Direction: Alain Guiraudie

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Alain Guiraudie. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Misericordia

2024 · Movie · 104 min. · France

Direction Alain Guiraudie

Cast Félix Kysyl · Catherine Frot · Jacques Develay · Jean-Baptiste Durand

Synopsis Jérémie returns to his hometown to attend the funeral of Jean-Pierre, his former boss. He has decided to stay a few days at the home of Martine, his widow. But a mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbor and a strange priest...

6.6

327 votes

6.6

327 votes

Stranger by the Lake

2013 · Movie · 97 min. · France

Direction Alain Guiraudie

Cast Pierre Deladonchamps · Christophe Paou · Patrick D'Assumçao · Jérôme Chappatte

Synopsis Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel. An attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants to live out his passion anyway.

6.5

3K votes

6.5

3K votes

No Rest for the Brave

2003 · Movie · 104 min. · France

Direction Alain Guiraudie

Cast Thomas Suire · Thomas Blanchard · Laurent Soffiati · Vincent Martin

Synopsis A teenager Basile (Thomas Suire) imagines that if he falls asleep again he'll die, and is then pursued across a rural French landscape by the mysterious investigator Johnny Got (Laurent Soffiati) and assorted hit-men. Welcome to the bizarre cinematic world...

5.8

43 votes

5.8

43 votes

Staying Vertical

2016 · Movie · 100 min. · France

Direction Alain Guiraudie

Cast Laure Calamy · Damien Bonnard · India Hair · Christian Bouillette

Synopsis A film maker has to raise a child by himself whilst looking for an inspiration for his new film.

5.6

351 votes

5.6

351 votes

Nobody's Hero

2022 · Movie · 100 min. · France

Direction Alain Guiraudie

Cast Jean-Charles Clichet · Noémie Lvovsky · Ilies Kadri · Michel Masiero

Synopsis Christmas Eve is ruined by an act of terrorism in the city of Clermont-Ferrand. As the city descend into panic, thirty something Mederic falls in love with older prostitute Isadora.

5.5

455 votes

5.5

455 votes

The King of Escape

2009 · Movie · 93 min. · France

Direction Alain Guiraudie

Cast Ludovic Berthillot · Hafsia Herzi · Pascal Aubert · Luc Palun

Synopsis Armand, a man who sells farm machines in the country, is a popular middle-aged homosexual. Just as he was getting sick of life, he falls in love with a young girl called, Curlie, and goes on the run from her...

5.2

228 votes

5.2

228 votes

Les héros sont immortels (S)

1990 · Movie · 13 min. · France

Direction Alain Guiraudie

Cast Jean-Claude Fenet · Alain Guiraudie

Synopsis Guiraudie's first film concerns two young men engaged in a favorite pastime: hanging out and talking. Specifically, they wait in the square of a small town for a third: the potential funder of their proposed magazine.

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Au Pic de Nore (S)

1996 · Movie · 1 min. · France

Direction Alain Guiraudie

Synopsis A short "vue Lumière" by Alain Guiraudie.

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The time has come

2005 · Movie · 92 min. · France

Direction Alain Guiraudie

Cast Eric Bougnon · Guillaume Viry · Pierre Louis-Calixte · Marie Collins

Synopsis The time has come when the warriors of Obitania are once again on the alert. They set out in pursuit of Manjas-Kebir, a bandit who has kidnapped Rixo Lomadis Bron’s daughter. Bron is a wealthy landowner who reigns over the...

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Sunshine for the Poor

2001 · Movie · 55 min. · France

Direction Alain Guiraudie

Cast Isabelle Girardet · Alain Guiraudie · Jean-Paul Jourdàa · Michel Turquin

Synopsis On a hot Sunday morning, Nathalie Sanchez, an unemployed hair stylist, walks across the Causses plateau in search of a shepherd. When she finds one, he tells her that he has lost his flock. They walk together and while chatting...

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La force des choses (S)

1998 · Movie · 16 min. · France

Direction Alain Guiraudie

Cast Morgan Nicolas · Martial Petit · Polo · Olivier Romey

Synopsis In a forest of Obitanie, three young warriors from another age look for a young woman kidnapped by a bandit.

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