Benoît Poelvoorde
Benoît Poelvoorde (born 22 September 1964, in Namur, Belgium) is a Belgian actor and comedian.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 5.566 |
| Birthday | 1964-09-22 |
| Place of Birth | Namur, Belgium |
| Also Known As |
2022
Smoking Causes Coughing
6.1/337
After a devastating battle against a diabolical turtle, a team of five avengers — known as the "Tobacco Force" — is sent on a mandatory retreat to str...
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Smoking Causes Coughing
2008
Asterix at the Olympic Games
5.217/1980
Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Brutus uses every trick in the book to h...
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Asterix at the Olympic Games
1992
Man Bites Dog
7.21/911
The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomp...
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Man Bites Dog
2004
Narco
5.7/158
Gustave Klopp suffers from narcolepsy, he can fall asleep everwhere at anytime whithout warning. Living a simple life with his wife Pam and his best f...
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Narco
2007
Cowboy
5.6/14
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Cowboy
2009
Coco Before Chanel
6.881/939
Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She...
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Coco Before Chanel
2008
Louise-Michel
6.213/89
In this radical and endearing black comedy, a group of retrenched female factory workers decide to pool their compensation money… and hire a hit man t...
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Louise-Michel
2022
Adieu Paris
4.569/58
An old Parisian bistro with eternal charm. Eight gentlemen at the table, eight great figures. They were the “kings of Paris”… National treasures, mast...
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Adieu Paris
1999
The Carriers Are Waiting
6.375/32
Roger Closset is a man who obviously loves his family, though that doesn't always make them feel better. Dad is an obsessive type with a short fuse an...
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The Carriers Are Waiting
2004
Aaltra
6.325/60
In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up,...
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Aaltra
2004
The Return of James Battle
5.5/72
James Bataille is in love. He attempts to stage an elaborate motorcycle stunt to impress the girl, but when it goes sour, he ends up in prison with a...
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The Return of James Battle
2022
The Green Shutters
5.5/45
The twilight of a sacred monster, Jules Maugin, an actor at the height of his glory. Beneath the famous personality, the big mouth, and the social she...
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The Green Shutters
2006
One Fine Day
4.976/85
François Berthier’s life is a series of unfortunate events. One day, however, a miracle occurs for François and his expected misfortune is changed to...
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One Fine Day
2006
Jean-Philippe
5.7/310
A bourgeois office drone whose raison d'être is the music of French rocker Johnny Hallyday awakens one day in an alternate universe where the famed mu...
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Jean-Philippe
2001
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle
5.9/130
In the 70s, there was Merckx and there were the others. Ghislain Lambert was one of the others. This is his story, a quite simple one. The story of a...
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Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle
1997
Hikers
5.698/207
A quartet of Parisians embark upon a guided hike in Corsica and end up working through the sometimes comical chaos of their individual lives.
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Hikers
2008
Hikers in Saint-Tropez
5.046/76
Ten years after their disastrous walking holiday in Corsica, four friends – Cora, Nadine, Mathieu and Louis – decide to spend the summer together on t...
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Hikers in Saint-Tropez
2009
A Town Called Panic
7.529/188
Cowboy and Indian's only wish was to come up with a brilliant idea for Mr Horse's birthday, but when their plan ends up in utter disaster, they'll nee...
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A Town Called Panic
2023
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow 2
7.409/11
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Ce soir, c'est Palmashow 2
2009
Beauties at War
4.9/36
A ski resort town struggles to become the top tourism spot.
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Beauties at War
2004
Podium
5.9/433
Bernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive. He's married and has a son. He used to have another profession: being French star Claude Francois. Now,...
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Podium
2007
Two Worlds
5.1/115
A French tradesman travels in time and liberates an oppressed tribe in another world.
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Two Worlds
2010
The Other Dumas
5.8/33
Alexandre Dumas, at the height of his career, takes Auguste Maquet, his chief literary collaborator or 'ghost writer' ten years his junior, to meet a...
