List of the best Isabelle Huppert movies: The Piano Teacher(2001), Violette(1978), Elle(2016), Things to Come(2016), White Material(2009), Amateur(1994), Every Man for Himself(1980), Loulou(1980), Happy End(2017), Copacabana(2010), The School of Flesh(1998), Comedy of Innocence(2000) ... ...
Drama
Austria|France|Germany
2001
118 Minutes
Erika Kohut
Isabelle Huppert Annie Girardot Benoît Magimel Anna Sigalevitch Susanne Lothar Udo Samel
music teacher professor mother student lover brooding shocking vienna austria apartment music conservatory concert hall mother/daughter relationship teaching piano sadomasochism voyeurism sex pursuit forbidden love
A young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.
Crime, Drama
France|Canada
1978
124 Minutes
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Germany|Belgium
2016
131 Minutes
Michèle Leblanc
Isabelle Huppert Laurent Lafitte Anne Consigny Charles Berling Virginie Efira Christian Berkel Judith Magre Jonas Bloquet Alice Isaaz Vimala Pons Raphaël Lenglet
rapist executive lover murderer woman father prison office house connections haunted by the past alienation narcissism infidelity 2010s
A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her.
Drama
France|Germany
2016
101 Minutes
Nathalie Chazeaux
Isabelle Huppert André Marcon Roman Kolinka Édith Scob Sarah Le Picard Solal Forte Yves Heck Marion Ploquin
philosophy teacher professor ex-husband disheartening spirited engaging france divorce lifestyle changes discovery fall rise 21st century
A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, losing her book deal, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.
Drama
France|Cameroon
2009
105 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Isaach De Bankolé Christopher Lambert Nicolas Duvauchelle William Nadylam Adèle Ado Ali Barkai Daniel Tchangang Michel Subor
plantation owner rebel son ex-husband father-in-law businesswoman bleak disheartening gritty africa plantation jungle civil wars violence african life political unrest family rebellion sacrifice 2000s
Amidst turmoil and racial conflict in a Francophone African state, a white French woman fights for her coffee crop, her family and ultimately for her life.
Comedy, Drama
USA|UK|France
1994
105 Minutes
Isabelle
Isabelle Huppert Martin Donovan Elina Lowensohn Damian Young Chuck Montgomery Dave Simonds Pamela Stewart
An amnesiac wakes up on an NYC alley. He meets Isabelle, an ex nun now erotic writer, at a diner and follows her home. She helps him find his identity. Then there's Sofia, the porn star.
Drama
France|Switzerland|West Germany|Austria
1980
89 Minutes
Isabelle Rivière
Isabelle Huppert Jacques Dutronc Nathalie Baye Roland Amstutz Fred Personne Anna Baldaccini Cécile Tanner Dore De Rosa Monique Barscha
An examination of sexual relationships, in which three protagonists interact in different combinations.
Drama
France
1980
110 Minutes
Nelly
Isabelle Huppert Gérard Depardieu Guy Marchand Humbert Balsan Bernard Tronczak Christian Boucher Frederique Cerbonnet Jacqueline Dufranne Agnès Rosier
young woman petty criminal boss husband advertising executive lover intense brutal raw france nightclub apartment city love sex infidelity marriage class distinctions jealousy transformation
A bored wife leaves her husband for an unemployed, petty criminal.
Drama
France|Austria|Germany
2017
107 Minutes
Anne Laurent
Isabelle Huppert Jean-Louis Trintignant Mathieu Kassovitz Fantine Harduin Franz Rogowski Laura Verlinden Aurélia Petit Toby Jones Hille Perl Hassam Ghancy Nabiha Akkari
family wife husband refugee suicidal person grandson engaging emotional melodramatic charming heartwarming sad france refugee camp restaurant family home family dysfunction immigrants helping others happiness
A well-to-do French family deals with a series of setbacks and crises.
