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Best French Movies of 1981

This collection ranks 169 french movies released in 1981. 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 of the list is Possession.

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

  5. 5

    La Chèvre

    1981· 1h 34m· fr

    7.1719
  8. 8

    Beau Pere

    1981· 2h 3m· fr

    6.4153
  9. 9

    Diva

    1981· 1h 57m· fr

    6.7270
  13. 13

    Nighthawks

    1981· 1h 39m· en

    6.4499
  18. 18

    Teheran '43

    1981· 3h 12m· ru

    6.432
  21. 21

    Bolero

    1981· 3h 4m· fr

    6.984
  31. 31

    Reporters

    1981· 1h 37m· fr

    7.010
  37. 37

    The Skin

    1981· 2h 11m· it

    6.343
  40. 40

    Malevil

    1981· 2h 0m· fr

    6.735
  41. 41

    Snow

    1981· 1h 30m· fr

    6.013

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

169 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies 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.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Possession currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.