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1. Black Spot (2017–2019)

TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A police chief and an eccentric new prosecutor investigate a string of grisly crimes and eerie phenomena in an isolated town at the edge of a forest.

Stars: Suliane Brahim, Hubert Delattre, Laurent Capelluto, Samuel Jouy

Votes: 13,813

2. Meurtres à... (2013– )

90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A collection of police murder investigations each time taking place in a different French city and region.

Stars: Vanessa Liautey, Daniel Njo Lobé, Arnaud Binard, Anne Loiret

Votes: 368

3. Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie (2009–2024)

TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Agatha Christie's masterful storytelling gets a soupçon of French flair in these attractive, witty mysteries. These French adaptations are a fresh, stylish twist on classic Christie tales.

Stars: Blandine Bellavoir, Samuel Labarthe, Elodie Frenck, Dominique Thomas

Votes: 1,495

4. Nina (2015– )

52 min | Comedy, Drama

Nina is a 39-year-old woman who dreamed about becoming a doctor, but had to abandon college to take care of her ailing daughter. 15 years later, she becomes a proficient nurse.

Stars: Annelise Hesme, Nina Melo, Grégoire Bonnet, Alix Bénézech

Votes: 202

5. Candice Renoir (2013– )

TV-G | 52 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

French police Commandant Candice Renoir and her team solve different crime cases in a harbor city of southern France. Candice herself is a divorced mother of four whose daily routine is always packed.

Stars: Cécile Bois, Raphaël Lenglet, Clara Antoons, Ali Marhyar

Votes: 2,169

6. Persian Lessons (2020)

127 min | Drama, War

A young Jewish man in a concentration camp has his life saved when executioners realize he owns a Persian book. Brought before a camp officer who wants to learn Farsi, Gilles agrees to teach him despite not knowing a word of the language.

Director: Vadim Perelman | Stars: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger, Jonas Nay, David Schütter

Votes: 12,220

7. Deadly Tropics (2019– )

52 min | Crime, Drama

Fun, female-driven police mysteries set on the breathtaking island of Martinique.

Stars: Sonia Rolland, Béatrice de la Boulaye, Julien Béramis, Valentin Papoudof

Votes: 338

8. The Innocents (2016)

PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, History

1945. Mathilde is a French Red Cross doctor working on a mission to help the French survivors of the German camps. While she works in Poland, she is asked for help by a nun. In her convent, several nuns are pregnant.

Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Lou de Laâge, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza, Vincent Macaigne

Votes: 11,653 | Gross: $1.06M

9. Capitain Marleau (2014– )

TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Beneath her eccentric appearance, Captain Marleau is a formidable detective. Her Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap, her character, her unusual appearance, her humor, her unpredictable ... See full summary »

Stars: Corinne Masiero, Marius Colucci, Aymeric Demarigny, Jean-Claude Drouot

Votes: 669

10. Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)

R | 133 min | Action, Biography, Crime

The story of the notorious French gangster Jacques Mesrine, with the focus on his life and death as France's Public Enemy No. 1 in the 1970s.

Director: Jean-François Richet | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric, Samuel Le Bihan

Votes: 31,431 | Gross: $0.28M

11. The Judge Is a Woman (1993–2022)

TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama

Alice Nevers is a young and beautiful examining magistrate. With her teammate, detective Fred Marchand, they try to solve crimes according to their methods.

Stars: Marine Delterme, Jean-Michel Tinivelli, Guillaume Carcaud, Daniel-Jean Colloredo

Votes: 272

12. Class Act (2023)

TV-14 | 375 min | Biography, Drama, History

A relentlessly ambitious working-class man becomes one of France's most controversial public figures in this fictionalized biopic about Bernard Tapie.

Stars: Laurent Lafitte, Joséphine Japy, Patrick d'Assumçao, Antoine Reinartz

Votes: 2,023

13. Café de Flore (2011)

Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Romance

A love story between a man and woman. And between a mother and her son. A mystical and fantastical odyssey on love.

