Once ﴾ In France ﴿

by angeliki_spatki | created - 29 Mar 2015 | updated - 10 Apr 2023 | Public

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1. Pépé le Moko (1937)

Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

98 Metascore

A wanted gangster is both king and prisoner of the Casbah. He is protected from arrest by his friends, but is torn by his desire for freedom outside. A visiting Parisian beauty may just tempt his fate.

Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Jean Gabin, Gabriel Gabrio, Saturnin Fabre, Fernand Charpin

Votes: 8,065 | Gross: $0.15M

by Julien Duvivier starring Jean Gabin

2. Napoleon (1927)

330 min | Biography, Drama, History

A film about the French general's youth and early military career.

Director: Abel Gance | Stars: Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond Van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky

Votes: 8,789

by Abel Gance starring Albert Dieudonné

3. La Bête Humaine (1938)

Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama

In this classic adaptation of Emile Zola's novel, a tortured train engineer falls in love with a troubled married woman who has helped her husband commit a murder.

Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jean Gabin, Julien Carette, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux

Votes: 8,417

by Jean Renoir starring Jean Gabin © Émile Zola

4. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

A Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson

Votes: 74,934

by Frank Kapra starring Cary Grant

5. The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

Approved | 116 min | Drama, Romance

An American journalist returns to Paris - a city that gave him true love and deep grief.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Donna Reed

Votes: 4,261

by Richard Brooks starring Elizabeth Taylor

6. The Red and the Black (1954)

205 min | Drama, Romance

It's no holds barred for Julian in pursuit of upward mobility. Although expected to channel career aspirations into the Church of the post- Napoleonic era, his intensely romantic liaisons propel him forward at a pace he cannot control.

Director: Claude Autant-Lara | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Gérard Philipe, Antonella Lualdi, Antoine Balpêtré

Votes: 693

by Claude Autant-Lara starring Gérard Philipe © Stendhal

7. Bonjour Tristesse (1958)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Romance

Spoiled Cecile, 17, spends her summer at the French Riviera with her rich, widower, playboy dad and Elsa. Anne, her late mom's friend, visits and brings changes to all.

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Jean Seberg, David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Mylène Demongeot

Votes: 5,575

by Otto Preminger starring Jean Seberg © Françoise Sagan

8. Le Beau Serge (1958)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama

After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.

Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michèle Méritz, Bernadette Lafont

Votes: 3,761

by Claude Chabrol starring Jean-Claude Brialy

9. Breathless (1960)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama

A small-time crook, hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder a police officer, attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student to run away with him to Italy.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Van Doude, Jean-Luc Godard

Votes: 87,855 | Gross: $0.34M

by Jean-Luc Godard starring Jean Seberg

10. 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: 3,114

by Anatole Litvak starring Ingrid Bergman © Françoise Sagan

11. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.

Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff, Françoise Bertin

Votes: 24,864 | Gross: $0.06M

by Alain Resnais

12. Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

87 Metascore

Cleo, a singer and hypochondriac, becomes increasingly worried that she might have cancer while awaiting test results from her doctor.

Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, Dorothée Blanck

Votes: 27,237

by Agnès Varda

13. Faces Places (2017)

PG | 94 min | Documentary, Adventure

94 Metascore

Director Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

Directors: JR, Agnès Varda | Stars: Agnès Varda, JR, Jeannine Carpentier, Clemens Van Dungern

Votes: 13,580 | Gross: $0.95M

by Agnes Varda documentary

14. Jules and Jim (1962)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance

97 Metascore

Decades of a love triangle concerning two friends and an impulsive woman.

Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre, Vanna Urbino

Votes: 44,377

by François Truffaut starring Jeanne Moreau

15. The Last Metro (1980)

PG | 131 min | Drama, Romance, War

In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Germans while doing both of their jobs.

Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol

Votes: 15,808

by Francois Truffaut starring Catherine Deneuve

16. The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)

95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The witnesses of a train murder must take the investigation into their own hands if they want to survive.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Catherine Allégret, Jacques Perrin, Simone Signoret, Michel Piccoli

Votes: 2,237

by Costa Gavras

17. Viva Maria! (1965)

Not Rated | 119 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Somewhere in Central America in 1907: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a singer in a circus. She decides to stay with the circus,... See full summary »

Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Jeanne Moreau, George Hamilton, Paulette Dubost

Votes: 3,965

by Louis Malle starring Brigitte Bardot, Jeanne Moreau

18. Pierrot the Fool (1965)

Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani, Aicha Abadir

Votes: 36,905

by Jean-Luc Godard

19. A Man and a Woman (1966)

Approved | 102 min | Drama, Romance

A widow and a widower find their relationship developing into love, but their past tragedies prove hard to overcome, causing them to proceed with utmost delicacy.

Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pierre Barouh, Valérie Lagrange

Votes: 11,784

by Claude Lelouch

20. Two for the Road (1967)

Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

78 Metascore

A couple in the south of France non-sequentially spin down the highways of infidelity in their troubled ten-year marriage.

Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney, Eleanor Bron, William Daniels

Votes: 14,692 | Gross: $7.63M

by Stanley Donen starring Audrey Hepburn

21. Heartbeat (1968)

R | 103 min | Drama, Romance

Lucile, 25, is the beautiful mistress of Charles, a rich, good-hearted businessman. Being a kept woman suits her as she refuses to work. She is grateful to Charles for that but she does not... See full summary »

Director: Alain Cavalier | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli, Roger Van Hool, Amidou

Votes: 848

by Alain Cavalier starring Catherine Deneuve

22. Quiet Days in Clichy (1970)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

Not so quiet, Joey and Carl's days in Clichy... The two men, living in a small apartment, are penniless writers, with not enough to eat, which does not prevent them from enjoying life. One ... See full summary »

Director: Jens Jørgen Thorsen | Stars: Paul Valjean, Wayne Rodda, Ulla Koppel, Avi Sagild

Votes: 1,127

by Jens Jørgen Thorsen © Henry Miller

23. Quiet Days in Clichy (1990)

120 min | Drama

Expatriate Henry Miller indulges in a variety of sexual escapades while struggling to establish himself as a serious writer in Paris.

Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Nigel Havers, Barbara De Rossi, Stéphanie Tchou-Cotta

Votes: 760

by Claude Chabrol © Henry Miller

24. Claire's Knee (1970)

GP | 105 min | Drama, Romance

On lakeside summer holiday, a conflicted older man is dared to have a flirt with two beautiful teenage half-sisters despite his betrothal to a diplomat's daughter and the fact that the girls have boyfriends.

Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Jean-Claude Brialy, Aurora Cornu, Béatrice Romand, Laurence de Monaghan

Votes: 12,482 | Gross: $0.04M

by Eric Rohmer

25. The Butcher (1970)

Unrated | 93 min | Drama, Thriller

An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town.

Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Stéphane Audran, Jean Yanne, Antonio Passalia, Pascal Ferone

Votes: 9,372 | Gross: $0.47M

by Claude Chabrol

26. Tropic of Cancer (1970)

NC-17 | 87 min | Biography, Drama

The film depicts the adventures of expatriate American writer Henry Miller and his friends, as they pursue art, money, food, and sex in Paris.

Director: Joseph Strick | Stars: Rip Torn, James T. Callahan, Ellen Burstyn, David Baur

Votes: 694

by Joseph Strick

28. Last Tango in Paris (1972)

NC-17 | 129 min | Drama, Romance

77 Metascore

A young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Maria Michi, Giovanna Galletti

Votes: 58,285 | Gross: $36.14M

by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider

29. Les dernières fiançailles (1973)

92 min | Drama

After another cardiac arrest, Armand knows he doesn't have long to live. But after more than 70 years in the same house, he doesn't want to die anywhere else. His wife, Rose, has secretly ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Pierre Lefebvre | Stars: Marthe Nadeau, J. Léo Gagnon, Marcel Sabourin

Votes: 211

by Jean Pierre Lefelivre

30. The Big Feast (1973)

NC-17 | 130 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of men go to a villa in the French countryside where they resolve to eat themselves to death.

