Benoît Poelvoorde

Benoît Poelvoorde


Filmography

1. Keep an Eye Out

Keep an Eye Out
Comedy Dark Comedy
6.7
20181h 13minBelgium, France

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 surreal interrogation. But how can you prove you are innocent when the cops are crazy?


2. The Brand New Testament

The Brand New Testament
Comedy Fantasy Satire Supernatural Fantasy
7.1
20151h 54minLuxembourg, Belgium

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 being locked up in a small apartment in ordinary Brussels, until the day she decides to revolt against her dad...


3. Romantics Anonymous

Romantics Anonymous
Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.9
20101h 20minBelgium, France

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 factory, and Angélique, a gifted chocolate maker he has just hired. What occurs when a highly emotional man meets a highly emotional woman? They fall in love, and this is what occurs to Jean-René and Angélique who share the same handicap. But being pathologically timid does not make things easy for them. So whether they will manage to get together, join their solitudes and live happily ever after is a guessing matter.


4. A Town Called Panic

A Town Called Panic
Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy
7.4
20091h 14minBelgium, France

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 need to travel the world and back to make things right again.


5. Coco Before Chanel

Coco Before Chanel
Drama History Historical Drama Biographical History
6.6
20091h 50minBelgium, France

Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing.


6. Podium

Podium
Comedy Music
6.4
20041h 35minFrance, Belgium

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, with the Imitators Gala Night coming up, he must choose between his wife or the only thing that makes him happy: the applause.


7. Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle

Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle
Comedy
6.5
20011h 59minBelgium, France

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 modest Belgian bike racer. His greatest ambition in life? To become a champion. His greatest tragedy? Not having the legs his heart deserves.


8. Man Bites Dog

Man Bites Dog
Comedy Crime
7.4
19921h 36minBelgium

The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.