The 30+ Best Marion Cotillard Movies

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List of the best Marion Cotillard movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Marion Cotillard's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Marion Cotillard movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Marion Cotillard movies will be at the top of the list. Marion Cotillard has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Marion Cotillard movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Marion Cotillard films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Marion Cotillard role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Marion Cotillard performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List features films like Midnight in Paris, Taxi and more!

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Notable directors that have worked with Marion Cotillard include names like Christopher Nolan, Tim Burton and David Lynch. If you're a fan of Marion Cotillard, then check out our lists of the best Jessica Chastain and Juliette Binoche movies as well.

  • La Vie en rose
    1
    Marion Cotillard, Gérard Depardieu, Emmanuelle Seigner
    59 votes
    La Vie en Rose released in France as La Môme, is a 2007 French and Canadian biographical musical film about the life of French singer Édith Piaf co-written, and directed by Olivier Dahan. Marion Cotillard stars as Piaf. The title La Vie en Rose comes from Piaf's signature song. Marion Cotillard won the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the César Award, marking her the first time an Oscar had been given for a French-language role. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Makeup, the BAFTA Awards for Best Makeup, Costume Design, Film Music and five Césars.
    • Released: 2007
    • Directed by: Olivier Dahan
  • Rust and Bone
    2
    Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bouli Lanners
    51 votes
    Rust and Bone is a 2012 French–Belgian romantic drama film directed by Jacques Audiard and based on Craig Davidson's short story collection of the same name. It tells the story of an unemployed 25-year-old man who falls in love with a killer whale trainer (Marion Cotillard).
    • Released: 2012
    • Directed by: Jacques Audiard
  • Inception
    3
    Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page
    54 votes
    Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill has made him a hot commodity in the world of corporate espionage but has also cost him everything he loves. Cobb gets a chance at redemption when he is offered a seemingly impossible task: Plant an idea in someone's mind. If he succeeds, it will be the perfect crime, but a dangerous enemy anticipates Cobb's every move.
    • Released: 2010
    • Directed by: Christopher Nolan
  • Midnight in Paris
    4
    Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard
    51 votes
    Gil Pender (Owen Wilson) is a screenwriter and aspiring novelist. Vacationing in Paris with his fiancee (Rachel McAdams), he has taken to touring the city alone. On one such late-night excursion, Gil encounters a group of strange -- yet familiar -- revelers, who sweep him along, apparently back in time, for a night with some of the Jazz Age's icons of art and literature. The more time Gil spends with these cultural heroes of the past, the more dissatisfied he becomes with the present.
    • Released: 2011
    • Directed by: Woody Allen
  • The Dark Knight Rises
    5
    Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy
    44 votes
    It has been eight years since Batman (Christian Bale), in collusion with Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), vanished into the night. Assuming responsibility for the death of Harvey Dent, Batman sacrificed everything for what he and Gordon hoped would be the greater good. However, the arrival of a cunning cat burglar (Anne Hathaway) and a merciless terrorist named Bane (Tom Hardy) force Batman out of exile and into a battle he may not be able to win.
    • Released: 2012
    • Directed by: Christopher Nolan
  • Little White Lies
    6

    Little White Lies

    Marion Cotillard, Jean Dujardin, Benoît Magimel
    23 votes
    Little White Lies is a 2010 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Guillaume Canet, starring an ensemble cast of François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Benoît Magimel, Gilles Lellouche, Jean Dujardin, Laurent Lafitte, Valérie Bonneton and Pascale Arbillot. The original French title is Les petits mouchoirs, which means "the small handkerchiefs". The film was released in France on 20 October 2010.
    • Released: 2010
    • Directed by: Guillaume Canet
  • A Good Year
    7
    Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard, Albert Finney
    34 votes
    Failed London banker Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) inherits his uncle's (Albert Finney) vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers.
    • Released: 2006
    • Directed by: Ridley Scott
  • Public Enemies
    8
    Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard
    33 votes
    Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's (Johnny Depp) charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup) and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
    • Released: 2009
    • Directed by: Michael Mann
  • Love Me If You Dare
    9
    Guillaume Canet, Gilles Lellouche, Gérard Watkins
    40 votes
    Love Me If You Dare is a 2003 French film directed by Yann Samuell.
    • Released: 2003
    • Directed by: Yann Samuell
  • Lisa
    10

