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1. Atonement (2007)
R | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn, Saoirse Ronan
Votes: 299,740 | Gross: $50.93M
2. Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater
Votes: 70,868 | Gross: $10.51M
3. The Concert (2009)
PG-13 | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Thirty years ago Bolshoi Orchestra conductor Andreï Filipov was fired for hiring Jewish musicians. Now a lowly janitor, an opportunity arises to gather his old musicians to go and pose as the official Bolshoi orchestra in Paris.
Director: Radu Mihaileanu | Stars: Aleksey Guskov, Mélanie Laurent, Dmitriy Nazarov, François Berléand
Votes: 18,641 | Gross: $0.66M
4. 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: 9,588 | Gross: $0.15M
5. The Players (2012)
R | 109 min | Comedy
A series of short films set around the theme of infidelity.
Directors: Emmanuelle Bercot, Fred Cavayé, Alexandre Courtès, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius, Jan Kounen, Éric Lartigau, Gilles Lellouche | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Géraldine Nakache, Priscilla de Laforcade
Votes: 8,717 | Gross: $0.01M
6. On the Other Side of the Tracks (2012)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two mismatched cops team up to investigate the murder of a business mogul's wife.
Director: David Charhon | Stars: Omar Sy, Laurent Lafitte, Sabrina Ouazani, Lionel Abelanski
Votes: 6,045 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001)
TV-14 | 97 min | Mystery, Fantasy, Horror
At the Louvre museum in Paris, the phantom Belphegor awakens and causes electrical havoc. Night guards at the museum start dying, Lisa gets possessed, and Martin tries to help her.
Director: Jean-Paul Salomé | Stars: Sophie Marceau, Michel Serrault, Frédéric Diefenthal, Julie Christie
Votes: 5,184
8. Didier (1997)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sport
Jean-Pierre, a frazzled sport agent, has better things to do than to look after his friend's labrador Didier. An amazing discovery will lead him off on an amazing adventure.
Director: Alain Chabat | Stars: Elliot, Caroline Cellier, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Pascal Gennesseaux
Votes: 4,770
9. Nos jours heureux (2006)
103 min | Comedy
As they spend three weeks in a summer camp in the south of France, not only the children but also the monitors learn a little more about happiness, love, and most importantly themselves.
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: Jean-Paul Rouve, Marilou Berry, Omar Sy, Lannick Gautry
Votes: 4,654
10. My Wife Is an Actress (2001)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A "normal" guy who is married to a hot actress gets worried that she is involved with her costar. This worry turns into jealousy and causes problems in their relationship. This is a story about trust and a comedy about the actions between men and women.
Director: Yvan Attal | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp, Noémie Lvovsky
Votes: 3,746 | Gross: $1.05M
11. Cyrano, My Love (2018)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, History
December 1897, Paris. Edmond Rostand is not yet thirty but already two children and a lot of anxieties. He has not written anything for two years. In desperation, he offers the great ... See full summary »
Director: Alexis Michalik | Stars: Thomas Solivérès, Olivier Gourmet, Mathilde Seigner, Tom Leeb
Votes: 3,701
12. Nicholas on Holiday (2014)
G | 97 min | Comedy, Family
The summer holidays begin, Nicolas and his family travel to the seaside where a whole new series of adventures await them.
Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad, Dominique Lavanant, Bouli Lanners
Votes: 3,490
13. Barbecue (2014)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy
On his 50th birthday, a man who's been watching his weight, health and temper all his life suffers a heart attack. He's been doing everything he was told he should do and it still didn't help. He decides to turn the page and let loose.
Director: Eric Lavaine | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Franck Dubosc, Florence Foresti, Guillaume de Tonquédec
Votes: 3,182
14. Guardians of the Formula (2023)
120 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In 1958, during the Cold War, two scientists, two worlds, and two ideologies faced a race for survival at the Vinca Scientific Institute near Belgrade.
