Alain Resnais: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 37
- as director
- 31
- on screen
- 1942–2022
- box office
- $19.9M
The Best Alain Resnais Movies
The films of Alain Resnais that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Private Fears in Public Places (2007) leads with $6.86M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $6.86M Private Fears in Public Places 2007 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $4.83M Wild Grass 2010 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $4.16M Not on the Lips 2003 · Romance -
Worldwide box office: $2.42M Life of Riley 2014 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $1.17M You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet 2013 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $223K Last Year at Marienbad 1961 · Drama
Alain Resnais's Career in Numbers
Alain Resnais's films in numbers — as a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Alain Resnais works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Devil’s Envoys (1942) to Life of Riley (2014), and the 1950s were the busiest decade.
Alain Resnais Movies by Decade
- 1940s 5
- 1950s 8
- 1960s 3
- 1970s 2
- 1980s 5
- 1990s 5
- 2000s 2
- 2010s 3
The 1950s were Alain Resnais's busiest decade, with 8 films.
Alain Resnais Movies by Genre
- Drama 12
- Documentary 8
- Romance 5
- Comedy 3
- History 2
- Tv movie 1
- Mystery 1
- War 1
Drama is the genre Alain Resnais has worked in most, with 12 films, ahead of documentary (8).
Alain Resnais Career Milestones
- First film
- The Devil’s Envoys 1942
- Biggest box office hit
- Private Fears in Public Places $6.86M worldwide
- Newest film
- Life of Riley 2014
Alain Resnais Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Alain Resnais is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 31 as director and 2 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Alain Resnais
31- 2014 Life of Riley Comedy Worldwide box office: $2.42M
- 2013 You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet Drama Worldwide box office: $1.17M
- 2010 Wild Grass Drama Worldwide box office: $4.83M
- 2007 Private Fears in Public Places Drama Worldwide box office: $6.86M
- 2003 Not on the Lips Romance Worldwide box office: $4.16M
- 1997
Same Old Song Drama - 1993
Smoking Romance - 1993
Smoking / No Smoking Romance - 1993
No Smoking Drama - 1993
Gershwin Tv movie - 1989
I Want to Go Home Comedy - 1986
Mélo Drama - 1984
Love Unto Death Drama - 1983
Life Is a Bed of Roses Comedy - 1980
My American Uncle Romance Worldwide box office: $38.5K - 1977
Providence Drama - 1974
Stavisky… History Worldwide box office: $13.8K - 1966
The War Is Over Drama - 1961 Last Year at Marienbad Drama Worldwide box office: $223K
- 1959
Hiroshima Mon Amour Drama Worldwide box office: $140K - 1957
The Song of Styrene Documentary - 1957
The Mystery of Workshop 15 Mystery - 1956
All the World’s Memory Documentary - 1956
Night and Fog History - 1953
Statues Also Die Documentary - 1951
Guernica War - 1950
Gauguin Documentary - 1949
Paul Gauguin Documentary - 1948
Van Gogh Documentary - 1947
Visite à Hans Hartung Documentary - 1947
Visite à Oscar Dominguez Documentary
Alain Resnais Movies as an Actor
2
Alain Resnais in Documentaries & Specials
4
Who Alain Resnais Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Alain Resnais shares the most films with. André Dussollier comes first, with 7 films together, followed by Lambert Wilson (3).
Alain Resnais: Questions & Answers
How many movies Alain Resnais has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Alain Resnais been in?
Alain Resnais is credited on 37 films, from 1942 to 2022. 2 of them as an actor and 31 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Alain Resnais's highest-grossing movie?
Private Fears in Public Places (2007) is Alain Resnais's biggest box office hit, with $6.86M worldwide, ahead of Wild Grass (2010) ($4.83M). Across every film with box office figures, Alain Resnais's movies have made $19.9M.
Alain Resnais's biggest hits What is Alain Resnais's newest movie?
The most recent film on Alain Resnais's filmography is Alain Resnais, l’audacieux (2022), in the role of Self (archive footage).
Who does Alain Resnais work with most often?
Alain Resnais shares the most films with André Dussollier (7 films), Lambert Wilson (3 films) and Gérard Depardieu (3 films).
The Best Alain Resnais Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 37 directing credits.
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