François Truffaut: movies and TV shows
François Truffaut has 184 credits in the archive: 171 films and 13 TV series, from 1954 to 2026. Highest rated: Spécial cinéma (9.5/10).
Career timeline
1954 – 2026 · busiest year: 1970 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Determination | Self (archival footage) | Film | — | 94 |
| 2025 | Being Bo Widerberg | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 93 |
| 2025 | Postface à l’Atalante | Self | Film | — | 93 |
| 2024 | Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses | Film | 6.0 | 92 | |
| 2024 | François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.4 | 92 |
| 2023 | Passion Fanny Ardant | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 91 |
| 2023 | Godard by Godard | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 91 |
| 2023 | Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door | Film | — | 91 | |
| 2023 | Godard Cinema | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.5 | 91 |
| 2023 | Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 91 |
| 2022 | Deneuve, la reine Catherine | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 90 |
| 2021 | Jim Morrison: The End | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film | 7.4 | 89 |
| 2021 | Morceaux de Cannes | Film | 2.0 | 89 | |
| 2021 | Sous le soleil de Pialat | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.4 | 89 |
| 2021 | Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 89 |
| 2021 | Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort | archive footage | Film | 8.0 | 89 |
| 2020 | Les secrets de François Truffaut | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 88 |
| 2020 | François Truffaut: Des films d'amour ! | Self | Film | 6.0 | 88 |
| 2019 | When Hitchcock met O'Casey | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 87 |
| 2019 | Introducing My Father, François Truffaut | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | 10.0 | 87 |
| 2019 | André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 87 |
| 2018 | Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 86 |
| 2018 | Françoise Dorléac, une promesse | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 86 |
| 2017 | John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 85 |
| 2016 | Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman | Film | 6.9 | 84 | |
| 2016 | Vadim Mister Cool | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.1 | 84 |
| 2016 | Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 84 |
| 2014 | François Truffaut l'insoumis | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.7 | 82 |
| 2013 | Ain't Misbehavin | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.2 | 81 |
| 2012 | To Be... A Classic | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 80 |
| 2011 | The Magic Skin | Film | — | 79 | |
| 2010 | Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 78 |
| 2010 | Two in the Wave | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 78 |
| 2009 | Looking for Truffaut | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 77 |
| 2009 | On the Trail of the New Wave | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 77 |
| 2009 | Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 77 |
| 2006 | Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2004 | Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years | Self (audio archival footage) | Film | 6.0 | 72 |
| 2004 | Their First Films | Film | — | 72 | |
| 2003 | Un film et son époque | Self (archive footage) | TV | 10.0 | 71 |
| 2002 | The Truth About Charlie | Film | 4.9 | 70 | |
| 2002 | Heart of the Festival | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 70 |
| 2001 | Léaud l'unique | Self (archive) - filmmaker | Film | 10.0 | 69 |
| 2000 | Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas | Self | Film | 8.0 | 68 |
| 1999 | Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 67 |
| 1997 | Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1996 | Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain | Self (archive) - film critic, filmmaker | Film | — | 64 |
