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    1990s French Movies

    The 40 most popular 1990s french movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    TMDB4.1
    FF5.0

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991 · 2h 17m

    country: France

    Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.

    Léon: The Professional
    TMDB4.1

    Léon: The Professional

    1994 · 1h 51m

    country: France

    Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.

    The Fifth Element
    TMDB3.8

    The Fifth Element

    1997 · 2h 6m

    country: France

    In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

    The Lover
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    FF3.0

    The Lover

    1992 · 1h 55m

    country: France

    A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. For the first time in her young life she has control, and she wields it deftly over her besotted lover throughout a series of clandestine meetings and torrid encounters.

    The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
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    The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

    1999 · 2h 38m

    country: France

    In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.

    La Haine
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    La Haine

    1995 · 1h 38m

    country: France

    After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.

    Taxi
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    FF3.5

    Taxi

    1998 · 1h 26m

    country: France

    In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.

    The Piano
    TMDB3.7

    The Piano

    1993 · 2h

    country: Australia

    When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited pre-teen daughter Flora to the wilderness of 19th-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

    Three Colors: Red
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    Three Colors: Red

    1994 · 1h 40m

    country: France

    Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it. But the two form a bond when she returns to his house and catches him listening to his neighbors’ phone calls.

    1492: Conquest of Paradise
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    1492: Conquest of Paradise

    1992 · 2h 34m

    country: France

    1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.

    Super Mario Bros.
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    Super Mario Bros.

    1993 · 1h 45m

    country: United Kingdom

    Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They're the only hope to save our universe from invasion by the dino dictator, Koopa.

    eXistenZ
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    eXistenZ

    1999 · 1h 37m

    country: Canada

    A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.

    The Visitors
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    The Visitors

    1993 · 1h 47m

    country: France

    After a wizard's spell goes awry, 12th-century Gallic knight Godefroy de Papincourt, Count of Montmirail finds himself transported to 1993, along with his dimwitted servant, Jacquouille la Fripouille. Startled and perplexed by modern technology, the duo run amok, destroying cars and causing chaos until they meet Beatrice de Montmirail, an aristocratic descendant of the nobleman, who may be able to help them get back to 1123.

    Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
    TMDB3.0

    Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar

    1999 · 1h 49m

    country: France

    Set in 50 B.C., Asterix and Obelix are living in a small but well-protected village in Gaul, where a magic potion concocted by Druids turns the townsfolk into mighty soldiers. When Roman troops carve a path through Gaul to reach the English Channel, Caesar and his aide de camp Detritus discover the secret elixir and capture the Druid leader who knows its formula, and Asterix and Obelix are sent off to rescue them.

    Bitter Moon
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    Bitter Moon

    1992 · 2h 19m

    country: France

    A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.

    Nikita
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    Nikita

    1990 · 1h 57m

    country: France

    A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.

    Three Colors: White
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    Three Colors: White

    1994 · 1h 32m

    country: France

    Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland.

    The City of Lost Children
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    The City of Lost Children

    1995 · 1h 52m

    country: France

    A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

    Indochine
    TMDB3.5

    Indochine

    1992 · 2h 39m

    country: France

    In colonial Vietnam, dashing French naval captain Jean-Baptiste, wealthy plantation owner Éliane Devries, and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camillevare form the three points of a cross-cultural romantic triangle. As the struggle against European imperialism sweeps Indochina, Jean-Baptiste and Camille have to choose sides and Éliane faces the emotionally difficult challenge of raising the child of her daughter and ex-lover.

    Crying Freeman
    TMDB3.2

    Crying Freeman

    1995 · 1h 42m

    country: Canada

    A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.

    Live Flesh
    TMDB3.5

    Live Flesh

    1997 · 1h 43m

    country: Spain

    When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!

    The Apartment
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    The Apartment

    1996 · 1h 56m

    country: France

    Max is a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, when Max catches a glimpse of the great lost love of his life, he becomes obsessed with rekindling their relationship.

    La Cérémonie
    TMDB3.6

    La Cérémonie

    1995 · 1h 52m

    country: France

    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.

    Black Cat, White Cat
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    Black Cat, White Cat

    1998 · 2h 7m

    country: France

    A small-time hustler makes a deal with a notorious gangster to whom he owes money: marry his teenage son to the latter's daughter. However, the young lovers are not as agreeable.

    Three Colors: Blue
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    Three Colors: Blue

    1993 · 1h 38m

    country: France

    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.

