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Best French Movies of 1996

This collection ranks 243 french movies released in 1996. 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 Breaking the Waves.

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

  5. 5

    Kolya

    1996· 1h 45m· cs

    7.4215
  8. 8

    Jane Eyre

    1996· 1h 53m· en

    6.9248
  11. 11

    Ponette

    1996· 1h 37m· fr

    7.459
  12. 12

    The Apartment

    1996· 1h 56m· fr

    6.8247
  13. 13

    Irma Vep

    1996· 1h 39m· fr

    6.7251
  16. 16

    Freeway

    1996· 1h 44m· en

    6.4444
  17. 17

    Ridicule

    1996· 1h 42m· fr

    6.9223
  20. 20

    Gabbeh

    1996· 1h 12m· fa

    6.761
  24. 24

    Bernie

    1996· 1h 27m· fr

    6.8291
  25. 25

    The Ogre

    1996· 1h 53m· de

    6.449
  29. 29

    Pandora

    1996· 1h 50m· pt

    6.52
  34. 34

    Szamanka

    1996· 1h 57m· pl

    6.169
  35. 35

    Encore

    1996· 1h 36m· fr

    5.66
  37. 37

    Desire

    1996· 1h 33m· fr

    5.513

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

243 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?

Breaking the Waves currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.