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Two teenage boys' close friendship is thrown into disarray when their schoolmates notice their intimacy.
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- Belgium, Netherlands, France • 2022
- Director Lukas Dhont
- Cast Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker, Igor van Dessel, Kevin Janssens
- Genre Drama
- Available on Showtime, Showtime Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount+ Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, FlixFling
Desire
(Q)
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- France • 2011
- Director Laurent Bouhnik
- Cast Déborah Révy, Hélène Zimmer, Gowan Didi, Johnny Amaro, Johan Libéreau, Jean-François Gallotte
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Tubi TV, VUDU Free
Simple Passion
(Passion simple)
A university professor in her forties begins a heated affair with a married, aloof, and much younger Russian embassy official.
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- France, Belgium, Lebanon • 2021
- Director Danielle Arbid
- Cast Laetitia Dosch, Sergei Polunin
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube, Tubi TV
The Intouchables
(Intouchables)
In some friendships, opposites repel before they attract.
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- France • 2011
- Director Olivier Nakache
- Cast François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Audrey Fleurot, Anne Le Ny, Clotilde Mollet, Alba Gaïa Bellugi
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, FlixFling, Apple TV
Overdose
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- France • 2022
- Director Olivier Marchal
- Cast Sofia Essaïdi, Assaad Bouab, Alberto Ammann, Nicolas Cazalé, Nassim Lyes, Naïma Rodric
- Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video
Romance
Love is desolate. Romance is temporary. Sex is forever.
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- France • 1999
- Director Catherine Breillat
- Cast Caroline Ducey, Sagamore Stévenin, François Berléand, Rocco Siffredi, Reza Habouhossein, Ashley Wanninger
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Vudu, Kanopy, Tubi TV
The Lover
(L'Amant)
She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
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- France, United Kingdom, Vietnam • 1992
- Director Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Cast Jane March, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Frédérique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Melvil Poupaud, Lisa Faulkner
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Google Play Movies, Vudu, OVID, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, Pluto TV, Apple TV
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Only the Animals
(Seules les Bêtes)
A twisty thriller about the disappearance of a Parisian socialite.
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- France, Germany • 2019
- Director Dominik Moll
- Cast Laure Calamy, Denis Ménochet, Valeria Bruni‑Tedeschi, Damien Bonnard, Bastien Bouillon, Nadia Tereszkiewicz
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now
Sibyl
A jaded psychotherapist becomes obsessed with a troubled young actress.
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- France • 2019
- Director Justine Triet
- Cast Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gaspard Ulliel, Niels Schneider, Sandra Hüller
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
(Onoda, 10 000 nuits dans la jungle)
The true story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier during WWII who surrendered 10,000 days after the Empire.
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- France, Japan, Germany • 2021
- Director Arthur Harari
- Cast Yuya Endo, Kanji Tsuda, Yuya Matsuura, Tetsuya Chiba, Shinsuke Kato, Kai Inowaki
- Genre Adventure, Drama, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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 Amazon Video, Kino Now, Kanopy
Between Two Dawns
(İki Şafak Arasında)
When a worker is injured at his family's factory, Kadir must determine exactly what happened, who’s to blame, and what to do.
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- Turkey, Romania, France • 2021
- Director Selman Nacar
- Cast Mücahit Koçak, Nezaket Erden, Burcu Gölgedar, Ünal Silver, Bedir Bedir, Erdem Şenocak
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
Zombi Child
Based on the true story of a Hatian man who was the victim of a voodoo spell in 1962 and how it reflects to the present day within a Haitian girl living in modern day Paris.
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- France • 2019
- Director Bertrand Bonello
- Cast Louise Labèque, Wislanda Louimat, Katiana Milfort, Mackenson Bijou, Adilé David
- Genre Fantasy, Horror, Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex
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, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
Mama Weed
(La Daronne)
A interpreter for the Paris Police anti-drug squad starts selling cannabis to make extra money.
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- France • 2020
- Director Jean-Paul Salomé
- Cast Isabelle Huppert, Liliane Rovère, Hippolyte Girardot, Iris Bry, Pierre Rousselet, Farida Ouchani
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Kanopy
The Mystery of Henri Pick
(Le Mystère Henri Pick)
A skeptic sets out to uncover the truth about a novel taking over France by an unknown, possibly dead author.
