A monthly online film club to discuss French film
French Cinémathèque
Each month we choose a French film or series currently available to stream, watch it independently, and come together for a hosted conversation with other fans of French film.
Our next meeting will be about Happening, directed by Audrey Diwan.
Join us Monday, March 24th at 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT / 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT.
Popular from France
A Kid
(Le fils de Jean)
A man travels to Quebec to attend the funeral of his estranged father.
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- France, Canada (Quebec) • 2016
- Director Philippe Lioret
- Cast Pierre Deladonchamps, Gabriel Arcand, Catherine de Léan, Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Pierre-Yves Cardinal
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
CODA
Every family has its own language.
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- France, United States • 2021
- Director Siân Heder
- Cast Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Eugenio Derbez, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant
- Genre Drama, Music, Romance
- Available on Apple TV Plus, Apple TV Plus Amazon Channel
Tour de France: Unchained
(Tour de France : Au cœur du peloton)
A behind the scenes look at the Tour de France.
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- France, United Kingdom • 2023
- Creator
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
La Haine
In the banlieues of France, the immigrant populations' resentment simmers away -- until it starts to boil.
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- France, United States • 1995
- Director Mathieu Kassovitz
- Cast Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui, Abdel Ahmed Ghili, Souleymane Dicko, Héloïse Rauth
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
(Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent.
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- France • 2019
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras, Armande Boulanger
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
Emilia Perez
A formal cartel leader seeks out legal help to retire, disappear, and pursuing her long-desired gender transition.
- United States • 2024
- Director Jacques Audiard
- Cast Karla Sofia Gascón, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña
- Genre Comedy, Crime
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Billionaire, the Butler, and the Boyfriend
(L'Affaire Bettencourt : Scandale chez la femme la plus riche du monde)
How did a conflict between the world's wealthiest woman and her daughter spiral into national scandal?
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- France • 2023
- Creator
- Cast Liliane Bettencourt, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, François-Marie Banier, Nicolas Sarkozy
- Genre Crime, Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Return to Seoul
(Retour à Séoul)
A 25-year-old French woman returns to Korea - the country she was born in before being adopted by a French couple - for the very first time.
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- France, Germany, Belgium • 2022
- Director Davy Chou
- Cast Park Ji-min, Oh Gwang-rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young, Heo Jin, Yoann Zimmer
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
The Beast
(La bête)
In a world where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle decides to purify her DNA and rid herself of feelings.
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- France, Canada • 2023
- Director Bertrand Bonello
- Cast Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Philippe Katerine, Veronica Szawarska, Tom Neal, Tiffany Hofstetter
- Genre Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
A Prophet
(Un prophète)
The timeless tale of the student who becomes the master -- set in a French prison.
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- France, Italy • 2009
- Director Jacques Audiard
- Cast Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb, Jean-Philippe Ricci
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
(Miraculous, les aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir)
Normal high school kids by day, protectors of Paris by night!
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- France, Korea, Japan • 2015
- Creator Thomas Astruc
- Cast Annouck Hautbois, Benjamin Bollen, Antoine Tomé, Marie Nonnenmacher
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids
- Available on Netflix, Amazon Video, fuboTV, Disney Plus, Spectrum On Demand, DisneyNOW, Netflix basic with Ads
La Chimera
Arthur, an archaeologist with a supernatural gift for locating Etruscan relics, reunites with a ragtag group of tomb raiders.
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- Italy, France, Switzerland • 2023
- Director Alice Rohrwacher
- Cast Isabella Rossellini, Josh O'Connor, Carol Duarte, Alba Rohrwacher, Vincenzo Nemolato, Chiara Pazzaglia
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Taken
An ex-spy must pull out all the stops to save his daughter after she is kidnapped by human traffickers.
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- France, United States • 2008
- Director Pierre Morel
- Cast Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Famke Janssen, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky
- Genre Action, Thriller
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Lupin
Gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.
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- France, United States • 2021
- Creator George Kay
- Cast Omar Sy, Hervé Pierre, Nicole Garcia, Clotilde Hesme, Ludivine Sagnier, Soufiane Guerrab
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Robot Dreams
On an ill-fated trip to Long Island, best friends Dog and Robot are separated. Will they ever meet again?
