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1. Toutes griffes dehors (1982– )
52 min
Stars: Sophie Desmarets, Serge Avedikian, Jany Holt, Jacques François
Votes: 11
2. Race for the Bomb (1987– )
360 min | Drama, War
This docudrama tells the story of how the atomic bomb came to be built.
Stars: Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Jean-Paul Muel, Maury Chaykin, Tom Rack
Votes: 68
3. Maigret (1991–2005)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.
Stars: Bruno Cremer, Alexandre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Frissung, Pierre Diot
Votes: 791
4. Mariage blanc (1985 TV Movie)
99 min | Drama
A 40-year-old emigrant from Poland in France decides to get a fake wedding with a young woman in order to get the documents needed to get a job.
Director: Peter Kassovitz | Stars: Nicole Garcia, Daniel Olbrychski, Geneviève Fontanel, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Votes: 9
5.
Sentiments (1987– )
Episode:
La tricheuse
(1987)
TV-14
Director: Joyce Buñuel | Stars: Ludmila Mikaël, Martin Sacks, Wojciech Pszoniak, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 10
6.
Navarro (1989–2006)
Episode:
Les chasse-neige
(1991)
Crime, Drama
Director: Nicolas Ribowski | Stars: Roger Hanin, Sam Karmann, Jacques Martial, Christian Rauth
Votes: 5
7. Les uns et les autres (1981– )
52 min | Drama
Ambitious decades-long sweeping fresco of four families from different countries, centered on the performances of musical set pieces. Released in a motion picture version as well as a TV miniseries.
Stars: James Caan, Fanny Ardant, Jorge Donn, Robert Hossein
Votes: 312
8. Good Canary (2009 TV Movie)
125 min | Drama
Director: Patrick Czaplinski | Stars: Cristiana Reali, Vincent Elbaz, Ariel Wizman, José Paul
Votes: 11
9. Au nom d'Athènes (2012– )
104 min | Action, History, War
Stars: Jean-Pierre Michael, David Atrakchi, Karl E. Landler, Dominique Reymond
Votes: 28
10.
Maigret (1991–2005)
Episode:
Maigret tend un piège
(1996)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Four serial murders in the Marais district of Paris. Maigret sets a trap. Pretending to have arrested the assassin, he sends trained plainclothes policewomen out at night as bait. Maigret hopes that the killer's pride will force him to act.
Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Bruno Cremer, Bruno Todeschini, Hélène Surgère, Laurence Masliah
Votes: 105
11.
Navarro (1989–2006)
Episode:
En suivant la caillera
(1994)
Crime, Drama
Director: Nicolas Ribowski | Stars: Roger Hanin, Jacques Martial, Christian Rauth, Daniel Rialet
Votes: 5
12. La Vie En Rose (2007)
PG-13 | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.
Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner
Votes: 90,809 | Gross: $10.30M
13. Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon (1986)
85 min | Comedy
Jacques and Jacqueline do not have much more pleasant to say to each other after forty years of married life. When, in an inopportune way, their son Bernard arrives to present his fiancée Brigitte to them, that does not help.
Director: Gérard Frot-Coutaz | Stars: Micheline Presle, Claude Piéplu, Xavier Deluc, Tonie Marshall
Votes: 80
14.
Maigret (1991–2005)
Episode:
Maigret voit double
(2000)
88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Maigret investigates the death of a seemingly boring accountant killed while standing at the bedroom window of his fourth floor flat. The victim had no strong feelings for his wife or his ... See full summary »
Director: François Luciani | Stars: Bruno Cremer, Alexandre Brasseur, Laure Duthilleul, Aladin Reibel
Votes: 86
15. Lost Illusions (2021)
149 min | Drama, Romance
Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.
Director: Xavier Giannoli | Stars: Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Vincent Lacoste, Xavier Dolan
Votes: 6,385
16. Cellini: A Violent Life (1990)
118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), a soldier and one of the most important craftsmen and artists of Renaissance Italy, whose life was marked by many achievements and adventures, but also crimes.
Director: Giacomo Battiato | Stars: Wadeck Stanczak, Max von Sydow, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 129
17.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Double Jeopardy
(1997)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When an Immortal uses poison gas to rob a jewelry store, killing several mortals, Duncan recognizes the MO of Xavier St. Cloud, who is dead -- isn't he?
Director: Charles Wilkinson | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Stacey Travis
Votes: 156
18.
