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    French Movies

    The 38 most popular french movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    You+Me - Against the World
    TMDB2.9

    You+Me - Against the World

    2026 · 1h 34m

    country: France

    Alma Lancaster, 18, appears to lead a perfect life within a wealthy family who believes she is studying law. In secret, she pursues her true dream: filmmaking. On campus, she meets Vadim Arcadi, 20, a magnetic and solitary rebel with a troubled past. Forced to collaborate on a student film, they clash, grow closer and fall in love — despite themselves. But someone is watching them, determined to tear them apart and expose secrets that could destroy both Alma and Vadim.

    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.

    The Novices
    TMDB2.4

    The Novices

    1970 · 1h 31m

    country: France

    Sister Agnès runs away from her convent in Brittany and seeks refuge in Paris with prostitute Mona Lisa. With absolutely no qualifications, the young novice has a hard job finding work, so Mona Lisa tries to teach her the ropes of the oldest profession of them all!

    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 Intouchables
    TMDB4.1

    The Intouchables

    2011 · 1h 53m

    country: France

    A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

    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 Pianist
    TMDB4.2
    FF4.0

    The Pianist

    2002 · 2h 30m

    country: France

    The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

    The Da Vinci Code
    TMDB3.4

    The Da Vinci Code

    2006 · 2h 29m

    country: United States

    A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.

    Exploits of a Young Don Juan
    TMDB3.1

    Exploits of a Young Don Juan

    1986 · 1h 40m

    country: France

    In 1914, sixteen year old Roger returned home from boarding school during vacation to find his puberty hit hard in a house filled with beautiful women. These women have previous engagements with other men who are away, and during this time, Roger impregnates them all, including his aunt and sister, then devises plans to cuckold the men.

    Dracula
    TMDB3.6
    FF4.0

    Dracula

    2025 · 2h 10m

    country: France

    In late 15th-century Eastern Europe, Prince Vlad II’s bride is brutally murdered. As a result, he renounces God and damns Heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, Vlad is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death.

    Anatomy of a Fall
    TMDB3.8
    FF5.0

    Anatomy of a Fall

    2023 · 2h 31m

    country: France

    A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.

    Islands
    TMDB2.1

    Islands

    2017 · 23m

    country: France

    A sexual reverie unfolds over the course of one ethereal night. Characters wander through an erotic maze of love and lust, blurring the lines between wet dream and lucid nightmare as a macabre, erotic stage performance sends a ripple of lustful desires through its audience and performers.

    Call My Agent! The Movie
    TMDB3.2

    Call My Agent! The Movie

    2026 · 1h 57m

    country: France

    Five years after ASK Agency closed, debut director Andréa loses her lead actor just days before filming and reunited with her old team — for better or worse.

    Lucy
    TMDB3.2

    Lucy

    2014 · 1h 29m

    country: France

    A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

    Amélie
    TMDB4.0

    Amélie

    2001 · 2h 2m

    country: France

    At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

    The Adolescent
    TMDB2.4

    The Adolescent

    1979 · 1h 30m

    country: Germany

    In the summer of 1939, 13-year-old Marie goes with her parents to visit her grandparents in a small town near Avignon. Marie discovers her femininity and falls for a young Jewish doctor, but he prefers Eva, Marie's mother.

    Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie
    TMDB3.8

    Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie

    2023 · 1h 45m

    country: China

    After a guardian of magical jewels turns an awkward girl and a popular boy into superheroes, they can never reveal their identities — even to each other.

    Taken
    TMDB3.7

    Taken

    2008 · 1h 34m

    country: France

    Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.

    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
    TMDB3.2
    FF4.0

    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

    2025 · 2h 4m

    country: United States

    Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's science teacher.

    The Transporter
    TMDB3.4

    The Transporter

    2002 · 1h 32m

    country: United States

    Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.

    L'été en pente douce
    TMDB3.3

    L'été en pente douce

    1987 · 1h 42m

    country: France

    When he inherits the family house and property after his mother's death, aspiring novelist Fane returns home with his bimbo girlfriend Lilas. He must care for his idiot brother Mo and contend with a greedy garage owner who covets Fane's property to expand his business. When efforts to buy the property are fruitless, the mechanic incites the townsfolk against the strange trio.