Director: Marco Ferreri | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Ugo Tognazzi

Votes: 14,677

by Marco Ferreri

31. Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (1975–1976)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Story of crimes, love and high society scandals.

Stars: Georges Géret, Bruno Garcin, Holger Löwenadler, Ivan Desny

Votes: 51

(based on) © Honoré de Balzac

32. Le sauvage (1975)

PG | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Martin lives alone on a Caribbean island. On an excursion to the port city, he helps Nelly, who has fled from her groom.

Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Luigi Vannucchi, Tony Roberts

Votes: 2,135

by Jean-Paul Rappeneau

33. Danton (1983)

PG | 136 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.

Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro, Roland Blanche

Votes: 7,767

by Andrzej Wajda starring Gérard Depardieu

34. Swann in Love (1984)

R | 110 min | Drama, Romance

In the late nineteenth century Paris, Briton Charles Swann, a man of wealth and culture, runs among the social set. That life is threatened when he falls in love with Odette de Crécy, a ... See full summary »

Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Ornella Muti, Alain Delon, Fanny Ardant

Votes: 2,147

by Volker Schlöndorff © Marcel Proust

35. Manon of the Spring (1986)

PG | 113 min | Drama

A beautiful but shy shepherdess plots vengeance on the men whose greedy conspiracy to acquire her father's land caused his death years earlier.

Director: Claude Berri | Stars: Yves Montand, Emmanuelle Béart, Daniel Auteuil, Hippolyte Girardot

Votes: 23,926 | Gross: $3.94M

by Claude Berri starring Emmanuelle Béart © Marcel Pagnol

36. Camille Claudel (1988)

R | 175 min | Biography, Drama, History

Camille Claude impresses already-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. He hires her as an assistant, but soon Camille begins to sculpt for herself and she also becomes his mistress. But after a while, she would like to get out of his shadow.

Director: Bruno Nuytten | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Madeleine Robinson, Laurent Grévill

Votes: 7,392 | Gross: $0.20M

by Bruno Nuytten starring Isabelle Adjani

37. Madame Bovary (1991)

PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Romance

In nineteenth-century France, the romantic daughter of a country squire marries a dull country doctor. To escape boredom, she throws herself into love affairs with a suave local landowner and a law student, and runs up ruinous debts.

Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-François Balmer, Christophe Malavoy, Jean Yanne

Votes: 4,475 | Gross: $1.94M

by Claude Chabrol starring Isabelle Huppert © Gustave Faubert

38. A Tale of Winter (1992)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Romance

Five years after losing touch with a summer fling, a woman has difficulty choosing between her two suitors.

Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Charlotte Véry, Frédéric van den Driessche, Michel Voletti, Hervé Furic

Votes: 6,107 | Gross: $0.21M

by Eric Rohmer

39. Moll Flanders (1996)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Romance

The daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after her mother's execution, but the actions of an abusive priest lead her to rebel as a teenager, and she escapes to... See full summary »

Director: Pen Densham | Stars: Robin Wright, Morgan Freeman, Stockard Channing, John Lynch

Votes: 4,506 | Gross: $3.36M

by Pierre Densham

40. Cousin Bette (1998)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When her sister dies in 1846, Bette moves from the château to Paris to work as a theater seamstress. She helps a handsome, starving artist. When her niece lures him away from her, she plans a devious revenge.

Director: Des McAnuff | Stars: Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins, Geraldine Chaplin

Votes: 2,839 | Gross: $1.20M

by Des McAnuff (A delicious tale of revenge) © Honoré de Balzac

41. Lautrec (1998)

125 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Life, passion, love...all these were part of Toulouse-Lautrec's art. His artistic development among the masters of the postimpressionism.

