Film Index
French cinema: Thriller
L'Alpagueur (1976)
Philippe Labro
"L'Alpagueur" is the code name for Roger Pilard, a bounty hunter who works for the French security services on cases where "conventional" police methods have failed...
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Philippe Labro
Alphaville (1965)
Jean-Luc Godard
Lemmy Caution, a secret agent from the Outlands, arrives in Alphaville on a special mission - to kill the dangerous scientist Professor von Braun and destroy his creation, an all-seeing, all-controlling computer named Alpha-60...
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Jean-Luc Godard
Alyah (2012)
Elie Wajeman
Alex is 27 and lives in one of the less salubrious districts of Paris. He makes a dishonest living as a drugs dealer, but most of his hard-earned cash ends up in the pocket of his overly demanding older brother, Isaac...
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Elie Wajeman
L'Amant double (2017)
François Ozon
Chloé is a woman in her mid-twenties who is coping badly with an ever-worsening bout of depression. Medically there is nothing wrong with her, so she takes her doctor's advice and consults a psychiatrist, Paul...
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François Ozon
Les Amants criminels (1999)
François Ozon
A young adolescent Alice persuades her 17 year old boyfriend Luc to kill one of her classmates, Saïd. The murder accomplished, they take the body to a forest to dispose of it, but they are observed by a poacher...
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François Ozon
Les Amants maudits (1952)
Willy Rozier
Paul leads a humdrum life as a waiter in a café but, being a fan of hard-boiled thriller novels, he fantasises about becoming a cold-blooded gangster... [More...]
Willy Rozier
Paul leads a humdrum life as a waiter in a café but, being a fan of hard-boiled thriller novels, he fantasises about becoming a cold-blooded gangster... [More...]
Amer (2010)
Hélène Cattet
At three key stages in her life, Ana is assailed by conflicting feelings of fear and desire. In childhood, she is seized with terror when she witnesses an old woman perform a bizarre death ritual whilst her parents yield themselves to a horrifying bestial act... [More...]
Hélène Cattet
At three key stages in her life, Ana is assailed by conflicting feelings of fear and desire. In childhood, she is seized with terror when she witnesses an old woman perform a bizarre death ritual whilst her parents yield themselves to a horrifying bestial act... [More...]
L'Amour aux trousses (2005)
Philippe de Chauveron
Paul and Franck are two French police officers in the narcotics squad who are the closest of friends. In the course of tracking down a dangerous drugs dealer one of their fellow officers is shot dead and Paul ends up with a serious leg injury... [More...]
Philippe de Chauveron
Paul and Franck are two French police officers in the narcotics squad who are the closest of friends. In the course of tracking down a dangerous drugs dealer one of their fellow officers is shot dead and Paul ends up with a serious leg injury... [More...]
L'Amour est un crime parfait (2014)
Arnaud Larrieu
Marc may be an enthusiastic literature professor, but he is also an inveterate skirt-chaser, and his habit of taking his female students to bed often brings him into conflict with Richard, his departmental head at Lausanne University... [More...]
Arnaud Larrieu
Marc may be an enthusiastic literature professor, but he is also an inveterate skirt-chaser, and his habit of taking his female students to bed often brings him into conflict with Richard, his departmental head at Lausanne University... [More...]
Les Amours de minuit (1931)
Augusto Genina
Marcel and Gaston are two men who are on the run, although when they meet on a train bound for a seaport they do their best to conceal the fact... [More...]
Augusto Genina
Marcel and Gaston are two men who are on the run, although when they meet on a train bound for a seaport they do their best to conceal the fact... [More...]
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002)
Claude Lelouch
Valentin is a gentleman thief who models himself on Arsène Lupin. Pursued by the police and weary of his criminal existence, he hires a yacht and puts out to sea... [More...]
Claude Lelouch
Valentin is a gentleman thief who models himself on Arsène Lupin. Pursued by the police and weary of his criminal existence, he hires a yacht and puts out to sea... [More...]
Anna M. (2007)
Michel Spinosa
Anna M. is an unassuming young spinster who lives with her mother and spends her days meticulously restoring manuscripts for the Bibliothèque de France... [More...]
Michel Spinosa
Anna M. is an unassuming young spinster who lives with her mother and spends her days meticulously restoring manuscripts for the Bibliothèque de France... [More...]
Anthony Zimmer (2005)
Jérôme Salle
One of the world's most notorious criminals, Anthony Zimmer is doggedly pursued by the police and Russian mafia but he has a knack of evading capture... [More...]
Jérôme Salle
One of the world's most notorious criminals, Anthony Zimmer is doggedly pursued by the police and Russian mafia but he has a knack of evading capture... [More...]
Antigang (2015)
Benjamin Rocher
Serge Buren is a cop of some renown, working with a team of younger police officers whose methods are, to say the least, somewhat unconventional... [More...]
Benjamin Rocher
Serge Buren is a cop of some renown, working with a team of younger police officers whose methods are, to say the least, somewhat unconventional... [More...]
