Cast: Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Bureau (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 52 min. · France

Direction Eric Rochant · Hélier Cisterne · Antoine Chevrollier · Mathieu Demy

Cast Mathieu Kassovitz · Jean-Pierre Darroussin · Léa Drucker · Florence Loiret-Caille

Synopsis TV Series (2015-Today). "Malotru", a French intelligence officer, undercover in Syria for 6 years, is called back home. He will face the difficulty to forget his undercover identity, the disappearance of a colleague in Algeria, and the training of a...

8.0

1K votes

8.0

1K votes

The Town Is Quiet

2000 · Movie · 132 min. · France

Direction Robert Guédiguian

Cast Ariane Ascaride · Véronique Balme · Pierre Banderet · Frédérique Bonnal

Synopsis A dark tale of working-class life in Marseilles, a city in crisis. Interesting characters include a hard-bitten but compassionate fish market worker with a drug addicted daughter and a moody bartender with a shocking secret life.

7.2

1K votes

7.2

1K votes

Marius et Jeannette

1997 · Movie · 105 min. · France

7.1

1K votes

7.1

1K votes

Conversations with My Gardener

2007 · Movie · 104 min. · France

Direction Jean Becker

Cast Daniel Auteuil · Jean-Pierre Darroussin · Fanny Cottençon · Alexia Barlier

Synopsis Conversations with My Gardener (2007) follows a successful Parisian painter who returns to his rural hometown after decades away. There, he reconnects with an old school friend, now working as his gardener. As they tend to the garden, their conversations...

7.0

5K votes

7.0

5K votes

A Very Long Engagement

2004 · Movie · 134 min. · France

Direction Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Cast Audrey Tautou · Gaspard Ulliel · Dominique Pinon · Chantal Neuwirth

Synopsis A Very Long Engagement (2004) follows Mathilde, a young French woman, as she relentlessly searches for her fiancé, Manech, who was declared killed in action during World War I. Despite official reports, Mathilde refuses to believe he is dead, clinging...

6.9

29K votes

6.9

29K votes

Le Havre

2011 · Movie · 93 min. · Finland

Direction Aki Kaurismäki

Cast André Wilms · Kati Outinen · Jean-Pierre Darroussin · Blondin Miguel

Synopsis In Le Havre (2011), a humble shoeshiner named Marcel Marx befriends Idrissa, a young African refugee who arrives illegally in the French port city of Le Havre. When authorities threaten to deport Idrissa, Marcel rallies his eclectic community to protect...

6.9

10K votes

6.9

10K votes

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

2011 · Movie · 109 min. · France

Direction Robert Guédiguian

Cast Ariane Ascaride · Jean-Pierre Darroussin · Gérard Meylan · Maryline Canto

Synopsis Despite losing his job, Michel lives happily with Marie-Claire. They have been in love for more than thirty years ...Their children and grandchildren delight them... They have plenty of close friends...They are proud of their union and political struggles... Their...

6.9

5K votes

6.9

5K votes

Family Resemblances

1996 · Movie · 110 min. · France

Direction Cédric Klapisch

Cast Jean-Pierre Bacri · Jean-Pierre Darroussin · Catherine Frot · Wladimir Yordanoff

Synopsis A family gathers in a tavern, ostensibly to celebrate a birthday, but poking each other's sore spots turns out to be the main order of business. Henri runs a saloon that he inherited from his father called "The Sleepy Dad,"...

6.9

691 votes

6.9

691 votes

The Well Digger's Daughter

2011 · Movie · 107 min. · France

Direction Daniel Auteuil

Cast Daniel Auteuil · Kad Merad · Sabine Azéma · Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Synopsis It's the beginning of the WWII. South of France. Beautiful village girl Patricia (Astrid Berges-Frisbey), 18, is the oldest daughter of a well-digger, Pascal (Daniel Auteuil), who considers her a princess because of her moral qualities. She's kind, devoted. One...

6.9

333 votes

6.9

333 votes

The Dazzled

2019 · Movie · 100 min. · France

Direction Sarah Suco

Cast Céleste Brunnquell · Camille Cottin · Eric Caravaca · Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Synopsis Camille, 12, passionate about circus, is the eldest of a large family. One day, her parents enter a religious community based on sharing and solidarity in which they invest fully. The girl must accept a way of life that calls...

6.8

313 votes

6.8

313 votes

All Your Faces

2023 · Movie · 118 min. · France

Direction Jeanne Herry

Cast Adèle Exarchopoulos · Gilles Lellouche · Dali Benssalah · Elodie Bouchez

Synopsis Since 2014, in France, Restorative Justice has offered victims and perpetrators of offences the opportunity to dialogue through secure systems, supervised by professionals and volunteers such as Judith, Fanny or Michel. Nassim, Issa, and Thomas, sentenced for theft with violence,...

6.7

2K votes

6.7

2K votes

What's Life?

1999 · Movie · 110 min. · France

Direction François Dupeyron

Cast Jacques Dufilho · Jean-Pierre Darroussin · Isabelle Renauld · Eric Caravaca

Synopsis Nicolas is a young farmer who lives with his parents and grand parents. His life revolves around the cows to tend to, evenings in the local club, and the sun that rises every morning. Yet, he is undecided about whether...

6.6

231 votes

6.6

231 votes

6.6

44 votes

Cold Water

1994 · Movie · 92 min. · France

Direction Olivier Assayas

Cast Virginie Ledoyen · Cyprien Fouquet · Laszlo Szabo · Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Synopsis Christine and Gilles are 16-year-old lovers who have become frustrated with the aloofness of their families and the general monotony of their lives. When the pair are caught shoplifting, Christine's father ships her off to a home for emotionally disturbed...

6.5

195 votes

6.5

195 votes

6.5

111 votes

Marguerite's Theorem

2023 · Movie · 112 min. · France

Direction Anne Novion

Cast Ella Rumpf · Jean-Pierre Darroussin · Clotilde Courau · Julien Frison

Synopsis A brilliant mathematics student at France's top university the Ecole Normale Supérieure. On the day of her thesis presentation, a mistake shakes up all the certainty in her planned-out life, she decides to quit everything and start afresh.

6.4

249 votes

6.4

249 votes

The Army of Crime

2009 · Movie · 139 min. · France

Direction Robert Guédiguian

Cast Virginie Ledoyen · Simon Abkarian · Robinson Stévenin · Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Synopsis Paris, 1941. The poet Missak Manouchian leads a mixed bag of youngsters and émigrès in a clandestine battle against the Nazi occupation. Twenty-two men and one woman fighting for an ideal and for freedom. News of their daring attacks, including...

6.3

310 votes

6.3

310 votes