Amélie
“She’ll change your life.”
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
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Cast
74 people
Audrey Tautou
Amélie Poulain
Known for
The Da Vinci Code
A Very Long Engagement
Mathieu Kassovitz
Nino Quincampoix
Known for
The Wolf's Call
Munich
Rufus
Raphaël Poulain
Known for
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
The African Doctor
Serge Merlin
Raymond Dufayel
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The City of Lost Children
Jamel Debbouze
Lucien
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Angel-A
Clotilde Mollet
Gina
Known for
The Intouchables
Monsieur Spade
Claire Maurier
Suzanne
Known for
The 400 Blows
La Cage aux Folles
Isabelle Nanty
Georgette
Known for
The Tuche Family
Serial Teachers
Dominique Pinon
Joseph
Known for
Alien Resurrection
Delicatessen
Artus de Penguern
Hipolito
Known for
Les Misérables
Saint-Jacques… La Mecque
Yolande Moreau
Madeleine Wallace
Known for
The Brand New Testament
How to Be a Good Wife
Urbain Cancelier
Collignon
Known for
Belle and Sebastian
R.A.I.D. Special Unit
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Director · Guillaume Laurant Screenplay Yann Tiersen Composer
Worldwide gross $174M · Budget $10M · United States release November 16, 2001
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$173,921,954
Gross vs. budget
17.4×
Production
Victoires Productions
Production
Tapioca Films
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
MMC Independent
Production
UGC
Production
Claudie Ossard Productions
Production
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Production
Sofica Sofinergie 5
Production
Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Production
France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Russian
Release dates
Belgium · April 25, 2001
Theatrical
France · April 25, 2001
Theatrical
United States · November 16, 2001
Limited theatrical
United States
October 3, 2001 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festval
November 2, 2001 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
February 8, 2002 · Theatrical
February 14, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Argentina
January 24, 2002 · Theatrical
Australia
December 26, 2001 · Theatrical
Austria
September 21, 2001 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
November 29, 2002 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 2001 · Premiere · Québec
September 10, 2001 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 27, 2001 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
November 9, 2001 · Theatrical
Colombia
February 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Croatia
March 11, 2002 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 6, 2001 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
September 20, 2001 · Theatrical
April 14, 2022 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 11, 2002 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Finland
September 27, 2001 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
October 26, 2001 · Theatrical
June 9, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 25th Anniversary re-release
France
January 28, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
January 28, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
August 16, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
September 20, 2001 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
October 19, 2001 · Theatrical
June 12, 2014 · Digital
Hong Kong SAR China
October 25, 2001 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 3, 2001 · Premiere · Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
February 21, 2002 · Theatrical
Iceland
December 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Israel
December 6, 2001 · Theatrical
Italy
January 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
November 17, 2001 · Theatrical · Tokyo
Lithuania
November 30, 2001 · Theatrical
December 17, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
February 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 13, 2001 · Premiere · Film by the Sea Film Festival
December 6, 2001 · Theatrical
December 25, 2006 · TV · Nederland 2
June 28, 2007 · Physical · DVD
November 5, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
Peru
February 7, 2002 · Premiere
March 7, 2002 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 26, 2002 · Theatrical · Manila
July 17, 2002 · Theatrical · Davao
Poland
October 5, 2001 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
October 19, 2001 · Theatrical
June 4, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
December 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Russia
September 20, 2001 · Theatrical
November 20, 2001 · Physical · DVD
July 1, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 22, 2021 · Digital
July 31, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
Serbia
August 24, 2001 · Theatrical
Serbia
August 24, 2001 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 31, 2001 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 4, 2001 · Theatrical
South Africa
April 5, 2002 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 19, 2001 · Theatrical
Spain
October 19, 2001 · Theatrical · ICAA: 104001
Sweden
October 12, 2001 · Theatrical
May 13, 2009 · Physical · DVD
June 20, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
April 25, 2001 · Theatrical · French
July 26, 2001 · Theatrical · German
February 1, 2002 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
March 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 23, 2001 · Theatrical
Ukraine
September 16, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 12, 2001 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
October 5, 2001 · Theatrical
July 8, 2002 · Physical · DVD
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