Comedy
France|Belgium
2010
107 Minutes
Babou
Isabelle Huppert Aure Atika Lolita Chammah Jurgen Delnaet Chantal Banlier Magalie Woch Nelly Antignac Guillaume Gouix Joachim Lombard Noémie Lvovsky Luis Rego
Boldly unconventional and cheerful, that's how one could describe Babou. Never having cared about social conventions, she is suddenly faced with the realization that her own daughter is ... See full summary »
Drama
France|Luxembourg|Belgium
1998
102 Minutes
Dominique
Isabelle Huppert Vincent Martinez Vincent Lindon Marthe Keller François Berléand Daniele Dubroux Bernard Le Coq Jean-Claude Dauphin Roxane Mesquida Michelle Goddet Jan-Michell
businesswoman bartender prostitute boxer bisexual passionate sultry emotional melodramatic paris bar unusual romance class distinctions prostitution sex love love transformation 1990s
Fashion executive Dominique's obsession for Quentin, a young bisexual hustler, fills her desire for physical love but leaves her taxed emotionally. Twists and turns in the relationship, ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2000
102 Minutes
Ariane
Isabelle Huppert Jeanne Balibar Charles Berling Nils Hugon Édith Scob Denis Podalydès Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Chantal Bronner
mother father son music teacher uncle psychiatrist dreamy offbeat eerie paris park household mother/son relationship birthday party reincarnation tragic death psychiatry mental illness mystery discovery
Today, Camille turns nine. He had sworn that on his 9th birthday he would show his parents the videos he was shooting on the side-the tail of a cat scampering away, a window, and a veiled ... See full summary »
Drama
France|Austria|Germany
2003
113 Minutes
Anne Laurent
Isabelle Huppert Maurice Bénichou Lucas Biscombe Patrice Chéreau Béatrice Dalle Anaïs Demoustier Daniel Duval Olivier Gourmet Rona Hartner Florence Loiret-Caille Brigitte Roüan
mother father daughter son stranger boy bleak brooding gripping europe countryside train station death apocalypse violence survival escape fall 21st century
When Anna and her family arrive at their holiday home, they find it occupied by strangers. This confrontation is just the beginning of a painful learning process.
Romance, Drama
France
1991
130 Minutes
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, Comedy
France|Switzerland
1997
105 Minutes
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Drama
Germany|Austria
1991
123 Minutes
The Woman
Isabelle Huppert Mathieu Carrière Can Togay Fritz Schediwy Isolde Barth Libgart Schwarz Elisabeth Krejcir
A female writer and her relationships with two different men, one joyous and one introverted.
Drama
South Korea
2012
89 Minutes
Anne
Isabelle Huppert Jung Yu-mi Moon So-ri Moon Sung-Geun Yu Jun-sang Kwon Hae-Hyo Yeo-jeong Yoon
townspeople guide screenwriter couple tourist lifeguard quirky mellow profound charming beach south korea provincial town diner relationships vacation imagination screenwriting adventure love
A three-tiered story centered on a trio of French tourists visiting the same seaside resort.
Drama
France
2011
105 Minutes
Hanah Giurgiu
Isabelle Huppert Denis Lavant Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Pascal Bongard Anne Benoît Déborah Révy Lou Lesage Nicolas Maury Anamaria Vartolomei Georgetta Leahu Jethro Cave
When Hanah re-emerges in the life of her pre-pubescent daughter, she comes with a strange, yet attractive proposition: she needs her own girl to pose for her in ways that would later take by surprise the Parisian art world of the 1970s.
Comedy, Drama
France|Germany
2006
110 Minutes
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.
