Film Index
French cinema: Action/Adventure
Fantasia chez les ploucs (1971)
Gérard Pirès
Sagamore Noonan is the owner of a small farm in the southern United States, although his main preoccupation is distilling whisky illegally, which he tries to keep from the attention of the local sheriff...
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Gérard Pirès
Fantômas (1964)
André Hunebelle
A journalist, Fandor, publishes a fictitious interview with the celebrated master criminal Fantômas. Soon after, he is kidnapped and taken to a secret lair where he meets an indignant Fantômas...
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André Hunebelle
La Fayette (1962)
Jean Dréville
In 1776, the British colonies in America have begun to rise up against the British crown, intent on creating their own independent republic...
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Jean Dréville
Les Femmes de l'ombre (2008)
Jean-Paul Salomé
France, on the eve of the allied invasion during WWII. When her husband is killed whilst mounting an ambush against the Nazis, resistance member Louise leaves France and heads for Britain...
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Jean-Paul Salomé
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
La French (2014)
Cédric Jimenez
In the 1970s, Marseille is the centre of one of the largest and most sophisticated drugs trafficking networks in the world... [More...]
Cédric Jimenez
In the 1970s, Marseille is the centre of one of the largest and most sophisticated drugs trafficking networks in the world... [More...]
Le Frère du guerrier (2002)
Pierre Jolivet
Thirteenth Century France. When his mother dies, Arnaud honours her wish to carry on the family tradition of preparing herbal medicines for the local community... [More...]
Pierre Jolivet
Thirteenth Century France. When his mother dies, Arnaud honours her wish to carry on the family tradition of preparing herbal medicines for the local community... [More...]
Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117 (1965)
André Hunebelle
Following the assassination of several prominent politicians in South America, the French secret services send their best agent - Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, better known as OSS 117 - to investigate... [More...]
André Hunebelle
Following the assassination of several prominent politicians in South America, the French secret services send their best agent - Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, better known as OSS 117 - to investigate... [More...]
Le Gorille vous salue bien (1958)
Bernard Borderie
Géo Paquet is one of the most dependable agents in the French secret service. Nicknamed 'the Gorilla', he is well endowed with both brains and brawn, and this makes him a valuable asset to the service... [More...]
Bernard Borderie
Géo Paquet is one of the most dependable agents in the French secret service. Nicknamed 'the Gorilla', he is well endowed with both brains and brawn, and this makes him a valuable asset to the service... [More...]
Les Grandes gueules (1966)
Robert Enrico
After his father's death, Hector Valentin returns to Vosges in the northeast of France to take charge of his father's ailing timber business... [More...]
Robert Enrico
After his father's death, Hector Valentin returns to Vosges in the northeast of France to take charge of his father's ailing timber business... [More...]
Haceldama ou Le prix du sang (1919)
Julien Duvivier
Jean Didier, a young man in his mid-twenties, has one objective in life: to find and kill the man whom he believed drove his father Pierre to ruin and suicide... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
Jean Didier, a young man in his mid-twenties, has one objective in life: to find and kill the man whom he believed drove his father Pierre to ruin and suicide... [More...]
Hold-Up (1985)
Alexandre Arcady
Criminal genius Grimm devises a seemingly foolproof plan to rob the Montreal Central Bank. By disguising himself as a clown and passing off his accomplices Georges and Lise as two of the hostages, he manages to smuggle two million dollars out of the bank without anyone noticing... [More...]
Alexandre Arcady
Criminal genius Grimm devises a seemingly foolproof plan to rob the Montreal Central Bank. By disguising himself as a clown and passing off his accomplices Georges and Lise as two of the hostages, he manages to smuggle two million dollars out of the bank without anyone noticing... [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 en colère (1979)
Claude Pinoteau
When he is informed of the death of his son Julien, Romain Dupré goes to Canada to identify the body. The dead man turns out not be Dupré's son, but a stranger who, for some reason, is carrying Julien's identification papers... [More...]
Claude Pinoteau
When he is informed of the death of his son Julien, Romain Dupré goes to Canada to identify the body. The dead man turns out not be Dupré's son, but a stranger who, for some reason, is carrying Julien's identification papers... [More...]
Hors-la-loi (2010)
Rachid Bouchareb
Driven from their plot of land in Algeria to make way for French settlers, three brothers and their parents are forced to separate... [More...]
Rachid Bouchareb
Driven from their plot of land in Algeria to make way for French settlers, three brothers and their parents are forced to separate... [More...]
L'Insolent (1973)
Jean-Claude Roy
Emmanuel Ristack, a ruthless American gangster nicknamed 'L'Insolent', succeeds in escaping from the Santé prison... [More...]
Jean-Claude Roy
Emmanuel Ristack, a ruthless American gangster nicknamed 'L'Insolent', succeeds in escaping from the Santé prison... [More...]
Le Jour et l'heure (1963)
René Clément
During WWII, Thérèse Dutheil refuses to have any interest in politics, even though her husband is being held a prisoner-of-war in Germany... [More...]
René Clément
During WWII, Thérèse Dutheil refuses to have any interest in politics, even though her husband is being held a prisoner-of-war in Germany... [More...]
Laissez bronzer les cadavres (2017)
Hélène Cattet
Max Bernier, a burned-out writer, lives in splendid isolation on a hill overlooking the seductive azure waters of the Mediterranean... [More...]
Hélène Cattet
Max Bernier, a burned-out writer, lives in splendid isolation on a hill overlooking the seductive azure waters of the Mediterranean... [More...]
