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

108
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Fonda
Fonda

Co-Producer

L'Or rouge
L'Or rouge

Co-Producer

2020s

25 titles · average score 62
Young Mothers
Young Mothers (2025)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Producer

Manas
Manas (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

Associate Producer

Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer

Emilia Pérez
Emilia Pérez (2024)
GoodWatch score 58

Co-Producer

The Most Precious of Cargoes
The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

Co-Producer

Foreign Language
Foreign Language (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

Julie Keeps Quiet
Julie Keeps Quiet (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

Co-Producer

Jeanne du Barry
Jeanne du Barry (2023)
GoodWatch score 56

Co-Producer

Tori and Lokita
Tori and Lokita (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer, Screenplay

My Night
My Night (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

Co-Producer

Red Soil
Red Soil (2021)
GoodWatch score 74

Co-Producer

Atarrabi & Mikelats
Atarrabi & Mikelats (2020)
GoodWatch score 42

Producer

2010s

39 titles · average score 64
Young Ahmed
Young Ahmed (2019)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

The Sisters Brothers
The Sisters Brothers (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

Co-Producer, Thanks

The Unknown Girl
The Unknown Girl (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Director

Graduation
Graduation (2016)
GoodWatch score 78

Co-Producer

The Dancer
The Dancer (2016)
GoodWatch score 50

Co-Producer

Hedi
Hedi (2016)
GoodWatch score 84

Co-Producer

Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

Co-Producer

Two Days, One Night
Two Days, One Night (2014)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer, Producer

Playing Dead
Playing Dead (2013)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer

Rust and Bone
Rust and Bone (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

Co-Producer

The Kid with a Bike
The Kid with a Bike (2011)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Producer

The Minister
The Minister (2011)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer

2000s

25 titles · average score 69
The Front Line
The Front Line (2009)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer

Lorna's Silence
Lorna's Silence (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Producer

To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Writer

Madonnas
Madonnas (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

Co-Producer

The Colonel
The Colonel (2006)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer

The Child
The Child (2005)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer, Director

The Ax
The Ax (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer

The Sun Assassinated
The Sun Assassinated (2004)

Producer

Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather (2003)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

The Living World
The Living World (2003)
GoodWatch score 68

Co-Producer

The Son
The Son (2002)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer, Writer

Brook by Brook
Brook by Brook (2002)

Co-Producer

1990s

8 titles · average score 82
Rosetta
Rosetta (1999)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Writer

Les siestes Grenadine
Les siestes Grenadine (1999)

Producer

L'héritier
L'héritier (1999)

Executive Producer

Gigi, Monica... et Bianca
Gigi, Monica... et Bianca (1997)

Executive Producer, Producer

Do You Remember Revolution?
Do You Remember Revolution? (1997)

Producer

La Promesse
La Promesse (1996)
GoodWatch score 84

Producer, Director

Faute de soleil
Faute de soleil (1995)

Co-Producer

Thinking of You
Thinking of You (1993)

Director, Producer

1980s

7 titles
Falsch
Falsch (1987)

Director, Screenplay

Il court, il court, le monde
Il court, il court, le monde (1987)

Director, Writer

Regard Jonathan/Jean Louvet, son oeuvre
Regard Jonathan/Jean Louvet, son oeuvre (1983)

Camera Operator, Director

The Writing on the Wall
The Writing on the Wall (1983)

Producer

Lessons from a University on the Fly
Lessons from a University on the Fly (1982)

Director, Writer

R... Doesn't Answer Anymore
R... Doesn't Answer Anymore (1981)

Director of Photography, Writer

For the War to End, the Walls Should Have Crumbled
For the War to End, the Walls Should Have Crumbled (1980)

Writer, Director

1970s

2 titles
When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time
When Léon M.’s Boat Went Down the Meuse for the First Time (1979)

Writer, Director

Le Chant du rossignol
Le Chant du rossignol (1978)

Director