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Directing · Writing · age 80

Claire Denis

Best rated: Beau Travail (7.3)

Films
17
Avg rating
6.50
Peak run
1988’99
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The career

Claire Denis, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1988 to 1999, 6.98567819901995200020052010201520202025Beau Travail 7.3Stars at Noon 5.5Career avg 6.50

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Claire Denis's career barcodecoolhot
198817 films2025
Current formLast 5: 5.88 vs career 6.50 (−0.62)
  1. LBastards2013 · 6.1−0.4
  2. LLet the Sunshine In2017 · 6.0−0.5
  3. LHigh Life2018 · 5.7−0.8
  4. LStars at Noon2022 · 5.5−1.0
  5. LBoth Sides of the Blade2022 · 6.1−0.4
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Claire by the numbers

Average
6.50
16 rated films
Vote weighted
6.48
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.56
rating spread
Career
38y
1988 to 2025
Total votes
130K
across every film
Best
7.3
Beau Travail
Worst
5.5
Stars at Noon
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
2025The Fence posterThe Fence·370
2022Stars at Noon5.55,046
2022Both Sides of the Blade6.14,133
2018High Life posterHigh Life5.746,095
2017Let the Sunshine In6.08,475
2013Bastards6.14,035
2009White Material6.99,073
200835 Shots of Rum7.15,737
2004The Intruder6.62,339
2002Friday Night6.62,258
2002Ten Minutes Older: The Cello6.61,952
2001Trouble Every Day posterTrouble Every Day5.911,162
1999Beau Travail posterBeau Travail7.318,808
1996Nénette and Boni6.92,002
1994I Can't Sleep6.81,506
1990No Fear, No Die6.61,451
1988Chocolat7.35,255
Better together?

Claire Denis's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Claire Denis

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