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Patrice Leconte

French film director and screenwriter (born 1947)

4.31body-of-work score · ranked #255 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library

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

Born
November 12, 1947 · 20th arrondissement of Paris
Nationality
France
Work
actor, film director, screenwriter, television director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Patrice Leconte
Georges Seguin (Okki) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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. 1
    Monsieur Hire

    1989 · France · crime, film-noir, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1992 #4 · Ebert's annual top 10 1990 #2 · Sarris's annual top 10 1990 #2

    1.345 citations
  2. 2
    The Hairdresser's HusbandLe Mari de la coiffeuse

    1990 · France · drama, romance, comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1991 #6 · Kehr's annual top 10 1992 #4 · Sarris's annual top 10 1992 #6

    1.236 citations
  3. 3
    Ridicule

    1996 · France · comedy, drama

    César Best Film winner 1997 · Sarris's annual top 10 1996 #3

    1.002 citations
  4. 4
    The Man on the TrainL'Homme du train

    2002 · France / Germany / United Kingdom · drama, thriller, comedy

    Sarris's annual top 10 2003 #3 · Film Comment year-end poll 2003 #44

    0.432 citations
  5. 5
    Intimate StrangersConfidences trop intimes

    2004 · France · romance, drama

    Sarris's annual top 10 2004 #2

    0.321 citation

Complete filmography

All 34 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1971Le laboratoire de l'angoisse
  • 1976Les vécés étaient fermés de l'intérieur
  • 1978French Fried Vacation
  • 1979Les Bronzés font du ski
  • 1981Viens chez moi
  • 1982Ma femme s'appelle reviens
  • 1983Circulez y'a rien à voir
  • 1985Les Spécialistes
  • 1987Tandem
  • 1989Monsieur Hire
  • 1990The Hairdresser's Husband
  • 1991Against Oblivion
  • 1992Le Batteur Du Boléro
  • 1993Tango
  • 1994The Scent of Yvonne
  • 1995Lumière and Company
  • 1996Les Grands Ducs
  • 1996Ridicule
  • 1998Une chance sur deux
  • 1999Girl on the Bridge
  • 2000The Widow of Saint-Pierre
  • 2001Félix et Lola
  • 2002Rue des Plaisirs
  • 2002The Man on the Train
  • 2004Dogora: Ouvrons les yeux
  • 2004Intimate Strangers
  • 2006Friends Forever
  • 2006My Best Friend
  • 2008Beauties at War
  • 2011Voir la mer
  • 2012The Suicide Shop
  • 2013A Promise
  • 2014Do Not Disturb
  • 2022Maigret