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1. Children of Paradise (1945)
Not Rated | 189 min | Drama, Romance
The theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan in 1830s Paris and the four men who love her.
Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Renoir
Votes: 21,217
2. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Paul Frankeur, Bulle Ogier
Votes: 46,965 | Gross: $0.20M
3. The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
R | 104 min | Comedy
A series of surreal sequences that critique morality and society in a stream of consciousness style.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Jean-Claude Brialy, Adolfo Celi, Michel Piccoli, Monica Vitti
Votes: 17,226 | Gross: $0.01M
4. Second Wind (1966)
Not Rated | 150 min | Crime, Drama
A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin, Christine Fabréga
Votes: 6,647
5. Jour de Fête (1949)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy
A village postman with no sense of humour delivers his mail via bicycle on the day the travelling fair comes to town. He is disrupted by a short film about US speed and efficiency and the playful teasing of the village folk.
Director: Jacques Tati | Stars: Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur, Santa Relli
Votes: 9,075
6. Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama
An aging, world-weary gangster is double-crossed and forced out of retirement when his best friend is kidnapped and their stash of eight stolen gold bars demanded as ransom.
Director: Jacques Becker | Stars: Jean Gabin, René Dary, Dora Doll, Vittorio Sanipoli
Votes: 8,570 | Gross: $0.13M
7. The Milky Way (1969)
M/PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
Two drifters go on a pilgrimage from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Along the way, they hitchhike, beg for food, and face the Christian dogmas and heresies from different Ages.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Alain Cuny, Edith Scob
Votes: 8,110
8. La viaccia (1961)
102 min | Drama
The original Italian is La Viaccia (the name of the family farm which motivates the plot). The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando ... See full summary »
Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Pietro Germi, Romolo Valli
Votes: 792
9. A Monkey in Winter (1962)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Albert is an inn owner who vowed never to drink again if he and his wife survived the war. They did, and the reformed alcoholic keeps his vow. But times have changed and soon after the war,... See full summary »
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean Gabin, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Suzanne Flon, Gabrielle Dorziat
Votes: 3,329
10. The Night Affair (1958)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A vice inspector for the Paris police takes special interest in the plight of drug-addicted Lucky whom he considers to be more victim than criminal.
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Nadja Tiller, Paul Frankeur
Votes: 752
11. Come Dance with Me! (1959)
91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Handsome dentist Herve Dandieu, temporarily separated from his new, delectable wife Virginie by a lovers' tiff, is picked up by sexy dance teacher Anita Flores...object blackmail. Sensing ... See full summary »
Director: Michel Boisrond | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams, Darío Moreno
Votes: 738
12. Speaking of Murder (1957)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A garage owner maintains his business as a front for his gang of criminals.
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur, Marcel Bozzuffi, Albert Dinan
Votes: 662
13. My Uncle Benjamin (1969)
90 min | Comedy
In the amorous mid 18th century under Louis XV, a country doctor risks danger and prison to pursue his seduction of the women of the bourgeoisie.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Jacques Brel, Claude Jade, Bernard Alane, Rosy Varte
Votes: 818
14. The Adultress (1953)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A truck driver kills the husband of the woman he loves, and becomes the object of blackmail.
Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Simone Signoret, Raf Vallone, Jacques Duby, Maria Pia Casilio
Votes: 1,908
15. Marie-Octobre (1959)
90 min | Drama, Mystery
Fifteen years after WWII, a group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, so that the former members of the network can finally relive one fateful night and find out who betrayed their murdered leader, Castille.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Bernard Blier, Robert Dalban, Paul Frankeur
Votes: 1,408
16. Maigret voit rouge (1963)
87 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Division Commissioner Jules Maigret and his team hunt a ring of American racketeers sent to Paris to silence an embarrassing witness
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Jean Gabin, Françoise Fabian, Roland Armontel, Paul Frankeur
Votes: 696
17. Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)
101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Countess de Saint-Fiacre, having received a terrible anonymous letter predicting her imminent death, summons Commissioner Maigret in the hope that he can protect her and save her from a secret ill-wisher.
Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Jean Gabin, Michel Auclair, Valentine Tessier, Jacques Morel
Votes: 1,514
18. No Exit (1954)
95 min | Drama
Three people who despise each other find themselves sharing a room in Hell - forever.
Director: Jacqueline Audry | Stars: Arletty, Frank Villard, Gaby Sylvia, Yves Deniaud
Votes: 358
19. Razzia (1955)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Decoin | Stars: Jean Gabin, Marcel Dalio, Lino Ventura, Albert Rémy
Votes: 1,314
20. A Cage of Nightingales (1945)
89 min | Drama, Music
In France, in 1930, the supervisor of a reformatory for young offenders seeks to awaken in them the love of music by forming a choir, despite the skepticism of the institution's director.
