The Best Noémie Merlant Movies, Ranked
36 credits from 2011 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) comes out on top with a score of 91. The biggest box office hit is Lee (2024) with $24.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Noémie Merlant Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Noémie Merlant is credited on. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) leads with 91, followed by Return of the Hero (2018) at 83. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 91 Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Return of the Hero 2018 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 The Balconettes 2024 · Fantasy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Jumbo 2021 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 TÁR 2022 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Lee 2024 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 The Innocent 2023 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Paris, 13th District 2022 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Baby Ruby 2023 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Curiosa 2021 · Biography -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Emmanuelle 2025 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 33 Curiosa 2019 · History
Biggest Noémie Merlant Box Office Hits
Noémie Merlant's films have made $75.4M worldwide in total. Lee (2024) is the biggest hit at $24.7M, ahead of Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) ($9.87M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Lee 2024 · Biography $24.7M $2.01M dom.
- 2 Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019 · Drama $9.87M $3.76M dom.
- 3 Return of the Hero 2018 · Comedy $7.36M $37.1K dom.
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A Difficult Year 2023 · Comedy $7.23M - 5
One Wild Moment 2015 · Romance $6.05M - 6 The Innocent 2023 · Comedy $5.32M $34.8K dom.
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Once in a Lifetime 2014 · Drama $3.36M - 8 Paris, 13th District 2022 · Drama $2.48M $73.1K dom.
- 9 Curiosa 2021 · Biography $2.42M
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Heaven Will Wait 2016 · Drama $1.98M
The Best Noémie Merlant Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Noémie Merlant has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 20 films Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019 · as Marianne Movie Echo Score: 91
- Comedy 5 films Return of the Hero 2018 · as Pauline Movie Echo Score: 83
- Biography 2 films Lee 2024 · as Nusch Eluard Movie Echo Score: 72
- Fantasy 1 film The Balconettes 2024 · as Élise Movie Echo Score: 82
- History 1 film Curiosa 2019 · as Marie de Regnier Movie Echo Score: 33
- Romance 1 film One Wild Moment 2015 · as Linda
The Latest Noémie Merlant Movies
The most recent films Noémie Merlant is credited on, newest first — starting with Emmanuelle (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Emmanuelle 2025 · Emmanuelle
- Lee 2024 · Nusch Eluard
- The Balconettes 2024 · Élise
- A Difficult Year 2023 · Cactus
- The Innocent 2023 · Clémence Genièvre
- Baby Ruby 2023 · Jo
- TÁR 2022 · Francesca Lentini
- Paris, 13th District 2022 · Nora Ligier
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One Year, One Night 2022 · Céline - Curiosa 2021 · Marie de Heredia
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Mi Iubita, Mon Amour 2021 · Jeanne - Jumbo 2021 · Jeanne
The Best Noémie Merlant Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Noémie Merlant films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Noémie Merlant movie?
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) is the best-rated Noémie Merlant film, with a Movie Echo Score of 91, ahead of Return of the Hero (2018) (83) and The Balconettes (2024) (82). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Noémie Merlant movie?
Lee (2024) made the most at the box office, with $24.7M worldwide, followed by Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) with $9.87M. Together, Noémie Merlant's films with box office figures have made $75.4M.
Which Noémie Merlant movie won the most awards?
TÁR (2022) is the most decorated Noémie Merlant film, with 5 wins from 31 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Noémie Merlant drama movie?
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) is the best-rated of Noémie Merlant's drama films, with a score of 91. In other genres: Return of the Hero (comedy), Lee (biography) and The Balconettes (fantasy).
What is the newest Noémie Merlant movie?
The newest film on Noémie Merlant's filmography is Emmanuelle (2025), with Noémie Merlant as Emmanuelle.
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