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Best French Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 509 movies from France released in the 1940s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits Children of Paradise.

509 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  5. 5

    Jenny Lamour

    1947· 1h 48m· fr

    7.5198
  6. 6

    Le Corbeau

    1943· 1h 32m· fr

    7.5308
  11. 11

    Panic

    1947· 1h 39m· fr

    7.393
  14. 14

    Volpone

    1941· 1h 34m· fr

    6.710
  21. 21

    Manon

    1949· 1h 41m· fr

    6.858
  33. 33

    Carmen

    1944· fr

    8.01
  36. 36

    The Royalists

    1947· 1h 49m· fr

    6.85
  38. 38

    A Cop

    1947· 1h 35m· fr

    4.01

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Frequently asked questions

How many french movies were made in the 1940s?

509 France productions from the 1940s have real rating data.

How are these french films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best french movie of the 1940s?

Children of Paradise currently holds the #1 position.