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1. Diabolique (1955)
Not Rated | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel
Votes: 69,450 | Gross: $1.09M
2. Joyeux Noel (2005)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, History, Music
In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.
Director: Christian Carion | Stars: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Natalie Dessay
Votes: 32,014 | Gross: $1.05M
3. La Cage aux Folles (1978)
R | 97 min | Comedy
The manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple. Madness ensues when his straight son brings home a fiancée and her ultra-conservative parents to meet them.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Rémi Laurent
Votes: 11,923 | Gross: $20.42M
4. Buffet Froid (1979)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Alphonse lives in an empty building. Empty but for one neighbour, the police captain Morvandieu. When the man who have killed Alphonse's wife appears, the three men will be thrown in a serie of event in a surrealist world.
Director: Bertrand Blier | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Bernard Blier, Jean Carmet, Denise Gence
Votes: 6,512
5. The Grilling (1981)
87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.
Director: Claude Miller | Stars: Lino Ventura, Michel Serrault, Romy Schneider, Guy Marchand
Votes: 5,370
6. Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001)
TV-14 | 97 min | Mystery, Fantasy, Horror
At the Louvre museum in Paris, the phantom Belphegor awakens and causes electrical havoc. Night guards at the museum start dying, Lisa gets possessed, and Martin tries to help her.
Director: Jean-Paul Salomé | Stars: Sophie Marceau, Michel Serrault, Frédéric Diefenthal, Julie Christie
Votes: 5,187
7. Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
106 min | Drama
When Nelly, a woman being just divorced, meets by chance M. Arnaud, a mature salesman just retired, begins a strange and special relationship between the two personalities.
Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Michel Serrault, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Claire Nadeau
Votes: 5,071 | Gross: $0.86M
8. King of Hearts (1966)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, War
During World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy
Votes: 4,346 | Gross: $0.02M
9. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A worried husband finds a lover for his depressed wife, but she falls in love with a bullied thirteen-year-old math prodigy and wants to have the boy's baby.
Director: Bertrand Blier | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Carole Laure, Patrick Dewaere, Michel Serrault
Votes: 4,296
10. The Butterfly (I) (2002)
PG | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
This is the story of a young girl named Elsa who was raised by a single mother (Isabelle) in the city. Isabelle and Elsa begin the film moving in next door to an elderly man who collects ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Muyl | Stars: Michel Serrault, Claire Bouanich, Nade Dieu, Jacques Bouanich
Votes: 3,311 | Gross: $0.04M
11. The Children of the Marshland (1999)
115 min | Comedy, Drama
A chronicle of a group of friends in rural France between the wars. Garris and Riton live in the marshlands along the banks of the Loire river. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Becker | Stars: Jacques Villeret, Jacques Gamblin, André Dussollier, Michel Serrault
Votes: 3,144 | Gross: $0.32M
12. The Swindle (1997)
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Michel Serrault, François Cluzet, Jean-François Balmer
Votes: 2,995 | Gross: $0.23M
13. Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
106 min | Comedy
Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend ... See full summary »
Director: Étienne Chatiliez | Stars: Michel Serrault, Eddy Mitchell, Sabine Azéma, Carmen Maura
Votes: 2,991 | Gross: $0.41M
14. Deadly Circuit (1983)
120 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A P.I. is obsessed with a cute woman, who seduces and kills rich men around W. Europe.
Director: Claude Miller | Stars: Michel Serrault, Isabelle Adjani, Guy Marchand, Stéphane Audran
Votes: 2,682
15. The Girl from Paris (2001)
103 min | Comedy, Drama
Sandrine, a woman in her thirties gets tired of life in Paris and decides to leave her work in computers and become a farmer. She takes the required practice for two years, and after that ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Carion | Stars: Michel Serrault, Mathilde Seigner, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Frédéric Pierrot
Votes: 2,399 | Gross: $0.18M
16. La Cage aux Folles II (1980)
R | 102 min | Comedy
The titular gay couple become involved with local cops and foreign spies when one of them unwittingly obtains a roll of stolen microfilm.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Galabru
Votes: 2,237 | Gross: $6.95M
17. Assassin(s) (1997)
128 min | Crime, Drama
Old professional killer Wagner seeks someone to teach what he knows as long as he is already dying, and he chooses Max, young and passionless thief to be his successor.
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | Stars: Michel Serrault, Mathieu Kassovitz, Mehdi Benoufa, Robert Gendreu
Votes: 2,228
18. Artemisia (1997)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was one of the first well-known female painters. The movie tells the story of her youth, when she was guided and protected by her father, the painter ... See full summary »
Director: Agnès Merlet | Stars: Valentina Cervi, Michel Serrault, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Luca Zingaretti
Votes: 2,207 | Gross: $0.38M
19. The Libertine (2000)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, History
The 'philosopher' (modernist intellectual of the French 18th-century Enlightenment) Denis Diderot is part of an aristocratic circle which practices the libertarian principles on the rural ... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Aghion | Stars: Vincent Perez, Fanny Ardant, Josiane Balasko, Michel Serrault
Votes: 1,822
20. Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (1982)
100 min | Comedy
Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar came to spend an expensive holiday. The revolt rumbles among the small people who find a leader in the person of Ben-Hur Marcel.
