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1. Young & Beautiful (2013)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance
After losing her virginity, Isabelle takes up a secret life as a call girl, meeting her clients for hotel-room trysts. Throughout, she remains curiously aloof, showing little interest in the encounters themselves or the money she makes.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Marine Vacth, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot, Fantin Ravat
Votes: 38,321 | Gross: $0.05M
2. The Missing (2014–2016)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tony and Emily Hughes' vacation turns into a nightmare when their 5-year-old son Oliver disappears from a large celebrating crowd in Northern France.
Stars: Tchéky Karyo, Anastasia Hille, James Nesbitt, Frances O'Connor
Votes: 30,306
3. The American (2010)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment.
Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: George Clooney, Paolo Bonacelli, Violante Placido, Irina Björklund
Votes: 102,202 | Gross: $35.61M
4. Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
R | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king's behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
Director: Christophe Gans | Stars: Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Jérémie Renier, Vincent Cassel
Votes: 71,566 | Gross: $11.26M
5. A Hidden Life (2019)
PG-13 | 174 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Karin Neuhäuser
Votes: 28,249
6. Tatort (1970– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An anthology series that follows the work of homicide detectives in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Stars: Klaus J. Behrendt, Miroslav Nemec, Udo Wachtveitl, Dietmar Bär
Votes: 3,073
7. Before We Die (2021– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Thriller
Detective Hannah Laing becomes deeply conflicted when she discovers that her son is playing a crucial role as an undercover informant in the investigation of a brutal murder.
Stars: Lesley Sharp, Vincent Regan, Issy Knopfler, Kazia Pelka
Votes: 2,519
8. Maigret (1991–2005)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.
Stars: Bruno Cremer, Alexandre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Frissung, Pierre Diot
Votes: 791
9. Spiral (2005–2020)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows criminal investigations in Paris from all the different points of view of those involved.
Stars: Caroline Proust, Audrey Fleurot, Thierry Godard, Philippe Duclos
Votes: 6,767
10. Queen Margot (1994)
R | 161 min | Biography, Drama, History
Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. She hopes to escape with a new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family.
Director: Patrice Chéreau | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez
Votes: 19,017 | Gross: $2.02M
11. Pandore (2022– )
50 min | Drama, Thriller
Judge Claire Delval discovers that her father, Simon Delval, is involved in the corruption case she has been investigating for years. Forced to resign, his place in the Francophone Liberal Party is coveted by the discreet Mark Van Dyck.
Stars: Anne Coesens, Peter Van den Begin, Myriem Akheddiou, Yoann Blanc
Votes: 383
12. Swing Kids (1993)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Music
A group of teens adores forbidden music in Nazi Germany just before the outbreak of World War II.
Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Robert Sean Leonard, Christian Bale, Frank Whaley, Barbara Hershey
Votes: 17,369 | Gross: $5.63M
13. The Brand New Testament (2015)
Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Did you know that God is alive and lives in Brussels with his daughter?
Director: Jaco Van Dormael | Stars: Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens
Votes: 35,038 | Gross: $0.09M
14. Hail Mary (1985)
Not Rated | 72 min | Drama
A college student gets pregnant without having intercourse, affecting people close and unrelated to her in different ways.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Myriem Roussel, Thierry Rode, Philippe Lacoste, Manon Andersen
Votes: 3,736
15. Noise (I) (2023)
TV-MA | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After moving his family into his childhood home, a man's investigation into a local factory accident connected to his father unveils dark family secrets.
Director: Steffen Geypens | Stars: Ward Kerremans, Sallie Harmsen, Johan Leysen, Jesse Mensah
Votes: 4,059
16. Desiderando Giulia (1986)
104 min | Drama
A young man falls in love with extra-liberated Giulia. Their relationship becomes very passionate, but Giulia has no limits in her sexual fantasies and games.
Director: Andrea Barzini | Stars: Serena Grandi, Johan Leysen, Valeria D'Obici, Sergio Rubini
Votes: 345
17. The Girl with the Red Hair (1981)
PG | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The story of Hannie Schaft of the Dutch resistance told in flashbacks how she tries to bring collaborators and criminals to justice in 1945.
Director: Ben Verbong | Stars: Renée Soutendijk, Peter Tuinman, Loes Luca, Johan Leysen
Votes: 856
18. Private Lessons (2008)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
An aspiring tennis player is taken under the wing of an established player as his family life falls apart.
Director: Joachim Lafosse | Stars: Jonas Bloquet, Jonathan Zaccaï, Claire Bodson, Yannick Renier
Votes: 1,040
19. Moonlight (2002)
Not Rated | 90 min | Thriller
A bored teen piano prodigy has her life turned upside down one day when she learns her parents are divorcing. After a horrible accident that drives her to run away, Claire befriends a young... See full summary »
Director: Paula van der Oest | Stars: Hunter Bussemaker, Franck Sasonoff, Andrew Howard, David Bustard
Votes: 839
20. Pink Moon (2022)
95 min | Drama
When a young woman receives the absurd news from her father that he's had enough of life and wants it to come to an end, she is forced to search for a way to deal with his last wish.
