Alain Delon – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 19, 2026

France Drama

Alain Delon was French cinema’s definitive cool, icy leading man for decades, equally convincing as a charming con artist or a near-silent hitman who never raises his voice.

Zorro (1975) 01

Zorro (1975)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A nobleman assumes a masked identity to defend a colonial town from a corrupt governor.

Borsalino (1970) 02

Borsalino (1970)

IMDb ★ 6.9

Two rival gangsters team up to take over 1930s Marseille's criminal underworld.

Flic Story (1975) 03

Flic Story (1975)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A real detective's years-long pursuit of a cop killer, told from both men's perspectives.

La Piscine (1969) 04

La Piscine (1969)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A couple's vacation turns tense when an old friend and his daughter arrive uninvited.

Mr. Klein (1976) 05

Mr. Klein (1976)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A Parisian art dealer is mistaken for a Jewish man of the same name during Nazi occupation.

Purple Noon (1960) 06

Purple Noon (1960)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A young con man assumes a wealthy friend's identity after killing him abroad.

Le Cercle Rouge (1970) 07

Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

IMDb ★ 7.9

Three criminals with nothing in common are drawn together for one meticulously planned heist.

Le Samouraï (1967) 08

Le Samouraï (1967)

IMDb ★ 7.9

A hitman's rigid, near-silent code of conduct starts to crack after one witness sees his face.

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) 09

Rocco and His Brothers (1960)

IMDb ★ 8.1

A family of brothers migrates to Milan and slowly fractures under the city's pressures.

The Leopard (1963) 10

The Leopard (1963)

IMDb ★ 8.0

A Sicilian prince watches his aristocratic world quietly dissolve during Italian unification.

Vlad Zakh

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