Director: Roger Planchon | Stars: Régis Royer, Elsa Zylberstein, Anémone, Claude Rich

Votes: 699

by Roger Planchon ◊ Painter's Toulouse Lautrec life in Montmarte, Paris

42. Manon Lescaut (1998 TV Movie)

126 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Add a Plot

Director: Manuela Crivelli | Stars: Maria Guleghina, Lucio Gallo, José Cura, Luigi Roni

Votes: 27

opera © Abé Prévost novel (based on)

French Résistance struggle starring Laeticia Casta

44. Amélie (2001)

R | 122 min | Comedy, Romance

70 Metascore

Despite being caught in her imaginative world, Amelie, a young waitress, decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey where she finds true love.

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta

Votes: 793,687 | Gross: $33.23M

by Jean-Pierre Jeunet starring Audrey Tautou

45. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

61 Metascore

A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.

Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Christopher Adamson, JB Blanc

Votes: 148,321 | Gross: $54.23M

by Kevin Reynolds

46. The Dreamers (2003)

NC-17 | 115 min | Drama, Romance

63 Metascore

A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel, Eva Green, Anna Chancellor

Votes: 131,414 | Gross: $2.53M

by Bernardo Bertolucci

47. Paradise Found (2003)

R | 93 min | Biography, Drama

A successful 19th century French stockbroker (Sutherland) leaves his profession to become an artist in Paris.

Director: Mario Andreacchio | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Alun Armstrong, Thomas Heinze

Votes: 677

by Mario Andreacchio

48. Fanfan (2003)

97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

In this 2003 remake of the classic 1952 French film, Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who is tricked into joining the army of King Louis XV by Adeline La Franchise, who tells Fanfan that by doing so, he will eventually marry one of the king's daughters.

Director: Gérard Krawczyk | Stars: Vincent Perez, Penélope Cruz, Didier Bourdon, Hélène de Fougerolles

Votes: 5,572 | Gross: $0.03M

(Fanfan la Tulipe) by Gérard Krawczyk

49. A Very Long Engagement (2004)

R | 133 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

76 Metascore

Tells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancé, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One.

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jodie Foster, Dominique Pinon

Votes: 75,921 | Gross: $6.17M

by Jean-Pierre Jeunet starring Audrey Tautou

50. The Ax (2005)

Not Rated | 117 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A chemist (Garcia) loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: José Garcia, Karin Viard, Geordy Couturiau, Ulrich Tukur

Votes: 8,414

by Costa Gavras

51. A Good Year (2006)

PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

47 Metascore

A British investment broker inherits his uncle's chateau and vineyard in Provence, where he spent much of his childhood. He discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Abbie Cornish, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard

Votes: 101,290 | Gross: $7.46M

by Ridley Scott starring Russell Crow

52. Marie Antoinette (2006)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

64 Metascore

The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 14 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Steve Coogan

Votes: 121,746 | Gross: $15.96M

by Sofia Copolla starring Kirsten Dunst

by Olivier Assayas, Frédéric Auburtin etc.

54. Priceless (2006)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Romance

72 Metascore

Jean, a shy waiter who works at a high-end hotel, is mistaken for a young millionaire by the beautiful and intriguing fortune hunter Irene.

Director: Pierre Salvadori | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Marie-Christine Adam, Vernon Dobtcheff

Votes: 33,201 | Gross: $1.50M

by Pierre Salvadori starring Audrey Tautou

55. La Vie En Rose (2007)

PG-13 | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Music

66 Metascore

Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.

Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner

Votes: 90,692 | Gross: $10.30M

by Olivier Dahan starring Marion Cotillard

56. I've Loved You So Long (2008)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama

79 Metascore

A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.

Director: Philippe Claudel | Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grévill

Votes: 20,707 | Gross: $3.17M

by Philippe Claudel - Kristin Scott-Thomas

57. Paris (I) (2008)

R | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

68 Metascore

A ex-dancer has a heart problem and even with a transplant, he may still only have a few months to live. Time's spent looking at people/life in Paris from his balcony. His single mom sister moves in with her 3 kids to look after him.

Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Romain Duris, Joffrey Platel, Mélanie Laurent

Votes: 12,871 | Gross: $1.01M

by Cédric Klapisch

58. Two Lovers (2008)

R | 110 min | Drama, Romance

74 Metascore

A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor.