Légitime violence (1982)
Serge Leroy
Martin Modot's life is torn to shreds when the three people who are closest to him - his wife, his daughter and his mother - are all brutally murdered in what seems to be an armed robbery at Deauville station... [More...]
Serge Leroy
Martin Modot's life is torn to shreds when the three people who are closest to him - his wife, his daughter and his mother - are all brutally murdered in what seems to be an armed robbery at Deauville station... [More...]
Liste noire (1984)
Alain Bonnot
David, Jacky and Nathalie are three teenage rebels who decide to hold up a bank. The weaponry is provided by a man who, unbeknown to them, belongs to a gang that intends to use their hold up as a diversion for their own daylight heist... [More...]
Alain Bonnot
David, Jacky and Nathalie are three teenage rebels who decide to hold up a bank. The weaponry is provided by a man who, unbeknown to them, belongs to a gang that intends to use their hold up as a diversion for their own daylight heist... [More...]
Lucy (2014)
Luc Besson
Lucy is an ordinary young student whose life takes an unexpected turn when she is forced against her will to act as a courier for a new synthetic drug... [More...]
Luc Besson
Lucy is an ordinary young student whose life takes an unexpected turn when she is forced against her will to act as a courier for a new synthetic drug... [More...]
Le Magnifique (1973)
Philippe de Broca
When a secret agent is eaten by a shark in a telephone box, ace spy Bob Saint-Clair is sent on a mission to Mexico, to confront his arch-enemy Karpof, assisted by his beautiful partner Tatiana… Thus begins the latest pulp fiction novel by François Merlin, a lonely middle-aged writer who dreams of having a love affair with his neighbour Christine and of getting his revenge on his odious publisher Charron - fantasies which he plays out in his novels... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
When a secret agent is eaten by a shark in a telephone box, ace spy Bob Saint-Clair is sent on a mission to Mexico, to confront his arch-enemy Karpof, assisted by his beautiful partner Tatiana… Thus begins the latest pulp fiction novel by François Merlin, a lonely middle-aged writer who dreams of having a love affair with his neighbour Christine and of getting his revenge on his odious publisher Charron - fantasies which he plays out in his novels... [More...]
Le Marginal (1983)
Jacques Deray
In Marseille, police superintendent Jordan is waging a determined personal war against the city's drug barons, foremost of whom is Sauveur Meccaci, a gangster of formidable repute... [More...]
Jacques Deray
In Marseille, police superintendent Jordan is waging a determined personal war against the city's drug barons, foremost of whom is Sauveur Meccaci, a gangster of formidable repute... [More...]
Mea Culpa (2014)
Fred Cavayé
Simon and Franck's partnership as cops in Toulon ends in disaster and disgrace. The two men have been out celebrating after completing one difficult assignment when they crash into another car, causing the death of two other people, including a child... [More...]
Fred Cavayé
Simon and Franck's partnership as cops in Toulon ends in disaster and disgrace. The two men have been out celebrating after completing one difficult assignment when they crash into another car, causing the death of two other people, including a child... [More...]
Mesrine: L'Ennemi public n°1 (2008)
Jean-François Richet
Following his outrageous criminal escapades in France and Canada, Jacques Mesrine has become Public Enemy N° 1, the man most wanted by both the police and the media... [More...]
Jean-François Richet
Following his outrageous criminal escapades in France and Canada, Jacques Mesrine has become Public Enemy N° 1, the man most wanted by both the police and the media... [More...]
Mesrine: L'Instinct de mort (2008)
Jean-François Richet
Serving in Algeria in the late 1950s, a young French soldier, Jacques Mesrine, soon develops a taste for violence, adventure and killing... [More...]
Jean-François Richet
Serving in Algeria in the late 1950s, a young French soldier, Jacques Mesrine, soon develops a taste for violence, adventure and killing... [More...]
Michel Strogoff (1926)
Viktor Tourjansky
As a revolt by the Tartars threatens to tear the Russian Empire in two, the soldier Michel Strogoff is sent to the Siberian town of Irkutsk with a vital message from the Tsar... [More...]
Viktor Tourjansky
As a revolt by the Tartars threatens to tear the Russian Empire in two, the soldier Michel Strogoff is sent to the Siberian town of Irkutsk with a vital message from the Tsar... [More...]
Le Miracle des loups (1924)
Raymond Bernard
In 1461, following the One Hundred Years' War, France is a divided nation. King Louis XI is resolved to bring the country together, but his ambitions are threatened by noblemen who are reluctant to give up their power... [More...]
Raymond Bernard
In 1461, following the One Hundred Years' War, France is a divided nation. King Louis XI is resolved to bring the country together, but his ambitions are threatened by noblemen who are reluctant to give up their power... [More...]
Le Miracle des loups (1961)
André Hunebelle
In 15th century France, Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, plans to usurp the rightful king of France, Louis XI. Crucial to his scheme is his marriage to the king's goddaughter, Jeanne de Beauvais, but she refuses to marry him... [More...]
André Hunebelle
In 15th century France, Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, plans to usurp the rightful king of France, Louis XI. Crucial to his scheme is his marriage to the king's goddaughter, Jeanne de Beauvais, but she refuses to marry him... [More...]
Moonwalkers (2016)
Antoine Bardou-Jacquet
20th July 1969 is a day that will live in history - the day that man first set foot on the lunar surface. It is such an important milestone in human history that it cannot be allowed not to happen... [More...]
Antoine Bardou-Jacquet
20th July 1969 is a day that will live in history - the day that man first set foot on the lunar surface. It is such an important milestone in human history that it cannot be allowed not to happen... [More...]