French movies
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1. The Last Deadly Mission (2008)
Not Rated | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A washed-up Marseilles cop (Auteuil) earns a chance at redemption by protecting a woman from the man who killed her parents as he is about to be released from prison.
Director: Olivier Marchal | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Olivia Bonamy, Catherine Marchal, Francis Renaud
Votes: 6,508
2. Mea culpa (2014)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Franck and Simon are both good cops and partners. Simon has been troubled since he killed three in a drunk driving accident, but when Simons son witnesses a murder, and is hunted by ruthless killers, he's efficiently back.
Director: Fred Cavayé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Gilles Lellouche, Nadine Labaki, Gilles Cohen
Votes: 2,991
3. Paris by Night (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
Police commander Simon Weiss, head of the division that supervises Paris's demi-monde, starts out on his nightly tour of bars, discos and strip clubs, making sure once again that the owners... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Lefebvre | Stars: Roschdy Zem, Sara Forestier, Samuel Le Bihan, Grégory Fitoussi
Votes: 1,381
4. To Kill a Cop (1981)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Crime, Romance
Victim of manipulation, Cop Choucas is wanted for two murders and searched for by every cop in town.
Director: Alain Delon | Stars: Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Anne Parillaud, Daniel Ceccaldi
Votes: 2,066
5. Borsalino and Co. (1974)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Marseille. Heaps of flowers and funeral wreaths... "A man who no longer defends his colors is no longer a man."
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Alain Delon, Riccardo Cucciolla, Daniel Ivernel, Reinhard Kolldehoff
Votes: 2,438
6. The Vultures (1984)
106 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In 1943 in Tunisia, a unit of the French Foreign Legion fights the Germans over possession of a bank treasure in gold bars.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacques Villeret, Michel Constantin, Michel Creton
Votes: 2,278
7. The Unknown Girl (2016)
Unrated | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A doctor gets obsessed with the case of a dead woman after learning that the woman had died shortly after having rung her door for help.
Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Stars: Adèle Haenel, Olivier Bonnaud, Jérémie Renier, Louka Minnella
Votes: 10,342 | Gross: $0.15M
8. Ultimate Heist (2009)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Malakian clan, a family of ruthless gangsters, controls the underworld of Southern France.
Director: Laurent Tuel | Stars: Jean Reno, Gaspard Ulliel, Vahina Giocante, Sami Bouajila
Votes: 3,570
9. How Much Do You Love Me? (2005)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An ordinary clerk hires a gorgeous prostitute for one night. When that night is over, he doesn't want to let her go. She agrees to stay with him, but her boss wants her back.
Director: Bertrand Blier | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Bernard Campan, Gérard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Votes: 7,713
10. A Pure Formality (1994)
PG-13 | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Onoff is a famous writer who hasn't published any new books for quite some time and has become a recluse. When he is picked up by the police one stormy night, without any identification, ... See full summary »
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Roman Polanski, Sergio Rubini, Nicola Di Pinto
Votes: 12,574 | Gross: $0.20M
11. 22 Bullets (2010)
Not Rated | 117 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.
Director: Richard Berry | Stars: Jean Reno, Kad Merad, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Marina Foïs
Votes: 36,433
12. A Cop (1972)
PG | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
After a shaky first heist, a group of thieves plan an even more elaborate and risky second heist.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve, Riccardo Cucciolla
Votes: 10,756 | Gross: $0.05M
13. Go Fast (2008)
110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Marek, a crime squad officer, sets out to avenge the death of his partner and best friend, who was killed by drug traffickers. He asks for a posting to a new undercover unit created to ... See full summary »
Director: Olivier Van Hoofstadt | Stars: Roschdy Zem, Olivier Gourmet, Jocelyn Lagarrigue, Julie Durand
Votes: 2,013
14. The Burglars (1971)
PG | 120 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plans an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector, but corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon, Robert Hossein
Votes: 2,992
15. Empire of the Wolves (2005)
R | 128 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A disgraced policeman helps a young detective to hunt down a serial killer who targets Turkish women in Paris.
Director: Chris Nahon | Stars: Jean Reno, Arly Jover, Jocelyn Quivrin, Laura Morante
Votes: 12,187
16. The Grilling (1981)
87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.
Director: Claude Miller | Stars: Lino Ventura, Michel Serrault, Romy Schneider, Guy Marchand
Votes: 5,348
17. Irreversible (2002)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.
Director: Gaspar Noé | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Philippe Nahon
Votes: 147,760 | Gross: $0.75M
18. The Samurai (1967)
GP | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him further into a corner.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Cathy Rosier
Votes: 57,211 | Gross: $0.04M
19. Gibraltar (I) (2013)
116 min | Crime, Thriller
A story centered on a man who works as an informant for the French border patrol.