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The Other Dumas
2005
Akoibon
5/16
A disparate group of people meet at a hotel on a gorgeous and isolated Mediterranean island. Meanwhile, a woman schemes to get even with its owner.
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Akoibon
2005
In His Hands
6/35
In Lille, Claire Gauthier is an ordinary married woman with a young daughter that works in an insurance company analyzing losses of insured properties...
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In His Hands
2024
Beating Hearts
7.7/452
Raised in a troublesome neighbourhood, local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, charmed by her fearless spirit and sharp wi...
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Beating Hearts
2010
Mammuth
5.8/151
Serge Pilardosse has just turned 60. He has worked since the age of 16, never unemployed, never sick. But the hour of retirement has come, and it is d...
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Mammuth
2009
Park Benches
5.4/53
As she does every morning, Lucie takes advantage of her journey to work to lose herself for a while in the pages of a good book. And as she does every...
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Park Benches
2010
Kill Me Please
6.6/42
Doctor Kruger dreams to insert “the suicide in modernity”. He offers to his patients the service of a private clinic where one can die in all peace, c...
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Kill Me Please
2001
Doors of Glory
5.1/27
A young man joins a team of experimented door-to-door salesmen, who teach him how to sell an expensive encyclopedia to modest homes that have no use f...
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Doors of Glory
2002
Dead Weight
5.9/373
After winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket.
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Dead Weight
2003
Laughter and Punishment
5.5/83
French director Isabelle Doval directs her husband, popular comedic actor José Garcia, in the comedy Rire et Chatiment (Laughter and Punishment). Vinc...
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Laughter and Punishment
2010
En chantier, monsieur Tanner !
4.2/6
Paul Tanner has just inherited a mansion on a vast property. Going there, he noticed that the building was in poor condition and that work had already...
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En chantier, monsieur Tanner !
2006
Charlie Says
5.365/26
The seemingly separate lives of a group of men intersect entwining the fates of each of them over the course of a week.
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Charlie Says
2002
The Political Life of the Belgians
0/0
We follow the build-up and training of two opposite Belgian political parties. We see their leaders during meetings, during voting and after when the...
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The Political Life of the Belgians
2010
Romantics Anonymous
6.5/535
What happens when a man and a woman share a common passion? They fall in love. And this is what happens to Jean-René, the boss of a small chocolate fa...
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Romantics Anonymous
2012
The Big Night
5.8/140
An ageing punk-with-a-dog and his brother the conformist decide to get their revenge on a shopping mall. Directing duo Benoit Delepine and Gustave Ke...
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The Big Night
2010
Nothing to Declare
5.853/1115
During the elimination of the Belgian/French border in the 90s, a Belgian customs officer is forced to team up with one of his French counterparts.
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Nothing to Declare
2017
Panique tous courts
0/0
Cowboy and Indian are leaving on a luxury cruise, but they've got caught up. They have totally forgotten that today is back to school day! Goodbye tro...
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Panique tous courts
2011
My Worst Nightmare
5.433/233
Agathe runs an art gallery. Her husband François is a publisher. Together they have one son, and in every way seem to be the picture of normality — bu...
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My Worst Nightmare
1987
Mama's Lover
0/0
A man discovers his new love interest has a child. When they fist meet it's unclear who is embarrased more, he or the young daughter.
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Mama's Lover
1995
Modèle déposé
7.1/5
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Modèle déposé
2013
Tied
4.7/34
A banker strikes up a sadomasochistic relationship with a mistress.
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Tied
2023
A Wonderful Girl
6/37
Mimi is 29 years old and still dreaming about a job she could get. She meets Paul, a sidelined lawyer, as she decides to seek employment. Together, th...
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A Wonderful Girl
2012
Twice Upon a Time
6.3/26
Mathias, aboard a ship with his wife, sees a boy with a striking resemblance to himself and is called - Mathias. He then tracks him to a town north of...
