Cinemaths · List View France — Films Ranked List
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1.
98 /100
99th percentile
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 180m Romance, Drama NC-17
Directed by
Abdellatif Kechiche
France · French
2.
97 /100
99th percentile
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 82m Drama, History NR
Directed by
Carl Theodor Dreyer
France · No Language
3.
96 /100
98th percentile
The Pianist
2002 150m Drama, War R
Directed by
Roman Polanski
France · English
4.
95 /100
97th percentile
The Dreamers
2003 115m Drama, Romance NC-17
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
France · English
5.
93 /100
95th percentile
Amélie
2001 122m Comedy, Romance R
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
France · French
6.
92 /100
93rd percentile
Delicatessen
1991 99m Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy R
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
France · French
7.
91 /100
92nd percentile
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 104m Drama, Romance NR
Directed by
Trần Anh Hùng
France · Vietnamese
8.
90 /100
90th percentile
Carlos
2010 339m Crime, Drama, Thriller, History NR
Directed by
Olivier Assayas
France · French
9.
87 /100
86th percentile
Léon: The Professional
1994 111m Crime, Drama, Action R
Directed by
Luc Besson
France · English
10.
87 /100
86th percentile
Grand Illusion
1937 114m Drama, History, War NR
Directed by
Jean Renoir
France · French
11.
87 /100
86th percentile
The Memory of Justice
1976 278m Documentary, History PG
Directed by
Marcel Ophüls
France · French
12.
85 /100
80th percentile
Lucy
2014 89m Action, Science Fiction R
Directed by
Luc Besson
France · English
13.
85 /100
80th percentile
March of the Penguins
2005 80m Documentary, Family G
Directed by
Luc Jacquet
France · English
14.
85 /100
80th percentile
Children of Paradise
1945 190m Drama, Romance NR
Directed by
Marcel Carné
France · French
15.
83 /100
76th percentile
Bob le Flambeur
1956 103m Drama, Action, Crime PG
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville
France · French
16.
83 /100
76th percentile
Au Hasard Balthazar
1966 96m Drama NR
Directed by
Robert Bresson
France · French
17.
82 /100
74th percentile
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
2025 77m Animation, Drama, Family PG
Directed by
Maïlys Vallade, Liane-cho Han
France · French
18.
81 /100
72nd percentile
Le Havre
2011 94m Drama, Comedy NR
Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki
France · English
19.
81 /100
72nd percentile
Les Misérables
2019 104m Crime, Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
Ladj Ly
France · French
20.
80 /100
70th percentile
The Fifth Element
1997 126m Science Fiction, Action, Adventure PG-13
Directed by
Luc Besson
France · English
21.
80 /100
70th percentile
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
2017 85m Documentary, Family, Adventure G
Directed by
Luc Jacquet
France · English
22.
80 /100
70th percentile
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 92m Drama, Romance PG-13
Directed by
Jacques Demy
France · French
23.
79 /100
67th percentile
Revenge
2018 109m Action, Horror, Thriller R
Directed by
Coralie Fargeat
France · English
24.
79 /100
67th percentile
Irma Vep
1996 99m Comedy, Drama NR
Directed by
Olivier Assayas
France · French
25.
78 /100
64th percentile
The River
1951 99m Drama, Romance NR
Directed by
Jean Renoir
France · English
26.
78 /100
64th percentile
The Substance
2024 141m Drama, Horror, Science Fiction R
Directed by
Coralie Fargeat
France · English
27.
77 /100
62nd percentile
Anatomy of a Fall
2023 151m Thriller, Mystery, Crime R
Directed by
Justine Triet
France · French
28.
76 /100
60th percentile
The Lower Depths
1936 92m Drama, Romance, Crime NR
Directed by
Jean Renoir
France · French
29.
75 /100
58th percentile
Desire
2011 103m Drama, Romance R
Directed by
Laurent Bouhnik
France · French
30.
74 /100
56th percentile
Blood Father
2016 88m Action, Thriller, Drama R
Directed by
Jean-François Richet
France · English
31.
74 /100
56th percentile
Lacombe, Lucien
1974 138m Drama, War R
Directed by
Louis Malle
France · French
32.
73 /100
54th percentile
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 115m Drama NR
Directed by
Robert Bresson
France · French
33.
73 /100
54th percentile
The Count of Monte Cristo
2024 178m Drama, Action, Adventure PG-13
Directed by
Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
France · French
34.
71 /100
51st percentile
The Silent World
1956 86m Documentary, Adventure NR
Directed by
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Louis Malle
France · French
35.
70 /100
48th percentile
Amen.
2002 132m Drama, History NR
Directed by
Costa-Gavras
France · English
36.
69 /100
45th percentile
Bay of Angels
1963 84m Romance, Drama NR
Directed by
Jacques Demy
France · French
37.
66 /100
39th percentile
J'accuse
1919 165m War, Drama NR
Directed by
Abel Gance
France · No Language
38.
66 /100
39th percentile
Custody
2018 93m Drama, Thriller NR
Directed by
Xavier Legrand
France · French
39.
60 /100
28th percentile
La Roue
1923 418m Drama, Romance NR
Directed by
Abel Gance
France · No Language
40.
59 /100
27th percentile
The Sisters Brothers
2018 121m Western, Drama, Comedy R
Directed by
Jacques Audiard
France · English
41.
59 /100
27th percentile
Cuties
2020 96m Drama NC-17
Directed by
Maïmouna Doucouré
France · French
42.
59 /100
27th percentile
Puppylove
2013 90m Romance, Drama NR
Directed by
Delphine Lehericey
France · French
43.
56 /100
23rd percentile
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017 137m Adventure, Science Fiction, Action PG-13
Directed by
Luc Besson
France · English
44.
56 /100
23rd percentile
The Wolf's Call
2019 116m Thriller, Action, Adventure NR
Directed by
Antonin Baudry
France · French
45.
54 /100
20th percentile
L'Atalante
1934 88m Comedy, Drama, Romance NR
Directed by
Jean Vigo
France · French
46.
54 /100
20th percentile
The Edge of the Blade
2023 101m Drama, History NR
Directed by
Vincent Perez
France · French
47.
50 /100
16th percentile
Taken
2008 94m Action, Thriller PG-13
Directed by
Pierre Morel
France · English
48.
49 /100
15th percentile
Saint Omer
2022 123m Drama, Crime PG-13
Directed by
Alice Diop
France · French
49.
23 /100
3rd percentile
Enter the Void
2010 161m Fantasy, Drama NR
Directed by
Gaspar Noé
France · English
50.
11 /100
1st percentile
Emilia Pérez
2024 132m Drama, Thriller R
Directed by
Jacques Audiard
France · Spanish