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Criterion Channel
89
8.3
/22278/
79
/345/
81
/440/
4.3
/23283/
98
/42/
95
/480/
96
/20/

Children of Paradise (1945)
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
7.6
/38486/
75
/1030/
76
/779/
3.9
/136374/
97
/60/
87
/670/
90
/9/

Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.7
/18324/
73
/299/
74
/315/
4.0
/23502/
85
/26/
91
/244/

The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.
poster
Kanopy
81
75
7.7
/10756/
73
/188/
74
/297/
3.9
/13759/
96
/27/
91
/108/

Port of Shadows (1938)
Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. Fate, however, has a different plan for him, as acts of both revenge and kindness render him front-page news.
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Criterion Channel
81
73
7.7
/8798/
75
/150/
75
/246/
3.9
/10063/
92
/24/
88
/61/

Daybreak (1939)
After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
71
7.5
/8916/
74
/153/
71
/231/
3.8
/10306/
94
/17/
82
/88/

La Bête Humaine (1938)
Returning by train to the French port of Le Havre, Jacques Lantier, a tormented railwayman, meets by chance the impulsive stationmaster Roubard and Séverine, his wife.
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Amazon Prime Video
76
69
7.3
/8484/
66
/101/
70
/176/
3.7
/7949/
95
/19/
83
/125/

The Milky Way (1969)
Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way, they meet a vast assortment of characters—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.
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Criterion Channel
77
68
7.5
/5755/
69
/105/
75
/131/
3.9
/7655/
80
/10/
85
/40/

Le Plaisir (1952)
Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women - pleasure and youth. Then comes the long tale of Mme Tellier taking her girls (whores) to the country for attending her niece's communion - pleasure and purity. And lastly, Jean the painter falling in love with his model - pleasure and death.
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Criterion Channel
83
54
7.9
/2862/
78
/50/
73
/86/
3.9
/5328/
100
/11/
93
/2/

Panic (1947)
Proud, eccentric, and antisocial, Monsieur Hire has always kept to himself. But after a woman turns up dead in the Paris suburb where he lives, he feels drawn to a pretty young newcomer to town and discovers that his neighbors are only too ready to suspect the worst of him.
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Criterion Channel
69
51
7.2
/1781/
66
/41/
67
/64/
3.8
/3114/
67
/90/

Stormy Waters (1941)
A married tugboat captain falls for a woman he rescues from a sinking ship.
poster
Kanopy
67
50
6.6
/4283/
67
/71/
63
/96/
3.3
/1972/
80
/5/
62
/18/

Rider on the Rain (1970)
A US Army colonel in France tries to track down an escaped sex maniac.
poster
68
46
6.9
/2098/
68
/52/
73
/108/
3.5
/1146/
60
/53/

Last Known Address (1970)
Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. As a result Marceau is transferred to a small police station, where he meets young and beautiful Jeanne. Soon they are faced with a tough investigation.
poster
67
45
6.9
/1128/
67
/24/
61
/42/
3.7
/2970/
67
/6/

A Very Curious Girl (1969)
Treated as an outcast and exploited by the villagers of a small town, a young woman liberates herself through sex, which she uses as a tool of economic gain and an instrument of revenge against those who have wronged her.
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74
41
7.5
/1168/
72
/18/
66
/36/
3.7
/711/
86
/207/

It Happened at the Inn (1943)
An old woman living in an inn is killed and her family members seem like the likely culprits.
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72
38
6.9
/1207/
68
/44/
79
/140/
3.6
/927/

The Wise Guys (1965)
Hector Valentin returns to France from Canada when he inherits a small sawmill. He has difficulties restarting the run-down operation which has inefficient workers and is hampered by the dirty tactics of its bigger...
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Kanopy
69
37
7.0
/1788/
68
/52/
69
/86/
3.5
/848/

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)
Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who has received a disturbing anonymous letter.
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67
34
6.4
/470/
60
/13/
59
/33/
3.5
/653/
83
/72/