Nestor Burma (1991–2003)
Episode:
Les eaux troubles de Javel
(1995)
TV-14 | 84 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Alain Bloch | Stars: Guy Marchand, Pierre Tornade, René Tollemer, Géraldine Cotte
Votes: 10
19. Bolero (1981)
173 min | Drama, Music
Through fabulous music, this movie tracks three generations of musicians and dancers from Russia, Germany, France and the U.S., from before World War II through the war and the Holocaust, ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Robert Hossein, Nicole Garcia, Geraldine Chaplin, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 2,751
20. Highlander (1992–1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Duncan MacLeod is Immortal, and must live in modern society, concealing his true nature while fighting other Immortals.
Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Peter Wingfield
Votes: 17,842
21. Hothead (1979)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The miserable football player becomes a town hero after bringing victory in extremely important game. He uses his fame for revenge to the team star for the previous mockeries.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Patrick Dewaere, France Dougnac, Dorothée Jemma, Maurice Barrier
Votes: 2,257
22. Cinéma 16 (1975–1991)
Drama
Stars: Jean Toscan, Fernand Kindt, Richard Martin, Serge Martel
Votes: 33
23. Sueurs froides (1988– )
26 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A series of detective stories, full of suspense and dark humor, created from a collection of short stories written by Louis C. Thomas.
Stars: Claude Chabrol, Jacques Rousselot, Marthe Keller, Arielle Dombasle
Votes: 36
24. L'homme aux semelles de vent (1995 TV Movie)
155 min | Drama
Director: Marc Rivière | Stars: Laurent Malet, Jacques Bonnaffé, Thierry Frémont, Samuel Labarthe
Votes: 13
25.
Imogène (1989–1996)
Episode:
Ne vous fâchez pas, Imogène
(1989)
Imogène Le Dantec, daughter of the admiral Le Dantec, works in the Ministry of the Navy and must carry from Paris to Plouguirec (Brittany) a parcel with samples of a special metal.
Director: François Leterrier | Stars: Dominique Lavanant, Roger Miremont, Gérard Loussine, Gérard Darier
Votes: 7
26. Nestor Burma (1991–2003)
TV-14 | 85 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Nestor Burma (Guy Marchand) is a cynical private detective, a serial monogamist, and an inveterate saxophone player. Burma investigates murders, missing persons, and kidnapping and ... See full summary »
Stars: Guy Marchand, Pierre Tornade, Patrick Guillemin, Michel Fortin
Votes: 153
27. The Visitors (1993)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A medieval knight and his servant ask a familiar wizard to move them back in time to prevent father-in-law's accidentally killing. Instead, they fly away to the 20th century.
Director: Jean-Marie Poiré | Stars: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Valérie Lemercier, Marie-Anne Chazel
Votes: 38,034 | Gross: $0.70M
28. Imogène (1989–1996)
Stars: Dominique Lavanant, Jean Benguigui, Riton Liebman, Louba Guertchikoff
Votes: 42
29. L'affaire Seznec (1993 TV Movie)
196 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Director: Yves Boisset | Stars: Christophe Malavoy, Nathalie Roussel, Madeleine Robinson, Jean Yanne
Votes: 73
30. First Christmas (1999)
15 min | Short, Drama
Little Rafik learns about Santa Claus in School, when he arrives just before Christmas with his Tunisian family to settle down in France in the 1960's.
Director: Kamel Cherif | Stars: Cécile Auclert, Alberto Bimbocci, Harold Cartier, Marcel Champel
Votes: 26
31. Black Sequence (1984–1991)
90 min | Crime, Thriller
A multi-national anthology of television thriller and crime features.
Stars: Gil Demurger, Teco Celio, Jacques Pater, Daniel Duval
Votes: 78
32. Le retour d'Arsène Lupin (1989–1996)
52 min | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
The first series depicts the adventures of the famous gentleman burglar in the 1930s and the second, in the 1940s.
Stars: François Dunoyer, Paul Le Person, Éric Franquelin, Franck Capillery
Votes: 59
33. Rendez-vous au tas de sable (1990)
95 min | Comedy
A tow truck driver becomes the impresario, then the singer of a new rock band.
Director: Didier Grousset | Stars: Richard Gotainer, Thierry Fortineau, Ged Marlon, Jean-Claude Leguay
Votes: 80
34. Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)
102 min | Comedy, Music, War
Bourdelle, a family of musicians, refuse to play for Germans during the war. They would like to liberate France using all possible means.
