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  • Cassel to take on crime role - 5 October 2005
    French actor Vincent Cassel is to appear in two new films in the role of real-life thief Jacques Mesrine.-Mesrine was a renowned robber who specialised in cunning heists, elaborate disguises and womanising.-Cassel's most recent role came in Ocean's Twelve, and he will a

Vincent Cassel - what members say


  • Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth review by SAI81 from Tonbridge
    Rated - 4.0 stars Elizabeth 6 November 2007
    ...trong performance from Richard Attenborough, a sexy Fanny Ardant and an amusing Vincent Cassell as well as cameos from the now better known likes of Emily Mortimer and Daniel...   Read customer review
  • L'Appartement
  • L'Appartement review by from Ireland
    Rated - 5.0 stars Another example of French cinema at it's best... 17 February 2004
    ...This is without doubt, one of the finest European films of the 1990's. Vincent Cassel is on top form here as he plays Max, who becomes entranced by a beautiful woman only to ...   Read customer review
  • La Haine
  • La Haine review by from LONDON
    Rated - 5.0 stars 6 December 2003
    ...y. All three central characters are well portrayed, particularly the wonderful Vincent Cassel as "Vinz". My only complaint with this DVD version is the subtitles. Even wit...   Read customer review

Vincent Cassel - filmography


  • Trance (2013)
    Starring: James McAvoy,  Rosario Dawson,  Vincent Cassel
    Director: Danny Boyle
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A thriller centered around a botched art heist that pits two men against one another, though they both develop unusual relationships with the same woman.
    1.5 stars out of 5 30% from 1 member
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  • Black Swan - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Natalie Portman,  Vincent Cassel,  Mila Kunis
    Director: Darren Aronofsky
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Nina (Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 751 members
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  • Our Day Will Come - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Vincent Cassel,  Josephine de la Baume,  Alexandra Dahlström
    Director: Romain Gavras
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Our Day Will Come deals with a red-headed rebellious young man, shunned by his family and friends, whose only friend is his shrink played by Vincent Cassell. He heads off the Ireland, the land of the red-headed people but further sinks into a “rampage of hate, violence and self-destruction”.
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 146 members
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  • Black Swan on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Natalie Portman,  Vincent Cassel,  Mila Kunis
    Director: Darren Aronofsky
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Nina (Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 48,647 members
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  • Our Day Will Come on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Vincent Cassel,  Josephine de la Baume,  Alexandra Dahlström
    Director: Romain Gavras
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    What do you do when you're a red-haired teenage loser with no friends except for an older guy, your shrink? When everyone hates you, especially your family? When all your peers make fun of you and kick you around? The answer: you and your loser buddy blow all the cash you can get your hands on to ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 449 members
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  • Adrift on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Vincent Cassel,  Cauã Reymond,  Gregório Duvivier
    Director: Heitor Dhalia
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    It is the 80's, and fourteen year-old Filipa is spending her vacation at Búzios with her father, Mathias, her alcoholic mother, Clarice, and her two younger siblings in their beach house. When Filipa feels that the relationship of her parents is deteriorating, she snoops in her father's office. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 351 members
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  • Eastern Promises on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Naomi Watts,  Viggo Mortensen,  Vincent Cassel
    Director: David Cronenberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The film follows the mysterious and ruthless Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), who is tied to one of London's most notorious organized crime families. His carefully maintained existence is jarred when he crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts), an innocent midwife trying to right a wrong, who accidentally ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 52,211 members
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  • Satan on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Vincent Cassel,  Roxane Mesquida,  Olivier Bartelemy
    Director: Kim Chapiron
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A night out clubbing in Paris takes a nasty turn for three friends (One Vietnamese, one African, one French), when they accept the invitation of the beautiful Eve to celebrate Christmas by visiting her house in the country. Once there they meet the manically grinning caretaker Joseph, who welcomes ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 3,059 members
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  • Derailed on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Clive Owen,  Jennifer Aniston,  Vincent Cassel
    Director: Mikael Hafstrom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    For Charles and Lucinda, a chance meeting quickly leads to unstoppable passion. But just as suddenly, a violent stranger explodes into their lives. Before they know it, they are thrown into an inescapable game of blackmail and sent hurlting towards a terrifying fate they may not survive...
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 42,240 members
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  • Irreversible (2002)
    Starring: Monica Bellucci,  Vincent Cassel,  Albert Dupontel
    Director: Gaspar Noe
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    After what would normally be the end credits (which run backwards), IRREVERSIBLE begins with a heated hunt through a gay S? club. It is a chaotic sequence shot from a wildly spiraling camera seamlessly edited together to appear as one single shot and culminating in one of the most violent murders ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 16,004 members
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  • Read My Lips on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Vincent Cassel,  Emmanuelle Devos,  Olivier Gourmet
    Director: Jacques Audiard
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In its opening shot, READ MY LIPS shows Carla (Emmanuelle Devos) inserting her hearing aids and getting ready for work. But it's evident that her hearing problem does not hold her back as she throws herself into answering the constantly ringing phones at her job as an unappreciated secretary for an ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 6,036 members
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  • Birthday Girl on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Nicole Kidman,  Ben Chaplin,  Vincent Cassel
    Director: Jez Butterworth
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    At a London airport, shy bank clerk John (Ben Chaplin) watches passengers arriving from an international flight. He's waiting for his mail order bride to arrive from Russia. When she finally appears, she's not exactly what John had in mind--tall, thin, and gangly, with scruffy hair and rings around ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 4,253 members
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  • Shrek - 3D Blu-ray (2001)
    Starring: Mike Myers,  Eddie Murphy,  Cameron Diaz
    Director: Andrew Adamson,  Vicky Jenson
