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Best French Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 1,726 movies from France released in the 1980s. 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 Cinema Paradiso.

1,726 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  5. 55

    Chocolat

    1988· 1h 44m· fr

    6.9121
  7. 57

    Diva

    1981· 1h 57m· fr

    6.7270
  10. 60

    Gandahar

    1987· 1h 23m· fr

    6.9148
  11. 61

    The Party

    1980· 1h 50m· fr

    6.61.2K
  19. 69

    The Outsider

    1983· 1h 40m· fr

    6.8226
  25. 75

    Subway

    1985· 1h 44m· fr

    6.5528
  27. 77

    City of Women

    1980· 2h 20m· it

    6.9289
  29. 79

    Le Bal

    1983· 1h 52m· fr

    7.078
  34. 84

    Querelle

    1982· 1h 49m· en

    6.6208
  47. 97

    Pirates

    1986· 2h 4m· en

    6.3308

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Frequently asked questions

How many french movies were made in the 1980s?

1,726 France productions from the 1980s 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 1980s?

Cinema Paradiso currently holds the #1 position.