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Best French Films Ever.
Top Rated French Movies: popular, classic, famous "must
watch" Cinema Français
Great Movie Pictures Old and New |
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The titles (in the US) of the best French films, sorted by title
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Year |
Genre |
Director |
| 1 | 8 Women | 2001 | Music, Comedy, Crime, Mystery | François Ozon | | 2 | A Heart in Winter | 1992 | Romance, Drama, Music | Claude Sautet | | 3 | Beauty and The Beast | 1946 | Fantasy Drama, Romance | Jean Cocteau | | 4 | Belle de Jour | 1967 | Erotic Drama | Luis Buñuel | | 5 | Betty Blue | 1986 | Romace, Drama | Jean-Jacques Beineix | | 6 | Birds Of A Feather | 1978 | Comedy | Edouard Molinaro | | 7 | Bitter Moon | 1992 | Sado-masochistic Erotic Drama | Roman Polanski | | 8 | Breathless | 1960 | Drama, Romance | Jean-Luc Godard | | 9 | Children of Paradise | 1945 | Drama, Romance | Marcel Carne | | 10 | Cyrano de Bergerac | 1990 | Romance, Drama | Jean-Paul Rappeneau | | 11 | Delicatessen | 1991 | Sci-Fi Comedy | Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet | | 12 | Diva | 1981 | Action Thriller, Drama | Jean-Jacques Beineix | | 13 | French Twist | 1995 | Comedy | Josiane Balasko | | 14 | Hidden | 2005 | Drama | Michael Haneke | | 15 | Hiroshima, Mon Amour | 1959 | Romance, Drama | Alain Resnais | | 16 | Jean de Florette | 1986 | Drama, Modernised Greek Tragedy | Claude Berri | | 17 | Jesus of Montreal | 1989 | Drama | Denys Arcand | | 18 | Jules et Jim | 1961 | Romance, Drama | François Truffaut | | 19 | La Controverse de Valladolid | 1992 | History (16thC), Drama | Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | | 20 | La Femme Nikita | 1990 | Crime, Thriller, Romance, Drama | Luc Besson | | 21 | Manon of the Spring | 1986 | Drama, Romance, modernised Greek Tragedy | Claude Berri | | 22 | Monsieur Hire | 1989 | Crime Thriller, Romance, Drama | Patrice Leconte | | 23 | My Life in Pink | 1997 | Comedy Drama | Alain Berliner | | 24 | One Swallow Brought Spring | 2001 | Comedy, Romance, Drama | Christian Carion | | 25 | Queen Margot | 1994 | History (16thC) Drama, Biography, History, Romance | Patrice Chéreau | | 26 | Ridicule | 1996 | History (18thC) Drama | Patrice Leconte | | 27 | Swimming Pool | 2003 | Psychological Thriller, Mystery Drama | François Ozon | | 28 | The 400 Blows | 1959 | Crime Drama | François Truffaut | | 29 | The Big Blue | 1988 | Drama, Romance | Luc Besson | | 30 | The City of Lost Children | 1995 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro | | 31 | The Closet | 2001 | Comedy Drama | Francis Veber | | 32 | The Discrete Charm of the Bougoisie | 1972 | Surreal Black Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Luis Buñuel | | 33 |
The Dominici Affair |
1972 |
Crime Drama Mystery
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Claude Bernard-Auberti |
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The Double Life of Veronique | 1991 |
Music, Fantasy, Romance, Psychological
Drama
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Krzysztof Kieslowsk |
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The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain | 2001 | Comedy, Romance, Drama | Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
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The Girl On The Bridge | 1999 | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Drama | Patrice Leconte |
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The Hate | 1995 | Crime, Drama | Mathieu Kassovitz |
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The Last Metro | 1980 | Romance, History (WW2) Drama | François Truffaut |
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The Piano Teacher | 2001 | Drama, Music | Michael Haneke |
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The Reader | 1988 | Mildly Erotic Comedy Fantasy | Michel Deville |
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The Return of Martin Guerre | 1982 | History (16thC) Drama, Biography, Crime, Mystery, | Daniel Vigne |
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The Visitors | 1993 | Fantasy, Comedy | Jean-Marie Poiré |
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Three Colors: Blue | 1993 | Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance | Krzysztof Kieslowski |
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Three Colors: Red | 1994 | Drama, Mystery, Romance | Krzysztof Kieslowski |
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Three Colors: White | 1994 | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance | Krzysztof Kieslowski |
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