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French cinema: Thriller
La Fleur du mal (2003)
Claude Chabrol
François Vasseur returns to his well-to-do family home in Bordeaux after a four year stay in the United States and finds little has changed...
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Claude Chabrol
Flic Story (1975)
Jacques Deray
Paris, 1947. Roger Borniche sees himself as the star cop of the Sûreté nationale, but he despises the brutal methods used by his colleagues...
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Jacques Deray
La Foire aux chimères (1946)
Pierre Chenal
Frank Davis is the unimpeachable director of a company that prints what he claims to be unforgeable banknotes. In his fifties, he is an object of ridicule on account of the facial disfigurement he acquired in an accident...
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Pierre Chenal
Frantic (1988)
Roman Polanski
Dr Richard Walker and his wife Sondra, an American couple, arrive in Paris ahead of a medical conference at which Dr Walker is to give a paper...
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Roman Polanski
Fred (1997)
Pierre Jolivet
Fred is an unemployed crane operator who lives in the industrial suburbs with his girlfriend Lisa. The latter has a young son, the product of another relationship, and works in research laboratory...
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Pierre Jolivet
Le Furet (1949)
Raymond Leboursier
Paris is in the grip of a crime wave. A series of seemingly unrelated murders have taken place, and on each occasion the police are forewarned of the crime by a letter signed 'Le Furet'... [More...]
Raymond Leboursier
Paris is in the grip of a crime wave. A series of seemingly unrelated murders have taken place, and on each occasion the police are forewarned of the crime by a letter signed 'Le Furet'... [More...]
Le Gitan (1975)
José Giovanni
For two years, Hugo Sennart has been busy settling old scores with a society that has persecuted his gypsy brothers and sisters for decades... [More...]
José Giovanni
For two years, Hugo Sennart has been busy settling old scores with a society that has persecuted his gypsy brothers and sisters for decades... [More...]
Goupi mains rouges (1943)
Jacques Becker
The Goupis are a proud, self-sufficient family living in the Charentes region of France. Most of them live at an inn that is run with an iron hand by the shrewish Goupi Tisane and her tight-fisted brother Goupi Mes Sous... [More...]
Jacques Becker
The Goupis are a proud, self-sufficient family living in the Charentes region of France. Most of them live at an inn that is run with an iron hand by the shrewish Goupi Tisane and her tight-fisted brother Goupi Mes Sous... [More...]
Le Grand alibi (2008)
Pascal Bonitzer
During a weekend break at the country estate of Senator Henri Pages, Pierre Collier is murdered. The obvious culprit is his wife, Claire, who is found at the scene of the crime holding a gun... [More...]
Pascal Bonitzer
During a weekend break at the country estate of Senator Henri Pages, Pierre Collier is murdered. The obvious culprit is his wife, Claire, who is found at the scene of the crime holding a gun... [More...]
Le Grand blond avec une chaussure noire (1972)
Yves Robert
Colonel Louis Toulouse, a senior operative in the French security service, has become so fed up with his ambitious rival, Milan, that he decides to send him off on a wild goose chase, in the hope that it will ruin his career... [More...]
Yves Robert
Colonel Louis Toulouse, a senior operative in the French security service, has become so fed up with his ambitious rival, Milan, that he decides to send him off on a wild goose chase, in the hope that it will ruin his career... [More...]
Le Grand restaurant (1966)
Jacques Besnard
As everyone knows, haute cuisine is more than just an art form in France, it is a religion, and among its high priests few are more dedicated than Monsieur Septime, the fastidious owner of Paris's most exclusive restaurant... [More...]
Jacques Besnard
As everyone knows, haute cuisine is more than just an art form in France, it is a religion, and among its high priests few are more dedicated than Monsieur Septime, the fastidious owner of Paris's most exclusive restaurant... [More...]
La Grande frousse (1964)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
When a homicidal forger, Mickey-le-Bénédictin, goes on the run after evading his execution, Inspectors Triquet and Virgus hasten after him to prevent him from committing any further crimes... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Mocky
When a homicidal forger, Mickey-le-Bénédictin, goes on the run after evading his execution, Inspectors Triquet and Virgus hasten after him to prevent him from committing any further crimes... [More...]
Grave (2017)
Julia Ducournau
Like the rest of her well-educated, middle-class family, Justine is a committed vegetarian who would never dream of eating meat... [More...]
Julia Ducournau
Like the rest of her well-educated, middle-class family, Justine is a committed vegetarian who would never dream of eating meat... [More...]
Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien (2000)
Dominik Moll
Michel, a young teacher, is driving his wife and three young daughters to their country home. During a stop at a petrol station, he meets another man, Harry, who recognises him as a fellow schoolmate... [More...]
Dominik Moll
Michel, a young teacher, is driving his wife and three young daughters to their country home. During a stop at a petrol station, he meets another man, Harry, who recognises him as a fellow schoolmate... [More...]
Les Herbes folles (2009)
Alain Resnais
Marguerite is out shopping when a street thief suddenly snatches her handbag and hurries away. Georges later finds the discarded handbag when he comes to collect his car in an underground car park... [More...]
Alain Resnais
Marguerite is out shopping when a street thief suddenly snatches her handbag and hurries away. Georges later finds the discarded handbag when he comes to collect his car in an underground car park... [More...]
Les Héros sont fatigués (1955)
Yves Ciampi
Michel Rivière, a French pilot who served with distinction during the Second World War, discovers a fortune in diamonds when his aircraft crash-lands in Africa... [More...]
Yves Ciampi
Michel Rivière, a French pilot who served with distinction during the Second World War, discovers a fortune in diamonds when his aircraft crash-lands in Africa... [More...]