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- France, Belgium • 2019
- Director Rémi Bezançon
- Cast Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, Alice Isaaz, Bastien Bouillon, Philypa Phoenix
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Marona's Fantastic Tale
(L'Extraordinaire Voyage de Marona)
An accident causes a stray dog to remember all the owners she’s ever had and ever loved.
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- France, Romania • 2020
- Director Anca Damian
- Cast Lizzie Brocheré, Bruno Salomone, Thierry Hancisse, Nathalie Boutefeu, Shirelle Mai-Yvart, Maïra Schmitt
- Genre Animation, Drama, Family
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
A darker version of the classic children's fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy.
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- United States, Mexico, France • 2022
- Director Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
- Cast Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Ron Perlman
- Genre Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Music
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Close
Two teenage boys' close friendship is thrown into disarray when their schoolmates notice their intimacy.
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- Belgium, Netherlands, France • 2022
- Director Lukas Dhont
- Cast Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker, Igor van Dessel, Kevin Janssens
- Genre Drama
- Available on Showtime, Showtime Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount+ Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, FlixFling
Last Film Show
(છેલ્લો શો)
A 9-year-old boy living in a remote village in India discovers films for the first time and is absolutely mesmerized.
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- India, France, United States • 2021
- Director Pan Nalin
- Cast Bhavin Rabari, Richa Meena, Bhavesh Shrimali, Dipen Raval, Rahul Koli, Vikas Bata
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Alice
After Alice’s husband ruins her financially and leaves her as a single mother, Alice must support herself and her daughter with sex.
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- Australia, France • 2020
- Director Josephine Mackerras
- Cast Emilie Piponnier, Martin Swabey, Chloé Boreham, Christophe Favre, David Coburn
- Genre Drama
- Available on Popflick, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Infinity Pool
A couple on vacation venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a world of horror.
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- Canada, Hungary, France • 2023
- Director Brandon Cronenberg
- Cast Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Thomas Kretschmann, Amanda Brugel, John Ralston
- Genre Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand
French Series
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
Versailles
Love, power, betrayal and war: all in a day's work.
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- France, Canada • 2015
- Creator Simon Mirren, David Wolstencroft
- Cast George Blagden, Stuart Bowman, Maddison Jaizani
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Britbox Apple TV Channel
Total Drama Island
At Camp Wawanakwa, 22 teens compete in ridiculous challenges to win $100,000.
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- Canada, United States, France • 2007
- Creator Tom McGillis, Jennifer Pertsch
- Cast Clé Bennett, Christian Potenza, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Carter Hayden, Katie Crown
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Family Business
After learning France is about to legalize marijuana, a failed entrepreneur decides to transform his family's shop into a marijuana café.
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- France • 2019
- Creator Igor Gotesman
- Cast Jonathan Cohen, Gérard Darmon, Julia Piaton, Liliane Rovère, Olivier Rosemberg, Louise Coldefy
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Spectrum On Demand, Netflix basic with Ads
The Chalet
(Le Chalet)
Friends gathered at a remote chalet are caught in a deadly trap as a dark secret from the past comes to light.
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- France • 2018
- Creator Camille Bordes-Resnais, Alexis Lecaye
- Cast Mia Delmae
- Genre Crime, Mystery, Drama
- Available on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
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 Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime 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 Amazon Video, Hoopla, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Shadowplay
(Schatten der Mörder – Shadowplay)
An American cop arrives in post-World War II Berlin to fight the violent crimes threatening the city.
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- France, Germany, Canada • 2020
- Creator Måns Mårlind
- Cast Taylor Kitsch, Michael C. Hall, Nina Hoss, Sebastian Koch, Tuppence Middleton, Logan Marshall-Green
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Deadwind
(Karppi)
Recently widowed detective Sofia Karppi investigates the murder of a woman with ties to Helsinki wind power research firm, Tempo.
