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Jacques Rivette

Director · 50 credits · 28 in highly-rated films

Best known for La Belle Noiseuse (1991)

Frequent collaborators: Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Jean Renoir, André S. Labarthe, Claude Chabrol

Best Jacques Rivette movies by genre

Directed movies (34 total, ranked by score)

  1. La Belle Noiseuse

    1991 · ★ 7.3 (298 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. The Nun

    1967 · ★ 7.1 (106 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. Out 1

    1990 · ★ 7.2 (63 votes)

    Mystery, Drama

    3

  4. Céline and Julie Go Boating

    1974 · ★ 6.8 (166 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

    4

  5. Noroît (Une Vengeance)

    1976 · ★ 6.9 (21 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy

    5

  6. Duelle (Une Quarantaine)

    1976 · ★ 6.9 (60 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

    6

  7. Up, Down, Fragile

    1995 · ★ 7.3 (27 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Comedy

    7

  8. Joan the Maid II: The Prisons

    1994 · ★ 7.0 (21 votes)

    History, Drama

    8

  9. Joan the Maid I: The Battles

    1994 · ★ 6.9 (27 votes)

    History, Drama, War

    9

  10. Le Pont du Nord

    1982 · ★ 6.8 (43 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Comedy

    10

  11. Va Savoir (Who Knows?)

    2001 · ★ 6.2 (32 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    11

  12. Wuthering Heights

    1985 · ★ 7.2 (11 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Romance

    12

  13. Lumière & Company

    1995 · ★ 6.3 (71 votes)

    Drama, Documentary

    13

  14. The Story of Marie and Julien

    2003 · ★ 6.4 (27 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Mystery

    14

  15. Gang of Four

    1989 · ★ 6.8 (23 votes)

    Drama, Mystery

    15

  16. Secret Defense

    1998 · ★ 6.3 (23 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Mystery

    16

  17. Paris Belongs to Us

    1961 · ★ 6.6 (76 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Thriller

    17

  18. L'Amour fou

    1969 · ★ 6.3 (36 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    18

  19. Merry-Go-Round

    1981 · ★ 7.2 (17 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Crime

    19

  20. Fool’s Mate

    1956 · ★ 6.4 (30 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    20

  21. Va savoir+

    2001 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Drama

    21

  22. La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento

    1992 · ★ 6.8 (12 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. Out 1: Spectre

    1973 · ★ 6.6 (13 votes)

    Mystery, Drama

    23

  24. Jean Renoir, le patron, 2e partie: La direction d'acteur

    1967 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. Jean Renoir, le patron, 3e partie: La règle et l'exception

    1967

    Documentary

    25

  26. Jean Renoir, le patron, 1re partie: La recherche du relatif

    1967 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. Around a Small Mountain

    2009 · ★ 5.8 (13 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    27

  28. The Diversion

    1952 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    28

  29. Le quadrille

    1950 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    29

  30. Aux quatre coins

    1949

    Romance

    30

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