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    French Mystery Movies

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

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    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.

    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.

    The Commuter
    TMDB3.2
    FF2.0

    The Commuter

    2018 · 1h 44m

    country: United States

    A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

    The Name of the Rose
    TMDB3.7

    The Name of the Rose

    1986 · 2h 10m

    country: France

    14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.

    What Happened to Monday
    TMDB3.6

    What Happened to Monday

    2017 · 2h 3m

    country: Belgium

    In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.

    Three Colors: Red
    TMDB3.9

    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.

    Enemy
    TMDB3.4

    Enemy

    2014 · 1h 31m

    country: Canada

    A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.

    The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
    TMDB3.1

    The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

    2010 · 1h 47m

    country: France

    An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.

    A Private Life
    TMDB2.7

    A Private Life

    2025 · 1h 48m

    country: France

    When renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the sudden death of a patient, she suspects murder. She mounts a private investigation, enlisting an odd assortment of quirky characters.

    Black Box
    TMDB3.7

    Black Box

    2021 · 2h 10m

    country: France

    After being assigned to investigate the aftermath of a catastrophic plane crash, an NTSB black box analyst uncovers chilling audio anomalies that no one else seems willing to acknowledge. As he digs deeper for the truth, he provokes powerful forces determined to silence him before he exposes a shocking conspiracy.

    The Translators
    TMDB3.2

    The Translators

    2019 · 1h 45m

    country: France

    Nine translators, hired to translate the eagerly awaited final book of a bestselling trilogy, are confined in a luxurious bunker.

    Femme Fatale
    TMDB3.1

    Femme Fatale

    2002 · 1h 54m

    country: Switzerland

    A $10-million diamond rip-off, a stolen identity, a new life married to a diplomat. Laure Ash has risked big, won big. But then a tabloid shutterbug snaps her picture in Paris, and suddenly, enemies from Laure's secret past know who and where she is. And they all want their share of the diamond heist. Or her life. Or both.

    The Ghost Writer
    TMDB3.4

    The Ghost Writer

    2010 · 2h 8m

    country: France

    A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

    Dark Places
    TMDB3.0

    Dark Places

    2015 · 1h 53m

    country: France

    A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day.

    It Was Just an Accident
    TMDB3.6
    FF5.0

    It Was Just an Accident

    2025 · 1h 44m

    country: Iran

    An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.

    High Life
    TMDB2.9

    High Life

    2018 · 1h 53m

    country: France

    Monte and his daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to deep space. The crew—death-row inmates led by a doctor with sinister motives—has vanished. As the mystery of what happened onboard the ship is unraveled, father and daughter must rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.

    Personal Shopper
    TMDB3.0

    Personal Shopper

    2016 · 1h 46m

    country: Czech Republic

    Maureen, mid-20s, is a personal shopper for a media celebrity. The job pays for her stay in Paris, a city she refuses to leave until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person contacts her via text message.

    The Room
    TMDB3.2

    The Room

    2019 · 1h 39m

    country: Belgium

    Kate and Matt discover that a part of their house can grant wishes. In the wake of two miscarriages, what they want most is a child.

    High Tension
    TMDB3.4

    High Tension

    2003 · 1h 31m

    country: France

    Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.

    Overdrive
    TMDB3.0

    Overdrive

    2017 · 1h 33m

    country: Belgium

    Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

    Fanny and Alexander
    TMDB3.9

    Fanny and Alexander

    1982 · 3h 8m

    country: Sweden

    As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.

    Three Colors: White
    TMDB3.7

    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.

    In the House
    TMDB3.6

    In the House

    2012 · 1h 45m

    country: France

    A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy’s intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.

    Two Prosecutors
    TMDB3.4

    Two Prosecutors

    2025 · 1h 58m

    country: France

    In 1937, amidst Stalin's Great Terror, a newly appointed prosecutor for the USSR is made aware of alleged corruption in the Secret Police, and takes it upon himself to investigate.

    Parallel Tales
    TMDB2.9

    Parallel Tales

    2026 · 2h 19m

    country: France

    In search of inspiration for her new novel, Sylvie spies on her neighbors in the building across the street using a telescope. When she hires young Adam to help her with her daily routine, she has no idea that he will turn her life and her work upside down, until the fiction she had imagined surpasses the reality of them all.

