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François Truffaut's Must-See and Masterpiece Films

This is an aggregation of all of François Truffaut's 3-star and 4-star ratings for the "Le conseil des dix" segment at Cahiers du Cinéma (based on his participation between November 1955 to July 1968).

3-star rating: A must-see film.
4-star rating: A masterpiece.

Recognize that films with a 3-star rating and a heart are films rated before the transition from a 3-star rating system to a 4-star scale. (These films may have otherwise been 4-star films, which is important to keep in mind since Truffaut primarily participated during the 3-star system era). It is also worth noting that 2-star ratings were a sign of positive endorsement as well, but this list aims to highlight the films that Truffaut deemed exceptional.…

  • Hallelujah
  • Viva Villa!
  • Toni
  • Time in the Sun
  • Lifeboat
  • L'amore
  • Anatahan
  • Love in the City
  • Fear
  • The Crucified Lovers
  • Ordet
  • Blackboard Jungle
  • Man Without a Star
  • Kiss Me Deadly
  • Run for Cover
  • The Seven Year Itch
  • Mr. Arkadin
  • The Rats
  • To Catch a Thief
  • The Swindle
  • The Big Knife
  • The Trouble with Harry
  • Bad Liaisons
  • Rebel Without a Cause
  • The Naked Dawn
  • Picnic
  • The Last Frontier
  • The Man with the Golden Arm
  • Lola Montès
  • While the City Sleeps
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
  • Bigger Than Life
  • Bus Stop
  • La Traversée de Paris
  • Elena and Her Men
  • Attack
  • Written on the Wind
  • Slightly Ahead
  • Murderers and Thieves
  • A Man Escaped
  • ...And God Created Woman
  • The Girl Can't Help It
  • Hollywood or Bust
  • Baby Doll
  • The King and Four Queens
  • The Wrong Man
  • Men in War
  • Three Make a Pair
  • No Sun in Venice
  • Verboten!
  • The Good Girls