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Set in a strange, colourful land populated by fairy tale characters, SHREK is a hilarious comedy that will win over audiences of children and adults alike. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a fearsome green ogre living in isolation in his own cosy little swamp. He is not receptive to visitors, and ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 184 members
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  • Shrek on DVD (2001)
    Starring: John Lithgow,  Mike Myers,  Peter Dennis
    Director: Andrew Adamson,  Vicky Jenson
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Set in a strange, colourful land populated by fairy tale characters, SHREK is a hilarious comedy that will win over audiences of children and adults alike. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a fearsome green ogre living in isolation in his own cosy little swamp. He is not receptive to visitors, and ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 69,754 members
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  • Shrek - Blu-ray (2001)
    Starring: Mike Myers,  Eddie Murphy,  Cameron Diaz
    Director: Andrew Adamson,  Vicky Jenson
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Set in a strange, colourful land populated by fairy tale characters, SHREK is a hilarious comedy that will win over audiences of children and adults alike. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a fearsome green ogre living in isolation in his own cosy little swamp. He is not receptive to visitors, and ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 597 members
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  • Dobermann on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Vincent Cassel,  Monica Bellucci,  Tchéky Karyo
    Director: Jan Kounen
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The Dobermann (Vincent Cassel) is a class-A criminal for the 21st Century. Along with his beautiful partner Nat the Gypsy (Monica Bellucci), and an arsenal of high-tech weaponry, he leads a gang of vicious underlings into one of the most daring heists ever attempted. Unfortunately for them, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 2,970 members
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  • The Crimson Rivers on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Jean Reno,  Vincent Cassel,  Nadia Fares
    Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Jean Reno reprises his role as a laconic tough cop in Mathieu Kassovitz's disturbing thriller, THE CRIMSON RIVERS. Kassovitz, who rose to fame with his compelling racial drama HATE, brings his signature flare for character development and subtle direction to this unlikely alpine murder mystery. A ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 3,068 members
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  • Guest House Paradiso on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Rik Mayall,  Adrian Edmondson,  Vincent Cassel
    Director: Adrian Edmondson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall, co-creators and stars of BOTTOM, present this bawdy comedy starring themselves as Eddie and Richie Twat (pronounced Thwaite), the owners of the Guesthouse Paradiso, a foul, malodorous Hotel in a permanent state of disrepair and situated next to a nuclear power plant...read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 3,751 members
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  • Elizabeth (1998)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Geoffrey Rush,  Christopher Eccleston
    Director: Shekhar Kapur
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    London, 1554. England is rife with intrigue. Elizabeth, born of royal lineage (the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn), imprisoned by her half- sister Mary, when she is 16, is swept onto the throne and crowned Queen of England at 23. To survive, Elizabeth must suss out hidden agendas in ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 18,822 members
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  • Elizabeth - Blu-ray (1998)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Geoffrey Rush,  Christopher Eccleston
    Director: Shekhar Kapur
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Shekhar Kapur's visually stunning film tells the story of Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett), from her days as an innocent young woman to her coronation, up to the formation of her reputation as England's stern Virgin Queen. A lush portrait of history, full of pomp, intrigue, and romance and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 133 members
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  • L'Appartement on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Vincent Cassel,  Romane Bohringer,  Jean-Philippe Ecoffey
    Director: Gilles Mimouni
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Director Gilles Mimouni's first feature film is a stylish suspense thriller that confounds the audience while presenting them with an extraordinary and elusive mystery. Vincent Cassel stars as Max, a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, during ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 10,230 members
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  • La Haine - Blu-ray (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 77% from 1,107 member
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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
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  • La Haine on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Vincent Cassel,  Hubert Kounde,  Said Taghmaoui
    Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    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 20,936 members
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  • Adventures In Short Film Vol.1
    Starring: Martin Freeman,  Vincent Cassel
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Future Shorts has launched its long-awaited DVD label showcasing the very best films from the last five years of the Future Shorts Festival. This hand-picked collection of the most stimulating, entertaining and eclectic short films and music videos from all over the world includes I Just Want To ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 70 members
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  • Ocean's Twelve - Blu-ray
    Starring: George Clooney,  Brad Pitt,  Matt Damon
    Director: Steven Soderbergh
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Like its predecessor Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve has a preposterous plot given juice and vitality by the combination of movie star glamour and the exuberant filmmaking skill of director Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight, The Limey). The heist hijinks of the first film come to roost for a team of ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 1,900 member
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Vincent Cassel facts

5 most recent films

Trance - 1.5 stars
A Dangerous Method - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Monk - 3.5 stars
A Dangerous Method - 3.0 stars
Black Swan - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Shrek - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Shrek - 3D Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Shrek - 4.0 stars
La Haine - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Mesrine - Part 1 And 2 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Trance - 1.5 stars
11 Minutes - 2.0 stars
A Dangerous Method - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Renegade - 3.0 stars
The Monk - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Monica Bellucci - 7 times - show films
Cameron Diaz - 5 times - show films
Peter Dennis - 5 times - show films
Eddie Murphy - 5 times - show films
Mathieu Kassovitz - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Vicky Jenson - 10 times - show films
Andrew Adamson - 10 times - show films
Mathieu Kassovitz - 8 times - show films
Jean-Francois Richet - 5 times - show films
David Cronenberg - 5 times - show films