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Criterion Channel
89
8.3
/22228/
79
/341/
81
/438/
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
82
7.3
/4755/
68
/79/
72
/99/
3.9
/6296/
100
/21/
85
/39/

French Cancan (1955)
Nineteenth-century Paris comes vibrantly alive in Jean Renoir’s exhilarating tale of the opening of the world-renowned Moulin Rouge. Jean Gabin plays the wily impresario Danglard, who makes the cancan all the rage while juggling the love of two beautiful women—an Egyptian belly-dancer and a naive working girl turned cancan star.
poster
Hulu
80
7.4
/19783/
72
/782/
70
/355/
4.0
/88711/
97
/198/
77
/170/
85
/43/
cc age 13+

The Taste of Things (2023)
Set in 1889 France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie. They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.7
/4863/
70
/274/
70
/338/
3.5
/9266/
86
/58/
80
/7/
72
/14/

The Mad Women's Ball (2021)
A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.4
/29092/
72
/593/
72
/596/
3.9
/34290/
74
/62/
83
/382/
70
/13/
cc age 11+

The Duellists (1977)
In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult. For over a decade, they engage in a series of duels amidst larger conflicts, including the failed French invasion of Russia in 1812, and shifts in the political and social systems of Europe.
poster
Hoopla
74
7.2
/58683/
71
/873/
71
/695/
3.5
/24444/
75
/125/
83
/2061/
70
/31/

Quills (2000)
In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control, a clash unfolds between the Marquis’ unyielding imagination, the reformist ideals of the Abbé in charge, and the repressive measures of a doctor sent to silence him. Desire, power, and censorship collide in a battle over freedom of expression.
poster
72
7.5
/358767/
74
/9359/
73
/5458/
3.6
/440616/
70
/253/
79
/10167/
63
/41/
cc age 14+

Les Misérables (2012)
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
poster
The Roku Channel
72
6.9
/43400/
68
/1590/
69
/1513/
3.8
/152242/
79
/191/
66
/211/
76
/34/
cc age 13+

At Eternity's Gate (2018)
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.
poster
72
7.5
/371320/
76
/11816/
73
/6198/
3.6
/489550/
65
/63/
86
/19661/
62
/20/
cc age 17+

Interview with the Vampire (1994)
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
71
7.6
/6570/
73
/98/
73
/197/
3.8
/6294/
100
/15/
84
/49/

Casque d'Or (1952)
At the end of the 19th century, during a ball in Joinville, on the outskirts of Paris, Georges, a former delinquent working as a carpenter, meets Marie, a young woman connected to a criminal gang.
poster
The Roku Channel
71
7.4
/45237/
73
/959/
72
/665/
3.4
/18943/
77
/43/
83
/1634/
65
/24/

Les Misérables (1998)
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
poster
70
7.0
/6607/
68
/82/
65
/149/
3.5
/2156/
63
/19/
81
/154/

The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband.
poster
76
69
7.6
/8263/
73
/140/
70
/122/
3.7
/4492/
87
/15/
80
/150/

The Song of Bernadette (1943)
In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Massabielle grotto - the townspeople assume this lady to be the Virgin Mary. Pompous government officials think the girl is insane, doing their best to suppress her and her followers, while the church wants nothing to do with the matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the town, ultimately transforming their lives.
poster
AMC+
68
6.2
/3970/
63
/69/
57
/67/
3.4
/2576/
77
/97/
59
/313/
78
/25/
cc age 18+

The Last Mistress (2007)
Secrets, rumors and betrayals surround the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy.
poster
72
67
7.2
/22853/
71
/1157/
70
/1555/
3.5
/34144/
78
/46/
83
/21/
60
/15/

An Officer and a Spy (2019)
In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil’s Island penal colony.
poster
76
65
7.4
/5725/
74
/58/
72
/53/
3.5
/2312/
83
/6/
84
/78/

All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess. Meanwhile, the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow, eventually leading to tragedy.
poster
Kanopy
78
64
7.6
/4162/
77
/53/
71
/53/
3.6
/1533/
85
/13/
86
/102/

Les Misérables (1935)
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
poster
67
64
6.4
/9147/
63
/254/
62
/204/
3.1
/13208/
81
/21/
77
/672/
63
/7/

Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Following a tragic accident that leaves him disfigured, crazed composer Erique Claudin transformed into a masked phantom who schemes to make beautiful young soprano Christine Dubois the star of the opera and wreak revenge on those who stole his music.
poster
Kanopy
64
6.6
/4826/
63
/75/
63
/143/
3.3
/7663/
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
75
62
7.3
/3456/
72
/57/
68
/46/
3.4
/2108/
90
/10/
76
/24/
82
/5/

The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
A true story about Louis Pasteur, who revolutionized medicine by proving that much disease is caused by microbes, that sanitation is paramount and that at least some diseases can be cured by vaccinations.
poster
Kanopy
62
6.1
/1721/
60
/55/
51
/70/
3.1
/1287/
75
/36/
52
/13/
74
/14/

