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Best French Movies of all time

All Rankings

Top rated French Movies on Filmaffinity

1

The Hole (The Night Watch) The Hole (The Night Watch)

1960

Jacques Becker

Philippe Leroy, Marc Michel, Michel Constantin, Jean Kéraudy, Raymond Meunier, André Bervil

8.4

13,826
2

The Passion of Joan of Arc The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, Maurice Schutz, Michel Simon, Antonin Artaud, André Berley

8.2

10,815
3

A Man Escaped A Man Escaped

1956

Robert Bresson

François Leterrier, Roland Monod, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock, Jacques Ertaud

8.1

9,620
4

The Wages of Fear The Wages of Fear

1953

H.G. Clouzot

Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Véra Clouzot, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli ...

8.1

10,663
5

Children of Paradise Children of Paradise

1945

Marcel Carné

Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Renoir, Arletty, Marcel Herrand ...

8.1

3,841
6

The 400 Blows The 400 Blows

1959

François Truffaut

Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Guy Decomble, Georges Flamant ...

8.0

33,068
7

Rififi Rififi

1955

Jules Dassin

Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel, Jules Dassin, Magali Noël ...

8.0

7,313
8

The Intouchables The Intouchables

2011

Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano

François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet ...

8.0

113,277
9

Diabolique Diabolique

1955

H.G. Clouzot

Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Jean Brochard ...

8.0

11,314
10

Napoleon Napoleon

1927

Abel Gance

Albert Dieudonné, Gina Manès, Edmond Van Daële, Antonin Artaud, Alexandre Koubitsky ...

8.0

3,084
11

Grande Illusion Grande Illusion

1937

Jean Renoir

Jean Gabin, Erich von Stroheim, Pierre Fresnay, Marcel Dalio, Dita Parlo ...

7.9

8,865
12

The Rules of the Game The Rules of the Game

1939

Jean Renoir

Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Jean Renoir, Roland Toutain, Mila Parély ...

7.9

8,215
13

The Mother and the Whore The Mother and the Whore

1973

Jean Eustache

Jean-Pierre Léaud, Françoise Lebrun, Bernadette Lafont, Pierre Cottrell, Isabelle Weingarten ...

7.8

3,054
14

The Earrings of Madame De... The Earrings of Madame De...

1953

Max Ophüls

Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica, Lia de Lea, Hubert Noël ...

7.8

3,883
15

L'Atalante L'Atalante

1934

Jean Vigo

Jean Dasté, Dita Parlo, Michel Simon, Gilles Margaritis, Louis Lefebvre ...

7.8

5,488
16

Hate Hate

1995

Mathieu Kassovitz

Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui, Abdel Ahmed Ghili, Solo ...

7.8

34,168
17

Persepolis Persepolis

2007

Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

Animation, Voice: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites

7.8

44,851
18

Amelie Amelie

2001

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus Magloire, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin ...

7.8

158,856
19

Goodbye Children Goodbye Children

1987

Louis Malle

Gaspard Manesse, Raphaël Fetjo, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Philippe Morier-Genoud ...

7.8

15,923
20

Forbidden Games Forbidden Games

1952

René Clément

Georges Poujouly, Brigitte Fossey, Amédée, Laurence Badie, Madeleine Barbulée ...

7.8

4,025
21

Three Colours: Red Three Colours: Red

1994

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Frédérique Feder, Samuel Le Bihan ...

7.7

20,871
22

Casque d'or Casque d'or

1952

Jacques Becker

Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin, Raymond Bussières, Gaston Modot, Paul Barge

7.7

4,294
23

The River The River

1951

Jean Renoir

Patricia Walters, Adrienne Corri, Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Arthur Shields ...

7.7

4,225
24

Vivre Sa Vie (My Life to Live) Vivre Sa Vie (My Life to Live)

1962

Jean-Luc Godard

Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André S. Labarthe, Guylaine Schlumberger, Gérard Hoffman, Monique Messine

7.7

8,124
25

The Fire Within The Fire Within

1963

Louis Malle

Maurice Ronet, Léna Skerla, Jeanne Moreau, Yvonne Clech, Hubert Deschamps ...

7.7

3,449
26

Day for Night Day for Night

1973

François Truffaut

Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jacqueline Bisset, Nathalie Baye, Alexandra Stewart, Jean-Pierre Aumont ...

7.7

11,215
27

Jean de Florette Jean de Florette

1986

Claude Berri

Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Margarita Lozano, Elisabeth Depardieu ...

7.6

2,482
28

The Chorus The Chorus

2004

Christophe Barratier

Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Jacques Perrin, Kad Merad ...

7.6

86,469
29

Carnival in Flanders Carnival in Flanders

1935

Jacques Feyder

Françoise Rosay, Jean Murat, Louis Jouvet, Micheline Cheirel, André Alerme ...

7.6

2,172
30

The Artist The Artist

2011

Michel Hazanavicius

Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller ...

7.6

60,321

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