Best French movies

Actors : Stéphane Caillard, Nassim Lyes, Guillaume Canet,
Directors : Rodolphe Lauga,

After escaping an attempted murder, Franck Lazareff must find his wife Leo, who has been kidnapped by a mysterious group of armed men. He is caught up by his past and plunged into a state affair that is beyond him.

Actors : Jean-Louis Trintignant, Yves Montand, Irene Papas, François Périer,
Directors : Costa-Gavras,

Following the murder of a prominent leftist, an investigator tries to uncover the truth while government officials attempt to cover up their roles.

Actors : Stef Aerts, Maurice Luijten, Titus De Voogdt, Evelien Bosmans,
Directors : Jonas Govaerts,

Over-imaginative 12 year-old Sam heads off to the woods to summer scout camp with his pack convinced he will encounter a monster...and he does.

Actors : Luc Senay, Pierre-Luc Lafontaine, Anne-Renée Duhaime, Julianne Côté,
Directors : Stéphane Lafleur,

Making the most of the family home while her parents are away, Nicole, 22 years old, is enjoying a peaceful summer with her best friend Véronique. When Nicole's older brother shows up with ...

Actors : Patrick Chesnais, Anne Marivin, Lorànt Deutsch, Niels Arestrup,
Directors : Gilles Legrand,

A story that focuses on the problematic relationship between Paul Marseul, owner of a prestigious vineyard in Saint Emilion and his son, Martin, who works with him on the family estate. ...

Actors : Léa Drucker, Émilie Dequenne, Gustav De Waele, Eden Dambrine,
Directors : Lukas Dhont,

The intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approaches Sophie, Rémi's mother. "Close" is a film about friendship and responsibility.

Actors : Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Vincent-Guillaume Otis, Alexandre Landry, Gabrielle Marion-Rivard,
Directors : Louise Archambault,

Gabrielle is a young woman with Williams syndrome who has a contagious joie de vivre and an exceptional musical gift. Since she met her boyfriend Martin, at the recreation centre where they...

Actors : Raphael Fejtö, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Francine Racette, Gaspard Manesse,
Directors : Louis Malle,

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.

Actors : Guillaume Canet, Catherine Deneuve, Adèle Haenel, Judith Chemla,
Directors : André Téchiné,

Agnès Le Roux, a young independent woman, returns to Nice in 1976 to have a new start in her life after a failed marriage. All while falling in love with an older lawyer.

Actors : Thierry Lhermitte, Bruno Raffaelli, Raphaël Personnaz, Niels Arestrup,
Directors : Bertrand Tavernier,

Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is tall and impressive, a man with style, attractive to women. He also happens to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the land of enlightenment: France. With ...

Actors : Barbara Dennek, France Rumilly, Jacques Tati, Rita Maiden,
Directors : Jacques Tati,

Monsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris, paralleling a trip with a group of American tourists. Meanwhile, a nightclub/restaurant prepares its opening night, but it's still under construction.

Actors : Frédéric Pierrot, Arnaud Valois, Florence Viala, Suzanne Lindon,
Directors : Suzanne Lindon,

A 16 year old girl, bored with her own age group, becomes involved with an older man at a theater she passes.

Actors : Romane Bohringer, Pierrette Robitaille, Marie Brassard, Marc-André Grondin,
Directors : Denis Côté,

Winner 2013 Silver Bear (Alfred Bauer Prize) Berlin International Film Festival. Vic + Flo Saw a Bear is a darkly mysterious tale of two lesbian ex-cons, Victoria and Florence, trying to ...

Actors : Alassane Sy, Pio Amato, Koudous Seihon, Paolo Sciarretta,
Directors : Jonas Carpignano,

Two men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility and violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.

Actors : Izïa Higelin, Dimitri Storoge, Laurent Lafitte, Omar Sy,
Directors : Louis Leterrier,

Diakité and Monge as police officers who are the complete opposite, and get paired together to uncover an unexpectedly big criminal case.

Actors : Grégoire Colin, Marianne Denicourt, Jeanne Balibar, Daniel Auteuil,
Directors : Benoît Jacquot,

A man prepares himself to be transferred to a detention center and rest home where he will relive one more time the highlights of his youth.

Actors : Sabine Azéma, Caroline Silhol, André Dussollier, Sandrine Kiberlain,
Directors : Alain Resnais,

In the midst of rehearsals for a new play, amateur dramatics proponents Colin and Kathryn receive the shattering news that their friend George is fatally ill and only has a few months to live.

Actors : Jacques Nolot, Jean-Pol Dubois, Marc Rioufol, Bastien d'Asnières,
Directors : Jacques Nolot,

A potrait of a 58-year-old man battling his inner demons on the search for self-discovery.

Actors : Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Clotilde Mollet, Hervé Pierre,
Directors : Benoît Jacquot,

A scheming servant works for a wealthy couple in France during the late 19th century.

Actors : Marc Barbé, Aurora Marion, Zac Andrianasolo, Stanislas Merhar,
Directors : Chantal Akerman,

A tale of an occidental merchant, Kaspar Almayer, whose dreams of riches for his beloved daughter, Nina, collapse under the weight of his own greed and prejudice.