Augustine (2012)
Set in Belle Époque France, the story follows nineteen-year-old "hysteria" patient Augustine, the star of Professor Charcot's experiments in hypnosis, as she transitions from object of study to object of desire.
poster
Criterion Channel
61
6.5
/2407/
56
/33/
55
/41/
3.2
/1595/
56
/9/
53
/18/

Swann in Love (1984)
In Belle Époque Paris, a 19th-century Parisian aristocrat falls in love with a lower-class prostitute who seduces him but never loves him.
poster
Hoopla
56
6.2
/2975/
59
/48/
55
/46/
3.1
/671/
41
/22/
45
/37/

Cousin Bette (1998)
In 19th century Paris, Bette Fischer, a poor and homely spinster, forms an alliance with the seductive courtesan Valerie Marneffe to orchestrate revenge on her handsome and wealthy relatives.
poster
Hoopla
63
54
6.3
/6689/
65
/523/
63
/517/
3.0
/4545/
70
/10/
59
/3/

The Emperor of Paris (2018)
Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When, after an unfortunate event, he crosses paths with the police chief, he makes a bold decision that will turn the ruthless mastermind of the Parisian underworld against him.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
68
54
7.0
/3225/
64
/26/
67
/55/
3.5
/1720/
71
/623/
66
/7/

Madame Bovary (1949)
A frivolous country girl married to a naïve small-town doctor goes down the path of destruction when she grows tired of her limited social status.
poster
MGM Plus
54
6.1
/303221/
65
/11168/
63
/6347/
2.8
/233971/
24
/223/
57
/20644/
35
/38/
cc age 14+

Van Helsing (2004)
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.
poster
Criterion Channel
68
52
7.1
/2806/
65
/28/
68
/42/
3.4
/2742/
69
/188/

So Long at the Fair (1950)
Vicky Barton and her brother Johnny travel from Naples to visit the 1889 Paris Exhibition. They both sleep in seperate rooms in their hotel. When the she gets up in the morning she finds her brother and his room have disappeared and no one will even acknowledge that he was ever there. Now Vicky must find out what exactly happened to her brother.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
50
5.7
/9274/
60
/387/
56
/413/
2.8
/11106/
43
/68/
27
/63/
52
/19/
cc age 15+

Madame Bovary (2015)
The classic story of Emma Bovary, the beautiful wife of a small-town doctor in 19th century France, who engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status.
poster
53
48
5.4
/7696/
56
/232/
52
/354/
2.6
/3039/

Arsène Lupin (2004)
As the daring thief Arsène Lupin ransacks the homes of wealthy Parisians, the police, with a secret weapon in their arsenal, attempt to ferret him out.
poster
Hoopla
75
45
6.9
/956/
60
/22/
65
/39/
3.6
/5961/
100
/11/
86
/5/

Olivia (1951)
"Olivia" captures the awakening passions of an English adolescent sent away for a year to a small finishing school outside Paris. The innocent but watchful Olivia develops an infatuation for her headmistress Julie and through this screen of love observes the tense romance between Julie and the other head of the school Cara in its final months.
poster
44
5.8
/11994/
59
/167/
58
/218/
2.8
/2607/
7
/56/
29
/1167/
39
/15/
cc age 16+

Silk (2007)
French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to retrieve healthy eggs. After a long journey, Hervé finally arrives at a village where he can buy them. He becomes infatuated with a young concubine and goes to great lengths to see her again. But, when war breaks out in Japan, the concubine flees, forcing Hervé to return home to his wife.
poster
Kanopy
50
43
5.4
/4736/
56
/377/
58
/224/
2.7
/8388/
40
/10/
40
/2/

Curiosa (2019)
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.
poster
60
42
6.5
/2105/
63
/26/
58
/42/
3.3
/894/
43
/42/
68
/34/
59
/15/

The Children of the Century (1999)
True tale of the tumultuous love affair between two French literary icons of the 19th Century, novelist George Sand and poet Alfred de Musset. But their affair falls apart during an excursion to Venice, Italy where Musset is distracted by drugs and Sand by a handsome doctor.
poster
Kanopy
55
42
6.3
/2742/
60
/73/
57
/76/
3.0
/2731/
60
/5/
35
/15/

The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
Dr. Bonner plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human victims. Bonner looks about 40; he's really 104 years old. But people are starting to get suspicious, and he may not make 200.
poster
Hoopla
63
42
6.4
/1944/
66
/59/
66
/143/
3.1
/1075/
61
/68/

Jacquou the Rebel (2007)
In 1815, young Jacquou lives an idyllic peasant life with his parents in the Périgord region of France. But one day, his childhood happiness is cruelly ended when his father is arrested, after a dispute with the arrogant Count de Nansac. With both his parents dead, Jacquou is adopted by Bonal, a kind priest, under whose influence he grows into an assured, morally upright young man. Now an adult, Jacquou has one desire. To repay the Count de Nansac for the evil he once inflicted on his parents...
poster
YouTube TV
57
41
6.4
/3829/
61
/47/
65
/46/
3.3
/1579/
20
/5/
69
/23/

