# The best François Truffaut movies

From The 400 Blows to The Last Metro: Truffaut's films that audiences and critics love most (SensCritique, Captain Watch, New Wave Film).

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- Jul 25, 2026 · liegecinephile
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## Top 12

1. **The 400 Blows (1959)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Antoine Doinel and the start of the New Wave.
2. **Jules and Jim (1962)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jeanne Moreau between two friends.
3. **Day for Night (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A film shoot seen from the inside; Oscar for foreign film.
4. **The Last Metro (1980)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A Paris theatre under the Occupation; ten César awards.
5. **Stolen Kisses (1968)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Antoine Doinel as a detective in love.
6. **Shoot the Piano Player (1960)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Charles Aznavour in a melancholy crime film.
7. **The Soft Skin (1964)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A married writer and a flight attendant.
8. **The Man Who Loved Women (1977)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Charles Denner and all the women in his life.
9. **The Woman Next Door (1981)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant, neighbours and former lovers.
10. **The Wild Child (1970)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A feral child found in the woods and his teacher.
11. **The Bride Wore Black (1968)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jeanne Moreau as an avenger, a tribute to Hitchcock.
12. **The Story of Adele H. (1975)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Isabelle Adjani as Victor Hugo's daughter.

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