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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

  4. 104

    Ponette

    1996· 1h 37m· fr

    7.459
  7. 107

    U Turn

    1997· 2h 5m· en

    6.6825
  11. 111

    The Thief

    1997· 1h 36m· ru

    7.0105
  12. 112

    Léolo

    1992· 1h 47m· fr

    7.1142
  14. 114

    Apt Pupil

    1998· 1h 47m· en

    6.6733
  15. 115

    Himalaya

    1999· 1h 48m· fr

    7.497
  16. 116

    The Apartment

    1996· 1h 56m· fr

    6.8247
  18. 118

    Nowhere

    1997· 1h 23m· en

    6.7230
  19. 119

    Jacquot

    1991· 2h 0m· fr

    7.564
  20. 120

    Cyclo

    1995· 2h 3m· vi

    6.9122
  21. 121

    Irma Vep

    1996· 1h 39m· fr

    6.7251
  22. 122

    Wild Reeds

    1994· 1h 55m· fr

    7.0145
  24. 124

    The Idiots

    1998· 1h 50m· da

    6.5661
  25. 125

    Jack & Sarah

    1995· 1h 50m· en

    6.755
  31. 131

    Last Night

    1998· 1h 34m· en

    6.6161
  34. 134

    Torment

    1994· 1h 42m· fr

    6.9279
  40. 140

    Freeway

    1996· 1h 44m· en

    6.4444
  41. 141

    Sommersby

    1993· 1h 49m· en

    6.4428
  45. 145

    Faust

    1994· 1h 37m· cs

    7.478

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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.