
Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (9 April 1933 – 6 September 2021) was a French actor. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s, he was a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s onward, frequently portraying police officers and criminals in action thriller films. His best known credits include Breathless (1960), That Man from Rio (1964), Pierrot le Fou (1965), Borsalino (1970), and The Professional (1981). An undisputed box-office champion along with Louis de Funès and Alain Delon, Belmondo attracted nearly 160 million viewers over his 50-year career. Between 1969 and 1982, he starred in the four most popular films of the year in France, surpassed only by de Funès: The Brain (1969), Fear Over the City (1975), Animal (1977), Ace of Aces (1982).[2] Belmondo frequently played heroic, brave, and virile characters, which made him popular with a wide audience both in France and abroad. Despite being heavily courted by Hollywood, Belmondo refused to appear in English-language films. During his career, he was called the French counterpart of actors such as James Dean, Marlon Brando and Humphrey Bogart. Described as an icon and national treasure of France, Belmondo was seen as an influential actor in French cinema and an important figure in shaping European cinema. In 1989, Belmondo won the César Award for Best Actor for his performance in Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté. He was nominated for two BAFTA Awards throughout his career. In 2011, Belmondo received the Palme d'honneur at the Cannes Film Festival, and in 2017 he received the César d'honneur at the 42nd César Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean-Paul Belmondo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 9, 1933
- September 6, 2021 (aged 88)
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
- Actor and producer
- 63 on MovieCove · 92 credits in all
What are Jean-Paul Belmondo's films like?
Across their 60 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 5 · Wry 8 · Earnest 45
A split, not a type: Light 37 · Serious 9 · Dark 14
Grounded 18 · Stylized 36 · Heightened 6
Gentle 18 · Charged 24 · Intense 18
A split, not a type: Steady 26 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 11
Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 18
Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 32 · Relentless 7
A split, not a type: Casual 30 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 6
Easy watch 33 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 10
Resolved 48 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 39 of 56 analyzed roles.
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- Tricksteras Pierrot in Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958)
- Heroas Laszlo Kovacs in Web of Passion (1959)
- Allyas Eric Stark in The Big Risk (1960)
- Shadowas Michel Poiccard a.k.a. Laszlo Kovacs in Breathless (1960)
- Heroas Paul Frapier in Trapped by Fear (1960)
- Mentoras Léon Morin in Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
- Heroas Lauzun in Famous Love Affairs (1961)
- Shapeshifteras Léon Morin in Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
- Heroas Roberto La Rocca in Man Called Rocca (1961)
- Shapeshifteras Alfred Lubitsch in A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
- Shapeshifteras Silien in Le Doulos (1962)
- Heroas Louis-Dominique Bourguignon alias Cartouche in Cartouche (1962)
- Heraldas Gabriel Fouquet in A Monkey in Winter (1962)
- Heroas Michel Maudet in Magnet of Doom (1963)
- Shadowas Rocco in Greed in the Sun (1964)
- Tricksteras Fernand in Male Hunt (1964)
- Heroas Pvt. Adrien Dufourquet in That Man from Rio (1964)
- Heroas Julien Maillat in Weekend at Dunkirk (1964)
- Heroas Francis in Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)
- Heroas Ferdinand Griffon dit Pierrot in Pierrot le fou (1965)
- Heroas Arthur Lempereur in Up to His Ears (1965)
- Heroas Tony Maréchal in Tender Scoundrel (1966)
- Heroas François Holin, aka Ho in Ho! (1968)
- Heroas Arthur Lespinasse in The Brain (1969)
- Heroas Le Photographe in Dieu a choisi Paris (1969)
- Heroas Louis Mahé in Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
- Heroas Henri in Love Is a Funny Thing (1969)
- Shapeshifteras Henri in Love Is a Funny Thing (1969)
- Allyas François Capella in Borsalino (1970)
- Heroas Nicolas Philibert in The Swashbuckler (1971)
- Heroas Azad in The Burglars (1971)
- Heroas Roberto Borgo in Scoumoune (1972)
- Heroas Bob Saint-Clar in Le Magnifique (1973)
- Heroas Serge Alexandre Stavisky in Stavisky (1974)
- Heroas Victor Vauthier in Incorrigible (1975)
- Tricksteras Victor Vauthier in Incorrigible (1975)
- Heroas Le commissaire Jean Letellier in The Night Caller (1975)
- Heroas Roger Pilard, dit l'Alpagueur in The Hunter Will Get You (1976)
- Heroas François Leclercq in Body of My Enemy (1976)
- Heroas Mike Gaucher in Animal (1977)
- Heraldas Bruno Ferrari in Animal (1977)
- Heroas Stan Borowitz / Antonio Cerutti in Cop or Hood (1979)
- Heroas Alexandre Dupré in Le Guignolo (1980)
- Tricksteras Alexandre Dupré in Le Guignolo (1980)
- Heroas Josselin 'Joss' Beaumont in The Professional (1981)
- Heroas Jo Cavalier in Ace of Aces (1982)
- Heroas Commissaire Philippe Jordan in The Outsider (1983)
- Tricksteras Stéphane Margelle in Happy Easter (1984)
- Heroas Sgt. Pierre Augagneur in The Vultures (1984)
- Heroas Grimm in Hold-Up (1985)
- Heroas Sam Lion in Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988)
- Heroas Henri Fortin / Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (1995)
- Heroas Désiré in Desired (1995)
- Allyas Léo Brassac in Half a Chance (1998)
- Heroas Edouard in Amazon (2000)
- Heroas Charles in A Man and His Dog (2008)
Moods and endings
- Happy26
- Bittersweet17
- Tragic12
- Ambiguous5
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-Paul Belmondo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (8).
Subscription and free streaming for Jean-Paul Belmondo'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
92 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page; 43 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Senza malizia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

