6 Best Simone Signoret Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 5, 2026

Simone Signoret brought a smouldering, world-weary intelligence to European cinema and became one of the first French actresses to earn major international acclaim. Room at the Top follows an ambitious man’s affair with an older married woman, Diabolique has a wife and mistress plotting to murder an abusive man, Army of Shadows risks everything sabotaging the Nazi occupation, and Ship of Fools intertwines liner passengers. Therese Raquin and Casque d’Or round out the list.

Army of Shadows (1969)

TMDB ★ 8.1

French Resistance fighters live with constant danger and betrayal under Nazi occupation.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · 2h 25m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Ship of Fools (1965)

TMDB ★ 7.1

The lives of various passengers aboard an ocean liner intertwine during a tense transatlantic crossing.

Directed by Stanley Kramer · 2h 29m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Room at the Top (1959)

TMDB ★ 7.3

An ambitious young man's affair with an older married woman complicates his plans to marry into money.

Directed by Jack Clayton · 1h 55m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

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Diabolique (1955)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A wife and mistress conspire to murder the abusive man they both share, and the body won't stay gone.

Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot · 1h 58m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, TCM, HBO Max, Artify · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Artify · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Thérèse Raquin (1953)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Simone Signoret plays a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who conspires with her lover to murder her husband.

Directed by Marcel Carné · 1h 46m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Casque d'Or (1952)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A beautiful woman's love for a carpenter draws the murderous jealousy of a Parisian gang leader.

Directed by Jacques Becker · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel

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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.

6 Best Simone Signoret Movies

Army of Shadows (1969)

Ship of Fools (1965)

Room at the Top (1959)

Diabolique (1955)

Thérèse Raquin (1953)

Casque d'Or (1952)

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