Director: Dragan Bjelogrlic | Stars: Alexis Manenti, Radivoje Bukvic, Lionel Abelanski, Jérémie Laheurte
Votes: 3,050
15. Narco (2004)
105 min | Comedy
Gus (played by Guillaume Canet) suffers from narcolepsy. He falls asleep all the time and has dreams about supermen from comics (Van Damme would play one of these supermen, a short & secret appearance).
Directors: Tristan Aurouet, Gilles Lellouche | Stars: Guillaume Canet, Zabou Breitman, Benoît Poelvoorde, Guillaume Gallienne
Votes: 2,839
16. Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose? (2003)
95 min | Comedy
FBI agents, Bullit and Riper are investigating the murder of the young stripper Pamela Rose, found murdered in a hotel room in Bornsville, a small American city without stories.
Director: Éric Lartigau | Stars: Kad Merad, Olivier Baroux, Gérard Darmon, Jean-Paul Rouve
Votes: 2,823
17. La classe américaine (1993 TV Movie)
70 min | Comedy
George Abitbol, "the Most Classy Man on Earth", dies sputtering his famous last words: "cr*ppy world!" What the heck did he mean? Reporters Steven, Peter and Dave investigate. La Classe ... See full summary »
Directors: Michel Hazanavicius, Dominique Mézerette | Stars: John Wayne, Burt Lancaster, Lana Turner, Jason Robards
Votes: 2,750
18. Double zéro (2004)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two spies are undercover to track down a nuclear missile while distracting a vilain trying to get world's domination
Director: Gérard Pirès | Stars: Eric Judor, Ramzy Bedia, Edouard Baer, Georgianna Robertson
Votes: 2,340
19. Quartier lointain (2010)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A grown man wakes up to discover he is a teenager again.
Director: Sam Garbarski | Stars: Pascal Greggory, Jonathan Zaccaï, Alexandra Maria Lara, Léo Legrand
Votes: 1,869
20. Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed (1989)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
A company president gets framed with a food-poisoning scandal and the only person who can help him is the evening cleaning-woman, who always seems to be at the right place at the right time.
Director: Coline Serreau | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Firmine Richard, Pierre Vernier, Maxime Leroux
Votes: 1,818 | Gross: $0.50M
21. Tellement proches (2009)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
Ever heard your mother say, "Be careful, honey, when you marry, you also marry the family"? When Alain married Nathalie, he wasn't quite aware of the extra baggage that came along in the ... See full summary »
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: Vincent Elbaz, Isabelle Carré, François-Xavier Demaison, Audrey Dana
Votes: 1,712
22. Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé (2005)
93 min | Drama, Romance
The (love) life of a man fed up with his work and life routine changes when he enlists into a tango dancing course.
Director: Stéphane Brizé | Stars: Patrick Chesnais, Anne Consigny, Georges Wilson, Lionel Abelanski
Votes: 1,664
23. The Lost Prince (2020)
101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Every night as Sofia falls asleep, her father Djibi takes her into "Storyland", a fantasy film studio where their extraordinary fairy-tale adventures come to life starring Djibi in the lead role as the heroic Prince Charming.
Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: Omar Sy, Bérénice Bejo, François Damiens, Sarah Gaye
Votes: 1,585
24. Mais qui a re-tué Pamela Rose? (2012)
G | 90 min | Comedy
When he receives a call from Bornsville sheriff, telling him Pamela Rose' coffin has been stolen, agent Douglas Riper sees a good occasion to meet again with his former partner Richard ... See full summary »
Directors: Olivier Baroux, Kad Merad | Stars: Kad Merad, Olivier Baroux, Omar Sy, Laurent Lafitte
Votes: 1,522
25. Une chance de trop (2015)
52 min | Drama, Thriller
A doctor is shot in the back in her home, her husband is murdered and her infant daughter kidnapped. Faced with inept police, who at times suspect her, she begins her own hunt for her baby and the culprits.
Stars: Alexandra Lamy, Pascal Elbé, Lionel Abelanski, Hippolyte Girardot
Votes: 1,501
26. La beuze (2003)
93 min | Comedy, Crime
Alphonse and Scotch, two friends from childhood, discover a stock of cannabis that belonged to the Nazis to experiment on humans.