Désirée (1954)
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.
poster
Kanopy
69
39
6.5
/810/
63
/32/
59
/41/
3.3
/564/
100
/17/
57
/1/
75
/5/

The Sower (2017)
In 1852, the mountain village in Provence where Violette lives is brutally deprived of all its men after the repression of the republicans ordered by Napoleon III. Women spend months in total isolation, desperate to see their men again. In this situation, they make an oath in case a man arrives in the village.
poster
Kanopy
66
25
6.6
/1024/
64
/14/
64
/34/
3.4
/1022/
68
/3/

Nana (1926)
Count Moffat becomes infatuated with Nana, a presumptuous stage actress, vulgar, hypocritical and promiscuous, willing to do anything to succeed.
poster
70
24
7.4
/684/
71
/14/
66
/39/
3.5
/398/

The Supper (1992)
France, 1815. After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon heads for exile. Royalists occupy Paris and attempt to restore the monarchy. However, the battle doesn't seem to be over. On July 6, Talleyrand, a shrewd politician of flexible convictions, invites chief of police and zealous revolutionary Fouché to supper and tries to convince him to serve the king. Over the meal they insult each other, accuse each other, and, at first sight, look like mortal enemies. But they definitely have one thing in common: they are both power-hungry.
poster
JustWatchTV
53
22
5.9
/916/
72
/13/
56
/21/
3.0
/1112/
20
/47/

The Face at the Window (1939)
In 1880, the criminal called The Wolf is responsible for a murderous rampage in France. When the Brisson Bank is robbed in Paris and the employee Michelle is murdered, the wealthy Chevalier Lucio del Gardo is the only chance to save the bank. Chevalier proposes to the owner M. de Brisson to deposit a large amount of gold, but in return he would like to marry his daughter Cecile. However, Cecile is in love with the efficient clerk Lucien Cortier that belongs to the lower classes and refuses the engagement. In order to get rid off the rival, Chevalier uses evidences to incriminate Lucien, manipulating the incompetent Parisian chief of police.
poster
50
21
5.6
/1035/
57
/12/
51
/27/
3.0
/555/
28
/80/

Legend of the Werewolf (1975)
A travelling circus in 19th century France adopts and showcases a feral "wolf boy", who grows into adulthood only to kill the one-man band. He runs off to Paris, where he develops a jealous, overprotective crush on a prostitute, leading him to attack her client, incurring a pursuit by a determined police surgeon.
poster
52
20
5.6
/1024/
53
/23/
46
/33/
3.1
/296/
45
/24/

The Vintner's Luck (2009)
A fantasy romance set in 19th century France. The film revolves around Sobran, a young peasant winemaker, and the three important figures in his life - his beautiful wife Celeste, baroness Aurora de Valday and an angel named Xas.
poster
68
19
6.8
/814/
63
/12/
60
/25/
3.5
/727/
80
/1/

Lady of the Camelias (1981)
A young girl from the provinces, comes to Paris with one goal: to become a part of the rich bourgeoisie. To achieve this she will use her unique beauty and charm.
poster
Kanopy
42
12
4.2
/698/
40
/10/
45
/27/
3.0
/425/
27
/5/

Confession of a Child of the Century (2012)
Paris, 1830: Octave, betrayed by his mistress, sinks into despair and debauchery. His father's death leads him to the country where he meets Brigitte, a widow who is ten years his elder. Octave falls in love passionately, but will he have the courage to believe in it?
poster
?
5.6
/75/
80
/2/
40
/4/

The Count of Monte Cristo (1913)
A French sailor, imprisoned for years on false charges of conpiring against the king, escapes and exacts revenge on his accusers.
poster
51
?
6.2
/112/
60
/2/
33
/4/

Frenzy (1946)
A spooky seance is held to discover the whereabouts, and the killer, of a sculptor's wife.
poster
?
6.9
/75/
52
/4/
70
/2/

Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951)
It centres on the life of the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and his total devotion to studying insect behavior, travelling from Avignon to Paris, from Paris to his death in Sérignan. He is honoured by the French president Raymond Poincaré and his patience, obstinacy and knowledge are also recognised by Napoleon III, the publisher Charles Delagrave and the philosopher John Stuart Mill. They reach their climax in his book, Souvenirs entomologiques.
poster
59
?
5.9
/294/
55
/5/
52
/5/
71
/7/

Nana (1934)
Young Parisian Nana wards off of a boozed-up military officer at a local restaurant, and fellow diner Gaston Greiner is so impressed with her pluck that he decides to make her a performer at his musical theater. Soon, Nana is a star, and the girlfriend of Greiner and two other men. But when he learns that she's been getting around, Greiner fires her. As she tries to reclaim her singing job while dodging yet another suitor, her treachery might get the better of her.


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