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

A Man and His Dog(2008)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Let Sleeping Guns Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Around Jacques Baratier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
L'Aîné des Ferchaux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Amazon(2000)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Les acteurs(2000)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Peut-être (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Half a Chance(1998)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
La Puce à l'oreille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Desired(1995)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Les Misérables(1995)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Tailleur pour Dames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Stranger in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Tom and Lola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Cyrano de Bergerac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Kean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Chocolat(1988)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Hold-Up(1985)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Happy Easter(1984)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Vultures(1984)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Outsider(1983)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Ace of Aces(1982)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Professional(1981)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Le Guignolo(1980)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Cop or Hood(1979)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Animal(1977)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Body of My Enemy(1976)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Hunter Will Get You(1976)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Incorrigible(1975)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Night Caller(1975)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Stavisky(1974)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Le Magnifique(1973)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Inheritor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Scoumoune(1972)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Scoundrel in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Burglars(1971)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Swashbuckler(1971)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Borsalino(1970)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Love Is a Funny Thing(1969)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Dieu a choisi Paris(1969)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Mississippi Mermaid(1969)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Brain(1969)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Ho!(1968)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Casino Royale(1967)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Thief of Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Tender Scoundrel(1966)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Is Paris Burning?(1966)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Up to His Ears(1965)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Pierrot le fou(1965)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Weekend at Dunkirk(1964)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Male Hunt(1964)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Backfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Greed in the Sun(1964)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
That Man from Rio(1964)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Magnet of Doom(1963)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Crazy Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Sweet and Sour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

The Shortest Day(1963)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Banana Peel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Le Doulos(1962)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
A Monkey in Winter(1962)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Cartouche(1962)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Riviera-Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Man Called Rocca(1961)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Famous Love Affairs(1961)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Léon Morin, Priest(1961)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
A Woman Is a Woman(1961)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Lovemakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Two Women(1960)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Letters of a Novice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Trapped by Fear(1960)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Love and the Frenchwoman(1960)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Seven Days… Seven Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

The Big Risk(1960)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Breathless(1960)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Three Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Web of Passion(1959)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
An Angel on Wheels(1959)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Charlotte and Her Boyfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Sunday Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

The Cheaters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Be Beautiful But Shut Up(1958)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Les copains du dimanche(1958)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 92 titles from 1957 to 2023; peak year 1972.
Film career
Peak 1972 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 12 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1958Screen debut· Be Beautiful and Shut Up
- 1958First top-billed film· Charlotte and Her Boyfriend
- 1960Breakout· Breathless
Billing
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-Paul Belmondo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 63; across their 60 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up21
- 50th to 74th21
- 25th to 49th16
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
30 of their 63 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved8
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser30
- Broadly Agreed14
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 52 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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-Paul Belmondo's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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-Paul Belmondo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jean-Paul Belmondo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michel Audiard shares the most, 14.
Directors
- Henri VerneuilShared titles: The Vultures (1984), Body of My Enemy (1976), The Night Caller (1975), The Burglars (1971), Greed in the Sun (1964), Weekend at Dunkirk (1964), A Monkey in Winter (1962)See all 7 shared titles with Henri Verneuil

