List of the best Jean-Pierre Léaud movies: The 400 Blows(1959), Stolen Kisses(1968), I Hired a Contract Killer(1990), Love on the Run(1979), The Death of Louis XIV(2016), The Pornographer(2001), Bed and Board(1970), The Lion Sleeps Tonight(2017), The Mother and the Whore(1973), Masculine-Feminine(1966), Irma Vep(1996), Made in U.S.A.(1966) ... ...
Crime, Drama
France
1959
93 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Claire Maurier Albert Remy Guy Decomble Patrick Auffray Georges Flamant Yvonne Claudie Robert Beauvais
son mother father friend teacher bleak disheartening france paris apartment school childhood child custody troubled youth rebellion growing up underdog 1950s
A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
Comedy, Drama
France
1968
90 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Delphine Seyrig Michael Lonsdale Claude Jade Daniel Ceccaldi Claire Duhamel Catherine Lutz André Falcon
anti-hero girlfriend boss sexy woman charming quirky tender paris shop apartment park affair rebellion romance love triangle discovery growing up love 1960s
After being discharged from the army, Antoine Doinel centers a screwball comedy where he applies for different jobs and tries to make sense of his relationships with women.
Comedy
Finland|Sweden|Germany|France|UK
1990
79 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Margi Clarke Kenneth Colley Serge Reggiani Trevor Bowen Angela Walsh Nicky Tesco Charles Cork Michael O'Hagan Walter Sparrow Joe Strummer
After fifteen years' service, Henri Boulanger is made redundant from his job. Shocked, he attempts suicide, but can't go through with it, so he hires a contract killer in a seedy bar to ... See full summary »
Romance
France
1979
93 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Marie-France Pisier Claude Jade Rosy Varte Marie Henriau Daniel Mesguich Julien Bertheau Dorothée
proofreader ex-lover ex-wife salesgirl emotional unrestrained amusing paris train record store romantic dilemma growing up divorce media circus love 1970s
Antoine Doinel is now more than thirty. He divorces from Christine. He is a proofreader, and is in love with Sabine, a record seller. Colette, his teenager love, is now a lawyer. She buys ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama, History
France|Spain|Portugal
2016
110 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Patrick D'Assumçao Marc Susini Irène Silvagni Bernard Belin Jacques Henric
Upon returning from a hunting expedition, King Louis XIV feels a sharp pain in his leg. He begins to die, surrounded by loyal followers in the royal chambers.
Other, Drama
France|Canada
2001
111 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Jérémie Renier Dominique Blanc André Marcon Catherine Mouchet Alice Houri Ovidie Laurent Lucas Titof
Jacques Laurent made pornographic films in the 1970s and '80s, but had put that aside for 20 years. His artistic ideas, born of the '60s counter-culture, had elevated the entire genre.
Comedy, Drama
1970
97 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Claude Jade Mademoiselle Hiroko Barbara Laage Danièle Girard Daniel Ceccaldi Claire Duhamel Daniel Boulanger
husband wife lover son brooding uneasy quirky apartment paris street marriage infidelity family love forbidden love 1970s
Francois Truffaut's tales of Antoine Doinel continue, as now-married Antoine has an affair with a Japanese woman.
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
2017
103 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Pauline Etienne Maud Wyler Arnaud Harari Isabelle Weingarten Noë Sampy Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Jean-Louis Berard
An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a dead, long-ago lover.
Drama
France
1973
210 Minutes
Bernadette Lafont Jean-Pierre Léaud Françoise Lebrun Isabelle Weingarten Jacques Renard Jean-Noël Picq Geneviève Mnich
boyfriend girlfriend lover brooding emotional sultry paris apartment love triangle love meaning of life jealousy infidelity sex discovery love rivalry 1970s
The chauvinist Alexandre balances relationships with several women, including the maternal Marie and the sexually liberated Veronika, in the post-1968 intellectual scene of Paris.
Romance
France|Sweden
1966
103 Minutes
Chantal Goya Jean-Pierre Léaud Marlène Jobert Michel Debord Catherine-Isabelle Duport Evabritt Strandberg
aspiring writer singer roommate researcher beauty queen cool hedonistic offbeat creative france paris youth society idealism affair materialism pop music discovery growing up 1960s
A romance between young Parisians, shown through a series of vignettes.
Comedy, Drama
France
1996
99 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Nathalie Richard Antoine Basler Nathalie Boutefeu Bulle Ogier Lou Castel Arsinée Khanjian Alex Descas Dominique Faysse Bernard Nissile Olivier Torres
director maggie cheung costume designer crew member journalist actress witty creative crafty offbeat france movie set hotel theater vacation home filmmaking life imitating art culture clash unrequited love failing career
A Chinese movie actress, in France to star in a remake of "Les Vampires", finds petty intrigues and clashing egos on the set.
