Mathieu Kassovitz films, ranked by your taste

Actor and director · 26 films on Boxlist

Known for La Haine, De Gaulle: Liberté and Amélie.

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La Haine
1995 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when...
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De Gaulle: Liberté
2026 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
Part two of a two-part biopic following French army officer Charles De Gaulle's life and political commitment between 1940 and 1945, and trace his development towards a political career.
Amélie
2001 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome...
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De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
2026 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
June, 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, this unknown general flees to London to save what remains of freedom.
Munich
2005 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track...
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The Astronaut
2023 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
An aeronautical engineer at Ariane Espace, Jim has devoted himself for years to a secret project: building his own rocket and accomplishing the first manned space flight as an amateur. But to realize his dream, he must learn to share it.
The City of Lost Children
1995 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
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The Fifth Element
1997 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
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Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic) to build a new palace for Caesar within three...
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Brothers
2024 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Two young brothers are abandoned by their mother during summer of 1948, they run into the forest and survive there for seven years.
The Wolf's Call
2019 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
With nuclear war looming, a military expert in underwater acoustics strives to prove things aren't as they seem—or sound—using only his ears.
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Happy End
2017 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A well-to-do French family living in Calais deal with a series of setbacks and crises while paying little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps within a few miles of their home.
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Amen.
2002 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is horrified by what he sees in the death camps. he is then shocked to learn that the process he used to purify water for his troops by using Zyklon-B, is now used to...
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Haywire
2012 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.
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The Accusation
2021 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
The Farels are a power couple: Jean is a prominent French pundit and his wife Claire an essayist known for her radical feminism. Together they have a model son, Alexandre, who is a student at a prestigious American university. During a...
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis...
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Rachel's Game
2024 · Film
4.8/10 · TMDB
Home cook Rachel, a sort of Ma Dalton, has raised her sons Sam and Jeremiah, and her grandson, Nathan, in the cult of conning. From bad plans to petty theft, this friendly family of broken arms is always after the big score. Luck or fate...
Birthday Girl
2001 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A shy bank clerk orders a Russian mail order bride, and finds his life turned upside down.
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Visions
2023 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
An experienced airline pilot, Estelle leads a perfect life between long-haul flights with her loving, protective husband Guillaume. One day, by chance, in an airport corridor, she crosses paths with Ana, a photographer with whom she had a...
Jakob the Liar
1999 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements...
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Him
2021 · Film
5.0/10 · TMDB
A composer starts doubting and questioning his whole life and its meaning. Isolating himself in his house in Brittany where various important persons (his wife, his mistress, his best friend, his parents, his doctor...) will come and visit...
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Simply Black
2020 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
A failed 40 year old comedian wants to organize the first Black protests in France but meeting with other French celebrities of the Black community will make it a whole new adventure.
Fake News
2021 · Film
4.5/10 · TMDB
After stealing a gaming console from migrants, Sébastien tries to sell it to Patrick, a good guy. So far, nothing too serious. But when a rapper straight out of jail, a TV host willing to do anything to go viral and click traffickers get...