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Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

Director, writer, actor, editor and producer · Died September 13, 2022, aged 91 · Paris, France

Jean-Luc Godard (December 3, 1930 – September 13, 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the 1960s French New Wave film movement and was arguably the most influential French filmmaker of the post-war era.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 3, 1930
Died
September 13, 2022 (aged 91)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Director, writer, actor, editor and producer
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 183 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Jean-Luc Godard's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
23%
Self
21%
Ideas
21%
Bonds
11%
Morality
9%
Society
8%
Survival
6%
Truth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 12 · Wry 10 · Earnest 18

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 17 · Dark 11

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 26

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 14 · Charged 26 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 17 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 10

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 5

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 35 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 24

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 31

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
29
Melancholic
18
Absurd
18
Tense
14
Cold
7
Other
25

How their films linger

Thought-provoking37 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous25

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jean-Luc Godard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jean-Luc Godard's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

183 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 116 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Identidade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Jean-Luc Godard (Imagens de Arquivo)

  • The Wild Palms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • The Death of Jean-Luc Godard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Sang titre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • The Story of "Scénario" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · as Self (archive footage)

  • Exposé du film annonce du film "Scénario" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self

  • Scénarios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Trailer of a Film That Will Never Exist: Phony Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer · as Self/Narrator

  • G(ode)ard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as JLG

  • Morceaux de Cannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • La última gira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Thanks

  • The Image Book(2018)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Official Spot of the 22nd Ji.hlava IDFF (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Actor

  • Message of Greetings: Prix suisse / My Thanks / Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Editor · as Self

  • The Bridges of Sarajevo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Goodbye to Language(2014)

    Director · Editor · Sound · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Bridge of Sighs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

  • Letter in Motion to Gilles Jacob and Thierry Fremaux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

  • Bardot, The Misunderstanding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Three Disasters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator

  • 3x3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Quod Erat Demonstrandum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor · Screenplay · as Self

  • 20 Little Films (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • The Bardot mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Conversation with JLG (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Film socialisme(2010)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Tribute to Eric Rohmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · as Self (uncredited)

  • Deuses de Mentira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as (Archive Sound)

  • 2 x 50 Years of French Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Editor · as Self (uncredited)

  • Journal des réalisateurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Vrai faux passeport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Screenplay · as Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Amateur Report (Exhibition Model) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer · as Self (voice) (uncredited)

  • Four Short Films (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer · as Self - Narrator

  • Moments choisis des Histoire(s) du cinéma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

  • Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self (uncredited)

  • Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3b: A New Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self (uncredited)

  • Histoire(s) du Cinéma 4a: The Control of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self (uncredited)

  • Histoire(s) du Cinéma 4b: The Signs Among Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self (uncredited)

  • Histoire(s) du Cinéma 2a: Only Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

  • Histoire(s) du Cinéma 2b: Deadly Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

  • Ecce Homo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

  • Notre Musique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self

  • Their First Films (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Prayers for Refuseniks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Ten Minutes Older: The Cello(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • In the Darkness of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · as (voice) (uncredited)

  • Liberty and Homeland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • In Praise of Love(2001)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • After the Reconciliation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Robert

  • The Old Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self / Narrator (voice)

  • Origins of the 21st Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Adieu au TNS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Self

  • Inside/Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • We're All Still Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as The Actor

  • Berlin-Cinema(1997)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • For Ever Mozart(1996)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Man pretending to play soccer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Espoir/Microcosmos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer

  • What's Wrong with the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

  • JLG/JLG: Self-Portrait in December (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Self (uncredited)

  • Carl Th. Dreyer und Gertrud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Eurotrash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Oh, Woe Is Me(1993)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Children Play Russian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Prince Mishkin, the Idiot

  • Hail, Sarajevo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

  • Germany Year 90 Nine Zero(1991)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Antigone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Thanks

  • How Are The Kids? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • For Thomas Wainggai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Lest We Forget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • The King of Ads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • The Childhood of Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Nouvelle Vague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Mondo Weirdo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Thanks

  • Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1a: All the (Hi)stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

  • Histoire(s) du Cinéma 1b: A Single (Hi)story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

  • Histoire(s) du cinéma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Editor · Writer · as Self

  • The Darty Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Nathanael, the 2000 Year-Old Robot

  • The Power of Speech (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Writer

  • The French as Seen by… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • The Last Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • On s'est tous défilé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • King Lear(1987)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Professor Pluggy

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Entretien entre Serge Daney et Jean-Luc Godard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · as Self

  • Keep Your Right Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Screenplay · as Idiot / Prince

  • Aria(1987)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Armide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Self (uncredited)

  • Meetin' WA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Editor · as Self

  • Detective(1985)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Soft and Hard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self

  • Hail Mary(1985)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Série noire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Screenplay · as Self (uncredited)

  • First Name: Carmen(1983)

    Director · as Uncle Jeannot (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Letter to Freddy Buache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self (uncredited)

  • Breathless(1983)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Notes on Hail Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer · as Self

