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1. The Girl in the Bikini (1952)
76 min | Adventure, Music, Romance
Gérard, a young student, discovers a fragment from a Phoenician amphora in Corsica. Several years later he sets off on a smuggling boat, looking for the treasure he thinks he has found. When he get back to island, he falls in love.
Director: Willy Rozier | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Jean-François Calvé, Howard Vernon, Espanita Cortez
Votes: 458
2. La faute à Fidel! (2006)
Unrated | 99 min | Drama
A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.
Director: Julie Gavras | Stars: Nina Kervel-Bey, Julie Depardieu, Stefano Accorsi, Benjamin Feuillet
Votes: 5,209 | Gross: $0.17M
3. Betty Blue (1986)
Unrated | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix | Stars: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Béatrice Dalle, Gérard Darmon, Consuelo De Haviland
Votes: 23,350 | Gross: $2.00M
4. Please, Not Now! (1961)
85 min | Comedy, Romance
Sophie's boyfriend plans to leave her for another woman. Sophie considers winning him back or eliminating her rival. A doctor interested in Sophie helps her pursue reconciliation to avoid violence.
Directors: Roger Vadim, Jean Aurel | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Joséphine James, Mireille Darc, Edith Zetline
Votes: 539
5. 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: 36,951
6. Up to His Ears (1965)
Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy
The farcical adventures of unhappy suicidal billionaire Arthur Lempereur.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Ursula Andress, Maria Pacôme, Valérie Lagrange
Votes: 2,297
7. L'âge ingrat (1964)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Two students, Antoine, the son of a Southern pedal boat renter, and Marie, the daughter of a Paris railway executive, have got engaged in secret. They are now willing to clarify the ... See full summary »
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Jean Gabin, Fernandel, Marie Dubois, Franck Fernandel
Votes: 285
8. Fric-Frac (1939)
92 min | Comedy
Marcel works as assistant to a jeweller whose bossy daughter Renée keeps hitting on him. When he meets lovely Loulou and her lazy friend Jo, he is fascinated by the girl and somehow ... See full summary »
Directors: Maurice Lehmann, Claude Autant-Lara | Stars: Fernandel, Michel Simon, Arletty, Hélène Robert
Votes: 553
9. L'affaire Dominici (1973)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, History
This film explores the ins and outs of the Dominici Affair that made the headlines back in 1952. As a result of the case, a family man named Gaston Dominici was sentenced to death for the ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Bernard-Aubert | Stars: Jeanne Allard, Max Amyl, Michel Bertay, Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Votes: 747
10. Le Jour Se Leve (1939)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.
Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Jean Gabin, Jacqueline Laurent, Arletty, Jules Berry
Votes: 8,275 | Gross: $0.03M
11. The Crossing of Paris (1956)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
Two men carry at night four suitcases of contraband meat across German-occupied Paris during WWII. Their opposite personalities and strange encounters provoke different adventures - until they are arrested by the police.
Director: Claude Autant-Lara | Stars: Jean Gabin, Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Jeannette Batti
Votes: 4,319 | Gross: $0.02M
12. The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957)
110 min | Drama
A heartfelt plea for painless childbirth in rural France of the fifties.
Director: Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Stars: Jean Gabin, Nicole Courcel, Silvia Monfort, Henri Arius
Votes: 321
13. My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
A semi-literate and lonely odd-job man bonds with a much older and well-read woman.
Director: Jean Becker | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus, Maurane, Sophie Guillemin
Votes: 7,636
14. La Vie En Rose (2007)
PG-13 | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.
Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner
Votes: 90,758 | Gross: $10.30M
15. The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
183 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he ... See full summary »
Stars: Jean Marais, Lia Amanda, Daniel Ivernel, Folco Lulli
Votes: 1,115
16. 8 Women (2002)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
A man is murdered in an isolated chalet, and the eight female residents are all suspects; their secrets are revealed as they try to determine who is guilty.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 34,344 | Gross: $3.08M
17. La gitane (1986)
95 min | Comedy
A stuffy bank clerk has his humdrum existence turned upside-down when a free-spirited, larcenous gipsy girl falls in love with him.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Claude Brasseur, Valérie Kaprisky, Martin Lamotte, Stéphane Audran
Votes: 287
18. La danse de mort (1948)
88 min | Drama
A sinister fortress on an island where the sun never seems to shine. An officer whose values have long gone a thing of the past.
Director: Marcel Cravenne | Stars: Erich von Stroheim, Denise Vernac, Palau, Massimo Serato
Votes: 67
19. Very Happy Alexander (1968)
G | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Alexandre, a young and honest farmer under the yoke of an authoritarian wife, works around the clock in the fields. When she dies in a car accident, it's a holiday for Alexandre.
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Françoise Brion, Marlène Jobert, Paul Le Person
Votes: 2,333
20. Kitchen with Apartment (1993)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Martine and Jacques knew their friend before he became an important television personality, but have not seen him for over ten years. They are hospitable people - witness the fact that they... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Muyl | Stars: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, Zabou Breitman, Sam Karmann
Votes: 1,978
21. Burnt Out (2005)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama
Disheartened after a shocking event that took place in his firm, a compliant and committed employee loses the ground under his feet and revolts.
Director: Fabienne Godet | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Dominique Blanc, Julie Depardieu, Marion Cotillard
Votes: 412
22. Return of the Hero (2018)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, History
1809, France. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up. But it all goes south when Neuville reappears.
Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Mélanie Laurent, Noémie Merlant, Christophe Montenez
Votes: 4,488 | Gross: $0.04M
23. 99 Francs (2007)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
The life of Octave Parango, a flamboyant ad designer, filled with success, satire, misery and love.
Directors: Jan Kounen, Laurent Lafran, Bruno Vatin | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Jocelyn Quivrin, Patrick Mille, Vahina Giocante
Votes: 20,767
24. Bienvenue chez les Rozes (2003)
90 min | Comedy
Two dangerous convicts escape while transferring between jail houses and find refuge in the lovely little house of the charming Roze family. The situation brings everyone's instincts to the surface.
Director: Francis Palluau | Stars: Lorànt Deutsch, Jean Dujardin, Clémence Poésy, André Wilms
Votes: 1,160
25. The Emperor of Paris (2018)
TV-MA | 120 min | Adventure, Crime, History
Vidocq escapes captivity in 1805; years later he's a fabric merchant in Paris under an alias. He makes a deal of amnesty for catching criminals. He builds an efficient team of ex-cons to catch or kill them.
Director: Jean-François Richet | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Patrick Chesnais, August Diehl, Olga Kurylenko
Votes: 6,132
26. Contempt (1963)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance
A French writer's marriage deteriorates while working on Fritz Lang's version of "The Odyssey", as his wife accuses him of using her to court favor with the film's brash American producer.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli, Giorgia Moll
Votes: 36,048 | Gross: $0.04M
27. Changing Times (2004)
94 min | Drama, Romance
Traveling from France to Tangiers, a man looks to reunite with his former love, though their romance ended some 30 years earlier.
Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Gilbert Melki, Malik Zidi
Votes: 1,818 | Gross: $0.54M
28. L'école buissonnière (2017)
G | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
In 1920s France an orphan is adopted by a rustic couple who work for a rural landowner. Left to himself, he soon comes under the spell of the local poacher.
Director: Nicolas Vanier | Stars: François Cluzet, Jean Scandel, Eric Elmosnino, François Berléand
Votes: 1,923 | Gross: $0.01M
29. Free Men (2011)
Unrated | 99 min | Drama, History, Romance
In Paris during World War II, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man.
Director: Ismaël Ferroukhi | Stars: Tahar Rahim, Michael Lonsdale, Mahmud Shalaby, Lubna Azabal
Votes: 1,464 | Gross: $0.05M
30. Love Is a Funny Thing (1969)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Filming in the USA, Henri and Françoise meet and fall in love with each other.
Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Annie Girardot, Maria Pia Conte, Marcel Bozzuffi
Votes: 746
31. La Cérémonie (1995)
Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A newly hired maid for a rich countryside family befriends a post-office clerk who encourages her to rebel against her employers.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel
Votes: 13,821 | Gross: $0.08M
32. The Trouble with You (2018)
108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Yvonne is a police detective in a town on the French Riviera and the young widow of police chief Santi, a local hero. One day, she learns that her husband was in fact a crooked cop.
Director: Pierre Salvadori | Stars: Adèle Haenel, Pio Marmaï, Audrey Tautou, Damien Bonnard
Votes: 4,114
33. The Immoral Moment (1962)
105 min | Crime, Drama
A traitor considered a hero after WW2.
Director: Jacques Doniol-Valcroze | Stars: Maurice Ronet, Françoise Brion, Nicole Berger, Sacha Pitoëff
Votes: 195
34. One Nation, One King (2018)
121 min | Drama, History
The intertwining fates of the historical figures, the men and the women of the 1789 French revolution, as they meet at the newly established Assemblée Nationale.
Director: Pierre Schoeller | Stars: Gaspard Ulliel, Adèle Haenel, Olivier Gourmet, Louis Garrel
Votes: 1,544
35. Paris, I Love You (2006)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Through the neighborhoods of Paris, love is veiled, revealed, imitated, sucked dry, reinvented, and awakened.
Directors: Olivier Assayas, Frédéric Auburtin, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Isabel Coixet, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Gérard Depardieu, Christopher Doyle, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Alexander Payne, Bruno Podalydès, Walter Salles, Oliver Schmitz, Nobuhiro Suwa, Daniela Thomas, Tom Tykwer, Gus Van Sant | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Leonor Watling, Ludivine Sagnier, Fanny Ardant
Votes: 74,565 | Gross: $4.86M
36. A Very Long Engagement (2004)
R | 133 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Tells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancé, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One.
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jodie Foster, Dominique Pinon
Votes: 75,959 | Gross: $6.17M
37. The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on the classic didactic novel, the action centers on the noble lady who soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of the French court of the religious wars era.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Votes: 4,285 | Gross: $0.34M
38. OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.
Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: François Damiens, Jean Dujardin, Khalid Maadour, Youssef Hamid
Votes: 23,119 | Gross: $0.30M
39. The Players (2012)
R | 109 min | Comedy
A series of short films set around the theme of infidelity.
Directors: Emmanuelle Bercot, Fred Cavayé, Alexandre Courtès, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius, Jan Kounen, Éric Lartigau, Gilles Lellouche | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Géraldine Nakache, Priscilla de Laforcade
Votes: 8,721 | Gross: $0.01M
40. La Femme Nikita (1990)
R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Convicted felon Nikita isn't going to jail; she's given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Anne Parillaud, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana, Alain Lathière
Votes: 76,447 | Gross: $5.02M
41. The Sentinel (1992)
139 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A medical student returning to France finds himself mixed up in a dark affair of espionage between the Eastern and Western blocs, involving agents of the DGSE (French foreign intelligence service).
Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Emmanuel Salinger, Thibault de Montalembert, Jean-Louis Richard, Valérie Dréville
Votes: 910 | Gross: $0.01M
42. Me, Myself and Mum (2013)
TV-MA | 85 min | Comedy
A young man named Guillaume finds out that own personality is not such a simple thing.
Director: Guillaume Gallienne | Stars: Guillaume Gallienne, André Marcon, Françoise Fabian, Nanou Garcia
Votes: 8,051
43. Justice Is Done (1950)
95 min | Drama, Mystery
A trial of a mercy killing.
Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Michel Auclair, Antoine Balpêtré, Raymond Bussières, Jacques Castelot
Votes: 442
44. Le bon plaisir (1984)
108 min | Drama, Romance
In Paris, a women's bag, which contains an embarrassing letter from the french president, is stolen.