    Lisa

    Benoît Magimel, Jeanne Moreau, Marion Cotillard
    10 votes
    Sam (Benoît Magimel), a college student and amateur film buff, becomes intrigued by the story of vanished film legend Sylvain Marceau (Sagamore Stévenin). Sam meets with Lisa (Jeanne Moreau), who worked with Sylvain on what turned out be his last film, and Lisa reveals the details of her relationship with Sylvain. As Sam learns more about their complicated story, he begins to question his own identity and past, much to the dismay of his parents (Denise Chalem, Michel Jonasz).
    • Released: 2001
    • Directed by: Pierre Grimblat
  • Contagion
    11
    Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne
    24 votes
    When Beth Emhoff returns to Minnesota from a Hong Kong business trip, she attributes the malaise she feels to jet lag. However, two days later, Beth is dead, and doctors tell her shocked husband that they have no idea what killed her. Soon, many others start to exhibit the same symptoms, and a global pandemic explodes. Doctors try to contain the lethal microbe, but society begins to collapse as a blogger fans the flames of paranoia.
    • Released: 2011
    • Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
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  • Big Fish
    12
    Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup
    27 votes
    When Edward Bloom (Albert Finney) becomes ill, his son, William (Billy Crudup), travels to be with him. William has a strained relationship with Edward because his father has always told exaggerated stories about his life, and William thinks he's never really told the truth. Even on his deathbed, Edward recounts fantastical anecdotes. When William, who is a journalist, starts to investigate his father's tales, he begins to understand the man and his penchant for storytelling.
    • Released: 2003
    • Directed by: Tim Burton
  • A Very Long Engagement
    13
    Jodie Foster, Marion Cotillard, Audrey Tautou
    27 votes
    A Very Long Engagement is a 2004 French romantic film, co-written and directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. It is a fictional tale about a young woman's desperate search for her fiancé. It was based on a novel of the same name, written by Sebastien Japrisot, first published in 1991. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction and Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the Oscars. Marion Cotillard won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
    • Released: 2004
    • Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  • Nine
    14
    Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz
    26 votes
    Italian film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) grapples with epic crises in his personal and professional lives. At the same time, he must strike a balance of the demands of numerous women in his life, including his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penélope Cruz), and his confidant (Judi Dench).
    • Released: 2009
    • Directed by: Rob Marshall
  • Blood Ties
    15
    Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard
    17 votes
    An ex-con (Clive Owen) tries to pull away from a life of crime, but the temptation proves too strong, bringing his already-strained relationship with his policeman brother (Billy Crudup) to the breaking point.
    • Released: 2013
    • Directed by: Guillaume Canet
  • Lady Blue Shanghai
    16

    Lady Blue Shanghai

    Marion Cotillard
    5 votes
    Lady Blue Shanghai is a 16-minute internet promotion motion picture for Dior starring Marion Cotillard, Gong Tao, Emily Stofle, Cheng Hong, Lu Yong and Nie Fei. It was written, directed and edited by David Lynch, with music by David Lynch, Dean Hurley, and Nathaniel Shilkret. There are prominent dreamlike effects and special attention to background music, as is common in Lynch films. The film centers on the circumstances leading to Cotillard hearing 1920s music and seeing the mysterious appearance, with special effects using smoke, of a Dior handbag as she enters her hotel room in Shanghai. The motion picture was no longer viewable from the Dior website as of October 2010, but at that time was viewable, in two parts, on YouTube.
    • Directed by: David Lynch
  • Taxi 3
    18
    Sylvester Stallone, Marion Cotillard, Bai Ling
    12 votes
    Taxi 3 is a 2003 French comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk. It is the sequel to Taxi 2 and was followed by Taxi 4.
    • Released: 2003
    • Directed by: Gérard Krawczyk
  • Love Is in the Air
    19

    Love Is in the Air

    Marion Cotillard, Philippe Nahon, Gilles Lellouche
    10 votes
    Love Is in the Air is a 2005 comedy and romance film written and directed by Rémi Bezançon.
    • Released: 2005
    • Directed by: Rémi Bezançon
  • Taxi
    20
    Marion Cotillard, Emma Wiklund, Bernard Farcy
    15 votes
    Taxi is a 1998 French action-comedy film starring Samy Naceri, written by Luc Besson, and directed by Gérard Pirès. It has three sequels, Taxi 2, Taxi 3, Taxi 4 and one remake, Taxi. It also provided the premise for the US TV show, Taxi Brooklyn, which debuted in 2014.
    • Released: 1998
    • Directed by: Gérard Pirès
  • Taxi 2
    21
    Marion Cotillard, Emma Wiklund, Bernard Farcy
    16 votes
    Taxi 2 is a French film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and released in 2000. It is a sequel to Taxi written by Luc Besson and directed by Gérard Pirès in 1998. It was followed by Taxi 3 in 2003.
    • Released: 2000
    • Directed by: Gérard Krawczyk
  • The Last Flight
    22

    The Last Flight

    Marion Cotillard, Guillaume Canet, Swann Arlaud
    8 votes
    The Last Flight is a 2009 French film. Directed by Karim Dridi, it stars Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet. The film is based on the French novel Le dernier vol de Lancaster by Sylvain Estibal which is loosely based on the real life events surrounding the disappearance of British aviator Bill Lancaster.
    • Released: 2009
    • Directed by: Karim Dridi
  • Pretty Things
    23
    Marion Cotillard, Patrick Bruel, Ophélie Winter
    8 votes
    Gilles Paquet-Brenner's psychologically-tinged, French-language action thriller Les Jolies Choses (AKA Pretty Things, 2001) stars Marion Cotillard in a rare double role as identical twins Lucie and Marie. Lucie, who works as a white-hot fashion model, exhibits a dominant, often controlling, "Type A" personality, whereas Marie consistently projects a backward, reserved, laconic and unassuming attitude. When Lucie receives a covetable French recording contract, a significant problem stands in her way: the inability to sing. Marie possesses the voice of an angel, however, and quickly jets off to Paris to stand in for her sister, unannounced - little realizing the dangerous and even violent string of consequences that she is igniting
    • Released: 2001
    • Directed by: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
  • Furia
    24