- Philippe de BrocaShared titles: Amazon (2000), Incorrigible (1975), Le Magnifique (1973), Up to His Ears (1965), That Man from Rio (1964), Cartouche (1962)See all 6 shared titles with Philippe de Broca

- Georges LautnerShared titles: Happy Easter (1984), The Professional (1981), Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979)See all 4 shared titles with Georges Lautner

- Claude LelouchShared titles: Les Misérables (1995), Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988), Love Is a Funny Thing (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Claude Lelouch

Writers
- Michel AudiardShared titles: The Vultures (1984), The Outsider (1983), The Professional (1981), Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979), Animal (1977), Body of My Enemy (1976), Incorrigible (1975), Tender Scoundrel (1966), Crime on a Summer Morning (1965), Greed in the Sun (1964), Male Hunt (1964) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Michel Audiard

- Daniel BoulangerShared titles: The Swashbuckler (1971), Tender Scoundrel (1966), Up to His Ears (1965), That Man from Rio (1964), Cartouche (1962)See all 5 shared titles with Daniel Boulanger

- José GiovanniShared titles: Scoumoune (1972), Ho! (1968), Man Called Rocca (1961), The Big Risk (1960)See all 4 shared titles with José Giovanni

- Francis VeberShared titles: Hold-Up (1985), The Night Caller (1975), Le Magnifique (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Francis Veber

Actors
- Michel BeauneShared titles: Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988), Happy Easter (1984), The Professional (1981), Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979), Body of My Enemy (1976), Incorrigible (1975)See all 7 shared titles with Michel Beaune

- Maurice AuzelShared titles: Happy Easter (1984), The Vultures (1984), Ace of Aces (1982), Le Guignolo (1980), The Hunter Will Get You (1976), Pierrot le fou (1965), Magnet of Doom (1963)See all 7 shared titles with Maurice Auzel

- Pierre VernierShared titles: Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988), The Outsider (1983), The Professional (1981), Le Guignolo (1980), Stavisky (1974), Les copains du dimanche (1958)See all 6 shared titles with Pierre Vernier

- Mario DavidShared titles: Animal (1977), Le Magnifique (1973), Borsalino (1970), Up to His Ears (1965), Man Called Rocca (1961), Web of Passion (1959)See all 6 shared titles with Mario David

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Georges DelerueShared titles: The Vultures (1984), Incorrigible (1975), The Brain (1969), Up to His Ears (1965), Greed in the Sun (1964), That Man from Rio (1964), Magnet of Doom (1963), Cartouche (1962), The Big Risk (1960)See all 9 shared titles with Georges Delerue

- Henri DecaëShared titles: The Professional (1981), Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979), Weekend at Dunkirk (1964), Magnet of Doom (1963), Léon Morin, Priest (1961), Web of Passion (1959)See all 7 shared titles with Henri Decaë

- Pierre GilletteShared titles: The Vultures (1984), Body of My Enemy (1976), The Night Caller (1975), The Burglars (1971), The Swashbuckler (1971), Trapped by Fear (1960)See all 6 shared titles with Pierre Gillette

- Edmond SéchanShared titles: Happy Easter (1984), The Vultures (1984), Tender Scoundrel (1966), Up to His Ears (1965), That Man from Rio (1964)See all 5 shared titles with Edmond Séchan

Producers
- Alexandre MnouchkineShared titles: The Professional (1981), Incorrigible (1975), Stavisky (1974), Le Magnifique (1973), Love Is a Funny Thing (1969), Up to His Ears (1965), That Man from Rio (1964), Cartouche (1962)See all 8 shared titles with Alexandre Mnouchkine

- Georges DancigersShared titles: The Professional (1981), Incorrigible (1975), Stavisky (1974), Le Magnifique (1973), Love Is a Funny Thing (1969), Up to His Ears (1965), That Man from Rio (1964), Cartouche (1962)See all 8 shared titles with Georges Dancigers
- Alain BelmondoShared titles: Chocolat (1988), Hold-Up (1985), Happy Easter (1984), The Vultures (1984), The Outsider (1983), The Professional (1981)See all 6 shared titles with Alain Belmondo
- Alain PoiréShared titles: Ace of Aces (1982), Le Guignolo (1980), Cop or Hood (1979), The Swashbuckler (1971), The Brain (1969), Greed in the Sun (1964)See all 6 shared titles with Alain Poiré





