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Nouvelle Vague Review (2026) — 80% Celluloid Score

Directed by Richard Linklater · 2026 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Nouvelle Vague worth watching?

Nouvelle Vague (2026) earns a 80% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (90%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (75%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Nouvelle Vague?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

80%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

90% Critic Score
75% Audience
84 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.8
7.4 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 46m
Cast
Guillaume Marbeck , Felix Moati , Rebecca Marder
Where to stream in the US
Netflix

Where to watch in the United States

  • Netflix

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (90% positive).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (75%).
  • Metascore signals universal acclaim (84/100).
  • Celluloid Score 80% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded drama, comedy pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
  • Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

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    Is Nouvelle Vague worth watching?

    Yes — Nouvelle Vague earns a 80% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Linklater's 90% French-language love letter to Godard and Breathless plays like a film-school fever dream made with real affection — Metacritic's midyear world-cinema shortlist and Cannes chatter both treat it as the year's essential cinephile event.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics (90%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (75%).

    What is Nouvelle Vague about?

    Paris, 1959: a restless young critic named Jean-Luc Godard races to shoot a low-budget crime romance that will become Breathless and rewrite cinema forever. Richard Linklater reconstructs the chaos of the New Wave's birth — stolen locations, jazz on the soundtrack, and the sheer arrogance required to break every rule on a shoestring.

    Critic Reviews

    critic Nouvelle Vague

    Nouvelle Vague Review: Linklater Channels Godard's Breathless Birth

    Richard Linklater reconstructs the making of Breathless in a 90% French-language fever dream — Guillaume Marbeck's Godard is arrogant, romantic, and essential viewing for cinephiles tracking 2026's world-cinema leaderboard.

    The year's essential French export — Metacritic midyear world cinema and Cannes pedigree in one package.

    Dr. Amara Okonkwo World Cinema Editor

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