Portrait of Claude Chabrol

Directing

Claude Chabrol

Career

Active from 1956 to 2012, busiest in 1974 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for This Man Must Die
This Man Must Die
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Claude Chabrol Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 15
  • Character Study 13
  • Psychological Drama 11
  • Psychological Thriller 10
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Moral Ambiguity 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • French New Wave 6
  • Complex Characters 5
  • Tragic Romance 5
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 5
  • Mystery 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

117
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Visages de Cinéma
Visages de Cinéma

TV show · as Soi-Méme

2020s

2 titles · average score 76
Minotaur
Minotaur (2026)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Film Writer

Short Cuts : Le boucher de Claude Chabrol
Short Cuts : Le boucher de Claude Chabrol (2026)

Original Film Writer

2010s

4 titles · average score 69
The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

as Claude Chabrol

The Day of the Crows
The Day of the Crows (2012)
GoodWatch score 69

as Le docteur (voice)

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
GoodWatch score 66

as Le Producteur Musique de Gainsbourg

Le Fauteuil hanté
Le Fauteuil hanté (2010)

Director

2000s

11 titles · average score 64
Bellamy
Bellamy (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

Le Petit Fût
Le Petit Fût (2008)

Director

The Necklace
The Necklace (2007)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

A Girl Cut in Two
A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

Comedy of Power
Comedy of Power (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Director

Avida
Avida (2006)
GoodWatch score 59

as Le zoophile débonnaire

The Bridesmaid
The Bridesmaid (2004)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Screenplay

The Flower of Evil
The Flower of Evil (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Screenplay

Unfaithful
Unfaithful (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Film Writer

Coup de vice
Coup de vice (2001)

Director

Nightcap
Nightcap (2000)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Screenplay

1990s

12 titles · average score 66
The Color of Lies
The Color of Lies (1999)
GoodWatch score 80

as Emmanuel Solar (voice) (uncredited)

The Swindle
The Swindle (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

Troubles
Troubles (1997)

Writer

La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie (1995)
GoodWatch score 86

Writer, Director

Torment
Torment (1994)
GoodWatch score 85

Writer, Director

The Eye of Vichy
The Eye of Vichy (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Betty
Betty (1992)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Director

Sam's Enough
Sam's Enough (1992)

as M. Denis

Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Director

The King of Ads
The King of Ads (1991)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Dr. M
Dr. M (1990)
GoodWatch score 49

Adaptation, Director

Quiet Days in Clichy
Quiet Days in Clichy (1990)
GoodWatch score 46

Director, Screenplay

1980s

20 titles · average score 61
Story of Women
Story of Women (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer, Director

Lark, I'll Pluck You!
Lark, I'll Pluck You! (1988)

as Pierre Vergne

The Cry of the Owl
The Cry of the Owl (1987)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Screenplay

Masks
Masks (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Director

Inspector Lavardin
Inspector Lavardin (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Writer

Cop au Vin
Cop au Vin (1985)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

The Blood of Others
The Blood of Others (1984)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Elective Affinities
Elective Affinities (1983)

Director

The Hatter's Ghost
The Hatter's Ghost (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

La danse de mort
La danse de mort (1982)

Director, Screenplay

M the Damned
M the Damned (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

Adaptation, Director

The Horse of Pride
The Horse of Pride (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1970s

27 titles · average score 62
Violette Nozière
Violette Nozière (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

Blood Relatives
Blood Relatives (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay, Director

Alice or the Last Escapade
Alice or the Last Escapade (1977)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

The Twist
The Twist (1976)
GoodWatch score 48

as Le client chez l'éditeur (uncredited)

Innocents with Dirty Hands
Innocents with Dirty Hands (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Director

Death Rite
Death Rite (1975)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Writer

A Piece of Pleasure
A Piece of Pleasure (1975)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Nada Gang
The Nada Gang (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

Wedding in Blood
Wedding in Blood (1973)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Screenplay

Scoundrel in White
Scoundrel in White (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Just Before Nightfall
Just Before Nightfall (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

The Butcher
The Butcher (1970)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Director

1960s

34 titles · average score 64
The Unfaithful Wife
The Unfaithful Wife (1969)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay, Director

This Man Must Die
This Man Must Die (1969)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Screenplay

Les Biches
Les Biches (1968)
GoodWatch score 71

as Filmmaker (uncredited)

The Champagne Murders
The Champagne Murders (1967)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Line of Demarcation
Line of Demarcation (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

The Blue Panther
The Blue Panther (1965)
GoodWatch score 51

as Bartender (uncredited)

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

Bluebeard
Bluebeard (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Third Lover
The Third Lover (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

as L'homme dans le peep show

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

as Le Pharmacien (segment "L'avarice'") (uncredited)

Breathless
Breathless (1960)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Story, Technical Supervisor

Les Bonnes Femmes
Les Bonnes Femmes (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

as Swimmer (uncredited)

1950s

6 titles · average score 72
Le Beau Serge
Le Beau Serge (1959)
GoodWatch score 86

as La Truffe

The Cousins
The Cousins (1959)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer, Director

À double tour
À double tour (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Dialogue

Véronique and Her Dunce
Véronique and Her Dunce (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

Fool’s Mate
Fool’s Mate (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

as Party guest (uncredited)

The Kreutzer Sonata
The Kreutzer Sonata (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cameo (uncredited)