# The best Jean-Pierre Melville films

From Le Silence de la mer to Le Cercle rouge: Melville's films ranked highest by audiences and critics (AlloCiné, DVDClassik, Jolie Bobine).

- 53 votes · 11 items
- Feb 26, 2023 · cinephile_neuchatel
- https://even.best/en/l/2055/the-best-jean-pierre-melville-films

## Top 10

1. **Le Cercle Rouge (1970)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Delon, Montand, Bourvil and a heist on Place Vendôme.
2. **Le Samouraï (1967)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Alain Delon as a lone hitman, hat and trench coat.
3. **Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Lino Ventura as an escaped con planning one last job.
4. **Magnet of Doom (1963)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Belmondo and Charles Vanel across America.
5. **Army of Shadows (1969)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — The Resistance without heroics, with Lino Ventura.
6. **Le Silence de la Mer (1949)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — From Vercors, his first feature.
7. **Le Doulos (1962)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Belmondo: informer or not?
8. **Un flic (1972)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Delon as a police inspector, his last film.
9. **Bob le Flambeur (1956)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — An ageing gambler plans to rob the Deauville casino.
10. **Léon Morin, Priest (1961)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Belmondo as a priest opposite Emmanuelle Riva under the Occupation.
11. **Les Enfants Terribles (1950)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Cocteau, adapted by Melville.

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