Émile Gaudreault

Émile Gaudreault (born 1964 in Jonquière, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, whose credits include the films Louis 19, le roi des ondes, Nuit de noces, Mambo Italiano, Surviving My Mother and De père en flic.

Works

Les francs-tireurs

Les francs-tireurs

Release Date1998-09-08

Charactersd Himself

Episode Count1

Kebec

Kebec

The show explores the impact and evolution of people, issues and events in the province’s history.

Release Date2019-01-08

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Episode Count1

Club social

Club social

A magazine show about culture and trends and how they can shape society in unexpected ways.

Release Date2008-09-25

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

Release Date2024-01-14

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

The Last Closet: Aging Gay

After losing friends, Dany Turcotte began to wonder about the aging of members of the LGBTQ+ community in our society.

Release Date2023-04-06

Charactersd Self

Compulsive Liar

Simon Aubert runs his entire life on lies. An executive at an aviation company, he lies about everything… Simon’s self-serving lies are so abundant that the universe (governed by a handful of Buddhist monks, it seems) decides to right a wrong by teaching him a lesson and making all of the lies reality on the eve of his company’s crucial meeting with a Russian businessman that Simon absolutely needs to impress in order to prevent the closure of the small-town plant where his twin brother Phil works.

Release Date2019-07-10

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count26

EDtv

Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.

Release Date1999-03-26

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count653

Mambo Italiano

When an Italian man comes out of the closet, it affects both his life and his crazy family.

Release Date2003-06-06

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count86

Father and Guns 2

A few years after they infiltrated a therapy program for fathers and sons, Marc Laroche is having some issues with his girlfriend Alice and Jacques is experiencing intense denial towards the fact that he is growing older. An incredible opportunity arises when Martin Germain, the lieutenant of the Mafia’s leader, and his girlfriend sign up for a bootcamp for couples. As Marc and Alice sign up for the therapy, Jacques invites himself in by pretending to be the psychologist's assistant.

Release Date2017-07-14

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count29

Shooting Star

Four young women are participating on Idole Instantanée, a reality show produced by Omni Global, in which a complete stranger turns into a music star in just 24 hours.

Release Date2005-06-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count4

Father Son Therapy

A cop and his son have to put away their differences while undercover on a therapeutic trip.

Release Date2016-12-28

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count121

Compulsive Liar 2

Driven by the idea of ​​making people around her happy, Virginie lies constantly. As her partner Phil fears, her many lies become reality and create multiverses that completely disrupt their lives and those around them.

Release Date2025-07-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1

Real Lies

Marco Valois wants to direct a serious movie inspired by the life of a soldier living with post-traumatic stress disorder. He soon realizes that the young soldier home from Afghanistan won't open up that easily. Marco, willing to do just about anything to get his story, follows Éric Lebel to his hometown.

Release Date2014-07-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count15

Natural Born Liar

Jerome, 35, is a yacht salesman in Nice. But if you listen to him, in his spare time Jerome is also an astronaut, a karate world champion and a close friend of Miss Universe. As a matter of fact Jerome is a compulsive liar: he lies to everyone about everything! No one believes him, but that doesn’t prevent him from accumulating more lies. But one day Jerome wakes up to find out that all his lies have come true... and it’s just the beginning of the troubles ...!

Release Date2022-07-13

DepartmentWriting

JobOriginal Film Writer

Vote Count227

Father and Guns

To save the life of fellow cop kidnapped by a biker gang, a father and a son who cannot stand the sight of each other infiltrate an outdoor adventure group-therapy for fathers and sons. Their biggest challenge is to survive the therapy without killing each other.

Release Date2009-07-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count37

Ego Trip

Talk show host Marc Morin is at a crossroads in his career and in his personal life. The ratings of his show are failing and he is losing touch with his family. In an effort to regain the love and respect of his audience, Marc’s agent decides to send him, against his will, on a humanitarian mission to Haiti. Nothing can prepare Marc for the journey on which he is about to embark.

Release Date2015-07-08

DepartmentProduction

JobCo-Producer

Vote Count6

Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves

Louis Jobin is an ordinary young man from Montreal who sells televisions at an electronics store. He wins a contest sponsored by the local cable company in which the first prize is that he'll be followed non-stop by a camera crew, with the footage broadcast live on Channel 19. Unfortunately, his ordinary life is so ordinary, despite the best efforts of his starstruck mother, that the producers attempt to spice things up behind his back.

Release Date1994-04-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count7

Wedding Night

Florence and Nicolas live happily together. Until the sister of Nicolas them points to a contest you get to win the first prize, a wedding with all expenses paid in Niagara Falls. Without thinking twice, decide to marry. Following on from then occur a series of inexplicable events that will make their relationship is complicated by the discovery of the extravagances of his family

Release Date2001-06-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count6

Ciao Bella

Ciao Bella

In the heart of Little Italy, Elena, a pretty and enthusiastic young woman, lives with her parents. Elena feels that she has everything she could hope for. Until she gets into an accident—and begins to want more… But finding herself is easier said than done.

Release Date2004-10-13

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Surviving My Mother

Clara's mother is on her death bed as she tells her daughter that she regrets they are not closer. This revelation causes Clara to pursue a closer relationship with her own daughter, Bianca.

Release Date2007-11-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count9

A Sense of Humor

A serial killer abducts two stand-up comedians after they mock him as part of their on-stage act. If they teach him how to be funny, he might let them live.

Release Date2011-07-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count17

Maudits Français

The comedy explores the clash of cultures between a French woman and a Quebecer, highlighting the complexities of language and cultural differences between families.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Lines of Escape

A dramatic comedy that invites us to an eventful reunion between three high school friends. As the evening progresses, the young thirtysomethings form an increasingly discordant trio.

Release Date2022-07-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count7

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