Jacques Deray was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing many crime and thriller films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jacques Deray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB.
- February 19, 1929
- August 9, 2003 (aged 74)
- Lyon, Rhône, France
- Director and writer, also producer
- 19 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
What are Jacques Deray's films like?
Across their 15 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 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 14
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 8
Grounded 6 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 6
Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2
Casual 5 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic5
- Ambiguous3
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 Jacques Deray's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jacques Deray'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
50 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Belmondo: The Incorrigible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
A Bigger Splash(2015)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Letter from an Unknown Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
You Only Live Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Clarissa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
An Explosive Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Teddy Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
A Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Lest We Forget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Netchayev is Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Dark Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Malady of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Outsider(1983)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Credo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Three Men to Kill(1980)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Un papillon sur l'épaule(1978)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Le gang(1977)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Flic Story(1975)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Borsalino and Co.(1974)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Outside Man(1972)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
A Few Hours of Sunlight(1971)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Easy Down There! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Borsalino(1970)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Swimming Pool(1969)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
To Skin a Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Man from Marrakech (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Symphony for a Massacre(1963)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Rififi in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Gigolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
125 rue Montmartre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Magnificent Tramp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Three Days to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Thérèse Étienne(1958)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Speaking of Murder(1957)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Reproduction interdite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Slightly Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Blood to the Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
This is Called Dawn(1956)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Hi-Jack Highway(1955)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Spring, Autumn and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
April Fools' Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Love in a Hot Climate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
One Hundred Francs Per Second (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Crazy for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Career shape
A full career of 49 titles from 1952 to 2022.
Film career
- 1952Screen debut· Crazy for Love
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.
How do Jacques Deray's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 15 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.
Who does Jacques Deray work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jacques Deray's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Claude Carrière shares the most, 7.
Writers
- Jean-Claude CarrièreShared titles: A Bigger Splash (2015), Un papillon sur l'épaule (1978), Le gang (1977), The Outside Man (1972), A Few Hours of Sunlight (1971), Borsalino (1970), The Swimming Pool (1969)See all 7 shared titles with Jean-Claude Carrière
- Michel AudiardShared titles: He Died with His Eyes Open (1985), The Outsider (1983), Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)See all 3 shared titles with Michel Audiard
- Alain PageShared titles: A Bigger Splash (2015), The Swimming Pool (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Alain Page
- Alphonse BoudardShared titles: Le gang (1977), Flic Story (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Alphonse Boudard
Actors
- Alain DelonShared titles: Three Men to Kill (1980), Le gang (1977), Flic Story (1975), Borsalino and Co. (1974), Borsalino (1970), The Swimming Pool (1969)See all 6 shared titles with Alain Delon
- Maurice BarrierShared titles: He Died with His Eyes Open (1985), The Outsider (1983), Le gang (1977), Flic Story (1975)See all 4 shared titles with Maurice Barrier
- Jean-Paul BelmondoShared titles: The Outsider (1983), Borsalino (1970), Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)See all 3 shared titles with Jean-Paul Belmondo
- André FalconShared titles: Three Men to Kill (1980), Borsalino and Co. (1974), A Few Hours of Sunlight (1971)See all 3 shared titles with André Falcon
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Henri LanoëShared titles: He Died with His Eyes Open (1985), Un papillon sur l'épaule (1978), Le gang (1977), Flic Story (1975), Borsalino and Co. (1974), The Outside Man (1972), A Few Hours of Sunlight (1971)See all 7 shared titles with Henri Lanoë
- Claude BollingShared titles: He Died with His Eyes Open (1985), Three Men to Kill (1980), Un papillon sur l'épaule (1978), Flic Story (1975), Borsalino and Co. (1974), Borsalino (1970)See all 6 shared titles with Claude Bolling
- Jean-Jacques TarbèsShared titles: Flic Story (1975), Borsalino and Co. (1974), Borsalino (1970), The Swimming Pool (1969)See all 4 shared titles with Jean-Jacques Tarbès
- Michel LegrandShared titles: The Outside Man (1972), A Few Hours of Sunlight (1971), The Swimming Pool (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Michel Legrand
Producers
- Julien DerodeShared titles: Flic Story (1975), Borsalino and Co. (1974), Symphony for a Massacre (1963)See all 3 shared titles with Julien Derode
- Gérard BeytoutShared titles: A Few Hours of Sunlight (1971), The Swimming Pool (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Gérard Beytout
- René PignièresShared titles: A Few Hours of Sunlight (1971), The Swimming Pool (1969)See all 2 shared titles with René Pignières