Directors: François Desagnat, Thomas Sorriaux | Stars: Michaël Youn, Vincent Desagnat, Zoé Félix, Alex Descas
Votes: 1,499
27. Safari (2009)
Not Rated | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy
Tour organizer, Richard Dacier, bites off more than he can chew when he loses at poker to the South African mob. Coming face to face with Africa's cruellest Godfather, Mr. Charles, he is ... See full summary »
Director: Olivier Baroux | Stars: Kad Merad, Lionel Abelanski, Valérie Benguigui, Frédérique Bel
Votes: 1,323
28. Poltergay (2006)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
When Marc and Emma move into their new house, they have no idea that in the 1970s, their basement was a gay nightclub which had been destroyed by fire and that the house itself is now ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Lavaine | Stars: Clovis Cornillac, Julie Depardieu, Lionel Abelanski, Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus
Votes: 1,266
29. Just a Gigolo (2019)
94 min | Comedy
Dumped for a younger man by his 80- year old lady friend, an aging gigolo enlists his preteen nephew to help find his next millionaire.
Director: Olivier Baroux | Stars: Kad Merad, Anne Charrier, Léopold Moati, Pascal Elbé
Votes: 1,248
30. Let's Be Friends (2005)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
One is too shy to start a relationship, other too unsettled to stay in one. Will their friendship help them to find the right woman for both?
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: Jean-Paul Rouve, Gérard Depardieu, Annie Girardot, Lionel Abelanski
Votes: 1,234
31. Sous le même toit (2017)
97 min | Comedy, Family
Delphine and Yvan divorce. While his financial situation does not allow him to find a home, Yvan remembers that he owns 20% of his ex-wife's house. He then returned to live with Delphine--... See full summary »
Director: Dominique Farrugia | Stars: Gilles Lellouche, Louise Bourgoin, Manu Payet, Marilou Berry
Votes: 1,225
32. The First, the Last (2016)
98 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Two bounty hunters (Albert Dupontel and Bouli Lanners) are looking for a cell phone in the french countryside. They meet cowboys, fools and Jesus.
Director: Bouli Lanners | Stars: Albert Dupontel, Bouli Lanners, Suzanne Clément, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 1,064
33. Caméra café (2001–2007)
7 min | Comedy
Daily life of French employees at work while taking a break near the coffee machine.
Stars: Bruno Solo, Yvan Le Bolloc'h, Armelle, Chantal Neuwirth
Votes: 926
34. Sagan (2008)
117 min | Biography
France, 1950s. From the Quartier Latin to Saint-Tropez via New York, a young Parisienne becomes the icon of a whole generation. In 1954, 19-year-old Francoise Sagan shot to fame with her ... See full summary »
Director: Diane Kurys | Stars: Sylvie Testud, Pierre Palmade, Jeanne Balibar, Arielle Dombasle
Votes: 888
35. 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: 788
36. Billy and Buddy (2013)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Family
The daily adventures of a boy named Boule and his spaniel Bill.
Directors: Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier | Stars: Franck Dubosc, Marina Foïs, Charles Crombez, Nicolas Vaude
Votes: 771
37. Protéger & servir (2010)
91 min | Comedy
Kim Houang and Michel Boudriau are two cops "to life to death" since they met at the orphanage. They are not the best cops in France, nor the Parisian region, nor their police station - and... See full summary »
Director: Eric Lavaine | Stars: Kad Merad, Clovis Cornillac, Carole Bouquet, François Damiens
Votes: 719
38. Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (2007–2017)
42 min | Comedy
Mockumentary about the conservative Lepic family and their neighbors the liberal Boulay family, who are good friends. Their biggest point of contention is how they educate their children.
Stars: Isabelle Gélinas, Bruno Salomone, Alexandra Gentil, Guillaume de Tonquédec
Votes: 679
39. Arab on the City (2011)
99 min | Comedy, Crime
When the Paris police is criticized for being biased in promotions for lieutenants, ethnic Arab, African and Chinese cops are promoted. The trio gets a serial killer case.