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- Spain, France • 2023
- Director Pablo Berger
- Cast
- Genre Animation, Drama, Music
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
New from France
The Commuter
A businessman is caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home.
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- France, United States • 2018
- Director Jaume Collet-Serra
- Cast Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks, Sam Neill, Elizabeth McGovern
- Genre Action, Thriller
- Available on FilmBox+, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Just the Two of Us
(L'amour et les forêts)
After Blanche seemingly marries “the one,” she realizes she’s fallen into the trap of a dangerous man.
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- France • 2023
- Director Valérie Donzelli
- Cast Virginie Efira, Melvil Poupaud, Dominique Reymond, Romane Bohringer, Virginie Ledoyen, Zoé Lenoir
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Plex
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
An Indian street magician travels to France to find his estranged father.
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- France, United States, Belgium • 2018
- Director Ken Scott
- Cast Dhanush, Bérénice Bejo, Erin Moriarty, Barkhad Abdi, Gérard Jugnot, Ben Miller
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Cineverse, Hoopla
Loveless
(Нелюбовь)
A missing child. A marriage destroyed. A country in crisis.
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- Russia, France, Germany • 2017
- Director Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Cast Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Matvey Novikov, Marina Vasilyeva, Andris Keiss, Oleg Grisevich
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Bordertown
(Sorjonen)
DI Kari Sorjonen heads the Serious Crime Unit in the Finnish city of Lappeenranta, near the Russian Border.
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- Finland, France • 2016
- Creator Miikko Oikkonen
- Cast Ville Virtanen, Matleena Kuusniemi, Olivia Ainali, Anu Sinisalo, Lenita Susi, Kristiina Halttu
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
After settling on a peaceful island, Ginger must return to Tweedy’s farm to save chicken-kind from a new, evil threat.
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- United Kingdom, United States, France • 2023
- Director Sam Fell
- Cast Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson
- Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Escort Boys
Four men struggling financially in rural France set up an illegal escort buisness.
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- France • 2023
- Creator Ruben Alves
- Cast Guillaume Labbé, Thibaut Évrard, Corentin Fila, Simon Ehrlacher, Marysole Fertard, Richard Darancy
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Emigrant
(المهاجر)
This interesting character study puts an Egyptian spin on the Biblical tale of Joseph.
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- Egypt, France • 1994
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Ahmad Bedir, Safia El Emary, Khaled El Nabawy, Hanan Turk, Mahmoud Hemida
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero
The incredible true story of America's Top Underdog
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- Ireland, United Kingdom, France • 2018
- Director Richard Lanni
- Cast Logan Lerman, Helena Bonham Carter, Gérard Depardieu, Jim Pharr, Jordan Beck, Jason Ezzell
- Genre Adventure, Animation, Family, History, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, VUDU Free
Telescope Recommends
Night and Fog
(Nuit et brouillard)
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
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- France • 1955
- Director Alain Resnais
- Cast Michel Bouquet, Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Julius Streicher
- Genre Documentary, History, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video
No
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet calls a plebiscite on his presidency under international political pressure.
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- Chile, France, Mexico • 2012
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Néstor Cantillana, Luis Gnecco, Antonia Zegers, Jaime Vadell
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Behemoth
(悲兮魔兽)
A sobering Chinese documentary about the environmental, sociological, and public health effects of coal-mining in China and Inner Mongolia.
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- China, France • 2015
- Director Zhao Liang
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor, Apple TV, Microsoft Store, Kanopy
The Super 8 Years
(Les Années Super 8)
Writer Annie Ernaux looks at French society from the 1960s onward through the lens of her family's home videos.
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- France • 2022
- Director Annie Ernaux, David Ernaux-Briot
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Joyeux Noël
France, 1914: a moment of humanity that made history.
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- France, Germany, United Kingdom • 2005
- Director Christian Carion
- Cast Benno Fürmann, Diane Kruger, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis, Alex Ferns, Dany Boon
- Genre Drama, History, Music, Romance, War
- Available on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Plex Channel
My American Uncle
(Mon oncle d'Amérique)
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- France • 1980
- Director Alain Resnais
- Cast Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud, Pierre Arditi, Gérard Darrieu
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
Paris Calligrammes
In this autobiographical film, contemporary artist Ulrike Ottinger looks back at a formative period in her life and she city where she lived it.
