Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "french-cinema"

1. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

TV-MA | 117 min | Drama

In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental, and sexual torture.

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Uberto Paolo Quintavalle, Aldo Valletti

Votes: 66,070

2. Curiosa (2019)

18+ | 107 min | Biography, Drama, History

A passionate love story set against a backdrop of sexual freedom, loosely based on the relationship between 19th-century authors Pierre Louÿs and Marie de Régnier.

Director: Lou Jeunet | Stars: Noémie Merlant, Niels Schneider, Benjamin Lavernhe, Camélia Jordana

Votes: 3,617

3. Four Lovers (2010)

Unrated | 103 min | Romance

What are adult love affairs ? Two couples meet and fall in love, lose sight of each other in the confusion and end up pulling through.

Director: Antony Cordier | Stars: Marina Foïs, Élodie Bouchez, Roschdy Zem, Nicolas Duvauchelle

Votes: 2,029

4. Man Bites Dog (1992)

NC-17 | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.

Directors: Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Nelly Pappaert, Hector Pappaert

Votes: 43,815 | Gross: $0.21M

5. Alphonse (2023– )

Comedy

The series revolves around Alphonse, a chameleon-like man whose main mission is to please women and satisfy all their wishes.

Stars: Pierre Arditi, Marie-Christine Barrault, Francine Bergé, Jean Dujardin

Votes: 886

6. Au hasard Balthazar (1966)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. A study on saintliness and a sister piece to Bresson's Mouchette.

Director: Robert Bresson | Stars: Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green, François Lafarge, Jean-Claude Guilbert

Votes: 22,893 | Gross: $0.04M

7. Beauty and the Beast (1946)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her.

Directors: Jean Cocteau, René Clément | Stars: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély, Nane Germon

Votes: 28,157 | Gross: $0.30M

8. The Woman Next Door (1981)

R | 106 min | Drama, Romance

Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue.

Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Henri Garcin, Michèle Baumgartner

Votes: 8,861

9. 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: 3,201

10. Orpheus (1950)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A poet in love with Death follows his unhappy wife into the underworld.

Director: Jean Cocteau | Stars: Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa

Votes: 13,461

11. Mouchette (1967)

Not Rated | 81 min | Drama

A young girl living in the French countryside suffers constant indignities at the hand of alcoholism and her fellow man.

Director: Robert Bresson | Stars: Nadine Nortier, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Marie Cardinal, Paul Hébert

Votes: 13,019

12. The Night Caller (1975)

R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Commissaire Letellier and Inspector Moissac are tracking Minos, a serial killer whose victims are women.

Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Denner, Adalberto Maria Merli, Rosy Varte

Votes: 4,328

13. The Time of Secrets (2022)

104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Marcel Pagnol embarks on his last summer vacation before high school and returns to his beloved hills in Provence. His summer of boyhood adventures becomes one of first loves and secrets.

Director: Christophe Barratier | Stars: Léo Campion, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Mélanie Doutey, François-Xavier Demaison

Votes: 429

14. Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)

Not Rated | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Swashbuckling adventures of young army recruit Fanfan la Tulipe during the reign of King Louis XV in 18th Century France.

Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Marcel Herrand, Olivier Hussenot

Votes: 3,441

15. De Gaulle (2020)

108 min | Biography, Drama, History

Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus.

Director: Gabriel Le Bomin | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Isabelle Carré, Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Mouchet

Votes: 2,009

16. Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014)

Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

For several months in 1978 and 1979, inhabitants of Oise live in fright and terror as a serial killer disturbs the peace and quiet.

Director: Cédric Anger | Stars: Guillaume Canet, Ana Girardot, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Patrick Azam

Votes: 3,166 | Gross: $0.00M

17. The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

Not Rated | 112 min | Documentary, Biography

Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.

Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Agnès Varda, André Lubrano, Blaise Fournier, Vincent Fournier

Votes: 4,802 | Gross: $0.24M

18. A Kiss to Die For (1993 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Those Bedroom Eyes - William, a Harvard psychology professor is having trouble dealing with life after the death of his wife when he meets a beautiful woman named Ali. As their relationship... See full summary »

Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Tim Matheson, Mimi Rogers, William Forsythe, Carlos Gómez

Votes: 262

19. War of the Buttons (2011)

PG-13 | 109 min | Adventure, Family

Occupied France; Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, who's Jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local Nazi sympathisers. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of what's happening.

