French Movies
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1. The Cabbage Soup (1981)
102 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
2 buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.
Director: Jean Girault | Stars: Louis de Funès, Jean Carmet, Jacques Villeret, Claude Gensac
Votes: 9,583
2. Happy Birthday (I) (2019)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A mother's birthday party is interrupted by her most unpredictable daughter.
Director: Cédric Kahn | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Bercot, Vincent Macaigne, Cédric Kahn
Votes: 1,332
3. Our Happy Holiday (2018)
102 min | Comedy
Marion and Ben, both 30, meet on Tinder. That's about all they have in common, but the opposites attract each other, and they decide in the early morning of their meeting to go on vacation ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Cassir | Stars: Jonathan Cohen, Camille Chamoux, Camille Cottin, Jérémie Elkaïm
Votes: 2,121
4. 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: 4,667
5. Samba (2014)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Senegalese Samba has worked 10 years in France. He's arrested and befriends the woman helping him with legal matters as volunteer after a burnout at work. He's released after being told to leave France. Chemistry?
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tahar Rahim, Izïa Higelin
Votes: 17,330 | Gross: $0.15M
6. 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: 930,140 | Gross: $13.18M
7. 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: 37,994 | Gross: $0.70M
8. My Donkey, My Lover & I (2020)
96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
A schoolteacher crashes her married lover's family vacation and befriends a donkey named Patrick.
Director: Caroline Vignal | Stars: Laure Calamy, Benjamin Lavernhe, Olivia Côte, Marc Fraize
Votes: 3,768
9. 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: 12,139
10. A Friendly Tale (2020)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
The harmony between the four friends, two couples, is challenged, when Léa writes a bestseller novel.
Director: Daniel Cohen | Stars: Bérénice Bejo, Vincent Cassel, François Damiens, Florence Foresti
Votes: 1,621
11. Appearances (2020)
108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In this psychological thriller, a ridiculed French woman in Vienna seeks to avenge her honor while concealing her efforts from the bourgeois community of fellow expatriates, where lies and slander reign.
Director: Marc Fitoussi | Stars: Karin Viard, Benjamin Biolay, Lucas Englander, Laetitia Dosch
Votes: 818
12. Perfect Nanny (2019)
PG-13 | 100 min | Crime, Drama
When Myriam, the mother of two young children, decides--despite the reluctance of her husband--to resume her activity in a law firm, the couple starts looking for a nanny.
Director: Lucie Borleteau | Stars: Karin Viard, Leïla Bekhti, Antoine Reinartz, Assya Da Silva
Votes: 1,658
13. 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: 29,854
14. 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: 11,954
15. Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
R | 113 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The story of the notorious French gangster Jacques Mesrine, with the focus on his life before the early 1970s and the events that led to him being declared Public Enemy No. 1 in France.
Director: Jean-François Richet | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, Gilles Lellouche
Votes: 35,299 | Gross: $0.55M
16. 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: 31,248 | Gross: $0.28M
17. Satan (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A group of youngsters go out to a disco on Christmas Eve and accidentally run into a shepherd who has prepared himself for a night of pure insanity.
Director: Kim Chapiron | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Olivier Barthélémy, Roxane Mesquida, Nicolas Le Phat Tan
Votes: 9,540
18. My King (2015)
Unrated | 124 min | Drama, Romance
Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious skiing accident. Dependent on medical staff and painkillers, she takes the time to remember the tumultuous love story she lived with Georgio.
Director: Maïwenn | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot, Louis Garrel, Isild Le Besco
Votes: 14,191 | Gross: $0.05M
19. The Other Woman (2018)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man fantasizes about his best friend's new girlfriend. He is willing to throw caution to the wind to fulfill his wildest dreams.
Director: Daniel Auteuil | Stars: Sandrine Kiberlain, Adriana Ugarte, Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil
Votes: 1,907
20. Marguerite (2015)
R | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
It is party day at Marguerite Dumont's castle. She sings wholeheartedly, but terribly out of tune. Marguerite has been living her passion in her own bubble, and the hypocrite audience acts as if she was the diva she believes she is.
