List of the best Claude Chabrol movies: This Man Must Die(1969), Le Boucher(1970), The Cousins(1959), Violette(1978), Dirty Hands(1975), The Color of Lies(1999), The Unfaithful Wife(1968), Madame Bovary(1991), Inspector Lavardin(1986), The Bridesmaid(2004), The Swindle(1997), Pleasure Party(1975) ... ...
Drama
France|Italy
1969
115 Minutes
Director
father son police officer actress killer tense suspenseful emotional seaside paris repair shop hit and run vengeance deception revenge 1960s
A man asserts himself within the life of an actress he believes is somehow responsible for his son's death.
Mystery & Thriller
France|Italy
1970
93 Minutes
Director
Stéphane Audran Jean Yanne Roger Rudel Antonio Passalia Mario Beccaria Pasquale Ferone William Gueralt
headmistress butcher teacher student police officer dark chilling wedding school countryside butcher shop household street serial murders suspicion romance small-town life mystery 1970s
An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town.
Drama
France
1959
112 Minutes
Director
Gérard Blain Jean-Claude Brialy Claude Cerval Geneviève Cluny Guy Decomble Corrado Guarducci Michèle Méritz Juliette Mayniel Stéphane Audran Paul Bisciglia Jeanne Perez
college student ladies' man cousin pretty woman friend gripping bleak cool paris party apartment love triangle city life disillusionment troubled youth family rivalry fall sacrifice 1950s
A pair of cousins share a flat, but animosity begins to build between the two when a woman gets involved.
Crime, Drama
France|Canada
1978
124 Minutes
Director
Isabelle Huppert Stéphane Audran Jean Carmet Jean-François Garreaud Jean Dalmain Lisa Langlois François Maistre Philippe Procot Bernard Alane Mario David Henri-Jacques Huet
young woman mother father murderer frenchwoman prostitute engaging melodramatic shocking thrilling suspenseful gripping france family home prostitution dark secrets secret life poison rebellion murder plot
In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.
Crime, Drama
France|Italy|West Germany
1975
102 Minutes
Director
Rod Steiger Romy Schneider Paolo Giusti
Saint Tropez, 1975. Julie Wormser and her lover, writer and neighbour Jeff Marle, plan the assassination of her wealthy husband Louis, an impotent who drinks a lot. She hits him, and leaves... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
France
1999
108 Minutes
Director
Sandrine Bonnaire Jacques Gamblin Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Antoine de Caunes Bernard Verley Bulle Ogier Pierre Martot Noel Simsolo Adrienne Pauly
painter wife chief of police journalist thief inspector brooding calm witty gripping france seaside village murder investigation suspicion small-town life new job mental breakdown gossip pursuit
In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1968
98 Minutes
Director
Stéphane Audran Michel Bouquet Maurice Ronet Michel Duchaussoy Louise Chevalier Louise Rioton Serge Bento Henri Marteau
insurance broker wife private investigator adulterer police officer writer brooding intense melodramatic paris countryside versailles, france house infidelity murder deception investigation cover-up marriage discovery
After the Civil War, ex-Confederate soldiers heading for a new life in Mexico run into ex-Union cavalrymen selling horses to the Mexican government but they must join forces to fight off Mexican bandits and revolutionaries.
Romance, Drama
France
1991
130 Minutes
Director
Isabelle Huppert Jean-François Balmer Christophe Malavoy Jean Yanne Lucas Belvaux Christiane Minazzoli Jean-Louis Maury Florent Gibassier Marie Mergey
wife husband lover student father landowner passionate tender touching france party wedding fair country house church madame bovary marriage boredom infidelity fantasy
In nineteenth-century France, the romantic daughter of a country squire marries a dull country doctor. To escape boredom, she throws herself into love affairs with a suave local landowner and a law student, and runs up ruinous debts.
