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1. Spartacus (1960)
PG-13 | 197 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.
Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Mann | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton
Votes: 143,367 | Gross: $30.00M
2. A Shot in the Dark (1964)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Inspector Clouseau falls in love with a murder suspect and tries to clear her name.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom
Votes: 30,977 | Gross: $12.37M
3. The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance
When an aristocratic woman known only as "Madame de . . ." sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and carnal consequences that can end only in despair.
Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica, Jean Debucourt
Votes: 11,122
4. Entr'acte (1924)
22 min | Short
An absolute dada movie. Somebody gets killed, his coffin gets out of control and after a chase it stops. The person gets out of it and let everybody who followed the coffin dissapear.
Director: René Clair | Stars: Jean Börlin, Inge Frïss, Francis Picabia, Marcel Duchamp
Votes: 4,197
5. The Merry Widow (1934)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Edward Everett Horton, Marcel Vallée
Votes: 3,264
6. Goodbye Again (1961)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Romance
A successful business woman, dissatisfied with her current, philandering lover, starts an affair with a much younger man.
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Yves Montand, Anthony Perkins, Jessie Royce Landis
Votes: 3,123
7. Mayerling (1936)
Approved | 96 min | Drama, Romance
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, is fettered on all sides. He's bored; his father, the emperor, is domineering; his politics are more liberal than his father's, but he knows his views carry... See full summary »
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Marthe Régnier, Yolande Laffon
Votes: 955 | Gross: $0.24M
8. The Lady in Question (1940)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A juror in a murder trial takes pity on the recently acquitted defendant and invites her to move into his family's home and his son soon falls in love with her.
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Irene Rich
Votes: 934
9. Venom and Eternity (1951)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
In this experimental film, Isidore Isou, the leader of the lettrist movement, lashes out at conventional cinema and offers a revolutionary form of movie-making: through scratching and ... See full summary »
Director: Isidore Isou | Stars: Isidore Isou, Jean-Louis Barrault, Blanchette Brunoy, Blaise Cendrars
Votes: 452
10. The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938)
103 min | Crime, Drama
An innocent man spends time in prison for murder, then escapes and falls in love with the wife of the real perpetrator.
Director: Jean Grémillon | Stars: Raimu, Pierre Blanchar, Madeleine Renaud, Marcelle Géniat
Votes: 349
11. The Female (1958)
101 min | Drama
Handsome and rich Spanish gentleman abandons his wife and riches for his love of a young girl of poor stock who taunts and degrades him. Only after she has humbled him mercilessly does she offer him her love in the end.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Antonio Vilar, Darío Moreno, Lila Kedrova
Votes: 347
12. Famous Love Affairs (1961)
130 min | Comedy, History, Romance
Anthology of four love stories that have some historical basis.
Director: Michel Boisrond | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Philippe Noiret, Dany Robin, Palau
Votes: 265
13. The Alibi (1937)
84 min | Crime
Paris, 1937. Winckler kills his enemy Gordon, a Chicago mobster, from the stage of a Parisian music hall, where he performs telepathy. He pays another artist, Helene, so that she tells the ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Chenal | Stars: Erich von Stroheim, Albert Préjean, Jany Holt, Louis Jouvet
Votes: 247
14. Le pays d'où je viens (1956)
94 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
One Christmas Eve, a young man, Eric, arrives in a small provincial town. Here, he meets Julien, a bar pianist who is his exact double. Julien is in love with Marinette, a pretty waitress, but he is too shy to make any love overtures.
Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Gilbert Bécaud, Jacques Dhéry, Lucien Fleurot, Marcel Bozzuffi
Votes: 209
15. Midnight in Paris (1942)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On a rainy night, eccentric tramp Mr La Souris finds a corpse. But the body soon vanishes in his car leaving only his wallet. While the police start investigating a missing person report, La Souris concocts a plan to secure his find.
Director: Georges Lacombe | Stars: Raimu, Aimé Clariond, René Bergeron, Paul Amiot
Votes: 192
16. Cherchez l'idole (1964)
85 min | Comedy, Music
Cherchez L'idole tells the story of a man pushed into stealing a jewel by his selfish girlfriend. After stealing the jewel, he hides it in a guitar while being chased. He then has a change ... See full summary »
Director: Michel Boisrond | Stars: Dany Saval, Franck Fernandel, Berthe Granval, Dominique Boschero
Votes: 174
17. Heart of Paris (1937)
86 min | Comedy, Drama
In a trial, one of the jurors makes the jury change their mind as new evidences are found:Camille helps save defendant Natalie from the "eleven angry men".
Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Raimu, Michèle Morgan, Gilbert Gil, Jean Worms
Votes: 157
18. Miss Nitouche (1954)
90 min | Comedy
Denise discovered that Celestin leads a double life: he composes operetta night for his mistress, a young singer named Corinne.