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- Germany, France • 2020
- Director Ulrike Ottinger
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Filmforum
The Case of the Grinning Cat
(Chats perchés)
"Make cats not war!"
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- France • 2004
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video, Hoopla
A War
(Krigen)
During a routine mission, soldiers are caught in heavy Taliban crossfire. In order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that will ultimately see him returned to Denmark accused of a war crime.
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- Denmark, France • 2015
- Director Tobias Lindholm
- Cast Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny, Søren Malling, Charlotte Munck, Dar Salim
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex Channel
French Series
The Billionaire, the Butler, and the Boyfriend
(L'Affaire Bettencourt : Scandale chez la femme la plus riche du monde)
How did a conflict between the world's wealthiest woman and her daughter spiral into national scandal?
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- France • 2023
- Creator
- Cast Liliane Bettencourt, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, François-Marie Banier, Nicolas Sarkozy
- Genre Crime, Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Tour de France: Unchained
(Tour de France : Au cœur du peloton)
A behind the scenes look at the Tour de France.
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- France, United Kingdom • 2023
- Creator
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Raël: The Alien Prophet
(Raël : Le prophète des extraterrestres)
A docuseries following the origins of Raëlism, a UFO inspired religious sect.
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- France • 2024
- Creator
- Cast Raël
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
(Jayce et les Conquérants de la lumière)
Teenager Jayce and his friends search for the only weapon that could defeat their mortal enemies.
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- France, Canada, United States • 1985
- Creator J. Michael Straczynski, Jean Chalopin
- Cast Darrin Baker, Charles Jolliffe, Valerie Politis, Len Carlson, Gilles Tamiz, Giulio Kukurugya
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home
Martin Mystery
(Martin Mystère)
Stepsiblings Martin and Diana investigate the paranormal and protect Earth from the supernatural.
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- France, Canada, Italy • 2003
- Creator David Michel
- Cast Alexis Tomassian, Dorothée Pousséo, Sylvain Lemarie, Yann Le Madic, Laurence Dourlens, Emmanuel Garijo
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on The Roku Channel
Queen of Swords
To avenge her father and protect her hometown, a young woman becomes a mysterious vigilante.
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- Spain, France, United Kingdom • 2000
- Creator
- Cast Tessie Santiago, Anthony Lemke, Elsa Pataky, Peter Wingfield, Valentine Pelka, Paulina Gálvez
- Genre Action & Adventure, Western
- Available on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Freevee, DistroTV, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Oggy and the Cockroaches
(Oggy et les Cafards)
Follow the antics of Oggy the cat and his three cockroach roommates.
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- France, Canada • 1999
- Creator Jean-Yves Raimbaud
- Cast
- Genre Animation, Comedy
- Available on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel
Napoleon
(Napoléon)
Expert soldier and tactician Napoleon Bonaparte rises from an unpaid soldier to the most powerful man in Europe.
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- France, Germany, Italy • 2002
- Creator Yves Simoneau, Max Gallo
- Cast Christian Clavier, Isabella Rossellini, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu, Anouk Aimée, Heino Ferch
- Genre Drama, War & Politics
- Available on Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Adventures of Tintin
A young reporter and his dog travel around the world solving mysteries.
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- France, Canada, Belgium • 1991
- Creator Hergé
- Cast Thierry Wermuth
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Bernard
A curious polar bear travels around the world exploring and investigating.
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- France, Korea, Spain • 2006
- Creator José Luis Ucha
- Cast
- Genre Animation
- Available on Apple TV, Toon Goggles
Spiral
(Engrenages)
Eager to restore her tarnished reputation, Police Captain Laure Berthaud leads her squad on the hunt for a serial killer.
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- France • 2005
- Creator Alexandra Clert, Guy-Patrick Sainderichin
- Cast Caroline Proust, Philippe Duclos, Audrey Fleurot, Thierry Godard
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Action & Adventure
- Available on Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Secret World of Santa Claus
(Le Monde secret du Père Noël)
Every year, Santa Claus and his elves are kept busy preparing for Christmas.
