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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
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
Kanopy
82
7.8
/34461/
76
/863/
73
/861/
4.1
/175542/
97
/73/
87
/838/
86
/9/

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
7.2
/25171/
72
/484/
70
/468/
3.9
/31753/
99
/98/
75
/324/
82
/26/

Le Havre (2011)
In the French harbor city of Le Havre, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the tireless support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials pursuing the boy for deportation.
poster
80
7.4
/3197/
65
/37/
67
/76/
3.8
/2879/
86
/7/
92
/24/

The Lacemaker (1977)
Pomme is a meek and mild French beautician whose life takes a fateful turn during a vacation to Normandy. She becomes the lover of middle-class literature-student François. The relationship sours when François takes her home to meet his parents, thanks in no small part to their differing social backgrounds.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.6
/11735/
76
/305/
74
/270/
4.2
/66858/
94
/31/
84
/72/

The Green Ray (1986)
A lonely Parisian woman comes to terms with her isolation and anxieties during a long summer vacation.
poster
79
7.7
/62329/
78
/1610/
76
/996/
3.8
/23627/
83
/24/
90
/1410/
75
/7/
cc age 12+

The Longest Day (1962)
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.2
/6337/
70
/90/
69
/157/
3.7
/7839/
89
/19/
82
/54/

Two English Girls (1971)
In the early 20th-century, Frenchman Claude meets Englishwoman Ann in Paris. Ann invites him to her family home, intending him for her sister Muriel. Claude falls for Muriel, but families demand year-long separation before approving marriage.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.1
/3706/
72
/139/
67
/88/
3.6
/4015/
90
/20/
73
/96/
88
/8/

Overlord (1975)
During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-Day, June 6th, 1944.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.1
/10979/
67
/216/
67
/222/
3.6
/6323/
92
/12/
86
/149/

The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
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 had always known he would marry one, completing his idealized love fantasy.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.0
/2465/
64
/43/
66
/58/
3.7
/3271/
100
/11/
85
/10/

Entre Nous (1983)
In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him. Lena and Madeleine meet at their children's school in Lyon in 1952 and the intensity of their relationship strains both their marriages to the breaking point.
poster
77
6.9
/8855/
68
/244/
64
/163/
3.6
/36859/
93
/150/
66
/18/
86
/39/
cc age 14+

One Fine Morning (2022)
With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While struggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into an unavailable friend with whom she embarks on an affair.
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.
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Kanopy
76
7.4
/4375/
67
/70/
67
/83/
3.7
/1668/
81
/21/
82
/37/

Les Miserables (1995)
In WWII France, poor and illiterate Henri Fortin is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels between the book and his own life.
poster
Criterion Channel
75
7.5
/6295/
74
/133/
73
/177/
4.0
/15024/
85
/13/
78
/52/

Story of Women (1988)
France, World War II. In order to somehow make ends meet, the mother of two children, Marie Latour, does underground abortions and rents a room to a familiar prostitute. She doesn't pay any attention to her husband, who returned from the war because of his injury and lives her own life. Abortions gradually begin to bring a good income, and boredom can be easily dispelled by starting a young lover.
poster
75
7.1
/22684/
71
/541/
67
/328/
3.6
/12833/
90
/48/
78
/331/
77
/19/

The Big Red One (1980)
A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson, in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and France, and ending in a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia where they face the true horror of war.
poster
77
74
7.3
/11642/
70
/261/
69
/242/
3.8
/34666/
94
/16/
84
/75/

Pauline at the Beach (1983)
Marion is about to divorce from her husband and takes her 15-year-old niece, Pauline, on a vacation to Granville. There, she meets an old love...
poster
Criterion Channel
78
71
7.5
/8936/
74
/153/
70
/233/
3.8
/11069/
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.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.7
/2976/
64
/33/
62
/67/
3.7
/2325/
72
/29/
72
/42/
72
/23/

Time Regained (1999)
In early 1920s France, an author, lying on his deathbed, looks at various photographs and is flooded with memories of the people and events that have shaped his life.
poster
Hulu
70
6.9
/32933/
71
/1908/
70
/566/
3.4
/87041/
68
/154/
94
/138/
62
/30/
cc age 16+

