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Breathless (1960) — Stream on Max · CriticCrunch

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Breathless

Movie1960·90 min

Breathless

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Drama Crime Romance

A drama crime film directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 12%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

2K ratings

About Breathless

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Contemplative
Story Tags: freedom rebellion, fate destiny, infidelity, paris, urban, romantic partners, anti hero, outsider misfit, escape chase, cat and mouse, tragedy arc, corruption

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Details

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Language: French

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger

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How Breathless Ranks

All movies

Top 12%

1960s movies

Top 23%

Drama movies

Top 11%

1960s Drama movies

Top 27%

★Jean-Luc Godard films#2 of 17

Top 11% Drama movies.

Second-best Jean-Luc Godard film, behind Vivre Sa Vie.

the vibe

Breathless Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkmoderatelayeredlight-touchintimatebleak

stylized

contemplative

What it's about

escape chasecat & mousetragedy arcfreedom rebellionfate destinyinfidelityanti-herooutsider misfitromantic partnerscorruptionparisurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

stylizedstyled