  • Godard's Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · as Self

  • To Alter the Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as The Idiot (uncredited)

  • Scénario du film Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator / Self

  • Cinématon n°106 : Jean-Luc Godard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Cinématon XI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as N°106

  • Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie)) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self

  • Sauve la vie (qui peut) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Writer

  • An All Round Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Every Man for Himself(1980)

    Director · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Writer

  • France / Tour / Detour / Two / Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Robert Linard

  • France / Tour / Detour / Two / Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Robert Linard (uncredited)

  • Cinématon(1984)

    as N°106

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Little Godard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Guest

  • How's It Going? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Union Member (voice)

  • Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Here and Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

  • Six fois deux/Sur et sous la communication (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Self

  • Six fois deux/Sur et sous la communication (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · as Self

  • Number Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Writer · as Self (uncredited)

  • Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still(1972)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • All's Well(1972)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • 1 P.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer · as Self

  • Struggle in Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Vladimir and Rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer · as Vladimir Lenin (uncredited)

  • Wind from the East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Self (uncredited)

  • British Sounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer

  • Pravda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Le Gai Savoir(1969)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Love and Anger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Writer

  • Love and Anger: Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • One + One(1968)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • A Film Like Any Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • Actua 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Producer

  • Film-Tract n° 1968 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • Cinétracts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Das ist nur der Anfang - der Kampf geht weiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Weekend(1967)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Far from Vietnam(1967)

    Director · Writer · as Self (segment "Camera Eye")

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Chinese(1967)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Writer

  • The Oldest Profession(1967)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her(1967)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Made in U.S.A(1966)

    Director · Writer · as Richard Politzer (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Defector(1966)

    as Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Masculine Feminine(1966)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Pierrot le fou(1965)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Montparnasse et Levallois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Six in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Writer

  • Alphaville(1965)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Married Woman(1964)

    Director · Writer · as The Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Le Grand Escroc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Writer

  • The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers(1964)

    Director · Writer · as Man in Fez / Narrator (segment "Le Grand escroc") (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Band of Outsiders(1964)

    Director · Screenplay · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Reporting on Orly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Writer

  • Contempt(1963)

    Director · Screenplay · as Lang's Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Carabineers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Writer

  • Scorching Sands(1963)

    as Handwalker

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Ro.Go.Pa.G.(1963)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The New World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Le Petit Soldat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Writer · as Man at Railway Station (uncredited)

  • My Life to Live(1962)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as The Lover Reading Poe (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Le soleil dans l'oeil(1962)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sign of the Lion(1962)

    as Le Mélomane (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Cleo from 5 to 7(1962)

    as The Man with Black Glasses / Actor in Silent Film

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Fiancés on the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Man with the Black Glasses

  • La Paresse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • The Seven Deadly Sins(1962)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Paris Belongs to Us(1961)

    as Hans Lucas

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Woman Is a Woman(1961)

    Director · Title Designer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Story of Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as The Young Man (voice)

  • Breathless(1960)

    Director · Screenplay · as The Snitch

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The 400 Blows(1959)

    as (voix) (non crédité)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • All the Boys Are Called Patrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • The Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Writer

  • Charlotte and Her Boyfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Jules (voice) (uncredited)

  • Operation Concrete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Editor · Writer · as Narrator (voice)

  • Fool’s Mate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Party guest (uncredited)

  • The Kreutzer Sonata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer · as Ami Journaliste

  • A Flirtatious Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer · as The Man Who Looks at the Balcony (uncredited)

  • Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Walter

  • The Glass Castle(1950)

    as Un voyageur qui sort de la Gare de l'Est (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Le quadrille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer · as Self

  • MORTEM IMAGINIS. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Godard

Career shape

A full career of 181 titles, 180 of them dated from 1950 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Breathless (1983)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

My Life to Live (1962)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Breathless (1960)

Film career

Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles.

  • 1951Screen debut· Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak
  • 1951First top-billed film· Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak
  • 1993Career best· Hail, Sarajevo

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting67 of 181: 28 only acting, 39 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thDirecting142 of 181: 25 only directing, 117 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thWriting111 of 181: 2 only writing, 109 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing22 of 181: 3 only producing, 19 with another roleCinematography9 of 181: 0 only cinematography, 9 with another roleEditing63 of 181: 0 only editing, 63 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew9 of 181: 4 only other crew, 5 with another role

181 titles, 119 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 108 of them.

By decade

1950s11 · 8 acting · 7 crew1960s45 · 19 acting · 37 crew1970s19 · 8 acting · 17 crew1980s32 · 8 acting · 30 crew1990s21 · 7 acting · 18 crew2000s25 · 4 acting · 23 crew2010s16 · 8 acting · 14 crew2020s11 · 4 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 19% of 26 roles
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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jean-Luc Godard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 47; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Cinématon (1984)

88th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The 400 Blows (1959)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jean-Luc Godard's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles33–63 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles36–73 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles25–55 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles34–48 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles16–56 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jean-Luc Godard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jean-Luc Godard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Raoul Coutard shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles