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Claude Chabrol

Claude Chabrol

Director, writer, actor and producer · Died September 12, 2010, aged 80 · Paris, France

Claude Chabrol (24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave (nouvelle vague) group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues and contemporaries Godard, Truffaut, Rohmer and Rivette, Chabrol was a critic for the influential film magazine Cahiers du cinéma before beginning his career as a film maker. Chabrol's career began with Le Beau Serge (1958), inspired by Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Thrillers became something of a trademark for Chabrol, with an approach characterized by a distanced objectivity. This is especially apparent in Les Biches (1968), La Femme Infidèle (1969) and Le Boucher (1970) — all featuring his then-wife, Stéphane Audran. Sometimes characterized as a "mainstream" New Wave director, Chabrol remained prolific and popular throughout his half-century career. In 1978, he cast Isabelle Huppert as the lead in Violette Nozière. On the strength of that effort, the pair went on to others including the successful Madame Bovary (1991) and La Ceremonie (1996). Description above from the Wikipedia article Claude Chabrol, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Born
June 24, 1930
Died
September 12, 2010 (aged 80)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Director, writer, actor and producer
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 129 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 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Claude Chabrol's films like?

Across their 53 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Crime18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Thriller 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
Morality
26%
Self
19%
Bonds
19%
Power
18%
Survival
7%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Deception13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 53 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 16 · Dark 26

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

Grounded 23 · Stylized 23 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 32 · Intense 13

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

Steady 22 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 35 · 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 33 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 37 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 13 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 20

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 24 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 15

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
39
Melancholic
27
Contemplative
17
Absurd
10
Cold
11
Other
26

How their films linger

Thought-provoking25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 16 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic13
  • Ambiguous20
  • Cyclical1

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 Claude Chabrol's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Claude Chabrol'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

129 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 56 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Minotaur(2026)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Short Cuts : Le boucher de Claude Chabrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Original Film Writer

  • The Other Side of the Wind(2018)

    as Claude Chabrol

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Day of the Crows(2012)

    as Le docteur (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life(2010)

    as Le Producteur Musique de Gainsbourg

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • La première séance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Au siècle de Maupassant, contes et nouvelles du XIXe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Inspector Bellamy(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • À bicyclette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Le Petit Fût (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • A Girl Cut in Two(2007)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Chez Maupassant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Necklace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Avida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Le zoophile débonnaire

  • Comedy of Power(2006)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Bridesmaid(2004)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Flower of Evil(2003)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Unfaithful(2002)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Coup de vice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Nightcap(2000)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Color of Lies(1999)

    Director · Writer · as Emmanuel Solar (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Swindle(1997)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer

  • La cérémonie(1995)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Hell(1994)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Eye of Vichy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Sam's Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as M. Denis

  • Betty(1992)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

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

    Director

  • Madame Bovary(1991)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. M(1990)

    Director · Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Quiet Days in Clichy(1990)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • Story of Women(1988)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Lark, I'll Pluck You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Pierre Vergne

  • Sueurs froides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show Creator

  • The Cry of the Owl(1987)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • L'été en pente douce(1987)

    as le prêtre

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Jeux d'artifices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Jacques' father

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

    Director · Screenplay

  • Sale Destin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as The commissioner

  • I Hate Actors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Follow My Gaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as The couch potato

  • Inspector Lavardin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Writer

  • Cop au Vin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Writer

  • The Blood of Others(1984)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Polar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Théodore Lyssenko

  • Thieves After Dark(1983)

    as Louis Crépin, dit Tartuffe

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Homicide by night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Elective Affinities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Breathless(1983)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • M the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Adaptation

  • The Hatter's Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer

  • La danse de mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Adaptation · Screenplay

  • Secrets of the Satin Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Un invité au vernissage

  • The Horse of Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Fantômas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Art Direction · Creator

  • La boucle d'oreille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Jeunesse et Spiritualité : Cyprien Katsaris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Monsieur Saint-Saëns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Writer