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent, Evelyne Brochu

Votes: 16,832

14. Cassandre (2015– )

90 min | Crime, Drama

Agent Florence Cassandre solves crimes together with her very united team.

Stars: Gwendoline Hamon, Alexandre Varga, Dominique Pinon, Jessy Salomée Ugolin

Votes: 171

15. Maigret (2022)

89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In Paris, a young girl is found dead in a Parisian square, wearing an evening dress. Commissioner Maigret will try to identify her and then understand what happened to the victim.

Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Jade Labeste, Mélanie Bernier, Aurore Clément

Votes: 2,978

16. Mongeville (2013–2021)

90 min | Crime, Drama

Antoine Mongeville, a former investigating judge in Bordeaux, meets a Criminal Police detective who he will have to work with. Despite their tense relationship and their opposed characters, they will realize that they are not so different.

Stars: Francis Perrin, Pierre Aussedat, Jean-Philippe Lachaud, Gaëlle Bona

Votes: 158

17. Mad Love (1985)

Unrated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A bank robber tries to return his girl, but crazy way of life coupled with insane company make the case only worse.

Director: Andrzej Zulawski | Stars: Sophie Marceau, Francis Huster, Tchéky Karyo, Christiane Jean

Votes: 1,399

18. Simone: Woman of the Century (2022)

140 min | Biography, Drama, History

Explores the life of Simone Veil -- the famous French figure who survived the Holocaust and went on to become a leading politician, human rights campaigner, and feminist -- through a series of non-chronological memories

Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: Elsa Zylberstein, Rebecca Marder, Élodie Bouchez, Judith Chemla

Votes: 1,446

19. Marseille (2016–2018)

TV-MA | 41 min | Drama

A tale of power, corruption and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the French port city of Marseille.

Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Magimel, Géraldine Pailhas, Stéphane Caillard

Votes: 5,639

20. Braquo (2009–2016)

TV-14 | 52 min | Crime, Thriller

A dark realistic cop series follows a squad of Paris cops who exist in the blurred boundaries at the very edge of the law, often using violence and intimidation to get the job done.

Stars: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Joseph Malerba, Karole Rocher, Nicolas Duvauchelle

Votes: 4,135

21. Grand Expectations (2022)

105 min | Drama

Summer 2019. Just graduated, Madeleine goes to Corsica to prepare for further exams with Antoine, her lover with whom she shares very left-wing political convictions. On a small deserted road, an unexpected encounter will seal their fate.

Director: Sylvain Desclous | Stars: Rebecca Marder, Benjamin Lavernhe, Emmanuelle Bercot, Marc Barbé

Votes: 672

22. Agathe Koltès (2016– )

Comedy, Crime, Drama

French detective story of a very successful detective but neglectful mother who works for her successful detective daughter. The fact that they are related remains a secret and a point of conflict for the resentful daughter.

Stars: Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Hortense Gélinet, Arnaud Binard, Serge Riaboukine

Votes: 167

23. The Intern (2014– )

89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

After being wrongfully imprisoned due to a judicial error, Constance Mayer decides to try a new career path. At age 50, the former farmer earns a law degree and moves to Marseille to clerk ... See full summary »

Stars: Michèle Bernier, Philippe Lelièvre, Clément Moreau, Jeanne Lambert

Votes: 52

24. Joséphine, ange gardien (1997– )

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

The adventures of Josephine, a guardian angel sent to solve the problems of various people, using her magic powers.

