Best French Comedies Post 2000
by jmclochard | created - 05 Apr 2016 | updated - 08 Apr 2020 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Shall We Kiss? (2007)
Unrated | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
When Gabriel and Emilie meet totally by chance, they don't know it is the start of a long story. A story that Emilie tells Gabriel to explain why she refuses an innocent, meaningless kiss.
Director: Emmanuel Mouret | Stars: Julie Gayet, Michaël Cohen, Virginie Ledoyen, Emmanuel Mouret
Votes: 2,667 | Gross: $0.54M
2. The Sense of Wonder (2015)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Louise, a widow with two children, almost crushes a stranger with her car. She takes care of him, even if he's not really wounded. It turns out that he has mental disorders and that they can help each other much more than they thought.
Director: Éric Besnard | Stars: Virginie Efira, Benjamin Lavernhe, Lucie Fagedet, Léo Lorléac'h
Votes: 3,337
3. Maestro (I) (2014)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
Henry, a young actor, finds himself involved in a film by cinema superstar, Cédric Rovere. Charmed by his benevolence, feelings hitherto unknown are aroused, while Rovere, intrigued by Henry's dream, lives this shoot as an unexpected gift.
Director: Léa Fazer | Stars: Pio Marmaï, Michael Lonsdale, Déborah François, Alice Belaïdi
Votes: 661
4. Tokyo Fiancée (2014)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young Japanophile Belgian woman in Tokyo falls into a whirlwind romance with a Francophile Japanese student.
Director: Stefan Liberski | Stars: Pauline Etienne, Taichi Inoue, Julie LeBreton, Alice de Lencquesaing
Votes: 2,220
5. The Scapegoat (2013)
G | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
There's something odd about the Malaussène tribe; something fishy, some might even say abnormal...
Director: Nicolas Bary | Stars: Raphaël Personnaz, Bérénice Bejo, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Emir Kusturica
Votes: 1,337
6. Populaire (2012)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
1958. Rose is a terrible secretary but a demon typist. Her handsome boss resolves to turn her into the fastest girl in the world.
Director: Régis Roinsard | Stars: Romain Duris, Féodor Atkine, Déborah François, Bérénice Bejo
Votes: 12,712 | Gross: $0.18M
7. Romantics Anonymous (2010)
PG-13 | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
Jean-René, owner of a chocolate factory, and Angélique, a talented chocolate maker, are too shy to admit their love for each other. Will they come together thanks to their common passion?
Director: Jean-Pierre Améris | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré, Lorella Cravotta, Lise Lamétrie
Votes: 12,035
8. Potiche (2010)
R | 103 min | Comedy
A housewife and grandma takes over the family business 1977, after her husband is hurt during a strike.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard
Votes: 11,360 | Gross: $1.62M
9. Tous les soleils (2011)
105 min | Comedy
Alessandro teaches musicology at the university of Strasbourg. He is also a volunteer reader in hospitals. He shares his apartment with his daughter, 15-year-old Irina, and his anarchist ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Claudel | Stars: Stefano Accorsi, Neri Marcorè, Clotilde Courau, Lisa Cipriani
Votes: 1,942
10. Place Publique (2018)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
A provocative but has-been TV host spends a bumpy reunion at a countryside party along with his ex-wife, his daughter, and his producer hiding his potential termination.
Director: Agnès Jaoui | Stars: Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Léa Drucker, Kévin Azaïs
Votes: 1,218
11. C'est la vie! (I) (2017)
117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A hectic wedding party held in an 17th century French palace comes together with the help of the behind-the-scenes staff.
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Paul Rouve, Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Macaigne
Votes: 12,121
12. 2 Autumns, 3 Winters (2013)
91 min | Comedy
Arman is 33 and ready to make a change, starting with a run in park. When he literally bumps into Amélie.
Director: Sébastien Betbeder | Stars: Vincent Macaigne, Maud Wyler, Bastien Bouillon, Audrey Bastien
Votes: 792 | Gross: $0.01M
13. Stubborn (2015)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Young Parisian pursues his former girlfriend to New York where she has a new lover and relentlessly tries to win her back.
Director: Armel Hostiou | Stars: Vincent Macaigne, Kate Moran, Sofie Rimestad, Murray Bartlett
Votes: 95
14. The Taste of Others (2000)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The lives of 6 people over 35 in Rouen, France, and their relationship to each other.
Director: Agnès Jaoui | Stars: Anne Alvaro, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui
Votes: 10,366 | Gross: $0.64M
15. 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
16. 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
17. The Intouchables (2011)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot
Votes: 929,224 | Gross: $13.18M
18. Would I Lie to You? (1997)
100 min | Comedy, Romance
The sentimental and comedic adventures of Eddie, a non-Jew trying to pass as Jewish though totally ignorant of Jewish traditions, as he works in a Jewish community.
