The Best Jean-Luc Godard Movies

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Updated June 11, 2019 410 votes 104 voters
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List of the best Jean-Luc Godard movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Jean-Luc Godard's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Jean-Luc Godard movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Jean-Luc Godard movies will be at the top of the list. Jean-Luc Godard has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Jean-Luc Godard movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Jean-Luc Godard films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Jean-Luc Godard role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Jean-Luc Godard performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List is made up of a variety of films, including Contempt and The Little Soldier.

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  • Breathless
    1

    Breathless

    Jean Seberg, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Paul Belmondo
    44 votes
    • Released: 1960
    • Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
    Breathless is a 1960 French film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard about a wandering wrong doer and his American girlfriend. It was Godard's first feature-length work and represented Belmondo's ...more
  • Contempt
    2

    Contempt

    Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli
    36 votes
    • Released: 1963
    • Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
    A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch (Jack Palance) is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang (as himself) to direct an adaptation of "The ...more

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  • Band of Outsiders
    3

    Band of Outsiders

    Anna Karina, Sami Frey, Claude Brasseur
    24 votes
    • Released: 1964
    • Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
    Cinephile slackers Franz (Sami Frey) and Arthur (Claude Brasseur) spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile (Anna Karina). The misfit ...more
  • A Married Woman
    4

    A Married Woman

    Jean-Luc Godard, Philippe Leroy, Macha Méril
    13 votes
    • Released: 1964
    • Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
    A Married Woman is a 1964 French drama film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, his eighth feature film.
  • The Little Soldier
    5

    The Little Soldier

    Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina, László Szabó
    12 votes
    • Released: 1963
    • Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
    The Little Soldier is a 1960 French film, written and directed by French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, but not released until 1963. It was Godard's first film with Anna Karina, who starred as Véronica ...more
  • Charlotte and Her Boyfriend
    6

    Charlotte and Her Boyfriend

    Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Gérard Blain
    11 votes
    • Released: 1960
    • Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
    Charlotte and Her Boyfriend is a 13-minute 1960 film by Franco-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard. It is shot entirely in or from Godard's hotel room, in which Belmondo's Jules gives Collette's Charlotte ...more