Director: Floor van der Meulen | Stars: Julia Akkermans, Johan Leysen, Eelco Smits, Anniek Pheifer
Votes: 555
21. Train of Life (1998)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, War
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
Director: Radu Mihaileanu | Stars: Lionel Abelanski, Rufus, Clément Harari, Michel Muller
Votes: 9,595 | Gross: $0.15M
22. Despite the Night (2015)
Unrated | 156 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Lenz returns to Paris to find his only true love, Madeleine. As his search for her continues, he finds himself getting sucked into the dark and cruel underworld of the porn industry.
Director: Philippe Grandrieux | Stars: Kristian Marr, Ariane Labed, Roxane Mesquida, Paul Hamy
Votes: 560
23. Le roi danse (2000)
115 min | Drama, History, Music
Corbiau repeats the Farinelli formula, artistic rivalry and social private drama expressed in dazzling, sometimes excessively lavish baroque scenery, music and costume, but this time in its... See full summary »
Director: Gérard Corbiau | Stars: Benoît Magimel, Boris Terral, Tchéky Karyo, Colette Emmanuelle
Votes: 2,399
24. Gun-Shy (2003)
Unrated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Dito Tsintsadze's drama focuses on a loner whose life changes dramatically, when he gets to know a beautiful, but strange girl. Lukas, a young man doing "meals on wheels" instead of ... See full summary »
Director: Dito Tsintsadze | Stars: Fabian Hinrichs, Lavinia Wilson, Johan Leysen, Ingeborg Westphal
Votes: 635
25. Tueurs (2017)
Not Rated | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
While Frank Valken makes a fabulous break, a killer squad goes into action and executes all the witnesses. Among the corpses there is that of the magistrate who is investigating the Mad ... See full summary »
Directors: Jean-François Hensgens, François Troukens | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Lubna Azabal, Kevin Janssens, Bouli Lanners
Votes: 1,629
26. Grimm (2003)
103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
One winter's day Jacob and his sister Marie are left behind in the woods by their unemployed father. In his coat Jacob finds a note from his mother urging them to go to their uncle in Spain... See full summary »
Director: Alex van Warmerdam | Stars: Teresa Berganza, Johan Leysen, Halina Reijn, Jacob Derwig
Votes: 2,043
27. The Gambler (1997)
R | 97 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Sir Michael Gambon) must write a novel in twenty-seven days in a deal to pay off his gambling debts, and feverishly dictates the novel "The Gambler".
Director: Károly Makk | Stars: Michael Gambon, Jodhi May, Polly Walker, Dominic West
Votes: 446 | Gross: $0.01M
28. Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1967–1990)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Jean Richard, François Cadet, Annick Tanguy, Jean-François Devaux
Votes: 127
29. The Music Teacher (1988)
PG | 95 min | Drama, Music
Aging opera singer Joachim Dallayrac retires from the stage and retreats to the countryside to school two young singers, Sophie and Jean. Although the rigorous training takes its toll on ... See full summary »
Director: Gérard Corbiau | Stars: José van Dam, Anne Roussel, Philippe Volter, Sylvie Fennec
Votes: 1,043 | Gross: $1.09M
30. Tattoo (I) (2002)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Two police detectives, a grizzled veteran and one fresh-faced rookie, hunt a ritualistic serial killer murdering people with tattoos and skinning them.
Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: August Diehl, Christian Redl, Nadeshda Brennicke, Johan Leysen
Votes: 3,299
31. Daens (1992)
138 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the ... See full summary »
Director: Stijn Coninx | Stars: Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck, Michael Pas
Votes: 4,399
32. True Blue (1996)
R | 118 min | Drama, Sport
The story of the year the Oxford and Cambridge boat race changed from a gentleman's race to one where winning was everything.
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Johan Leysen, Dominic West, Dylan Baker, Geraldine Somerville
Votes: 439
33. Requiem for a Killer (2011)
91 min | Thriller
Lucrèce, the best killer in the business, accepts a final job: eliminate an opera singer who threatens the interests of a corporation. She's hired as a contralto for a festival her target is singing in, but things don't happen as planned.
Director: Jérôme Le Gris | Stars: Mélanie Laurent, Clovis Cornillac, Tchéky Karyo, Xavier Gallais
Votes: 1,413
34. Temps mort (2023)
115 min | Drama
For the first time in a long time, three inmates are granted a weekend leave. 48 hours to settle down. 48 hours to reconnect with their loved ones. 48 hours to try to make up for lost time.