Drama
France|Switzerland
2009
94 Minutes
Ann
Isabelle Huppert Jean-Hugues Anglade Xavier Beauvois Maya Sansa Clara Bindi Viviana Aliberti Michelle Marquais Peter Arens
Villa Amalia is the story of Ann, a musician, whose life is turned upside down by a kiss. When she sees Thomas kissing another woman, Ann makes a clean break, leaving him and everything ... See full summary »
Drama
France|Belgium
2015
92 Minutes
Isabelle
Isabelle Huppert Gérard Depardieu Dan Warner Aurélia Thierrée Dionne Houle Derek Newman
Isabelle and Gérard go to a strange appointment in Death Valley, California. They have not seen each other for years and are here to answer to an invitation from their son Michael, a ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Ireland|USA
2018
98 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Chloë Grace Moretz Maika Monroe Colm Feore Stephen Rea Zawe Ashton Jeff Hiller Thaddeus Daniels Raven Dauda Parker Sawyers
pianist teacher friend widow stalker bleak dark creepy uneasy tense thrilling new york city subway apartment restaurant office stalking strangers obsession obsessive love
A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her.
Drama, Romance
Belgium|Luxembourg|France
2016
90 Minutes
Liliane Cheverny, dite Laura
Isabelle Huppert Kévin Azaïs Johan Leysen Carlo Ferrante Alice D'Hauwe Fanny Blanchard Benjamin Boutboul Anne Brionne
A forgotten European Song Contest singer, fading away in a pâté factory, falls in love with a young aspiring boxer. Together they decide to attempt her comeback.
Drama
Italy|France
1996
98 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Jean-Hugues Anglade Fabrizio Bentivoglio Marie Gillain Laura Marinoni Massimo Popolizio
The novel (1809) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The marriage of Edward and Charlotte gets worse with the arrival at the castle Young Ottilia, grandson of Carlotta, and Brass. Edward is ... See full summary »
Romance
France|Belgium
2011
99 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Benoît Poelvoorde André Dussollier Virginie Efira Corentin Devroey Donatien Suner Aurélien Recoing Eric Berger Philippe Magnan Bruno Podalydès Samir Guesmi
frenchwoman gallery owner art gallerist son father boyfriend amusing engaging hilarious witty charming playful france paris gallery apartment father/son relationship relationships happiness fun
Agathe lives with her husband and son in a posh apartment in front of the Jardin du Luxembourg. Patrick lives with his son in the back of a van. She is the head of an important contemporary... See full summary »
Drama
France|Belgium|Germany
2013
105 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Christophe Sermet Daphné Baiwir Nicolas Steil Jean-François Lepetit Kool Shen Laurence Ursino Ronald Leclercq Tristan Schotte Dimitri Tomsej
A stroke-afflicted filmmaker is manipulated by a notorious con man.
Drama
France
1985
85 Minutes
Charlotte
Isabelle Huppert Luc Beraud Niels Arestrup Christine Pascal
The flighty Charlotte is angry with her lover Bernard. She goes to his flat and soon leaves, distraught, turning up at the studio of Mathieu, her one-time lover. He's now with Christine, ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
France|Belgium
2017
95 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Romain Duris José Garcia Adda Senani Guillaume Verdier Patricia Barzyk Pierre Léon Belkacem Lalaoui
teacher alter ego animal witty amusing suspenseful france teaching unusual behavior alter ego animal behavior accident mystery metamorphosis transformation 2010s
Mrs. Géquil is a teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained?
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
France|Luxembourg|Belgium
2013
106 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Sandrine Kiberlain François Damiens Karole Rocher Aymen Saidi Saida Bekkouche Elie Lison François Négret Samy Naceri Brahim Waabach Allain Naron
After an Algerian informant is murdered, two female investigators are sent to investigate.
Comedy, Drama
2016
85 Minutes
Araminte
Isabelle Huppert Louis Garrel Bulle Ogier Yves Jacques Bernard Verley Jean-Pierre Malo Fred Ulysse
Drama
1986
93 Minutes
Colo
Isabelle Huppert Robert Menzies Norman Kaye Monica Maughan Banduk Marika
frenchwoman husband blind man friend doctor emotional moving melodramatic tender car woods hospital family home victoria, australia blindness affair accident failed marriage unusual romance starting over
A Frenchwoman (Isabelle Huppert) loses an eye in Australia and becomes the lover of a blind man (Robert Menzies) who grows cactuses as a hobby.