Director: Jean Yanne | Stars: Coluche, Michel Serrault, Jean Yanne, Françoise Fabian
Votes: 1,769
21. Pars vite et reviens tard (2007)
G | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A modern-day Parisian town crier gradually learns that someone is using him to give cryptic warnings of a plague outbreak in the city.
Director: Régis Wargnier | Stars: José Garcia, Lucas Belvaux, Marie Gillain, Olivier Gourmet
Votes: 1,514
22. Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
116 min | Adventure, Comedy, History
The life story of the titular Beaumarchais, playwright and adventurer, who gets himself into numerous different scrapes and romantic encounters in 18th Century France.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc, Sandrine Kiberlain, Michel Aumont
Votes: 1,469 | Gross: $0.63M
23. Les acteurs (2000)
103 min | Comedy
A self-conscious and self-referential adventure into the (pretend) lives of legendary actors in Paris.
Director: Bertrand Blier | Stars: Pierre Arditi, Josiane Balasko, Jean-Paul Belmondo, François Berléand
Votes: 1,303
24. The Hatter's Ghost (1982)
120 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Labbé is a quiet hatter in a small town, living with his handicapped wife who never goes out. His neighbour, a tailor, is fascinated by him. A series of female murders shakes the town. Is Labbé involved?
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Michel Serrault, Charles Aznavour, Monique Chaumette, François Cluzet
Votes: 1,273
25. Le viager (1972)
101 min | Comedy
The greedy Galipeaus, thinking the old Martinet is about to die, provide him a life annuity to own his house after his death. But Martinet continues living for years, so the Galipeaus opt for radical actions.
Director: Pierre Tchernia | Stars: Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Claude Brasseur, Rosy Varte
Votes: 1,262
26. Vajont - La diga del disonore (2001)
116 min | Drama
Engineer Semenza built Vajont dam ignoring landslide risks from Mount Toc. In 1963, a massive slide triggered a tsunami devastating Longarone, killing around 2,000 despite journalist Tina Merlin's warnings being disregarded.
Director: Renzo Martinelli | Stars: Michel Serrault, Daniel Auteuil, Laura Morante, Jorge Perugorría
Votes: 1,055
27. Carambolages (1963)
88 min | Comedy, Crime
The story takes place in a luxury building of about ten floors where the "321" agency has its headquarters. The company watches over the holidays of its customers.
Director: Marcel Bluwal | Stars: Louis de Funès, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Serrault, Sophie Daumier
Votes: 1,011
28. Malevil (1981)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A group of ordinary French survived a nuclear war and found themselves in the face of what was left of civilization.
Director: Christian de Chalonge | Stars: Michel Serrault, Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Villeret, Robert Dhéry
Votes: 966
29. La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy
Third (and final) of the La Cage aux Folles series has Renato's drag queen lover Albin learning he can inherit a vast fortune from a distant relative. But the catch; Albin must marry (a ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Antonella Interlenghi, Saverio Vallone
Votes: 902 | Gross: $0.35M
30. Le grand bazar (1973)
86 min | Comedy
Four guys working for a small grocer in trouble, declare war on a new giant neighborhood supermarket by attempting several coups. A film about the big store taking over the business of smaller stores.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Gérard Rinaldi, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filippelli, Jean-Guy Fechner
Votes: 900
31. Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort (1988)
97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
This movie tells the story of a group of right-wing cops have begun carrying out vigilante justice on drug dealers and other crime figures who might otherwise avoid punishment for their ... See full summary »
Director: José Pinheiro | Stars: Alain Delon, Michel Serrault, Xavier Deluc, Patrick Catalifo
Votes: 883
32. Dr. Petiot (1990)
102 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the real life of Dr. Marcel Petiot: During world war II Petiot, an MD living in occupied Paris, promised to help wealthy Jewish people among his patients to flee occupied France ... See full summary »
Director: Christian de Chalonge | Stars: Michel Serrault, Pierre Romans, Bérangère Bonvoisin, Zbigniew Horoks
Votes: 797
33. He Died with His Eyes Open (1985)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The inspector Staniland as always try to put himself in the place of the victim, this time an unsuccessful pianist. That's when the victim's mistress Barbara entered the appartment, look ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Michel Serrault, Charlotte Rampling, Xavier Deluc, Elisabeth Depardieu
Votes: 749
34. Love on a Pillow (1962)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance
A young girl rescues a man from a suicide attempt. He turns out to be a sociopath, who begins to take over her life, abusing her both verbally and emotionally, yet she can't seem to tear herself away from him.
Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Robert Hossein, Jean-Marc Bory, Michel Serrault
Votes: 732
35. Les rois du gag (1985)
98 min | Comedy
Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous television comics, Gaëtan, finds himself in the little theater where Paul and François produce themselves under the name of "Gagsters".
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Michel Serrault, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Macha Méril
Votes: 720
36. The American Beauty (1961)
104 min | Comedy
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertible by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia | Stars: Alfred Adam, Colette Brosset, Robert Burnier, Pierre Dac
Votes: 700
37. Les Chinois à Paris (1974)
109 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Overnight, Paris is invaded - although peacefully - but the Chinese Army, and millions of Chinese people... It's the Nazi occupation all over again, with modern - funny - twists.
Director: Jean Yanne | Stars: Jean Yanne, Nicole Calfan, Macha Méril, Michel Serrault
Votes: 697
38. Dandelions by the Roots (1964)
95 min | Comedy
Jockey Jack has a bill open with a gangster just released from jail. He somehow manages to parry the gangster's knife attack backstage at a theatre and the latter ends up dead being put ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Michel Serrault, Maurice Biraud, Louis de Funès, Mireille Darc
Votes: 686
39. Pile ou face (1980)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
For inspector Baroni, Monsieur Morlaix is the main suspect who might have killed his wife.
Director: Robert Enrico | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Michel Serrault, Dorothée, André Falcon
Votes: 660
40. Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil (1972)
105 min | Comedy, Music
According to "Radio closer to God", nothing is conceived without God, especially shampoos, cosmetics, the sale of records - Animator Christian Gerber denounces this scam on the air, which ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Yanne | Stars: Jean Yanne, Bernard Blier, Michel Serrault, Marina Vlady
Votes: 644
41. Male Hunt (1964)
91 min | Comedy
Antoine is about to get married to Gisèle. His friend Julien, a confirmed bachelor, tries desperately to talk him out of it, citing his own painful experiences.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude Brialy, Françoise Dorléac, Marie Laforêt
Votes: 604
42. Naughty Girl (1956)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Nightclub entertainer Jean Clery discovers too late that the 'baby' he agreed to take care of is a wild, shapely sex kitten.
Director: Michel Boisrond | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Jean Bretonnière, Françoise Fabian, Mischa Auer
Votes: 599
43. Kill the Referee (1984)
82 min | Thriller
Michel,a referee has to suffer the consequences of having whistled a penalty against a team which is supported by football hooligans.
Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky | Stars: Michel Serrault, Carole Laure, Eddy Mitchell, Laurent Malet
Votes: 588
44. Le bon plaisir (1984)
108 min | Drama, Romance
In Paris, a women's bag, which contains an embarrassing letter from the french president, is stolen.
Director: Francis Girod | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Michel Serrault, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michel Auclair
Votes: 574
45. L'argent des autres (1978)
105 min | Drama
A bank employee tries to clear his name after he is unfairly fired.
Director: Christian de Chalonge | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve, Laura Kornbluh, Michèle Kornbluh
Votes: 554
46. Ah! The Beautiful Priestesses of Bacchus (1954)
95 min | Comedy, Musical
A small-town policeman is informed that "naked women" are dancing in a revue at a local variety theater. Being the guardian of public morals that he is, he decides to stroll on down there and check it out for himself.
Director: Jean Loubignac | Stars: Robert Dhéry, Colette Brosset, Raymond Bussières, Roger Caccia
Votes: 535
47. Le bon roi Dagobert (1984)
112 min | Comedy
The caravan of the lazy king Dagobert is attacked by robbers who massacre the guards and rape the women. Dagobert escapes and becomes a penitent on a pilgrimage to Rome with the Pope.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Coluche, Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Carole Bouquet
Votes: 510
48. The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
When he investigates his daughter's disappearance, a bookseller discovers an underground society, living literally under the streets of Paris.
Director: Pierre Tchernia | Stars: Michel Serrault, Philippe Noiret, Michel Galabru, Charles Denner
Votes: 506
49. C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule... (1975)
93 min | Comedy, Crime
Max and Riton, 2 thieves make plan to steal money in a train station office. They will operate through the wall in the public toilets.
Director: Jacques Besnard | Stars: Bernard Blier, Michel Serrault, Jean Lefebvre, Tsilla Chelton
Votes: 496
50. 24 heures de la vie d'une femme (2002)
107 min | Drama
Set in 1913, 1936 and 2001. When he returns to casino and sea-side resort of his early adolescence, Louis.
Director: Laurent Bouhnik | Stars: Agnès Jaoui, Michel Serrault, Bérénice Bejo, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Votes: 437