    Furia

    Marion Cotillard, Stanislas Merhard, Carlo Brandt
    10 votes
    Furia is a 1999 French romantic drama film directed by Alexandre Aja, who co-wrote screenplay with Grégory Levasseur, adapted from the science fiction short story "Graffiti" by Julio Cortázar.
    • Released: 1999
    • Directed by: Alexandre Aja
  • Arthur & Lancelot
    25

    Arthur & Lancelot

    Marion Cotillard, Gary Oldman, Kit Harington
    5 votes
    Arthur & Lancelot is a 2013 action, adventure and fantasy film written and directed by David Dobkin.
    • Released: 2013
    • Directed by: Steven Soderbergh, David Dobkin
  • The Black Box
    26

    The Black Box

    Marion Cotillard, José Garcia
    7 votes
    La Boîte noire is a 2005 mystery film directed by Richard Berry, written by Berry and Éric Assous, adapted from a novella by Tonino Benacquista, and starring José Garcia and Marion Cotillard.
    • Released: 2005
    • Directed by: Richard Berry
  • Forehead Tittaes
    27

    Forehead Tittaes

    Marion Cotillard, Taraji P. Henson, Lesley Ann Warren
    7 votes
    Forehead Tittaes is a 2010 short comedy film written by Seth Morris and Directed by Jake Szymanski.
    • Released: 2010
    • Directed by: Jake Szymanski
  • Cavalcade
    28

    Cavalcade

    Marion Cotillard, Bérénice Bejo, Richard Bohringer
    6 votes
    Cavalcade is a 2005 drama film written by Steve Suissa and Bruno De Stabenrath and directed by Steve Suissa.
    • Released: 2005
    • Directed by: Steve Suissa
  • La Belle Verte
    29

    La Belle Verte

    Marion Cotillard, Claire Keim, Vincent Lindon
    6 votes
    La belle Verte is a 1996 French film written and directed by Coline Serreau and starring Serreau, Vincent Lindon, Marion Cotillard and Yolande Moreau. Serreau also composed the original music score. It was filmed on location in Australia and France.
    • Released: 1996
    • Directed by: Coline Serreau
  • Innocence
    30

    Innocence

    Zoé Auclair, Bérangère Haubruge, Lea Bridarolli
    5 votes
    At an unusual private school for girls, new students, including young Iris (Zoé Auclair), show up in coffins. The establishment's teachers, Mademoiselle Eva (Marion Cotillard) and Mademoiselle Edith (Hélène de Fougerolles), introduce Iris and her fellow pupils to the school's curriculum, which includes fairy-like dances through a nearby forest. When night falls, the older girls, who are on the threshold of womanhood, are then given mysterious, life-changing lessons.
    • Released: 2004
    • Directed by: Lucile Hadzihalilovic
  • Mary
    31
    Victoria Justice, Heather Graham, Marion Cotillard
    5 votes
    Mary is a 2005 drama thriller film, written and directed by American director Abel Ferrara. The film stars Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker, Marion Cotillard, Matthew Modine and Heather Graham. The film premiered at the 2005 Venice Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize as well as 3 smaller awards. The film also played at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival, Deauville Film Festival and San Sebastián International Film Festival.
    • Released: 2006
    • Directed by: Abel Ferrara
  • My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument
    32
    Marion Cotillard, Mathieu Amalric, Jeanne Balibar
    13 votes
    My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument is a 1996 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. It won the César Award for Most Promising Actor and was also nominated for Most Promising Actress.
    • Released: 1996
    • Directed by: Arnaud Desplechin
  • Annette
    33
    Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg
    1 votes
    Annette is a musical drama that dives into the tumultuous relationship between stand-up comedian Henry (Adam Driver) and renowned opera singer Ann (Marion Cotillard). Their lives take an unexpected turn with the birth of their daughter Annette, a child with a unique and mysterious gift. Directed by Leos Carax, the film is a visually arresting and emotionally charged exploration of fame, creativity, and the sacrifices made in the name of art. The narrative unfolds through operatic and theatrical sequences, underscored by music from the band Sparks. Annette opened the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where Carax won the award for Best Director.
    • Released: 2021
    • Directed by: Leos Carax
  • La Guerre Dans Le Haut Pays
    34

    La Guerre Dans Le Haut Pays

    Marion Cotillard
    9 votes
    • Released: 1999
    • Directed by: Francis Reusser