Actor & Director
Jean-Luc Godard: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 158
- as director
- 38
- on screen
- 1950–2024
- box office
- $3.96M
Biggest hits
The Best Jean-Luc Godard Movies
The films of Jean-Luc Godard that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Contempt (1963) leads with $1.28M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $1.28M Contempt 1963 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $596K Breathless 1960 · Crime -
Worldwide box office: $214K The 400 Blows 1959 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $211K A Woman Is a Woman 1961 · Romance -
Worldwide box office: $187K Pierrot le Fou 1965 · Romance -
Worldwide box office: $95.3K Made in U.S.A 1966 · Mystery
Career at a glance
Jean-Luc Godard's Career in Numbers
Jean-Luc Godard's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Jean-Luc Godard works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Glass Castle (1950) to Exposé du film annonce du film “Scénario” (2024), and the 1960s were the busiest decade.
Jean-Luc Godard Movies by Decade
- 1950s 9
- 1960s 29
- 1970s 10
- 1980s 16
- 1990s 12
- 2000s 7
- 2010s 3
- 2020s 4
The 1960s were Jean-Luc Godard's busiest decade, with 29 films.
Jean-Luc Godard Movies by Genre
- Drama 32
- Documentary 21
- Comedy 12
- Romance 6
- Tv movie 3
- Music 2
- War 2
- Mystery 2
- Thriller 1
- Sci-Fi 1
Drama is the genre Jean-Luc Godard has worked in most, with 32 films, ahead of documentary (21).
Jean-Luc Godard Career Milestones
- First film
- The Glass Castle 1950
- Biggest box office hit
- Contempt $1.28M worldwide
- Newest film
- Exposé du film annonce du film “Scénario” 2024
158 credits
Jean-Luc Godard Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Jean-Luc Godard is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 38 as director and 52 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Order by
Movies Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
38- 2020
Sang titre - 2002
In the Darkness of Time Drama - 2002
Liberty and Homeland - 1996
Plus oh ! Music - 1993
Oh, Woe Is Me Romance - 1991
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero Drama - 1991
For Thomas Wainggai - 1990
Nouvelle Vague Drama - 1988
The Power of Speech Drama - 1988
Le Dernier Mot Comedy - 1988
On s’est tous défilé - 1987
Armide Romance - 1985
Detective Drama - 1985
Hail Mary Drama - 1982
Godard’s Passion Drama - 1981
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Sauve la vie (qui peut) Documentary - 1981
An All Round Maid Drama - 1980
Every Man for Himself Drama Worldwide box office: $47.3K - 1977
Dream On Tv movie - 1971
Struggle in Italy Drama - 1971
Schick After-Shave Tv movie - 1970
Pravda Documentary - 1969
Love and Anger: Love Drama - 1968
Sympathy for the Devil Music - 1967
Weekend Comedy - 1967
La Chinoise Comedy - 1967
The Oldest Profession Drama - 1965
Montparnasse et Levallois Drama - 1965 Pierrot le Fou Romance Worldwide box office: $187K
- 1965
Alphaville Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $66.7K - 1964
Le Grand Escroc - 1963
The Carabineers War - 1963
The New World Drama - 1963
Ro.Go.Pa.G. Drama - 1962
The Seven Deadly Sins Comedy - 1962
La Paresse Drama - 1961 A Woman Is a Woman Romance Worldwide box office: $211K
- 1959
All the Boys Are Called Patrick Comedy
Jean-Luc Godard Movies as an Actor
52- 2024
Exposé du film annonce du film “Scénario” Documentary - 2021
Godard Etkisi as Archive Footage (Himself) · Drama - 2021
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d’une empreinte Documentary - 2013
The Three Disasters as Narrator - 2012
Quod Erat Demonstrandum Documentary - 2010
Tribute to Eric Rohmer Documentary - 2006
Vrai faux passeport Documentary - 2006
Ecce Homo as (voice) - 2005
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth Documentary - 2002
Marguerite as She Was Documentary - 2000
After the Reconciliation as Robert · Comedy - 1998
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Histoire(s) du Cinéma 4b: The Signs Among Us Documentary - 1998
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Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3b: A New Wave Documentary - 1997
We’re All Still Here as The Actor · Comedy - 1996
For Ever Mozart as Man pretending to play soccer (uncredited) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $25K - 1996
What’s Wrong With The World as (voice) · Documentary - 1993
The Children Play Russian as The idiot: Prince Mishkin · Documentary - 1993
Hail, Sarajevo as Narrator · War - 1987
Keep Your Right Up as Idiot / Prince · Drama - 1987
King Lear as Professor Pluggy · Drama Worldwide box office: $85K - 1983
First Name: Carmen as Uncle Jeannot (uncredited) · Comedy - 1982
To Alter the Image as The Idiot (uncredited) · Tv movie - 1982
Scénario du film Passion as Narrator / Self · Documentary - 1980
Godard 1980 as As Himself · Documentary - 1979
France/tour/détour/deux/enfants as Robert Linard (uncredited) · Documentary - 1978
Little Godard as Guest · Documentary - 1978
Cinématon as N°106 · Documentary - 1976
Here and Elsewhere as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1972
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · Documentary - 1971
Vladimir and Rosa as Vladimir Lenin (uncredited) · Drama - 1969
Le Gai Savoir as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · Drama - 1967
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her as Narrator (voice) · Drama Worldwide box office: $104K - 1966 Made in U.S.A as Richard Politzer (voice) (uncredited) · Mystery Worldwide box office: $95.3K
- 1966
The Defector as Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited) · Thriller - 1964
The Married Woman as The Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · Drama - 1963 Contempt as Lang's Assistant Director · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.28M
- 1963
Scheherazade as Handwalker · Drama - 1963
Le petit soldat as Man at Railway Station (uncredited) · Drama - 1962
Vivre Sa Vie as The Lover Reading Poe (voice) (uncredited) · Drama - 1962
Sign of the Lion as Le Mélomane (uncredited) · Drama Worldwide box office: $792 - 1961
Paris Belongs to Us as Hans Lucas · Mystery - 1961
A Story of Water as Narrator · Comedy - 1961
Fiancés on the Bridge as Man with the Black Glasses · Romance - 1960 Breathless as The Snitch · Crime Worldwide box office: $596K
- 1959 The 400 Blows as (voice)(uncredited) · Drama Worldwide box office: $214K
- 1958
Charlotte and Her Boyfriend as Jules (voice) (uncredited) · Comedy - 1958
Operation Concrete as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1956
Fool’s Mate as Party guest (uncredited) · Drama - 1956
The Kreutzer Sonata as Ami Journaliste · Drama - 1955
A Flirtatious Woman as The Man Who Looks at the Balcony (uncredited) · Comedy - 1951
Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak as Walter · Romance - 1950
The Glass Castle as Un voyageur qui sort de la Gare de l'Est (uncredited) · Drama
Jean-Luc Godard in Documentaries & Specials
68- 2024
From Darkness to Light as Self (archive footage) · Documentary Worldwide box office: $140K - 2024
Scénarios as Self · Documentary - 2024
Only Godard as Self · Documentary - 2023
Say God Bye as Self (JLG) · Documentary - 2023
Trailer of a Film That Will Never Exist: Phony Wars as Self/Narrator - 2022
Godard Cinema as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $23.3K - 2022
See You Friday, Robinson as Himself · Documentary - 2020
Printtemps as Self (archival footage) - 2019
Alain Delon, l’ombre au tableau as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2018
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure as Self (archive footage) · Music - 2018
Film catastrophe as himself · Documentary - 2018
Spot of the 22nd Ji.hlava IDFF as Himself · Documentary - 2018
Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville on Google StreetView as Self · Documentary - 2017
Belmondo, le magnifique as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2016
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d’une rupture as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2015
Message of Greetings: Prix suisse / My Thanks / Dead or Alive as Himself · Documentary - 2014
Letter in Motion to Gilles Jacob and Thierry Fremaux as Himself · Documentary - 2011
Marcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard: The Meeting in St-Gervais as Self · Documentary - 2010
Godard Made in USA as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2010
Brunes et Blondes as Self · Documentary - 2010
Accomplice as Himself (archive footage) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $796K - 2010
Two in the Wave as Self (archive footage) · Documentary Worldwide box office: $28.8K - 2009
JLG\PG as Himself · Documentary - 2008
Back to Room 666 as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2006
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Amateur Report (Exhibition Model) as Self (voice) (uncredited) · Documentary - 2005
Filmmakers in Action as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2005
Brève rencontre avec Jean-Luc Godard ou le cinéma comme métaphore as Himself - 2004
