Catherine Deneuve – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 15, 2026

Catherine Deneuve has been the face of French cinema for six decades, equally comfortable as a singing ingenue, a repressed housewife with violent fantasies, or a vampire’s centuries-old companion. In Dancer in the Dark (2000): A factory worker going blind rehearses a musical in her head to survive her own tragedy. Also notable is The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964): An entirely sung romance between a garage mechanic and a shop girl, separated by the Algerian War.

On My Way (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A woman in the middle of a personal crisis drives off on an impulsive, aimless road trip.

Directed by Emmanuelle Bercot · 1h 40m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Potiche (2010)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A neglected trophy wife takes over her husband's umbrella factory during a workers' strike.

Directed by François Ozon · 1h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube · Buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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The Hunger (1983)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 62% Metacritic 52

An ageless vampire's latest companion begins aging rapidly, forcing her to find a replacement.

Directed by Tony Scott · 1h 37m · Rated R

3 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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8 Women (2002)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Eight women snowed in at a country house all become suspects when the household's only man is found dead.

Directed by François Ozon · 1h 51m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS Apple TV Channel, Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store

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Dancer in the Dark (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A factory worker going blind rehearses a musical in her head to survive her own tragedy.

Directed by Lars von Trier · 2h 20m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube

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The Last Metro (1980)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A theater company keeps performing in occupied Paris while hiding its Jewish director in the basement.

Directed by François Truffaut · 2h 11m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Indochine (1992)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A French rubber-plantation owner's bond with her adopted daughter frays as Vietnam moves toward independence.

Directed by Régis Wargnier · 2h 39m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Repulsion (1965)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A young woman left alone in her sister's apartment slowly loses her grip on reality.

Directed by Roman Polanski · 1h 45m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Brew, Midnight Pulp · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 97% Metacritic 86

An entirely sung romance between a garage mechanic and a shop girl, separated by the Algerian War.

Directed by Jacques Demy · 1h 33m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 5 Oscars6 wins & 7 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Belle de Jour (1967)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A bored, repressed housewife secretly spends her afternoons working at a Parisian brothel.

Directed by Luis Buñuel · 1h 41m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

Catherine Deneuve – 10 Best Movies

On My Way (2013)

Potiche (2010)

The Hunger (1983)

8 Women (2002)

Dancer in the Dark (2000)

The Last Metro (1980)

Indochine (1992)

Repulsion (1965)

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

Belle de Jour (1967)

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