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Best French Movies of 1997

This collection ranks 282 french movies released in 1997. 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 The Fifth Element.

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

  1. 2

    Lost Highway

    1997· 2h 14m· en

    7.53.0K
  2. 3

    Lolita

    1997· 2h 17m· en

    7.12.0K
  3. 6

    Open Your Eyes

    1997· 1h 57m· es

    7.41.2K
  4. 8

    Live Flesh

    1997· 1h 43m· es

    7.0755
  5. 10

    U Turn

    1997· 2h 5m· en

    6.6825
  6. 11

    The Thief

    1997· 1h 36m· ru

    7.0105
  7. 12

    Nowhere

    1997· 1h 23m· en

    6.7230
  8. 15

    Dobermann

    1997· 1h 43m· fr

    6.5567
  9. 16

    On Guard

    1997· 2h 8m· fr

    6.7211
  10. 18

    Nirvana

    1997· 1h 53m· it

    6.5308
  11. 24

    Solomon

    1997· 2h 50m· en

    6.736
  12. 27

    The Hunchback

    1997· 1h 38m· en

    5.950
  13. 28

    The Swindle

    1997· 1h 45m· fr

    6.697
  14. 29

    The Bet

    1997· 1h 40m· fr

    6.3500
  15. 30

    Airbag

    1997· 2h 12m· es

    6.6111
  16. 33

    Artemisia

    1997· 1h 38m· fr

    5.944
  17. 36

    K

    1997· 2h 15m· fr

    6.093
  18. 39

    Destiny

    1997· 2h 9m· ar

    6.844
  19. 42

    The Truce

    1997· 1h 52m· it

    6.178
  20. 50

    The Castle

    1997· 2h 3m· de

    6.169

Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

282 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?

The Fifth Element currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.