Stars: Mimie Mathy, Karin Swenson, Jean Dell, Guy Amram

Votes: 403

25. Nestor Burma (1991–2003)

TV-14 | 85 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Nestor Burma (Guy Marchand) is a cynical private detective, a serial monogamist, and an inveterate saxophone player. Burma investigates murders, missing persons, and kidnapping and ... See full summary »

Stars: Guy Marchand, Pierre Tornade, Patrick Guillemin, Michel Fortin

Votes: 150

26. Les filles ne savent pas nager (2000)

Unrated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

Even though they grew up in opposite parts of France, Gwen and Lise are best friends and spend every summer vacation together on the Brittany coast where Gwen lives and Lise's family has a ... See full summary »

Director: Anne-Sophie Birot | Stars: Isild Le Besco, Karen Alyx, Pascale Bussières, Pascal Elso

Votes: 629 | Gross: $0.07M

27. Omar Killed Me (2011)

85 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

In the summer of 1991 an elderly woman Ghislaine Marchal is found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" (Omar has kill me) written beside in her own blood. ... See full summary »

Director: Roschdy Zem | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Denis Podalydès, Maurice Bénichou, Salomé Stévenin

Votes: 1,609

28. Oussekine (2022)

TV-MA | 52 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery

The drama will look at the events of December 5, 1986 which led to Malik's death. It will dive into the heart of the 80s to understand the impact this drama had on French society at the time.

Stars: Sayyid El Alami, Tewfik Jallab, Mouna Soualem, Malek Lamraoui

Votes: 451

29. J'ai tué mon mari (2021–2022)

45 min | Drama

A woman admits to killing her husband, but others, including her young son, contend that he is still alive. She must do whatever is necessary to ascertain the truth behind her husband's disappearance and protect her child.

Stars: Erika Sainte, Tiphaine Daviot, Antoine Gouy, Walid Afkir

Votes: 83

30. Julie Lescaut (1992–2014)

90 min | Crime, Drama

Julie Lescaut is divorced and works as the police commissar in Clairiéres, an imaginary village in the suburbs of Paris, where she tries to reconcile her stressful job with the education of her two teenage daughters.

Stars: Véronique Genest, Jennifer Lauret, Alexis Desseaux, Mouss Diouf

Votes: 427

31. La loi de... (2014– )

95 min | Crime

Conceived as a three-episode miniseries, Barbara's Law is one of the most praised television endeavors taken in France in recent years. In this production, Barbara, a lawyer by the book, ... See full summary »

Stars: Franck Beckmann, Josiane Balasko, Gérard Jugnot, Olivier Claverie

Votes: 89

32. P.J. (1997–2009)

52 min | Crime, Thriller

Follows law enforcement agents in the 10th and 11th arrondissements of Paris as they deal with crime and their personal lives.

Stars: Valérie Bagnou-Beido, Charles Schneider, Raphaëlle Lubansu, Marc Betton

Votes: 129

33. Le grand Meaulnes (2006)

97 min | Drama

When Meaulnes first arrives at the local school in Sologne, everyone is captivated by his good looks, daring and charisma. But when he disappears for several days, and returns with tales of... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Nicolas Duvauchelle, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Clémence Poésy, Jean-Pierre Marielle

Votes: 419

34. Hero Corp (2008–2017)

26 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

An aging team of superheroes from the 1980s live a quiet, peaceful retirement in a quaint village in southern France. With the threat of a supervillain's return and the arrival of a superpowered stranger, they must once again be heroes.

Stars: Simon Astier, Sébastien Lalanne, Etienne Fague, Agnès Boury

Votes: 507

35. Life and Nothing But (1989)

PG | 135 min | Drama, War

Intense character study of men and women driven by an overpowering obsession with the past.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Sabine Azéma, Pascale Vignal, Maurice Barrier

Votes: 2,136 | Gross: $0.43M

36. Vertiges (1997–2003)

Action, Crime, Drama

Vertiges is a collection of TV films with heroines who are beautiful, innocent young women who regularly find themselves in danger, prey to passionate dramas, machinations or sadists with its share of false leads and twists and turns.

Stars: Sonia Nadeau, Denis Karvil, Cristian Motiu, Dan Condurache

Votes: 65

37. Enquêtes réservées (2009– )

Crime

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Stars: Jérôme Anger, Yvon Back, Dorylia Calmel, Florence Hebbelynck

Votes: 22

38. Two Worlds (2007)

G | 105 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A French tradesman travels in time and liberates an oppressed tribe in another world.