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Twice Upon a Time
2023
Normal
6.2/27
14-year-old Lucie is a resourceful teenager who takes care of her loving yet unreliable father, William, who has multiple sclerosis. Whilst William ha...
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Normal
2013
A Place On Earth
5.9/37
Antoine is a joyful but disenchanted photographer. His only true friend, Mateo, is 7 years old and the son of his neighbor, who is often absent. One d...
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A Place On Earth
2024
The art of being happy
6/1
Jean-Yves Machond, a globally unknown and generally unhappy painter, decides one day to change his life. He seeks inspiration in a small Norman town,...
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The art of being happy
2013
The Big Bad Wolf
5.254/132
Once upon a time in 2012, three brothers lived happily. One day their mom fell into a coma. So Henri, Philippe, and Louis suddenly started wondering a...
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The Big Bad Wolf
2014
Zebra Stripes
4.707/46
José is a football agent who goes to Ivory Coast to spot young talents in football. He is a braggart , who willingly sleeps with Gigi , a beautiful Af...
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Zebra Stripes
2015
The Price of Fame
5.174/43
A criminal duo learns of Charlie Chaplin's death and decides to steal his coffin to hold for a ransom.
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The Price of Fame
Le Palmier
0/0
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Le Palmier
2014
3 Hearts
5.5/121
A twist of fate leaves a hapless accountant romantically torn between two sisters.
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3 Hearts
2022
Mad in Belgium
2/1
A cinematographic “cadavre exquis”, whose entrails reveal the odd nature of a (un)certain Belgian cinema. Authors, directors, actors who have proved t...
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Mad in Belgium
1987
No C4 for Daniel Daniel
4.8/14
A mock trailer for a spy film about a secret agent called Daniel Daniel.
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No C4 for Daniel Daniel
1989
Beware of the Ravens
0/0
Michel has an appointment at the administrative city.
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Beware of the Ravens
2015
The Brand New Testament
6.665/1627
God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand...
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The Brand New Testament
2025
How to Make a Killing
0/0
Michel and Cathy, wed for longer than they can remember, lead a quiet but monotonous life in the mountains. When a bear bursts out in front of Michel’...
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How to Make a Killing
2015
Family for Rent
5.227/415
Forty-year-old Paul-André is a timid, rather introverted man. Rich but alone, he is deeply bored and ends up concluding that what he needs is a family...
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Family for Rent
La Bonne étoile
0/0
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La Bonne étoile
2016
Saint Amour
5.715/149
Every year, Bruno makes a tour of all the wine stands, without setting foot outside the Show’s premises and without ever finishing his wine trail. Thi...
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Saint Amour
2024
Savages
6.8/7
In Borneo, near the tropical forest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutang in the palm oil plantation where her father works. Kéria's cousin Selaï comes to...
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Savages
2016
The Jews
4.299/194
Four separate stories deal with stereotypical ideas about Jews: their alleged influence on politics, the stereotype of Jewish business-mindedness, the...
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The Jews
2013
A Town Called Panic: Christmas Panic!
7.2/6
The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overex...
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A Town Called Panic: Christmas Panic!
2003
Mr. Manatane's notebooks
7.5/4
Poetry lovers, defenders of good taste, dear hunters... you are here at home! Find Benoit Poelvorde at the top of his madness in the complete "Carnets...
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Mr. Manatane's notebooks
2017
An Indian Tale
6/54
The life of two men changed unexpectedly when Ajith, an Indian sailor who was robbed and lost everything, appears out of nowhere in front of Pierre, a...
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An Indian Tale
1997
Le signaleur
6.5/2
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Le signaleur
2018
Sink or Swim
6.919/1490
40-year-old Bertrand has been suffering from depression for the last two years and is barely able to keep his head above water. Despite the medication...
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Sink or Swim
2020
Adoration
5.9/61
Paul lives with his mother in the private clinic of doctor Loisel, deeply hidden in the woods. Paul likes to roam the forest and observe nature. One d...
