Portrait of Jacques Deray

Directing

Jacques Deray

Career

Active from 1960 to 2002, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jacques Deray Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Wonder
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Crime Thriller 4
  • Complex Characters 4
  • French Cinema 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Political Thriller 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • French Gangster Film 2
  • Gritty Crime Drama 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 72
A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash (2015)
GoodWatch score 72

Adaptation, Dialogue

2000s

2 titles
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Letter from an Unknown Woman (2002)

Director

You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once (2000)

Director

1990s

6 titles · average score 50
Clarissa
Clarissa (1998)

Director

An Explosive Woman
An Explosive Woman (1996)

Director

The Teddy Bear
The Teddy Bear (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Writer

A Crime
A Crime (1993)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Writer

Netchayev is Back
Netchayev is Back (1991)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer, Director

Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget (1991)

Director

1980s

8 titles · average score 59
Dark Woods
Dark Woods (1989)

Director, Writer

The Loner
The Loner (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Director

Malady of Love
Malady of Love (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

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

Director, Screenplay

The Outsider
The Outsider (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

Credo
Credo (1983)

Director

The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan
The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan (1982)

Director

Three Men to Kill
Three Men to Kill (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

1970s

8 titles · average score 61
Butterfly on the Shoulder
Butterfly on the Shoulder (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Gang
The Gang (1977)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Flic Story
Flic Story (1975)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

Borsalino and Co.
Borsalino and Co. (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

The Outside Man
The Outside Man (1972)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Story

Easy Down There!
Easy Down There! (1971)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Director

A Little Sun in Cold Water
A Little Sun in Cold Water (1971)

Director, Screenplay

Borsalino
Borsalino (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

1960s

7 titles · average score 66
The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool (1969)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer, Director

To Skin a Spy
To Skin a Spy (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Man from Marrakech
The Man from Marrakech (1966)

Director, Writer

Crime on a Summer Morning
Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

Symphony for a Massacre
Symphony for a Massacre (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

Rififi in Tokyo
Rififi in Tokyo (1963)
GoodWatch score 59

Adaptation, Director

The Gigolo
The Gigolo (1960)

Writer, Director

1950s

16 titles · average score 63
The Magnificent Tramp
The Magnificent Tramp (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

Assistant Director

The Law
The Law (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

First Assistant Director

125 rue Montmartre
125 rue Montmartre (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

Assistant Director

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

Assistant Director

Thérèse Étienne
Thérèse Étienne (1958)

Assistant Director

Speaking of Murder
Speaking of Murder (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

First Assistant Director

That Is the Dawn
That Is the Dawn (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Second Assistant Director

Slightly Ahead
Slightly Ahead (1956)

Assistant Director

Blood to the Head
Blood to the Head (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Alfred, un conducteur de car

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

Assistant Director

Spring, Autumn and Love
Spring, Autumn and Love (1955)

Assistant Director

April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day (1954)
GoodWatch score 52

Assistant Director