Top French Movies


The Top French Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top French List". Lists are calculated daily.

221. Claire's Knee ( genou de Claire, Le )

Year of Release: 1971
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Eric Rohmer
Actors: Jean-Claude Brialy, Aurora Cornu, Béatrice Romand, Laurence de Monaghan, Michèle Montel, Gérard Falconetti
Plot: A mother tries to set up her underage daughter with a much older man.

222. Fantomas ( Fantômas - À l'ombre de la guillotine )

Year of Release: 1913
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Louis Feuillade
Actors: René Navarre, Edmund Breon, Georges Melchior, Renée Carl, Jane Faber, Yvette Andréyor

223. Dirty Money ( flic, Un )

Year of Release: 1975
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Actors: Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve, Riccardo Cucciolla, Michael Conrad, Paul Crauchet

224. Carmen

Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Francesco Rosi
Actors: Julia Migenes, Plácido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi, Faith Esham, François Le Roux, Susan Daniel

225. After You ( Après vous... )

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Pierre Salvadori
Actors: Daniel Auteuil, José Garcia, Sandrine Kiberlain, Marilyne Canto, Michèle Moretti, Garance Clavel

226. My Way ( Cloclo )

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Florent-Emilio Siri
Actors: Jérémie Renier, Benoît Magimel, Monica Scattini, Sabrina Seyvecou, Ana Girardot, Joséphine Japy
Plot: The life of Claude François, known as the French Elvis Presley, who gained popularity through the 60s and 70s in France, going on to sell over 70 million records both during his career and following his accidental electrocution on the eve of a U.S. visit at age 39.

227. Just Before Losing Everything ( Avant que de tout perdre )

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Xavier Legrand
Actors: Léa Drucker, Anne Benoît, Miljan Chatelain, Mathilde Auneveux, Denis Ménochet, Claire Dumas
Plot: In this heart-stopping short, a woman attempts to sneak her children and herself away from her abusive husband.

228. Chocolat

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roschdy Zem
Actors: Omar Sy, James Thierrée, Clotilde Hesme, Olivier Gourmet, Frédéric Pierrot, Noémie Lvovsky

229. Evolution ( Évolution )

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Actors: Max Brebant, Roxane Duran, Julie-Marie Parmentier, Mathieu Goldfeld, Nissim Renard, Pablo-Noé Etienne

230. Flower of Evil, The ( fleur du mal, La )

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Claude Chabrol
Actors: Benoît Magimel, Nathalie Baye, Mélanie Doutey, Suzanne Flon, Thomas Chabrol, Bernard Le Coq

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