Lee (2024)
The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.
poster
Kanopy
76
70
7.4
/10340/
72
/154/
70
/219/
3.7
/10436/
88
/24/
82
/119/

Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' groundskeeper, Joseph, is guilty, and stays on in order to prove it. She uses her sexuality and the promise of marriage to get Joseph to confess -- but things do not go as planned.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
68
7.5
/5765/
70
/106/
75
/131/
3.9
/8252/
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.
poster
Hoopla
71
68
7.0
/9764/
73
/272/
68
/188/
3.4
/3640/
78
/9/
74
/146/
cc age 7+

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?
poster
Kanopy
68
6.8
/1863/
71
/29/
60
/43/
3.5
/1235/
85
/26/
65
/75/

Rumba (2008)
Teachers in a rural school, happy couple Fiona and Dom have a common passion: Latin Dancing. One night, after a glorious dance competition, they have a car accident and see their lives turn upside down. Rumba or how optimism and humour can overcome fatality!
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
6.5
/3481/
69
/231/
70
/315/
3.6
/26215/
72
/18/
55
/3/
65
/8/

Just the Two of Us (2023)
When Blanche meets Grégoire, she thinks she has found the one. The ties that bind them grow quickly, and a passionate affair ensues. Together, they relocate. For Blanche, far from her family, from her twin sister, Rose, a new life begins. But little by little, she finds herself caught in the grip of a deeply possessive and dangerous man.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
6.9
/15846/
72
/734/
74
/884/
3.5
/134076/
81
/102/
80
/27/
65
/24/
cc age 15+

Summer of 85 (2020)
What do you dream of when you're 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.
poster
Plex
67
6.8
/13144/
71
/502/
66
/591/
3.5
/10619/
72
/60/
71
/143/
58
/25/

Populaire (2012)
An insurance agent and his new secretary become locked in the grip of romance and competition as they train together for a speed-typing contest.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
6.6
/114580/
68
/8507/
67
/3040/
3.2
/146175/
82
/226/
67
/977/
60
/28/
cc age 18+

Overlord (2018)
France, June 1944. On the eve of D-Day, some American paratroopers fall behind enemy lines after their aircraft crashes while on a mission to destroy a radio tower in a small village near the beaches of Normandy. After reaching their target, the surviving paratroopers realise that, in addition to fighting the Nazi troops that patrol the village, they also must fight against something else.
poster
77
66
7.2
/2863/
73
/169/
75
/184/
3.6
/27602/
93
/14/

Colours of Time (2025)
United by the unexpected inheritance of a house in Normandy, four estranged cousins discover their family history by retracing their ancestor's steps.
poster
66
6.8
/2508/
58
/46/
62
/72/
3.5
/1472/
71
/7/
72
/15/

The Little Thief (1988)
In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means necessary. Three people—Michel, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette, a photographer she meets in prison—will help her learn from her mistakes.
poster
66
6.6
/500/
57
/8/
55
/30/
3.4
/222/

Cat and Mouse (1975)
A jaded and charming police inspector is assigned along with his cheerful partner to a case involving the mysterious death and/or suicide of a wealthy entrepreneur. The chief suspect is his enchanting wife who was aware that her husband had a mistress. It is also possible that the dead man may be the victim of a radical terrorist group.
poster
MGM Plus
66
7.1
/272782/
71
/6951/
69
/3976/
3.3
/116148/
62
/199/
65
/14000/
56
/36/
cc age 16+

Valkyrie (2008)
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.
poster
Kanopy
65
6.6
/4860/
62
/78/
63
/143/
3.3
/8209/
63
/16/
60
/63/

Madame Bovary (1991)
Bored with the limited and tedious nature of provincial life in 19th-century France, the fierce and sensual Emma Bovary finds herself in calamitous debt and pursues scandalous sexual liaisons with absolute abandon. However, when her volatile lifestyle catches up to her, the lives of everyone around her are endangered.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
65
6.7
/8295/
73
/249/
65
/270/
3.3
/1913/
78
/9/
71
/255/