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- Finland, Germany, France • 2018
- Creator Rike Jokela
- Cast Pihla Viitala, Lauri Tilkanen, Mimosa Willamo, Noa Tola, Ville Myllyrinne
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Mortel
When three teenagers make a deal with a supernatural figure to gain extraordinary powers, they join together to solve a murder.
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- France • 2019
- Creator Frédéric Bélier-Garcia
- Cast Marvin Dubart
- Genre Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Trapped
(Ófærð)
A small town is trapped after a heavy snowstorm, with a killer hiding among them.
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- Iceland, Denmark, Finland • 2015
- Creator Baltasar Kormákur
- Cast Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Video
Call My Agent
(Dix Pour Cent)
At a top Paris talent firm, agents scramble to keep their star clients happy—and their business afloat.
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- France • 2015
- Creator Dominique Besnehard, Fanny Herrero
- Cast Camille Cottin
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Bureau
(Le Bureau des légendes)
The Office of Legends, managing the clandestine agents of the French intelligence services in high-stakes missions around the globe.
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- France • 2015
- Creator Eric Rochant
- Cast Mathieu Kassovitz, Sara Giraudeau, Stefan Crepon
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Sundance Now, Hoopla, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
Heidi
Like a ray of sunshine, Heidi lights up and soothes the hearts of the people around her.
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- France, Australia, Germany • 2015
- Creator Christel Gonnard
- Cast Jamie Croft
- Genre Animation, Family, Kids
- Available on Google Play Movies
Caillou
To Caillou, growing up and learning is the greatest adventure of all.
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- Canada, France • 1998
- Creator Christine L'Heureux, Helene Desputeaux
- Cast Bob Stutt, Bryn McAuley, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, Vanessa Lengies, Rick Jones, Jonathan Koensgen
- Genre Animation, Family, Kids
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, PBS Kids Amazon Channel
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The Artist
An homage to Hollywood silent filmmaking about a romance between a fading silent film star and a rising actress at the dawn of film's sound era.
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- France, United States, Belgium • 2011
- Director Michel Hazanavicius
- Cast Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, , Max, Max Amazon Channel
The Motorcycle Diaries
(Diarios de motocicleta)
Before he changed the world, the world changed him.
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- Argentina, United States, Chile • 2004
- Director Walter Salles
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mercedes Morán, Mía Maestro, Jean Pierre Noher
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
Hiroshima Mon Amour
(Hiroshima mon amour)
The story of a young French actress and her affair with a Japanese man while on assignment in Hiroshima.
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- France, Japan • 1959
- Director Alain Resnais
- Cast Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud, Bernard Fresson
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Faces Places
(Visages, villages)
Director Agnès Varda and street artist JR journey through rural France, forming an unlikely friendship through spectacular collaborative artwork.
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- France • 2017
- Director Agnès Varda, JR
- Cast Agnès Varda, JR
- Genre Documentary
- Available on MUBI, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kino Now, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
The Princess of Montpensier
(La Princesse de Montpensier)
Love. Conflict. Betrayal.
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- France, Germany • 2010
- Director Bertrand Tavernier
- Cast Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Raphaël Personnaz, Michel Vuillermoz
- Genre Action, Drama, History, Romance
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Best Intentions
(Den goda viljan)
The story of Ingmar Bergman's parents.
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- Sweden, Denmark, Finland • 1992
- Director Bille August
- Cast Samuel Fröler, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Lennart Hjulström, Mona Malm
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy
Waltz with Bashir
(Vals Im Bashir)
When a young soldier has trouble accessing memories of a massacre, conversations with others help piece his memories together.
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- Israel, France, Germany • 2008
- Director Ari Folman
- Cast Ari Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai, Dror Harazi, Ronny Dayag
- Genre Animation, Documentary, Drama, War
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
Personal Shopper
A personal shopper in Paris refuses to leave the city until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there.
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- France, Germany, Czech Republic • 2016
- Director Olivier Assayas
- Cast Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Sigrid Bouaziz, Anders Danielsen Lie, Ty Olwin, Hammou Graïa
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Kanopy
Deliver Us
(Liberami)
Documentary about the practice of exorcism and people's issues of everyday life: the contrasts between ancient traditions and modern habits.
