François Truffaut

What are François Truffaut's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

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 François Truffaut's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (14).

• The Criterion Channel14 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The 400 Blows (1959) · actor, director, writer, producer
  • Wings of Desire (1987) · in memory of
  • Jules and Jim (1962) · director, writer, producer
  • Breathless (1960) · writer
  • Stolen Kisses (1968) · director, writer, producer
  • The Soft Skin (1964) · actor, director, writer, producer
  • Bed & Board (1970) · actor, director, writer, producer
  • The Last Metro (1980) · director, writer, producer
  • Shoot the Piano Player (1960) · director, writer
  • Confidentially Yours (1983) · director, writer, producer
  • Testament of Orpheus (1960) · producer
  • Two English Girls (1971) · actor, director, writer
  • +2 more
• HBO Max9 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The 400 Blows (1959) · actor, director, writer, producer
  • Wings of Desire (1987) · in memory of
  • Jules and Jim (1962) · director, writer, producer
  • Breathless (1960) · writer
  • The Soft Skin (1964) · actor, director, writer, producer
  • The Last Metro (1980) · director, writer, producer
  • Shoot the Piano Player (1960) · director, writer
  • Testament of Orpheus (1960) · producer
  • Two English Girls (1971) · actor, director, writer
• Tubi7 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The 400 Blows (1959) · actor, director, writer, producer · free
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) · actor · free
  • The Wild Child (1970) · actor, director, writer · free
  • The Man Who Loved Women (1977) · actor, director, writer, producer · free
  • The Story of Adele H (1975) · actor, director, writer · free
  • Mississippi Mermaid (1969) · director, writer, producer · free
  • Breathless (1983) · writer · free
• MGM+6 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Wild Child (1970) · actor, director, writer
  • The Man Who Loved Women (1977) · actor, director, writer, producer
  • The Story of Adele H (1975) · actor, director, writer
  • The Bride Wore Black (1968) · director, writer
  • Mississippi Mermaid (1969) · director, writer, producer
  • Breathless (1983) · writer
• Prime Video3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Story of Adele H (1975) · actor, director, writer
  • The Bride Wore Black (1968) · director, writer
  • Mississippi Mermaid (1969) · director, writer, producer
• Peacock1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) · actor

Subscription and free streaming for François Truffaut'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

54 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 68 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

  Original Film Writer
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  Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

  Original Film Writer
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  Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

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

  Actor
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  Bernadette Lafont, and God Created the Free Woman(2016)

  Actor

  Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~56^th
• The Magic Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

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

  Director
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  The Truth About Charlie(2002)

  Original Film Writer

  Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films11^th
• Belle Époque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

  Show 3 episodes · Writer
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  The Little Thief(1988)

  Story

  Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films74^th
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  Wings of Desire(1987)

  In Memory Of

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  The Man Who Loved Women(1983)

  Original Film Writer

  Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films18^th
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  Confidentially Yours(1983)

  Director · Adaptation · Dialogue · Producer · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  Breathless(1983)

  Author

  Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films44^th
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  The Woman Next Door(1981)

  Director · Producer · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films86^th
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  The Last Metro(1980)

  Director · Dialogue · Producer · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st
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  Willie & Phil(1980)

  Writer

  Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films31^st
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  Love on the Run(1979)

  Director · Producer · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films84^th
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  The Green Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

  Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Julien Davenne
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  Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977)

  as Claude Lacombe

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films94^th
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  The Man Who Loved Women(1977)

  Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)

  Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films90^th
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  Small Change(1976)

  Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Martine's father

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films94^th
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  That Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

  Producer
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  The Story of Adele H(1975)

  Director · Screenplay · as Officer (uncredited)

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
• 

  Les Musiciens de la pellicule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

  Show 1 episode · as lui-même
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  Day for Night(1973)

  Director · Screenplay · as Ferrand, the Director

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  A Gorgeous Girl Like Me(1972)

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

  Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films60^th
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  Two English Girls(1971)

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

  Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films86^th
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  Bed & Board(1970)

  Director · Dialogue · Producer · Screenplay · as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)

  Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd
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  The Wild Child(1970)

  Director · Adaptation · Dialogue · Screenplay · as Le Dr Jean Itard

  Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd
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  Mississippi Mermaid(1969)

  Director · Adaptation · Producer

  Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films76^th
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  Naked Childhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

  Producer
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  Stolen Kisses(1968)

  Director · Dialogue · Producer · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd
• 

  The Bride Wore Black(1968)

  Director · Adaptation

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  Fahrenheit 451(1966)

  Director · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  The Soft Skin(1964)

  Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd
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  Mata Hari, Agent H21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

  Screenplay
• Los 4 Golpes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

  Director · as The Assassin
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  Antoine and Colette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

  Director · Writer
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  Love at Twenty(1962)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films82^nd
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  A Swelled Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

  Writer
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  Jules and Jim(1962)

  Director · Adaptation · Producer

  Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films95^th
• Le scarabée d'or (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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

  Director · Writer
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  Shoot the Piano Player(1960)

  Director · Adaptation · Dialogue

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st
• 

  The Army Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

  Co-Director · Adaptation · Producer · Screenplay · as Le taulard passionné de lecture
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  Breathless(1960)

  Original Story · Story

  Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films95^th
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  Testament of Orpheus(1960)

  Associate Producer

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
• 

  The 400 Blows(1959)

  Director · Adaptation · Producer · Screenplay · as Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
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  Anna the Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

  Producer
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  The Overworked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

  Writer
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  The Mischief Makers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

  Director · Screenplay
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  Fool’s Mate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

  as Party guest (uncredited)
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  The Kreutzer Sonata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

  as Cameo (uncredited)

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1956 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

$307M worldwide

Highest rated

The 400 Blows (1959)

Midcredits 98^th

Most popular right now

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

How do François Truffaut's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87^th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 31 titles divides audiences: 17 are Crowd Pleasers.

9174

• Universally Loved9
• Crowd Pleaser17
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed4

Most loved · actor, director, writer, producer

The 400 Blows (1959)

Midcredits 98^th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 59/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 François Truffaut's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter 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 François Truffaut work with?

People who share at least 2 of François Truffaut's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Georges Delerue shares the most, 12.