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Best French Movies of All Time

This collection ranks 28,085 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 Léon: The Professional. Films listed here were originally released in French (Français).

28,085 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Incendies

    2010· 2h 11m

    8.13.4K
  4. 4

    Amélie

    2001· 2h 2m

    7.912.6K
  7. 7

    Mommy

    2014· 2h 18m

    8.22.9K
  13. 13

    The Chorus

    2004· 1h 37m

    7.72.7K
  14. 14

    Le Trou

    1960· 2h 12m

    8.2592
  18. 18

    Human

    2015· 3h 11m

    8.4310
  23. 23

    Persepolis

    2007· 1h 35m

    7.92.2K
  24. 24

    Amour

    2012· 2h 7m

    7.81.8K
  28. 28

    Diabolique

    1955· 1h 58m

    7.91.1K
  29. 29

    Close

    2022· 1h 44m

    7.81.1K
  33. 33

    Shoah

    1985· 9h 26m

    8.2223
  40. 40

    La Jetée

    1962· 29m

    7.91.0K
  42. 42

    Rififi

    1955· 1h 58m

    7.8654
  44. 44

    Breathless

    1960· 1h 30m

    7.52.1K
  46. 46

    The Artist

    2011· 1h 40m

    7.43.6K

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

28,085 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?

Léon: The Professional currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.