List of the best Johan Leysen movies: True Blue(1996), Tykho Moon(1996), Miss Montigny(2005), Souvenir(2016), Missing Link(1999), Someone Else's Happiness(2005), Young & Beautiful(2013), Moonlight(2002), Daens(1992), The Music Teacher(1988), Tattoo(2002), Savage Souls(2001) ... ...
Drama
UK
1996
117 Minutes
Daniel Topolski
Johan Leysen Dominic West Dylan Baker Geraldine Somerville Josh Lucas Brian McGovern Ryan Bollman Andrew Tees Rob Bogue Noah Huntley Edward Atterton
The story of the year the Oxford and Cambridge boat race changed from a gentleman's race to one where winning was everything.
Sci-Fi
France|Germany|UK
1996
104 Minutes
The McBee family has erected a government over a future 'colony', that looks like a run-down Paris divided into sectors by the Berlin Wall. All male family members suffer from a mysterious ... See full summary »
Drama
Belgium|France|UK|Luxembourg
2005
100 Minutes
Antonio
Ariane Ascaride Sophie Quinton Johan Leysen Fanny Hanciaux
In a small town in Belgium's so-called "black country", where the coal mines closed twenty years ago, 19-year-old Sandrine promotes cheese at the local supermarket by day and does manicures... See full summary »
Drama, Romance
Belgium|Luxembourg|France
2016
90 Minutes
Tony Jones
Isabelle Huppert Kévin Azaïs Johan Leysen Carlo Ferrante Alice D'Hauwe Fanny Blanchard Benjamin Boutboul Anne Brionne
A forgotten European Song Contest singer, fading away in a pâté factory, falls in love with a young aspiring boxer. Together they decide to attempt her comeback.
Adventure
Netherlands|Belgium
1999
88 Minutes
Ed Oudeweetering
Nick van Buiten Tamar van de Dop Johan Leysen Thomas Acda Viviane de Muynck Lotte van der Laan Han Kerkhoffs Wimie Wilhelm Lottie Hellingman Sanne van Kampen Tommy Meijdam
(Dutch with English subtitles) FAMILY (2000) A young boy develops a passion for archeology and tries to unravel the truth about his ancestry.
Drama
2005
101 Minutes
Francis
Ina Geerts Johanna Ter Steege Johan Leysen Natali Broods Peter van den Begin Josse De Pauw Cesar De Sutter Franck Chartier Jan Decleir
witness neighbor police officer boxer ex-husband housekeeper emotional somber tense powerful belgium suburbia street family home accident small-town life guilt quest mystery fall
Members (Ina Geerts, Johanna ter Steege, Johan Leysen) of a Belgian suburb react to news of the hit-and-run death of a boy.
Drama
France
2013
95 Minutes
Georges
Marine Vacth Géraldine Pailhas Frédéric Pierrot Johan Leysen Charlotte Rampling Nathalie Richard Djédjé Apali Laurent Delbecque Fantin Ravat Lucas Prisor
high-school student call girl powerful passionate hotel room france double life coming-of-age prostitution virginity discovery 2010s
After losing her virginity, Isabelle takes up a secret life as a call girl, meeting her clients for hotel-room trysts. Throughout, she remains curiously aloof, showing little interest in the encounters themselves or the money she makes.
Mystery & Thriller
2002
90 Minutes
Father
Laurien Van den Broeck Hunter Bussemaker Andrew Howard Johan Leysen Jemma Redgrave David Bustard Elvir Sabanovic Franck Sasonoff Emma Drews Halina Reijn Marius Gottlieb
A girl (Laurien Van den Broeck) discovers a wounded boy (Hunter Bussemaker) hiding in the garden shed behind her adoptive parents' home.
Drama
Belgium|France|Netherlands
1992
134 Minutes
Schmitt
Jan Decleir Gérard Desarthe Antje de Boeck Michael Pas Johan Leysen Idwig Stephane Linda Van Dijck Wim Meuwissen
priest socialist foreman prostitute bishop child dark disheartening belgium village school factory pub worker's rights rape adolf daens child labor catholic church corruption underdog
In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the ... See full summary »
Musical
Belgium|France
1988
100 Minutes
François Manssaux
José van Dam Anne Roussel Philippe Volter Sylvie Fennec Patrick Bauchau Johan Leysen
opera singer patron pickpocket young girl student music teacher touching emotional calm rousing belgium country house london opera house opera singing love triangle teaching competition retirement
Aging opera singer Joachim Dallayrac retires from the stage and retreats to the countryside to school two young singers, Sophie and Jean. Although the rigorous training takes its toll on ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2002
102 Minutes
Frank Schoubya
August Diehl Christian Redl Nadeshda Brennicke Ilknur Bahadir Jasmin Schwiers Johan Leysen Monica Bleibtreu Joe Bausch Fatih Cevikkollu Florian Panzner Ingo Naujoks
rookie cop police detective forensic expert serial killer missing girl daughter dark creepy suspenseful berlin rave basement crime scene murder tattoos crime father/daughter relationship police work investigation mystery
Two mismatched policemen (August Diehl, Christian Redl) search for a serial killer who has a fondness for tattooed skin.
