[2][3][4] Garrel made her film debut in Wild Innocence, directed by her father.

[5] She went on to star in 17 Girls, directed by Delphine and Muriel Coulin, which had its world premiere at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival,[6][7] as well as Youth, directed by Justine Malle.

[8] In 2013 Garrel starred alongside her brother in Jealousy, directed by her father.

[9] In 2017, Garrel co-starred in Call Me by Your Name, directed by Luca Guadagnino, opposite Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, and Michael Stuhlbarg.

[11] She went on to star in Thirst Street, directed by Nathan Silver,[12] which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on 21 April 2017,[13] and Lover for a Day, directed by her father, and which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2017.