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Jean-François Richet

Jean-François Richet

French film director
July 2, 1966 (57 years old)
U.S. 2023. Thriller by Jean-François Richet with Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Yoson An. Caught in a violent storm, an airline pilot lands his plane on an island in the Philippines, controlled by separatist guerrillas in search of hostages.
Runtime: 107 min.

The Emperor of Paris

V.O.: L'Empereur de Paris
Fr. 2018. History by Jean-François Richet with Vincent Cassel, Freya Mavor, Patrick Chesnais. In 1804, a resourceful convict, who has always maintained his innocence, works as an agent and informant for the Parisian police, hoping to obtain his letter of pardon.
Runtime: 120 min.
Fr. 2015. Thriller by Jean-François Richet with Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna. An ex-convict living near the Mexican border comes to the aid of his teenage daughter who is being pursued by members of a powerful cartel.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 2015. Dramatic comedy by Jean-François Richet with Vincent Cassel, François Cluzet, Lola Le Lann. On vacation in Corsica, a teenage girl confesses to her father that she had an affair with a man, without revealing that he is none other than his best friend.
Runtime: 105 min.

Mesrine - Killer Instinct

V.O.: Mesrine - L'Instinct de mort
Fr. 2008. Biography by Jean-François Richet with Vincent Cassel, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu. The life and career of French criminal Jacques Mesrine, from the Algerian War to his return from exile in Quebec.
Runtime: 114 min.

Mesrine - Public Enemy #1

V.O.: Mesrine - L'Ennemi public No. 1
Fr. 2008. Biography by Jean-François Richet with Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric. The last years of Jacques Mesrine's life, marked by increasingly audacious crimes that served to fuel his legend in the media.
Runtime: 134 min.
Fr. 2008. Biography by Jean-François Richet. Presentation of the two films by Jean-François Richet (Mesrine - L'instinct de mort and Mesrine - L'ennemi public No.1) one after the other.
Runtime: 246 min.
U.S. 2005. Crime drama by Jean-François Richet with Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Drea de Matteo. The small staff of a dilapidated police station must unite with the prisoners they are holding to face deadly attacks from masked assailants.
Runtime: 109 min.
Fr. 2001. Mores drama by Jean-François Richet with Virginie Ledoyen, Yazid Aït, Mar Sodupe. Arrested for shoplifting, a young woman is assaulted by a racist police officer, an act that her North African friend plans to avenge.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1997. Social drama by Jean-François Richet with Arco Descat C., Jean-Marie Robert, Malik Zeggou. In an underprivileged suburb, clashes between idle youths lead to a heavy-handed police intervention.
Runtime: 105 min.

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