    Passion
    TMDB2.6

    Passion

    2013 · 1h 41m

    country: France

    The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.

    Maigret and the Dead Lover
    TMDB3.0

    Maigret and the Dead Lover

    2026 · 1h 20m

    country: France

    Commissioner Maigret rushes to the Quai d’Orsay with Lieutenant Janvier. There, they find Mademoiselle Larrieu in a state of shock. That very morning, she discovered the bullet-riddled body of Mr. Berthier-Lagès, a renowned former ambassador whom she had served as a housekeeper for 46 years. While searching the victim's apartment, Maigret and Janvier uncover hundreds of letters. The diplomat had maintained a fifty-year-long love correspondence with a certain Princess of Vuynes, whose husband - by a strange coincidence - had died just a few days earlier. As he confronts the various members of the two families and the suspicious silence of Mademoiselle Larrieu, Maigret finds himself faced with surprise after surprise, watching his certainties crumble - until the solution to the mystery finally hits him in the face at the very last moment...

    The Apartment
    TMDB3.4

    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.

    The Crimson Rivers
    TMDB3.5

    The Crimson Rivers

    2000 · 1h 46m

    country: France

    Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.

    The Summit of the Gods
    TMDB3.9

    The Summit of the Gods

    2021 · 1h 35m

    country: France

    A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.

    Revolver
    TMDB3.2

    Revolver

    2005 · 1h 51m

    country: France

    Hotshot gambler Jake Green is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother, Billy. Invited to a private game, Jake is in fear of losing his life.

    The Night of the 12th
    TMDB3.5

    The Night of the 12th

    2022 · 1h 54m

    country: Belgium

    Young and ambitious Captain Vivés has just been appointed group leader at the Grenoble Criminal Squad when Clara's murder case lands on his desk. Vivés and his team investigate Clara's complex life and relations, but what starts as a professional and methodical immersion into the victim's life soon turns into a haunting obsession.

    Diabolique
    TMDB3.9

    Diabolique

    1955 · 1h 58m

    country: France

    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.

    The Crime Is Mine
    TMDB3.2

    The Crime Is Mine

    2023 · 1h 43m

    country: France

    In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend, Pauline, a young, unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins, until the truth comes out.

    April and the Extraordinary World
    TMDB3.5

    April and the Extraordinary World

    2015 · 1h 46m

    country: France

    It's 1941, but France is trapped in the 19th Century, governed by steam and Napoleon V. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.

    Alphaville
    TMDB3.4

    Alphaville

    1965 · 1h 39m

    country: France

    Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word “love.”

    The Tenant
    TMDB3.8

    The Tenant

    1976 · 2h 6m

    country: France

    A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.

    In the Electric Mist
    TMDB3.0

    In the Electric Mist

    2009 · 1h 57m

    country: France

    Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. When the star of the film, Elrod Sykes, reports finding another corpse in the Atchafalaya Swamp near the movie set, Robicheaux starts another investigation, believing the corpse to be the remains of a black man whose murder he witnessed 35 years earlier.

    Rubber
    TMDB3.0

    Rubber

    2010 · 1h 22m

    country: France

    In the California desert, the adventures of a telepathic killer-tire, mysteriously attracted by a very pretty girl, as witnessed by incredulous onlookers.

    Based on a True Story
    TMDB2.8

    Based on a True Story

    2017 · 1h 37m

    country: France

    Delphine is the author of an autobiographical novel that has become a bestseller. Exhausted by the promotional tour, just when she feels out of place, paralyzed by the idea of having to start writing again, she meets Elle, a young, attractive, intelligent, intuitive woman who seems to understand her better than anyone.

    About French Mystery 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.

    Mystery

    Mystery films are structured around withheld information, trusting the audience to work alongside the investigator. The genre ranges from cozy whodunits to bleak, unresolved character studies.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1955–2026
    Best reviewed
    Three Colors: Red (7.9)
    Often also
    Thriller, Drama, Crime

    Common questions

    What are the best French mystery movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are The Da Vinci Code, Anatomy of a Fall, and The Commuter. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    French mystery movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these movies?
    Every movie page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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