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Best French Documentary Movies of 2025

This collection ranks 170 French documentary movies released in 2025. 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 Whispers in the Woods.

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

  8. 8

    Bardot

    2025· 1h 35m

    8.37
  18. 18

    Imago

    2025· 1h 49m

    —0
  22. 22

    MERCKX

    2025· 1h 24m

    7.85
  32. 32

    Zelensky

    2025· 2h 13m

    8.05
  36. 36

    Maurice

    2025· 1h 30m

    —0
  41. 41

    Paul

    2025· 1h 27m

    5.73
  45. 45

    Stups

    2025· 1h 26m

    8.03
  50. 50

    So Long

    2025· 1h 6m

    6.56

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

170 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?

Whispers in the Woods currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.