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Amazon Prime Video
89
8.4
/236773/
81
/3668/
82
/3178/
4.5
/281453/
96
/77/
95
/1856/
90
/18/
cc age 13+

Paths of Glory (1957)
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
poster
Disney Plus
87
8.0
/502118/
79
/21693/
77
/10474/
3.9
/846352/
95
/170/
94
/105/
95
/22/
cc age 6+

Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.
poster
Kanopy
87
8.1
/40826/
77
/698/
79
/751/
4.2
/46739/
97
/74/
92
/622/

Grand Illusion (1937)
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
8.0
/38244/
78
/673/
75
/704/
4.2
/52258/
97
/36/
93
/731/
88
/18/
cc age 12+

Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
poster
86
8.0
/14075/
75
/293/
77
/341/
4.1
/13138/
100
/20/
92
/223/

Forbidden Games (1952)
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
poster
The Roku Channel
85
8.2
/9683/
78
/209/
78
/213/
4.2
/20984/
87
/68/
90
/109/

Napoleon (1927)
A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.8
/15858/
74
/342/
76
/347/
4.2
/43938/
96
/23/
87
/156/

My Night at Maud's (1969)
The Catholic Jean-Louis runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal, in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas. Vidal introduces Jean-Louis to the modestly libertine, recently divorced Maud and the three engage in conversation on religion, atheism, love, morality and Blaise Pascal's life and writings on philosophy, faith and mathematics. Jean-Louis ends up spending a night at Maud's. Jean-Louis' Catholic views on marriage, fidelity and obligation make his situation a dilemma, as he has already, at the very beginning of the film, proclaimed his love for a young woman whom, however, he has never yet spoken to.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.7
/9980/
76
/301/
76
/214/
4.3
/56911/
93
/45/
87
/132/
86
/20/

The Gleaners and I (2000)
Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.
poster
84
7.8
/52260/
76
/1317/
75
/650/
3.9
/31700/
91
/35/
88
/550/
80
/8/
cc age 14+

The Day of the Jackal (1973)
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
7.8
/117915/
76
/2094/
76
/1841/
4.2
/238285/
96
/57/
93
/1914/
87
/11/

Three Colors: Blue (1993)
The wife of a famous composer survives a car accident that kills her husband and daughter. Now alone, she shakes off her old identity and explores her newfound freedom but finds that she is unbreakably bound to other humans, including her husband’s mistress, whose existence she never suspected.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
8.1
/29108/
78
/561/
76
/598/
4.1
/23704/
93
/28/
95
/783/
75
/13/

Jean de Florette (1986)
In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.8
/36465/
74
/494/
73
/390/
4.0
/20708/
91
/45/
90
/891/

The Lion in Winter (1968)
Henry II and his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, battle over the choice of an heir.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.8
/38945/
77
/786/
76
/894/
4.2
/136150/
96
/46/
89
/628/

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple -- lovers turned friends -- recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with pondering the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.
poster
83
7.7
/59123/
75
/1246/
73
/1016/
4.0
/66703/
94
/147/
90
/2477/
91
/35/
cc age 12+

The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.
poster
MUBI
82
7.4
/13705/
74
/538/
71
/494/
4.0
/56041/
99
/172/
79
/38/
86
/36/

Happening (2021)
France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.5
/27261/
74
/562/
73
/547/
3.9
/73456/
93
/46/
84
/388/

Pickpocket (1959)
Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
8.0
/25494/
77
/506/
76
/552/
4.0
/20539/
81
/31/
93
/530/
70
/16/

Manon of the Spring (1986)
In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She plots vengeance on the men who greedily conspired to acquire her father's land years earlier.
poster
82
7.8
/798082/
75
/35034/
74
/17261/
3.8
/1720998/
92
/469/
81
/5361/
94
/53/
cc age 14+

Dunkirk (2017)
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.8
/21443/
75
/471/
75
/355/
4.1
/20045/
94
/18/
89
/207/
80
/16/

The Train (1964)
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.5
/33153/
73
/452/
71
/401/
3.8
/16072/
98
/41/
89
/775/
83
/17/

Henry V (1989)
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
poster
80
7.5
/11415/
80
/943/
75
/1317/
3.9
/67192/
95
/425/

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.
poster
Kanopy
79
6.5
/1501/
63
/74/
59
/52/
3.4
/1176/
90
/40/
70
/3/
72
/11/

Alice (2020)
Alice, a perfect wife and mother, lives happily with her husband and child until the day she discovers he is living a double life that has ruined her financially and left her a single mother. Alice fights back and dives into a world beyond anything she has ever known.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.4
/8315/
69
/146/
68
/173/
3.7
/7713/
85
/13/
82
/106/

Danton (1983)
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, however, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he blocked out a plan for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.5
/15065/
73
/342/
72
/383/
4.1
/44079/
94
/33/
87
/127/

La Cérémonie (1995)
Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for an upper-class French family, finds a friend in the energetic and uncompromising postmaster Jeanne, who encourages her to stand up against her bourgeois employers.
poster
79
7.4
/14869/
72
/173/
70
/216/
3.8
/7426/
88
/43/
90
/377/
75
/31/

The Girl on the Bridge (1999)
It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.3
/8974/
74
/679/
70
/352/
3.7
/14533/
97
/59/
77
/74/
85
/17/
cc age 9+