  • Violette(1978)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Blood Relatives(1978)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Animal(1977)

    as Le metteur en scène

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Alice or The Last Escapade(1977)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Twist(1976)

    Director · Screenplay · as Le client chez l'éditeur (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • De Grey, un Récit romanesque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Henry James Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Death Rite(1975)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Hands(1975)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Piece of Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • An Invitation to the Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • The Summer People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Monsieur Bébé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

  • Nul n'est parfait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Le Permis de conduire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Nada(1974)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Wedding in Blood(1973)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Scoundrel in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • A Murder Is a Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Railway guard

  • Églantine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Technical Advisor

  • Ten Days' Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • As Far as Love Can Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as L'homme au poteau (uncredited)

  • Just Before Nightfall(1971)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Sortie de secours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Breach(1970)

    Director · Screenplay · as Passenger on the Tram

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Butcher(1970)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Novices(1970)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • This Man Must Die(1969)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Scarlet Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Liftier (uncredited)

  • Autour de L'Enfance nue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Unfaithful Wife(1969)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Et crac…! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Marie's husband

  • Challenge in the Snow(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Les Biches(1968)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay · as Filmmaker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Little Virtuous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Cub 22 customer /Man at the bar in the night club (uncredited)

  • The Road to Corinth(1967)

    Director · as Alcibiade

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Champagne Murders(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Brigitte and Brigitte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Le cousin

  • Line of Demarcation(1966)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Our Agent Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · as Radiologist (uncredited)

  • Blue Panther(1965)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Writer · as Bartender (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • La Muette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Actor

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

    Director · Writer · as The Father (segment "La Muette")

  • Code Name: Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Chance at Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers(1964)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hard Boiled Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Psychiatrist

  • Ophélia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Bluebeard(1963)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • A Touch of Treason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as le jogger avec le sifflet au parc

  • Sign of the Lion(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Third Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Writer · as L'homme dans le peep show

  • Greed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · as The Pharmacist (uncredited)

  • The Seven Deadly Sins(1962)

    Director · Screenplay · as Le Pharmacien (segment "L'avarice'") (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Paris Belongs to Us(1961)

    Co-Producer · as A man at the party (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • House of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as The hotel receptionist (uncredited)

  • Saint-Tropez Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Le réalisateur empruntant des propos de Pierre Kast

  • Wise Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Joker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Co-Producer

  • The Love Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer · as Le forain

  • Les Bonnes Femmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Screenplay · as Swimmer (uncredited)

  • Breathless(1960)

    Original Story · Story · Technical Advisor · Technical Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Web of Passion(1959)

    Director · Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

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

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Véronique and Her Dunce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Executive Producer

  • Le Beau Serge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as La Truffe

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

    Producer · Screenplay · as Party guest (uncredited)

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

    as Cameo (uncredited)

  • Visages de Cinéma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Soi-Méme

Career shape

A full career of 127 titles, 126 of them dated from 1956 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Unfaithful (2002)

$119M worldwide

Highest rated

Story of Women (1988)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Novices (1970)

Film career

  • 1956Screen debut· The Kreutzer Sonata
  • 2012Career best· The Day of the Crows

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting50 of 127: 33 only acting, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thDirecting80 of 127: 23 only directing, 57 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdWriting57 of 127: 4 only writing, 53 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thProducing10 of 127: 4 only producing, 6 with another roleOther crew5 of 127: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role

127 titles, 61 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 51 of them.

By decade

1950s6 · 3 acting · 5 crew1960s35 · 21 acting · 26 crew1970s29 · 7 acting · 24 crew1980s24 · 10 acting · 14 crew1990s12 · 2 acting · 11 crew2000s15 · 3 acting · 12 crew2010s3 · acting2020s2 · crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
5666

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 Claude Chabrol's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 53; across their 53 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

Challenge in the Snow (1968)

72nd percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Story of Women (1988)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 47 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 Claude Chabrol's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles29–74 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian 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 Claude Chabrol work with?

People who share at least 2 of Claude Chabrol's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean Rabier shares the most, 26.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles