Popular from France
Django
When a jaded cowboy finds his long-lost daughter in a city of outcasts, he seeks a second chance with her.
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- Italy • 2023
- Creator Leonardo Fasoli, Maddalena Ravagli
- Cast Matthias Schoenaerts, Lisa Vicari, Nicholas Pinnock, Noomi Rapace, Tom Austen, Jyuddah Jaymes
- Genre Western
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Pianist
Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
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- France, Poland, Germany • 2002
- Director Roman Polanski
- Cast Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Pluto TV
Zero Fucks Given
(Rien à foutre)
Cassandre works as a flight attendant for a budget airline, going from flight to party with no thought to the future.
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- France, Belgium • 2022
- Director Emmanuel Marre, Julie Lecoustre
- Cast Adèle Exarchopoulos, Alexandre Perrier, Mara Taquin, Jean-Benoît Ugeux, Jonathan Sawdon
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI, Amazon Prime Video
Spirit of Winter
(Esprit d'hiver)
After a snowstorm isolates Nathalie and her daughter in their mountain home, Nathalie struggles to separate paranoid imagination from alarming reality.
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- France • 2022
- Creator Florence Vignon, Cyril Mennegun
- Cast Audrey Fleurot, Cédric Kahn, Lily Taïeb, Corinne Masiero
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand
Paris Police 1900
A detective's investigation of a woman's mysterious death in Belle Époque Paris uncovers government secrets.
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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 Crime, Drama
- Available on MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Lucy
Most people only use 10% of their brains. She unlocks the full 100% – and the powers that come with it.
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- France, Taiwan, Germany • 2014
- Director Luc Besson
- Cast Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Amr Waked, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pilou Asbæk
- Genre Action, Science Fiction
- Available on Netflix, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Netflix basic with Ads, Max Amazon Channel, Max, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, FlixFling, AMC on Demand
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 Google Play Movies, Vudu, Alamo on Demand, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV, Hulu
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
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
High Life
A father and daughter must rely on each other to survive a dangerous mission to deep space.
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- Germany, France, United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin, Mia Goth, Agata Buzek, Lars Eidinger
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, , YouTube, Apple TV, Max, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Max Amazon Channel
Drops of God
(Les gouttes de Dieu)
A wine mogul's daughter and his student must compete for the chance to inherit the world's greatest wine collection.
- France • 2023
- Creator Quoc Dang Tran
- Cast Tomohisa Yamashita, Fleur Geffrier
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV Plus
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
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 • 2016
- Director Philippe Lioret
- Cast Pierre Deladonchamps, Gabriel Arcand, Catherine de Léan, Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Pierre-Yves Cardinal
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, OVID, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Alphonse
A chameleon-like man makes it his mission to please women and satisfy all their wishes.
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- France • 2023
- Creator Nicolas Bedos
- Cast Jean Dujardin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Pierre Arditi, Nicole Garcia, Laura Morante, Marie-Christine Barrault
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video
New from France
Drops of God
(Les gouttes de Dieu)
A wine mogul's daughter and his student must compete for the chance to inherit the world's greatest wine collection.
- France • 2023
- Creator Quoc Dang Tran
- Cast Tomohisa Yamashita, Fleur Geffrier
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV Plus
Godland
(Vanskabte land)
A Danish priest embarks on a perilous journey to build a church in a desolate and isolated part of Iceland.
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- Denmark, Iceland, France • 2022
- Director Hlynur Pálmason
- Cast Elliott Crosset Hove, Vic Carmen Sonne, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Waage Sandø
- Genre Adventure, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Athena
In the wake of the apparent police killing of a 13-year-old French-Algerian boy, social turmoil erupts through the eyes of his three older brothers.
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- France • 2022
- Director Romain Gavras
- Cast Dali Benssalah, Anthony Bajon, Alexis Manenti, Ouassini Embarek, Sami Slimane, Radostina Rogliano
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Pacifiction
A French official navigates simmering tensions in Tahiti when a mysterious submarine is sighted offshore.
