Schoenaerts also starred in Alice Winocour's French thriller "Disorder" ("Maryland"), as an ex-soldier suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, for which his performance was highly praised. He played Paul in Luca Guadagnino's erotic thriller "A Bigger Splash", starring opposite Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes and Dakota Johnson, and also played the art-dealer Hans Axgil in Tom Hooper's "The Danish Girl". "A Bigger Splash" and "The Danish Girl" made their world premieres at the 2015 Venice Film Festival, both were screened in the official competition.