Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "convent", "paris-france"

1. Les Misérables (1998)

PG-13 | 134 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Valjean, a former criminal, has atoned for his past and now finds himself in the midst of the French Revolution, avoiding a law-obsessed policeman hell-bent on capturing him.

Director: Bille August | Stars: Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Christopher Adamson

Votes: 43,210 | Gross: $14.10M

2. Quills (2000)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama

In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.

Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine

Votes: 56,764 | Gross: $7.06M

3. Persepolis (2007)

PG-13 | 96 min | Animation, Biography, Drama

A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.

Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Danielle Darrieux

Votes: 100,268 | Gross: $4.45M

4. Valmont (1989)

R | 137 min | Drama, Romance

France before 1789: When a widow hears that her lover is to marry her cousin's daughter, she asks the playboy Valmont to take the girl's virginity. But first she bets him, with her body as prize, to seduce a virtuous, young, married woman.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly, Fairuza Balk

Votes: 14,311 | Gross: $1.13M

5. The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974)

PG | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.

Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Michael York, Raquel Welch, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain

Votes: 11,727 | Gross: $19.10M

6. Goodbye, Children (1987)

PG | 104 min | Drama, War

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond.

Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg

Votes: 36,153 | Gross: $4.54M

7. Beyond the Clouds (1995)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Romance

Four stories about short or long relationships between men and women in Italy and France.

Directors: Michelangelo Antonioni, Wim Wenders | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Chiara Caselli, Irène Jacob, John Malkovich

Votes: 6,231 | Gross: $0.03M

8. Blood for Dracula (1974)

R | 106 min | Horror

An ailing vampire count travels to Italy with his servant to find a bride.

Director: Paul Morrissey | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Vittorio De Sica, Maxime McKendry

Votes: 6,606 | Gross: $0.28M

9. A Call to Spy (2019)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

In the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency - SOE - to recruit and train women as spies.

Director: Lydia Dean Pilcher | Stars: Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic, Radhika Apte, Linus Roache

Votes: 9,361

10. Vagabond (1985)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama

A young woman's body is found frozen in a ditch. Through flashbacks and interviews, we see the events that led to her inevitable death.

Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Stéphane Freiss, Setti Ramdane

Votes: 13,709

11. Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)

G | 132 min | Adventure, Comedy, War

Several ordinary Frenchmen go on an epic voyage through the occupied country to the free zone as they help British pilots avoid German captivity.

Director: Gérard Oury | Stars: Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Claudio Brook, Andréa Parisy

Votes: 20,247

12. Sade (2000)

100 min | Biography, Drama, History

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.

Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Marianne Denicourt, Jeanne Balibar, Grégoire Colin

Votes: 1,833 | Gross: $0.03M

13. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)

G | 138 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and cheating.

Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Alberto Sordi

Votes: 9,241 | Gross: $31.11M

14. Modigliani (2004)

R | 128 min | Biography, Drama

The story of Amedeo Modigliani's bitter rivalry with Pablo Picasso, and his tragic romance with Jeanne Hebuterne.

Director: Mick Davis | Stars: Andy Garcia, Elsa Zylberstein, Omid Djalili, Hippolyte Girardot

Votes: 12,531 | Gross: $0.20M

15. Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

Not Rated | 113 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves.

Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: José Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince, Morris Carnovsky

Votes: 4,583

16. Les misérables (2000)

400 min | Drama, History

Ex-convict Jean Valjean's pursuit of redemption and peace clashes with Javert's rigid enforcement of law. Their conflict impacts lives, including Fantine's daughter Cosette, against the backdrop of 19th-century France.

Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, John Malkovich, Virginie Ledoyen

Votes: 4,572

17. Les Misérables (1935)

Approved | 108 min | Drama, History, Romance

In early-19th-century France, an ex-convict who failed to report to parole is relentlessly pursued over a 20-year period by an obsessive policeman.

Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Rochelle Hudson

Votes: 3,931

18. Cyrano, My Love (2018)

R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, History

December 1897, Paris. Edmond Rostand is not yet thirty but already two children and a lot of anxieties. He has not written anything for two years. In desperation, he offers the great ... See full summary »

Director: Alexis Michalik | Stars: Thomas Solivérès, Olivier Gourmet, Mathilde Seigner, Tom Leeb

Votes: 3,718

19. Mata Hari (1985)

R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller, War

Mata Hari is a beautiful dancer of Dutch origin working in Paris. It is August 1914 and war between France and Germany seems imminent. However, she accepts an invitation to travel to Berlin as part of a show.

Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Sylvia Kristel, Christopher Cazenove, Oliver Tobias, Gaye Brown

Votes: 1,098

20. Undercovers Hero (1974)

R | 107 min | Comedy

In this comedy, set during the German occupation of France, Peter Sellers plays most major male parts, so he stars in nearly every scene, always bumbling in inspector Clouseau-style. As ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Boulting | Stars: Peter Sellers, Lila Kedrova, Curd Jürgens, Béatrice Romand

Votes: 747

21. Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)

R | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

France, 1654: D'Artagnan's girl grows up in a convent. When the mother superior is murdered, Eloïse suspects a plan to murder the king and hopes to prevent this and revenge the murder by finding her father and the 3 musketeers.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret, Claude Rich, Sami Frey

Votes: 3,599 | Gross: $0.31M

22. Till Marriage Do Us Part (1974)

R | 92 min | Comedy

The Marquise Eugenia di Maqueda, an orphan raised by the nuns, marries Raimondo Corrao, but on their wedding night she finds out that he is her brother. The piece of news is in a letter ... See full summary »

Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Laura Antonelli, Alberto Lionello, Michele Placido, Ugo Pagliai

Votes: 748

23. Angélique (1964)

TV-14 | 115 min | Adventure, Drama, History

In the first of the Angélique series, the beautiful feisty teenage heroine becomes entangled in a political assassination plot and is betrothed to a stranger who is twelve years her senior and a reputed sorcerer.

Director: Bernard Borderie | Stars: Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort, Claude Giraud

Votes: 3,025

24. A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990 TV Movie)

91 min | Drama, Romance

Weary of her very public life in Paris, an aging courtesan takes her orphaned niece from her convent home and relocates to Monte Carlo to begin a new life. Determined to bury the past, the ... See full summary »

Director: John Hough | Stars: Sarah Miles, Oliver Reed, Christopher Plummer, Samantha Eggar

Votes: 776

25. Children of Divorce (1927)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance

A young flapper tricks her childhood sweetheart into marrying her. He really loves another woman, but didn't marry her for fear the marriage would end in divorce, like his parents'. Complications ensue.

Directors: Frank Lloyd, Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Clara Bow, Esther Ralston, Gary Cooper, Einar Hanson

Votes: 407

26. Hadewijch (2009)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama

A young nun is expelled from a convent because of her extreme devoutness and forms a relationship with a radical Muslim.

Director: Bruno Dumont | Stars: Julie Sokolowski, Karl Sarafidis, Yassine Salime, David Dewaele

Votes: 2,122 | Gross: $0.00M

27. Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)

Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, History, War

A look at 18th-century France, when the authorities depravity contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Christine Pascal

Votes: 1,759

28. Stealing Heaven (1988)

R | 108 min | Drama, History, Romance

In medieval Paris, a young religious scholar and the beautiful niece of a local patrician fall madly in love and consummate their passion for each other. In the religious uproar that follows, they are condemned and brutally punished.

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Derek de Lint, Kim Thomson, Denholm Elliott, Bernard Hepton

Votes: 828

29. Mozart's Sister (2010)

Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A reimagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang, and a musical prodigy in her own right.

Director: René Féret | Stars: Marie Féret, Marc Barbé, Delphine Chuillot, David Moreau

Votes: 1,616 | Gross: $0.71M

30. Les Miserables (1952)

Approved | 105 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A parole violator in early 19th Century France is relentlessly pursued and persecuted by an obsessive policeman.

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Michael Rennie, Robert Newton, Debra Paget, Edmund Gwenn

Votes: 1,130 | Gross: $2.40M

31. The Duchess of Langeais (2007)

Unrated | 137 min | Drama, Music, Romance

In Majorca, in 1823, a French general, Armand de Montriveau, overhears a cloistered nun singing in a chapel; he insists on speaking to her. She is Antoinette, for five years he has searched... See full summary »

Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Jeanne Balibar, Guillaume Depardieu, Bulle Ogier, Michel Piccoli

Votes: 1,463 | Gross: $0.28M

32. The Iron Mask (1929)

Passed | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, History

King Louis XIII of France is thrilled when his son is born--an heir to the throne. But his Queen has actually delivered twin boys. Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for ... See full summary »

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Belle Bennett, Marguerite De La Motte, Dorothy Revier

Votes: 1,397 | Gross: $3.27M

33. Monsieur Vincent (1947)

Not Rated | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

St. Vincent de Paul struggles to bring about peace and harmony among peasants and nobles in the midst of the Black Death in Europe, carrying on his charitable work in the face of all obstacles.

Director: Maurice Cloche | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Aimé Clariond, Jean Debucourt, Lise Delamare

Votes: 995

34. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)

PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography

A look at the life and work of the influential fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar, Diana Vreeland.

Directors: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng | Stars: Diana Vreeland, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Lauren Bacall

Votes: 1,696 | Gross: $1.00M

35. The Pact of Silence (2003)

R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A priest who is also a doctor investigates the mysterious illness of a young nun who shares a dark secret with her twin sister who is a convicted child murderer.

Director: Graham Guit | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Élodie Bouchez, Carmen Maura, Isaac Sharry

Votes: 1,053

36. The Misadventures of Margaret (1998)

105 min | Comedy, Romance

A married author (Parker Posey) tries to stimulate her imagination for an erotic novel with hands-on research.