Director: Christophe Barratier | Stars: Laetitia Casta, Guillaume Canet, Jean Texier, Ilona Bachelier

Votes: 2,361 | Gross: $0.05M

20. The French Boys 4 (2022)

92 min | Drama, Romance

Thirsty one night stands, confused straight boys, rooftop confessions and a ménage-à-trois that explodes with hilarious results - it's all just part of the package in this latest offering of spirited story-telling from our Gallic friends.

Directors: David Chausse, Patrick Fabre, Simon Frenay, Florent Gouëlou, Paul Granier, Hakim Mao, Keren Marciano | Stars: Youssouf Abi-Ayad, Pascale Arbillot, Philippe Bas, Fred Bianconi

Votes: 17

21. The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)

Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Inspector Wens moves into a Paris boarding house to catch a serial killer.

Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Suzy Delair, Jean Tissier, Pierre Larquey

Votes: 3,656

22. 24 Days (2014)

Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Thriller

When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because he's Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the tortures of the "gang of barbarians".

Director: Alexandre Arcady | Stars: Zabou Breitman, Pascal Elbé, Jacques Gamblin, Sylvie Testud

Votes: 737

23. Low Profile (2012)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

There's nothing to keep Yvan in Paris any longer. His wife has left him to live in Thailand. His teenage daughters have chosen to live with his sister Ariane, who is as anxious as she is ... See full summary »

Director: Cécilia Rouaud | Stars: Denis Ménochet, Vanessa Paradis, Léa Drucker, Laurent Lucas

Votes: 229

24. Joy of Learning (1969)

95 min | Drama

How do we learn? What do we know? Night after night, not long before dawn, two young adults, Patricia and Emile, meet on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse, and the path to ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Jean-Luc Godard, Juliet Berto, Jean-Pierre Léaud

Votes: 1,168

25. My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)

Not Rated | 201 min | Documentary

Bertrand Tavernier's personal journey through French cinema, from films he enjoyed as a boy to his own early career, told through portraits of key creative figures.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Bertrand Tavernier, François Truffaut, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Jean Renoir

Votes: 982 | Gross: $0.04M

26. 8 Winds (2021)

93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The film is a story about love, sacrifice, and hope set against an Arthouse noir milieu.

Director: Dan Coplan | Stars: Robert Davi, Leona Paraminski, Joe Sabatino, Chris Game

Votes: 100

27. Le fils de Gascogne (1995)

106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A boy hears that his father may still be alive and sets out to find him, meeting many of his father's acquaintances and friends along the way and making some of his own.

Director: Pascal Aubier | Stars: Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Grégoire Colin, Dinara Drukarova, Pascal Bonitzer

Votes: 154

28. Quand je ne dors pas (2015)

82 min | Romance

Paris. Winter. One night, Antoine, a 22 year-old boy, decides to go to the seaside. All night long, dealing with drug and love, he will try to buy his train ticket, which will leave at the crack of dawn.

Director: Tommy Weber | Stars: Aurélien Gabrielli, Elise Lhomeau, Hortense Gélinet, Stanley Weber

Votes: 97

29. Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown (2016 TV Movie)

61 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown chronicles the remarkable life and genius work of one of the most iconic and incomparable comic performers and filmmakers of our time.

Director: Gregory Monro | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Frank Krutnik, Tony Lewis Comedian, Ted Okuda

Votes: 903

30. Beyond Blood (2018)

92 min | Documentary

High Tension, Inside, Martyrs, Frontier(s) and Them. In the years of 2003 to 2008, those sensational and innovative horror movies were made and left huge impact around the world. This ... See full summary »

Director: Masato Kobayashi | Stars: Alexandre Aja, Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury, Pascal Laugier

Votes: 31

31. Natan (2013)

66 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Bernard Natan could be described as one of the fathers of French cinema. How did he come to be completely forgotten, especially so in France? How is it that what little attention is paid to... See full summary »

Directors: Paul Duane, David Cairns | Stars: Lenny Borger, Serge Bromberg, Bart Bull, Gisèle Casadesus

Votes: 91

32. Romy Schneider - Eine Frau in drei Noten (2008 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

Documentary portrait of the actress Romy Schneider, in which director Frederick Baker tries to form an overall picture from the facets of image, myth, real life and screen persona.

Director: Frederick Baker | Stars: Elisa Fasolt, Lisbeth Mahn, Veronika Kratochwil, Andy Woerz

Votes: 28

33. Legends of World Cinema (2004– )

Documentary

Weekly series of television feature documentaries "Legends of World Cinema" Different stories become the basis of the movie stars story. The film is about the fate of people whose names are forever in the history of world cinema.

Star: Konstantin Karasik

Votes: 51

34. Melies: Tales of Terror (1904)

7 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror

A compilation of three short trick films by Georges Méliès: The Music Lover (1903) (The Melomaniac aka The Music Lover)(1903), The Monster (1903) (The Monster) (1903) and Decapitation in Turkey (1904) (The Terrible Turkish Executioner) (1904).

Director: Georges Méliès

35. El hombre que quiso ser Segundo (2015)

90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The extraordinary life of cinema pioneer Segundo de Chomón.

Director: Ramón Alòs Sánchez | Stars: Ramón Langa, Enrico Vecchi, Maribel Bayona, Blanca Carvajal

Votes: 27

36. Agnès Varda (2020)

7 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

A brief overview of the life and cinema of French film director, screenwriter, photographer and installation artist Agnès Varda.

Director: Mohammad Mohammadian | Star: Agnès Varda

Votes: 1,659

37. Games of Clouds & Rain (2013)

86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Lost souls on a rainy night find love. Or not. An unpredictable story between madness and poetry, among Taiwanese, French and New Yorker.

Director: Benjamin de Lajarte | Stars: Simon Yam, Heling Li, Audrey Dana, John Mc Lean

Votes: 1,182

38. Dark and Deadly: 50 Years of Film Noir (1995 TV Special)

50 min | Documentary, History

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Director: Paul Joyce | Stars: B. Ruby Rich, Robert Wise, John Dahl, Bryan Singer

Votes: 14

39. Deux de la Vague (2010)

Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary

Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, their careers, their friendship and their impact on the French New Wave of the 1960s.

Director: Emmanuel Laurent | Stars: Isild Le Besco, Anouk Aimée, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Charles Aznavour

Votes: 881 | Gross: $0.03M

40. Making of: Ma vie de Courgette (2016 Video)

10 min | Documentary, Short

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Stars: Claude Barras, Gregory Beaussart, Estelle Hennard, Paulin Jaccoud

Votes: 10

41. Gérard Philipe: Eternal Youth (1991)

Comedy, Drama, History

A program of twenty-three films featuring the prominent French actor (who appeared in a total of 34 films between 1944 and 1959) shown during twelve weeks in the Quartier Latin in Paris at the Reflet Médicis and Cinéma Champollion.

Director: Various | Star: Gérard Philipe

42. Méliès, los Orígenes (1996 Video)

45 min | Documentary, Adventure, Fantasy

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Director: Segundo de Chomón | Stars: Sergio Capelo, Rafa Ordóñez Arrieta

Votes: 21

43. Jane Birkin: Reflections (2009 TV Movie)

25 min | Biography

An intimate conversation with the actress, singer, director and human rights activist Jane Birkin, during which she recalls her breakthrough into film, France and Serge Gainsbourg, and her committed pursuit for democracy in Burma.

Director: Lyndy Saville | Stars: Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg

44. Remembering Jean Gabin (1978 TV Movie)

55 min | Documentary

Profile of Jean Gabin, the great French actor of 100 films, who died in 1976 at the age of 73. Here his career is traced and he is remembered by some of the many producers, directors, ... See full summary »

Director: John Musilli | Stars: Françoise Arnoul, Michel Audiard, Claude Beylie, Robert Chazal

Votes: 7

45. The Films of Marco Ferreri: A discussion with Rolando Caputo (2008 Video)

46 min | Documentary, History, Talk-Show

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Star: Rolando Caputo

46. Folle soirée à Belgrade (2007 Video)

5 min | Documentary, Short

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Directors: Jérémie Imbert, Yann Marchet | Star: Jean-Marie Poiré

47. Souvenir du Maréchal Bassounov (2007 Video)

9 min | Documentary, Short

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Directors: Jérémie Imbert, Yann Marchet | Stars: Jean-Marie Poiré, Christian Clavier, Michel Drucker, Jacques François

48. Ciné Cinéphiles (1996 TV Movie)

Documentary

A journey through French cinema. Includes interviews with Ginette Vincendeau and Michel Marie. Features film excerpts from French film classics such as Les Enfants Du Paradis. Shot in various locations in Paris.

Director: Nadia Bouzidi | Stars: Juliette Mole, Ginette Vincendeau

49. Spot Oficial: 29 Festival de Cine Frances de Málaga (2023 Video)

1 min | Short, Animation

Spot for the 29ºedition of the French Film Festival of Malaga, Spain.

Stars: Melarise, Izack Under

50. Mon meilleur copain (2007 Video)

4 min | Documentary, Short

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Directors: Jérémie Imbert, Yann Marchet | Star: Jean-Marie Poiré