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Xavier Gens

Xavier Gens

France · The New School

New French Extremity

Xavier Gens (born 1975 in Dunkerque, France) is a French film director. Films by the director on this site include Frontier(s) (2007), Hitman (2007) and The Divide (2012).

Schools and movements

New French Extremity

Start here

Start with Frontier(s) for its brutal, fast French horror, then Cold Skin for its moody island creature tale, and save The Divide (2012) (the bleak, punishing one) until you know his style.

  1. Frontier(s) 2007 · Xavier Gens · IMDb 6.2
  2. The Divide (2012) 2012 · Xavier Gens · IMDb 5.7
  3. Cold Skin 2017 · Xavier Gens · IMDb 6.0

Influenced by

Tobe Hooper

Filmography

  1. Frontier(s) 2007 · IMDb 6.2 · 31,379 votes
  2. Hitman 2007 · IMDb 6.2 · 188,364 votes
  3. The Divide (2012) 2012 · IMDb 5.7 · 40,728 votes
  4. Cold Skin 2017 · IMDb 6.0 · 20,514 votes
  5. The Crucifixion 2017 · IMDb 5.1 · 9,917 votes
  6. Budapest 2018 · IMDb 5.5 · 4,067 votes
  7. Mayhem! 2023 · IMDb 6.3 · 3,712 votes
  8. Under Paris 2024 · IMDb 5.2 · 40,872 votes