Acting · Directing · Writing · 1932 to 1984

François Truffaut

Best rated: The 400 Blows (8.0)

Films: 22
Avg rating: 7.30
Peak run: 1959’64
Oscar noms: 1

Films: 22
Avg rating: 7.30
Peak run: 1959’64
Oscar noms: 1

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The career

François Truffaut, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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195922 films1983

Current formLast 5: 7.10 vs career 7.30 (−0.20)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

François by the numbers

Average

7.30

22 rated films

Vote weighted

7.32

bigger films count more

Median

7.3

half are better

Consistency

±0.35

rating spread

Career

25y

1959 to 1983

Total votes

431K

across every film

Best

8.0

The 400 Blows

Worst

6.9

Mississippi Mermaid

Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography

1978	The Green Room	Julien Davenne	6.8	3,566
1977	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Claude Lacombe	7.6	239K
1973	Day for Night	Ferrand, le réalisateur	8.0	26,731
1970	The Wild Child	Itard	7.4	9,656
1956	The Kreutzer Sonata	·	·	606

Better together?

François Truffaut's regulars

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Takes

On François Truffaut

3 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

Best Director · Academy Awards 1975
Francois Truffaut
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1975
Francois Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1960
Francois Truffaut, Marcel Moussy
Nominated

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