    Man Bites Dog
    TMDB3.6

    Man Bites Dog

    1992 · 1h 36m

    country: Belgium

    The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.

    La Belle Noiseuse
    TMDB3.6

    La Belle Noiseuse

    1991 · 3h 58m

    country: France

    The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on a countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he long ago stopped: La Belle Noiseuse. And he wants Marianne as model.

    The Scent of Green Papaya
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    The Scent of Green Papaya

    1993 · 1h 44m

    country: France

    1950s Saigon through the eyes of Mui, a Vietnamese servant girl. At 10 years-old, Mui leaves her village to work for an affluent, troubled family. As she comes of age, Mui finds work in the household of a pianist she has admired since childhood, and finds their relationship growing in complexity.

    In All Innocence
    TMDB3.0

    In All Innocence

    1998 · 1h 38m

    country: France

    High-profile lawyer Michel takes on the defence of a young and pretty small-time thief, Cécile, after the botched hold-up of a jewellery shop. As predicted by his elegant art-dealer and sculptress wife Viviane, Michel goes well beyond his brief, jeopardising his career and ruining his marriage of 18 years.

    The Lovers on the Bridge
    TMDB3.7

    The Lovers on the Bridge

    1991 · 2h 6m

    country: France

    Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind.

    Total Eclipse
    TMDB3.2

    Total Eclipse

    1995 · 1h 51m

    country: France

    Young, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud and his mentor Paul Verlaine engage in a fierce, forbidden romance while feeling the effects of a hellish artistic lifestyle.

    Delicatessen
    TMDB3.7

    Delicatessen

    1991 · 1h 39m

    country: France

    In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.

    Arizona Dream
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    Arizona Dream

    1993 · 2h 22m

    country: France

    Rebellious young Axel Blackmar gets caught up into the family car business when his cousin, Paul, coaxes him to come to Arizona to attend the wedding of their Uncle Leo. As Axel makes the decision to try selling Cadillacs with his family, he meets an eccentric woman named Elaine and her equally quirky stepdaughter, Grace. Their lives become inextricably intertwined through romance, dreams – and death.

    Europa Europa
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    Europa Europa

    1990 · 1h 52m

    country: France

    A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth.

    La Belle Verte
    TMDB3.6

    La Belle Verte

    1996 · 1h 39m

    country: France

    As part of an intergalactic coalition, a well-meaning space alien volunteers to bring a message of self-actualization and harmony with nature to the one planet rejected by all her peers as incorrigible: Earth.

    Queen Margot
    TMDB3.6

    Queen Margot

    1994 · 2h 18m

    country: France

    Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.

    Bambola
    TMDB2.3

    Bambola

    1996 · 1h 35m

    country: France

    Her name is Mina, but she is called Bambola (doll). Upon the death of her mother, she and her homosexual brother, Flavio, open a pizzeria. A man named Ugo loans Bambola the money, but is then killed in a fight with another one of her boyfriends, Settimio. While visiting Settimio in jail, she meets a sadistic man named Furio, and they begin a relationship.

    Madame Bovary
    TMDB3.1

    Madame Bovary

    1991 · 2h 23m

    country: France

    In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

    Grève party
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    Grève party

    1998 · 1h 26m

    country: Unknown

    While France is on strike, Jean, a Parisian bookseller, opens his shop. A former trade unionist, he has in fact decided not to take part in the movement. However, a phone call from his friend René awakens his enthusiasm.

    Le Déménagement
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    Le Déménagement

    1997 · 1h 30m

    country: France

    Qui n'a pas connu le stress d'un déménagement ? Surtout quand on est un jeune écrivain comme Alain, sur le point de quitter une bonne maison d'édition pour écrire un sitcom pour la télévision, que sa femme est sur le point d'accoucher et de surcroît quand les déménageurs sont des Roumains qui travaillent au noir et qu'ils n'ont pas vraiment le sens de la ponctualité...

    About 1990s French Movies

    The 1990s

    The 1990s were the independent film decade, when Sundance and Miramax pushed low-budget American filmmaking into the mainstream. It's also when Hong Kong action, Japanese animation, and Iranian art cinema found large Western audiences.

    French cinema

    French cinema invented much of what we consider film language, then reinvented it again with the Nouvelle Vague of the late 1950s. It remains Europe's most prolific film industry, with a strong tradition of state support for auteur work.

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    Léon: The Professional (8.3)
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    How is this list ranked?
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