The Best Alain Resnais Movies, Ranked
37 credits from 1942 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Private Fears in Public Places (2007) with $6.86M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Alain Resnais Box Office Hits
Alain Resnais's films have made $19.9M worldwide in total. Private Fears in Public Places (2007) is the biggest hit at $6.86M, ahead of Wild Grass (2010) ($4.83M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Private Fears in Public Places 2007 · Drama $6.86M $135K dom. - 2
Wild Grass 2010 · Drama $4.83M $404K dom. - 3
Not on the Lips 2003 · Romance $4.16M - 4
Life of Riley 2014 · Comedy $2.42M $11.6K dom. - 5
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet 2013 · Drama $1.17M $18.9K dom. - 6
Last Year at Marienbad 1961 · Drama $223K $208K dom. - 7
Hiroshima Mon Amour 1959 · Drama $140K $96.4K dom. - 8
My American Uncle 1980 · Romance $38.5K - 9
Stavisky… 1974 · History $13.8K $13.8K dom.
The Best Alain Resnais Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Alain Resnais has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and Private Fears in Public Places (2007) is the pick of them.
The Best Alain Resnais Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Alain Resnais's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 2010s.
The Latest Alain Resnais Movies
The most recent films Alain Resnais is credited on, newest first — starting with Life of Riley (2014). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Life of Riley 2014 · Director
- You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet 2013 · Director
- Wild Grass 2010 · Director
- Private Fears in Public Places 2007 · Director
- Not on the Lips 2003 · Director
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Same Old Song 1997 · Director -
Smoking 1993 · Director -
Smoking / No Smoking 1993 · Director -
No Smoking 1993 · Director -
Gershwin 1993 · Director -
I Want to Go Home 1989 · Director -
Mélo 1986 · Director
The Best Alain Resnais Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Alain Resnais films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Alain Resnais movie?
Private Fears in Public Places (2007) made the most at the box office, with $6.86M worldwide, followed by Wild Grass (2010) with $4.83M. Together, Alain Resnais's films with box office figures have made $19.9M.
What is the best Alain Resnais drama movie?
Private Fears in Public Places (2007) is the best-rated of Alain Resnais's drama films. In other genres: Not on the Lips (romance), Life of Riley (comedy) and Stavisky… (history).
What is the newest Alain Resnais movie?
The newest film on Alain Resnais's filmography is Alain Resnais, l’audacieux (2022), with Alain Resnais as Self (archive footage).
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