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Adoration
2016
Les Shadoks et la maladie mystérieuse
6.2/2
For the Shadoks, panic strikes. A mysterious disease infects these curious creatures. Everyone talks about it, giving their various opinions, but all...
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Les Shadoks et la maladie mystérieuse
2018
Keep an Eye Out
6.655/606
Louis just found the corpse of a man in front of his apartment building. Taken in for custody by Captain Buron, he finds himself on the wrong end of a...
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Keep an Eye Out
2019
White as Snow
5.1/95
Claire is a beautiful young woman who works at her late father’s hotel, that is now managed by her evil stepmother Maud. Claire unwittingly sparks unc...
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White as Snow
2019
Raoul Taburin
5.753/150
If anyone knows anything about bikes, it’s Raoul Taburin, official bicycle dealer of Saint Céron, a lovely village in the South of France. But Raoul h...
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Raoul Taburin
2019
Father & Sons
5.5/106
Joseph and his two sons, Joachim and Ivan, form a close-knit family but fail to see that each one is losing control of his life. Joachim is supposed t...
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Father & Sons
2016
A Town Called Panic: Back to School Panic!
6.8/8
Indian and Cowboy are about to set off on a magnificent cruise on a luxury liner, but they have made a big mistake. They completely forgot that today...
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A Town Called Panic: Back to School Panic!
2019
Venice Calling
5.9/227
Emile is fifteen. He lives in Montargis, between a sweet-crazy father and a mother who has always dyed his hair blond, because, it seems, he is more b...
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Venice Calling
2019
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
7/37
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Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
2020
How I Became a Superhero
6.056/499
Paris 2020. While superheroes have assimilated into the Parisian society, they discover a new drug that gives themselves personal superpowers to mere...
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How I Became a Superhero
2020
Delete History
4.944/223
In a provincial suburb, three neighbours come to terms with the consequences of the new world of social media. Marie, who lives off her husband’s fami...
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Delete History
2019
Panique au village : La Foire agricole
7.4/6
Indian and Cowboy finally pass their exams. Horse buys them tickets for the County Fair. But at the last moment, he slips and comes crashing down on h...
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Panique au village : La Foire agricole
1996
L'Année des Guignols - Du cul, du cul, du cul !
8/1
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L'Année des Guignols - Du cul, du cul, du cul !
2021
My Father's Stories
5.5/43
Lyon, 1960s. Emile is twelve years old. His father is a hero. He says he is a judo champ, a parachutist, a soccer player and even a personal advisor t...
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My Father's Stories
2016
A Town Called Panic: Double Fun
8/4
With disarming wit and hilarious visuals, A Town Called Panic: Double Fun revels in the simple setup of three plastic toys sent on increasingly surrea...
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A Town Called Panic: Double Fun
1997
Just for Laughs
6.3/13
Michel and Juliette have just broken up over Michel's affair with the much younger Romance. Alice and Nicolas are still together, but maybe this is be...
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Just for Laughs
2022
Inexorable
6.1/74
Desperately seeking inspiration for the follow-up novel to his bestseller "Inexorable", Marcel Bellmer moves in his wife's old family mansion with his...
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Inexorable
1996
L'Année des Guignols - Les Voleurs de patates
10/1
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L'Année des Guignols - Les Voleurs de patates
2021
Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
5.1/176
Every summer, the Billionaire Tranchant and his wife Eliane host the glamorous world of celebrities in their luxurious mansion in the south of France....
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Do You Do You Saint-Tropez
2022
The Colors of Fire
6.828/154
February 1927. The funeral of Marcel Péricourt, the most powerful banker in Paris. His daughter Madeleine must take the helm of the financial empire o...
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The Colors of Fire
2021
The Summer Holidays
6.5/2
School is out, and Indian and Cowboy are bored. Watching an old pirate film gets them out of their funk and they decide to build a ship and go off on...
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The Summer Holidays
Le Pied
8/1
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Le Pied
2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
0/0
Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same day. On 27 March 2002, 27 teams filmed actors, dir...
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