Pom Klementieff is a French actress whose film career began with French-language dramas before expanding into international action, science fiction, comedy and superhero films. She made her feature-film debut in After Him in 2007 and soon built a varied résumé across European cinema. Her breakthrough on the international stage came with Spike Lee’s Oldboy in 2013, where she played the formidable Haeng-Bok opposite Josh Brolin and Sharlto Copley. Klementieff became widely known after joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Mantis in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, a role she reprised in several major Marvel productions. She later added the action-heavy Mission: Impossible franchise to her credits as Paris, showing another side of her physical and dramatic range. Her more recent work includes The Killer’s Game, Superman, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and the French thriller Mi Amor.
2006 — Des mots
Des mots is a five-minute French short directed by Nicolas Rostan and is among the earliest screen credits associated with Pom Klementieff. She plays the Shy Girl, alongside Lilou Fogli and Philippe Reyno, in a poetic piece inspired by Jean-Paul Sartre’s writing. Although it is not a feature film, it is important when tracing the earliest stages of Klementieff’s acting career. The short was released in France in 2007 after being produced in 2006.
2007 — After Him
After Him (Après lui) marked Pom Klementieff’s first feature-film role. Directed by Gaël Morel and starring Catherine Deneuve, the French drama follows a mother struggling with grief after the death of her son and becoming increasingly attached to his best friend. Klementieff plays Emilie, in an early supporting performance that came before her larger roles in French cinema. The film premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and received attention for Deneuve’s central performance and Morel’s emotionally intense direction.
2008 — The Easy Way
In The Easy Way (Sans arme, ni haine, ni violence), Klementieff plays NHI in director Jean-Paul Rouve’s crime drama based on the real-life exploits of French bank robber Albert Spaggiari. Rouve also stars as Spaggiari, with Alice Taglioni and Gilles Lellouche among the principal cast. The film combines biographical elements with crime and drama as Spaggiari escapes after being questioned about the famous Nice bank robbery. Klementieff’s part is relatively small, but the movie represents an important early step in her French feature-film career.
2009 — Loup
Loup is an adventure drama directed by Nicolas Vanier and set among the Evenk reindeer herders of Siberia. Klementieff plays Nastazya, appearing alongside Nicolas Brioudes and Min Man Ma in a story centered on a young herder and his relationship with the harsh northern environment and its animals. The film was released theatrically in France on December 9, 2009, and its remote locations and real-world wilderness setting give it a distinctive visual identity. It was also Klementieff’s first major leading-feature opportunity and helped establish her outside conventional urban French dramas.
2009 — Histoire d’A
Histoire d’A is a short French drama directed by André Cavaillé. Klementieff plays La Nouvelle in a story examining romantic separation, emotional tension and the way relationships can reverse roles between partners. At only a few minutes in length, it should be regarded as a short-film credit rather than a standard feature. The project nevertheless forms part of her early French screen work before she began appearing more frequently in feature films.
2010 — Qu’est-ce qu’on fait?
Qu’est-ce qu’on fait? is a five-minute French short directed by André Cavaillé. The comedy-drama follows two young men whose hesitation leads to an awkward encounter with two women in a city park, with Klementieff among the cast. It was produced in 2010 and is another non-feature credit from the period when she was developing her film career in France. Because it is a short film, it is listed separately from her feature-film work.
2011 — Borderline
Borderline, originally titled Une pure affaire, is a French action-comedy crime film directed by Alexandre Coffre. The story begins when a lawyer discovers a suitcase containing cocaine, creating a chaotic chain of events involving crime, family and unexpected opportunities. Klementieff plays Naomi, in a supporting role alongside François Damiens, Pascale Arbillot and Laurent Lafitte. The film added a lighter, comic dimension to the actress’s growing body of French-language work.
2011 — Delicacy
Delicacy (La Délicatesse) is a French romantic comedy-drama directed by David and Stéphane Foenkinos and adapted from David Foenkinos’s novel. The film stars Audrey Tautou and François Damiens and follows a woman whose life changes unexpectedly after a personal tragedy. Klementieff appears as the waitress at the Charles restaurant, a small supporting role within the film’s broader romantic story. The movie is notable for combining understated romance with themes of grief, recovery and unexpected emotional connection.
2011 — Sleepless Night
Directed by Frédéric Jardin, Sleepless Night (Nuit blanche) is a French-language action thriller starring Tomer Sisley. Klementieff plays Lucy, appearing in a tense story about a police officer caught in a dangerous overnight struggle involving criminals and his kidnapped son. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was praised for its fast-moving, tightly confined action. It was another useful showcase for Klementieff’s ability to work in physically demanding genre material.
2011 — Love Lasts Three Years
Love Lasts Three Years (L’Amour dure trois ans) is a French-Belgian romantic comedy written and directed by Frédéric Beigbeder and based on his own novel. Klementieff plays Julia, also credited in some sources as the father’s fiancée, in a story about relationships, divorce and the protagonist’s cynical ideas about love. Gaspard Proust and Louise Bourgoin lead the cast, while the film blends romantic comedy with satirical observations about modern relationships. It is one of Klementieff’s lighter French feature roles before her later international breakthrough.
2011 — Silhouettes
Silhouettes is a French drama directed by Lars Knorrn, built around the tense and often manipulative world of fashion photography and casting. Klementieff plays Valerie, appearing among an ensemble of characters whose relationships become increasingly complicated during the casting process. The film is less widely known than her later productions but is part of the substantial run of French films she made around 2011. Its experimental, character-driven approach demonstrates the diversity of projects in her early career.
2012 — Radiostars
Radiostars is a French comedy directed by Romain Lévy and centered on the presenters of a struggling radio program. Manu Payet, Clovis Cornillac and Douglas Attal lead the cast as the radio team travels around France in an effort to reconnect with listeners. Klementieff makes a small appearance as the Pizza Girl, adding another supporting credit to her increasingly varied French filmography. The road-movie comedy was released in France in April 2012.
2012 — Porn in the Hood
Porn in the Hood (Les Kaïra) is a French comedy written and directed by Franck Gastambide. The film follows three lifelong friends who become convinced that entering the adult-film business is a way to escape their financial problems and find success. Klementieff plays Tia, appearing alongside Gastambide, Medi Sadoun and Jib Pocthier. The movie became a significant French commercial success and was reportedly the highest-grossing French film of 2012.
2012 — El Turrrf
El Turrrf is a roughly ten-minute French short directed by Louis-Ronan Choisy. Klementieff plays Pom, one of two women encountered by Pierre after he arrives at a Paris nightclub. The short has a nightlife setting and a compact, character-driven storyline rather than the scale of a conventional feature film. It is included here as a clearly identified short-film appearance in Klementieff’s early career.
2012 — À l’ombre du palmier
À l’ombre du palmier is another short-film credit from Klementieff’s French period, with the actress listed as the model. The project is a minor screen appearance compared with her feature work in Radiostars and Porn in the Hood. Its inclusion is useful when looking at Klementieff’s broader filmography rather than only her most recognizable movies. It should not be confused with one of her feature-length productions.
2013 — Paris or Perish
Paris or Perish (Paris à tout prix) is a French comedy directed by Reem Kherici, who also stars as Maya Ben Latif. The story follows a successful young stylist whose life is disrupted when she is forced to return to Morocco, confronting family and personal issues she had left behind. Klementieff plays Jess, supporting Kherici alongside Cécile Cassel, Tarek Boudali and Philippe Lacheau. The film gave Klementieff another mainstream French comedy role before she transitioned more decisively into international cinema.
2013 — Oldboy
Spike Lee’s Oldboy was Klementieff’s Hollywood breakthrough and an American remake of Park Chan-wook’s acclaimed South Korean thriller. She plays Haeng-Bok, a fierce bodyguard working for Sharlto Copley’s antagonist, opposite Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Olsen. The neo-noir action thriller follows a man who is mysteriously imprisoned for 20 years before being released and beginning a violent search for answers. Klementieff trained extensively for the physical demands of the role, making the film an important early indication of the action skills she would later use in Marvel and Mission: Impossible.
2014 — RossFit
RossFit is a short-form screen project from 2014 rather than a conventional feature film. Klementieff is listed among the project’s acting credits, making it a minor entry in her filmography between Oldboy and Hacker’s Game. The appearance is notable mainly for completeness, as her career at this stage was increasingly focused on finding substantial roles in international productions. It is therefore best classified as a non-feature appearance rather than one of her major movies.
2015 — Hacker’s Game
Hacker’s Game is a low-budget drama, romance and thriller directed by Cyril Morin. Klementieff takes the leading role of Loise, one half of a dangerous romance between two computer hackers whose work becomes entangled with an arms dealer. The film allowed her to combine emotional scenes with physical action and further established her in English-language productions. Klementieff also helped shape Loise’s distinctive appearance, making the role an interesting precursor to her later genre work.
2016 — Seed
Seed is a 14-minute science-fiction short directed by Nelson Lee. Klementieff plays Cat in a dystopian story where strict population-control laws mean that Nathan’s 40th birthday is also expected to be his last. The short explores mortality, relationships and the consequences of a society attempting to control population growth. Although not a feature, it is a noteworthy genre credit that preceded Klementieff’s major science-fiction and superhero roles.
2017 — Newness
Newness is a romantic drama directed by Drake Doremus and starring Nicholas Hoult and Laia Costa. The film explores modern relationships in Los Angeles, focusing on two millennials whose romance develops within a social-media-driven dating culture. Klementieff plays Bethany, a supporting character in the story, alongside Matthew Gray Gubler, Courtney Eaton and Danny Huston. The film premiered at Sundance in 2017 before its wider release later that year.
2017 — Ingrid Goes West
Ingrid Goes West is a dark comedy-drama directed by Matt Spicer and starring Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen and O’Shea Jackson Jr. Klementieff plays Harley Chung, an Instagram personality who becomes part of Ingrid Thorburn’s increasingly obsessive attempt to enter the world of social-media celebrity Taylor Sloane. The film examines online identity, obsession and the pressure to turn everyday life into a public image. Released in August 2017, it became one of Klementieff’s most recognizable independent-film appearances outside the superhero genre.
2017 — Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was the major turning point in Klementieff’s international career. Directed by James Gunn, the Marvel Studios science-fiction superhero film introduced her as Mantis, an empathic alien who can sense and influence emotions through physical contact. She joins Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan and the rest of the Guardians as they uncover the truth about Peter Quill’s parentage. Released in May 2017, the film transformed Mantis into one of Klementieff’s signature characters and opened the door to several major Marvel appearances.
2017 — Alteration
Alteration is a 17-minute science-fiction short and immersive VR production directed by Jérôme Blanquet. Klementieff plays Elsa, an artificial intelligence that invades the subconscious of a man participating in an experiment designed to study dreams. The project blends live-action storytelling with virtual-reality technology and was presented at festivals including Tribeca. It is an unusual entry in Klementieff’s filmography because it combines acting with an experimental immersive format.
2018 — Avengers: Infinity War
Klementieff returned as Mantis in Avengers: Infinity War, the massive Marvel crossover directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. The film brings the Guardians of the Galaxy into the Avengers’ battle against Thanos, with Mantis becoming particularly important because of her empathic abilities. She shares the screen with an enormous ensemble including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña and Josh Brolin. Released in April 2018, the movie became one of the defining blockbuster events of the decade and significantly expanded Mantis’s importance within the MCU.
2018 — Hacker’s Game Redux
Hacker’s Game Redux is a revised version of Klementieff’s 2015 film rather than a completely separate character performance. She again appears as Loise, with Chris Schellenger as Soyan, in the story about two hackers whose relationship develops against a dangerous criminal backdrop. The Redux edition was released in the United States in 2018 and runs for approximately 89 minutes. For filmography purposes, it is best regarded as an alternate cut of Hacker’s Game, not an unrelated new role.
2018 — Time of Day
Time of Day is a short-film appearance in which Klementieff appears as herself. It is a non-feature project and therefore does not represent a conventional fictional acting role. The credit is nevertheless part of her recorded film work from the same period in which her Marvel career was rapidly expanding.