L'Heure zéro (2007)
Pascal Thomas
Just what was Guillaume Neuville thinking when he invited his ex-wife Aude and his latest wife Caroline to his Aunt Camilla's home in Brittany... [More...]
Pascal Thomas
Just what was Guillaume Neuville thinking when he invited his ex-wife Aude and his latest wife Caroline to his Aunt Camilla's home in Brittany... [More...]
Histoires extraordinaires (1949)
Jean Faurez
France, at the time of the Second Empire. One dreary night, three gendarmes regale a new recruit with tales of murder and intrigue with which they have had first hand experience... [More...]
Jean Faurez
France, at the time of the Second Empire. One dreary night, three gendarmes regale a new recruit with tales of murder and intrigue with which they have had first hand experience... [More...]
Holy Motors (2012)
Leos Carax
Monsieur Oscar is a man of many faces. In the space of one day, he becomes a pathetic tramp, a ruthless killer, a grotesque sewer-dwelling monster, an erotic dancer, a family man, and more besides..... [More...]
Leos Carax
Monsieur Oscar is a man of many faces. In the space of one day, he becomes a pathetic tramp, a ruthless killer, a grotesque sewer-dwelling monster, an erotic dancer, a family man, and more besides..... [More...]
L'Homme de Rio (1964)
Philippe de Broca
French air force pilot Adrien Dufourquet returns to Paris for a week's leave just before his girlfriend, Agnès, is kidnapped... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
French air force pilot Adrien Dufourquet returns to Paris for a week's leave just before his girlfriend, Agnès, is kidnapped... [More...]
L'Homme mystérieux (1933)
Maurice Tourneur
To resolve a business matter, Pierre needs to have his brother Raymond released from the psychiatric institution to which he was committed after he attacked his wife Louise... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
To resolve a business matter, Pierre needs to have his brother Raymond released from the psychiatric institution to which he was committed after he attacked his wife Louise... [More...]
L'Homme qui voulait vivre sa vie (2010)
Eric Lartigau
Paul Exben is a successful lawyer who has everything a man could want to be happy, including a beautiful and adoring wife, and two angelic children... [More...]
Eric Lartigau
Paul Exben is a successful lawyer who has everything a man could want to be happy, including a beautiful and adoring wife, and two angelic children... [More...]
I... comme Icare (1979)
Henri Verneuil
The official investigation into the assassination of a popular head of state concludes he was killed by a lone assassin, who shot himself immediately after the event... [More...]
Henri Verneuil
The official investigation into the assassination of a popular head of state concludes he was killed by a lone assassin, who shot himself immediately after the event... [More...]
L'Ibis rouge (1975)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
A serial killer is at large in Paris, in the vicinity of the canal Saint-Martin. The victims, all attractive young women, have been strangled by someone the police would least suspect - a mild-mannered social security employee named Jérémie... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Mocky
A serial killer is at large in Paris, in the vicinity of the canal Saint-Martin. The victims, all attractive young women, have been strangled by someone the police would least suspect - a mild-mannered social security employee named Jérémie... [More...]
Identité judiciaire (1951)
Hervé Bromberger
When 17-year-old Denise runs away from home, the police make haste to find her. They arrive too late. She drowns herself in a canal, the third casualty of a dangerous psychopath who drugs his victims and either abandons them or murders them... [More...]
Hervé Bromberger
When 17-year-old Denise runs away from home, the police make haste to find her. They arrive too late. She drowns herself in a canal, the third casualty of a dangerous psychopath who drugs his victims and either abandons them or murders them... [More...]
Ils (2006)
David Moreau
Clémentine and Lucas are a young French couple who have been living in Bucharest for several months. She works as a teacher, he is a writer... [More...]
David Moreau
Clémentine and Lucas are a young French couple who have been living in Bucharest for several months. She works as a teacher, he is a writer... [More...]
L'Inconnu du lac (2013)
Alain Guiraudie
A secluded beach beside a placid lake provides a haven for a handful of men who feel the need to strip off and surrender themselves to the sun's rays and the admiring gaze of others... [More...]
Alain Guiraudie
A secluded beach beside a placid lake provides a haven for a handful of men who feel the need to strip off and surrender themselves to the sun's rays and the admiring gaze of others... [More...]
L'Insoumis (1964)
Alain Cavalier
When his wife leaves him, Thomas enlists in the French foreign legion and is posted to Algeria. During the 1961 uprising, Thomas deserts and goes into hiding... [More...]
Alain Cavalier
When his wife leaves him, Thomas enlists in the French foreign legion and is posted to Algeria. During the 1961 uprising, Thomas deserts and goes into hiding... [More...]
Interdit de séjour (1955)
Maurice de Canonge
Pierre Ménard is a young man who makes an honest living working in a Paris jewellery. Unfortunately, he gets into bad company when he falls for Suzie, an attractive young woman who, unbeknown to him, works as a hostess in a sleazy Pigalle nightclub... [More...]
Maurice de Canonge
Pierre Ménard is a young man who makes an honest living working in a Paris jewellery. Unfortunately, he gets into bad company when he falls for Suzie, an attractive young woman who, unbeknown to him, works as a hostess in a sleazy Pigalle nightclub... [More...]
Jeu de massacre (1967)
Alain Jessua
The author of a series of comic books, Pierre Meyrand is suffering from a severe case of writer's block. When he receives an invitation to the house of Bob Neuman, a great admirer of his work, in Switzerland he cautiously accepts, accompanied by his wife Jacqueline, who illustrates his books... [More...]
Alain Jessua
The author of a series of comic books, Pierre Meyrand is suffering from a severe case of writer's block. When he receives an invitation to the house of Bob Neuman, a great admirer of his work, in Switzerland he cautiously accepts, accompanied by his wife Jacqueline, who illustrates his books... [More...]