Director: Brian Skeet | Stars: Parker Posey, Jeremy Northam, Craig Chester, Elizabeth McGovern

Votes: 659

37. Fantomas: The Man in Black (1913)

Not Rated | 61 min | Crime, Drama

In Part Two of Louis Feuillade's 5 1/2-hour epic follows Fantômas, the criminal lord of Paris, master of disguise, the creeping assassin in black, as he is pursued by the equally resourceful Inspector Juve.

Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: René Navarre, Edmund Breon, Georges Melchior, Renée Carl

Votes: 1,686

38. Cyrano de Bergerac (1923)

TV-G | 113 min | Drama, Romance, War

Cyrano de Bergerac is a joyous and witty poet filled with plenty of charisma and bravado in 17th-century France. He has only one flaw: an unusually long nose which makes him unattractive to any woman.

Director: Augusto Genina | Stars: Pierre Magnier, Linda Moglia, Angelo Ferrari, Maurice Schutz

Votes: 341

39. Fantômas: The Dead Man Who Killed (1913)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a body disappears from inside the prison, a series of crimes take place, all seemingly by the dead man. With Juve presumed dead, Fandor must investigate alone. Will Fantomas finally be brought to justice?

Director: Louis Feuillade | Stars: René Navarre, Edmund Breon, Georges Melchior, André Luguet

Votes: 1,335

40. Secrets of the Mona Lisa (2015 TV Movie)

53 min | Documentary

Behind the enigmatic smile, the Mona Lisa remains a mystery, fuelling endless speculation.

Director: Ian Leese | Stars: Andrew Graham-Dixon, Giuseppe Pallanti, Jean-Pierre Isbouts, Chiara Matteucci

Votes: 139

41. Caroline Cherie (1953)

104 min | Romance, War

Caroline de Bienre, the 16-year-old daughter of French nobility, meets the handsome rogue, Gaston de Sallanches, who is expected to ask for the hand of her older, plainer sister in marriage... See full summary »

Director: Jean Devaivre | Stars: Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, Marthe Mercadier, Véra Norman

Votes: 78

42. Wicked Duchess (1942)

99 min | Drama, Romance

The Duchess of Langeais, as beautiful as she is brilliant, is a woman who likes to seduce but who does not give in. Until the day when she falls in love with General de Montriveau, a cabal goes up against her.

Director: Jacques de Baroncelli | Stars: Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Richard-Willm, Aimé Clariond, Lise Delamare

Votes: 124

43. Le divin enfant (2001 TV Movie)

Unrated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama

Marc is a 39-year-old Catholic priest, a model for his entire parish. He is one of the few enthusiastic advocates of priestly celibacy. But trouble comes knocking at his door one day.

Director: Stéphane Clavier | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Marthe Villalonga, Adrien Aumont, Agathe Teyssier

Votes: 64

44. The Secret Orchard (1915)

Drama

The sound of merry voices and the clinking of wine glasses came through the closed door of a child's room in an apartment situated in a quarter of Paris where night life predominates and ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Reicher | Stars: Cleo Ridgely, Blanche Sweet, Edward MacKay, Gertrude Kellar

45. Great Performances (1971– )
Episode: Cyrano de Bergerac (2008)

TV-G | 143 min | Music, Musical

Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.

Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Max Baker, Stephen Balantzian, Tom Bloom, Keith Eric Chappelle

Votes: 187

46. Marie Antoinette (2022– )
Episode: Queen of France (2022)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History

Marie Antoinette and Louis are about to make their first official visit to Paris. But when the King becomes seriously ill, the succession suddenly becomes a reality.

Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Emilia Schüle, Louis Cunningham, Jack Archer, Jasmine Blackborow

Votes: 190

47. DNA (2019– )
Episode: Victoria (2019)

41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After clues have pointed to Poland, Rolf and Claire leave and find a witness who is in possession of a video. Claire is worried because Rolf seems more concerned with his daughter's case than with the current murder case.

Director: Henrik Ruben Genz | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Zofia Wichlacz, Charlotte Rampling, Olivia Joof Lewerissa

Votes: 142

48. DNA (2019– )
Episode: Klosteret (2019)

41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In Paris, the two men, Grégoire and Fabien, are brought to trial in connection with the killing of Victoria, and they confess to having paid her to be the surrogate mother of their baby. Several tracks lead Rolf and Claire back to Poland.

Directors: Kasper Gaardsøe, Henrik Ruben Genz | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Zofia Wichlacz, Charlotte Rampling, Olivia Joof Lewerissa

Votes: 136

49. DNA (2019– )
Episode: Bliss (2019)

41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Rolf, Claire and Karol don't get much help from the nuns as they try to find answers to the monastery in Poland, but Rolf nevertheless gets hold of valuable material that reveals a connection to a fertility clinic in Paris.

Directors: Kasper Gaardsøe, Henrik Ruben Genz | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Zofia Wichlacz, Charlotte Rampling, Olivia Joof Lewerissa

Votes: 131