2019 — Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame brought Klementieff back as Mantis for the culmination of the first major phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, the film follows the surviving heroes as they attempt to reverse the devastating consequences of Thanos’s actions in Infinity War. Klementieff shares the screen with a huge returning ensemble, and Mantis remains part of the Guardians’ involvement in the final battle. The film became a landmark global blockbuster and one of the most commercially successful movies in cinema history.
2019 — The Addams Family
Klementieff took on a voice role in the animated The Addams Family, directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan. She voices Layla and Kayla, twin schoolgirls who are friends with Parker Needler, alongside a cast featuring Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard and Nick Kroll. The family comedy brings the classic Addams characters into a colorful animated setting while exploring their clash with a suburban community. Released in October 2019, it gave Klementieff a chance to work in animation rather than live-action action or drama.
2019 — Uncut Gems
Klementieff was originally cast as Lexis in the Safdie brothers’ acclaimed crime thriller Uncut Gems. However, most of her filmed material was removed from the final theatrical cut, with only a brief appearance remaining around the opening credits according to available film-production records. The movie stars Adam Sandler as a New York jeweler whose gambling and financial risks spiral dangerously out of control. Because her substantial scenes were cut, Klementieff’s credit should be treated as a deleted/limited appearance rather than a conventional supporting performance.
2019 — A.I. Tales / 5 Galaxies
A.I. Tales, later associated with the title 5 Galaxies, is an anthology of science-fiction stories rather than a conventional single-narrative feature. Klementieff appears as Cat in the segment The Seed Initiative, directed by Nelson Lee, alongside Georgina Reilly and Lawrence Kao. The anthology explores several futuristic ideas and was later distributed under the 5 Galaxies title, giving Klementieff another science-fiction credit. It is best described as an anthology feature rather than one continuous standalone story.
2020 — Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth
Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth is a three-minute comedy-music short directed by Simon Pegg. Klementieff appears as herself, joining a playful musical farewell to Chris Hemsworth, with Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson and Pegg also involved. The short was written by Pegg and Klementieff and released in November 2020. It is a lighthearted non-feature project and should not be confused with Klementieff’s conventional theatrical movie roles.
2021 — Thunder Force
Thunder Force is a superhero comedy directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer. Klementieff plays Laser, one of the superpowered villains confronting the newly formed superhero duo. The Netflix film combines superhero action with broad comedy and gave Klementieff an opportunity to play a villainous character rather than the sympathetic Mantis. Her performance also demonstrated her growing comfort with stylized physical-comedy and action roles.
2021 — The Suicide Squad
Klementieff makes an uncredited cameo in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, appearing as the La Gatita Amable dancer in a nightclub sequence. She has no dialogue in the brief appearance, which was deliberately kept as a hidden connection for fans familiar with Gunn’s work and her role as Mantis. The film is an R-rated superhero action-comedy starring Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena and others. Because Klementieff’s role is an uncredited cameo, it should not be presented as a standard starring or supporting part.
2021 — Save Ralph
Save Ralph is a short stop-motion-style advocacy film in which Klementieff provides the voice of Cinnamon. Directed by Spencer Susser, the project is built around an emotional campaign against cosmetic testing on animals and features several actors and public figures in voice roles. Klementieff’s appearance is therefore a voice performance in a short film rather than a live-action feature role. The project is notable for using animation and celebrity voices to deliver its social message.
2022 — Thor: Love and Thunder
Klementieff returned as Mantis in Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder, extending her Marvel character’s journey beyond the Guardians and Avengers films. The superhero adventure stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Tessa Thompson, with the Guardians appearing early in the story. Mantis joins the team during the opening action before the narrative moves toward Thor’s confrontation with Gorr the God Butcher. Released in July 2022, the film further established Mantis as an important recurring member of the wider MCU ensemble.
2022 — The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is a television special rather than a theatrical feature film, but it is an important part of Klementieff’s movie-related screen work. She reprises Mantis, alongside the Guardians cast, in a Christmas-themed story directed by James Gunn. The special expands Mantis’s relationship with Drax and adds a lighter, comedic chapter to the Guardians storyline. It is included separately here so that it is not mistaken for a conventional feature-film release.
