The Best Joël Lefrançois Movies, Ranked
10 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Mayhem! (2024) comes out on top with a score of 55. The biggest box office hit is Nicholas on Holiday (2014) with $27.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Joël Lefrançois Box Office Hits
Joël Lefrançois's films have made $34.9M worldwide in total. Nicholas on Holiday (2014) is the biggest hit at $27.6M, ahead of Auction (2025) ($3.31M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Joël Lefrançois Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joël Lefrançois has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 4 films, and Auction (2025) is the pick of them.
The Best Joël Lefrançois Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Joël Lefrançois's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Joël Lefrançois Movies
The most recent films Joël Lefrançois is credited on, newest first — starting with Auction (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Auction 2025 · Patron café des mineurs -
Mayhem! 2024 · M. Vasseur -
Martin Fell From a Roof 2020 · Le Patron -
Patchwork Family 2014 · Animateur triathlon -
Nicholas on Holiday 2014 · Alphonse, poacher -
Wandering Streams 2010 · Le charcutier -
Beauties at War 2009 · Robert le bûcheron -
A Few Days in September 2006 · Le concierge de l'hôtel -
René 2002 · René -
Thérèse 1986 · Young Doctor
The Best Joël Lefrançois Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joël Lefrançois films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Joël Lefrançois movie?
Mayhem! (2024) is the best-rated Joël Lefrançois film, with a Movie Echo Score of 55. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Mayhem!: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Joël Lefrançois movie?
Nicholas on Holiday (2014) made the most at the box office, with $27.6M worldwide, followed by Auction (2025) with $3.31M. Together, Joël Lefrançois's films with box office figures have made $34.9M.
What is the best Joël Lefrançois comedy movie?
Auction (2025) is the best-rated of Joël Lefrançois's comedy films. In other genres: A Few Days in September (drama), Mayhem! (action) and Nicholas on Holiday (family).
What is the newest Joël Lefrançois movie?
The newest film on Joël Lefrançois's filmography is Auction (2025), with Joël Lefrançois as Patron café des mineurs.
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