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  • CloClo on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Sabrina Seyvecou,  Benoit Magimel,  Eric Savin
    Director: Florent Emilio Siri
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Florent Emilio Siri directs this biopic of the late French pop singer and songwriter Claude 'Cloclo' François. Tracking his life from his early years, the film follows the young François (Jérémie Renier) as he surmounts domestic problems with his dismissive parents, and sets out to break into the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 360 members
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  • Special Forces - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Denis Menochet,  Djimon Hounsou,  Benoit Magimel
    Director: Stephane Rybojad
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    An elite team of French commandos is sent to Afghanistan to rescue a kidnapped journalist in this action thriller starring Diane Kruger. After French reporter Elsa (Kruger) is taken hostage by insurgents working for Taliban leader Zaief (Raz Degan), a rescue team of commandos led by Kovax (Djimon ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,071 member
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  • Special Forces on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Denis Menochet,  Djimon Hounsou,  Benoit Magimel
    Director: Stephane Rybojad
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    An elite team of French commandos is sent to Afghanistan to rescue a kidnapped journalist in this action thriller starring Diane Kruger. After French reporter Elsa (Kruger) is taken hostage by insurgents working for Taliban leader Zaief (Raz Degan), a rescue team of commandos led by Kovax (Djimon ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 13,111 members
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  • Little White Lies on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Francois Cluzet,  Benoit Magimel,  Marion Cotillard
    Director: Guillaume Canet
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    From award-winning director, Guillaume Canet (Tell No One) comes Little White Lies, a joyous portrayal of friendship and humanity. Featuring a truly exceptional ensemble cast; including the Academy and BAFTA award winning actress Marion Cotillard (Inception); and the Cesar 'Best Actor' award winner ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 6,813 members
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  • Intimate Enemies on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Benoit Magimel,  Albert Dupontel,  Aurelien Recoing
    Director: Florent Emilio Siri
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Algeria, 1959. Military operations are being stepped up. High in the mountains of Kabylia, Terrien (Benoît Magimel), an idealistic lieutenant takes over the command of a platoon at a French army outpost. Here he meets Dougnac (Albert Dupontel), a cynical sergeant. Their differences and the harsh ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 674 members
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  • Paris Lockdown on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Beatrice Dalle,  Benoit Magimel,  Philippe Caubere
    Director: Frederic Schoendoerffer
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Brutal French thriller from director Frederic Schoendoerffer. Veteran mob boss Claude Corti (Phillipe Caubere) rules over his gang of power-hungry, yet devoted, thugs with an iron fist. In a world of fast cars, upscale drugs, and expensive women, Corti makes sure that his soldiers are well rewarded ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 1,124 member
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  • The Bridesmaid (2004)
    Starring: Laura Smet,  Aurore Clement,  Benoit Magimel
    Director: Claude Chabrol
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Claude Chabrol directs this adaptation of the novel by Ruth Rendell. Philippe (Benoit Magimel), a salesman, lives with his mother and two sisters in the suburbs of Nantes. When he meets bridesmaid Senta (Laura Smet) at his sister's wedding, they begin a passionate and intense relationship. Senta ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 322 members
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  • Errance on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Benoît Magimel,  Laurence Haziza,  Mattéo Tardito
    Director: Damien Odoul
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    French drama from controversial and acclaimed director Damien Odoul. Set between 1968 and 1973, the film follows Lou (Laetitia Casta), the wife of a cheating husband (Benoit Magimel), as she struggles to cope with his treatment of her, and her abiding love for him.
    2 stars out of 5 39% from 388 members
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  • The Nest on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Samy Naceri,  Pascal Greggory,  Benoit Magimel
    Director: Florent Emilio Siri
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A notorious kingpin of the Albanian Mafia, Abedin Nexhep (Angelo Infanti) faces trial over the kidnapping of young women who were put to work selling their bodies on the streets of Western Europe. Laborie (Nadia Farès), a beautiful high-flying officer in the French Special Forces, is charged with ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,043 member
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  • Children Of The Century (1999)
    Starring: Juliette Binoche,  Benoit Magimel,  Stefano Dionisi
    Director: Diane Kurys
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The only thing more outrageous than French novelist George Sand's torrid love affair with the decadent author Alfred de Musset and her affinity for wearing men's clothing, was the content of her writing. Though Sand (otherwise known as the Baroness Dudevant) smoked cigars and cross-dressed, it was ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 28 members
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  • La Haine on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Vincent Lindon,  Hubert Kounde,  Benoit Magimel
    Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    An award-winning account of one crucial day in the life of three ethnically diverse teenagers on a housing estate in Paris. It documents the fierce loathing that exists between the estate's residents and the police, that explodes when the police beat a youngster into a coma. The three young men ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 21,927 members
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  • La Haine - Blu-ray (1995)
    Starring: Vincent Lindon,  Hubert Kounde,  Benoit Magimel
    Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    An award-winning account of one crucial day in the life of three ethnically diverse teenagers on a housing estate in Paris. It documents the fierce loathing that exists between the estate's residents and the police, that explodes when the police beat a youngster into a coma. The three young men ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 1,247 member
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Benoit Magimel facts

5 most recent films

CloClo - 3.5 stars
Special Forces - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Special Forces - 4.0 stars
Little White Lies - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Little White Lies - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Special Forces - 4.0 stars
La Haine - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
La Haine - 3.5 stars
Life is a Long Quiet River - 3.5 stars
The Claude Chabrol Collection - Volume 2 - Innocents With Dirty Hands - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Children Of The Century - 3.0 stars
Errance - 2.0 stars
Crimson Rivers 2: Angels Of The Apocalypse - 2.5 stars
The Girl Cut in Two - 2.5 stars
The Bridesmaid - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jean Seberg - 8 times - show films
Nathalie Baye - 8 times - show films
Rod Steiger - 8 times - show films
Michel Bouquet - 8 times - show films
Maurice Ronet - 8 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Claude Chabrol - 11 times - show films
Florent Emilio Siri - 7 times - show films
Mathieu Kassovitz - 4 times - show films
Guillaume Canet - 3 times - show films
Stephane Rybojad - 3 times - show films