diff --git a/public/css/app.css b/public/css/app.css
index ee75ea4..544ca01 100644
--- a/public/css/app.css
+++ b/public/css/app.css
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ footer {
 
   .page-loader-overlay {
     position: fixed;
-    inset: 0;
+    top: var(--page-loader-top, 0px);
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
     z-index: 2000;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
@@ -85,6 +88,11 @@ footer {
     box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
   }
 
+  .page-loader-card.page-loader-card--baronly {
+    width: min(420px, 90vw);
+    padding: 14px;
+  }
+
   .page-loader-title {
     margin: 0 0 10px 0;
     font-weight: 700;
@@ -109,7 +117,7 @@ footer {
     height: 100%;
     width: 0%;
     border-radius: 999px;
-    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ff4d4d 0%, #ffb200 50%, #4cd964 100%);
+    background: #111;
     transition: width 220ms ease;
   }
 
diff --git a/public/js/app_checklist.js b/public/js/app_checklist.js
index e72ae74..0b91ba5 100644
--- a/public/js/app_checklist.js
+++ b/public/js/app_checklist.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 function createPageLoader(options = {}) {
   const title = String(options.title || 'Chargement…');
+  // Subtitle kept for backwards-compat with callers, but we no longer render text in the UI.
   const subtitle = String(options.subtitle || 'Préparation de la page…');
 
   let progress = 0;
   let removed = false;
+  let navResizeObserver = null;
 
   const overlay = document.createElement('div');
   overlay.className = 'page-loader-overlay';
@@ -12,22 +14,15 @@ function createPageLoader(options = {}) {
   overlay.setAttribute('aria-busy', 'true');
 
   overlay.innerHTML = `
-    <div class="page-loader-card">
-      <p class="page-loader-title">${title}</p>
-      <p class="page-loader-subtitle" id="page-loader-subtitle">${subtitle}</p>
+    <div class="page-loader-card page-loader-card--baronly">
+      <span class="visually-hidden">${title}</span>
       <div class="page-loader-progress" aria-hidden="true">
         <div class="page-loader-bar" id="page-loader-bar"></div>
       </div>
-      <div class="page-loader-actions d-none" id="page-loader-actions">
-        <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-dark" id="page-loader-retry">Réessayer</button>
-      </div>
     </div>
   `;
 
   const barEl = () => overlay.querySelector('#page-loader-bar');
-  const subtitleEl = () => overlay.querySelector('#page-loader-subtitle');
-  const actionsEl = () => overlay.querySelector('#page-loader-actions');
-  const retryBtnEl = () => overlay.querySelector('#page-loader-retry');
 
   function clampPct(p) {
     const n = Number(p);
@@ -41,16 +36,40 @@ function createPageLoader(options = {}) {
     if (bar) bar.style.width = `${progress}%`;
   }
 
-  function setSubtitle(text) {
-    const el = subtitleEl();
-    if (el) el.textContent = String(text || '');
+  function setSubtitle(_) {
+    // Intentionally no-op (we only show the bar now).
+  }
+
+  function getNavHeightPx() {
+    const nav = document.querySelector('nav.navbar');
+    if (!nav) return 0;
+    const rect = nav.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const h = Number(rect?.height) || 0;
+    return h > 0 ? Math.round(h) : 0;
+  }
+
+  function updateOverlayTopOffset() {
+    // Scope the offset to this overlay instance (no global CSS var).
+    overlay.style.setProperty('--page-loader-top', `${getNavHeightPx()}px`);
   }
 
   function ensureMounted() {
     if (removed) return;
     if (!overlay.isConnected) {
+      updateOverlayTopOffset();
       document.body.classList.add('page-loading');
       document.body.appendChild(overlay);
+
+      // Keep the overlay aligned if the navbar height changes (mobile collapse, resize, etc.)
+      const nav = document.querySelector('nav.navbar');
+      if (nav && typeof ResizeObserver !== 'undefined') {
+        try {
+          navResizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => updateOverlayTopOffset());
+          navResizeObserver.observe(nav);
+        } catch (_) {
+          navResizeObserver = null;
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -61,6 +80,10 @@ function createPageLoader(options = {}) {
     document.body.classList.remove('page-loading');
     window.setTimeout(() => {
       removed = true;
+      if (navResizeObserver) {
+        try { navResizeObserver.disconnect(); } catch (_) {}
+        navResizeObserver = null;
+      }
       try { overlay.remove(); } catch (_) {}
     }, 220);
   }
@@ -70,13 +93,10 @@ function createPageLoader(options = {}) {
     hideAndRemoveSoon();
   }
 