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- France, Spain, Germany • 2022
- Director Albert Serra
- Cast Benoît Magimel, Pahoa Mahagafanau, Marc Susini, Matahi Pambrun, Sergi López, Montse Triola
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Video, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
The Line
(La ligne)
Forbidden by restraining order from entering her family home, Margaret seeks connection with her family from behind this imaginary line.
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- France, Belgium, Switzerland • 2023
- Director Ursula Meier
- Cast Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Stéphanie Blanchoud, Benjamin Biolay, Dali Benssalah, Elli Spagnolo, India Hair
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Full Time
(À plein temps)
A woman's prospects of landing a life-changing job opportunity are threatened by a national transit strike.
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- France • 2022
- Director Eric Gravel
- Cast Laure Calamy, Anne Suarez, Geneviève Mnich, Nolan Arizmendi, Sasha Lemaître Cremaschi, Cyril Gueï
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
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 Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Cairo Conspiracy
(ولد من الجنة)
The son of a fisherman is given the chance to study at a prestigious university in Cairo and becomes a pawn in the conflict between Egypt's religious and political elites.
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- Sweden, France, Finland • 2022
- Director Tarik Saleh
- Cast Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram J. Khoury, Mehdi Dehbi, Younes Medhat
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Apple TV, Plex Player, Amazon Prime Video
Utama
An elderly Quechua couple must decide if they want to leave their home and move to the city.
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- Bolivia, Uruguay, France • 2022
- Director Alejandro Loayza Grisi
- Cast José Calcina, Luisa Quispe, Santos Choque
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Kino Now, YouTube, Apple TV
Fire Will Come
(O que arde)
An arsonist returns home to his remote village in the mountains after serving a prison sentence.
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- Spain, France, Luxembourg • 2019
- Director Oliver Laxe
- Cast Arias Amador, Benedicta Sanchez, Inazio Abrao, Elena Mar Fernández, David de Poso
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Amazon Video, Hoopla, OVID, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video
Everything Went Fine
(Tout s’est bien passé)
A daughter must grapple with her ill elderly father's request to end his own life.
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- France • 2021
- Director François Ozon
- Cast Sophie Marceau, André Dussollier, Géraldine Pailhas, Charlotte Rampling, Éric Caravaca, Hanna Schygulla
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, YouTube, Apple TV
Animal
Teenagers Bella and Vipulan speak with scientists and activists from around the world about surviving climate change.
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- France • 2021
- Director Cyril Dion
- Cast Jane Goodall, Bella Lack, Vipulan Puvaneswaran
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Tubi TV
Radiance
(光)
A woman who creates audio descriptions of movies for blind audiences falls in love with a photographer who's losing his sight.
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- Japan, France • 2017
- Director Naomi Kawase
- Cast Masatoshi Nagase, Ayame Misaki, Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Shirakawa, Kanno Misuzu, Mantaro Koichi
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya
(Господ постои, името ѝ е Петрунија)
A Macedonian woman causes a stir when she inserts herself into a traditionally men-only religious ceremony.
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- Macedonia, Belgium, France • 2019
- Director Teona Strugar Mitevska
- Cast Zorica Nusheva, Labina Mitevska, Stefan Vujisić, Simeon 'Moni' Damevski, Suad Begovski, Violeta Šapkovska
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Tubi TV
Hawa
A girl suspects social services will take her away, so she tries to get adopted by Michelle Obama.
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- Senegal, France • 2022
- Director Maïmouna Doucouré
- Cast Sania Halifa, Oumou Sangaré, Yseult, Titouan Gerbier, Jérôme Pouly, Mister V
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video
French Series
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
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
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 Video, Amazon Prime Video
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
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, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
The Returned
(Les Revenants)
A homecoming like no other.
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- France • 2012
- Creator Fabrice Gobert
- Cast Anne Consigny, Frédéric Pierrot, Clotilde Hesme, Céline Sallette, Samir Guesmi
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Hoopla, Topic, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel
Candice Renoir
After putting her career on standby for 10 years, Candice Renoir returns to her detective job with her enthusiastic flair.
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- France • 2013
- Creator Solen Roy-Pagenault, Robin Barataud, Brigitte Peskine
- Cast Cécile Bois, Raphaël Lenglet
- Genre Comedy, Crime
- Available on Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand
The Tunnel
A high-profile murder on the underwater France/UK border forces two detectives to work together and find the killer
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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
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 Apple TV
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Sundance Now, Hoopla, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
A Very Secret Service
(Au service de la France)
At the height of the Cold War, a new recruit to the French Secret Service must contend with enemies both foreign and bureaucratic.
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- France • 2015
- Creator Alexis Charrier
- Cast Hugo Becker, Wilfred Benaïche
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Citytv
Commissaire Magellan
Simon Magellan has no problem solving crimes, but raising two teenage daughters? That's no walk in the park.
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- France • 2009
- Creator Laurent Mondy
- Cast Bernard Alane, Nathalie Besançon, Jacques Spiesser
- Genre Crime, Family, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Video, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
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 No streaming locations found.
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
Medici: Masters of Florence
The story of the Medici family of Florence’s ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution.
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- Italy, United Kingdom, France • 2016
- Creator Nicholas Meyer, Frank Spotnitz
- Cast Daniel Sharman, Synnøve Karlsen, Alessandra Mastronardi
- Genre Drama, War & Politics
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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 No streaming locations found.
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
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
Ad Vitam
In a world where people can live forever, a cop and a young woman investigate the mysterious suicide of seven teenagers.
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- France • 2018
- Creator Thomas Cailley
- Cast Yvan Attal, Garance Marillier, Niels Schneider, Rod Paradot, Hanna Schygulla, Anne Azoulay
- Genre Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Hook Up Plan
(Plan Cœur)
In an attempt to boost the perpetually single Elsa's confidence, her friends hire a male escort to date her.
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- France • 2018
- Creator Noémie Saglio, Chris Lang, Julien Teisseire
- Cast Zita Hanrot, Sabrina Ouazani, Joséphine Drai, Marc Ruchmann, Guillaume Labbé, Tom Dingler
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Balthazar
A forensic pathologist works alongside a police commander to solve a series of complicated murder cases using eccentric techniques.
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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, Vudu, Amazon Video, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Hoopla, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand
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
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
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
Top Chef
French version of the reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges.
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- France • 2010
- Creator Pierre Leix Cote, Sébastien Zibi
- Cast Paul Pairet
- Genre Reality
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Eddy
A jazz club owner is desperate to pay off his debt.
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- United Kingdom, Germany, United States • 2020
- Creator Jack Thorne
- Cast André Holland, Joanna Kulig, Amandla Stenberg, Tahar Rahim, Leïla Bekhti, Adil Dehbi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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
Total Drama
An animated satire of survivor reality shows featuring random teenage archetypes vying for the final prize by any means necessary.
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- Canada, United States, France • 2007
- Creator Tom McGillis, Jennifer Pertsch
- Cast Kristi Friday
- Genre Animation, Comedy, Reality
- Available on Netflix
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
Wara
A student activist and a law professor take on political corruption in their town when another professor is kidnapped.
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- France, Senegal, Niger • 2020
- Creator
- Cast France Nancy Goulian, Issaka Sawadogo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Paris Police 1900
A detective's investigation of a woman's mysterious death in Belle Époque Paris uncovers government secrets.
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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 Crime, Drama
- Available on MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Around the World in 80 Days
Phileas Fogg, his valet Passepartout, and journalist Abigail Fix attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days.
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- France, Germany, Italy • 2021
- Creator Ashley Pharoah, Caleb Ranson
- Cast David Tennant, Leonie Benesch, Ibrahim Koma
- Genre Action & Adventure, Family
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Crackle, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
Alphonse
A chameleon-like man makes it his mission to please women and satisfy all their wishes.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2023
- Creator Nicolas Bedos
- Cast Jean Dujardin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Pierre Arditi, Nicole Garcia, Laura Morante, Marie-Christine Barrault
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video
Spirit of Winter
(Esprit d'hiver)
After a snowstorm isolates Nathalie and her daughter in their mountain home, Nathalie struggles to separate paranoid imagination from alarming reality.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2022
- Creator Florence Vignon, Cyril Mennegun
- Cast Audrey Fleurot, Cédric Kahn, Lily Taïeb, Corinne Masiero
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand
Drops of God
(Les gouttes de Dieu)
A wine mogul's daughter and his student must compete for the chance to inherit the world's greatest wine collection.
- France • 2023
- Creator Quoc Dang Tran
- Cast Tomohisa Yamashita, Fleur Geffrier
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV Plus
Telescope Recommends
Hitchcock/Truffaut
The greatest story Hitchcock ever told
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- France, United States • 2015
- Director Kent Jones
- Cast Bob Balaban, Wes Anderson, Olivier Assayas, Peter Bogdanovich, Arnaud Desplechin, David Fincher
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Microsoft Store, Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Every Man for Himself
(Sauve qui peut (la vie))
The lives of a man and a woman and a prostitute intersect.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Switzerland, West Germany • 1980
- Director Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast Jacques Dutronc, Isabelle Huppert, Nathalie Baye, Cécile Tanner, Anna Baldaccini
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Red Turtle
(La tortue rouge)
Come discover the magic of nature...
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium, Japan • 2016
- Director Michael Dudok de Wit
- Cast Emmanuel Garijo, Tom Hudson, Baptiste Goy, Axel Devillers, Barbara Beretta
- Genre Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, YouTube, Starz Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Les Cousins
A young man moves to Paris to study law and falls unexpectedly in love with one of his playboy cousin's acquaintances.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1959
- Director Claude Chabrol
- Cast Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Juliette Mayniel, Guy Decomble, Geneviève Cluny, Michèle Méritz
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Other People's Children
(Les Enfants des autres)
When a woman falls in love with a single father, she starts to develop a bond with his daughter.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2022
- Director Rebecca Zlotowski
- Cast Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastroianni, Callie Ferreira-Goncalves, Yamée Couture, Henri-Noël Tabary
- Genre Drama, Family
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Nana
The death of her childhood.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2011
- Director Valérie Massadian
- Cast Kelyna Lecomte, Marie Delmas, Alain Sabras
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Video
Mimosas
(ميموزا)
Stories of modern and traditional spirituality come together in this tale of two journeys.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain, Morocco, France • 2016
- Director Oliver Laxe
- Cast Ahmed Hammoud, Shakib Ben Omar, Said Agli, Ikram Anzouli, Ahmed El Othemani
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Amazon Video, OVID, Kanopy, Metrograph, Apple TV
A Prophet
(Un prophète)
The timeless tale of the student who becomes the master -- set in a French prison.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, DIRECTV
Evolution
(Évolution)
The only place that ever sees any activity in Nicolas's town is the hospital. There, all the boys from the village are forced to undergo strange medical trials that attempt to disrupt the phases of evolution.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium, Spain • 2015
- Director Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Cast Max Brebant, Roxane Duran, Julie-Marie Parmentier, Mathieu Goldfeld, Nissim Renard
- Genre Mystery, Drama, Horror
- Available on Shudder, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Pickpocket
Despite the dangers and objections of those around him, Michel embarks on a journey of improving his pickpocketing craft.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1959
- Director Robert Bresson
- Cast Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Jean Pélégri, Dolly Scal, Pierre Leymarie, Pierre Étaix
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Dogman
A Man Groomed For Vengeance.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 2018
- Director Matteo Garrone
- Cast Marcello Fonte, Edoardo Pesce, Nunzia Schiano, Adamo Dionisi, Francesco Acquaroli, Alida Baldari Calabria
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, VUDU Free, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, FlixFling, Apple TV, Plex Player
La Notte
(La notte)
A married couple attend a bourgeois party and wade through the stifling strain that long-term marriage has imposed upon them.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 1961
- Director Michelangelo Antonioni
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti, Bernhard Wicki, Rosy Mazzacurati, Maria Pia Luzi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, TCM, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Melancholia
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Denmark, Sweden, France • 2011
- Director Lars von Trier
- Cast Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgård
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Hulu, fuboTV, Magnolia Selects, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, FlixFling, Crackle, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Peacock, Peacock Premium, Xumo Play, DistroTV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Player
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?
An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2013
- Director Michel Gondry
- Cast Michel Gondry, Noam Chomsky
- Genre Documentary, Animation
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Player
Me, Myself and Mum
(Les Garçons et Guillaume, à Table !)
How to become a man when your mother and your closed circle have decided otherwise?
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium • 2013
- Director Guillaume Gallienne
- Cast Guillaume Gallienne, Françoise Fabian, André Marcon, Diane Kruger, Nanou Garcia, Götz Otto
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV
Land and Shade
(La tierra y la sombra)
Beyond the dust there is clarity.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Colombia, France, Netherlands • 2015
- Director César Augusto Acevedo
- Cast Haimer Leal, Hilda Ruiz, Edison Raigosa, Marleyda Soto
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Filmzie, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Apple TV
Under the Sun of Satan
(Sous le soleil de Satan)
Satan tempts Father Dossignan, who is trying to save the soul of a young girl who killed one of her lovers.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1987
- Director Maurice Pialat
- Cast Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat, Brigitte Legendre
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, Fandor Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Winter Sleep
(Kış Uykusu)
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Turkey, France, Germany • 2014
- Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Cast Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbağ, Ayberk Pekcan, Serhat Mustafa Kiliç
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Two Days, One Night
(Deux jours, une nuit)
The hidden truth of individualism: it hurts others as much as it helps you.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Belgium, France, Italy • 2014
- Director Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- Cast Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salée, Damien Trapletti, Batiste Sornin, Pili Groyne
- Genre Drama
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
2023: A Look Back at the Year in French Film
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
(Nuremberg : des images pour l'histoire)
American brothers are tasked with gathering evidence of Nazi war crimes for the Nuremberg trials. This story unfolds in the making of the documentary "Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today."
- France • 2023
- Director Jean-Christophe Klotz
- Cast Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain, Sandra Schulberg, Sylvie Lindeperg, Eli Rosenbaum, Alexander Zöller, Stuart Liebmann
- Genre Documentary, History, TV Movie
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, YouTube, Apple TV
Carmen
An independent woman flees her desert home after her mother's brutal murder. Surviving an illegal border crossing, she encounters a lawless volunteer border guard and they escape together.
- Australia, France • 2023
- Director Benjamin Millepied
- Cast Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de Palma, Elsa Pataky, Nicole da Silva, Tara Morice
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Ashkal
In Carthage's modern district, a charred body is found, initially deemed a suicide. Detectives Batal and Fatma question this conclusion. Shortly after, a teenager is discovered similarly dead nearby.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Tunisia, Qatar • 2023
- Director Youssef Chebbi
- Cast Fatma Oussaifi, Mohamed Grayaâ, Aymen Ben Hmida, Rami Harrabi, Ghalia Jebali, Adel Monam Khemis
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Drops of God
(Les gouttes de Dieu)
A wine mogul's daughter and his student must compete for the chance to inherit the world's greatest wine collection.
