Isabelle Huppert – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 10, 2026

Elle is unsettling and controlled and asks for no sympathy at all, The Piano Teacher remains one of French cinema’s more difficult performances, and La Ceremonie proves she’s done morally ambiguous work for decades. Frankie gathers a dying actress’s family for one last holiday, Souvenir gives a former Eurovision singer a second chance, Greta is an obsessive predator preying on a kind young woman, and White Material has a stubborn plantation owner refusing to leave a collapsing civil war. Things to Come, 8 Women and Amour round out the list.

Frankie (2019)

TMDB ★ 4.8

Isabelle Huppert plays a dying actress gathering her family for one last holiday together.

Directed by Ira Sachs · 1h 38m

Where to watch

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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Souvenir (2016)

TMDB ★ 5.6

Isabelle Huppert plays a former Eurovision singer given a second chance at romance and fame.

Directed by Bavo Defurne · 1h 30m

Where to watch

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

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Greta (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Isabelle Huppert plays an unsettling, obsessive predator preying on a kind-hearted young woman.

Directed by Neil Jordan · 1h 38m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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White Material (2009)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Isabelle Huppert plays a stubborn plantation owner who refuses to leave amid a collapsing African civil war.

Directed by Claire Denis · 1h 46m

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now · Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Things to Come (2016)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Isabelle Huppert plays a philosophy teacher rebuilding her life after her marriage ends.

Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve · 1h 42m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now · 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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La Cérémonie (1995)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Isabelle Huppert plays a postal worker whose friendship with a housekeeper turns quietly menacing.

Directed by Claude Chabrol · 1h 52m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel

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Amour (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.8

An elderly husband's devotion is tested to its limits as he cares for his wife after a stroke.

Directed by Michael Haneke · 2h 07m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Sundance Now · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Piano Teacher (2001)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A repressed piano instructor's secret compulsions surface once a student begins pursuing her.

Directed by Michael Haneke · 2h 11m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Elle (2016)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Isabelle Huppert gives an Oscar-nominated, fearless performance as a woman refusing to be defined by an assault.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven · 2h 11m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · 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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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. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Isabelle Huppert – 10 Best Movies

Frankie (2019)

Souvenir (2016)

Greta (2019)

White Material (2009)

Things to Come (2016)

8 Women (2002)

La Cérémonie (1995)

Amour (2012)

The Piano Teacher (2001)

Elle (2016)

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