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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

  1. 151

    Hola Frida!

    2025· 1h 22m

    6.623
  4. 154

    1789

    1974· 2h 31m

    6.75
  10. 160

    Tokyo Phoenix

    2017· 1h 30m

    7.54
  13. 163

    Moulin

    2026· 2h 10m

    —0
  22. 172

    Artemisia

    1997· 1h 38m

    5.944
  29. 179

    Bluebeard

    1963· 1h 52m

    6.465
  30. 180

    Muganga

    2025· 1h 50m

    7.436
  46. 196

    The Flood

    2024· 1h 41m

    6.257
  48. 198

    Boléro

    2024· 2h 0m

    6.377
  50. 200

    Hagia Sophia

    2014· 1h 30m

    —0

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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.