Portrait of Jean Renoir

Directing

Jean Renoir

Career

Active from 1925 to 1974, busiest in 1927 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion
GoodWatch score90/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Academy Honorary Award

    1974 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Film

    1963 · Nominated

    The Elusive Corporal

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Film

    1953 · Nominated

    The River

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best British Film

    1953 · Nominated

    The River

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Directing

    1946 · Nominated · 18th Academy Awards

    The Southerner

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Renoir Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Classic Film 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Film Noir 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

3 titles · average score 69
Renoir, My Father
Renoir, My Father (1978)

Book

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

as The Narrator/Host

Carola
Carola (1973)

Writer

1960s

4 titles · average score 81
Postface: La Petite Marchande d'allumettes
Postface: La Petite Marchande d'allumettes (1969)

as Jean Renoir

The Elusive Corporal
The Elusive Corporal (1962)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer, Director

Jean Renoir parle de son art
Jean Renoir parle de son art (1961)

as Interviewee

Experiment in Evil
Experiment in Evil (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Screenplay

1950s

6 titles · average score 77
Picnic on the Grass
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

Elena and Her Men
Elena and Her Men (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

French Cancan
French Cancan (1955)
GoodWatch score 88

Writer, Adaptation

The Golden Coach
The Golden Coach (1952)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay, Director

The River
The River (1951)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay, Producer

The Ways of Love
The Ways of Love (1950)

Director

1940s

10 titles · average score 71
The Woman on the Beach
The Woman on the Beach (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Screenplay

A Day in the Country
A Day in the Country (1946)
GoodWatch score 88

as Père Poulain

The Diary of a Chambermaid
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Southerner
The Southerner (1945)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Writer

A Salute to France
A Salute to France (1944)

Director, Screenplay

This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine (1943)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay, Director

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

Co-Director

Swamp Water
Swamp Water (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Tosca
Tosca (1941)

Co-Director

Cristobal's Gold
Cristobal's Gold (1940)

Dialogue

1930s

18 titles · average score 76
The Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game (1939)
GoodWatch score 88

as Octave

La Bête Humaine
La Bête Humaine (1938)
GoodWatch score 84

as Cabuche

La Marseillaise
La Marseillaise (1938)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer, Writer

Grand Illusion
Grand Illusion (1937)
GoodWatch score 90

Director, Writer

The Crime of Monsieur Lange
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Screenplay

The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths (1936)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer, Director

Life Is Ours
Life Is Ours (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

as Le patron du bistrot

Toni
Toni (1935)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay, Director

Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary (1934)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Screenplay

Boudu Saved from Drowning
Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Screenplay

Night at the Crossroads
Night at the Crossroads (1932)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

La Chienne
La Chienne (1931)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay, Director

1920s

10 titles · average score 65
Le Bled
Le Bled (1929)

Director

The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl (1928)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

The Tournament
The Tournament (1928)

Adaptation, Director

The Sad Sack
The Sad Sack (1928)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

Backbiters
Backbiters (1927)
GoodWatch score 65

as le sous-préfet

La P’tite Lili
La P’tite Lili (1927)

as Man with Bowler Hat

Marquitta
Marquitta (1927)

Adaptation, Director

Charleston Parade
Charleston Parade (1927)
GoodWatch score 58

as Angel

Nana
Nana (1926)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Producer

Whirlpool of Fate
Whirlpool of Fate (1925)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Set Decoration