Director: Yves Allégret | Stars: Fernandel, Pier Angeli, Jean Debucourt, Georges Chamarat
Votes: 156
19. The Heart of a Nation (1943)
113 min | Drama, War
The story of how the people of Paris cope with the strains and struggles of war, from the siege of the city by the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 to the invasion by the Germans in World War II.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Raimu, Michèle Morgan, Louis Jouvet, Suzy Prim
Votes: 144
20. Pétrus (1946)
95 min | Crime, Mystery
Petrus,a Montmartre photographer,is accidentally wounded by Migo,a dancer at the Frou Frou night club,when she is trying to shoot her faithless lover Rodrigue,a counterfeiter.Though Petrus ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Fernandel, Simone Simon, Marcel Dalio, Pierre Brasseur
Votes: 135
21. Reflets de Cannes (1952– )
Documentary
The first show of the French television about movies; the only one dedicated to the Cannes Film Festival. Features interviews and backstage footage devoted to the event, the gala evenings, the competing films, and everyday life in Cannes.
Stars: François Chalais, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Achard, Michèle Morgan
Votes: 135
22. Je t'attendrai (1939)
85 min | Drama, Romance, War
During WW1, a train is stopped by a bombing; a young soldier takes advantage of the opportunity to go to his native village to see his parents.
Director: Léonide Moguy | Stars: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Corinne Luchaire, Berthe Bovy, René Bergeron
Votes: 123
23. Orage (1938)
98 min | Drama
Orage is a 1938 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret. The screenplay was written by Marcel Achard and H.G. Lustig, based on play "Le venin" by Henri Bernstein. The films stars ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Charles Boyer, Michèle Morgan, Lisette Lanvin, Jane Loury
Votes: 114
24. Twilight (1944)
99 min | Drama, Romance
Cavalier ,a second -rate actor , discovers a gorgeous talented girl who performs on stage and wants to be her Pygmalion .
Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Claude Dauphin, Micheline Presle, Louis Jourdan, Jacques Louvigny
Votes: 106
25. Estudio 1 (1965–2016)
Drama
Stars: Ana María Vidal, Fernando Delgado, José Bódalo, Luisa Sala
Votes: 91
26. Friend of the Family (1964)
95 min | Comedy
A French farce: Leon "Patsy" Rollo is a toy inventor who goes to his boyhood friend Noël Carradine, now a wealthy industrialist, to convince him to invest in his new invention. The meeting ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Thomas | Stars: Jean Marais, Danielle Darrieux, Anne Vernon, Sylvie Vartan
Votes: 90
27. Les petites du quai aux fleurs (1944)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young girl learns how it is painful growing up.
Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: André Lefaur, Odette Joyeux, Bernard Blier, Louis Jourdan
Votes: 89
28. La belle marinière (1932)
80 min | Drama, Romance
The captain of a barge takes his new bride along the canal routes.But, falling for a younger crew man,she tries to escape.
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Pierre Blanchar, Madeleine Renaud, Jean Gabin, Rosine Deréan
Votes: 82
29. The Merry Widow (1935)
105 min | Comedy, Musical
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Danièle Parola, Marcel Vallée
Votes: 81
30. Meet Me at Dawn (1947)
Approved | 81 min | Adventure, Comedy
A young man makes his living in Paris in 1900 by fighting duels on behalf of other parties. He's hired to injure a leading politician and starts to get involved with a girl he uses to ... See full summary »
Director: Thornton Freeland | Stars: William Eythe, Stanley Holloway, Hazel Court, George Thorpe
Votes: 81
31. L'homme des Folies Bergère (1935)
83 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An artist is very successful every night by imitating to perfection a famous banker. One day, the latter offers to take his place.
Directors: Marcel Achard, Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, Natalie Paley, Sim Viva, Jacques Louvigny
Votes: 79
32. Alibi (1942)
66 min | Crime, Mystery
A bar hostess (Lockwood) is used by a killer to obtain an alibi.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Hugh Sinclair, James Mason, Raymond Lovell
Votes: 72
33. Au théâtre ce soir (1966–1990)
Comedy
Stars: Edward Sanderson, Bernard Durand, Robert Manuel, Jacques Ardouin
Votes: 71
34. The Messenger (1937)
98 min | Drama
Nick,a Parisian businessman, divorces his rich American wife ,marries his new secretary Marie,but is prevented from success in France so travels without his wife to an African outpost. He ... See full summary »
Director: Raymond Rouleau | Stars: Gaby Morlay, Jean Gabin, Mona Goya, Maurice Escande
Votes: 70
35. Theatre Night (1957–1961)
45 min | Drama
A BBC television series of forty-five-minute excerpts from stage plays running in London.
