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Best French Movies of All Time

This collection ranks 30,078 french movies. 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 City of God.

30,078 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 201

    Ballerina

    2016· 1h 29m· en

    7.22.0K
  2. 202

    The Tenant

    1976· 2h 6m· en

    7.61.2K
  9. 209

    Cold War

    2018· 1h 28m· pl

    7.41.6K
  12. 212

    Orpheus

    1950· 1h 35m· fr

    7.6301
  13. 213

    The Trial

    1962· 1h 59m· en

    7.4580
  18. 218

    The Lobster

    2015· 1h 59m· en

    7.07.0K
  22. 222

    L'Avventura

    1960· 2h 24m· it

    7.5764
  25. 225

    Damage

    1992· 1h 51m· en

    6.6715
  37. 237

    Snowden

    2016· 2h 15m· en

    7.14.7K
  45. 245

    Open Your Eyes

    1997· 1h 57m· es

    7.41.2K
  47. 247

    Mars Express

    2023· 1h 29m· fr

    7.5575
  48. 248

    Clash

    2016· 1h 35m· ar

    7.597

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

30,078 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?

City of God currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.