Portrait of Éric Besnard

Writing

Éric Besnard

Career

Active from 1997 to 2027, busiest in 2008 and 2015 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Delicious
Delicious
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Éric Besnard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2
  • Nostalgia
    3.0, average 3.8
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • French Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • French Crime Thriller 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Suspenseful Plot 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Corporate Conspiracy 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Gentleman Burglar
Gentleman Burglar

Writer

Avis de tempête
Avis de tempête

Director, Screenplay

14 juillet
14 juillet

Screenplay

2020s

9 titles · average score 66
Il était une fois
Il était une fois (2027)

Screenplay

The Hunchback: Soul of Paris
The Hunchback: Soul of Paris (2026)

Writer

Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean (2025)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

Miss Violet
Miss Violet (2024)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

Like a Son
Like a Son (2024)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

A Great Friend
A Great Friend (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

Delicious
Delicious (2021)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Screenplay

Wrath of Man
Wrath of Man (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Film Writer

L'Esprit de famille
L'Esprit de famille (2020)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer, Director

2010s

9 titles · average score 54
The Emperor of Paris
The Emperor of Paris (2018)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Adaptation

Among Friends
Among Friends (2015)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Made in France
Made in France (2015)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay

The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder (2015)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

Almost Italian
Almost Italian (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Blind Man
Blind Man (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Mes héros
Mes héros (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

In Gold We Trust
In Gold We Trust (2010)
GoodWatch score 38

Scenario Writer, Writer

The Italian
The Italian (2010)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

2000s

7 titles · average score 52
Babylon A.D.
Babylon A.D. (2008)
GoodWatch score 31

Screenplay

Ca$h
Ca$h (2008)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Writer

The New Protocol
The New Protocol (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

The Antidote
The Antidote (2005)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

Housewarming
Housewarming (2005)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer

Cash Truck
Cash Truck (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Les amants du bagne
Les amants du bagne (2004)

Writer

1990s

2 titles
Le sourire du clown
Le sourire du clown (1999)

Writer, Director

Un petit grain de folie
Un petit grain de folie (1997)

Writer, Executive Producer