01 A hapless orchestra player becomes the unwitting target of a spy-agency feud.
"If you keep looking at me like that, I'll start blushing!" - The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Directed by Yves Robert · 1h 30m
Where to watch
Stream: Darkroom
Pierre Richard – 10 Best Movies
By Vlad Zakh · March 13, 2026
Pierre Richard built his career on gentle, bumbling everyman characters, none more iconic than the hapless violinist mistaken for a spy in The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe. His long-running double act with Gérard Depardieu produced two of his biggest hits, La Chèvre and Les Fugitifs, pairing Richard’s scatterbrained charm against Depardieu’s straight-man exasperation. From the absent-minded chaos of Le Distrait to the tender solitude of Alexandre le Bienheureux, this list traces the films that made Richard one of French comedy’s most enduring faces.
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02 Pierre Richard plays a bumbling detective tasked with finding a kidnapped heiress alongside an equally unlucky partner.
"You know, I've got a sixth sense, but it's afraid of heights." - La Chèvre
Directed by Francis Veber · 1h 34m
Where to watch
Stream: Kino Film Collection · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
03 Pierre Richard stars as François Pépin, a journalist who becomes a live-in plaything for a rich man's spoiled son.
"You have the worst job in the world. People throw balls at you all day long, and you don't even have a gun!" - Le Jouet
Directed by Francis Veber · 1h 35m
Where to watch
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
04 A hapless man is continually misunderstood and mistreated, leading to a string of comic disasters.
"In love, you have to be quick, like with cream pies." - Les Malheurs d'Alfred
Directed by Pierre Richard · 1h 38m
05 Pierre Richard plays a painfully shy man trying to cure his timidity and win the woman he loves.
"I can't be naked! Not in front of a real girl!" - Je Suis Timide... Mais Je Me Soigne
Directed by Pierre Richard · 1h 28m
06 Pierre Richard stars as Alexandre, a weary farmer who decides to spend his days doing absolutely nothing.
"Now, I'm going to be lazy!" - Alexandre le Bienheureux
Directed by Yves Robert · 1h 40m
07 Pierre Richard plays Lucas, an escaped convict who inadvertently kidnaps a nervous bank robber's daughter.
"I'm just a desperate man trying to protect himself." - Les Fugitifs
Directed by Francis Veber · 1h 25m
08 Pierre Richard plays a scatterbrained playwright whose absent-mindedness lands him in a string of amusing situations.
"I often forget things, but I can't remember what." - Le Distrait
Directed by Pierre Richard · 1h 25m
09 An awkward banker tracks down the cabaret performers who stole the ownership papers of their nightclub.
Directed by Claude Zidi · 1h 35m
10 Pierre Richard plays Pierre, a man on the run from his controlling wife.
"I'm like a wild horse; I can't be tamed!" - La Carapate
Directed by Gérard Oury · 1h 40m
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
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