Mystery & Thriller
France
1966
85 Minutes
Anna Karina Jean-Pierre Léaud Laszlo Szabo Marianne Faithfull Ernest Menzer Kyôko Kosaka
In the near future, leftist writer Paula goes from Paris to the French town of Atlantic-Cité when she learns of the death of a former colleague and lover, Richard P. Is she there to ... See full summary »
Drama
France|Italy
1991
95 Minutes
Judith Godrèche Jean-Pierre Léaud Thomas Langmann Martin Lamotte Ounie Lecomte Antoine Basler
middle-aged man junkie son friend drug dealer lover gritty passionate emotional bleak dark sad paris park apartment party family home public space young love drug addiction
Adrien is 19 years old. He has not met his father, Clément for 4 years. Adrien returns home and the two try to better understand each other. Clément lives together with Louis, a ... See full synopsis »
Drama
France|Italy
1972
130 Minutes
Marlon Brando Maria Schneider Jean-Pierre Léaud Darling Legitimus Catherine Sola Mauro Marchetti Dan Diament Giovanna Galletti
man woman lover fiancé dark hedonistic paris apartment church nightclub sex abandonment suicide marriage anonymity wretched excess transformation fall 1970s
A young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
France|Italy
1973
120 Minutes
Jacqueline Bisset François Truffaut Jean-Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Léaud Valentina Cortesa Alexandra Stewart Jean Champion Nathalie Baye Bernard Menez Jean-François Stévenin
actor actress director crew member fiancée doctor witty playful melodramatic sad stage france backstage movie making affair fame celebrity acting quest love
A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France
2000
91 Minutes
Bernard Giraudeau Jean-Pierre Lorit Florence Thomassin Jean-Pierre Léaud Artus de Penguern Charles Berling Laurent Spielvogel Elisabeth Macocco Anne-Marie Philipe
waiter tycoon girlfriend doctor chauffeur judge creepy tense dark suspenseful lyon, france restaurant apartment hotel manipulation paranoia food egoism identity class distinctions
Nicolas, a handsome, young waiter, is befriended by Frédéric Delamont, a wealthy middle-aged businessman. Delamont, a man of power, influence and strictly refined tastes, is immediately ... See full summary »
Drama
France
1988
88 Minutes
Delphine Zentout Étienne Chicot Olivier Parnere Jean-Pierre Léaud Berta Dominguez D. Jean-François Stévenin Diane Bellego Adrienne Bonnet
A night in the life of a young woman who wishes to learn and experience more of life. The men she meets have as much to learn from her as they can offer her, or more.
Drama
France
1962
113 Minutes
Shintarô Ishihara Marcel Ophüls Eleonora Rossi Drago Koji Furuhata Barbara Lass Jean-Pierre Léaud Marie-France Pisier François Darbon Rosy Varte
single mother lover mistress father teen boy girlfriend passionate engaging emotional touching melodramatic japan france warsaw, poland germany rome unrequited love unconditional love affair generational divide
A young American girl at a French boarding school develops a crush on an egotistical sculptor living next door. One night, driving in a drunken stupor, he runs over and kills a man, and she witnesses it.
Drama
Switzerland|France
1985
95 Minutes
Claude Brasseur Nathalie Baye Johnny Hallyday Stephane Ferrara Laurent Terzieff Jean-Pierre Léaud Alain Cuny Eugene Berthier Emmanuelle Seigner Julie Delpy
husband wife inspector manager brooding offbeat paris france hotel investigation crime murder marriage boxing pursuit discovery 1980s
In a palace of Paris. Two detectives are investigating a two-year-old murder. Emile and Francoise Chenal are putting pressure on Jim Fox Warner, a boxing manager, who owes them a huge ... See full summary »
Comedy
1967
97 Minutes
Jeanne Moreau Claude Autant-Lara Philippe de Broca Franco Indovina Raquel Welch Elsa Martinelli Anna Karina France Anglade Jean-Pierre Léaud
emperor human prostitute banker hilarious powerful ambulance attraction prostitution tradition absurdity changing times lust 1960s
Six vignettes show prostitutes (Jeanne Moreau, Raquel Welch, Elsa Martinelli), from prehistory to the future.
Drama, Comedy
Finland|France|Germany
2011
103 Minutes
André Wilms Kati Outinen Jean-Pierre Darroussin Elina Salo Evelyne Didi Pierre Etaix Jean-Pierre Léaud Blondin Miguel Quoc Dung Nguyen François Monnié Roberto Piazza
When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.
Sci-Fi
France
1989
95 Minutes
Jean-Louis Trintignant Carole Bouquet Benoît Régent Maria Schneider Yann Collette Philippe Morier-Genoud Jean-Pierre Léaud Roger Dumas Hans Meyer Jezabelle Amato
In an imaginary dictature of a futuristic world, rebellion has broken out. The men in power scramble to the Bunker Palace Hotel, a bunker built long ago for just this kind of contingency. ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
France|Italy
1967
103 Minutes
Mireille Darc Jean Yanne Jean-Pierre Kalfon Valerie Lagrange Paul Gégauff Virginie Vignon Jean Eustache Ernest Menzer Jean-Pierre Léaud
husband wife saint madcap frenetic amusing france countryside paris weekend getaway marriage murder accident adultery adventure quest 1960s
A surreal tale of a married couple going on a road trip to visit the wife's parents with the intention of killing them for the inheritance.
Comedy, Drama
France
1996
98 Minutes
Anouk Grinberg Gérard Lanvin Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Olivier Martinez Sabine Azéma Mathieu Kassovitz Dominique Valadié Dominique Lollia Bernard Fresson Jacques François Michel Galabru
prostitute woman young man lover unemployed person pimp amusing passionate cheeky emotional lighthearted street france attraction passion prostitution sexual fantasy adventure rivalry temptation
In Lyon, where many are unemployed, Marie is a prostitute who loves her work: she's thoughtful and exuberant toward clients old and young, slim or flabby. One night, a homeless man sleeps ... See full summary »