Drama
2005
90 Minutes
Gabrielle Hervey
Isabelle Huppert Pascal Greggory Claudia Coli Thierry Hancisse Chantal Neuwirth Thierry Fortineau Louise Vincent Clément Hervieu-Léger Nicolas Moreau Rinaldo Rocco Xavier Lafitte
writer wife engaging fiery intricate charming household paris infidelity marital problems romance love sacrifice temptation discovery 1920s
A fractured couple (Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory) mercilessly analyze their marriage after the wife leaves her husband for her lover, then goes back to him.
Comedy, Drama
2015
100 Minutes
Jeanne Meyer
Isabelle Huppert Gustave Kervern Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Tassadit Mandi Michael Carmen Pitt Larouci Didi Jules Benchetrit Mickaël Graehling
In a run down block of flats, improbable encounters bring laughter and compassion to the lives of residents.
Drama
2019
98 Minutes
Frankie
Isabelle Huppert Marisa Tomei Greg Kinnear Brendan Gleeson Jérémie Renier Pascal Greggory Ariyon Bakare Carloto Cotta Sennia Nanua Vinette Robinson Mikaela Lupu
Drama
2008
115 Minutes
La mère
Isabelle Huppert Gaspard Ulliel Astrid Bergès-Frisbey Randal Douc Vanthon Duong Stéphane Rideau Lucy Harrison Doeun Thenn Nan Chorn Solyda Ingrid Mareski Louis Arsac
Romance
1977
107 Minutes
Pomme
Isabelle Huppert Yves Beneyton Florence Giorgetti Annemarie Düringer Renate Schroeter Michel de Ré Monique Chaumette Sabine Azéma
A Paris beautician's assistant (Isabelle Huppert) falls in love with a Sorbonne student (Yves Beneyton).
Comedy, Drama
2010
95 Minutes
Alice Bergerac
Isabelle Huppert Bouli Lanners Richard Debuisne Sabila Moussadek Valérie Dréville Mathieu Carrière Didier Bezace Frédéric Longbois
call girl psychiatrist wife john patient witty bleak sultry uneasy france psychiatrist's office prostitution psychiatry money sex love transformation discovery temptation 2010s
A disaffected call girl named Alice (Isabelle Huppert) and her psychiatrist Xavier lead similar lives. They both have clients, charge for sessions, and take on roles that serve the needs, psychological or otherwise, of those they serve.
Comedy
France
1981
129 Minutes
Philippe Noiret Isabelle Huppert Jean-Pierre Marielle Stéphane Audran Irene Skobline Eddy Mitchell Guy Marchand
police chief wife criminal brother-in-law teacher lover brooding gritty amusing senegal family home police station small town vigilantism crime love triangle transformation wretched excess revenge 1960s
A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life - and resorts to drastic means to do so.
Musical, Comedy, Crime, Drama
France|Italy
2002
108 Minutes
Augustine
Catherine Deneuve Isabelle Huppert Emmanuelle Béart Fanny Ardant Virginie Ledoyen Danielle Darrieux Ludivine Sagnier Firmine Richard
murderer mother-in-law lover socialite teenager maid playful quirky amusing campy mansion france country house murder robbery infidelity testimonies family dysfunction alcoholism mystery
One murdered man, eight women, each seeming to be eager than the others to know the truth. Gimme, gimme, gimme some clues to make up my mind. And eventually enter the truth. Oh, thou cruel woman!
Comedy
UK|Germany|USA
2004
106 Minutes
Jason Schwartzman Isabelle Huppert Dustin Hoffman Lily Tomlin Jude Law Mark Wahlberg Naomi Watts Angela Grillo Kevin Dunn Tippi Hedren Jean Smart
existential detective husband wife environmentalist pr person philosopher creative intricate offbeat hilarious office department store house field philosophy environmentalism big business meaning of life nihilism identity
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.
