Portrait of Émile Zola

Writing

Émile Zola

Career

Active from 1902 to 2027, busiest in 1921 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for La Bête Humaine
La Bête Humaine
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

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

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Émile Zola Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.4, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 8
  • Moral Decay 8
  • Social Realism 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Tragic Romance 5
  • Literary Adaptation 5
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Period Drama 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Zola Adaptation 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • French Cinema 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles
Nana
Nana (2027)

Novel

Un Mariage d'amour
Un Mariage d'amour (2024)

Original Story

My Coffin
My Coffin (2021)

Original Story

2010s

4 titles · average score 64
Mike Wallace Is Here
Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

as (archive footage)

Areno
Areno (2015)

Novel

In Secret
In Secret (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

Novel

La Joie de vivre
La Joie de vivre (2011)

Novel

2000s

2 titles · average score 75
Thirst
Thirst (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

Novel

Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana
Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana (2001)

Novel

1990s

3 titles · average score 73
Na koniec świata
Na koniec świata (1999)

Novel

Cruel Train
Cruel Train (1995)

Novel

Germinal
Germinal (1993)
GoodWatch score 73

Novel

1980s

5 titles · average score 51
Manifesto
Manifesto (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel

Naná
Naná (1985)

Novel

Nana
Nana (1983)
GoodWatch score 47

Novel

Radosť žiť
Radosť žiť (1983)

Novel

The Beasts
The Beasts (1980)

Novel

1970s

8 titles · average score 51
Madame Sourdis
Madame Sourdis (1979)

Short Story

Kořist
Kořist (1979)

Novel

The Criminal
The Criminal (1978)

Novel

La petición
La petición (1976)

Short Story

Germinal
Germinal (1973)

Novel

The Trap
The Trap (1972)

Author

Nana
Nana (1970)

Novel

The Demise of Father Mouret
The Demise of Father Mouret (1970)
GoodWatch score 51

Novel

1960s

3 titles · average score 59
The Game Is Over
The Game Is Over (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

Novel

Germinal
Germinal (1963)

Novel

Agony of Love
Agony of Love (1960)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

1950s

8 titles · average score 68
Wedding Night
Wedding Night (1959)

Short Story

Lovers of Paris
Lovers of Paris (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel

La bestia humana
La bestia humana (1957)

Novel

Gervaise
Gervaise (1956)
GoodWatch score 76

Novel

Nana
Nana (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

Human Desire
Human Desire (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel

Thérèse Raquin
Thérèse Raquin (1953)
GoodWatch score 74

Novel

Lak Yom Ya Zalem
Lak Yom Ya Zalem (1951)

Novel

1940s

4 titles · average score 65
Passionnelle
Passionnelle (1947)

Novel

Naïs
Naïs (1945)
GoodWatch score 65

Short Story

Naná
Naná (1944)

Novel

Shop Girls of Paris
Shop Girls of Paris (1943)

Novel

1930s

5 titles · average score 71
La Bête Humaine
La Bête Humaine (1938)
GoodWatch score 85

Novel

Nana
Nana (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel

The Dream
The Dream (1931)

Novel

The Struggle
The Struggle (1931)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel

Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames (1930)
GoodWatch score 72

Novel

1920s

11 titles · average score 70
L'Argent
L'Argent (1928)
GoodWatch score 73

Novel

Thérèse Raquin
Thérèse Raquin (1928)

Novel

Nana
Nana (1926)
GoodWatch score 66

Novel

Nantas
Nantas (1925)

Short Story

Zum Paradies der Damen
Zum Paradies der Damen (1922)

Novel

La Terre
La Terre (1921)

Novel

Le Rêve
Le Rêve (1921)

Novel

Maddalena Ferat
Maddalena Ferat (1921)

Novel

L'assommoir
L'assommoir (1921)

Novel

Die Bestie im Menschen
Die Bestie im Menschen (1921)

Novel

Work
Work (1920)

Novel

1910s

16 titles · average score 65
Thérèse Raquin
Thérèse Raquin (1919)

Book

Nanà
Nanà (1917)

Novel

The Marble Heart
The Marble Heart (1916)

Novel

Destruction
Destruction (1915)

Novel

Money
Money (1915)

Novel

Seelen, die sich nachts begegnen
Seelen, die sich nachts begegnen (1915)

Short Story

Germinal
Germinal (1913)
GoodWatch score 65

Novel

Brother Against Brother
Brother Against Brother (1913)

Novel

The Miracle
The Miracle (1913)

Novel

The City Hyena
The City Hyena (1912)

Novel

In the Land of Darkness
In the Land of Darkness (1912)

Novel

The Attack on the Mill
The Attack on the Mill (1910)

Story

1900s

4 titles · average score 56
Faldgruben
Faldgruben (1909)

Novel

L'Assommoir
L'Assommoir (1908)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

Down in the Coal Mines
Down in the Coal Mines (1905)

Novel

Alcohol and Its Victims
Alcohol and Its Victims (1902)
GoodWatch score 51

Novel