Best Juliette Binoche movies
We present our ranking of the best Juliette Binoche movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Juliette Binoche.
TOP 25: The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Original Title: La veuve de Saint-Pierre
Juliette Binoche as: Pauline, l'épouse du capitaine
Genre: Romance, Drama, History
Release: 2000
In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.
TOP 24: Paris
Juliette Binoche as: Elise
Genre: Drama
Release: 2008
Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment.
TOP 23: Who You Think I Am
Original Title: Celle que vous croyez
Juliette Binoche as: Claire Millaud
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 2019
Claire, a 50-year-old divorced teacher, creates a fake Facebook profile of a 24-year-old woman. She finds a photo of a pretty young brunette and uses it. She has created an entirely fictional character, but why?
TOP 22: Dan in Real Life
Juliette Binoche as: Marie
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2007
Advice columnist, Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.
TOP 21: Words and Pictures
Juliette Binoche as: Dina Delsanto
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2013
An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.
TOP 20: Country of My Skull
Juliette Binoche as: Anna Malan
Genre: Romance, Drama
Release: 2004
An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.
TOP 19: Damage
Juliette Binoche as: Anna Barton
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1992
The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
TOP 18: Summer Hours
Original Title: L'Heure d'été
Juliette Binoche as: Adrienne
Genre: Family, Comedy, Drama
Release: 2008
Two brothers and a sister witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when they must relinquish the family belongings to ensure their deceased mother's succession.
TOP 17: Clouds of Sils Maria
Juliette Binoche as: Maria Enders
Genre: Drama
Release: 2014
A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.
TOP 16: Wuthering Heights
Juliette Binoche as: Catherine Linton
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1992
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.
TOP 15: Paris, Je T'Aime
Original Title: Paris, je t'aime
Juliette Binoche as: Suzanne (Place des Victoires)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 2006
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to chose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
TOP 14: A Thousand Times Good Night
Original Title: Tusen ganger god natt
Juliette Binoche as: Rebecca
Genre: Drama
Release: 2013
On assignment while photographing a female suicide bomber in Kabul, Rebecca – one of the world’s top war photojournalists - gets badly hurt. Back home, another bomb drops as her husband and daughters give her an ultimatum: her work or her family.
TOP 13: Polina
Original Title: Polina, danser sa vie
Juliette Binoche as: Liria Elsaj
Genre: Drama
Release: 2016
Polina is a young dancer from a modest family. After years of ballet academy, she is accepted by the Bolshoi; still, she decides to try and audition of a modern dance company in France. She makes it, but her journey will not end there...
TOP 12: Chocolat
Juliette Binoche as: Vianne Rocher
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2000
A fable of emotional liberation and chocolate. A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them as they represent free-thinking and indulgence. When a group of Boat Gypsies float down the river the prejudices of the Mayor leads to a crisis.
TOP 11: Code Unknown
Original Title: Code inconnu
Juliette Binoche as: Anne Laurent
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Release: 2000
A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together. Set in Paris, France, Anne is an actress whose boyfriend Georges photographs the war in Kosovo. Georges' brother, Jean, is looking for the entry code to Georges' apartment. These characters lives interconnect with a Romanian immigrant and a deaf teacher.
TOP 10: Certified Copy
Original Title: Copie conforme
Juliette Binoche as: Elle
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 2010
In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged English writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano.
TOP 9: Caché
Juliette Binoche as: Anne Laurent
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Release: 2005
A married couple is terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on their front porch.
TOP 8: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Juliette Binoche as: Tereza
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Release: 1988
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.
TOP 7: Hail Mary
Original Title: Je vous salue, Marie
Juliette Binoche as: Juliette
Genre: Drama
Release: 1985
In this modern retelling of the Virgin birth, Mary is a student who plays basketball and works at her father's petrol station; Joseph is an earnest dropout who drives a cab. The angel Gabriel must school Joseph to accept Mary's pregnancy, while Mary comes to terms with God's plan through meditations that are sometimes angry and usually punctuated by elemental images of the sun, moon, clouds, flowers, and water.
TOP 6: The English Patient
Juliette Binoche as: Hana
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Release: 1996
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
TOP 5: Mauvais Sang
Juliette Binoche as: Anna
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Release: 1986
A sexually transmitted disease called STBO is sweeping the country. It's spread by having sex without emotional involvement, and most of its victims are teenagers who make love out of curiosity rather than commitment. While a serum that can treat the disease has been formulated, it's been locked away in an inaccessible government building. A woman hires two men to steal the serum.
TOP 4: The Lovers on the Bridge
Original Title: Les amants du Pont-Neuf
Juliette Binoche as: Michèle Stalens
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1991
Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind.
TOP 3: Three Colors: White
Original Title: Trois couleurs : Blanc
Juliette Binoche as: Julie Vignon
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Release: 1994
Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikolah to smuggle him back to their homeland.
TOP 2: Three Colors: Blue
Original Title: Trois couleurs : Bleu
Juliette Binoche as: Julie Vignon
Genre: Drama
Release: 1993
Julie is haunted by her grief after living through a tragic auto wreck that claimed the life of her composer husband and young daughter. Her initial reaction is to withdraw from her relationships, lock herself in her apartment and suppress her pain. But avoiding human interactions on the bustling streets of Paris proves impossible, and she eventually meets up with Olivier, an old friend who harbors a secret love for her, and who could draw her back to reality.
TOP 1: Three Colors: Red
Original Title: Trois couleurs : Rouge
Juliette Binoche as: Julie Vignon (de Courcy)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Release: 1994
Part-time model Valentine meets a retired judge who lives in her neighborhood after she runs over his dog. At first the judge gifts Valentine with the dog, but her possessive boyfriend won't allow her to keep it. When she returns with the dog to the judge's house, she discovers him listening in on his neighbors' phone conversations. At first Valentine is outraged, but her debates with the judge over his behavior soon leads them to form a strange bond.