Director: Jean Dréville | Stars: Noël-Noël, Micheline Francey, René Génin, René Blancard
Votes: 253
21. Il ladro della Gioconda (1966)
104 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Vincent, the framer, get a job as an apprentice, but really wants to steel Mona Lisa...
Director: Michel Deville | Stars: Marina Vlady, George Chakiris, Paul Frankeur, Jean Lefebvre
Votes: 162
22. Before the Deluge (1954)
138 min | Crime, Drama
Self-centered parents of the 50's targeted by drama in which teenagers panicking after burglary supposed to finance the run from the Third World War.
Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Antoine Balpêtré, Paul Bisciglia, Bernard Blier, Jacques Castelot
Votes: 185
23. The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
87 min | Comedy, Crime
The story takes place in the racecourses around Paris. A so-called major sells his tips to naive characters.
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson, Frank Villard, Jean Lefebvre
Votes: 997
24. Des gens sans importance (1956)
101 min | Drama
Mid-aged married truck driver falls in love with a young waitress he meets while making a break on a long trip. They try to make it work, but she can't get a decent job or place to stay in ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Pierre Mondy, Yvette Etiévant
Votes: 636
25. Nana (1955)
120 min | Drama, Romance
The amorous career of a courtesan and how she met her death at the hands of a rejected lover.
Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Charles Boyer, Martine Carol, Walter Chiari, Paul Frankeur
Votes: 263
26. An Eye for an Eye (1957)
113 min | Drama, Thriller
In North Africa Dr. Walter is a very skilled surgeon but lives at a distance from the hospital. In the evening a husband and his sick wife come to his private home from far away. He tells ... See full summary »
Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Folco Lulli, Lea Padovani, Héléna Manson
Votes: 145
27. Retour à la vie (1949)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Five prisoners, a woman and four men, return to France after WW2. We follow their rocky road to life. It's a movie which consists of five different stories.
Directors: André Cayatte, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Dréville, Georges Lampin | Stars: Bernard Blier, Louis Jouvet, Noël-Noël, François Périer
Votes: 269
28. Archimède, le clochard (1959)
76 min | Comedy, Drama
Bum Archimede wants to spend the winter in prison, but to get there proves not to be that easy.
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Jean Gabin, Darry Cowl, Bernard Blier, Dora Doll
Votes: 616
29. Justice Is Done (1950)
95 min | Drama, Mystery
A trial of a mercy killing.
Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Michel Auclair, Antoine Balpêtré, Raymond Bussières, Jacques Castelot
Votes: 442
30. Le dossier noir (1955)
115 min | Drama
Jacques Arnaud arrives in a small town somewhere in the province. Soon a citizen reports to him that strangers have broken into his house where they stole a mysterious "black dossier".
Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Antoine Balpêtré, Bernard Blier, Jean-Marc Bory, Daniel Cauchy
Votes: 183
31. Faut pas prendre les enfants du bon Dieu pour des canards sauvages (1968)
M | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
Rita will play her relationships, especially in love, among the crooks to get her share of gold bars.
Director: Michel Audiard | Stars: Françoise Rosay, Bernard Blier, Marlène Jobert, André Pousse
Votes: 526
32. We Are All Murderers (1952)
115 min | Crime, Drama
The problem of the reasonableness of capital punishment.
Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin, Antoine Balpêtré, Julien Verdier
Votes: 407
33. Le tonnerre de Dieu (1965)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
Léandre Brassac is a misanthrope and alcoholic, who lives on a large remote county estate with his wife, Marie. Brassac has a reputation as a violent and unpredictable man, but who has a love for animals, particularly dogs.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Jean Gabin, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Georges Géret
Votes: 392
34. Le sang à la tête (1956)
83 min | Drama
François Cardinaud is one of the richest shipowners in the region. But this success arouses resentment and jealousy. When Marthe, his wife, leaves the home without warning, Cardinaud sees her life cracking little by little.
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur, Claude Sylvain, Georgette Anys
Votes: 272
35. Le cri du coeur (1974)
97 min | Drama
Director: Claude Lallemand | Stars: Stéphane Audran, Maurice Ronet, Delphine Seyrig, Eric Damain
Votes: 45
36. License to Kill (1964)
95 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Didier Formenter, the French scientist, has just put the final touch on an invention that will be able to destroy to destroy any sort of flying apparatus. An international crime gang is ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Decoin | Stars: Eddie Constantine, Daphné Dayle, Paul Frankeur, Jean-Paul Moulinot
Votes: 104
37. A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (1958)
95 min | Crime, Drama
Directors: Michel Deville, Charles Gérard | Stars: Pierre Vaneck, Mijanou Bardot, Paul Frankeur, Roger Hanin
Votes: 96
38. Reproduction interdite (1957)
90 min | Crime, Drama
The art dealer Kleber is on the verge of ruin due to his wife's excessive spending. One day, when a stranger offers him an authentic Gauguin, Kleber tries to buy it at the lowest price.