Director: Eve Duchemin | Stars: Karim Leklou, Issaka Sawadogo, Jarod Cousyns, Blanka Ryslinkova
Votes: 64
35. Tykho Moon (1996)
Not Rated | 102 min | Sci-Fi
The McBee family has erected a government over a future 'colony', that looks like a run-down Paris divided into sectors by the Berlin Wall. All male family members suffer from a mysterious ... See full summary »
Director: Enki Bilal | Stars: Julie Delpy, Johan Leysen, Michel Piccoli, Marie Laforêt
Votes: 822
36. Lockdown (II) (2021)
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Belgian tv-show about the coronavirus lockdown. Consists of 12 short episodes of 10 minutes. Each episode has a different cast and director but takes place in the same location.
Stars: Marjan De Schutter, Matthias Schoenaerts, Gene Bervoets, Emilie De Roo
Votes: 105
37. Schimanski (1997–2013)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A German TV series about Horst Schimanski, a spin-off from the popular TV crime series Tatort.
Stars: Götz George, Denise Virieux, Julian Weigend, Chiem van Houweninge
Votes: 382
38. Broken Mirrors (1984)
112 min | Drama, Thriller
Released in Holland as Gebroken Spiegels, Broken Mirrors is set for the most part in an Amsterdam brothel. Lineke Ripman and Henriette Tol play two whores who begin to rebel against their ... See full summary »
Director: Marleen Gorris | Stars: Lineke Rijxman, Henriëtte Tol, Edda Barends, Coby Stunnenberg
Votes: 236
39. Zomerhitte (2008)
96 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
14 months after loosing his partner while making a UNICEF documentary in Afghanistan, Dutch photographer Bob Griffioen's benefactor Federico Federici has landed him a National Geographic ... See full summary »
Director: Monique van de Ven | Stars: Sophie Hilbrand, Waldemar Torenstra, Jeroen Willems, Johan Leysen
Votes: 1,502
40. 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
41. Ik weet wie je bent (2018)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Psychological thriller about a famous attorney who may or may not have killed his niece. He claims to have amnesia, a reason he used in several of his cases.
Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Ariane Schluter, Gaite Jansen, Sophie van Winden
Votes: 621
42. Souvenir (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A forgotten European Song Contest singer, fading away in a pâté factory, falls in love with a young aspiring boxer. Together they decide to attempt her comeback.
Director: Bavo Defurne | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Kévin Azaïs, Johan Leysen, Muriel Bersy
Votes: 1,166 | Gross: $0.01M
43. Claire Darling (2018)
94 min | Drama
In Verderonne, a small village in the Oise, it's the first day of summer and Claire Darling wakes up convinced to live her last day - She then decides to empty her house and brade ... See full summary »
Director: Julie Bertuccelli | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Alice Taglioni, Chiara Mastroianni, Colomba Giovanni
Votes: 1,148
44. Rooksporen (1992)
105 min | Drama
The central character in Rooksporen is a woman who finds herself facing an interrogator. Around these interrogation scenes are scenes in which 26 witnesses (from A to Z) are introduced: ... See full summary »
Director: Frans van de Staak | Stars: Marlies Heuer, Peter Blok, Joop Admiraal, Rein Bloem
Votes: 18
45. The Silence of Joan (2011)
92 min | Biography
Joan of Arc's capture and execution in 1431.
Director: Philippe Ramos | Stars: Clémence Poésy, Thierry Frémont, Liam Cunningham, Mathieu Amalric
Votes: 125
46. The Red Siren (2002)
R | 118 min | Crime, Thriller, Action
A 12 y.o. girl reports her powerful mom to the police for having killed the nanny. She runs away and is helped by an ex-soldier/assassin to find her dad in Portugal while the mom has her people try prevent this. Shooting follows.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Jean-Marc Barr, Asia Argento, Frances Barber, Andrew Tiernan
Votes: 1,382
47. The Johnsons (1992)
103 min | Horror
According to an ancient Indian tale a giant monster embryo residing in a crystal vase is predetermined to fertilize a blue-eyed woman. She will give birth to something evil to unleash ... See full summary »
Director: Rudolf van den Berg | Stars: Monique van de Ven, Esmée de la Bretonière, Kenneth Herdigein, Rik van Uffelen
Votes: 846
48. 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
49. Collection Fred Vargas (2007– )
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Adaptation of Fred Vargas' award-winning crime novels featuring Chief Inspector Adamsberg and his team as they attempt to solve the mysteries surrounding the most gruesome crimes.
Stars: Corinne Masiero, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jacques Spiesser, Hélène Fillières
Votes: 89
50. Sister Smile (2009)
120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A biography of the Belgian nun Jeannine Deckers, who became a popular singer in the early 1960s and struggled with the contradiction between the church and her true self.
Director: Stijn Coninx | Stars: Cécile de France, Sandrine Blancke, Chris Lomme, Marie Kremer
Votes: 908