| 1996 | François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 64 |
| 1996 | François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 64 |
| 1995 | Belle Époque | TV | 10.0 | 63 | |
| 1995 | The World of Jacques Demy | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 63 |
| 1994 | The Secret of the Wild Child | Self | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1993 | François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.6 | 61 |
| 1992 | Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave | Self (archive footage) | Film | 3.3 | 60 |
| 1988 | The Little Thief | Film | 6.2 | 56 | |
| 1987 | Wings of Desire | Film | 7.8 | 55 | |
| 1983 | Breathless | Film | 5.9 | 51 | |
| 1983 | The Man Who Loved Women | Film | 4.9 | 51 | |
| 1983 | Confidentially Yours | Film | 7.1 | 51 | |
| 1983 | Confidentially Yours | Film | 7.1 | 51 | |
| 1983 | Confidentially Yours | Film | 7.1 | 51 | |
| 1983 | Confidentially Yours | Film | 7.1 | 51 | |
| 1983 | Confidentially Yours | Film | 7.1 | 51 | |
| 1981 | The Woman Next Door | Film | 7.1 | 49 | |
| 1981 | The Woman Next Door | Film | 7.1 | 49 | |
| 1981 | The Woman Next Door | Film | 7.1 | 49 | |
| 1980 | The Last Metro | Film | 7.2 | 48 | |
| 1980 | The Last Metro | Film | 7.2 | 48 | |
| 1980 | The Last Metro | Film | 7.2 | 48 | |
| 1980 | The Last Metro | Film | 7.2 | 48 | |
| 1979 | Love on the Run | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1979 | Love on the Run | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1979 | Love on the Run | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1978 | Ciné regards | Self | TV | — | 46 |
| 1978 | The Green Room | Julien Davenne | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1978 | The Green Room | Film | 6.6 | 46 | |
| 1978 | The Green Room | Film | 6.6 | 46 | |
| 1978 | The Green Room | Film | 6.6 | 46 | |
| 1978 | Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Claude Lacombe | Film | 7.4 | 45 |
| 1977 | François Truffaut | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 1977 | The Man Who Loved Women | Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1977 | The Man Who Loved Women | Film | 7.1 | 45 | |
| 1977 | The Man Who Loved Women | Film | 7.1 | 45 | |
| 1977 | The Man Who Loved Women | Film | 7.1 | 45 | |
| 1976 | That Kid | Film | 5.0 | 44 | |
| 1976 | Small Change | Martine's father | Film | 7.1 | 44 |
| 1976 | Small Change | Film | 7.1 | 44 | |
| 1976 | Small Change | Film | 7.1 | 44 | |
| 1976 | Small Change | Film | 7.1 | 44 | |
| 1975 | Apostrophes | Self | TV | 8.5 | 43 |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1975 | The Story of Adèle H. | Officer (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 43 |
| 1975 | The Story of Adèle H. | Film | 6.9 | 43 | |
| 1975 | The Story of Adèle H. | Film | 6.9 | 43 | |
| 1975 | I'm a Stranger Here Myself | Self | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma | Self | TV | 9.5 | 42 |
| 1974 | Les Musiciens de la pellicule | lui-même | TV | — | 42 |
| 1973 | Day for Night | Ferrand, the Director | Film | 7.8 | 41 |
| 1973 | Day for Night | Film | 7.8 | 41 | |
| 1973 | Day for Night | Film | 7.8 | 41 | |
| 1973 | Omnibus: François Truffaut | Self | Film | — | 41 |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self | TV | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1972 | A Gorgeous Girl Like Me | Journalist (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1972 | A Gorgeous Girl Like Me | Film | 6.2 | 40 | |
| 1972 | A Gorgeous Girl Like Me | Film | 6.2 | 40 | |
| 1971 | Two English Girls | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1971 | Two English Girls | Film | 6.9 | 39 | |
| 1971 | Two English Girls | Film | 6.9 | 39 | |
| 1970 | Bed and Board | Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1970 | Bed and Board | Film | 7.1 | 38 | |
| 1970 | Bed and Board | Film | 7.1 | 38 | |
| 1970 | Bed and Board | Film | 7.1 | 38 | |
| 1970 | Bed and Board | Film | 7.1 | 38 | |
| 1970 | Langlois | Self | Film | 5.3 | 38 |