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- France, Canada • 1997
- Creator Christian Choquet, Prakash Topsy
- Cast Benoît Allemane, Thor Bishopric, Mélanie Dermont, Aurélien Ringelheim
- Genre Animation, Family
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Bellflower Bunnies
(La Famille Passiflore)
Based on the books by Genevieve Huriet, “The Bellflower Bunnies” follows a family of rabbits
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- France, Canada • 2001
- Creator Geneviève Huriet
- Cast
- Genre Animation, Kids
- Available on Amazon Video
Mafiosa
The most dangerous man in Corsica is a woman.
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- France • 2006
- Creator Hugues Pagan
- Cast Hélène Fillières, Véronique Volta
- Genre Drama
- Available on MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Death in Paradise
A pasty English detective is transferred to a tropical paradise and has to adjust to a new form of policing.
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- United Kingdom, France • 2011
- Creator Robert Thorogood
- Cast Ralf Little, Don Warrington, Élisabeth Bourgine
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Pluto TV, Britbox Apple TV Channel
Festival Favorites
The Taste of Things
(Le Pot-au-feu de Dodin Bouffant)
The story of Eugenie, a gifted cook, and Dodin, the fine gourmet with whom she has been working for over the last 20 years.
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- France • 2023
- Director Tran Anh Hung
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Pierre Gagnaire
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Hulu, Sundance Now, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
The Vourdalak
(Le Vourdalak)
Lost and without allies, the Marquis d’Urfe shelters with a strange family, encountering the vurdulak.
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- France • 2023
- Director Adrien Beau
- Cast Ariane Labed, Kacey Mottet Klein, Grégoire Colin, Vassili Schneider, Claire Duburcq, Gabriel Pavie
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Tori and Lokita
(Tori et Lokita)
The story of two young immigrants with an unbreakable bond of friendship struggling to survive on the margins of society.
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- France, Belgium • 2022
- Director Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Cast Pablo Schils, Joely Mbundu, Alban Ukaj, Tijmen Govaerts, Charlotte De Bruyne, Nadège Ouedraogo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Dahomey
This documentary highlights the journey of 26 stolen artifacts returning to Benin from France.
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- France, Senegal, Benin • 2024
- Director Mati Diop
- Cast Gildas Adannou, Habib Ahandessi, Joséa Guedje, Imelda Batamoussi
- Genre Documentary
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Last Summer
(L’été dernier)
Anne, a renowned lawyer, begins a passionate relationship with her stepson, endangering her family life and career.
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- France • 2023
- Director Catherine Breillat
- Cast Léa Drucker, Olivier Rabourdin, Samuel Kircher, Clotilde Courau
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Saint Omer
A novelist attends the trial of a Senegalese immigrant accused of murdering her baby in this haunting portrait of the immigrant experience.
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- France • 2022
- Director Alice Diop
- Cast Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Aurélia Petit, Valérie Dréville, Xavier Maly, Robert Cantarella
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex
The Animal Kingdom
(Le règne animal)
After a mutation that slowly transforms humans into animals begins to spread, François searches for a way to save his wife.
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- France • 2023
- Director Thomas Cailley
- Cast Adèle Exarchopoulos, Romain Duris, Paul Kircher, Jean Boronat, Nathalie Richard, Nicolas Avinée
- Genre Adventure, Science Fiction
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
The Night of the 12th
(La Nuit du 12)
It is said that every investigator has one case that hurts more than the rest...
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- France, Belgium • 2022
- Director Dominik Moll
- Cast Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Anouk Grinberg, Mouna Soualem, Pauline Serieys, Théo Cholbi
- Genre Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
A Tale of Love and Desire
(Une histoire d'amour et de désir)
Sparks fly between literature students Ahmed and Farah when their study of erotic Arabic poetry moves beyond the classroom.
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- France, Tunisia • 2021
- Director Leyla Bouzid
- Cast Sami Outalbali, Zbeida Belhajamor, Diong-Kéba Tacu, Aurélia Petit, Mahia Zrouki, Bellamine Abdelmalek
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla
Passages
After Tomas begins an affair with Agathe, his marriage to husband Martin seemingly falls into disrepair.