Mystery & Thriller
Switzerland|France
1986
99 Minutes
Director
Jean Poiret Bernadette Lafont Jean-Claude Brialy Jacques Dacqmine Jean-Luc Bideau Hermine Claire Pierre-Francois Dumeniaud Florent Gibassier Guy Louret Jean Depusse
Inspector Lavardin is induced to investigate the murder of a province's notable who was taking himself as the moral guardian of his village. The perspective of the inquiry changes when the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2004
110 Minutes
Director
Benoît Magimel Laura Smet Aurore Clément Bernard Le Coq Solène Bouton Anna Mihalcea Thomas Chabrol
young man femme fatale bridesmaid sister love interest suspenseful dark unrestrained france wedding murder love spell marriage passion unusual behavior family love temptation discovery 2000s
In 1984, loser pizza guy Whitey Johnson is run over by a semi truck on live television, making him a local hero. The world watches as Whitey vows to not only walk again but to win his ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
France|Switzerland
1997
105 Minutes
Director
Isabelle Huppert Michel Serrault François Cluzet Jean-François Balmer Jackie Berroyer Jean Benguigui Mony Dalmès Thomas Chabrol Greg Germain Nathalie Kousnetzoff
con artist gangster courier partner gambler pretty woman suspenseful intricate emotional casino hotel room switzerland caribbean con game seduction double-cross on the run betrayal money laundering quest
Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.
Drama
France|Italy
1975
100 Minutes
Director
Paul Gégauff Danièle Gégauff Clemence Gégauff Paula Moore Michel Valette Cécile Vassort Giancarlo Sisti Mario Santini
Phillipe and Esther live an apparently idyllic life with their daughter, Elise. In an attempt to preserve this bliss, Phillipe decides that he and Esther should each have affairs, being ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
France|Italy
1963
114 Minutes
Director
Charles Denner Michèle Morgan Danielle Darrieux Hildegarde Neff Juliette Mayniel Stéphane Audran Catherine Rouvel
Follows a family-man who meets women through lonely hearts ads.
Comedy
France|Italy
1961
97 Minutes
Director
Jean-Claude Brialy Bernadette Lafont Charles Belmont Jean Galland Jean Tissier Sacha Briquet
Roland, an idler living on the Left Bank in Paris, is determined to inflict a terrible revenge on his friend Arthur, after the latter subjected him to a harmless joke. He engages the ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
France|Germany
2006
110 Minutes
Director
Isabelle Huppert François Berléand Patrick Bruel Robin Renucci Maryline Canto Thomas Chabrol Jean-François Balmer Pierre Vernier Jacques Boudet Philippe Duclos Roger Dumas
judge criminal politician ceo witty fiery cheeky paris france corruption court battles scandal judicial system fraud temptation mystery fall 2000s
A magistrate investigates a corporate executive.
Comedy
France|Germany
2007
114 Minutes
Director
Ludivine Sagnier François Berléand Benoît Magimel Mathilda May Étienne Chicot Marie Bunel Valeria Cavalli Thomas Chabrol Jérémie Chaplain Jean-Marie Winling Didier Bénureau
weather forecaster author heir daughter thrilling amusing france television studio relationships dating love triangle sex marriage abuse love rivalry 2000s
A black comedy centered around a TV weather girl and the two very different men who pursue her.
Crime, Drama
France
1967
98 Minutes
Director
Maurice Ronet Anthony Perkins Yvonne Furneaux Stéphane Audran Suzanne Lloyd Catherine Sola Christa Lang Henry Jones George Skaff Marie-Ange Agnes Annie Vidal
A champagne tycoon's (Furneaux) partner (Ronet) suspects his partner's gigolo husband (Perkins) of murders he's been framed for.
Crime, Drama
France
2009
110 Minutes
Director
Gérard Depardieu Clovis Cornillac Jacques Gamblin Marie Bunel Vahina Giocante Marie Matheron Adrienne Pauly Yves Verhoeven Bruno Abraham-Kremer Rodolphe Pauly
detective husband wife half brother emotional crafty dark sultry house france dance floor car vacation husband/wife relationship brotherhood work vs. family investigation murder mystery quest
A well known Parisian inspector becomes involved in an investigation while on holiday.