Director: Francis Girod | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Michel Serrault, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michel Auclair
Votes: 573
45. Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
106 min | Drama
When Nelly, a woman being just divorced, meets by chance M. Arnaud, a mature salesman just retired, begins a strange and special relationship between the two personalities.
Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Michel Serrault, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Claire Nadeau
Votes: 5,070 | Gross: $0.86M
46. Joyeux Noel (2005)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, History, Music
In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.
Director: Christian Carion | Stars: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Natalie Dessay
Votes: 31,997 | Gross: $1.05M
47. The Butterfly (I) (2002)
PG | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
This is the story of a young girl named Elsa who was raised by a single mother (Isabelle) in the city. Isabelle and Elsa begin the film moving in next door to an elderly man who collects ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Muyl | Stars: Michel Serrault, Claire Bouanich, Nade Dieu, Jacques Bouanich
Votes: 3,311 | Gross: $0.04M
48. Amour (2012)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama
Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud
Votes: 105,710 | Gross: $6.74M
49. See How They Fall (1994)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Simon is a sales representative about fifty. When Mickey, his cop friend, is being shot, he leaves everything to find the murderers. Two years before, Marx, an old gambler, met Frederic, a ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean Yanne, Mathieu Kassovitz, Bulle Ogier
Votes: 1,326
50. Jumbo (2020)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Jeanne, a shy young woman, works in an amusement park. Fascinated with carousels, she still lives at home with her mother. That's when Jeanne meets Jumbo, the park's new flagship attraction.
Director: Zoé Wittock | Stars: Noémie Merlant, Emmanuelle Bercot, Bastien Bouillon, Sam Louwyck
Votes: 1,293
51. Curiosa (2019)
18+ | 107 min | Biography, Drama, History
A passionate love story set against a backdrop of sexual freedom, loosely based on the relationship between 19th-century authors Pierre Louÿs and Marie de Régnier.
Director: Lou Jeunet | Stars: Noémie Merlant, Niels Schneider, Benjamin Lavernhe, Camélia Jordana
Votes: 3,572
52. Year of the Jellyfish (1984)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Chris, a sexy teenager who appears mostly bare-breasted on the French Riviera, has a crush on Romain, her mother's lover. In reaction to her inability to attract his attention, she experiments with other risque affairs.
Director: Christopher Frank | Stars: Valérie Kaprisky, Bernard Giraudeau, Caroline Cellier, Jacques Perrin
Votes: 1,441
53. The Chorus (2004)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Music
Pierre, a successful orchestra conductor, returns home when his mother dies. He stumbles upon an old diary and recollects the childhood school memories and his music teacher Clement Mathieu.
Director: Christophe Barratier | Stars: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Kad Merad
Votes: 67,188 | Gross: $3.64M
54. Rive droite, rive gauche (1984)
99 min | Crime, Drama
Paul is a successful lawyer. Among others he represents is the investor Pervillard. In spite of being married Paul falls in love with a young lady named Sacha.
Director: Philippe Labro | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye, Carole Bouquet, Bernard Fresson
Votes: 487
55. King of Hearts (1966)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, War
During World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy
Votes: 4,341 | Gross: $0.02M
56. L'Argent (1983)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Drama
A counterfeit bill that starts off as a schoolboy prank leads to incarceration and violence.
Director: Robert Bresson | Stars: Christian Patey, Sylvie Van den Elsen, Michel Briguet, Vincent Risterucci
Votes: 11,848
57. Jealous (2017)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
A divorced teacher suddenly becomes jealous of everyone, including her daughter, friends and neighbors.
Directors: David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos | Stars: Karin Viard, Dara Tombroff, Anne Dorval, Thibault de Montalembert
Votes: 1,582
58. The Measure of a Man (2015)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
At the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job?
