Jean-Pierre Coursodon was a French film critic and historian. He wrote film reviews and journal articles to the magazines including Cinéma and Anthologie du Cinéma (1966–1969). In 1967, Coursodon began living in the United States where he contributed essays to Film Comment (1973–1975) and Cinéma d'Aujourd'hui (1975–1976). Since 1988, Coursodon served as an American correspondent for Positif magazine.

The Big Book of Noir
1997
ISBN 9780786705740
Cinquante ans de cinéma américain
1991
ISBN 9782092410028
The Little Black Book, Movies: Over a Century of the Greatest Films, Stars, Scenes, Speeches and Events That Rocked the Movie World
2007
ISBN 9781844035908
50 Anos De cine Norteamericano
2010
ISBN 978844603187150 años de cine norteamericano
1997
ISBN 9788446006923