Romain Duris

Romain Duris
Date of Birth: 28 May 1974
Country: France
Total Credits at Criticker: 46 (Actor)
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CQ
Paris, 1969. The filming of a sci-fi movie set in the year 2001 is in trouble. A young american is brought in to finish the movie...
Le Divorce
In this modern-day comedy of manners, American sisters Isabel (Hudson) and Roxy (Watts) come face to face with the complicated social mores of French society. Cultures clash and scandals ensue as the sisters learn what it really takes to be an American in Paris. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
The Spanish Apartment
The story of a young man who, through cosmopolitan adventures and comic tribulations, finds his own unexpected place in a mixed-up, multi-cultural modern world. (Fox Searchlight)
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
28-year-old Tom follows in the footsteps of his father, who made his money from dirty real estate deals. Somehow he appears to have arrived at a critical juncture in his life when a chance encounter prompts him to take up the piano and become a concert pianist, like his mother. He senses that this might be his final opportunity to take back his life.
The Crazy Stranger
A man is looking for a singer he had heard on cassette. He finds much more. (imdb)
Peut-être
After having sex with his girlfriend Lucie (Pailhas) in a bathroom, Arthur (Duris) discovers that a ceiling panel is a time portal to the Paris in the future, although it appears more like a sun-baked desert city by that point. There he meets an old man named Ako (Belmondo) who turns out to be Arthur's son. Ako attempts to persuade Arthur to impregnate Lucie so that he can exist in this future. (Wikipedia)
Dobermann
The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers... (imdb)
Russian Dolls
Xavier is now thirty. No longer a student, he is not yet a well-balanced, fullfiiled adult either. His career is unsatisfying : far from being the renowned novelist he aimed to be he must be content with little jobs such as reporter or ghost writer. His greatest "achievement" in "literature" is his collaboration to the script of a corny TV soap! (imdb)
Dans Paris
Anna has just left Paul who, annihilated by the separation , moves back with his father in Paris. His younger brother Jonathan, a casual student, still lives in his father's apartment and spends most of his time womanizing and fooling around.But what this apparent lightness conceals is a deep wound. Jonathan, in fact, has never been able to overcome the death of his beloved sister. Meanwhile Paul sinks into depression... (imdb)
Exils
Propelled by a rousing, percussive musical score, Exiles tells of two young Algerians living in France who decide to return to the land of their parents, encountering mishaps, adventures, love and inspiration along the way... (thecia.com.au)
Molière
Molière has been released from prison by wealthy bourgeois, Monsieur Jourdain, who settled the young actor's debts on the understanding that he will teach him the craft of the stage. Hungry for recognition, Jourdain is infatuated with the lovely but poisonous Climene, whose salon gathers together suitors and great wits. Trapped in this untenable situation, Molière will experience all manner of events that will open his eyes and his mind, both to life itself and to his work as an artist. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Arsène Lupin
As the daring thief Arsène Lupin (Duris) ransacks the homes of wealthy Parisians, the police, with a secret weapon in their arsenal, attempt to ferret him out. (imdb)
Paris
Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment. When Elise, his sister with three kids and no husband, moves in to his place to care for him, Pierre does not change his new habits. And instead of dancing himself, it is Paris and the Parisians who dance before his eyes. (imdb)
Le Péril jeune
Ten years after their Upper Sixth, Bruno, Momo, Leon and Alain meet together in the waiting room of a maternity hospital. The father of the awaited baby is Tomasi, their best friend at that time, who died one month before due to an overdose. They remember their teenage, their laughs, their dreams, their stupid pranks... Through the pasts of the five main characters, a description of the French youth in the middle of the seventies. (imdb)
Afterwards
Newly divorced lawyer Nathan Del Amico is shaken up after he meets a doctor who claims that he can sense when select people are about to die. Though he doesn't believe the doctor, events in Nathan's life slowly make him think he's not long for this world. (Anonymous)
Persécution
The solitary Daniel and Sonia share an uneasy love/hate relationship. Daniel's life is disrupted by the appearance of a stranger that proceeds to insinuate himself in his life. The man's persistence takes its toll on Daniel and Sonia, leaving Daniel alone with nagging questions of "Why?" (imdb)
Le petit poucet
Poucet is a kid from a family of numerous children. The parents, too poor to feed them, decide to abandon them in the forest. Their, the brothers try to find their way out making fantastic encounters. This film is based on the French fairy tale "Le petit poucet" by Charles Perrault. (imdb)
L\
You could say Alex Lippi is a ladies' man but it is not true. Of course he has already wooed and charmed armies of women, young and less young, French and foreign. But Alex does it only on active service. Indeed he is appointed to break up undesired couplings. This time he must prevent a rich young lady from marrying an English millionaire. The girl is beautiful and the future husband a perfect match. Will he manage to accomplish this difficult mission? (imdb)
17 fois Cécile Cassard
Cécile Cassard tragically lost her husband and trying to continue through her bereavement she embarks on the journey which is more psychological than physical in its nature.
Deja mort
With echoes of Rebel Without a Cause, Boogie Nights and Less Than Zero, this French drama keeps pace with some fast-moving 20-year-olds, as seen from the point of view of ambitious Laure (Zoe Felix). She narrates as the film flashes back to a period spanning April 20 to July 14.