Director: James Gray | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Anne Joyce

Votes: 43,519 | Gross: $3.15M

by James Gray starring Gwineth Paltrow

59. Midnight in Paris (2011)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

81 Metascore

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Kurt Fuller

Votes: 449,567 | Gross: $56.82M

by Woody Allen

60. The Three Musketeers (2011)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

35 Metascore

The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down-on-their-luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Milla Jovovich

Votes: 111,994 | Gross: $20.38M

by Paul W.S. Anderson

61. Thérèse (2012)

110 min | Drama

49 Metascore

An unhappily married woman struggles to break free from social pressures.

Director: Claude Miller | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Gilles Lellouche, Anaïs Demoustier, Catherine Arditi

Votes: 3,896

by Claude Miller © François Mauriac

62. Les Misérables (2012)

PG-13 | 158 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

63 Metascore

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.

Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried

Votes: 345,812 | Gross: $148.81M

♪ by Tom Hooper © Victor Hugo (based on)

63. Farewell, My Queen (2012)

R | 100 min | Drama, History, Romance

67 Metascore

A look at the platonic relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her female readers during the first days of the French Revolution.

Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen, Noémie Lvovsky

Votes: 9,141 | Gross: $0.07M

by Benoit Jacquot starring Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger

64. Amour (2012)

PG-13 | 127 min | Drama

95 Metascore

Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.

Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud

Votes: 105,612 | Gross: $6.74M

by Michael Haneke

65. In the House (2012)

R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

72 Metascore

A high school French teacher is drawn into a precocious student's increasingly transgressive story about his relationship with a friend's family.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Schmitt, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas

Votes: 34,286 | Gross: $0.35M

by Francois Ozon starring Kristin Scott-Thomas

66. In Secret (2013)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

47 Metascore

Thérèse grows up with her aunt and cousin. Around 1860 the aunt decides they move to Paris and that her son and Thérèse get married. The joy- and loveless life changes when her husband brings a friend home. The affair turns ugly for all.

Director: Charlie Stratton | Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Felton, Jessica Lange, Oscar Isaac

Votes: 9,651 | Gross: $0.42M

by Charlie Stratton © Émile Zola

67. Gemma Bovery (2014)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

58 Metascore

After moving to the French countryside with her husband, the British beauty Gemma Bovery draws the attention of a local baker who finds in the moving couple a resemblance to the heroes of Madame Bovary.

Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Isabelle Candelier

Votes: 6,865 | Gross: $0.19M

by Anne Fontaine © Gustave Flaubert

68. Dior and I (2014)

R | 90 min | Documentary

70 Metascore

Get inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons' first haute couture collection as its new artistic director.

Director: Frédéric Tcheng | Stars: Christian Dior, Omar Berrada, Raf Simons, Pieter Mulier

Votes: 4,030 | Gross: $1.03M

by Frédéric Tcheng © Christian Dior

69. Happy End (2017)

R | 107 min | Drama

72 Metascore

A well-to-do French family deals with a series of setbacks and crises.

Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz, Fantine Harduin

Votes: 16,897 | Gross: $0.30M

by Michael Haneke

70. The Man in the Raincoat (1957)

106 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

In the absence of his wife, a clarinet player is induced by a friend to meet a call girl, but arrives after a crime. Observed by some people leaving the scene of the crime covered by his ... See full summary »

Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Fernandel, Jacques Duby, Jean Rigaux, Judith Magre

Votes: 279

by Julien Duvivier

71. Plein sud (2009)

87 min | Drama, Romance

In the summer, 27 year-old Sam drives towards the south of France in his Ford. He meets Matthieu and his sister Léa and takes them along in his apparently aimless journey. Matthieu has a ... See full summary »

Director: Sébastien Lifshitz | Stars: Yannick Renier, Léa Seydoux, Nicole Garcia, Théo Frilet

Votes: 793

by Sebastien Lifshitz

72. Young & Beautiful (2013)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance

63 Metascore

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: 38,240 | Gross: $0.05M

by François Ozon

73. Elementary (2016)

105 min | Drama, Family

Florence is a school teacher devoted to her students. When she encounters young Sacha, a child with problems, she will do everything she can to help him, even to the point of neglecting her own children.