Director: Xavier Giannoli | Stars: Catherine Frot, André Marcon, Michel Fau, Christa Théret
Votes: 5,671 | Gross: $0.51M
21. Bad Seeds (2018)
TV-MA | 100 min | Comedy
Wael (Kheiron) a former street child, makes a living from small scams with his adoptive mother and partner-in-crime Monique (Catherine Deneuve). When this unconventional duo swindles the ... See full summary »
Director: Kheiron | Stars: Kheiron, Catherine Deneuve, André Dussollier, Louison Blivet
Votes: 6,268
22. False Confessions (2017 TV Movie)
82 min | Comedy, Drama
Luc Bondy's final feature film as director draws talent from both stage and screen to bring Pierre de Marivaux's 1737 play into 21st century Paris. Isabelle Huppert commands the screen as ... See full summary »
Directors: Luc Bondy, Marie-Louise Bischofberger | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Bulle Ogier, Yves Jacques
Votes: 336 | Gross: $0.01M
23. 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: 1,859
24. Someone, Somewhere (2019)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rémy is a young Parisian with an unskilled job. Mélanie is a young Parisienne who works in scientific research. Two depressive moods living in close proximity, but being unaware of each other. Will they ever meet?
Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: François Civil, Ana Girardot, Camille Cottin, François Berléand
Votes: 5,185
25. My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
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: 7,636
26. Une famille à louer (2015)
97 min | Comedy, Romance
Depressed by his loneliness, Paul-André, a shy and wealthy man, offers to rent the family of a good-natured woman with two kids in exchange for settling her debts.
Director: Jean-Pierre Améris | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Virginie Efira, François Morel, Philippe Rebbot
Votes: 2,317
27. Amélie (2001)
R | 122 min | Comedy, Romance
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: 794,522 | Gross: $33.23M
28. Le vélo de Ghislain Lambert (2001)
Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
In the 70s, there was Merckx and there were the others. Ghislain Lambert was one of the others. This is his story, a quite simple one. The story of a modest Belgian bike racer. His greatest ambition in life? To become a champion. His greatest tragedy? Not having the legs his heart deserves.
Director: Philippe Harel | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, José Garcia, Daniel Ceccaldi, Sacha Bourdo
Votes: 2,425
29. The Brand New Testament (2015)
Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Did you know that God is alive and lives in Brussels with his daughter?
Director: Jaco Van Dormael | Stars: Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens
Votes: 35,016 | Gross: $0.09M
30. Priceless (2006)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Romance
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: 33,213 | Gross: $1.50M
31. The Spanish Apartment (2002)
R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship.
Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Romain Duris, Judith Godrèche, Kelly Reilly, Audrey Tautou
Votes: 42,794 | Gross: $3.90M
32. A Bigger World (2019)
99 min | Drama
Corine, depressed after her husband's death, travels to Mongolia to record native songs. The encounter with a shaman who senses her grief is a life-changing experience. Corine returns home but soon goes back to become a shaman herself.
Director: Fabienne Berthaud | Stars: Cécile de France, Narantsetseg Dash, Tserendarizav Dashnyam, Ludivine Sagnier
Votes: 542
33. Up for Love (2016)
TV-14 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
A lawyer dating a dashing, wealthy architect four and a half feet tall gets ribbed by her family, employees and jealous ex about his stature.
Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Virginie Efira, Cédric Kahn, Stéphanie Papanian
Votes: 9,168
34. I Feel Good (2018)
103 min | Comedy, Drama
Jacques, a clueless opportunist is obsessed with finding the project that will make him rich; he decides that the only answer lies in offering cut-price quickie cosmetic surgery.
Directors: Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Yolande Moreau, Joseph Dahan, Jean-Benoît Ugeux
Votes: 1,440
35. Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Romance
A French public servant from Provence is banished to the far North. Strongly prejudiced against this cold and inhospitable place, he leaves his family behind to relocate temporarily there, with the firm intent to quickly come back.
Director: Dany Boon | Stars: Kad Merad, Dany Boon, Zoé Félix, Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret
Votes: 44,976 | Gross: $1.48M
36. The Speech (2020)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A recently dumped man awaits a reconciliation text message from his ex during a seemingly never-ending family dinner.
Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Benjamin Lavernhe, Sara Giraudeau, Julia Piaton, Kyan Khojandi
Votes: 2,052
37. Villa Caprice (2020)
103 min | Drama
Famous lawyer, Luc Germon adds Gilles Fontaine, one of the most powerful bosses in France, to his clients. He is suspected of having acquired a magnificent property, Villa Caprice, under questionable conditions.
Director: Bernard Stora | Stars: Niels Arestrup, Patrick Bruel, Irène Jacob, Paul Hamy
Votes: 354
38. Black Box (2021)
129 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A young and talented black box analyst is on a mission to solve the reason behind the deadly crash of a brand new aircraft.
Director: Yann Gozlan | Stars: Pierre Niney, Lou de Laâge, André Dussollier, Sébastien Pouderoux
Votes: 15,005
39. The Young Lovers (2021)
114 min | Drama, Romance
Two lovers meet 15 years after the first encounter, in the corridor of a hospital. She's 71, he's 45. Opposed but mesmerized by each other, they reconnect. Widow, mother, grand-mother, Shauna wants to reaffirm she's a woman after all.
Director: Carine Tardieu | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Melvil Poupaud, Cécile de France, Florence Loiret Caille
Votes: 864
40. Zero Fucks Given (2021)
115 min | Drama
Cassandre (Adèle Exarchopoulos) is disconnected from life after the death of her mother, spending her days working on a budget airline, and having meaningless relationships.
Directors: Julie Lecoustre, Emmanuel Marre | Stars: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Alexandre Perrier, Mara Taquin, Arthur Egloff
Votes: 4,902
41. What's in a Name? (2012)
PG | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
Vincent is about to become a father. At a meeting with childhood friends he announces the name for his future son. The scandalous name ignites a discussion which surfaces unpleasant matters from the past of the group.
Directors: Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte | Stars: Patrick Bruel, Valérie Benguigui, Charles Berling, Guillaume de Tonquédec
Votes: 18,319
42. Villa Caprice (2020)
103 min | Drama
Famous lawyer, Luc Germon adds Gilles Fontaine, one of the most powerful bosses in France, to his clients. He is suspected of having acquired a magnificent property, Villa Caprice, under questionable conditions.
Director: Bernard Stora | Stars: Niels Arestrup, Patrick Bruel, Irène Jacob, Paul Hamy
Votes: 354
43. Champagne! (2022)
100 min | Comedy
Springtime in the French vineyards of Champagne. Patrick has gathered his oldest friends for his bachelor party. The trouble is, everyone hates his future wife. This could thus become one hellish weekend in gourmet paradise.
Director: Nicolas Vanier | Stars: Elsa Zylberstein, François-Xavier Demaison, Stéphane De Groodt, Eric Elmosnino
Votes: 427
44. La traversée (2022)
105 min | Comedy
Community workers, Alex and Stéphanie take five teen dropouts on an educational journey across the Mediterranean. But their skipper happens to be an ex cop with a powerful hatred for youths from the hood.
Director: Varante Soudjian | Stars: Alban Ivanov, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Audrey Pirault, Moncef Farfar
Votes: 352
45. Revoir Paris (2022)
105 min | Drama
Three months after surviving a terrorist attack in a bistro, Mia is still traumatized and unable to recall the events of that night. In an effort to move forward, she investigates her memories and retraces her steps.
Director: Alice Winocour | Stars: Virginie Efira, Benoît Magimel, Grégoire Colin, Maya Sansa
Votes: 3,168
46. Mascarade (2022)
134 min | Crime, Drama
Adrien, an attractive dancer whose career was shattered by a motorcycle accident, squanders his youth in idleness. His life changes when he meets Margot, who lives off scams and amorous manipulations.
Director: Nicolas Bedos | Stars: Pierre Niney, Isabelle Adjani, François Cluzet, Marine Vacth
Votes: 3,232
47. Le torrent (2022)
102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After discovering his wife cheats on him, Alexandre accidentally kills her. Worried that the police would not buy the accident, he decides to hide the truth. He only shares his secret with his daughter from a previous marriage, Lison.
Director: Anne Le Ny | Stars: José Garcia, André Dussollier, Capucine Valmary, Christiane Millet
Votes: 517
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