| 1970 | The Wild Child | Le Dr Jean Itard | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1970 | The Wild Child | Film | 7.1 | 38 | |
| 1970 | The Wild Child | Film | 7.1 | 38 | |
| 1970 | The Wild Child | Film | 7.1 | 38 | |
| 1970 | The Wild Child | Film | 7.1 | 38 | |
| 1970 | Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films | Self | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1969 | Mississippi Mermaid | Film | 6.6 | 37 | |
| 1969 | Mississippi Mermaid | Film | 6.6 | 37 | |
| 1969 | Mississippi Mermaid | Film | 6.6 | 37 | |
| 1969 | Naked Childhood | Film | 7.3 | 37 | |
| 1968 | Stolen Kisses | Film | 7.3 | 36 | |
| 1968 | Stolen Kisses | Film | 7.3 | 36 | |
| 1968 | Stolen Kisses | Film | 7.3 | 36 | |
| 1968 | Stolen Kisses | Film | 7.3 | 36 | |
| 1968 | The Bride Wore Black | Film | 7.1 | 36 | |
| 1968 | The Bride Wore Black | Film | 7.1 | 36 | |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self | TV | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1967 | The Birth of Children of Paradise | Self | Film | — | 35 |
| 1966 | Fahrenheit 451 | Film | 7.1 | 34 | |
| 1966 | Fahrenheit 451 | Film | 7.1 | 34 | |
| 1966 | Carl Th. Dreyer | Self | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1965 | Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit | Self | Film | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1964 | Pour le plaisir | Self | TV | — | 32 |
| 1964 | The Soft Skin | Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 32 |
| 1964 | The Soft Skin | Film | 7.1 | 32 | |
| 1964 | The Soft Skin | Film | 7.1 | 32 | |
| 1964 | The Soft Skin | Film | 7.1 | 32 | |
| 1964 | Mata Hari, Agent H21 | Film | 5.7 | 32 | |
| 1964 | La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même | Self | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1963 | Take It All | Self (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 31 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1962 | Jules and Jim | Film | 7.5 | 30 | |
| 1962 | Jules and Jim | Film | 7.5 | 30 | |
| 1962 | Jules and Jim | Film | 7.5 | 30 | |
| 1962 | Antoine and Colette | Film | 7.2 | 30 | |
| 1962 | Antoine and Colette | Film | 7.2 | 30 | |
| 1962 | Los 4 Golpes | The Assassin | Film | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1962 | Los 4 Golpes | Film | 5.7 | 30 | |
| 1962 | Love at Twenty | Film | 6.7 | 30 | |
| 1962 | Love at Twenty | Film | 6.7 | 30 | |
| 1962 | A Swelled Head | Film | 8.0 | 30 | |
| 1961 | Portrait of François Truffaut | Self | Film | — | 29 |
| 1961 | Le scarabée d'or | Film | 10.0 | 29 | |
| 1961 | A Story of Water | Film | 6.5 | 29 | |
| 1961 | A Story of Water | Film | 6.5 | 29 | |
| 1960 | Breathless | Film | 7.5 | 28 | |
| 1960 | Breathless | Film | 7.5 | 28 | |
| 1960 | Shoot the Piano Player | Film | 7.2 | 28 | |
| 1960 | Shoot the Piano Player | Film | 7.2 | 28 | |
| 1960 | Shoot the Piano Player | Film | 7.2 | 28 | |
| 1960 | Testament of Orpheus | Film | 7.6 | 28 | |
| 1960 | The Army Game | Le taulard passionné de lecture | Film | 5.4 | 28 |
| 1960 | The Army Game | Film | 5.4 | 28 | |
| 1960 | The Army Game | Film | 5.4 | 28 | |
| 1960 | The Army Game | Film | 5.4 | 28 | |
| 1960 | The Army Game | Film | 5.4 | 28 | |
| 1959 | The 400 Blows | Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité) | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1959 | The 400 Blows | Film | 8.0 | 27 | |
| 1959 | The 400 Blows | Film | 8.0 | 27 | |
| 1959 | The 400 Blows | Film | 8.0 | 27 | |
| 1959 | The 400 Blows | Film | 8.0 | 27 | |
| 1958 | Anna the Maid | Film | 7.0 | 26 | |
| 1958 | The Overworked | Film | 6.1 | 26 | |
| 1957 | The Mischief Makers | Film | 6.8 | 25 | |
| 1957 | The Mischief Makers | Film | 6.8 | 25 | |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama | Self | TV | 8.7 | 24 |
| 1956 | The Kreutzer Sonata | Cameo (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 24 |
| 1956 | Fool’s Mate | Party guest (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 24 |
| 1954 | Reflets de Cannes | Self | TV | 5.0 | 22 |