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Best French Movies of the 1960s

This collection ranks 1,701 movies from France released in the 1960s. 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 8½.

1,701 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    8½

    1963· 2h 19m· it

    8.12.6K
  3. 3

    Le Trou

    1960· 2h 12m· fr

    8.2592
  4. 4

    Le Samouraï

    1967· 1h 45m· fr

    7.81.3K
  7. 7

    La Jetée

    1962· 29m· fr

    7.91.0K
  9. 9

    Breathless

    1960· 1h 30m· fr

    7.52.1K
  12. 12

    L'Eclisse

    1962· 2h 6m· it

    7.7556
  13. 13

    Z

    1969· 2h 2m· fr

    7.8645
  14. 14

    Two Women

    1960· 1h 40m· it

    7.8588
  15. 15

    PlayTime

    1967· 1h 55m· fr

    7.7689
  16. 16

    La Notte

    1961· 2h 2m· it

    7.9748
  18. 18

    Purple Noon

    1960· 1h 58m· fr

    7.6616
  22. 22

    The Trial

    1962· 1h 59m· en

    7.4580
  25. 25

    L'Avventura

    1960· 2h 24m· it

    7.5764
  32. 32

    The Train

    1964· 2h 13m· en

    7.6382
  33. 33

    Contempt

    1963· 1h 43m· fr

    7.0988
  35. 35

    Happiness

    1965· 1h 20m· fr

    7.4313
  36. 36

    The Sucker

    1965· 1h 51m· fr

    7.4723

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Frequently asked questions

How many french movies were made in the 1960s?

1,701 France productions from the 1960s 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 1960s?

8½ currently holds the #1 position.