April and the Extraordinary World (2015)
It's 1941, but France is trapped in the 19th Century, governed by steam and Napoleon V. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.
poster
79
7.1
/74138/
68
/3275/
66
/1961/
3.7
/91365/
91
/245/
73
/349/
89
/36/
cc age 18+

Elle (2016)
When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving family, all the while becoming engaged in a game of cat and mouse with her stalker.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.3
/7908/
71
/123/
68
/145/
3.7
/5377/
89
/9/
88
/192/

Camille Claudel (1988)
The life of Camille Claudel, a French sculptor who becomes the apprentice of Auguste Rodin and later his lover. Her passion for her art and Rodin drive her further away from reason and rationality.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
7.2
/4272/
71
/186/
69
/173/
3.7
/8781/
98
/100/
77
/12/
82
/20/

Two of Us (2020)
Nina and Madeleine have been sharing their lives and the landing between their two apartments for decades. After more than 20 years of loving in the shadows, Madeleine promises Nina she will tell her family the truth. It takes an unexpected event to show her the importance of living your truth.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
77
7.8
/11787/
74
/209/
75
/305/
3.9
/15677/
97
/32/
90
/146/

Le Corbeau (1943)
Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
7.2
/9517/
71
/151/
70
/331/
3.6
/13333/
85
/13/
85
/79/

The Woman Next Door (1981)
Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue.
poster
fuboTV
77
7.5
/36460/
74
/965/
73
/984/
3.7
/18074/
81
/88/
82
/598/
71
/23/

Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
poster
77
7.5
/93686/
75
/1543/
73
/1697/
3.8
/58820/
74
/151/
84
/8910/
66
/29/
cc age 17+

La Vie en Rose (2007)
From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.
poster
Criterion Channel
76
7.2
/3611/
74
/57/
68
/93/
3.7
/2798/
100
/6/
76
/18/

May Fools (1990)
During the events of May 1968 in France, different worldviews of conflicting relatives collide in their family estate.
poster
FXNow
76
7.1
/165050/
70
/5851/
70
/2879/
3.7
/936358/
75
/320/
76
/313/
75
/57/
cc age 15+

The French Dispatch (2021)
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
poster
76
7.1
/5862/
68
/33/
65
/60/
3.5
/1235/
91
/77/
77
/98/
73
/27/

The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)
In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.
poster
Hulu
76
7.1
/85660/
75
/2295/
74
/1540/
3.7
/86401/
91
/66/
84
/16536/
66
/22/
cc age 8+

EverAfter (1998)
Danielle, a vibrant young woman, was forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young girl. Danielle's stepmother, Rodmilla, is a heartless woman who forces Danielle to do the cooking and cleaning, while she tries to marry off the eldest of her two daughters to the prince. But Danielle's life takes a wonderful turn when, under the guise of a visiting royal, she meets the charming Prince Henry.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
7.5
/26413/
76
/2286/
72
/509/
3.6
/17594/
79
/194/
77
/435/
64
/38/
cc age 15+

Where to Invade Next (2015)
To understand firsthand what the United States of America can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” some to see what they have to offer.
poster
Plex
82
75
7.9
/7775/
73
/136/
75
/122/
3.9
/6030/
100
/14/
91
/65/

The Big Parade (1925)
The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.
poster
Kanopy
81
75
7.7
/10788/
73
/188/
74
/300/
3.9
/15207/
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.
poster
84
75
8.5
/6403/
79
/150/
79
/172/
4.3
/9801/
93
/59/
cc age 10+

The Man Who Planted Trees (1987)
The story of one shepherd's single-handed quest to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the French Alps throughout the first half of the 20th century.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.7
/1471/
64
/69/
67
/84/
3.6
/7923/
100
/27/
64
/2/
76
/5/

The Worst Ones (2022)
The story centres on a group of teenagers street cast in their neighbourhood and selected to play in a feature film during the summer. The film tells the story of this film shoot and of the connections that will be formed during it.
poster
Peacock Premium
74
7.3
/37749/
74
/1160/
71
/630/
3.5
/14363/
82
/95/
83
/820/
64
/28/
cc age 14+

The Way (2010)
When his son dies while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the Pyrenees, Tom flies to France to claim the remains. Looking for insights into his estranged child’s life, he decides to complete the 500-mile mountain trek to Spain. Tom soon joins up with other travelers and realizes they’re all searching for something.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
74
7.4
/7036/
77
/217/
72
/162/
4.1
/54176/
94
/33/
75
/51/
75
/7/

Black Girl (1966)
Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.
poster
75
73
7.3
/11695/
73
/322/
72
/596/
3.6
/9273/
89
/361/

Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)
A 19-year-old searches for her twin brother after he runs away from home, following a fight with their father.
poster
MUBI
73
7.0
/11454/
69
/374/
68
/376/
3.6
/47141/
83
/110/
74
/16/
76
/34/

Paris, 13th District (2021)
Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy – They're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
73
7.1
/11345/
71
/318/
67
/225/
3.6
/9888/
100
/5/
70
/280/

All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends eagerly sign up for the army soon after graduation. But when the horrors of war soon become too much to bear, and as his friends die or become gravely wounded, Paul questions the sanity of fighting over a few hundreds yards of war-torn countryside.
poster
76
73
7.3
/8862/
75
/436/
74
/685/
3.7
/18092/
87
/32/

The Sucker (1965)
In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friend's car from Naples to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".


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