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  • Special Forces - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Diane Kruger,  Benoit Magimel,  Denis Menochet
    Director: Stephane Rybojad
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Reporter Elsa Casamova has been taken hostage by the Taliban and is faced with imminent execution. A special forces unit is sent in to rescue her and they are faced with some of the worst dangers of their lives in order to ensure that they bring her back alive.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 3 members
    Due for release on 12th March 2012
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  • Special Forces (2011)
    Starring: Diane Kruger,  Benoit Magimel,  Denis Menochet
    Director: Stephane Rybojad
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In Afghanistan war correspondent Elsa Casanova (Diane Kruger Inglorious Basterds) is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit led by SGT Kovax (Djimon Hounsou Blood Diamond) is dispatched to free her. When they storm the compound where Elsa is being ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 8 members
    Due for release on 12th March 2012
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  • Little White Lies on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Francois Cluzet,  Benoit Magimel,  Marion Cotillard
    Director: Guillaume Canet
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    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 3,872 members
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  • Paris Lockdown on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Benoit Magimel,  Philippe Caubere,  Beatrice Dalle
    Director: Frederic Schoendoerffer
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Veteran mob boss Claude Corti rules over his pack of power hungry thugs with an iron fist. In his empire of fast cars, upscale drugs and expensive women, Corti's soldiers are always rewarded for their devotion. When they disobey his trust, he makes them wish foe death and begins a crime spree set ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 1,068 member
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  • Intimate Enemies on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Benoit Magimel,  Albert Dupontel,  Aurelien Recoing
    Director: Florent Emilio Siri
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    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 67% from 601 members
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  • The Bridesmaid on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Benoit Magimel,  Laura Smet,  Aurore Clement
    Director: Claude Chabrol
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    It's love at first sight when bridesmaid Senta falls into the life of a handsome young Phillipe at the wedding of his younger sister. As their passion for one another intensifies, Phillipe slowly discovers that Senta is shrouded in mystery.When one day she asks Phillipe to performa a terrible deed ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 278 members
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  • Errance on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Laetitia Casta,  Benoît Magimel,  Mattéo Tardito
    Director: Damien Odoul
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    From the director of Le Souffle and En Attendant le Deluge comes an astonishing chamber piece set around a marriage between a gorgeous French woman and a gruff, philandering veteran of the Algerian conflict. Spanning 1968 through 1973, the story is told in three sections, in three different ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 39% from 363 members
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  • The Nest on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Samy Naceri,  Benoit Magimel,  Nadia Fares
    Director: Florent Emilio Siri
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Laborie is a high-flying officer in the French special forces. Her mission is to escort Abedin Nexhep, a godfather of the Albanian mafia. Charged with heading a wide-reaching prostitution network, this formidable criminal is due to stand trial before a European court...
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,004 member
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  • The Piano Teacher on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Isabelle Huppert,  Annie Girardot,  Benoit Magimel
    Director: Michael Haneke
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Erika (Isabelle Huppert) teaches classical piano in a cold and often abrasive style. Approaching middle age, Erika lives with her doting mother (Annie Girardot) and still sleeps in the same bed with her. Erika's social life consists of occasionally sneaking away to a peep show where she secretly ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 8,004 members
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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 58% from 22 members
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  • La Haine on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Vincent Cassel,  Hubert Kounde,  Said Taghmaoui
    Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Shot in black and white cinema verite style, this film follows a day in the life of three aimless, violence-prone, ethnically-diverse young men who hail from the same decaying housing project in Paris. Vinz, who is Jewish, is the angriest and the least intelligent of the three. North African Said ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 20,524 members
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  • La Haine - HD (1995)
    Starring: Vincent Cassel,  Hubert Kounde,  Said Taghmaoui
    Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Shot in black and white cinema verite style, this film follows a day in the life of three aimless, violence-prone, ethnically-diverse young men who hail from the same decaying housing project in Paris. Vinz, who is Jewish, is the angriest and the least intelligent of the three. North African Said ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 465 members
    Not currently released
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  • La Haine - Blu-ray (1995)
    Starring: Vincent Cassel,  Hubert Kounde,  Said Taghmaoui
    Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe.
    Shot in black and white cinema verite style, this film follows a day in the life of three aimless, violence-prone, ethnically-diverse young men who hail from the same decaying housing project in Paris. Vinz, who is Jewish, is the angriest and the least intelligent of the three. North African Said ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 1,032 member
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Benoit Magimel facts

5 most recent films

Special Forces - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Special Forces - 3.5 stars
Little White Lies - 3.5 stars
Little White Lies - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Girl Cut in Two - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

La Haine - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
La Haine - HD - 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
Special Forces - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Special Forces - 3.5 stars
Errance - 2.0 stars
Crimson Rivers 2: Angels Of The Apocalypse - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Michel Bouquet - 8 times - show films
Jean Poiret - 8 times - show films
Stephane Audran - 8 times - show films
Jean-Pierre Cassel - 8 times - show films
Romy Schneider - 8 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Claude Chabrol - 11 times - show films
Florent Emilio Siri - 5 times - show films
Mathieu Kassovitz - 4 times - show films
Guillaume Canet - 3 times - show films
Stephane Rybojad - 2 times - show films