Direction: Jean-Pierre Dardenne
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 15
The Promise
1996 · Movie · 90 min. · Belgium
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Jérémie Rénier · Olivier Gourmet · Assita Ouédraogo · Frederic Bodson
Synopsis Hailed by many critics as one of the top ten films of the year, The Promise is the extraordinary story of a boy's ascendance to grace. Under the conscienceless guidance of his father (Olivier Gourmet as Roger), fifteen-year old Igor...
7.3
2K votes
7.3
2K votes
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Olivier Gourmet · Morgan Marinne · Isabella Soupart · Rémy Renaud
Synopsis Olivier (Olivier Gourmet), a Belgian carpenter, and Francis (Morgan Marinne), a young apprentice that a social worker wants to place with him.
7.1
3K votes
7.1
3K votes
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Jérémie Rénier · Déborah François · Jérémie Segard · Fabrizio Rongione
Synopsis In The Child (2005), directed by the Dardenne brothers, a young and impulsive thief, Bruno, lives hand-to-mouth with his girlfriend, Sonia. When Sonia gives birth to their son, Bruno makes a shocking and reckless decision that upends their lives. As...
7.1
7K votes
7.1
7K votes
Tori and Lokita
2022 · Movie · 89 min. · Belgium
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Mbundu Joely · Alban Ukaj · Tijmen Govaerts · Charlotte De Bruyne
Synopsis Tori et Lokita will look back on the friendship uniting two youngsters who have travelled alone from Africa and find themselves contending with the cruel conditions of their exile in Belgium.
7.1
878 votes
7.1
878 votes
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Émilie Dequenne · Fabrizio Rongione · Olivier Gourmet · Anne Yernaux
Synopsis Rosetta (1999) follows a determined teenage girl struggling to escape her bleak existence in a Belgian trailer park. Desperate for stability, she relentlessly pursues menial jobs while caring for her alcoholic mother. Rosetta's fierce will to survive drives her to...
7.0
5K votes
7.0
5K votes
The Kid with a Bike
2011 · Movie · 87 min. · Belgium
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Cécile De France · Thomas Doret · Jérémie Rénier · Fabrizio Rongione
Synopsis The Kid with a Bike (2011) follows Cyril, a determined 12-year-old boy searching for his estranged father, who abandoned him in a foster home. Clinging to hope and his beloved bicycle, Cyril crosses paths with Samantha, a kind hairdresser who...
6.8
9K votes
6.8
9K votes
Two Days, One Night
2014 · Movie · 96 min. · Belgium
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Marion Cotillard · Fabrizio Rongione · Pili Groyne · Simon Caudry
Synopsis Two Days, One Night (2014) follows Sandra, a factory worker who learns her coworkers have voted for her dismissal in exchange for a bonus. Over a weekend, she has just two days and one night to convince her colleagues to...
6.8
12K votes
6.8
12K votes
Lorna's Silence
2008 · Movie · 105 min. · Belgium
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Arta Dobroshi · Jérémie Rénier · Olivier Gourmet · Fabrizio Rongione
Synopsis In order to become the owner of a snack bar with her boyfriend, Lorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium becomes an accomplice to a diabolical plan devised by mobster Fabio. Fabio has orchestrated a sham marriage between her...
6.5
2K votes
6.5
2K votes
Young Ahmed
2019 · Movie · 84 min. · Belgium
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Idir Ben Addi · Olivier Bonnaud · Myriem Akheddiou · Victoria Bluck
Synopsis A Belgian teenager hatches a plot to kill his teacher after embracing an extremist interpretation of the Quran.
6.4
1K votes
6.4
1K votes
To Each His Cinema
2007 · Movie · 111 min. · France
Direction Theodoros Angelopoulos · Olivier Assayas · Bille August · Jane Campion
Cast Cindy Beckett · Audrey Dana · Jacques Frantz · George Babluani
Synopsis To Each His Cinema is a 2007 film, produced and conceived by Gilles Jacob, celebrating the Cannes Film Festival's 60th anniversary. The film is comprised of a collection of 35 three-minute short films by some of the world's leading directors,...
6.2
1K votes
6.2
1K votes
Je pense à vous
1992 · Movie · 95 min. · Belgium
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Robin Renucci · Fabienne Babe · Tolsty · Gil Lagay
6.1
61 votes
6.1
61 votes
The Unknown Girl
2016 · Movie · 113 min. · Belgium
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Adèle Haenel · Jérémie Rénier · Olivier Bonnaud · Olivier Gourmet
Synopsis A doctor attempts to uncover the identity of a patient who died after she refused her treatment.
6.0
3K votes
6.0
3K votes
The World's Racing (S)
1987 · Movie · 11 min. · Belgium
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Jean-Paul Dermont · John Dobrynine · François Duisinx · André Lenaerts
Synopsis The Dardennes' first fictional effort was this short, dark satire about the modern obsession with speed. Set in the world of local television news, Il court... manages to link the Futurists' celebration of technology with two of the Dardennes' signature...
4.5
55 votes
4.5
55 votes
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Cast Bruno Cremer · Jacqueline Bollen · Nicole Colchat · Christian Crahay
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The Young Mother's Home
2026 · Movie · Belgium
Direction Jean-Pierre Dardenne · Luc Dardenne
Synopsis Housed in a shelter for young mothers, Jessica, Perla, Julie, Naïma and Ariane, all of whom have grown up in difficult circumstances, struggle to obtain a better life for themselves and their children.
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