Laurent Cantet
French film director, screenwriter and cinematographer (1961–2024)
2.76body-of-work score · ranked #396 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- April 11, 1961 · Melle
- Died
- April 25, 2024 · Paris
- Nationality
- France
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, director
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
2008 · France · drama, comedy
Palme d'Or winner 2008 · Film Comment year-end poll 2008 #13
1.762 citations - 2Time OutL'Emploi du temps
2001 · France · drama
Film Comment year-end poll 2002 #6 · Kehr's annual top 10 2002 #5
0.552 citations - 3Human ResourcesRessources humaines
1999 · France / United Kingdom · drama
Film Comment year-end poll 2000 #19 · Kehr's annual top 10 2000 #4
0.452 citations
Complete filmography
All 11 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1994Tous à la manif
- 1997Les Sanguinaires
- 1999Human Resources
- 2001Time Out
- 2005Heading South
- 2008The Class
- 20127 Days in Havana
- 2012Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang
- 2014Return to Ithaca
- 2017The Workshop
- 2021Arthur Rambo