251. Guardians, The ( gardiennes, Les )
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Xavier Beauvois
Actors: Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry, Cyril Descours, Gilbert Bonneau, Nicolas Giraud
Plot: The Great War has taken all able-bodied men to the front, including Georges Sandrail and the rest of the men in his family, leaving his farm in the hands of Hortense and her daughter Solange . When they realize they are not prepared for harvest, they find themselves hiring on an orphan, Francine Riant, who proves the be the glue that holds this trio of women together. But when Georges returns on leave, he finds himself falling for Francine.
252. Police Python 357
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alain Corneau
Actors: Yves Montand, François Périer, Simone Signoret, Stefania Sandrelli, Mathieu Carrière, Vadim Glowna
253. Microbe & Gasoline ( Microbe et Gasoil )
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michel Gondry
Actors: Ange Dargent, Théophile Baquet, Diane Besnier, Audrey Tautou, Vincent Lamoureux, Agathe Peigney
Plot: A pair of friends embark on an epic road trip across France in a vehicle they have built themselves.
254. Beast, The ( bête, La )
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Actors: Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, Martin Scali, Elina Löwensohn
Plot: In the near future, AI has evolved and determined human emotion as a
threat. Gabrielle is about to go through a process to "purify" her DNA and
disconnect from those emotions - and she does so by living through past
lives. But when she begins to connect with a man named Louis across
history, she realizes her emotions are much stronger than she could
anticipate.
255. Wild Child, The ( enfant sauvage, L')
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: François Truffaut
Actors: Jean-Pierre Cargol, François Truffaut, Françoise Seigner, Jean Dasté, Annie Miller, Claude Miller
Plot: A feral child is found in the woods. While at first he is taken advantage of, a kind scientist soon takes him under his wing and attempts to teach him how to function in society
256. Taxi
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gérard Pirès
Actors: Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard, Manuela Gourary, Emma Wiklund, Bernard Farcy
257. Water Lilies ( Naissance des pieuvres )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Céline Sciamma
Actors: Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adele Haenel, Warren Jacquin, Christelle Baras, Marie Gili-Pierre
258. Kirikou and the Sorceress ( Kirikou et la sorcière )
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michel Ocelot
Actors: Atsuko Asano, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Antoinette Kellermann, Fezele Mpeka, Theo Sebeko, Kombisile Sangweni
259. Last Metro, The ( dernier métro, Le )
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: François Truffaut
Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol, Paulette Dubost, Jean-Louis Richard
260. Queen Margot ( reine Margot, La )
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Patrice Chéreau
Actors: Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Perez, Asia Argento, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Thomas Kretschmann
Plot: The wedding of Margot, sister of The King, 1572, August. The King of France under influence of his mother and brothers, in an acces of fear and madness succombes their wish and orders the assasination of his guests, the protestants.