- France • 2023
- Creator Quoc Dang Tran
- Cast Tomohisa Yamashita, Fleur Geffrier
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV Plus
Astrakan
Wild-looking orphan Samuel, aged twelve, must swiftly familiarize himself with this new family and its potential secrets.
- France • 2023
- Director David Depesseville
- Cast Mirko Gianinni, Jehnny Beth, Bastien Bouillon, Théo Costa-Marini, Lorine Delin, Lisa Hérédia
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
The Line
(La ligne)
Forbidden by restraining order from entering her family home, Margaret seeks connection with her family from behind this imaginary line.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium, Switzerland • 2023
- Director Ursula Meier
- Cast Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Stéphanie Blanchoud, Benjamin Biolay, Dali Benssalah, Elli Spagnolo, India Hair
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Scarlet
(L'envol)
A WWI veteran returns to his French village, discovering his wife's death. Left to care for daughter Juliette, he witnesses her becoming a free-spirited woman.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy, Germany • 2023
- Director Pietro Marcello
- Cast Raphaël Thiéry, Juliette Jouan, Louis Garrel, Noémie Lvovsky, Yolande Moreau, François Négret
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future
(La vaca que canto una cancion sobre el futuro)
Cecilia travels to her father's farm after he has a heart attack. Back in her childhood home, Cecilia is met by her long-deceased mother whose presence brings to life a painful past.
- Chile, France, United States • 2023
- Director Francisca Alegría
- Cast Leonor Varela, Mía Maestro, Alfredo Castro, Marcial Tagle, Luis Dubó, Enzo Ferrada
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Passages
After Tomas begins an affair with Agathe, his marriage to husband Martin seemingly falls into disrepair.
- 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, Vudu
The Blue Caftan
(Le Bleu du caftan)
A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship turned upside down by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Morocco, Belgium • 2023
- Director Maryam Touzani
- Cast Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Messioui, Mounia Lamkimel, Hamid Zoughi
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Directors: Claire Denis
White Material
In The African Heat, One Woman Stands Alone.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Cameroon • 2010
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Isaach De Bankolé, William Nadylam, Michel Subor
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV
The Intruder
(L'Intrus)
A man leaves behind the safety of home to get a black market heart transplant.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2005
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Béatrice Dalle, Florence Loiret Caille, Yekaterina Golubeva, Bambou
- Genre Drama
- Available on Metrograph
35 Shots of Rum
(35 rhums)
A close-knit father and daughter navigate changes in their relationship as the daughter prepares to live her own life.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Germany • 2009
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Mati Diop, Nicole Dogue, Grégoire Colin, Alex Descas, Ingrid Caven
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Topic, Kanopy
Both Sides of the Blade
(Avec amour et acharnement)
A woman's life spirals out of control when she becomes involved in a passionate love triangle.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2022
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Grégoire Colin, Mati Diop, Hana Magimel, Bulle Ogier
- Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, AMC+ Amazon Channel, YouTube, Apple TV, Hulu
Let the Sunshine In
(Un beau soleil intérieur)
When you're not in love, what do you do?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium • 2017
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois, Gérard Depardieu, Josiane Balasko, Philippe Katerine, Alex Descas
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on DIRECTV, Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, AMC+, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Beau Travail
(Beau travail)
Maybe freedom begins with remorse.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2000
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Richard Courcet, Adiatou Massudi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, Max, Max Amazon Channel
Chocolat
A Frenchwoman returns to Cameroon, where she remembers growing up during colonialism.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, West Germany, Cameroon • 1988
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Isaach De Bankolé, Giulia Boschi, François Cluzet, Jean-Claude Adelin, Mireille Perrier, Laurent Arnal
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Bastards
(Les Salauds)
Marco seeks revenge on a man for the tragic events in his family, unaware of the man's innocence
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Germany • 2013
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Vincent Lindon, Chiara Mastroianni, Julie Bataille, Michel Subor, Lola Créton, Alex Descas
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy