The Best Luis Buñuel Movies, Ranked
52 credits from 1926 to 2018, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Belle de Jour (1967) with $4.16M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Luis Buñuel Box Office Hits
Luis Buñuel's films have made $4.45M worldwide in total. Belle de Jour (1967) is the biggest hit at $4.16M, ahead of The Young and the Damned (1950) ($135K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Belle de Jour 1967 · Drama $4.16M $4.06M dom. - 2
The Young and the Damned 1950 · Crime $135K - 3
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie 1972 · Comedy $103K $82.5K dom. - 4
Viridiana 1961 · Drama $16.3K - 5
Tristana 1970 · Drama $14.6K $14.6K dom. - 6
That Obscure Object of Desire 1977 · Drama $3.14K - 7
The Milky Way 1969 · Drama $2.89K - 8
A Woman Without Love 1952 · Drama $2.16K - 9
Simon of the Desert 1965 · Comedy $1.84K - 10
The Exterminating Angel 1962 · Drama $1.84K
The Best Luis Buñuel Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Luis Buñuel has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 28 films, and Belle de Jour (1967) is the pick of them.
The Best Luis Buñuel Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Luis Buñuel's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1970s.
The Latest Luis Buñuel Movies
The most recent films Luis Buñuel is credited on, newest first — starting with Tristana (re-release) (2013). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Tristana (re-release) 2013 · Director -
The Golden Age 2004 · Director -
The Phantom of Liberty (re-release) 2002 · Director -
That Obscure Object of Desire 2001 · Director -
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie [re-release] 2000 · Director - That Obscure Object of Desire 1977 · Director
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Fall of a Body 1973 · Un invité (uncredited) - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie 1972 · Director
- Tristana 1970 · Director
- The Milky Way 1969 · (voice) (uncredited)
- Belle de Jour 1967 · Man in Gardencafe - Left from the Duke (uncredited)
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There Are No Thieves in This Village 1965 · Cura
The Best Luis Buñuel Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Luis Buñuel films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Luis Buñuel movie?
Belle de Jour (1967) made the most at the box office, with $4.16M worldwide, followed by The Young and the Damned (1950) with $135K. Together, Luis Buñuel's films with box office figures have made $4.45M.
What is the best Luis Buñuel drama movie?
Belle de Jour (1967) is the best-rated of Luis Buñuel's drama films. In other genres: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (comedy), The Young and the Damned (crime) and Death in the Garden (adventure).
What is the newest Luis Buñuel movie?
The newest film on Luis Buñuel's filmography is Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit (2018), with Luis Buñuel as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage).
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