The Best Jean-Pierre Melville Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 1946 to 2020, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Army of Shadows (1969) with $932K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jean-Pierre Melville Box Office Hits
Jean-Pierre Melville's films have made $2.55M worldwide in total. Army of Shadows (1969) is the biggest hit at $932K, ahead of Breathless (1960) ($596K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Army of Shadows 1969 · History $932K $862K dom. - 2
Breathless 1960 · Crime $596K $414K dom. - 3
Le Cercle Rouge 1970 · Thriller $505K $433K dom. - 4
Le Samouraï 1967 · Drama $343K $217K dom. - 5
Le Doulos 1962 · Drama $91.4K $82.8K dom. - 6
Le Combat dans l’île 1962 · Romance $50K $50K dom. - 7
When You Read This Letter 1953 · Drama $15.6K $15.6K dom. - 8
Two Men in Manhattan 1959 · Crime $2.53K - 9
Sign of the Lion 1962 · Drama $792
The Best Jean-Pierre Melville Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jean-Pierre Melville has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and Le Samouraï (1967) is the pick of them.
The Best Jean-Pierre Melville Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jean-Pierre Melville's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1970s.
The Latest Jean-Pierre Melville Movies
The most recent films Jean-Pierre Melville is credited on, newest first — starting with A Cop (1972). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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A Cop 1972 · Director - Le Cercle Rouge 1970 · Director
- Army of Shadows 1969 · Director
- Le Samouraï 1967 · Director
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Le Deuxième Souffle 1966 · Director -
Magnet of Doom 1963 · Director -
Bluebeard 1963 · Clemenceau's Aide - Le Doulos 1962 · Director
- Le Combat dans l’île 1962 · Un membre de l'organisation (uncredited)
- Sign of the Lion 1962 · Un Consommateur (uncredited)
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Léon Morin, Priest 1961 · Director - Breathless 1960 · Parvulesco the Writer
The Best Jean-Pierre Melville Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jean-Pierre Melville films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Jean-Pierre Melville movie?
Army of Shadows (1969) made the most at the box office, with $932K worldwide, followed by Breathless (1960) with $596K. Together, Jean-Pierre Melville's films with box office figures have made $2.55M.
What is the best Jean-Pierre Melville drama movie?
Le Samouraï (1967) is the best-rated of Jean-Pierre Melville's drama films. In other genres: Breathless (crime), Le Combat dans l’île (romance) and Le Cercle Rouge (thriller).
What is the newest Jean-Pierre Melville movie?
The newest film on Jean-Pierre Melville's filmography is Melville, le dernier samouraï (2020), with Jean-Pierre Melville as (archives).
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