Costa-Gavras: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 29
- as director
- 11
- on screen
- 1967–2025
- box office
- $37.9M
- average score
- 75
The Best Costa-Gavras Movies
The films of Costa-Gavras that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Betrayed (1988) leads with $25.8M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
Costa-Gavras's Career in Numbers
Costa-Gavras's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Costa-Gavras works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Shock Troops (1967) to The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues (2025), and the 1970s were the busiest decade.
Costa-Gavras Movies by Decade
- 1960s 1
- 1970s 5
- 1980s 3
- 1990s 2
- 2000s 1
- 2010s 2
- 2020s 1
The 1970s were Costa-Gavras's busiest decade, with 5 films.
Costa-Gavras Movies by Genre
- Drama 8
- Comedy 3
- Thriller 2
- Documentary 1
- History 1
Drama is the genre Costa-Gavras has worked in most, with 8 films, ahead of comedy (3).
Costa-Gavras Career Milestones
- First film
- Shock Troops 1967
- Biggest box office hit
- Betrayed $25.8M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Adults in the Room Movie Echo Score 60
- Newest film
- The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues 2025
Costa-Gavras Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Costa-Gavras is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 11 as director and 4 as actor. Rated films average a score of 75. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Costa-Gavras
11- 2019
Adults in the Room Drama Worldwide box office: $1.02M Movie Echo Score: 60 - 2009
Eden Is West Drama Worldwide box office: $2.19M - 1993
The Little Apocalypse Comedy - 1989
Music Box Drama Worldwide box office: $6.26M - 1988
Betrayed Drama Worldwide box office: $25.8M - 1983
Hanna K. Drama - 1979
Womanlight Drama - 1975
Special Section History - 1972
State of Siege Thriller - 1970
The Confession Drama - 1967
Shock Troops Drama
Costa-Gavras Movies as an Actor
4
Costa-Gavras in Documentaries & Specials
14- 2022
A Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé as Self · Documentary - 2021
The Méliès Mystery as Self · Documentary - 2019
Searching for Mr. Rugoff as Self · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 89 - 2017
A Sore Spot as Self · Documentary - 2017
The Legend of the Ugly King as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $16.7K - 2014
Henri Langlois vu par… as Self · Documentary - 2013
What Is Cinema? as Self · Documentary - 2013
Ain’t Misbehavin as Self · Documentary - 2011
The Extraordinary Voyage as Self - Filmmaker · Documentary Worldwide box office: $59.4K - 2009
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno as Self - Interviewee · Documentary Worldwide box office: $52K - 2008
Critic as Self · Documentary - 2003
Chaplin Today: ‘The Great Dictator’ as Self · Tv movie - 1990
Rush - Voyage à Moscou as Self · Documentary - 1974
Les Deux mémoires as Self · Documentary
Who Costa-Gavras Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Costa-Gavras shares the most films with. Yves Montand comes first, with 6 films together, followed by Michel Robin (3).
Costa-Gavras: Questions & Answers
How many movies Costa-Gavras has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Costa-Gavras been in?
Costa-Gavras is credited on 29 films, from 1967 to 2025. 4 of them as an actor and 11 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 Costa-Gavras's highest-grossing movie?
Betrayed (1988) is Costa-Gavras's biggest box office hit, with $25.8M worldwide, ahead of Music Box (1989) ($6.26M). Across every film with box office figures, Costa-Gavras's movies have made $37.9M.
Costa-Gavras's biggest hits What is the best Costa-Gavras movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Costa-Gavras's best-rated film is Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019) with a score of 89, followed by Adults in the Room (2019) (60).
Best Costa-Gavras movies, ranked What is Costa-Gavras's newest movie?
The most recent film on Costa-Gavras's filmography is The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues (2025).
Who does Costa-Gavras work with most often?
Costa-Gavras shares the most films with Yves Montand (6 films), Michel Robin (3 films) and David Clennon (2 films).
The Best Costa-Gavras Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 29 credits.
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