Director: Julien Leclercq | Stars: Gilles Lellouche, Tahar Rahim, Riccardo Scamarcio, Raphaëlle Agogué
Votes: 1,506 | Gross: $0.01M
20. The Intouchables (2011)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot
Votes: 930,155 | Gross: $13.18M
21. The Swimming Pool (1969)
16+ | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Lovers Marianne and Jean-Paul spend their vacation in a villa on the French Riviera near St-Tropez. Marianne invites her former lover, Harry, and his teenage daughter, Penelope, to stay. Tension rises between them, especially when Jean-Paul seduces Penelope.
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet, Jane Birkin
Votes: 12,768 | Gross: $0.03M
22. Anything for Her (2008)
96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.
Director: Fred Cavayé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Diane Kruger, Lancelot Roch, Olivier Marchal
Votes: 9,774
23. Two Men in Town (1973)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past.
Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Alain Delon, Jean Gabin, Mimsy Farmer, Victor Lanoux
Votes: 5,041
24. The Sicilian Clan (1969)
GP | 122 min | Crime, Drama
An ambitious young mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Lino Ventura, Irina Demick
Votes: 9,159 | Gross: $3.00M
25. Tell No One (2006)
Not Rated | 131 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An accidental discovery near a doctor's estate stirs up some painful memories eight years after his wife's hideous murder, and now, things are bound to take a turn for the unexpected. Does the good doctor know more than he's letting on?
Director: Guillaume Canet | Stars: François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, André Dussollier, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 58,003 | Gross: $6.18M
26. The Red Circle (1970)
Not Rated | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volontè, Yves Montand
Votes: 28,175 | Gross: $0.37M
27. Point Blank (2010)
R | 84 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Samuel, a male nurse, saves the life of a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's wife hostage and force him to spring their boss.
Director: Fred Cavayé | Stars: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin, Elena Anaya
Votes: 14,642 | Gross: $0.71M
28. Sleepless Night (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A cop with a connection to the criminal underworld finds his secret life exposed when he and his partner are caught stealing cocaine from a powerful drug dealer, a move that puts his son's life in jeopardy.
Director: Frédéric Jardin | Stars: Tomer Sisley, Serge Riaboukine, Julien Boisselier, JoeyStarr
Votes: 5,107 | Gross: $0.00M
29. Les Lyonnais (2011)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins. Most of all, he has remained friends with Serge ... See full summary »
Director: Olivier Marchal | Stars: Gérard Lanvin, Tchéky Karyo, Daniel Duval, Lionnel Astier
Votes: 8,822
30. 36th Precinct (2004)
Not Rated | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
2 cops are promised by the retiring chief of the Paris police that the one, getting the violent gang robbing armored trucks, will get his job. The 2 will do whatever it takes to get the promotion, even if it means breaking the law.
Director: Olivier Marchal | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, André Dussollier, Valeria Golino
Votes: 18,272
31. The Crew (2015)
TV-MA | 81 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Work-life balance breaks down for Paris's most gifted armed robbers when a grave mistake forces them to work for a crime boss in a high-stakes heist.
Director: Julien Leclercq | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Guillaume Gouix, Youssef Hajdi, Redouane Behache
Votes: 5,440
32. 11.6 (2013)
Not Rated | 102 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
In November 2009, French security van driver Toni Musulin makes off with nearly 12 million euros, then turns himself over to the authorities a week later.
Director: Philippe Godeau | Stars: François Cluzet, Bouli Lanners, Corinne Masiero, Juana Acosta
Votes: 2,595
33. 7 Days (2010)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A doctor seeks revenge by kidnapping, torturing and killing the man who raped and murdered his young daughter.
Director: Daniel Grou | Stars: Claude Legault, Rémy Girard, Martin Dubreuil, Fanny Mallette
Votes: 8,649
34. The Translators (2019)
105 min | Mystery, Thriller
Nine translators hired to translate the eagerly-awaited final book of a bestselling trilogy are confined in a luxurious bunker. The dream job becomes a nightmare when the first 10 pages of the top-secret manuscript appear online.
Director: Régis Roinsard | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Olga Kurylenko, Riccardo Scamarcio, Sidse Babett Knudsen
Votes: 9,247
35. A Prophet (2009)
R | 155 min | Crime, Drama
A delinquent Muslim man struggles to get by in prison until he is taken under the wing of a powerful mob boss. But his gradual rise through the mob's ranks brings him in conflict with his mentor.
Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Reda Kateb
Votes: 102,215 | Gross: $2.08M
36. Pierrot the Fool (1965)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani, Aicha Abadir
Votes: 36,961
37. The Informer (1962)
Not Rated | 108 min | Crime, Thriller
A burglar betraying other criminals prepares for a big heist with a trusted friend who might be as untrustworthy as he.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani, Jean Desailly, René Lefèvre
Votes: 11,997 | Gross: $0.08M
38. The Loner (1987)
100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop is looking for the killer of his friend.
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Malo, Michel Beaune, Pierre Vernier
Votes: 1,793
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