Drama
2001
119 Minutes
Rampal
Laetitia Casta Frédéric Diefenthal Arielle Dombasle John Malkovich Charles Berling Johan Leysen Christian Vadim Carlos López Monique Melinand Édith Scob Jacqueline Staup
husband wife blacksmith wealthy woman friend server intense melodramatic passionate france inn estate countryside pregnancy financial troubles friendship wealth marriage legal problems mystery
In 1882 a generous Frenchwoman (Arielle Dombasle) shares her home with a peasant couple (Laetitia Casta, Frédéric Diefenthal) who are expecting a child.
Musical
Israel
2000
114 Minutes
Cambert
Benoît Magimel Boris Terral Tcheky Karyo Colette Emmanuelle Cécile Bois Claire Keim Johan Leysen Idwig Stephane Emil Tarding Jacques François Caroline Veyt
king composer molière dancer anne of austria cardinal mazarin spectacular passionate versailles, france palace court royalty jean-baptiste de lully friendship french history baroque music king louis xiv rise rivalry love
A documentary on the life and career of Yiddish actor Pesach Burstein and his family.
Drama
Belgium|France
2008
90 Minutes
Serge
Jonas Bloquet Jonathan Zaccaï Yannick Renier Claire Bodson Pauline Etienne Anne Coesens Johan Leysen Thomas Coumans Bernard Michel
An aspiring tennis player is taken under the wing of an established player as his family life falls apart.
Mystery & Thriller
Belgium|Germany|UK|USA|France
1998
111 Minutes
Horst Kramer
John Hurt Rosana Pastor Alice Krige Armin Mueller-Stahl Simon Chandler James Faulkner Johan Leysen Alan MacNaughtan David Morrissey Julian Wadham
An out-of-favor British politician is sent to Brussels as the new European Commissioner for Industry. He is made aware of a web of political and industrial corruption through a series of ... See full summary »
Drama
France|Switzerland|UK
1985
107 Minutes
Myriem Roussel Thierry Rode Philippe Lacoste Juliette Binoche Manon Andersen Malachi Jara Kohan Anne Gauthier Johan Leysen
A college student gets pregnant without having intercourse, affecting people close and unrelated to her in different ways.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
France
2002
115 Minutes
Travis
Jean-Marc Barr Asia Argento Frances Barber Andrew Tiernan Alexandra Negrao Édouard Montoute Vernon Dobtcheff Johan Leysen Jean-Christophe Bouvet Carlo Brandt François Levantal
A 12 y.o. girl reports her powerful mom to the police for having killed the nanny. She runs away and is helped by an ex-soldier/assassin to find her dad in Portugal while the mom has her people try prevent this. Shooting follows.
Mystery & Thriller
France
2011
91 Minutes
Van Kummant
Mélanie Laurent Clovis Cornillac Tcheky Karyo Xavier Gallais Corrado Invernizzi Michel Fau Frédérique Tirmont Johan Leysen Geoffrey Bateman Philippe Morier-Genoud Jean-Claude Dreyfus
killer opera singer missionary thrilling festival castle business classical music murder rivalry
Lucrèce, the best killer in the business, accepts a final job: eliminate an opera singer who threatens the interests of a corporation. She's hired as a contralto for a festival her target is singing in, but things don't happen as planned.
Biography
UK
2011
92 Minutes
Le chef des gardes
Clémence Poésy Thierry Frémont Liam Cunningham Mathieu Amalric Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Jean-François Stévenin Bernard Blancan Johan Leysen
A team of soul searchers uncover an ancient Stone and quickly all hell breaks loose as psychological and paranormal activity ensues.
Drama
2001
112 Minutes
Benoît Magimel Jeanne Moreau Marion Cotillard Sagamore Stévenin Michel Jonasz Denise Chalem Julia Vaidis-Bogard Jacques Pater Catherine Arditi Marisa Berenson Johan Leysen
student actress mother father film fan engaging touching melodramatic french alps sanatorium house france the past relationships film history family identity disappearance love mystery
A budding filmmaker (Benoît Magimel) interviews a mysterious woman (Jeanne Moreau) who had an affair with a French actor.
Horror, Action, Fantasy
France
2001
142 Minutes
Samuel Le Bihan Mark Dacascos Émilie Dequenne Vincent Cassel Monica Bellucci Jérémie Renier Jean Yanne Jean-François Stévenin Hans Meyer Édith Scob Jacques Perrin
beast hunter friend scientist naturalist priest gory thrilling frightening creepy engaging france small town bordello provincial town chateau catacombs science french revolution superstition
In 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king's behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
Biography, Drama
Belgium|France
2009
121 Minutes
Cécile de France Sandrine Blancke Chris Lomme Marie Kremer Jo Deseure Jan Decleir Filip Peeters Christelle Cornil Fabienne Loriaux Raphaël Charlier Philippe Résimont
A biography of the Belgian nun Jeannine Deckers, who became a popular singer in the early 1960s and struggled with the contradiction between the church and her true self.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK|Germany
2019
174 Minutes
August Diehl Valerie Pachner Maria Simon Tobias Moretti Bruno Ganz Matthias Schoenaerts Karin Neuhäuser Ulrich Matthes Franz Rogowski Karl Markovics Michael Nyqvist
farmer austrian pacifist bleak emotional inspiring incredible austria farm world war ii resistance nazis escape sacrifice 1940s
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.
Comedy, Drama
France|Belgium|Netherlands|Israel|Romania
1998
102 Minutes
Lionel Abelanski Rufus Clément Harari Michel Muller Bruno Abraham-Kremer Agathe de la Fontaine Marie-José Nat Gad Elmaleh Constantin Barbulescu Bebe Bercovici Robert Borremans
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.