Jacques Villeret

Jacques Villeret

February 6, 1951 · 75 years old

Jacques Villeret (6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy Le Dîner de Cons. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious medal and title of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Villeret was bo…

Known For

18 titles
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Le Dîner de Cons

Le Dîner de Cons

1998 · 1h 20m · Movie

A few friends have a weekly fools' dinner, where each brings a fool along. Pierre finds a champion fool for next dinner. Surprise.

7.6
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The Cabbage Soup

The Cabbage Soup

1981 · 1h 42m · Movie

2 buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.

6.5
3
Danton

Danton

1983 · 2h 16m · Movie

In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.

7.4
4
First Name: Carmen

First Name: Carmen

1983 · 1h 25m · Movie

A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.

6.3
5
Hold-Up

Hold-Up

1985 · 1h 54m · Movie

A bank in Montréal is held up by Grimm (dressed as clown) and Co. Escaping a bank surrounded by cops is the easy part.

6.5
6
The Children of the Marshland

The Children of the Marshland

1999 · 1h 55m · Movie

A chronicle of a group of friends in rural France between the wars. Garris and Riton live in the marshlands along the banks of the Loire river. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives al...

7.4
7
588, rue Paradis

588, rue Paradis

1992 · 2h 10m · Movie

This film recounts Henri Verneuil's relationship with his father who had brought his Armenian family to Marseille, France, in order to escape from the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.

6.9
8
Malevil

Malevil

1981 · 2h 0m · Movie

A group of ordinary French survived a nuclear war and found themselves in the face of what was left of civilization.

6.5
9
L'été en pente douce

L'été en pente douce

1987 · 1h 42m · Movie

Fane wants nothing but a quiet countryside life with the woman and the sweet, brain damaged brother he loves. Envious neighbours however have plans of their own.

6.5
10
Malabar Princess

Malabar Princess

2004 · 1h 34m · Movie

A man leaves his 8-year old son with his father-in-law who lives near the glacier where the boy's mother died.

6.1
11
Le bal des casse-pieds

Le bal des casse-pieds

1992 · 1h 39m · Movie

Henri Sauveur, a veterinarian in his fifties, is harassed by his parents, friends and working relationships. He leaves with Louise in Normandy to live the perfect love. But again, the pitfalls seem to wait for him.

5.4
12
Move Along, There is Nothing to See

Move Along, There is Nothing to See

1983 · 1h 24m · Movie

Leroux and Pélissier, are investigating stolen checks. They arrive at Hélène owner of a contemporary art gallery. Pélissier is convinced that she is a stranger to history, but Leroux clings on, convinced that she is hiding something.

5.2
13
Les frères Pétard

Les frères Pétard

1986 · 1h 30m · Movie

Broke, Momo and Manu agree to ferry statuettes from Amsterdam, but they discover that they are filled with drugs.

5.2
14
Edith and Marcel

Edith and Marcel

1983 · 2h 50m · Movie

The world's most popular entertainer and Europe's greatest boxer: the film puts the love affair of these two national heroes against a backdrop of the end of World War II, hotel suites in New York, transatlantic plane flights, Cer...

5.9
15
Robert et Robert

Robert et Robert

1978 · 1h 45m · Movie

Two misfits meet at a dating agency and breakthrough in the social world in ways they never imagined.

6.5
16
Les naufragés de l'île de la Tortue

Les naufragés de l'île de la Tortue

1976 · 2h 20m · Movie

Jean-Arthur has been working as a clerk in a travel agency. One day, he, along with his colleague comes to a brilliant idea: what if I offer tourists real extreme recreation? So the group of tourists land on a deserted island with...

6.5
17
Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart

1979 · 1h 50m · Movie

This is the story of a generation of women, told with verve by Pascal Thomas through the story of the three Roussel sisters, suburbanites who became Parisians in the 1960s.

6.6
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Trois années

Trois années

1990 · 1h 33m · Movie

After the French defeat of 1870, Julia took three years to love Alexander, with whom she married for her fortune. Alas, when Julia wants to declare his love to her husband, the latter confesses to him that his passion is extinguis...

5.7