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1. 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: 31,227 | Gross: $0.28M
2. 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: 16,712
3. 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: 13,749
4. 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: 12,147
5. 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: 11,602 | Gross: $1.06M
6. 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: 5,609
7. 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: 4,107
8. 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: 2,954
9. 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: 2,153
10. 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: 2,122 | Gross: $0.43M
11. 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: 2,012
12. 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: 1,591
13. 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: 1,491
14. 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: 1,466
15. 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: 1,435
16. 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: 1,394
17. Tout pour plaire (2005)
105 min | Comedy
Three women in their late thirties, one with marital problems, one trying to be perfect, and a spinster, discuss their relationship to men.
Director: Cécile Telerman | Stars: Mathilde Seigner, Anne Parillaud, Judith Godrèche, Mathias Mlekuz
Votes: 1,015
18. 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: 906
19. R.I.F. (2011)
90 min | Crime, Thriller
A policeman takes his family on a holiday, and after almost hitting a wild hog, the car won't start. They get hike with a guy scrutinizing his pretty wife. Shortly after, she disappears.
Director: Franck Mancuso | Stars: Yvan Attal, Pascal Elbé, Valentina Cervi, Armelle Deutsch
Votes: 895
20. 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: 664
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: 660
22. 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: 626 | Gross: $0.07M
23.
Black Spot (2017–2019)
Episode:
Stranger Comes to Town
(2017)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
As Maj. Laurène Weiss and her team work to solve the murder of a local nurse, a new prosecutor arrives to investigate Villefranche's high crime rate.
Director: Thierry Poiraud | Stars: Suliane Brahim, Hubert Delattre, Laurent Capelluto, Samuel Jouy
Votes: 599
24. 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: 503
25. The List of My Desires (2014)
G | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
When Jocelyne, a seamstress in the northern French town of Arras, finds out she's won EUR18 million on the lottery and that she can now have anything she wants, she only has one fear: ... See full summary »
Director: Didier Le Pêcheur | Stars: Mathilde Seigner, Marc Lavoine, Virginie Hocq, Frédérique Bel
Votes: 473
26. 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: 450
27. 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
28. 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: 420
29. 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: 414
30. Burnt Out (2005)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama
Disheartened after a shocking event that took place in his firm, a compliant and committed employee loses the ground under his feet and revolts.
Director: Fabienne Godet | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Dominique Blanc, Julie Depardieu, Marion Cotillard
Votes: 412
31. 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: 394
32. 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: 364
33. 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: 362
34. 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: 339
35. Chez Maupassant (2007–2011)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Marie-Anne Chazel, Françoise Gillard, Thomas Chabrol, Sophie Artur
Votes: 277
36. 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: 266
37.
Marseille (2016–2018)
Episode:
20 ans
(2016)
TV-MA | 43 min | Drama
The Mayor of Marseilles supports the project of a controversial casino, and his apprentice is preparing for a bold step.
Director: Florent-Emilio Siri | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Magimel, Géraldine Pailhas, Nadia Farès
Votes: 246
38. 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
39. Fragments of Antonin (2006)
90 min | Drama, War
A psychiatrist who probes the mind of traumatized soldiers attempts to unlock the secret that drove a gentle but deeply-disturbed World War I veteran to the edge of insanity.
Director: Gabriel Le Bomin | Stars: Grégori Derangère, Anouk Grinberg, Aurélien Recoing, Niels Arestrup
Votes: 236
40. Vendeur (2016)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
Serge is a winner ;he sells kitchen furniture like hot cakes.His son ,Gérald,who has just lost his restaurant ,applies for a job in his dad's firm.It's Gerald's wish but it's Serge's reality and you do not become a top salesman overnight.
Director: Sylvain Desclous | Stars: Gilbert Melki, Pio Marmaï, Pascal Elso, Clémentine Poidatz
Votes: 203
41. 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: 199
42.
Marseille (2016–2018)
Episode:
Homme de paille
(2016)
TV-MA | 40 min | Drama
Barrés and Taro plan their next step, but a brutal event hits the city. Rachel tries to discover the secret of her husband.
Director: Florent-Emilio Siri | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Magimel, Géraldine Pailhas, Nadia Farès
Votes: 184
43. 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: 169
44. Enfances (2007)
80 min | Drama
an anthology film based on the childhoods of famous film directors.
Directors: Ismaël Ferroukhi, Corinne Garfin, Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige, Isild Le Besco, Yann Le Gal, Safy Nebbou | Stars: Virgil Leclaire, Julie Gayet, Patrick Fierry, Jonathan Joss
Votes: 169
45.
Marseille (2016–2018)
Episode:
Crocodile
(2016)
TV-MA | 39 min | Drama
Tarot wants to return to racing, more mysterious messages complicate the situation. Rachel tries to accept his new future.
Director: Florent-Emilio Siri | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Magimel, Géraldine Pailhas, Nadia Farès
Votes: 169
46. 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: 164
47. Cordier and Son: Judge and Cop (1992–2005)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Commissioner Cordier and his wife, who's an excellent cook, have two children: an examining magistrate and a journalist, who both tend to get into trouble and land in serious love problems.... See full summary »
Stars: Pierre Mondy, Bruno Madinier, Antonella Lualdi, Julien Chatelet
Votes: 158
48.
Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie (2009–2024)
Episode:
Am stram gram
(2009)
TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After the death of a beloved philanthropist, suspicion falls on her brood of adopted children; adapted from "Ordeal by Innocence".
Director: Stéphane Kappes | Stars: Antoine Duléry, Marius Colucci, Hélène Vincent, Robinson Stévenin
Votes: 158
49.
Marseille (2016–2018)
Episode:
Intox
(2016)
TV-MA | 35 min | Drama
With the party in an uproar, Barrés intensifies attacks. Taro makes a shocking discovery about the past of his rival.
Director: Florent-Emilio Siri | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Magimel, Géraldine Pailhas, Nadia Farès
Votes: 157
50.
Marseille (2016–2018)
Episode:
La lutte finale
(2016)
TV-MA | 42 min | Drama
A significant event in the debate stirs the election race. Julia visits the prison and begins to put the pieces of a story a long buried.
Director: Thomas Gilou | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Benoît Magimel, Géraldine Pailhas, Nadia Farès
Votes: 154