The Best Patrice Leconte Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best Patrice Leconte movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Patrice Leconte based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In April 2024 there are 7 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by Patrice Leconte In Order of Popularity

  1. Man on the Train
  2. Tandem
  3. Intimate Strangers
  4. Maigret
  5. A Promise
  6. The Hairdresser's Husband
  7. My Best Friend

Stream the top 7 Movies directed by Patrice Leconte

1. Man on the Train

Rated: R

7.1/10

A man, Milan (played by Johnny Hallyday) steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier (Jean Rochefort). The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

2. Tandem

Rated: N/A

7.1/10

In the traffic-laden streets of Metro Manila, two brothers use the chaos of the city roads as a smokescreen for their shady occupation tandem robbers on motorbike. But when a robbery goes sour, the brothers are forced to graduate from low level thieves to high profile hit men in an act that tests both their resolve and their relationship.

3. Intimate Strangers

Rated: R

6.9/10

The pressures of problems at home and at work are taking a tremendous toll on a middle-aged husband, and he begins to take it out on his wife.

4. Maigret

Rated: M

5.9/10

In Paris, a young girl is found dead in a Parisian square, wearing an evening dress. Commissioner Maigret will try to identify him and then understand what happened to the victim.

5. A Promise

Rated: R

5.7/10

A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's teacher. Separated by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another.

6. The Hairdresser's Husband

Rated: R

/10

The film begins in a flashback from the titular character, Antoine. We are introduced to his fixation with female hairdressers which began at a young age. The film uses flashbacks throughout and there are frequent parallels drawn with the past. We are unsure what Antoine has done with his life, however we know he has fulfilled his childhood ambition, to marry a haidresser.

7. My Best Friend

Rated: PG-13

/10

Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.