Female Agents (2008)
May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
64
7.4
/3710/
74
/110/
75
/225/
3.9
/6660/
93
/31/

A Monkey in Winter (1962)
During World War II, an innkeeper vows to abstain from alcohol for the sake of his family. Years later, as they thrive in Normandy, his resolve is tested by a charming advertising professional who loves to drink.
poster
69
63
6.9
/7130/
70
/177/
67
/111/
3.3
/2219/
83
/6/
61
/71/

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
poster
63
5.7
/5628/
53
/139/
54
/98/
3.5
/6994/
76
/25/
54
/61/
65
/20/

Pola X (1999)
A writer leaves his upper-class life and journeys with a woman claiming to be his sister, and her two friends.
poster
72
63
7.1
/3826/
73
/152/
70
/203/
3.5
/2980/
78
/239/

Love Me No More (2008)
Antoine Méliot is around 40 years old and has everything he needs to be happy: a beautiful wife, two adorable children, friends he can count on, a pretty house in the Yvelines and money. But one day he decides to ruin everything in one weekend.
poster
67
62
6.7
/11684/
68
/468/
66
/1190/
3.6
/71491/
64
/22/

The Party (1980)
A thirteen-year-old French girl deals with moving to a new city and school in Paris, while at the same time her parents are getting a divorce.
poster
70
62
7.4
/5332/
70
/102/
70
/68/
3.5
/1769/
71
/7/
79
/41/
61
/6/

36 Hours (1964)
Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him.
poster
The Roku Channel
61
7.0
/26519/
73
/761/
69
/338/
3.4
/9057/
67
/9/
79
/542/
44
/6/

Battle of Britain (1969)
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
61
60
7.6
/13367/
75
/365/
78
/426/
3.6
/4880/
21
/19/
77
/61/
30
/12/

My Way (2011)
During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.
poster
Criterion Channel
69
57
7.1
/3749/
68
/83/
66
/121/
3.5
/2492/
70
/10/
74
/20/
69
/10/

Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952)
Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. He joins the army to escape marriage because a gypsy girl predicted he will get glory and the king's daughter as a wife. But the gypsy girl was in fact Adeline, the daughter of the recruiting officer. Once he has discovered the stratagem, Fanfan refuses to forget this dream and decides to fulfill the destiny of the fake prediction.
poster
Kanopy
56
5.5
/3184/
58
/174/
52
/166/
2.8
/3079/
66
/35/
26
/8/
56
/16/

Diary of a Chambermaid (2015)
In the late 19th century, a chambermaid from Paris relocates to a remote household in Provence, engages in trysts and finds herself enraptured with a coach driver.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
55
8.5
/2984/
79
/92/
74
/36/
4.0
/1480/

We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company (2001)
Over a period of two years, Mark Cowen and his crew travelled to thirty U.S. states and ten European cities, to interview the veterans of Easy Company. The stories told by the veterans themselves, create a history of the Second World War from the point of view of this heroic company of men, made famous in the mini-series Band of Brothers.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
55
6.4
/7286/
64
/299/
61
/342/
3.0
/4360/
54
/89/
43
/31/
58
/27/

Gemma Bovery (2014)
Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.
poster
Hoopla
77
54
7.2
/2420/
71
/56/
70
/83/
3.9
/6384/
100
/9/
73
/7/

We Won't Grow Old Together (1972)
Jean, a married 40-year-old filmmaker, and his young working class lover, Catherine, engage in a circular series of spectacular blow-ups and tentative reunions, their mutual desire a fire that burns them again and again.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
54
6.3
/127393/
67
/5451/
63
/3040/
2.8
/55919/
28
/136/
41
/1699/
42
/32/
cc age 16+

The Family (2013)
After ratting out his Mafia cohorts, Giovanni Manzoni and his family enter the Witness Protection Program and relocate to a sleepy town in France. Despite the best efforts of their handler to keep them in line, Giovanni (now called Fred Blake), his wife and children can't help but resort to doing things the "family" way. However, their dependence on such old habits places everyone in danger from vengeful mobsters.


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