Director: Thomas Gilou | Stars: Richard Anconina, Richard Bohringer, Amira Casar, Vincent Elbaz
Votes: 4,898
19. That Man from Rio (1964)
Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A young man comes to the rescue of his girlfriend abducted by thieves and brought to Rio. An extravagant adventure ensues.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Françoise Dorléac, Jean Servais, Roger Dumas
Votes: 6,183 | Gross: $0.04M
20. Le Magnifique (1973)
95 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Writing his 43rd spy novel, François includes people from his life. He's the competent, sophisticated secret agent Bob in stark contrast to François. His cute neighbor is Tatiana who helps Bob in Acapulco.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Vittorio Caprioli, Hans Meyer
Votes: 6,276
21. King of Hearts (1966)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, War
During World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy
Votes: 4,340 | Gross: $0.02M
22. Cartouche (1962)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The story of a kid from the back streets who wants to become king of Paris. Brought up among petty thieves, he becomes their leader through an audacious and elegant coup which wins him the love of the beautiful Venus.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jess Hahn, Marcel Dalio
Votes: 2,932
23. A Matter of Resistance (1966)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
During World War II, just before the liberation of France, a beautiful lady finds herself in the midst of bizarre doings from her admirers.
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Brasseur, Philippe Noiret, Henri Garcin
Votes: 1,137
24. Sink or Swim (2018)
121 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A depressed man joins a synchronized swimming team made up of middle aged men.
Director: Gilles Lellouche | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume Canet, Benoît Poelvoorde, Jean-Hugues Anglade
Votes: 11,942
25. Hikers (1997)
95 min | Comedy, Romance
Parisian friends (two brothers and their one-time girl friends) fly to Corsica for a mountain trek guided by the married lover of one of the women. Cora, nearly 30, goes because her psychic... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Harel | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Karin Viard, Géraldine Pailhas, Philippe Harel
Votes: 2,028
26. 9-Month Stretch (2013)
82 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Ariane Felder, a judge of strict morals discovers she's pregnant by Bob Nolan, a criminal wanted for murder.
Director: Albert Dupontel | Stars: Albert Dupontel, Sandrine Kiberlain, Nicolas Marié, Philippe Uchan
Votes: 5,383
27. Orchestra Seats (2006)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and become acquainted with the "luxurious" world her grandmother has told her about since her childhood.
Director: Danièle Thompson | Stars: Cécile de France, Valérie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel, Claude Brasseur
Votes: 4,438 | Gross: $2.04M
28. Le vilain (2009)
86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
With gun-toting rivals on his tail, a daring bank robber takes refuge in the quiet residential street here he grew up and where his mother, Maniette, still lives. An unscrupulous property ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Dupontel | Stars: Catherine Frot, Albert Dupontel, Bouli Lanners, Nicolas Marié
Votes: 1,492
29. The Visitors (1993)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A medieval knight and his servant ask a familiar wizard to move them back in time to prevent father-in-law's accidentally killing. Instead, they fly away to the 20th century.
Director: Jean-Marie Poiré | Stars: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Valérie Lemercier, Marie-Anne Chazel
Votes: 37,968 | Gross: $0.70M
30. The Log (1999)
106 min | Comedy, Drama
Christmas, family, and infidelity. Yvette's husband has died, and her grown daughters join her at the grave: Sonia, wealthy, bourgeois, and generous; Louba, living with their dad Stanislas,... See full summary »
Director: Danièle Thompson | Stars: Sabine Azéma, Emmanuelle Béart, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Claude Rich
Votes: 1,874 | Gross: $0.15M
31. Le code a changé (2009)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
So called friends at a dinner party end up acting like a dysfunctional family.
Director: Danièle Thompson | Stars: Karin Viard, Dany Boon, Marina Foïs, Patrick Bruel
Votes: 2,113 | Gross: $0.04M
32. Love Lasts Three Years (2011)
98 min | Comedy, Romance
A look at the dissolution of a marriage.
Director: Frédéric Beigbeder | Stars: Louise Bourgoin, Gaspard Proust, JoeyStarr, Jonathan Lambert
Votes: 5,079
33. My Father's Guests (2010)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
Lucien Paumelle has been a human-rights activist for decades and his relatives are not astonished when he announces that he is determined to help illegal immigrants by giving them shelter ... See full summary »
Director: Anne Le Ny | Stars: Karin Viard, Flore Babled, Michel Aumont, Fabrice Luchini
Votes: 845
34. The Bélier Family (2014)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A girl, who lives with her deaf parents, discovers that she has the gift of singing.
Director: Éric Lartigau | Stars: Karin Viard, François Damiens, Eric Elmosnino, Louane Emera
Votes: 29,844
35. Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988)
90 min | Comedy
A revengeful nurse switches a girl and a boy at birth. They are raised in two radically different families. When the switch is revealed many years later, the now teenagers and families need to cope with their new environments.
Director: Étienne Chatiliez | Stars: Benoît Magimel, Hélène Vincent, Valérie Lalande, Tara Römer
Votes: 4,721 | Gross: $0.19M
36. Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
106 min | Comedy
Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend ... See full summary »
Director: Étienne Chatiliez | Stars: Michel Serrault, Eddy Mitchell, Sabine Azéma, Carmen Maura
Votes: 2,983 | Gross: $0.41M
37. Incognito (2009)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy
This offbeat musical drama stars Lucas (Bénabar), an up-and-coming singer ready to do anything to be on top of the French pop scene.
Director: Eric Lavaine | Stars: Bénabar, Franck Dubosc, Jocelyn Quivrin, Anne Marivin
Votes: 1,161
38. 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
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