Solo (1970)
During an orgy, Some old and wealthy notables are being murdered by a small group of leftist young revolutionaries. Very soon the police are tracking down Virgile Cabral, the leader of the group. Meanwhile, Virgile's brother and only relative, Vincent, a violinist (and a thief), comes back to Paris. They have not seen each other for three years. Vincent does not believe in the revolution. He only tries to live as he wishes to live. But by looking for his hunted down brother, he has no other choice than to be involved in a fight that is not his.
poster
66
31
6.3
/1091/
68
/46/
65
/71/
3.4
/748/

Captain Blood (1960)
Le capitan is a 1960 French-Italian swashbuckler film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Jean Marais, Bourvil, Elsa Martinelli and Lise Delamare. It is based on a novel by Michel Zévaco.
poster
65
29
6.9
/788/
58
/20/
66
/75/
3.5
/729/

Thank Heaven for Small Favors (1963)
Bad financial conditions compel an aristocratic family to do strange work.
poster
69
29
7.0
/1176/
63
/16/
65
/44/
3.5
/673/
79
/11/

Monsieur Vincent (1947)
The life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century author and priest who founded two religious orders.
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65
26
7.0
/716/
65
/10/
64
/48/
3.3
/624/

To Die of Love (1971)
A love story between a teacher, Danièle, 32 years and one of her students Gérard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Danièle is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. Gérard's parents accuse Danièle of statutory rape and complain. Danièle is trapped and the drama begins...
poster
Criterion Channel
60
25
6.2
/1189/
56
/14/
56
/27/
3.2
/908/

La Parisienne (1957)
The spoiled daughter of the French Ambassador tricks one of his aides into marrying her.
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Hoopla
64
22
6.3
/700/
63
/14/
64
/34/
3.3
/427/

Hi-Jack Highway (1955)
A trucker encounters a dead body on the road home. He reports the incident to the police, who suspect that Jean was responsible for the death, and his new truck is impounded. To make matters worse, the man's widow accuses him of having robbed her husband, and a gang of sinister crooks are also harassing him.
poster
61
22
6.2
/474/
57
/17/
59
/44/
3.3
/517/

The Big Wash (1968)
Sickened to see his students always sleeping in class, a teacher with a colleague and an anarchist start a war against the television. They climbed on Paris roofs to coat the T.V. antennas with a special product cutting the signal reception.
poster
66
21
6.8
/1006/
63
/11/
64
/29/
3.4
/666/
67
/4/

That Is the Dawn (1956)
A generous doctor is aghast that the population of a small island is being oppressed and mistreated, but is seemingly unable to do anything about it, until the arrival of a young woman and the death of one of his friends prompts him into action.
poster
67
20
7.2
/776/
62
/16/
66
/21/
3.4
/558/

Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)
A village in the French Alps is rocked by a series of crimes, including the theft of a sacred ring and the murder of a man dressed as Père Noël (Father Christmas).
poster
62
20
6.3
/583/
60
/10/
57
/41/
3.5
/666/
60
/2/

The Big Scare (1964)
Two police inspectors pursue a dangerous counterfeiter on the run.
poster
65
16
7.1
/507/
60
/13/
62
/20/
3.5
/395/

Justice Is Done (1950)
Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. All members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.
poster
67
16
7.1
/330/
60
/10/
71
/16/
3.4
/228/
67
/14/

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1953)
A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless dictator
poster
Kanopy
63
14
6.6
/591/
58
/7/
66
/18/
3.4
/328/

Martin Roumagnac (1946)
The local building-contractor Martin Roumagnac is fascinated by the fashionable Blanche Ferrand. To impress Blache, Martin presents her with a villa. However, this ruins him financially. Despite Martin's many efforts for the now femme-fatal Blanche, she is not able to chose between him and the rich consul De Laubry.
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67
12
7.0
/345/
69
/10/
63
/15/
3.5
/302/

Order of the Daisy (1967)
Matou is an innocuous, gentle-looking man. He is married to a formidable, even a frightening woman, who is as dissatisfied with him as he is with her. He knows everything there is to know about restoring and authenticating manuscripts, particularly ancient ones, through his job at the museum. One day, it occurs to him that his skills could be put to use in a more personal way, and he embarks on a private career of re-arranging the documents of people who have had the misfortune to be married to the wrong people.
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64
11
6.2
/282/
57
/7/
71
/14/
3.4
/248/