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- Italy, France • 2016
- Director Federica di Giacomo
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Kanopy
Grand Illusion
(La Grande Illusion)
During WWI, a group of French prisoners of war grapple with their class differences as they plot their escape.
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- France • 1937
- Director Jean Renoir
- Cast Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Georges Péclet
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Pride & Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet will marry for love, no matter what the consequences.
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- France, United Kingdom, United States • 2005
- Director Joe Wright
- Cast Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Rosamund Pike, Simon Woods, Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV
The Train
The train carried their hopes, and their nation's honour!
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- France, Italy, United States • 1964
- Director John Frankenheimer
- Cast Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Suzanne Flon, Michel Simon, Wolfgang Preiss
- Genre Action, Thriller, War
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Tubi TV
The Pearl Button
(El botón de nácar)
Some say the water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice.
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- France, Spain, Chile • 2015
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast Patricio Guzmán, Raúl Zurita, Gabriel Salazar, Javier Rebolledo, Cristina Calderón, Claudio Mercado
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Vudu, Kino Now, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy
Reality
Reality TV..It's Really Real!
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- Italy, France • 2012
- Director Matteo Garrone
- Cast Aniello Arena, Loredana Simioli, Nando Paone, Graziella Marina, Nello Iorio, Nunzia Schiano
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Kanopy, Fandor Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Tubi TV
Fear and Trembling
(Stupeur et tremblements)
A young Belgian woman decides to return to Japan, where she spent part of her childhood. Fitting in turns out to be harder than it seems.
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- France, Japan • 2003
- Director Alain Corneau
- Cast Sylvie Testud, Kaori Tsuji, Bison Katayama, Taro Suwa, Yasunari Kondo, Sokyu Fujita
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Vudu
Soul Kitchen
Zinos decides to reopen his restaurant with a hotshot chef, possibly alienating his loyal customer base that is used to a family style atmosphere.
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- Germany, France, Italy • 2009
- Director Fatih Akin
- Cast Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Moritz Bleibtreu, Anna Bederke, Pheline Roggan, Dorka Gryllus
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Manon
A World War II French freedom fighter falls under a devious woman's spell.
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- France • 1949
- Director Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Cast Serge Reggiani, Michel Auclair, Cécile Aubry, Andrex, Raymond Souplex, André Valmy
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, ARROW, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Diamantino
A delirious comedy about a disgraced footballer.
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- Portugal, France, Brazil • 2018
- Director Daniel Schmidt
- Cast Carloto Cotta, Cleo Tavares, Anabela Moreira, Margarida Moreira, Carla Maciel
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Dekkoo, Metrograph, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
A Judgement in Stone
(La Cérémonie)
Subservience can be deadly.
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- France, Germany • 1995
- Director Claude Chabrol
- Cast Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jacqueline Bisset, Virginie Ledoyen, Valentin Merlet
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel
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, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
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 DIRECTV, fuboTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Showtime, Hoopla, Vudu, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Kanopy, Showtime Apple TV Channel, YouTube, Showtime Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Paramount+ Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
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 Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Kino Now, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Monsieur Lazhar
An elementary school class is left reeling after their teacher dies by suicide—until the substitute arrives…
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- Canada • 2011
- Director Philippe Falardeau
- Cast Mohamed Fellag, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx, Sophie Nélisse, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Denise Lamontagne
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Sundance Now, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Crackle, Hoopla, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
School Life
(La Vie Scolaire)
A novice teacher arrives from the French countryside to work at a middle school in the troubled Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis.
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- France • 2019
- Director Mehdi Idir
- Cast Zita Hanrot, Liam Pierron, Soufiane Guerrab, Moussa Mansaly, Alban Ivanov
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, 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, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
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, Vudu, 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 Dekkoo, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Les Policiers
The Stronghold
(BAC Nord)
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- France • 2021
- Director Cédric Jimenez
- Cast Gilles Lellouche, François Civil, Karim Leklou, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Cyril Lecomte, Kenza Fortas
- Genre Thriller, Action, Crime
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
(L'Instinct de mort)
You can't be Public Enemy No. 1 without making enemies of your own.
