7 Best Jean-Paul Belmondo Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 7, 2027

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Jean-Paul Belmondo became the defining face of the French New Wave, bringing a casual, cigarette-dangling cool that reshaped what a leading man could look like.

Fear Over the City (1975) 01

Fear Over the City (1975)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A relentless Parisian detective hunts a serial killer targeting women across the city.

Borsalino (1970) 02

Borsalino (1970)

IMDb ★ 6.9

Two rival gangsters in 1930s Marseille form an uneasy partnership to take over the city's criminal underworld.

Is Paris Burning? (1966) 03

Is Paris Burning? (1966)

IMDb ★ 6.9

The French Resistance races to liberate Paris before a retreating Nazi commander can destroy the city.

Pierrot le Fou (1965) 04

Pierrot le Fou (1965)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A bored married man runs off with his ex-lover on a chaotic crime spree across the French countryside.

That Man from Rio (1964) 05

That Man from Rio (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A French soldier chases his kidnapped girlfriend across Brazil in pursuit of a stolen ancient artifact.

Léon Morin, Priest (1961) 06

Léon Morin, Priest (1961)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A widow's theological debates with a young priest during wartime occupation evolve into something more complicated.

Breathless (1960) 07

Breathless (1960)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A small-time car thief on the run from police drags his American girlfriend into his reckless lifestyle.

Vlad Zakh

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