History of Movies.

Louis Malle

13.51body-of-work score · ranked #36 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. 1The Silent World19563.30
  2. 2Atlantic City19803.26
  3. 3Au revoir les enfants19872.51
  4. 4Zazie in the Metro19600.67
  5. 5The Fire Within19630.66
  6. 6The Lovers19580.55
  7. 7Elevator to the Gallows19580.52
  8. 8Lacombe, Lucien19740.49
  9. 9Spirits of the Dead19680.43
  10. 10May Fools19900.33
  11. 11My Dinner with Andre19810.29
  12. 12Murmur of the Heart19710.16
  13. 13Black Moon19750.16
  14. 14Vanya on 42nd Street19940.16