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- France, Canada, Italy • 2008
- Director Jean-François Richet
- Cast Vincent Cassel, Cécile de France, Gérard Depardieu, Gilles Lellouche, Roy Dupuis, Florence Thomassin
- Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, fuboTV, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Crackle, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Plex
Paris Police 1900
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- France • 2021
- Creator Frédéric Balekdjian, Fabien Nury, Julien Despaux
- Cast Evelyne Brochu, Jérémie Laheurte, Eugénie Derouand, Thibaut Évrard, Marc Barbé, Patrick d'Assumçao
- Genre Drama, Crime
- Available on MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Balthazar
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- France • 2018
- Creator Clothilde Jamin, Clélia Constantine
- Cast Tomer Sisley, Philypa Phoenix, Yannig Samot, Côme Levin
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Hoopla, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand
The Tunnel
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- United Kingdom, France • 2013
- Creator Ben Richards
- Cast Stephen Dillane, Clémence Poésy, Thibault de Montalembert, Cédric Vieira
- Genre Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, PBS, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
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 Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
Night Shift
(Police)
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- France, Belgium, China • 2020
- Director Anne Fontaine
- Cast Omar Sy, Virginie Efira, Grégory Gadebois, Payman Maadi, Anne-Pascale Clairembourg, Cédric Vieira
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy
The Bureau
(Le Bureau des légendes)
The Office of Legends, managing the clandestine agents of the French intelligence services in high-stakes missions around the globe.
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- France • 2015
- Creator Eric Rochant
- Cast Mathieu Kassovitz, Sara Giraudeau, Stefan Crepon
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Sundance Now, Hoopla, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
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
Les Misérables
A policeman discovers how deep tensions run among gangs in the Parisian suburbs.
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- France • 2019
- Director Ladj Ly
- Cast Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djibril Zonga, Steve Tientcheu, Jeanne Balibar
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Freevee
Commissaire Magellan
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- France • 2009
- Creator Laurent Mondy
- Cast Bernard Alane, Nathalie Besançon, Jacques Spiesser
- Genre Crime
- Available on Amazon Video, Hoopla, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
French Films at Cannes
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 DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Tubi TV, Apple TV
Dheepan
To escape the Sri Lankan civil war, a former soldier, a woman, and a little girl pose as a family.
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- France • 2015
- Director Jacques Audiard
- Cast Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, Vincent Rottiers, Marc Zinga, Faouzi Bensaïdi
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Paris, 13th District
(Les Olympiades)
Three young people living in Paris fall in and out of love with each other.
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- France • 2021
- Director Jacques Audiard
- Cast Noémie Merlant, Makita Samba, Lucie Zhang, Jehnny Beth, Geneviève Doang, Pol White
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
The Worst Ones
(Les Pires)
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- France • 2022
- Director Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
- Cast Johan Heldenbergh, Matthias Jacquin, Mallory Wanecque, Loïc Pech, Timéo Mahaut, Ester Archambault
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube, Kino Now
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, Vudu, YouTube, Alamo on Demand, Kanopy
Bergman Island
Art imitates life and life imitates art.
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- France • 2021
- Director Mia Hansen-Løve
- Cast Tim Roth, Vicky Krieps, Mia Wasikowska, Anders Danielsen Lie, Wouter Hendrickx, Gabe Klinger
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
Les Misérables
A policeman discovers how deep tensions run among gangs in the Parisian suburbs.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2019
- Director Ladj Ly
- Cast Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djibril Zonga, Steve Tientcheu, Jeanne Balibar
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Freevee
One Fine Morning
(Un beau matin)
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- France • 2022
- Director Mia Hansen-Løve
- Cast Léa Seydoux, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupaud, Nicole Garcia, Camille Leban Martins, Elsa Guedj
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
Atlantiques
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- France, Senegal • 2009
- Director Mati Diop
- Cast Jenny Alpha, Cheikh M'Baye, Ouli Seck, Serigne Seck
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Titane
A near-fatal car crash leaves a girl with physical and emotional trauma that shapes her future — and her fetishes.
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- France, Belgium • 2021
- Director Julia Ducournau
- Cast Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh, Mara Cissé, Marin Judas
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Redbox, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand, Kanopy