Director: Daniel Cohen | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Natacha Lindinger, Michel Duchaussoy, Daniel Cohen

Votes: 1,486

39. La morsure des dieux (2017)

120 min | Drama

Sébastien, a great lover of his land in the Basque Country, is alone in taking care of the family farm as worries pile up. Sebastien falls in love with his new neighbor, Juliette, as Catholic as he is Pagan.

Director: Cheyenne Carron | Stars: François Pouron, Fleur Geffrier, Pierre Molinier, Laurent Lucmaret

Votes: 21

40. Long cours (1996 TV Movie)

Crime, Drama

Charlotte shot her former employer and lover, while she wanted to extort money from her to help a group of anarchists .

Director: Alain Tasma | Stars: Benoît Magimel, Hélène de Fougerolles, Manuel de Blas, Philippe Ambrosini

Votes: 28

41. Rascal (2020)

96 min | Drama, Thriller

When he arrives in Limoges, Djé has no money and no home. He has no past and no future. He's quite a seducer, but also has a very dark side. He can approach anyone, but what is he really looking for?

Director: Peter Dourountzis | Stars: Pierre Deladonchamps, Ophélie Bau, Sébastien Houbani, Candide Sanchez

Votes: 237

42. L'histoire du samedi (1995– )

Drama

An anthology television series from the French third public television channel, which features drama or comedy productions of original teleplays or TV adaptations developed from existing pieces of writing (popular plays or novels).

Stars: Philippe Clay, Nadia Barentin, Philippe Volter, Laetitia Legrix

Votes: 24

43. Mark of an Angel (2008)

95 min | Drama

Elsa, a woman with a long history of depression, in the midst of a divorce from her husband of twelve years, develops an obsession with a seven year old girl she sees at a birthday party ... See full summary »

Director: Safy Nebbou | Stars: Catherine Frot, Sandrine Bonnaire, Wladimir Yordanoff, Antoine Chappey

Votes: 912

44. Borderline (2014 TV Movie)

97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A police superintendent, after 25 years of a flawless professional career, is arrested by internal affairs for 4 days, before being indicted for criminal conspiracy, drug trafficking, theft and embezzlement by the magistrate in charge.

Director: Olivier Marchal | Stars: Bruno Wolkowitch, Catherine Marchal, Patrick Catalifo, Laure Marsac

Votes: 367

45. Louis la brocante (1998– )

90 min | Drama

Louis Roman is a secondhand goods broker in the Lyon region of France. He provides assistance to people and acts as a private investigator in cases involving suspected relatives or clients.

Stars: Victor Lanoux, Evelyne Buyle, Valérie Gil, Armand Chagot

Votes: 81

46. La controverse de Valladolid (1992 TV Movie)

87 min | Drama, History

Spain conquered the seas, found a new world and different realities than the one known in Europe. But a question needed to be answered with what they found in those new territories: do the ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean Carmet, Jean-Michel Dupuis

Votes: 419

47. Avocats & associés (1998–2010)

50 min | Crime, Drama

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Stars: François-Eric Gendron, Frédéric Gorny, Cécile Rebboah, Muriel Combeau

Votes: 79

48. Une femme d'honneur (1996–2008)

90 min | Thriller

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Stars: Corinne Touzet, Franck Capillery, Pierre-Marie Escourrou, Blanche Raynal

Votes: 109

49. Hôtel de police (1985–1991)

52 min | Crime, Thriller, Drama

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Stars: Olivier Granier, Raymond Aquilon, Pierre Hatet, Georges Bécot

50. SoeurThérèse.com (2002–2011)

90 min | Crime

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Stars: Dominique Lavanant, Martin Lamotte, Edith Scob, Gérard Caillaud

Votes: 95