Director: Hélène Angel | Stars: Sara Forestier, Vincent Elbaz, Albert Cousi, Ghillas Bendjoudi

Votes: 522

by Hélène Angel

74. Sing Me Back Home (2019)

87 min | Comedy, Drama

After scuttling her career as a singer, Jewell Stone lives in Paris a job as a waitress. Marie, her grandmother and only family, who lives in Vermont, USA, arrives overnight to see her. But... See full summary »

Director: Sandrine Dumas | Stars: Monia Chokri, Jérémie Elkaïm, Fionnula Flanagan, Marthe Keller

Votes: 82

by Sandrine Dumas

75. Laurence Anyways (2012)

Not Rated | 168 min | Drama, Romance

73 Metascore

A drama that charts ten years in a transgender woman's relationship with her lover.

Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuel Schwartz, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye

Votes: 22,186

by Xavier Dolan

76. The Names of Love (2010)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

62 Metascore

A young, extroverted left-wing activist who sleeps with her political opponents to convert them to her cause is successful until she meets her match.

Director: Michel Leclerc | Stars: Sara Forestier, Jacques Gamblin, Zinedine Soualem, Carole Franck

Votes: 8,225 | Gross: $0.51M

by Michel Leclerc

77. The French Minister (2013)

Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy

65 Metascore

A young speechwriter working in the French Foreign Ministry learns the impure nature of the political world.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Thierry Lhermitte, Raphaël Personnaz, Niels Arestrup, Bruno Raffaelli

Votes: 3,935 | Gross: $0.00M

(The French Minister) by Bertrand Tavernier

78. Amanda (2018)

107 min | Drama

63 Metascore

After his sister is brutally killed, David finds himself in charge of his 7 year old niece, Amanda.

Director: Mikhaël Hers | Stars: Vincent Lacoste, Isaure Multrier, Stacy Martin, Ophélia Kolb

Votes: 3,490

by Mikhaël Hers

79. A French Woman (1995)

100 min | Drama, Romance

A French woman is a French woman. She is unable to refuse the wonderful gift of love. And I'm willing to pay a high price for it.

Director: Régis Wargnier | Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Daniel Auteuil, Gabriel Barylli, Jean-Claude Brialy

Votes: 1,391 | Gross: $0.17M

by Regis Wargnier

80. Our Struggles (2018)

98 min | Drama

Olivier is fighting with his comrades at work against injustices, but one night his wife Laura leaves him and the kids on 9 and 6. He must now meet another struggle and face up to his new responsibilities. Can he find a new balance?

Director: Guillaume Senez | Stars: Romain Duris, Basile Grunberger, Lena Girard Voss, Lucie Debay

Votes: 1,609

by Guillaume Senez

81. Midnight in Paris (2011)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

81 Metascore

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Kurt Fuller

Votes: 449,567 | Gross: $56.82M

by Woody Allen

82. The Sweet Escape (2015)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama

Michel, a fifty year old man, graphic designer, decides to change the urban lifestyle and go on an adventure. Fascinated by airmail, he dreams at Jean Mermoz when he's on scooter. One day, Michel sees a picture of a kayak.

Director: Bruno Podalydès | Stars: Bruno Podalydès, Sandrine Kiberlain, Agnès Jaoui, Vimala Pons

Votes: 1,669

by Denis Podalydès

83. The 15:17 to Paris (2018)

PG-13 | 94 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

45 Metascore

Three courageous young Americans prevent a terrorist attack on a train bound for Paris.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone, Ray Corasani

Votes: 35,532 | Gross: $36.25M

by Clint Eastwood

84. Vous n'avez rien à déclarer? (1959)

90 min | Comedy

A self-important bourgeois wants his daughter to marry a count ; another young man covets the future bride.