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- France, Germany • 2023
- Director Ira Sachs
- Cast Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Erwan Kepoa Falé, Radostina Rogliano, Théo Cholbi
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, Apple TV, Fandango At Home
Inshallah a Boy
(Inshallah walad)
To protect her daughter and home, and navigate the complexities of Jordan's patriarchal laws, a widow feigns pregnancy with a son.
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- Jordan, France, Saudi Arabia • 2023
- Director Amjad Al-Rasheed
- Cast Mouna Hawa
- Genre
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Anatomy of a Fall
(Anatomie d'une chute)
After Sandra is put on trial for the murder of her husband, their blind son faces a moral dilemma.
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- France • 2023
- Director Justine Triet
- Cast Sandra Hüller, Milo Machado-Graner, Swann Arlaud, Saadia Bentaïeb, Jehnny Beth, Samuel Theis
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Four Daughters
(Les filles d'Olfa)
In this docufiction, director Kaouther Ben Hania recreates the story of a mother and her four daughters, two of whom have disappeared.
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- France, Saudi Arabia, Germany • 2023
- Director Kaouther Ben Hania
- Cast Hend Sabry
- Genre Documentary, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Goldman Case
(Le Procès Goldman)
During his second trial, Pierre Goldman, a left-wing activist already sentenced to life, becomes somewhat of a French hero.
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- France • 2023
- Director Cédric Kahn
- Cast Arieh Worthalter, Arthur Harari, Stéphan Guérin-Tillié, Nicolas Briançon, Maxime Canat, Jeremy Lewin
- Genre Crime, Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
French Streams: La Jeunesse
A Collaboration with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy
The Class
(Entre les murs)
Based on his real life, a teacher must deal with the challenging dynamics of his multicultural classroom.
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- France • 2008
- Director Laurent Cantet
- Cast François Bégaudeau, Franck Keïta, Louise Grinberg, Rabah Nait Oufella, Esmeralda Ouertani, Rachel Regulier
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Fat Girl
(À ma soeur!)
Watching her beautiful older sister be desired, Anaïs struggles to come to terms with both her own body and her sister's pain.
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- France, Italy • 2001
- Director Catherine Breillat
- Cast Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo, Arsinée Khanjian, Romain Goupil, Laura Betti
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Being 17
(Quand on a 17 Ans)
When his mother takes in a bully whose own mother is ill, Damien must learn to live with the boy who terrorized him.
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- France • 2016
- Director André Téchiné
- Cast Sandrine Kiberlain, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila, Mama Prassinos, Alexis Loret, Jean Fornerod
- Genre Drama
- Available on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
A Paris Education
(Mes provinciales)
An impressionable film student tries to find his own voice in the vibrant, but sometimes suffocating, Sorbonne environment.
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- France • 2018
- Director Jean-Paul Civeyrac
- Cast Andranic Manet, Corentin Fila, Gonzague Van Bervesseles, Diane Rouxel, Jenna Thiam, Nicolas Bouchaud
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
In the House
(Dans la maison)
There's always a way in.
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- France • 2012
- Director François Ozon
- Cast Fabrice Luchini, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ernst Umhauer, Emmanuelle Seigner, Bastien Ughetto, Denis Ménochet
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Girlhood
(Bande de filles)
A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process.
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- France • 2014
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré, Idrissa Diabaté, Rabah Nait Oufella
- Genre Drama
- Available on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Blue Is the Warmest Color
(La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2)
Adèle's life changes completely when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair.
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- France, Belgium, Spain • 2013
- Director Abdellatif Kechiche
- Cast Adèle Exarchopoulos, Léa Seydoux, Salim Kechiouche, Aurélien Recoing, Catherine Salée, Benjamin Siksou
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
Persepolis
The downfall of the Iranian Shah is just the start of Marjane Satrapi's struggle for freedom and belonging.
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- France, United States • 2007
- Director Marjane Satrapi
- Cast Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites, François Jerosme
- Genre Animation, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Goodbye First Love
(Un amour de jeunesse)
Do we ever grow out of our first loves?
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- France, Germany • 2011
- Director Mia Hansen-Løve
- Cast Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Valérie Bonneton, Magne-Håvard Brekke, Serge Renko, Özay Fecht
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy