The best Claude Chabrol films
The top 3 according to 18 votes from people: La Cérémonie (1995) · The Unfaithful Wife (1969) · Le Beau Serge (1958). (Updated Jun 1, 2026.)
From Le Beau Serge to Merci pour le chocolat: the Claude Chabrol films ranked highest by audiences and critics (SensCritique, New Wave Film, IMDb).
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Top 13
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1
La Cérémonie (1995)
Sandrine Bonnaire and Isabelle Huppert, a maid and a postmistress.
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2
The Unfaithful Wife (1969)
A husband discovers his wife's lover.
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3
Le Beau Serge (1958)
His first film, often cited as the start of the New Wave.
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4
Le Boucher (1970)
A schoolteacher and the village butcher in the Périgord.
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5
Les Cousins (1959)
Two student cousins in Paris; Golden Bear.
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6
Just Before Nightfall (1971)
A man kills his mistress and nobody wants to believe him guilty.
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7
Wedding in Blood (1973)
Two lovers in a small provincial town.
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8
Merci pour le Chocolat (2000)
Isabelle Huppert and a worrying cup of hot chocolate.
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9
Cop au Vin (1985)
Jean Poiret as Inspector Lavardin.
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10
Madame Bovary (1991)
Isabelle Huppert in Flaubert.
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11
This Man Must Die (1969)
A father hunts the driver who killed his son.
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12
L'Enfer (1994)
François Cluzet consumed by jealousy.
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13
Violette Nozière (1978)
Isabelle Huppert in a 1930s criminal case; Best Actress at Cannes.
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14
Story of Women (1988)
A back-street abortionist under the Occupation.
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Comments (2)
La Cérémonie est glaçant, Huppert et Bonnaire sont terrifiantes
Le Boucher en premier pour moi, Stéphane Audran est magnifique