Xavier Dolan films, ranked by your taste
Actor and director · 12 films on Boxlist
Known for The Great Arch, The Beast and Lost Illusions.
See which ones match your tasteStarring Xavier Dolan
The Great Arch
2025 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB1983. The biggest architectural competition in history, both anonymous and open, is launched under the impetus of a new socialist president, François Mitterrand. Coveted by all the biggest international architectural firms, the competition...
The Beast
2024 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBIn the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past lives and rid her of any strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful...
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Lost Illusions
2021 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDBTaking place between the years 1837 and 1843, Balzac’s classic novel focuses on the young poet Lucien de Rubempre, who leaves Angouleme for Paris in the pursuit of becoming an author.
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Martyrs
2008 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBA young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.
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Laurence Anyways
2012 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDBThe story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.
Boy Erased
2018 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBJared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and...
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Bad Times at the El Royale
2018 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDBLake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemption.
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Matthias & Maxime
2019 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDBTwo childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, threatening the brotherhood of their social circle, and...
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It Chapter Two
2019 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.
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Directed by Xavier Dolan
Mommy
2014 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDBA peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
Where to watch:Rent or buyLaurence Anyways
2012 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDBThe story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.
Matthias & Maxime
2019 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDBTwo childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, threatening the brotherhood of their social circle, and...
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It's Only the End of the World
2016 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBLouis, a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2018 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBA decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
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