Director: Clément Duhour | Stars: Darry Cowl, Jean Richard, Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault

Votes: 46

by Clément Duhour

85. Heartbreaker (2010)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Romance

59 Metascore

Alex and his sister run a business designed to break up relationships. They are hired by a rich man to break up the wedding of his daughter. The only problem is that they only have one week to do so.

Director: Pascal Chaumeil | Stars: Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis, Julie Ferrier, François Damiens

Votes: 27,627 | Gross: $0.50M

by Pascal Chaumeil

86. Joint Custody (2017)

104 min | Comedy

Sandrine, married for fifteen years, two children, discovers that her husband Jean has an extramarital relationship. After the shock, she decides to meet her rival, Virginia, and offers him... See full summary »

Director: Alexandra Leclère | Stars: Didier Bourdon, Valérie Bonneton, Isabelle Carré, Hélène Vincent

Votes: 1,027

by Alexandra Leclère

87. Me and My Sister (2004)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

Louise, younger sister, natural and straightforward, lives in province; Martine, older sister, beautiful and aloof, lives in the Parisian upper middle class. Louise has written a novel. On ... See full summary »

Director: Alexandra Leclère | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Catherine Frot, François Berléand, Brigitte Catillon

Votes: 1,858

by Alexandra Leclère

88. Paris, Wine & Romance (2019 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Romance

Isabella, the owner of her family's Oregon winery, takes a big leap and enters a prestigious wine competition in Paris. There she meets her biggest competitor, Jacques, from one of the world's foremost winemaking families.

Director: Alex Zamm | Stars: Jen Lilley, Dan Jeannotte, Roxanne McKee, Michael D. Xavier

Votes: 1,567

(Paris, Wine & Romance)

89. Paris Belongs to Us (1961)

Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Anne Goupil is a literature student in Paris in 1957. Her elder brother, Pierre, takes her to a friend's party where the guests include Philip Kaufman, an expatriate American escaping ... See full summary »

Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Betty Schneider, Giani Esposito, Françoise Prévost, Daniel Crohem

Votes: 2,713

by Jacques Rivette

90. Marie-Francine (2017)

TV-14 | 95 min | Comedy

A woman at the age of 50 moves back in with her parent after her husband leaves her for a younger woman.

Director: Valérie Lemercier | Stars: Valérie Lemercier, Patrick Timsit, Hélène Vincent, Philippe Laudenbach

Votes: 1,419

by Valérie Lemercier

91. Lover for a Day (2017)

Not Rated | 76 min | Drama

69 Metascore

A young woman returns home after the breakdown of a relationship to discover her father is dating a woman her age.

Director: Philippe Garrel | Stars: Éric Caravaca, Esther Garrel, Louise Chevillotte, Paul Toucang

Votes: 2,465

by Philippe Garrel

92. My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)

Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama

59 Metascore

A semi-literate and lonely odd-job man bonds with a much older and well-read woman.

Director: Jean Becker | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus, Maurane, Sophie Guillemin

Votes: 7,628

by Jean Becker

93. Jealous (2017)

107 min | Comedy, Drama

A divorced teacher suddenly becomes jealous of everyone, including her daughter, friends and neighbors.

Directors: David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos | Stars: Karin Viard, Dara Tombroff, Anne Dorval, Thibault de Montalembert

Votes: 1,581

by David et Stéphane Foenkinos

94. Invisibles (2018)

102 min | Comedy, Drama

Following a municipal decision, SDF Women's Shelter, will close. There are only three months left for social workers to reintegrate at any cost the women they care for: falsification, pistons, lies - From now on, everything is allowed.

Director: Louis-Julien Petit | Stars: Patricia Mouchon, Khoukha Boukherbache, Bérangère Toural, Patricia Guery

Votes: 1,610

by Louis Julien Petit

95. Zita (1968)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama

While taking care of her dying aunt Zita, Annie decides to make an evening of it and experience the nightlife of Paris.

Director: Robert Enrico | Stars: Joanna Shimkus, Katina Paxinou, Bernard Fresson, Josep Maria Flotats

Votes: 181

by Robert Enrico



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