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Best French History Movies

This collection ranks 1,167 French history 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 Night and Fog. Films listed here were originally released in French (Français).

1,167 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Shoah

    1985· 9h 26m

    8.2223
  10. 10

    Napoleon

    1927· 7h 5m

    7.8225
  28. 28

    Frantz

    2016· 1h 53m

    7.4724
  33. 33

    Benedetta

    2021· 2h 11m

    6.61.2K
  36. 36

    Danton

    1983· 2h 16m

    6.8175
  43. 43

    Lumière!

    2016· 1h 30m

    7.975
  45. 45

    Delicious

    2021· 1h 52m

    6.9300
  46. 46

    Diplomacy

    2014· 1h 24m

    7.0237

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,167 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?

Night and Fog currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.