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Bille August

Director · 31 credits · 24 in highly-rated films

Best known for Les Misérables (1998)

Best Bille August movies by genre

Directed movies (29 total, ranked by score)

  1. Les Misérables

    1998 · ★ 7.2 (696 votes)

    Crime, Drama, History

    1

  2. Pelle the Conqueror

    1987 · ★ 7.3 (164 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. The House of the Spirits

    1993 · ★ 6.9 (748 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    3

  4. Goodbye Bafana

    2007 · ★ 6.9 (154 votes)

    History, Drama

    4

  5. 55 Steps

    2018 · ★ 6.7 (172 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. The Best Intentions

    1992 · ★ 7.0 (75 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    6

  7. A Fortunate Man

    2018 · ★ 6.8 (174 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. The Chinese Widow

    2017 · ★ 7.2 (221 votes)

    Drama, Romance, History

    8

  9. Night Train to Lisbon

    2013 · ★ 6.5 (438 votes)

    Mystery, Romance, Thriller

    9

  10. Smilla's Sense of Snow

    1997 · ★ 6.3 (256 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    10

  11. To Each His Own Cinema

    2007 · ★ 6.5 (155 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    11

  12. Silent Heart

    2014 · ★ 6.6 (47 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Zappa

    1983 · ★ 7.1 (33 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Return to Sender

    2004 · ★ 6.4 (172 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Buster's World

    1984 · ★ 6.7 (24 votes)

    Family

    15

  16. Jerusalem

    1996 · ★ 7.3 (15 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. Twist and Shout

    1984 · ★ 6.8 (24 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    17

  18. Marie Kroyer

    2012 · ★ 6.2 (25 votes)

    Drama

    18

  19. The Kiss

    2022 · ★ 6.5 (31 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    19

  20. Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction

    2023 · ★ 6.0 (122 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Drama

    20

  21. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

    2000 · ★ 5.7 (21 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Family

    21

  22. The Pact

    2021 · ★ 6.4 (17 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence

    1999 · ★ 5.8 (23 votes)

    Action, Adventure, War

    23

  24. May

    1983

    Drama, Romance, TV Movie

    24

  25. A Song for Martin

    2001 · ★ 5.5 (20 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    25

  26. In My Life

    1978 · ★ 3.9 (7 votes)

    Comedy

    26

  27. Me, You

    —

    Drama

    27

  28. Versace: The Medusa Eyes

    —

    28

  29. Armani: The King of Fashion

    —

    Drama, History

    29

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.