Director: Jean-Marie Poiré | Stars: Christian Clavier, Michel Galabru, Roland Giraud, Gérard Jugnot
Votes: 3,402
35. Porté disparu (1995 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama, Family
Vingt ans après avoir disparu et alors que tout le monde le croit mort, Jacques revient chez lui incognito sur le nom Laurent Dupas. Il retrouve sa femme Hélène, elle, s'est remariée avec ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Richard | Stars: Georges Claisse, Claude Jade, Jean Barney, Nicolas Moreau
Votes: 37
36. Paradis pour tous (1982)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Doctor Valois has invented the "flashage", a cure for depressed people. After having tested it on monkeys, he tries with a first human patient, Alain Durieux. This is a great success, ... See full summary »
Director: Alain Jessua | Stars: Patrick Dewaere, Jacques Dutronc, Fanny Cottençon, Stéphane Audran
Votes: 480
37. Stradivari (1988)
110 min | Biography, Drama
As a boy the orphan Antonio Stradivari heard for the first time in his life the sound of a violin and he was fascinated by its voice. He tried to construct a violin and attracted the ... See full summary »
Director: Giacomo Battiato | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Stefania Sandrelli, Valérie Kaprisky, Francesco Quinn
Votes: 401
38. David Copperfield (2009 TV Movie)
200 min | Drama
A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Director: Ambrogio Lo Giudice | Stars: Giorgio Pasotti, Maya Sansa, Gianmarco Tognazzi, Stefano Dionisi
Votes: 48
39. Paris by Night (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
Police commander Simon Weiss, head of the division that supervises Paris's demi-monde, starts out on his nightly tour of bars, discos and strip clubs, making sure once again that the owners... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Lefebvre | Stars: Roschdy Zem, Sara Forestier, Samuel Le Bihan, Grégory Fitoussi
Votes: 1,380
40. Aujourd'hui peut-être... (1991)
90 min | Drama
Italian widow Bertille decides to sell her real estate in Loiret in the French countryside and organizes a family lunch party. She wishes to split the money among her sons and daughters to ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Louis Bertuccelli | Stars: Giulietta Masina, Véronique Silver, Éva Darlan, Jean Benguigui
Votes: 57
41. 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
42. Jenatsch (1987)
97 min | Drama, Fantasy
A journalist is assigned to interview an eccentric anthropologist who has exhumed the skeleton of Jörg Jenatsch, a revered freedom fighter who was mysteriously murdered in 1639. Initially ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Schmid | Stars: Michel Voïta, Christine Boisson, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Jean Bouise
Votes: 111
43.
Black Sequence (1984–1991)
Episode:
Tu crois pas si bien dire
(1989)
Crime, Thriller
Director: Giovanni Fago | Stars: Jean-Pierre Cassel, Danielle Darrieux, Stéphane Bouy, Pascale Pellegrin
Votes: 7
44.
L'histoire du samedi (1995– )
Episode:
Le feu sous la glace
(1998)
87 min | Drama
Director: Françoise Decaux-Thomelet | Stars: Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, François Levantal, Rufus, Valérie Bonneton
Votes: 9
45. Marie-poupée (1976)
120 min | Drama
Marie is a 17-year old who was orphaned as a young girl. as a result, she has a tad of arrested development that makes her act much younger than her age. One day she looks in a store window... See full summary »
Director: Joël Séria | Stars: Jeanne Goupil, André Dussollier, Andréa Ferréol, Marie Mergey
Votes: 366
46. Entrusted (2003 TV Movie)
130 min | Drama, Thriller
Hoping to entrap Maria von Gall, who runs a courageous underground railroad for Jews in France, the Germans kidnap her son Thomas, a brilliant 11-year-old chess master. An exchange ... See full summary »
Director: Giacomo Battiato | Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Claire Keim
Votes: 726
47. Navarro (1989–2006)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Everyday stories of French Commissionaire Navarro, dealing with crime and his relationship with his daughter.
Stars: Roger Hanin, Maurice Vaudaux, Emmanuelle Boidron, Jacques Martial
Votes: 625
48. Us Two (1979)
112 min | Drama
Simon Lacassaine a thief with cultural attachments has just broken out of jail. Through circumstances, he falls in with upmarket hooker Deneuve, also on the constabulary's wanted list, and ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Villeret, Paul Préboist
Votes: 506
49. L'imprécateur (1977)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
The management orders an investigation about the inflammatory leaflets that are spread, because they assume that an internal opposition is at work.
Director: Jean-Louis Bertuccelli | Stars: Jean Yanne, Michel Piccoli, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean-Claude Brialy
Votes: 114
50. Le sucre (1978)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Civil servant Adrien Courtois comes to Paris in order to make his money bear fruits.
Director: Jacques Rouffio | Stars: Jean Carmet, Gérard Depardieu, Michel Piccoli, Nelly Borgeaud
Votes: 555