Catherine Deneuve – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 15, 2026

France Drama

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.

On My Way (2013) 01

On My Way (2013)

IMDb ★ 6.6

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

Potiche (2010) 02

Potiche (2010)

IMDb ★ 6.6

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

The Hunger (1983) 03

The Hunger (1983)

IMDb ★ 6.6

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

8 Women (2002) 04

8 Women (2002)

IMDb ★ 6.9

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

Dancer in the Dark (2000) 05

Dancer in the Dark (2000)

IMDb ★ 7.9

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

The Last Metro (1980) 06

The Last Metro (1980)

IMDb ★ 7.5

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

Indochine (1992) 07

Indochine (1992)

IMDb ★ 7.3

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

Repulsion (1965) 08

Repulsion (1965)

IMDb ★ 7.6

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

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 09

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.7

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

Belle de Jour (1967) 10

Belle de Jour (1967)

IMDb ★ 7.6

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

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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