The Albatross (1971)
A prisoner escapes and kidnaps a woman with her he falls in love. He's involved in a bad business where politicians and underworld are leading the dance. He'll die like the albatross in Baudelaire's poem.
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59
11
5.6
/225/
53
/8/
63
/11/
3.2
/486/

Two Hours to Kill (1966)
In the waiting room of the Auvernaux station, the atmosphere is very lively. Several passengers, who have missed their train, are discussing the killer of young girls who is rampant in the region. While the criminal might be in the vicinity, pursued by the police, a journalist leads the investigation inside the station.
poster
66
10
6.9
/288/
53
/13/
59
/17/
3.5
/256/
83
/1/

The Virtuous Scoundrel (1953)
La Vie d'un honnête homme English: The Virtuous Scoundrel, is a French comedy drama film from 1953, directed by Sacha Guitry, written by Sacha Guitry, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès.
poster
46
9
5.8
/502/
55
/9/
56
/7/
14
/185/

The Happy Road (1957)
Two children run away from a Swiss boarding school and set out for Paris, with their frantic parents in hot pursuit.
poster
?
10
/1/

Monsieur Octave (1951)
Monsieur Octave, a good man who has retired from the French national railway company, wants to have his house built. To this end he contacts a loan company. They ask him to credit them with 100,000 francs. Which he does. From then on, Octave starts waiting, waiting, waiting...
poster
?
5.9
/56/
10
/1/
50
/3/

Dangerous Games (1958)
Alain is the only son of a wealthy bourgeois couple. He takes violin lessons in Ménilmontant, where he is spotted by Fleur, a poor girl: she is going to kidnap him and demand a ransom from the young man's parents, money which will be used to pay for a good lawyer for her brother accused of killing a policeman.
poster
?
3.8
/17/
10
/1/
20
/1/

My Priest, Champion of the Regiment (1956)
How a weak priest, armed up with love, a hat, an umbrella and a breviary became the regiment's champ.
poster
?
10
/1/
80
/1/

Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon (1958)
N/A
poster
?
8.6
/7/
10
/1/

L'Habit vert (1957)
N/A
poster
?
5.6
/12/
10
/1/

I'll Get Back to Kandara (1956)
One evening, professor André Barret sees the author of a murder in the darkness; cafe owner Cordelec is the victim. From then on, his suspicions fall on one of his students who had just arrived in his class, Bernard Cormiere.
poster
?
4.6
/16/
10
/1/
100
/1/

La P..... sentimentale (1958)
A high school boy falls for a prostitute he has met on the notorious "Rue Des Patures".
poster
?
3.4
/8/
10
/1/

Tahiti (1957)
A few aspects of Tahiti, whose inhabitants lead an easy, idle life.
poster
?
3.7
/9/
40
/2/

Dossier AST-555 (1960)
A cabaret is used as a cover for drug trafficking, but the police are unable to uncover the means used to smuggle the opium. It turns out that one of the accomplices is repatriating the bodies of her compatriots who have died abroad and smuggling the drugs. A race is waged between the police and the culprits: the law triumphs.
poster
45
?
7.1
/194/
10
/1/
56
/8/

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc (1964)
The story of the couple from the very first meeting to break up told from a view of a man, Jean-Marc. The film shares the same plot with "Françoise ou La vie conjugale", that tells the same story from another perspective.
poster
?
10
/1/

The Delinquents (1960)
Jean-Pierre, who has escaped from prison, tries to reintegrate into society with the help of workers at a construction site.
poster
?
5.7
/29/
10
/1/
65
/2/

The Glorious Avenger (1953)
A group of royalists during the French Revolution make several attempts to rescue Marie Antoinette from prison, in this combination of genres: swashbuckler, melodrama, psychological drama, and historical tragedy. Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
poster
?
8.1
/19/
10
/1/

Le chien qui a vu Dieu (1970)
In a small Italian village live a group of men, each as miscreant as the next. Among them is the baker, violent and miserly. One day, to benefit from an inheritance, he has to distribute fifty kilos of bread a day to the poor for five years. At the moment of distribution, a dog comes along and takes a loaf of bread in its mouth, to take to an old hermit whom the villagers are convinced "has seen God".


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