He has directed four feature films: The Killer (2007), The Counsel (2010), Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014), and Paris Pigalle (2018).

[3] While in high school, Anger started a magazine which he sent to Douchet as well as Serge Daney and Alain Bergala.

[5] In 2007, he made his feature directorial debut, The Killer, a thriller starring Gilbert Melki, Mélanie Laurent and Grégoire Colin.

[6][7] In 2014, he directed his third film, Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart, inspired by the story of the killer gendarme Alain Lamare,[8] and for which Anger received a nomination for Best Adaptation at the 40th César Awards.

[9][10] In June 2024, Apple TV+ announced the six-part thriller series À l'ombre des forêts starring Benoît Magimel and Mélanie Laurent, created and directed by Anger.