Director: Stéphane Brizé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Karine de Mirbeck, Matthieu Schaller, Yves Ory
Votes: 6,784 | Gross: $0.11M
59. The Long Absence (1961)
94 min | Drama, Mystery
A Parisian café owner believes her long lost husband has returned but the man suffers from amnesia.
Director: Henri Colpi | Stars: Alida Valli, Georges Wilson, Charles Blavette, Amédée
Votes: 1,017
60. Half a Chance (1998)
104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two legends of the past have equal chances of becoming the father of a young beautiful girl. But before they find out which one exactly, they are forced to join efforts for saving her from the Mob.
Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Vanessa Paradis, Eric Defosse
Votes: 2,893
61. Les petites fugues (1979)
140 min | Comedy, Drama
Pipe, farmhand for 30 years, buys a moped with his old-age insurance allowances. Despite a difficult start, Pipe sets out to discover a reality he did not know.
Director: Yves Yersin | Stars: Michel Robin, Fabienne Barraud, Fred Personne, Dore De Rosa
Votes: 418
62. Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
NC-17 | 180 min | Drama, Romance
Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Aurélien Recoing
Votes: 163,103 | Gross: $2.20M
63. Last Screening (2011)
81 min | Drama, Thriller
Sylvain, 31 and film-obsessed, lives in the basement of a small art-house theater where he works as a programmer, projectionist and cashier. Each night, after the last showing, he goes out for a murderous ritual.
Director: Laurent Achard | Stars: Pascal Cervo, Charlotte Van Kemmel, Karole Rocher, Austin Morel
Votes: 361
64. Le gros coup (1964)
99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Frank Willes, a young soccer player gets into an accident.He has shocked the car of a rich businessman who died in the accident.Then Frank discovers that the the widow of the businessman, ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Valère | Stars: Emmanuelle Riva, Hardy Krüger, Francisco Rabal, Roger Couderc
Votes: 99
65. Subway (1985)
R | 104 min | Thriller
On improvising a burglary at a shady tycoon's home, Fred takes refuge in the hip and surreal universe of the Paris Metro and encounters its assorted denizens, the tycoon's henchmen and his disenchanted young wife.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Isabelle Adjani, Richard Bohringer, Michel Galabru
Votes: 16,357 | Gross: $0.39M
66. Secret Agents (2004)
109 min | Crime, Action, Thriller
Moles threaten to foil a team of secret agents' plan.
Director: Frédéric Schoendoerffer | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, André Dussollier, Charles Berling
Votes: 4,812
67. The Old Gun (1975)
R | 103 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During World War II, a peaceful French surgeon decides to ruthlessly exterminate an SS squad because of the atrocities they'd just committed in his countryside home and childhood village.
Director: Robert Enrico | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Romy Schneider, Jean Bouise, Joachim Hansen
Votes: 4,855
68. A Monkey in Winter (1962)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Albert is an inn owner who vowed never to drink again if he and his wife survived the war. They did, and the reformed alcoholic keeps his vow. But times have changed and soon after the war,... See full summary »
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean Gabin, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Suzanne Flon, Gabrielle Dorziat
Votes: 3,313
69. From the Land of the Moon (2016)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
In 1950s France, Gabrielle is a passionate, free-spirited woman who is in a loveless marriage and falls for another man when she is sent away to the Alps to treat her kidney stones. Gabrielle yearns to free herself and run away with André.
Director: Nicole Garcia | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel, Alex Brendemühl, Brigitte Roüan
Votes: 6,698 | Gross: $0.04M
70. Nobody from Nowhere (2014)
G | 118 min | Drama, Thriller
Sébastien Nicolas, realtor, leads a dull existence and gets used to disguising himself to take on the appearance of the characters he meets.
Director: Matthieu Delaporte | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Marie-Josée Croze, Éric Caravaca, Diego Le Martret
Votes: 2,035
71. Z (1969)
M/PG | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Périer
Votes: 31,357 | Gross: $0.08M
72. The Confession (1970)
GP | 139 min | Drama, Thriller
A high-ranking official is forced to confess to high treason.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti, Michel Vitold
Votes: 4,816 | Gross: $0.33M
73. The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom. After all, he always knew he would marry one, completing his idealised love fantasy.
Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena, Roland Bertin, Maurice Chevit
Votes: 10,364 | Gross: $1.16M
74. Florida (2015)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Although he's now eighty years old, Claude Lherminier is still as imposing as he ever was. His moments of forgetfulness and confusion are becoming increasingly more frequent, but he stubbornly refuses to admit that anything is wrong.
Director: Philippe Le Guay | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lucas, Anamaria Marinca
Votes: 771
75. State of Siege (1972)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, O.E. Hasse, Jacques Weber
Votes: 6,065 | Gross: $1.13M
76. Tout feu tout flamme (1982)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Victor Valance, an absent father who likes to gamble, returns home in order to take money from his family and gamble with it. His daughter is suspicious of her father's activities and ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Yves Montand, Isabelle Adjani, Lauren Hutton, Alain Souchon
Votes: 901
77. Hanging Offense (2003)
100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A fifty-year-old police officer, Michèle Varin, finds herself in a highly depressive state due to the death of her young son a few years ago. In one way or another she feels guilty for his ... See full summary »
Director: Guillaume Nicloux | Stars: Josiane Balasko, Éric Caravaca, Ange Rodot, Aurélien Recoing
Votes: 618
78. Waiter! (1983)
102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A middle-aged waiter has long harbored dreams of becoming a singer, and is also anxious to prove he's as virile as he was when he started pushing plates. He gets a chance to rev up his ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Yves Montand, Nicole Garcia, Jacques Villeret, Rosy Varte
Votes: 823
79. Lost Souvenirs (1950)
135 min | Drama
Suppose lost and found objects could talk... But they can! At least four of them... : -A statuette of Osiris remembers how two ex-lovers, a model and a good for nothing who claimed to be an... See full summary »
Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Bernard Blier, Pierre Brasseur, Suzy Delair, Danièle Delorme
Votes: 180
80. Épouse-moi mon pote (2017)
92 min | Comedy, Romance
To avoid deportation, Yassine asks his best friend Fred to marry him.
Director: Tarek Boudali | Stars: Tarek Boudali, Philippe Lacheau, Charlotte Gabris, Nadège Dabrowski
Votes: 4,119
81. Ces messieurs de la famille (1968)
86 min | Comedy
A chief executive officer makes a manful attempt to crack the commercial coconut (the American market that is)by trying to sell their products to the Yankees;one of their executives is to ... See full summary »
Director: Raoul André | Stars: Francis Blanche, Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault, Jean Yanne
Votes: 148
82. The Big Hit (2020)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
An actor past his prime gives drama lessons to prisoners in an attempt to stage "Waiting for Godot."
Director: Emmanuel Courcol | Stars: Kad Merad, David Ayala, Lamine Cissokho, Sofian Khammes
Votes: 2,926
83. Retour à la vie (1949)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Five prisoners, a woman and four men, return to France after WW2. We follow their rocky road to life. It's a movie which consists of five different stories.
Directors: André Cayatte, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Dréville, Georges Lampin | Stars: Bernard Blier, Louis Jouvet, Noël-Noël, François Périer
Votes: 266
84. Les dents longues (1953)
105 min | Drama, Romance
A young journalist makes his debut in Lyon where he meets a young girl he falls in love with.He has big ambitions , nevertheless he hesitates to go to Paris.
Director: Daniel Gélin | Stars: Danièle Delorme, Daniel Gélin, Jean Chevrier, Jean Debucourt
Votes: 88
85. The Road to Shame (1959)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Pierre Rossi and Béatrice live in the same block of flats in Marseille and love each other. One night, Béatrice leaves her apartment. Pierre knows that his fiancée goes to a rendezvous, but... See full summary »
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Robert Hossein, Magali Noël, Estella Blain, Philippe Clay
Votes: 191
86. Far from Men (2014)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, War
Algeria, 1954. Two very different men thrown together by a world in turmoil are forced to flee across the Atlas mountains. Daru, the reclusive teacher, has to escort Mohamed, a villager accused of murder.
