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92
8.7
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81
/278/
82
/215/
4.5
/16810/
100
/37/
97
/117/
99
/4/
cc age 15+

Shoah (1985)
Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust, conducting his own interviews and refusing to use a single frame of archival footage. Dividing Holocaust witnesses into three categories – survivors, bystanders, and perpetrators – Lanzmann presents testimonies from survivors of the Chelmno concentration camp, an Auschwitz escapee, and witnesses of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, as well as a chilling report of gas chambers from an SS officer at Treblinka.
poster
Criterion Channel
89
8.3
/22343/
79
/345/
81
/444/
4.3
/24783/
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
Kanopy
89
8.6
/1620300/
85
/32155/
82
/16824/
4.2
/1322650/
94
/148/
95
/41373/
91
/38/
cc age 16+

Saving Private Ryan (1998)
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
poster
Kanopy
89
8.0
/125118/
81
/4725/
81
/2844/
4.4
/1006806/
97
/338/
92
/98/
95
/48/
cc age 15+

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
poster
89
8.1
/28789/
78
/690/
79
/715/
4.4
/59639/
97
/77/
94
/535/
99
/24/

Army of Shadows (1969)
Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.
poster
The Roku Channel
89
8.1
/67449/
79
/1163/
79
/1052/
4.4
/135962/
98
/63/
93
/953/
98
/21/

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.
poster
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
Criterion Channel
88
8.1
/30341/
79
/611/
79
/592/
4.3
/66750/
100
/43/
93
/288/

A Man Escaped (1956)
A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.
poster
Criterion Channel
88
8.5
/23075/
82
/594/
82
/539/
4.5
/49390/
95
/19/
96
/114/

Le Trou (1960)
Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system – yet their escape is anything but assured.
poster
Kanopy
88
8.0
/131905/
77
/2040/
81
/2471/
4.3
/243675/
97
/62/
91
/2559/
93
/23/

8½ (1963)
Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.
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Kanopy
88
8.0
/133577/
79
/2254/
80
/2268/
4.3
/261175/
99
/72/
94
/2056/
cc age 13+

The 400 Blows (1959)
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
poster
87
8.0
/104627/
79
/2457/
78
/2080/
4.2
/213062/
96
/163/
92
/7559/
90
/31/
cc age 15+

Persepolis (2007)
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
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
Disney Plus
87
8.1
/928104/
79
/37537/
78
/18114/
4.2
/3262507/
96
/251/
87
/79173/
96
/37/
cc age 6+

Ratatouille (2007)
Remy, a resident of Paris, has quite a sophisticated palate. He would love to become a chef so he can create and enjoy culinary masterpieces to his heart's delight. The only problem is, Remy is a rat. When he winds up in the sewer beneath one of Paris' finest restaurants, Remy finds himself ideally placed to realize his dream. He forms an unusual alliance with the restaurants rookie employee, and together they work through challenges stemming from Head Chef Skinner, Remy’s colony, and renowned food critic Anton Ego, who strikes fear in the hearts of chefs all throughout France.
poster
The Roku Channel
87
8.0
/18011/
77
/368/
74
/262/
4.2
/26439/
97
/37/
90
/298/
93
/20/
cc age 10+

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.
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Kanopy
87
7.9
/33160/
75
/607/
75
/646/
4.1
/56887/
97
/62/
89
/704/
99
/21/

The Rules of the Game (1939)
A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances.
poster
Kanopy
87
7.8
/28947/
76
/894/
77
/634/
4.2
/99084/
98
/55/
89
/577/
99
/19/

PlayTime (1967)
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
86
8.0
/17593/
80
/1591/
81
/904/
4.3
/121977/
100
/29/
91
/177/
85
/8/
8.5
/188326/
cc age 15+

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each lives a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon—one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion.
poster
Hoopla
86
7.9
/29687/
75
/543/
75
/651/
4.1
/54066/
96
/67/
90
/757/
92
/7/

Beauty and the Beast (1946)
The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.
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
Criterion Channel
86
7.7
/24603/
73
/457/
75
/493/
4.1
/61081/
100
/45/
85
/385/
98
/20/

Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
The story of a donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fate nobly.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
86
8.0
/64933/
78
/1616/
78
/1205/
4.2
/193241/
92
/51/
93
/1101/
90
/21/

Le Samouraï (1967)
After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.
poster
86
8.0
/26158/
76
/486/
77
/640/
4.2
/47723/
98
/40/
91
/423/

Day for Night (1973)
A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
poster
Kanopy
86
7.9
/38491/
76
/677/
76
/740/
4.2
/70005/
98
/59/
90
/659/
100
/11/

The Conformist (1971)
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
poster
86
7.9
/31339/
76
/775/
76
/702/
4.2
/60590/
96
/67/
92
/419/
92
/19/

Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.0
/112600/
77
/1686/
75
/1241/
4.1
/52096/
94
/176/
92
/7604/
92
/36/
cc age 16+

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating stroke at age 43. The damage to his brain stem results in locked-in syndrome, with which he is almost completely paralyzed and only able to communicate by blinking an eye. Bauby painstakingly dictates his memoir via the only means of expression left to him.
poster
86
7.8
/106886/
77
/2210/
75
/1679/
4.2
/88001/
96
/163/
89
/2110/
90
/31/

A Prophet (2009)
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
poster
86
8.1
/311480/
80
/6519/
78
/3688/
4.3
/799335/
94
/181/
91
/5132/
91
/39/
cc age 16+

Before Sunset (2004)
Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.8
/14393/
76
/290/
76
/279/
4.1
/34774/
97
/33/
89
/209/

Orpheus (1950)
A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.6
/46642/
74
/776/
75
/1034/
3.9
/86575/
94
/51/
89
/1072/
97
/18/

Jules and Jim (1962)
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.7
/50114/
73
/918/
74
/878/
4.0
/98803/
98
/60/
88
/744/
93
/12/

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.6
/94173/
74
/1844/
74
/1966/
3.9
/277004/
95
/82/
90
/2243/
96
/24/

Breathless (1960)
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.8
/30955/
78
/838/
77
/751/
4.2
/224060/
93
/54/
89
/321/
87
/22/

Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.
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
Kanopy
85
7.8
/14358/
77
/446/
76
/405/
4.2
/46781/
99
/144/
89
/56/
94
/23/

Faces Places (2017)
Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
poster
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
85
7.7
/415936/
77
/25337/
74
/8907/
4.0
/710198/
98
/444/
89
/3629/
87
/60/
cc age 13+

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
85
7.9
/24641/
79
/1229/
77
/503/
4.2
/63505/
99
/210/
83
/257/
95
/36/
cc age 13+

I Am Not Your Negro (2017)
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.9
/12010/
74
/219/
74
/250/
4.1
/22919/
97
/36/
90
/154/

The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, and her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.
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
The Roku Channel
85
8.1
/72885/
78
/1292/
79
/1062/
4.2
/83907/
95
/88/
93
/869/

Diabolique (1955)
The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.7
/7595/
73
/156/
73
/193/
4.2
/20854/
94
/35/
91
/96/
89
/18/

The Mother and the Whore (1973)
Aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. Marie becomes increasingly jealous of Alexandre's fling with Veronika and as the trio continues their unsustainable affair, the emotional stakes get higher, leading to conflict and unhappiness.
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
85
7.9
/109977/
77
/2071/
77
/1729/
4.2
/138416/
93
/219/
82
/1470/
95
/45/
cc age 16+

Amour (2012)
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
poster
Hulu
84
7.6
/16383/
74
/849/
75
/234/
4.2
/116912/
98
/182/
84
/85/
84
/39/
cc age 10+

Fire of Love (2022)
A doomed love triangle between intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, and their beloved volcanoes.
poster
MGM Plus
84
8.1
/389904/
79
/6316/
77
/3060/
3.9
/134504/
91
/188/
94
/12274/
79
/40/
cc age 15+

Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
poster
84
8.0
/271385/
78
/3736/
76
/2824/
4.2
/253478/
93
/122/
94
/5208/
83
/31/
cc age 17+

Amores Perros (2000)
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man.
poster
84
7.9
/113614/
77
/2305/
74
/1174/
3.9
/50597/
92
/51/
93
/2434/
86
/20/
cc age 14+

Patton (1970)
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.


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