Mystery & Thriller
France|Italy|Spain|Morocco
1965
110 Minutes
Director
Akim Tamiroff Roger Hanlin Marie Laforêt
Marie-Chantal travels by train to her cousin's place to spend a winter holiday, when a stranger - apparently a fugitive from someone aboard - entrusts her with a jewel in the shape of a ... See full summary »
Comedy
France
1988
94 Minutes
Pierre Vergne
Claude Chabrol Valerie Allain Fabrice Luchini Micheline Presle Jean-Paul Roussillon
An old con-man fakes an illness and takes advantage of the kindness of one of his nurses.
Drama
France|Italy
1960
105 Minutes
Director
Bernadette Lafont Lucile Saint-Simon Clotilde Joano Stéphane Audran Mario David Jean-Louis Maury Sacha Briquet Dinan
single woman woman saleswoman man love interest lover amusing cheeky engaging dreamy heartwarming lighthearted paris france relationships love work destiny saleswomen love interest
A feud between families in 1870's rural France.
Comedy, Drama
France|Italy|West Germany
1976
105 Minutes
Director
Bored aristocratic Parisian couples begin affairs with each other which only brings trouble.
Drama
1965
95 Minutes
Director
Jean-Daniel Pollet Jean Douchet Micheline Dax Nadine Ballot Barbara Wilkin Jean-Michel Rouziere Jean-Francois Chappey Gilles Chusseau
A sextet: "Saint Germain-des-Pres," "Gare du Nord," "Rue Saint-Denis," "Place de l'Etoile," "Montparnasse-Levallois," "La Muette."
Drama
1992
100 Minutes
Director
Marie Trintignant Stéphane Audran Jean-François Garreaud Yves Lambrecht Christiane Minazzoli Pierre Vernier Nathalie Kousnetzoff Thomas Chabrol
An outcast well-to-do Paris wife (Marie Trintignant) meets a widow (Stéphane Audran) who lives in a hotel and drinks with her.
Drama
2003
105 Minutes
Director
Nathalie Baye Benoît Magimel Suzanne Flon Mélanie Doutey Thomas Chabrol Bernard Le Coq Henri Attal Kevin Ahyi Jérôme Bertin Françoise Bertin Caroline Baehr
political candidate mother father brother stepsister aunt gripping intricate shocking france pharmacy beach house incest adultery brother/sister relationship political campaign world war ii nazis forbidden love mystery
A man (Benoît Magimel) falls for the daughter of his stepmother (Nathalie Baye), while the latter must deal with a political scandal.
Sci-Fi
1990
112 Minutes
Director
Alan Bates Jennifer Beals Jan Niklas Hanns Zischler Benoît Régent Alexander Radszun Peter Fitz Daniela Poggi William Berger Michael Degen Wolfgang Preiss
Mass suicides occur when a madman (Alan Bates) uses a model (Jennifer Beals) to broadcast subliminal messages somewhere in future Berlin.
Drama
1982
92 Minutes
Director
Niels Arestrup Michel Bouquet Juliette Carre
A 25-year volatile marriage between a former captain (Michel Bouquet) and his wife (Niels Arestrup) comes to a head when her cousin comes to visit.
Mystery & Thriller
1984
97 Minutes
Théodore Lyssenko
Jean-François Balmer Sandra Montaigu Pierre Santini Roland Dubillard Claude Chabrol Jean-Paul Bonnaire Marc Dudicourt Gérard Hérold Jean-Marie Lemaire Gerard Loussine Max Vialle
A private detective (Jean-François Balmer) ponders another profession until a mysterious woman hires him to solve her roommate's murder.
Comedy
France
2007
83 Minutes
Gustave Kervern Benoît Delépine Velvet D'Amour Eric Martin Jean-Claude Carrière Marie-Francoise Comble Robert Dehoux Fernando Arrabal Claude Chabrol
The kidnapping of a plump billionaire's dog by a deaf-mute and 2 ketamine addicts goes wrong. The wealthy woman takes advantage of the situation to make them fullfil her last wishes.
Drama
1965
95 Minutes
Director
Jean-Daniel Pollet Jean Douchet Micheline Dax Nadine Ballot Barbara Wilkin Jean-Michel Rouziere Jean-Francois Chappey Gilles Chusseau
A sextet: "Saint Germain-des-Pres," "Gare du Nord," "Rue Saint-Denis," "Place de l'Etoile," "Montparnasse-Levallois," "La Muette."