Benoît Magimel

Biography

Son of a nurse and a bank employee, Benoît Magimel was born in Paris and grew up there. At age 12, he played Momo in Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988) by Étienne Chatiliez. He stopped his studies at age 16 to become an actor. But he had a dual personality: on one hand the man of low budget films like A Single Girl (1995), A Minute of Silence (1998), The King Is Dancing (2000), Déjà mort (1998), Thieves (1996), To Matthieu (2000) alongside Nathalie Baye, The Flower of Evil (2003), Errances (2003), The Children of the Century (1999) with Juliette Binoche, The Bridesmaid (2004) with Laura Smet, The Piano Teacher (2001) alongside Isabelle Huppert, and on the other hand also wide audience releases like The Nest (2002), Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004), Duplicity (2005), Strange Gardens (2003), and Sky Fighters (2005). Charming, ambiguous, talented Benoit Magimel will probably illuminate the next decade, and more.

Movie Career

Films: 20
Career span: 35 years1988 to 2023

Genres

Drama60%, 12 films
Thriller35%, 7 films
Action25%, 5 films
Crime20%, 4 films
Comedy15%, 3 films

First and latest

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Benoît Magimel movies on Netflix

The Taste of Things2023IMDb rating 7.4as Dodin Bouffant
Peaceful2021IMDb rating 6.8as Benjamin Boltanski
Lovers2020IMDb rating 5.5as Léo Redler
Carbone2017IMDb rating 6.5as Antoine Roca
Memoir of War2017IMDb rating 6.3as Pierre Rabier
Fast Convoy2016IMDb rating 5.5as Alex
Standing Tall2015IMDb rating 6.9as Yann
The Connection2014IMDb rating 7.1as Le Fou
Special Forces2011IMDb rating 6.3as Tic-Tac
Little White Lies2010IMDb rating 7.1as Vincent Ribaud
2 Alone in Paris2008IMDb rating 5.4as Le commissaire
A Girl Cut in Two2007IMDb rating 6.2as Paul André Claude Gaudens
Intimate Enemies2007IMDb rating 6.9as Terrien
Sky Fighters2005IMDb rating 5.7as Capitaine Antoine "Walk'n" Marchelli
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse2004IMDb rating 5.9as Reda
The Flower of Evil2003IMDb rating 6.4as François Vasseur
The Nest2002IMDb rating 6.7as Santino
The Piano Teacher2001IMDb rating 7.5as Walter Klemmer
La Haine1995IMDb rating 8.1as Benoît
Life Is a Long Quiet River1988IMDb rating 6.8as Momo Groseille

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Piano Teacher2001 Dramaas Walter Klemmer
IMDb rating 7.583K votes
The Taste of Things2023 Drama, History, Romanceas Dodin Bouffant
IMDb rating 7.422K votes
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse2004as Reda
IMDb rating 5.923K votes
Little White Lies2010as Vincent Ribaud
IMDb rating 7.129K votes
Special Forces2011as Tic-Tac
IMDb rating 6.320K votes
La Haine1995as Benoît
IMDb rating 8.1232K votes
Life Is a Long Quiet River1988as Momo Groseille
IMDb rating 6.85.2K votes
Sky Fighters2005as Capitaine Antoine "Walk'n" Marchelli
IMDb rating 5.75.0K votes

Most often with

Florent-Emilio Siri directed two of these films, Claude Chabrol two and Emmanuelle Bercot two. Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Catherine Deneuve

Gilles Lellouche

Jean Dujardin

Moussa Maaskri

Edouard Baer

Guillaume GouixFlorent-Emilio SiriDirector, 2 films

Claude ChabrolDirector, 2 films

Emmanuelle BercotDirector, 2 films

Films together

Catherine Deneuve2 films together, 2015 to 2021
Catherine Deneuve's page
- Peaceful2021IMDb rating 6.8Magimel as Benjamin BoltanskiDeneuve as Crystal Boltanski
- Standing Tall2015IMDb rating 6.9Magimel as YannDeneuve as Le Juge
Gilles Lellouche2 films together, 2010 to 2014
Gilles Lellouche's page
- The Connection2014IMDb rating 7.1Magimel as Le FouLellouche as Gaëtan 'Tany' Zampa
- Little White Lies2010IMDb rating 7.1Magimel as Vincent RibaudLellouche as Éric
Jean Dujardin2 films together, 2010 to 2014
Jean Dujardin's page
- The Connection2014IMDb rating 7.1Magimel as Le FouDujardin as Pierre Michel
- Little White Lies2010IMDb rating 7.1Magimel as Vincent RibaudDujardin as Ludo
Moussa Maaskri2 films together, 2014 to 2017
Moussa Maaskri's page
- Carbone2017IMDb rating 6.5Magimel as Antoine RocaMaaskri as Kamel Dafri
- The Connection2014IMDb rating 7.1Magimel as Le FouMaaskri as Franky Manzoni
Edouard Baer2 films together, 2007 to 2008
Edouard Baer's page
- 2 Alone in Paris2008IMDb rating 5.4Magimel as Le commissaireBaer as Le prêtre
- A Girl Cut in Two2007IMDb rating 6.2Magimel as Paul André Claude GaudensBaer as Edouard, l'acteur interviewé
Guillaume Gouix2 films together, 2007 to 2014
Guillaume Gouix's page
- The Connection2014IMDb rating 7.1Magimel as Le FouGouix as José Alvarez
- Intimate Enemies2007IMDb rating 6.9Magimel as TerrienGouix as Delmas
Florent-Emilio SiriDirector, 2 films, 2002 to 2007
All films by Florent-Emilio Siri
- Intimate Enemies2007IMDb rating 6.9Magimel as Terrien
- The Nest2002IMDb rating 6.7Magimel as Santino
Claude ChabrolDirector, 2 films, 2003 to 2007
All films by Claude Chabrol
- A Girl Cut in Two2007IMDb rating 6.2Magimel as Paul André Claude Gaudens
- The Flower of Evil2003IMDb rating 6.4Magimel as François Vasseur
Emmanuelle BercotDirector, 2 films, 2015 to 2021
- Peaceful2021IMDb rating 6.8Magimel as Benjamin Boltanski
- Standing Tall2015IMDb rating 6.9Magimel as Yann
Also two films together5 more actors
- Edouard MontouteLittle White Lies (2010) and La Haine (1995)
- Didier BénureauA Girl Cut in Two (2007) and The Flower of Evil (2003)
- Alain FiglarzFast Convoy (2016) and Special Forces (2011)
- Mélanie DouteyThe Connection (2014) and The Flower of Evil (2003)
- Thomas ChabrolA Girl Cut in Two (2007) and The Flower of Evil (2003)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Benoît Magimel's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$143 million

9 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.

9Worldwide figure
4US gross only
7Figure not found

Top grosser

Little White Lies2010Vincent Ribaud$48.5 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Little White Lies2010as Vincent Ribaud
$49M33.9% of the total
2
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse2004as Reda
$40M28.1% of the total
3
La Haine1995as Benoît
$15M10.7% of the total
4
The Connection2014as Le Fou
$12M8.4% of the total
5
Sky Fighters2005as Capitaine Antoine "Walk'n" Marchelli
$11M7.5% of the total
6
The Piano Teacher2001as Walter Klemmer
$6.8M4.7% of the total
7
The Taste of Things2023as Dodin Bouffant
$6.0M4.2% of the total
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Special Forces2011as Tic-Tac
$3.4M2.4% of the total