2023 — Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 reunited Klementieff with director James Gunn for the third and final main installment of the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. She again plays Mantis, whose emotional journey becomes increasingly important as the Guardians attempt to save Rocket and confront the High Evolutionary. Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, Will Poulter, Maria Bakalova and Chukwudi Iwuji are among the principal cast. Released in May 2023, the film brought a major emotional chapter of Mantis’s story to a close while cementing Klementieff’s place in the MCU.
2023 — Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Klementieff made a dramatic genre shift with Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, directed by Christopher McQuarrie. She plays Paris, a French assassin and enforcer working for Gabriel, played by Esai Morales, and becomes one of Ethan Hunt’s most formidable opponents. The role required substantial physical preparation and action work, including intense fight sequences opposite Tom Cruise. Paris quickly became one of the film’s memorable new characters, and the performance demonstrated Klementieff’s ability to move from superhero action into a more grounded espionage thriller.
2023 — The Calm
The Calm is a seven-minute BMW Films action short directed by Sam Hargrave and produced with Joseph Kosinski as executive producer. Klementieff stars opposite Uma Thurman in a fast-moving spy story built around a BMW i7 and a mysterious package. The film premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and was later made available online, making it a notable branded short rather than a theatrical feature. Its action-focused style also fits naturally alongside Klementieff’s work in the Mission: Impossible franchise.
2024 — The Killer’s Game
The Killer’s Game is an action comedy-thriller directed by J. J. Perry and led by Dave Bautista. Klementieff plays Marianna Antoinette, a mysterious woman who places a hit on Bautista’s assassin character, Joe Flood, creating a chain of violent and often comic encounters. The cast also includes Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Scott Adkins and Ben Kingsley. Released in September 2024, the film gave Klementieff another prominent action role outside Marvel and Mission: Impossible.
2025 — Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Klementieff reprised Paris in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the eighth main installment of the Mission: Impossible film series. Christopher McQuarrie returned as director, with Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg and Esai Morales among the leading cast. Paris returns with a more complicated relationship to Ethan Hunt and becomes involved in the struggle against Gabriel and the dangerous artificial intelligence known as the Entity. The film was released in May 2025 and served as a major continuation of Klementieff’s action-film career.
2025 — Superman
Klementieff joined James Gunn’s DC superhero film Superman in a voice role rather than a conventional live-action appearance. She voices Superman Robot #5, one of the robots associated with Superman’s Fortress of Solitude, alongside other performers including Michael Rooker and Alan Tudyk. The film stars David Corenswet as Superman, with Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Nathan Fillion and María Gabriela de Faría among the principal cast. Her contribution is a small but notable crossover into DC’s new cinematic universe after years of prominence in Marvel productions.
2026 — Mi Amor
Mi Amor is a French thriller directed by Guillaume Nicloux and starring Klementieff as Romy, a DJ traveling to the Canary Islands with her friend Chloé. When Chloé disappears after a night out, Romy begins searching for her and becomes increasingly drawn into a disturbing world involving suspicious locals, a mysterious stranger and an exotic-animal sanctuary. Benoît Magimel and Freya Mavor co-star, while the film uses techno music and the Canary Islands setting to create an increasingly unsettling atmosphere. Although the film is sometimes catalogued as a 2025 production, its French theatrical release took place on May 6, 2026, making 2026 the appropriate release year for this chronological list.
Conclusion
Pom Klementieff’s movie career has developed from small French roles and short films into an impressive international filmography spanning drama, comedy, science fiction, animation, superhero cinema and action thrillers. Her performance as Mantis made her globally recognizable, while roles such as Haeng-Bok in Oldboy, Paris in the Mission: Impossible series and Marianna Antoinette in The Killer’s Game have shown a much broader range. Her willingness to work in independent productions, experimental shorts and major studio franchises has helped make her film career unusually diverse. With Mi Amor adding another French-language leading role to her résumé, Klementieff’s movies by year show a steady evolution from emerging French actress to international action and genre performer.