Director: Djamel Bensalah | Stars: Booder, Issa Doumbia, Steve Tran, Sandrine Kiberlain
Votes: 665
40. Bernadette (2023)
92 min | Comedy
Bernadette expected to finally get the position she deserved when she arrived to the Elysée Palace because she had always worked behind her husband's back to elect him president. She took revenge by becoming a major media figure.
Director: Léa Domenach | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Denis Podalydès, Michel Vuillermoz, Sara Giraudeau
Votes: 664
41. Open at Night (2016)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
One night to change everything. One night to save a theater, one night to change one's perspective about life. Luigi will push and pull Faeza with him everywhere around Paris an entire night to save his theater.
Director: Edouard Baer | Stars: Edouard Baer, Sabrina Ouazani, Audrey Tautou, Christophe Meynet
Votes: 636
42. Daddy Cool (2008)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy
Philippe Le Tallec, a scientist living in the USA, has to come back to France to look after his young girl Eglantine. But it seems Eglantine cares more about parties and boyfriends than her uncool dad ...
Directors: François Desagnat, Thomas Sorriaux | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Lamboley, François Damiens, Lionel Abelanski
Votes: 634
43. Trafic d'influence (1999)
95 min | Comedy
Maxime and Gerard are a couple of white-collar criminals condemned to 5 years in prison. Sandrine Athan, an honest and principled young police officer, is assigned the banal task of ... See full summary »
Director: Dominique Farrugia | Stars: Thierry Lhermitte, Gérard Jugnot, Aure Atika, Jean-Pierre Cassel
Votes: 587
44. Les petites victoires (2023)
89 min | Comedy
A quick-tempered 60-year-old man in a French village who decides to go to school to finally learn to read and write and a busy young teacher tasked with educating him.
Director: Mélanie Auffret | Stars: Michel Blanc, Julia Piaton, Lionel Abelanski, Marie Bunel
Votes: 572
45. Casablanca Driver (2004)
82 min | Comedy, Sport
Spoof documentary comedy set in 1969 about the worlds worst boxer.
Director: Maurice Barthélémy | Stars: Maurice Barthélémy, Jim Carter, Isabelle Nanty, Dieudonné
Votes: 554
46. Tout le plaisir est pour moi (2004)
82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A beautiful, self-centered young woman's life turns upside down when she suddenly "loses her clitoris" (i.e. her ability to have an orgasm).
Director: Isabelle Broué | Stars: Marie Gillain, Julien Boisselier, Garance Clavel, Brigitte Roüan
Votes: 551
47. Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï (2020)
83 min | Comedy
Fabrice went to the supermarket without his store's loyalty card. This serious misconduct forces him to go into hiding, as both police and media hunt him down.
Director: François Desagnat | Stars: Jean-Paul Rouve, Julie Depardieu, Ramzy Bedia, Julie Gayet
Votes: 539
48. Nationale 7 (2000)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A sexual revolution starts in an internment center when an empathetic caretaker takes seriously the claim of a quadriplegic rude and nasty man to visit a prostitute. Should we all be granted sexual rights?
Director: Jean-Pierre Sinapi | Stars: Nadia Kaci, Olivier Gourmet, Lionel Abelanski, Chantal Neuwirth
Votes: 538
49. Plancha (2022)
100 min | Comedy
To celebrate Yves' 50th birthday, his friends plan to take him to the sunny paradise of Paros in Greece. But due to a flight cancellation, the holiday will take place in a much rainier destination: Yves' family home in Brittany.
Director: Eric Lavaine | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Franck Dubosc, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Jérôme Commandeur
Votes: 530
50. Delphine 1, Yvan 0 (1996)
91 min | Comedy, Romance
Delphine and Yvan's love story told by Thierry Roland and Jean-Michel Larqué like a soccer game broadcast.
Director: Dominique Farrugia | Stars: Julie Gayet, Serge Hazanavicius, Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia
Votes: 522