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Léon: The Professional
1994· 1h 51m· Crime, Drama, Action· fr
8.316.4K
Best French Movies of the 1990s
This collection ranks 2,517 movies from France released in the 1990s. 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 Léon: The Professional.
2,517 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991· 2h 17m· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· en
8.214.7K - 3
Casino
1995· 2h 59m· Crime, Drama· en
8.06.7K - 4
La Haine
1995· 1h 38m· Drama· fr
8.14.7K - 5
The Fifth Element
1997· 2h 6m· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure· fr
7.612.1K - 6
True Romance
1993· 2h 1m· Action, Crime, Romance· en
7.53.1K - 7
The Straight Story
1999· 1h 52m· Drama, Adventure· en
7.71.8K - 8
Three Colors: Red
1994· 1h 40m· Drama, Mystery, Romance· fr
7.91.6K - 9
Thelma & Louise
1991· 2h 10m· Drama, Crime, Adventure· en
7.64.0K - 10
Central Station
1998· 1h 51m· Drama· pt
8.11.1K - 11
JFK
1991· 3h 9m· Drama, Thriller, History· en
7.62.5K - 12
Lost Highway
1997· 2h 14m· Drama, Thriller, Mystery· en
7.53.0K - 13
Falling Down
1993· 1h 53m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· en
7.44.2K - 14
All About My Mother
1999· 1h 41m· Comedy, Drama· es
7.62.1K - 15
The Postman
1994· 1h 54m· Comedy, Drama, Romance· it
7.91.2K - 16
Black Cat, White Cat
1998· 2h 7m· Comedy, Romance, Crime· sr
7.6838 - 17
Three Colors: Blue
1993· 1h 38m· Drama· fr
7.61.9K - 18
Basic Instinct
1992· 2h 8m· Thriller, Mystery· en
6.94.5K - 19
Crimson Tide
1995· 1h 56m· Thriller, Action, Drama· en
7.22.0K - 20
The Dinner Game
1998· 1h 20m· Comedy· fr
7.82.1K - 21
The Piano
1993· 2h 0m· Drama, Romance· en
7.41.7K - 22
Lolita
1997· 2h 17m· Drama· en
7.12.0K - 23
Leaving Las Vegas
1995· 1h 51m· Drama, Romance· en
7.31.7K - 24
Three Colors: White
1994· 1h 32m· Comedy, Drama, Mystery· fr
7.41.4K - 25
Breaking the Waves
1996· 2h 39m· Drama, Romance· da
7.51.1K - 26
Taste of Cherry
1997· 1h 39m· Drama· fa
7.7724 - 27
Secrets & Lies
1996· 2h 22m· Drama· en
7.6748 - 28
The City of Lost Children
1995· 1h 52m· Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure· fr
7.21.3K - 29
Stargate
1994· 2h 1m· Action, Adventure, Science Fiction· en
7.03.9K - 30
Seven Years in Tibet
1997· 2h 16m· Adventure, Drama, History· en
7.23.2K - 31
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999· 1h 57m· Crime, Drama· en
7.31.4K - 32
Chaplin
1992· 2h 25m· Drama· en
7.41.2K - 33
Underground
1995· 2h 50m· Comedy, Drama, War· sr
7.7789 - 34
Nikita
1990· 1h 57m· Action, Thriller· fr
7.12.2K - 35
The Double Life of Véronique
1991· 1h 38m· Drama, Fantasy· fr
7.5907 - 36
Eternity and a Day
1998· 2h 13m· Drama· el
7.8220 - 37
Damage
1992· 1h 51m· Drama, Romance· en
6.6715 - 38
Open Your Eyes
1997· 1h 57m· Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction· es
7.41.2K - 39
The Lover
1992· 1h 55m· Drama, Romance· fr
7.0776 - 40
Delicatessen
1991· 1h 39m· Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy· fr
7.31.6K - 41
Night on Earth
1991· 2h 9m· Comedy, Drama· en
7.51.1K - 42
The Visitors
1993· 1h 47m· Fantasy, Comedy· fr
7.12.1K - 43
A Simple Plan
1998· 2h 1m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· en
7.21.1K - 44
The Ice Storm
1997· 1h 53m· Drama· en
6.9754 - 45
La Cérémonie
1995· 1h 52m· Drama, Thriller· fr
7.3404 - 46
Taxi
1998· 1h 26m· Action, Comedy, Crime· fr
6.72.8K - 47
Arizona Dream
1993· 2h 22m· Fantasy, Comedy, Drama· en
7.1782 - 48
Lessons of Darkness
1992· 54m· War, Documentary, TV Movie· de
7.9159 - 49
La Belle Noiseuse
1991· 3h 58m· Drama· fr
7.3298 - 50
Drifting Clouds
1996· 1h 37m· Comedy, Drama· fi
7.6210
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Frequently asked questions
How many french movies were made in the 1990s?
2,517 France productions from the 1990s 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 1990s?
Léon: The Professional currently holds the #1 position.