92 Jean-Paul Belmondo Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

Michel, a young and dangerous French criminal, kills a policeman and convinces his American lover, Patricia, to hide him in her flat without telling her why. When Patricia discovers the truth she turns him over to the police. The police end up shooting him in the street and he dies “à bout de soufflé” or breathless. 

Twelve year old Mathilda tries to cope with the negligence of her step mother and an abusive father who stores drugs for corrupt police officers. As life takes an unexpected turn, Mathilda's family is murdered by Leon, a hit man who is hired by mobster Tony for the task. She becomes a protégée of Leon and learns the assassin's trade so that she can seek revenge.

Ferdinand is an unhappily married man who is also unemployed. Frustrated with his life, he decides to leave his wife and children behind and run away with Marianne, his ex-lover, who is a weapons smuggler.

Anna is a stripper who wishes to become a mother, but her biological clock is ticking away. Since her boyfriend is reluctant to become a father, he asks his best friend to get her pregnant. When she accepts, things get complicated.  

Ferdinando wants full control over his dead father's farm and property but his nephew Amerigo refuses to let go of his share. The country-raised Amerigo soon runs out of his money when he moves to the city and falls in love with a prostitute.

Seven Days… Seven Nights is a French drama film which tells the story of Anna, a young woman who is married to a wealthy businessman. She becomes witness to a murder which occurred in a café, and soon it leads to her becoming mentally unstable and paranoid. She starts feeling that Chauvin, a man working for her husband, intends to kill her.

This crime drama film tells the story of Roberto La Rocca, whose friend ends up in prison, after being framed. Therefore he decides to track down and bring down the mob boss who is responsible for his friend’s situation.

Love is a Funny Thing is a French romantic drama film, which revolves around a French film star and a French composer, who meet via accident in the US. Though they are both married, they get attracted to each other, and start having an affair.

When hit-man Roberto Borgo’s friend Xavier Saratov is framed by the local mobsters, Roberto travels from Sicily to Marseilles and raises funds for Xavier’s defense; but Xavier loses the case and receives 20-year sentence. Following a bar-room shoot-out, Roberto is arrested and ends up in the prison where Xavier is serving his sentence. Together, the two friends plot their stealthy escape ……

Male Hunt is a comedy film which tells the story of a young man Antoine, who is about to get married to Gisele. His friend Julien, who is a bachelor, tries to talk him out of the marriage, by telling him terrifying stories of his own experience.

Crime on a Summer Morning is a crime drama film which tells the story of siblings Francis and Monique, who earn money by shady means. Monique lures men to her bedroom, and shortly after Francis storms in, and blackmails the man, claiming she is underage. Eventually, they receive an offer from a bandit named Frank Kramer, to join in a kidnapping plan.

A small-time gangster tries to become a notorious mob-boss in order to gain more respect. He eventually kidnaps a journalist as well, in order to cover the story. 

Backfire is an adventure crime comedy film which tells the story of a gold smuggler who hires David Ladislas to transport a valuable cargo to a secret location.  However, Davis is unaware of its contents and the dangers that lie ahead.

Dr Popaul is a black comedy film revolving around a womanizing doctor, who preferred to court unattractive women as he found them more fascinating. He eventually gets married to a woman named Christine, but at their wedding, he meets her beautiful younger sister and falls for her, after which looks for creative ways to repel or eliminate her suitors in order to have her for himself. 

Banana Peel is a crime comedy film which tells the story of a girl named Catherine, who is looking for revenge against the two scoundrels who had cheated and destroyed the fortune of her millionaire father.

Pretty teenager Virginie Dumayet, an orphan, escapes from a reformatory and joins a jewel smuggling gang of Paris. Then she falls in love with Police Inspector Jean Morel who is smitten with her and who pretends to be a gangster to learn about jewel robbery from her. Putting behind her past life of crime, Virginie marries Inspector Morel and settles in domesticity. 

Famous Love Affairs is a romantic anthology film which revolves around four different love stories which are based on historical accounts.

Pierre Chaillot is a racing driver who is engaged to a rich but mean woman. When he discover her infidelity, he decides to commit suicide. However, in order to stop this, a female guardian angel takes the form of a young flight attendant who is in love with him.

In this spy spoof, a retired James Bond is persuaded to rejoin the secret service to counter shadowy organization SMERSH, allegedly responsible for murdering secret agents. Sir James devises a plan to assemble a group of agents, all named James Bond 007, to confuse SMERSH. Each new Bond is assigned a specific role. Now Sir James must nab the brain behind SMERSH.  

Charles is a retired person who lives in a small room in the house of his lover, a rich widow. However, when the latter decides to break off the relationship, Charles finds himself on the street with his dog.