Drama
Norway|France|Denmark|USA
2015
109 Minutes
Gabriel Byrne Isabelle Huppert Jesse Eisenberg Devin Druid Rachel Brosnahan Ruby Jerins Megan Ketch David Strathairn Amy Ryan
The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer.
Drama
Italy|France
2012
115 Minutes
Divina Madre
Toni Servillo Isabelle Huppert Alba Rohrwacher Michele Riondino Maya Sansa Pier Giorgio Bellocchio Gianmarco Tognazzi Brenno Placido Fabrizio Falco
A mosaic of several intertwined stories questioning the meaning of life, love and hope, set during the last six days in the life of Eluana Englaro, a young woman who spent 17 years in a vegetative state.
Drama
France
1999
105 Minutes
Fabrice Luchini Isabelle Huppert Vincent Lindon Vahina Giocante Sophie Aubry Andréa Parisy Thérèse Liotard Ludovic Bergery
In this low key satirical farce, a CEO is released from prison and rejoins his family, who have a difficult time with his complete change in character, moving from a captain of industry to an eccentric innocent.
Romance
France
1983
99 Minutes
Viviane
Isabelle Huppert plays an attractive Parisienne out looking for some fun during her vacation on the ski slopes of Courchevel in the Alps when she starts up a relationship with a ... See full summary »
Drama
2013
111 Minutes
Mother Superior Saint Eutrope
Pauline Etienne Isabelle Huppert Louise Bourgoin Martina Gedeck Françoise Lebrun Agathe Bonitzer Alice De Lencquesaing Gilles Cohen Marc Barbé
mother superior young woman disheartening powerful france convent religion atonement sin transformation 18th century
A young woman (Pauline Etienne) learns that she is an illegitimate child and must atone for her mother's sins by becoming a nun.
Drama
Austria|France|Germany
2012
127 Minutes
Eva
Jean-Louis Trintignant Emmanuelle Riva Isabelle Huppert Alexandre Tharaud William Shimell Ramón Agirre Rita Blanco Carole Franck Dinara Droukarova Laurent Capelluto Jean-Michel Monroc
husband wife elderly person daughter janitor tender sad intense france apartment aging husband/wife relationship illness physical disability death sacrifice love 2010s
Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Western, Drama, History
USA
1980
218 Minutes
Ella Watson
Kris Kristofferson Christopher Walken Isabelle Huppert John Hurt Jeff Bridges Sam Waterston
sheriff mercenary land baron immigrant madam bleak gritty somber wyoming harvard university boarding house brothel cabin american west class conflict assassination love old west rivalry discovery
During the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into wealth does his best to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1987
112 Minutes
Sylvia Wentworth
Steve Guttenberg Elizabeth McGovern Isabelle Huppert Paul Shenar Carl Lumbly Wallace Shawn Frederick Coffin Brad Greenquist Robert Schenkkan Maury Chaykin Sara Carlson
architect mistress boss victim police detective suspect suspenseful dark fascinating thrilling apartment courtroom bar affair cover-up murder suspicion lie discovery escape
A young executive starts an affair with his boss's wife which then escalates into a nightmare after he lies to the police in order to protect her.
Drama
Luxembourg|Belgium|France
2017
112 Minutes
Elisabeth
Lolita Chammah Themis Pauwels Isabelle Huppert Elsa Houben Marja-Leena Junker Charles Muller Luc Schiltz
After ten years abroad, Catherine returns to Luxembourg to catch up with her daughter Alba, brought up by Catherine's mother Elisabeth. She then kidnaps Alba and takes her on a trip to a lake up North.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2013
118 Minutes
Valentine
Colin Farrell Noomi Rapace Terrence Howard Dominic Cooper Isabelle Huppert Armand Assante F. Murray Abraham Luis Da Silva Jr.
gangster crime boss associate neighbor gripping suspenseful city apartment building apartment office organized crime power struggle retribution blackmail revenge pursuit 2010s
In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is helped by a woman seeking retribution.