Most Popular French-Language Feature Films
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The Intouchables
(2011) After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver. Dir: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano With: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny Biography | Comedy | Drama 112 mins. |
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Blue Is the Warmest Color
(2013) Adele's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself and ultimately finds herself through love and loss. Dir: Abdellatif Kechiche With: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche Drama | Romance 179 mins. |
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Amélie
(2001) Amelie is an innocent and naive girl in Paris with her own sense of justice. She decides to help those around her and, along the way, discovers love. Dir: Jean-Pierre Jeunet With: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus Comedy | Romance 122 mins. |
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Irreversible
(2002) Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Dir: Gaspar Noé With: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 97 mins. |
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Rust and Bone
(2012) Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident. Dir: Jacques Audiard With: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure Drama | Romance 120 mins. |
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Mommy
(2014) A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household. Dir: Xavier Dolan With: Anne Dorval, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément Drama 139 mins. |
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The Connection
(2014) A French police magistrate spends years trying to take down one of the country's most powerful drug rings. Dir: Cédric Jimenez With: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette Action | Crime | Thriller 135 mins. |
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Timbuktu
(2014) A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed. Dir: Abderrahmane Sissako With: Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki Drama 97 mins. |
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The Bélier Family
(2014) A girl, who lives with her deaf parents, discovers that she has the gift of singing. Dir: Eric Lartigau With: Karin Viard, François Damiens, Eric Elmosnino Comedy | Drama | Music 106 mins. |
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Incendies
(2010) Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history, and fulfill their mother's last wishes. Dir: Denis Villeneuve With: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette Drama | Mystery | War 139 mins. |