Top French Movies


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

71. Contempt ( mépris, Le )

Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Actors: Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Giorgia Moll, Fritz Lang
Plot: A man attempts to write a script for Ulysses in order to make it more commercial. But in order to get the best deal, he throws his wife into the mix resulting in disaster for all involved.

72. Noi the Albino ( Nói albínói )

Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Dagur Kári
Actors: Tómas Lemarquis, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Elín Hansdóttir, Anna Friðriksdóttir, Hjalti Rögnvaldsson, Pétur Einarsson

73. Alphaville, a Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution ( Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution )

Year of Release: 1965
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Mystery/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Actors: Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff
Plot: A American detective is sent to a distant planet where logic rules but emotion and freedom has been suppressed. His intrusion threatens to bring Alphaville down.

74. Girlhood ( Bande de filles )

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Céline Sciamma
Actors: Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré, Idrissa Diabaté, Simina Soumaré

75. Chorus, The ( choristes, Les )

Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Christophe Barratier
Actors: Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad, Jean-Paul Bonnaire, Marie Bunel, Jean-Baptiste Maunier

76. Playtime

Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jacques Tati
Actors: Jacques Tati, Yves Barsacq, Georges Montant, Billy Kearns, John Abbey, Rita Maiden

77. Pierrot le fou

Year of Release: 1969
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Actors: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani
Plot: A disaffected Parisian and his lover travel across the French countryside, on the lam from some criminals who are after her in this breezy, brightly colored crime caper from Godard.

78. Sans Soleil

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chris Marker
Actors: Florence Delay, Kim Novak, Arielle Dombasle, Riyoko Ikeda, Charlotte Kerr, James Stewart

79. Phantom Boy

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol
Actors: Edouard Baer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Audrey Tautou, Jackie Berroyer, Alex Robini

80. Rififi ( Rififi chez les hommes, Du )

Year of Release: 1956
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jules Dassin
Actors: Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Pierre Grasset, Janine Darcey, Magali Noël, Robert Manuel
Plot: A group of aspiring men plan the perfect rip off on paper when human error
causes it to go wrong.

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