Je suis né d\
Acclaimed director Tony Gatlif spins this wildly anarchic tale about three young punks, a bevy of cinematic inside jokes, and a talking stork. Otto and Louna (Romain Duris and Rona Hartner), along with their brainy pal Ali (Ouassini Embarek), rescue a wounded stork who turns out to be an illegal immigrant and a deserter from the Algerian army.
L\
Paul Exben is a success story - partner in one of Paris's most exclusive law firms, big salary, big house, glamorous wife and two sons straight out of a Gap catalog. But when he finds out that Sarah, his wife, is cheating on him with Greg Kremer, a local photographer, a rush of blood provokes Paul into a fatal error. Standing over the corpse of his wife's lover, Paul knows that his perfect life has gone for good.
Populaire
After landing her first job as a secretary in the city, small-town girl Rose has a chance to enter the regional speed typewriting competition. First stop, Normandy. Next... the world!
Mood Indigo
Colin, a wealthy young man and inventor of the cocktail-mixing piano, wants to fall in love. With the help of his cook Nicolas and best friend Chick, he meets Chloe, the incarnation of a Duke Ellington tune. But soon after their wedding, Chloe falls ill. She has a water lily growing in her chest. Ruined by medical expenses, Colin resorts to increasingly desperate methods to save his beloved's life. (collider.com)
Chinese Puzzle
A 40-year-old father of two, still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well. (imdb)
The New Girlfriend
A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend. (TIFF)
The Confession
During the German occupation of France, the arrival of a new priest in a small French village stirs the interest of the local women... Even Barny, a young communist and atheist, doesn't succeed in being indifferent. Spurred by curiosity, the young skeptic goes to the church with the aim of defying abbot Léon Morin. Usually so sure of herself, Barny gets caught up in the game of their exchanges, to the point of questioning her deepest beliefs. (Unifrance)
Iris
Iris, young wife of a businessman, disappears in Paris. Maybe a mechanic with many debts is involved in the strange affair. A really complicated job for the police. (imdb)
Madame Hyde
The screenplay centers around Mrs. Géquil, an eccentric teacher who is despised by her colleagues and her students. One stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she comes to, she feels completely different... but will Mrs. Géquil be able to control the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde who also now lives inside her? (Cineuropa)
Fleuve noir
In "Fleuve Noir," Cassel will star as a disillusioned cop who starts investigating the death of a child when his estranged delinquent son walks back into his life. (Variety)
All the Money in the World
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom. (imdb)
Dans la brume
A family attempts to survive a massive catastrophe in Paris. (imdb)
The Great Darkened Days
While a world war rages, Philippe, a draft-dodger from Quebec, takes refuge in the American West, surviving by competing in Charlie Chaplin impersonation contests. As Philippe makes his long journey home, he encounters various characters under the sway of a destructive madness borne of the chaotic times. His voyage, both violent and fascinating, is a hallucinatory initiation to the darker side of the American dream. (imdb)
Nos batailles
Olivier is fighting with his comrades at work against injustices, but one night his wife Laura leaves him and the kids on 9 and 6. He must now meet another struggle and face up to his new responsibilities. Can he find a new balance? (imdb)
Un petit boulot
An unemployed factory worker takes a job as a hit man to make ends meet. (imdb)
Le regard de Charles
In 1948, Edith Piaf offered a Paillard-Bolex camera to Charles Aznavour, which would always be with him. Until 1982, Charles would shot hours and hours of material which would become the corpus of his film diary. (imdb)
Vernon Subutex
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Vernon gets evicted from his Paris apartment after losing his hip record store Revolver. He must now court his long-lost music scene pals to find a place to stay. His rock star friend Alex Bleach has a comeback gig that ends in tragedy. (imdb)
Eiffel
The government is asking Eiffel to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair, but Eiffel simply wants to design the subway. Suddenly, everything changes when Eiffel crosses paths with a mysterious woman from Arun's past. (imdb)
En attendant Bojangles
In front of their little boy, Camille and Georges dance to their favorite song "Mr Bojangles". With them, there is only place for fun and fantasy
Coupez !
Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.
The Three Musketeers: D\
The first part of Martin Bourboulon's adaptation of the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Le règne animal
An adventure between a father and his son, in a world where some humans have started mutating into other animal species. (imdb)
The Three Musketeers: Milady
D'Artagnan is forced to join forces with Milady to save Constance, who was kidnapped before his eyes. But as war is declared and Athos, Porthos and Aramis have already joined the front, a secret from the past shatters old alliances. (imdb)
Cessez-le-feu
In the early 1920s, Georges Laffont, traumatized by the horrific trench warfare, decides to leave his life behind and travel to West Africa into the vast territories of Upper Volta in the company of Diofo, artist and also survivor of the Great War. But this adventure leads him to a dead-end, and he comes back to Nantes where his brother Marcel, a war invalid, lives with their mother's. (imdb)
La nuit se traîne
The film follows Mady, a young locksmith in Brussels, whose life spirals out of control after he opens a door for the wrong person. Set against the backdrop of a city engulfed in a protest sparked by police violence, Mady finds himself entangled in a violent, relentless pursuit throughout the night.
Une part manquante
Every day, Jay travels the length and breadth of Tokyo in his taxi, looking for his daughter Lily. In the 9 years since he has separated from his wife, he has never been able to get custody of his daughter. Having given up hope of ever seeing her again, he is about to move back to France when Lily hops in his cab. But she doesn't recognize him. (imdb)