    The Piano Teacher
    TMDB3.6

    The Piano Teacher

    2001 · 2h 11m

    country: France

    Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

    The Purge: Anarchy
    TMDB3.3

    The Purge: Anarchy

    2014 · 1h 43m

    country: France

    One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission of revenge during the mayhem. However, instead of a death-dealing avenger, he becomes the unexpected protector of four innocent strangers who desperately need his help if they are to survive the night.

    Taken 2
    TMDB3.2

    Taken 2

    2012 · 1h 31m

    country: France

    In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

    Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    TMDB4.0

    Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    2019 · 2h 1m

    country: France

    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.

    The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
    TMDB3.5

    The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan

    2023 · 2h 1m

    country: Belgium

    D'Artagnan, a spirited young Gascon, is left for dead after trying to save a noblewoman from being kidnapped. Once in Paris, he tries by all means to find his attackers, unaware that his quest will lead him to the very heart of a war where the future of France is at stake. Aided by King's Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis, he faces the machinations of villainous Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter, while falling in love with Constance, the Queen's confidante.

    Ice Cream Man
    TMDB2.2
    FF0.5

    Ice Cream Man

    2026 · 1h 26m

    country: United States

    An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.

    The Little Prince
    TMDB3.8

    The Little Prince

    2015 · 1h 46m

    country: France

    Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.

    Ninja Assassin
    TMDB3.4
    FF2.0

    Ninja Assassin

    2009 · 1h 39m

    country: United States

    Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.

    Transporter 3
    TMDB3.1

    Transporter 3

    2008 · 1h 44m

    country: France

    Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective.

    Labyrinth
    TMDB3.6

    Labyrinth

    1969 · 13m

    country: France

    The landscape surveyed here might be the estranged interior of your typical East-European émigré animator’s skull; with its deranged narrative values, artfully disturbed graphic style, and aggressive "musique concrète" sonorities, Kamler's are among the most astounding works you'll ever see... In company of Walerian Borowczyk, Peter Foldes & Arcady, Kamler is the successor to a prestigious tradition of East European émigré animators (think: Alexieff, Bartosch, Starewycz). Like their precursors, they are also among the most distinguished artists in cinema, celebrated for their graphic style and narrative experiment.

    Carnal Excitation
    TMDB2.0

    Carnal Excitation

    1978 · 1h 27m

    country: Canada

    A couple prepares to welcome a friend and his new fiancée, but when an unexpected guest arrives ahead of them, a case of mistaken identity sets everything in motion. As assumptions blur and boundaries loosen, the household quickly slips into a web of flirtation, confusion, and shifting dynamics. When the real fiancée finally appears, nothing is quite as it seems.. and the evening takes a series of surprising turns.

    The Purge
    TMDB3.1
    FF4.0

    The Purge

    2013 · 1h 25m

    country: France

    Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.

    Transporter 2
    TMDB3.2

    Transporter 2

    2005 · 1h 28m

    country: France

    Professional driver, and former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policy director and his family. The young boy in the family is targeted for kidnapping, and Frank immediately becomes involved in protecting the child and exposing the kidnappers.

    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
    TMDB3.3

    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

    2017 · 2h 17m

    country: France

    In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

    The Count of Monte Cristo
    TMDB3.9

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    2024 · 2h 58m

    country: France

    Edmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.

    On the Road
    TMDB3.9

    On the Road

    2026 · 1h 33m

    country: Mexico

    Veneno, a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets Muñeco, a hard-edged driver who keeps to himself. He convinces Muñeco to take him deep into the hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking across the north of Mexico. As they travel together and an unexpected intimacy builds between them, shadows from Veneno’s past resurface, putting both their lives at risk.

    Irreversible
    TMDB3.6

    Irreversible

    2002 · 1h 37m

    country: France

    A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

    About French Movies

    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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    1969–2026
    Best reviewed
    The Pianist (8.4)
    Most common genres
    Drama, Action, Thriller

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