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Best French Crime Movies

This collection ranks 1,616 French crime 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).

1,616 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Le Trou

    1960· 2h 12m

    8.2592
  6. 6

    Rififi

    1955· 1h 58m

    7.8654
  7. 7

    Breathless

    1960· 1h 30m

    7.52.1K
  8. 8

    Z

    1969· 2h 2m

    7.8645
  11. 11

    A Prophet

    2009· 2h 35m

    7.61.8K
  12. 12

    Purple Noon

    1960· 1h 58m

    7.6616
  13. 13

    Dogman

    2023· 1h 55m

    7.81.4K
  22. 22

    Taxi

    1998· 1h 26m

    6.72.8K
  25. 25

    Tell No One

    2006· 2h 11m

    7.21.5K
  28. 28

    Red Rooms

    2023· 1h 58m

    7.1513
  33. 33

    Polisse

    2011· 2h 3m

    7.81.3K
  40. 40

    22 Bullets

    2010· 1h 57m

    6.71.4K
  42. 42

    Le Doulos

    1962· 1h 48m

    7.4312
  49. 49

    Casque d'Or

    1952· 1h 39m

    7.3204

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,616 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.