Portrait of Michel Audiard

Writing

Michel Audiard

Career

Active from 1949 to 1985, busiest in 1959 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Crooks in Clover
Crooks in Clover
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michel Audiard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 13
  • French Cinema 13
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Satire 5
  • Darkly Humorous 4
  • Eccentric Characters 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Crime Caper 4
  • Parisian Setting 3
  • French Comedy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

123
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 52
Under Suspicion
Under Suspicion (2000)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Film Writer

1980s

15 titles · average score 62
La Cage aux Folles 3
La Cage aux Folles 3 (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

Writer, Adaptation

He Died with His Eyes Open
He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Dialogue

The Vultures
The Vultures (1984)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

Dog Day
Dog Day (1984)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

Deadly Circuit
Deadly Circuit (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

The Outsider
The Outsider (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Spy, Stand Up
Spy, Stand Up (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Dialogue

The Professional
The Professional (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

Is This Reasonable?
Is This Reasonable? (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Le Guignolo
Le Guignolo (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

Jupiter's Thigh
Jupiter's Thigh (1980)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Dialogue

L'entourloupe
L'entourloupe (1980)

Writer, Dialogue

1970s

19 titles · average score 60
The Skirt Chaser
The Skirt Chaser (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Cop or Hood
Cop or Hood (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

The Sewers of Paradise
The Sewers of Paradise (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Dear Inspector
Dear Inspector (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

as Le mainate (voice)

Animal
Animal (1977)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

The Body of My Enemy
The Body of My Enemy (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Incorrigible
Incorrigible (1975)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Dialogue

Kisses Till Monday
Kisses Till Monday (1974)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby
How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby (1974)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Director

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots (1972)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Writer

Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques (1971)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

as TV sound engineer (uncredited)

1960s

39 titles · average score 64
Pasha
Pasha (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Tender Scoundrel
Tender Scoundrel (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

Cloportes
Cloportes (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

The Great Spy Chase
The Great Spy Chase (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

A Mouse with the Men
A Mouse with the Men (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Greed in the Sun
Greed in the Sun (1964)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

Carom Shots
Carom Shots (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Crooks in Clover
Crooks in Clover (1963)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer

A Monkey in Winter
A Monkey in Winter (1962)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer

The Gentleman from Epsom
The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

The Counterfeiters of Paris
The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Dialogue

Taxi for Tobruk
Taxi for Tobruk (1961)
GoodWatch score 75

Dialogue, Writer

1950s

48 titles · average score 64
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Dialogue

The Magnificent Tramp
The Magnificent Tramp (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Rue de Paris
Rue de Paris (1959)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Babette Goes to War
Babette Goes to War (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Maigret Sets a Trap
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Adaptation

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

The Night Affair
The Night Affair (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Possessors
The Possessors (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Dialogue

Three Days to Live
Three Days to Live (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Dialogue

Hi-Jack Highway
Hi-Jack Highway (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Dear Caroline
Dear Caroline (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

1940s

1 title
Mission in Tangier
Mission in Tangier (1949)

Writer