Portrait of Michel Ocelot

Directing

Michel Ocelot

Career

Active from 1976 to 2026, busiest in 1992 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kirikou and the Sorceress
Kirikou and the Sorceress
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michel Ocelot Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Tension
    4.0, average 6.0
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Animation 4
  • Anthology 3
  • Fairy Tales 3
  • Visually Stunning 3
  • Visually Rich 3
  • Silhouette Animation 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Magical Realism 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Magical Worlds 2
  • Visually Unique 2
  • Whimsical Fantasy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 64
The Three-Eared Rabbits
The Three-Eared Rabbits (2026)

Director, Writer

The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess
The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess (2022)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

Pablo–Paris–Satie
Pablo–Paris–Satie (2020)

Screenplay, Writer

2010s

5 titles · average score 58
Dilili in Paris
Dilili in Paris (2018)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay, Director

Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess
Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

as Matelot 2 / Le médecin (voice) (archive footage)

Yoru no tobari no monogatari: Samenai yume
Yoru no tobari no monogatari: Samenai yume (2013)

as Various Characters (voice) (archive footage)

Kirikou and the Men and Women
Kirikou and the Men and Women (2012)
GoodWatch score 44

Screenplay, Writer

Tales of the Night
Tales of the Night (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mélonghé (voice)

2000s

6 titles · average score 75
The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot
The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot (2008)

Screenplay, Writer

The Wedding Guest
The Wedding Guest (2008)

Screenplay, Director

Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Writer

Kirikou and the Wild Beasts
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Screenplay

Princes and Princesses
Princes and Princesses (2000)
GoodWatch score 81

Decorator, Screenplay

The Princess of Diamonds
The Princess of Diamonds (2000)

Creator, Director

1990s

6 titles · average score 82
Kirikou and the Sorceress
Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer, Director

The Little Circus and Other Tales
The Little Circus and Other Tales (1994)

Director, Screenplay

The Dancing Shepherdess
The Dancing Shepherdess (1992)

Director, Writer

Tales of the Night
Tales of the Night (1992)

Screenplay, Director

The Maid and the Magician
The Maid and the Magician (1992)

Director, Writer

The Prince of Jewels
The Prince of Jewels (1992)

Writer, Story

1980s

8 titles · average score 73
Icare
Icare (1989)

Director, Decorator

The Four Wishes of the Villein and of His Wife
The Four Wishes of the Villein and of His Wife (1987)

as The Villein (Voice)

The Insensitive Princess
The Insensitive Princess (1983)

TV show · as Narrator (Voice)

After Midnight
After Midnight (1983)

as (voice)

The Legend of the Poor Hunchback
The Legend of the Poor Hunchback (1982)

as (Voice)

Beyond Oil
Beyond Oil (1981)

Writer, Screenplay

Daughters of Equality
Daughters of Equality (1981)

Writer, Animation

The Three Inventors
The Three Inventors (1980)
GoodWatch score 73

as Narrator (voice)