History of Movies.

Jean Renoir

10.44body-of-work score · ranked #63 of 1774 directors · 14 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1La Grande Illusion19372.86
  2. 2The River19512.12
  3. 3The Rules of the Game19391.88
  4. 4Elena and Her Men19560.79
  5. 5French Cancan19550.63
  6. 6The Lower Depths19360.50
  7. 7The Southerner19450.39
  8. 8The Elusive Corporal19620.30
  9. 9La Chienne19310.16
  10. 10Boudu Saved from Drowning19320.16
  11. 11Toni19350.16
  12. 12La Bête Humaine19380.16
  13. 13A Day in the Country19460.16
  14. 14The Golden Coach19520.16