The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin as Self · Documentary - 2001
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Moments choisis des Histoire(s) du cinéma as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2001
Blind Love – Talk with Jean-Luc Godard as Self - 1998
Adieu au TNS as Self · Documentary - 1998
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Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute as Self · Documentary - 1997
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Histoire(s) du Cinéma 2b: Deadly Beauty as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1997
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Histoire(s) du Cinéma 2a: Only Cinema as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1995
2 x 50 Years of French Cinema as Himself · Documentary - 1993
Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède as Self (voice) (archive footage) · Documentary - 1989
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Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1b: A Single (Hi)story as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1989
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Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1a: All the (Hi)stories as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1989
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Histoire(s) du cinéma as Self · Documentary - 1988
Jean-Luc Godard interview by Serge Daney as Self · Documentary - 1986
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company as Self (uncredited) · Drama - 1986
Routine Pleasures as Himself (Archive photos) · Documentary - 1986
Meetin’ WA as Self · Documentary - 1985
Jean-Luc Godard à la Cinémathèque française as Self · Documentary - 1985
Soft and Hard as Self · Tv movie - 1983
Petites notes à propos du film ‘Je vous salue, Marie’ as Self · Documentary - 1982
Room 666 as Self · Documentary - 1982
A Letter to Freddy Buache as Self (uncredited) · Documentary - 1982
Passion, le travail et l’amour: Introduction à un scénario as Self · Documentary - 1981
Reporters as Self · Documentary - 1981
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Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie)) as Self · Documentary - 1979
ORG as Self (archive footage) · Drama - 1976
Six fois deux/Sur et sous la communication as Self · Documentary - 1975
Number Two as Self (uncredited) · Drama - 1971
1 P.M. as Self · Documentary - 1970
Wind from the East as Self (uncredited) · Drama - 1970
Godard in America as Himself · History - 1969
Voices as Self · Documentary - 1968
Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making as Himself · Documentary - 1967
Far from Vietnam as Self (segment "Camera Eye") · Drama Worldwide box office: $8.13K - 1967
The Dinosaur and the Baby as Self · Tv movie - 1966
Carl Th. Dreyer as Self (uncredited) · Documentary - 1966
Un metteur en ordre: Robert Bresson as Self · Documentary - 1964
Paparazzi as Self · Documentary - 1964
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même as Self · Documentary - 1964
Bardot et Godard as Self · Documentary - 1963
The Lovely Month of May as Self (uncredited) · Documentary Worldwide box office: $55K - 1950
The Quadrille as Self
Works with
Who Jean-Luc Godard Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Jean-Luc Godard shares the most films with. Anna Karina comes first, with 16 films together, followed by Julie Delpy (10).
FAQ
Jean-Luc Godard: Questions & Answers
How many movies Jean-Luc Godard has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Jean-Luc Godard been in?
Jean-Luc Godard is credited on 158 films, from 1950 to 2024. 52 of them as an actor and 38 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 Jean-Luc Godard's highest-grossing movie?
Contempt (1963) is Jean-Luc Godard's biggest box office hit, with $1.28M worldwide, ahead of Accomplice (2010) ($796K). Across every film with box office figures, Jean-Luc Godard's movies have made $3.96M.
Jean-Luc Godard's biggest hits What is Jean-Luc Godard's newest movie?
The most recent film on Jean-Luc Godard's filmography is From Darkness to Light (2024), in the role of Self (archive footage).
Who does Jean-Luc Godard work with most often?
Jean-Luc Godard shares the most films with Anna Karina (16 films), Julie Delpy (10 films) and François Truffaut (10 films).
The Best Jean-Luc Godard Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 158 credits.
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