Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "french-republic"
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. Napoleon (2023)
R | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
An epic that details the chequered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett
Votes: 139,244
2. Napoleon (1927)
330 min | Biography, Drama, History
A film about the French general's youth and early military career.
Director: Abel Gance | Stars: Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond Van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky
Votes: 8,794
3. Widow of St. Pierre (2000)
R | 112 min | Drama, History, Romance
In a small French colony, a drunken man kills someone. While a guillotine is being shipped in, he changes, becoming a good and popular man.
Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil, Emir Kusturica, Michel Duchaussoy
Votes: 5,731 | Gross: $3.06M
4. Alice and the Mayor (2019)
103 min | Comedy, Drama
The mayor of Lyon is in existential crisis. After 30 years in politics, he feels totally empty and devoid of ideas. As a fix for this problem, his aides bring a brilliant young philosopher, into his inner circle.
Director: Nicolas Pariser | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Anaïs Demoustier, Nora Hamzawi, Léonie Simaga
Votes: 2,740
5. Francofonia (2015)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, History
A history of the Louvre during the Nazi occupation and a meditation on the meaning and timelessness of art.
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov | Stars: Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Benjamin Utzerath, Vincent Nemeth, Johanna Korthals Altes
Votes: 3,001 | Gross: $0.30M
6. Le radeau de la Méduse (1990)
130 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Jean Yanne, Daniel Mesguich, Claude Jade: A la recherche de la fortune et du paradis ils ne connurent que l'enfer.
Director: Iradj Azimi | Stars: Jean Yanne, Daniel Mesguich, Claude Jade, Philippe Laudenbach
Votes: 233
7. Le souper (1992)
90 min | Drama, History
France, 1815. After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon heads for exile. Royalists occupy Paris and attempt to restore the monarchy. However, the battle doesn't seem to be over. On July 6, ... See full summary »
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich, Ticky Holgado
Votes: 641
8. Le joli mai (1963)
Not Rated | 165 min | Documentary
Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's LE JOLI MAI (The Lovely Month of May) is a portrait of Paris and Parisians during May 1962, the first springtime of peace after the ceasefire with Algeria ... See full summary »
Directors: Chris Marker, Pierre Lhomme | Stars: Chris Marker, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Jean-Luc Godard
Votes: 878 | Gross: $0.02M
9. The Royalists (1947)
99 min | Adventure, History
Director: Henri Calef | Stars: Jean Marais, Marcel Herrand, Pierre Dux, Louis Seigner
Votes: 85
10. Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution (2009 TV Movie)
Drama
In 1794, French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre produced the world's first defense of "state terror" - claiming that the road to virtue lay through political violence. This film ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Hindmarch | Stars: Stephen Hogan, Vasile Albinet, David Andress, Martin Hancock
Votes: 67
11. Les damnés de la Commune (2021 TV Movie)
87 min | Documentary, Animation, History
Animated movie, exclusively created with period engravings, about the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the ensuing Paris Commune revolution in 1871.
Director: Raphaël Meyssan | Stars: Yolande Moreau, Simon Abkarian, Mathieu Amalric, Fanny Ardant
Votes: 94
12. Bouvard et Pecuchet (1990– )
162 min | Drama
Stars: Jean Carmet, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Pierre Étaix, Catherine Ferran
Votes: 56
13. Mlle. Desiree (1942)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Historical romance, made under the Nazi occupation, centering on a woman, played by two different actresses, who influenced the life of Napoleon.
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Gaby Morlay, Jacques Varennes, Jean Hervé
Votes: 120
14. Vive la France (1974)
84 min | Documentary
Director: Michel Audiard | Stars: Michel Audiard, Andrex, Josephine Baker, Léon Blum
Votes: 52
15. S.A.C.: Des hommes dans l'ombre (2005 TV Movie)
92 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Thomas Vincent | Stars: Tchéky Karyo, Simon Abkarian, Bernard Le Coq, Philippe Vieux
Votes: 54
16. Petit manuel d'histoire de France (1979 TV Movie)
129 min | Documentary
Director: Raúl Ruiz
Votes: 10
17. Heart of China (1991 Video Game)
Adventure
American WW1 pilot and adventurer Jake "Lucky" Masters is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a rich businessman who's being held somewhere in China in the fortress of a local warlord. A ninja agrees to help Lucky.
Director: Jeff Tunnell | Stars: Kimberly Greenwood, Roger Emmert, Sher Alltucker, Robert Caracol
Votes: 32
18. Le président (2010)
98 min | Documentary
Director: Yves Jeuland | Stars: Georges Frêche, Laurent Blondiau, Frédéric Bort, Gilles Cohen-Solal
Votes: 87
19.
Secret Life of... (2012– )
Episode:
Marie Antoinette
(2012)
Documentary, Biography, History
We all remember her four famous words, "Let them eat cake," however, Marie Antoinette did not actually say these words, but her image as the Queen of Wretched Excess has endured. Welcome to the Secret Life of Marie Antoinette.
Director: Michelle Métivier | Stars: Leslie Carroll, Lisa Hilton, Suzannah Lipscomb, Guy O'Sullivan
20.
Les mercredis de l'histoire (1995– )
Episode:
Philippe Pétain
(2010)
104 min | Documentary
Directors: Paule Muxel, Bertrand de Solliers | Stars: Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau, Robert Badinter, Dominique Blanc, Marc Ferro
Votes: 10