History of Movies.

René Clément

9.67body-of-work score · ranked #74 of 1774 directors · 8 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. 1Forbidden Games19525.29Must-See #37
  2. 2Gervaise19561.00
  3. 3Purple Noon19600.84
  4. 4Knave of Hearts19540.82
  5. 5Beauty and the Beast19460.65
  6. 6The Damned19470.43
  7. 7Is Paris Burning?19660.36
  8. 8The Battle of the Rails19460.29