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 180 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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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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Marguerite
(2015) Paris, 1920s. Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman, lover of the music and the opera. She loves to sing for her friends... Dir: Xavier Giannoli With: Catherine Frot, André Marcon, Michel Fau Drama 129 mins. |
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The Brand New Testament
(2015) Did you know that God is alive and lives in Brussels with his daughter? Dir: Jaco Van Dormael With: Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve Comedy | Fantasy 113 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. |
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Martyrs
(2008) A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity. Dir: Pascal Laugier With: Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, Catherine Bégin Horror 99 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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Beauty and the Beast
(2014) An unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted. Dir: Christophe Gans With: Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, André Dussollier Fantasy | Romance 112 mins. |