Michel Simon
Actor · 80 credits · 28 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Frequent collaborators: Arletty, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Max Dalban, Paul Azaïs
Best Michel Simon movies by genre
Movies (79 total, ranked by score)
1The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · ★ 8.0 (1,115 votes)
Drama, History
2The Train
1964 · ★ 7.6 (382 votes)
War, Thriller
3L'Atalante
1934 · ★ 7.5 (476 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
4Port of Shadows
1938 · ★ 7.4 (312 votes)
Romance, Drama, Crime
5The Two of Us
1967 · ★ 7.6 (89 votes)
Drama, Comedy
6Panic
1947 · ★ 7.3 (93 votes)
Drama, Crime, Thriller
7La Chienne
1931 · ★ 7.3 (139 votes)
Drama, Crime
8The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1975 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
9Boudu Saved from Drowning
1932 · ★ 6.9 (154 votes)
Comedy
10The Late Mathias Pascal
1925 · ★ 7.0 (26 votes)
Drama
11Boys' School
1938 · ★ 7.4 (53 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Mystery
12Blanche
1972 · ★ 6.0 (37 votes)
Drama, History
13Bizarre, Bizarre
1937 · ★ 6.9 (69 votes)
Comedy
14The Beauty of the Devil
1950 · ★ 7.2 (66 votes)
Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
15Austerlitz
1960 · ★ 6.6 (40 votes)
Drama, History, War
16The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
1972 · ★ 7.2 (62 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
17Extenuating Circumstances
1939 · ★ 6.7 (16 votes)
Comedy
18Let's Make a Dream
1936 · ★ 6.9 (20 votes)
Comedy, Romance
19La Bataille silencieuse
1937
Drama
20The Crowned Fish Tavern
1947 · ★ 6.0 (6 votes)
Drama
21Fric-Frac
1939 · ★ 6.1 (38 votes)
Drama, Comedy
22The King's Jester
1941
Drama
23The End of the Day
1939 · ★ 6.7 (35 votes)
Drama
24Le Choc en retour
1937
Comedy, Romance
25Pete the Tender
1960 · ★ 5.5 (3 votes)
Crime, Comedy
26Jean Vigo : le son retrouvé
2001 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
Documentary
27Not Guilty
1947 · ★ 7.5 (14 votes)
Crime, Drama
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Mémoires d'un flic
1956
Crime
29Ladies Lake
1934 · ★ 4.1 (6 votes)
Drama
30Cyrano and d'Artagnan
1964 · ★ 5.9 (11 votes)
Adventure
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.