Stars: Cicely Courtneidge, Evelyn Laye, Dora Bryan, Hugh Williams
Votes: 69
36. Naples Under the Kiss of Fire (1937)
83 min | Comedy, Romance
Mario Esposito, who sings in a Neapolitan restaurant, is in love with Assunta, the niece of Teresa, the owner of the place. He shares his apartment with Michel, his best friend. This one ... See full summary »
Director: Augusto Genina | Stars: Tino Rossi, Michel Simon, Mireille Balin, Marcel Dalio
Votes: 64
37. Under Secret Orders (II) (1937)
Approved | 66 min | Drama, Thriller, War
When a German spy realizes that he is being followed by British agents, he gives the secret information he is carrying to his girlfriend. When he is killed, she gives the information to his... See full summary »
Director: Edmond T. Gréville | Stars: Dita Parlo, John Loder, Erich von Stroheim, Claire Luce
Votes: 59
38. Paris aktuell (1966– )
Documentary
Stars: Margret Dünser, Jean Marais, Udo Jürgens, Salvatore Adamo
Votes: 58
39. Paris Waltz (1950)
92 min | Comedy, Musical
Offenbach's life and his loves upset with his favorite interpreter Hortense Schneider. This romanticized evocation of the life of the famous composer retraces a certain charm of the festive atmosphere of Paris in the Second Empire.
Director: Marcel Achard | Stars: Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Jacques Charon, Noëlle Norman
Votes: 56
40. Dura (1991)
128 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Marie Lantane is suspected of murder. She was found unconscious and naked on the floor of her bedroom, holding in her hand the revolver that had been used to kill her lover, who lay in a ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksey Korenev | Stars: Valeriya Boguk, Nikolay Karachentsov, Anna Samokhina, Larisa Udovichenko
Votes: 52
41. Noix de coco (1939)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
A small town gentleman learns that his prim and proper wife was once a showgirl, and that, even worse, he had enjoyed a one night stand with her in the Orient.
Director: Jean Boyer | Stars: Raimu, Marie Bell, Michel Simon, Gilbert Gil
Votes: 51
42. Les durs à cuire ou Comment supprimer son prochain sans perdre l'appétit (1964)
83 min | Comedy
A playwright has to murder if he does not want to be murdered .
Director: Jacques Pinoteau | Stars: Jean Poiret, Roger Pierre, Michel Serrault, Mireille Darc
Votes: 47
43. Parade en 7 nuits (1941)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
In the pound, Pipo the dog recounts his adventures to his fellow inmates.
Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Jules Berry, Victor Boucher, André Lefaur, Elvire Popesco
Votes: 46
44. Girl on the Third Floor (1955)
100 min | Crime, Drama
A Parisian reporter tries to exonerate a fugitive neighbor of charges he murdered his wife.
Director: Pierre Gaspard-Huit | Stars: Marina Vlady, Peter van Eyck, Jean Gaven, Dora Doll
Votes: 45
45. Jean de la Lune (1931)
85 min | Comedy
Marceline, the young wife of the florist Jean, can't help flirting with other men, but her brother Clo-Clo takes the poor husband's side against his sister.
Directors: Jean Choux, Michel Simon | Stars: Madeleine Renaud, René Lefèvre, Michel Simon, Constant Rémy
Votes: 36
46. L'arlésienne (1942)
105 min | Drama
Frédéri is a very handsome young man in love with a girl he met once in Arles (we will never know her name :she is always referred to as "l'Arlésienne" ).
Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Raimu, Gaby Morlay, Louis Jourdan, Gisèle Pascal
Votes: 35
47. Domino (1943)
100 min
Domino has only a wooden statuette, a typical piece of African art, to show for his trip. Arriving in Paris, Domino phones the famous Heller galleries to try to sell his statuette.
Director: Roger Richebé | Stars: Fernand Gravey, Simone Renant, Aimé Clariond, Yves Deniaud
Votes: 34
48. Jean de la Lune (1949)
94 min | Comedy
Marceline is pretty but inconstant. She has a brother, eccentric as well as invading, who serves as a go-between between the fickle young woman and her lovers. She has been the mistress of ... See full summary »
Director: Marcel Achard | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Claude Dauphin, François Périer, Pierre Dux
Votes: 34
49. Marriage Episodes (1954)
80 min | Comedy
Three old friends meet again. They compare their marriages and tell each other stories which illustrate why they complain about their wives.
Director: André Berthomieu | Stars: Bernard Blier, Marie Daëms, Sophie Desmarets, Louis de Funès
Votes: 34
50. I dag börjar livet (1939)
113 min | Drama
Wera Holm, a young lady from a revue ballet, watches a house in Stockholms Old Town. Therein is her former boyfriend Börje and another lady from the ballet.
Director: Schamyl Bauman | Stars: Sture Lagerwall, Sonja Wigert, Nils Ohlin, Margareta Bergfeldt
Votes: 31