-  function fail(message) {
-    setSubtitle(message || 'Erreur lors du chargement.');
-    setProgress(Math.max(progress, 90));
-    const actions = actionsEl();
-    if (actions) actions.classList.remove('d-none');
-    const btn = retryBtnEl();
-    if (btn) btn.onclick = () => window.location.reload();
+  function fail(_) {
+    // Don't block the UI on errors: let the page render its own error message.
+    setProgress(Math.max(progress, 95));
+    window.setTimeout(() => hideAndRemoveSoon(), 200);
   }
 
   ensureMounted();
diff --git a/public/js/app_movies.js b/public/js/app_movies.js
index 18b3cb0..ff69751 100644
--- a/public/js/app_movies.js
+++ b/public/js/app_movies.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 function createPageLoader(options = {}) {
   const title = String(options.title || 'Chargement…');
+  // Subtitle kept for backwards-compat with callers, but we no longer render text in the UI.
   const subtitle = String(options.subtitle || 'Préparation de la page…');
 
   let progress = 0;
   let removed = false;
+  let navResizeObserver = null;
 
   const overlay = document.createElement('div');
   overlay.className = 'page-loader-overlay';
@@ -12,22 +14,15 @@ function createPageLoader(options = {}) {
   overlay.setAttribute('aria-busy', 'true');
 
   overlay.innerHTML = `
-    <div class="page-loader-card">
-      <p class="page-loader-title">${title}</p>
-      <p class="page-loader-subtitle" id="page-loader-subtitle">${subtitle}</p>
+    <div class="page-loader-card page-loader-card--baronly">
+      <span class="visually-hidden">${title}</span>
       <div class="page-loader-progress" aria-hidden="true">
         <div class="page-loader-bar" id="page-loader-bar"></div>
       </div>
-      <div class="page-loader-actions d-none" id="page-loader-actions">
-        <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-dark" id="page-loader-retry">Réessayer</button>
-      </div>
     </div>
   `;
 
   const barEl = () => overlay.querySelector('#page-loader-bar');
-  const subtitleEl = () => overlay.querySelector('#page-loader-subtitle');
-  const actionsEl = () => overlay.querySelector('#page-loader-actions');
-  const retryBtnEl = () => overlay.querySelector('#page-loader-retry');
 
   function clampPct(p) {
     const n = Number(p);
@@ -41,16 +36,40 @@ function createPageLoader(options = {}) {
     if (bar) bar.style.width = `${progress}%`;
   }
 
-  function setSubtitle(text) {
-    const el = subtitleEl();
-    if (el) el.textContent = String(text || '');
+  function setSubtitle(_) {
+    // Intentionally no-op (we only show the bar now).
+  }
+
+  function getNavHeightPx() {
+    const nav = document.querySelector('nav.navbar');
+    if (!nav) return 0;
+    const rect = nav.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const h = Number(rect?.height) || 0;
+    return h > 0 ? Math.round(h) : 0;
+  }
+
+  function updateOverlayTopOffset() {
+    // Scope the offset to this overlay instance (no global CSS var).
+    overlay.style.setProperty('--page-loader-top', `${getNavHeightPx()}px`);
   }
 
   function ensureMounted() {
     if (removed) return;
     if (!overlay.isConnected) {
+      updateOverlayTopOffset();
       document.body.classList.add('page-loading');
       document.body.appendChild(overlay);
+
+      // Keep the overlay aligned if the navbar height changes (mobile collapse, resize, etc.)
+      const nav = document.querySelector('nav.navbar');
+      if (nav && typeof ResizeObserver !== 'undefined') {
+        try {
+          navResizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => updateOverlayTopOffset());
+          navResizeObserver.observe(nav);
+        } catch (_) {
+          navResizeObserver = null;
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -61,6 +80,10 @@ function createPageLoader(options = {}) {
     document.body.classList.remove('page-loading');
     window.setTimeout(() => {
       removed = true;
+      if (navResizeObserver) {
+        try { navResizeObserver.disconnect(); } catch (_) {}
+        navResizeObserver = null;
+      }
       try { overlay.remove(); } catch (_) {}
     }, 220);
   }
@@ -70,13 +93,10 @@ function createPageLoader(options = {}) {
     hideAndRemoveSoon();
   }
 
-  function fail(message) {
-    setSubtitle(message || 'Erreur lors du chargement.');
-    setProgress(Math.max(progress, 90));
-    const actions = actionsEl();
-    if (actions) actions.classList.remove('d-none');
-    const btn = retryBtnEl();
-    if (btn) btn.onclick = () => window.location.reload();
+  function fail(_) {
+    // Don't block the UI on errors: let the page render its own error message.
+    setProgress(Math.max(progress, 95));
+    window.setTimeout(() => hideAndRemoveSoon(), 200);
   }
 
   ensureMounted();