Director: David Oelhoffen | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb, Djemel Barek, Vincent Martin
Votes: 8,812
87. Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
One early morning deputy Philippe Dubaye wakes up his old friend Xavier Maréchal with disturbing news: he has just killed Serrano, a racketeer with extant political connections. Serrano ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Alain Delon, Ornella Muti, Stéphane Audran, Mireille Darc
Votes: 2,564
88. The Specials (2019)
114 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of two men, educators of children and adolescents with autism.
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Reda Kateb, Hélène Vincent, Bryan Mialoundama
Votes: 11,206
89. Mama Weed (2020)
104 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A translator working for the police gets involved in the other side of drug dealing.
Director: Jean-Paul Salomé | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Yann Sundberg, Michaël Louchart, Raphaël Quenard
Votes: 3,562
90. Caroline Cherie (1953)
104 min | Romance, War
Caroline de Bienre, the 16-year-old daughter of French nobility, meets the handsome rogue, Gaston de Sallanches, who is expected to ask for the hand of her older, plainer sister in marriage... See full summary »
Director: Jean Devaivre | Stars: Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, Marthe Mercadier, Véra Norman
Votes: 78
91. Playlist (2021)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Sophie lands a job with a comic book publisher despite being unqualified for the position. However, her newfound security is threatened when she breaks up with her boyfriend, the father of the child she is carrying.
Director: Nine Antico | Stars: Sara Forestier, Laetitia Dosch, Bertrand Belin, Pierre Lottin
Votes: 789
92. Donnez-moi ma chance (1957)
105 min | Drama
17 year-old small-town girl Nicole Noblet comes to Paris dreaming of becoming a world-famous actress
Director: Léonide Moguy | Stars: Ivan Desny, François Guérin, Michèle Mercier, Danik Patisson
Votes: 116
93. Petit Samedi (2020)
75 min | Documentary
This documentary about addiction is seen through the eyes of a mother and her son.
Director: Paloma Sermon-Daï | Stars: Damien Samedi, Ysma Sermon-Daï, Leonard Cohen
Votes: 114
94. Based on a True Story (I) (2017)
100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A writer goes through a tough period after the release of her latest book, as she gets involved with an obsessive admirer.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Emmanuelle Seigner, Eva Green, Vincent Perez, Dominique Pinon
Votes: 7,391
95. Marie-Octobre (1959)
90 min | Drama, Mystery
Fifteen years after WWII, a group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, so that the former members of the network can finally relive one fateful night and find out who betrayed their murdered leader, Castille.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier, Robert Dalban, Paul Frankeur
Votes: 1,402
96. Bye Bye Morons (2020)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
A seriously-ill woman tries to find her long-lost child with the help of a man in the middle of a burnout and a blind archivist.
Director: Albert Dupontel | Stars: Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel, Nicolas Marié, Jackie Berroyer
Votes: 6,833
97. My Best Part (2020)
Unrated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
Jérémie, a young man at his breaking point, leaves Paris to return to his intrusive mother in Limousin.
Director: Nicolas Maury | Stars: Nicolas Maury, Nathalie Baye, Arnaud Valois, Théo Christine
Votes: 514
98. 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: 8,821
99. The Grocer's Son (2007)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
Antoine moves home to help his mom drive the mobile grocery, when his dad's hospitalized. He brings Claire along, hoping she'll become more than a friend. He drives around Provence's countryside, selling mainly to old people.
Director: Eric Guirado | Stars: Nicolas Cazalé, Clotilde Hesme, Daniel Duval, Jeanne Goupil
Votes: 2,530 | Gross: $0.28M
100. Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance, War
Set during occupied France, a faithless woman finds herself falling in love with a young priest.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène Tunc, Nicole Mirel
Votes: 5,677 | Gross: $0.04M
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