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Michel Auclair, Paul Frankeur, Giani Esposito, Annie Girardot
Votes: 125
39. L'étrange désir de Monsieur Bard (1954)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
A terminally ill Mr. Bard, a casino bus driver forced to quit his job, miraculously wins a fortune playing roulette. Instantly becoming a millionaire, he wants to fulfill his life's dream: ... See full summary »
Director: Géza von Radványi | Stars: Michel Simon, Yves Deniaud, Geneviève Page, Georgette Anys
Votes: 149
40. Le voyage à Biarritz (1963)
94 min | Comedy
Guillaume Dodut is a station master who dreams of Biarritz, whose posters are spread over his platform, and of professional success for his son. But he postpones his vacation, preventing his father from going to Biarritz.
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Fernandel, Michel Galabru, Rellys, Catherine Sola
Votes: 78
41. Rue de Paris (1959)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
While Henri was a POW during the war, his wife passed away and he returned to face the challenges of bringing up three children alone. Henri may get drunk and angry at times but he also has a better side that will not stay buried.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Jean Gabin, Marie-José Nat, Claude Brasseur, Roger Dumas
Votes: 381
42. The Tiger Attacks (1959)
98 min | Crime, Drama
Paul Lamiani, a former spy now managing a restaurant, has to take on duties again on a gangster's affair involving his best friend.
Directors: Maurice Labro, Claude Sautet | Stars: Lino Ventura, Estella Blain, Paul Frankeur, François Chaumette
Votes: 290
43. Le voyageur de la Toussaint (1943)
102 min | Crime, Drama
Gilles Mauvoisin, the only descendant of his late uncle Octave, inherits his entire fortune. Uncle Octave was poisoned with arsenic and suspicion focused immediately on his widow, Colette ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Daquin | Stars: Assia Noris, Jules Berry, Gabrielle Dorziat, Guillaume de Sax
Votes: 193
44. La nuit fantastique (1942)
103 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Denis is distracted: he's studying all day for philosophy exams and working all night at the flower market; plus, whenever he closes his eyes, he dreams of a mysterious woman in white. His ... See full summary »
Director: Marcel L'Herbier | Stars: Fernand Gravey, Micheline Presle, Saturnin Fabre, Charles Granval
Votes: 385
45. Histoires extraordinaires à faire peur ou à faire rire... (1949)
88 min | Horror, Mystery
A group of policemen look over three murder cases including a cutthroat that prays on young women, a madman that hid his deformed landlord's corpse in the floor, and a wine aficionado who buries his friend alive.
Director: Jean Faurez | Stars: Fernand Ledoux, Suzy Carrier, Jules Berry, Paul Frankeur
Votes: 241
46. La caméra explore le temps (1957–1966)
History
Stars: Roland Ménard, François Maistre, Alain Nobis, Louis Arbessier
Votes: 59
47. Je suis un sentimental (1955)
95 min | Crime, Thriller
Michel was just released from prison when he is suspected of having killed his wife as she was the one who brought him into prison. She also betrayed him with Rupert, a journalist not ... See full summary »
Director: John Berry | Stars: Eddie Constantine, Bella Darvi, Olivier Hussenot, Walter Chiari
Votes: 89
48. Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
On the banks of the Rhône, not far from Tain l'Hermitage, Alcide Garonne, an old ferryman - and incidentally a poacher - lives out of wedlock with Victorine Rousset nicknamed Maryse, a ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Decoin | Stars: Michel Simon, Gaby Morlay, Nadine Alari, Pauline Carton
Votes: 42
49. Mr. Orchid (1946)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, War
In the Charente, during the Nazi occupation, Edouard Martin, a fifty-year-old man with apparently peaceful life is in fact the leader of a resistance network.
Directors: René Clément, Noël-Noël | Stars: Noël-Noël, Maurice Chevit, Alice Leitner, Georges Questau
Votes: 316
50. Devil's Daughter (1946)
98 min | Drama
A gangster who's got a lot of dough takes refuge in his hometown.
Director: Henri Decoin | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Ledoux, Thérèse Dorny, Pierre Juvenet
Votes: 160