L'Appartement des filles (1963)
Michel Deville
Not for Tibère the life-sapping tedium of a routine office job. He sees himself as a man of derring-do, a man who scorns danger and lives for the present... [More...]
Michel Deville
Not for Tibère the life-sapping tedium of a routine office job. He sees himself as a man of derring-do, a man who scorns danger and lives for the present... [More...]
Arès (2016)
Jean-Patrick Benes
By 2035, France has become one of the poorest countries in the world. A fifth of the population - over ten million people - are without work, and poverty and homelessness are endemic... [More...]
Jean-Patrick Benes
By 2035, France has become one of the poorest countries in the world. A fifth of the population - over ten million people - are without work, and poverty and homelessness are endemic... [More...]
L'Argent des autres (1978)
Christian de Chalonge
Henri Rainier has everything a man could want. A glamorous wife, two beautiful daughters and a well-paid job with a large bank... [More...]
Christian de Chalonge
Henri Rainier has everything a man could want. A glamorous wife, two beautiful daughters and a well-paid job with a large bank... [More...]
Armaguedon (1977)
Alain Jessua
After the death of his brother, 40-something Louis Carrier suddenly finds himself a very wealthy man. He gives up his job and devotes himself to a carefully conceived plan to make himself famous... [More...]
Alain Jessua
After the death of his brother, 40-something Louis Carrier suddenly finds himself a very wealthy man. He gives up his job and devotes himself to a carefully conceived plan to make himself famous... [More...]
L'Arme à gauche (1965)
Claude Sautet
Whilst staying in the Caribbean, sailor Jacques Cournot, is hired by businessman Hendrix to check out a luxury yacht the latter is planning to buy... [More...]
Claude Sautet
Whilst staying in the Caribbean, sailor Jacques Cournot, is hired by businessman Hendrix to check out a luxury yacht the latter is planning to buy... [More...]
Arsène Lupin (2004)
Jean-Paul Salomé
In 19th century France, Arsène Lupin enjoys an idyllic childhood, until his father, a notorious crook, meets a nasty end... [More...]
Jean-Paul Salomé
In 19th century France, Arsène Lupin enjoys an idyllic childhood, until his father, a notorious crook, meets a nasty end... [More...]
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (1958)
Louis Malle
Julien Tavernier and Florence Carala are passionately in love with one another, but there is an obstacle to their future happiness: Florence's husband Simon, a wealthy industrialist... [More...]
Louis Malle
Julien Tavernier and Florence Carala are passionately in love with one another, but there is an obstacle to their future happiness: Florence's husband Simon, a wealthy industrialist... [More...]
L'Assassin habite au 21 (1942)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
A serial killer is at large in Paris and with four victims already to his name the police hunt to find him and bring him to justice is intensifying... [More...]
Henri-Georges Clouzot
A serial killer is at large in Paris and with four victims already to his name the police hunt to find him and bring him to justice is intensifying... [More...]
L'Assassinat du Père Noël (1941)
Roger Chapatte
Deep in the Savoie, a small alpine village decked in snow is busy making preparations for Christmas. Busiest of all is the old toy-maker Cornusse, who occupies himself by making globes, a popular gift, whilst his attractive daughter Catherine is happily engaged in sewing dolls' dresses... [More...]
Roger Chapatte
Deep in the Savoie, a small alpine village decked in snow is busy making preparations for Christmas. Busiest of all is the old toy-maker Cornusse, who occupies himself by making globes, a popular gift, whilst his attractive daughter Catherine is happily engaged in sewing dolls' dresses... [More...]
Les Assassins du dimanche (1956)
Alex Joffé
Robert Simonet is a provincial garage owner whose ambition is to be as successful as his former boss. He is also a formidable amateur cyclist and is the favourite to win the cycling race to take place in his town... [More...]
Alex Joffé
Robert Simonet is a provincial garage owner whose ambition is to be as successful as his former boss. He is also a formidable amateur cyclist and is the favourite to win the cycling race to take place in his town... [More...]
L'Assaut (2011)
Julien Leclercq
On Saturday, 24th December 1994, the whole of France is stunned by the news that a group of armed Islamic terrorists have hijacked an Air France Airbus-300 and taken the 227 people on board hostage... [More...]
Julien Leclercq
On Saturday, 24th December 1994, the whole of France is stunned by the news that a group of armed Islamic terrorists have hijacked an Air France Airbus-300 and taken the 227 people on board hostage... [More...]
Association de malfaiteurs (1987)
Claude Zidi
Thierry, Gérard and Francis have all managed to make a success of their lives but their college friend Daniel only succeeds in getting himself into trouble with his get rich quick schemes... [More...]
Claude Zidi
Thierry, Gérard and Francis have all managed to make a success of their lives but their college friend Daniel only succeeds in getting himself into trouble with his get rich quick schemes... [More...]
Associés contre le crime... (2012)
Pascal Thomas
Bélisaire Beresford could not be happier when his wife Prudence decides that their amateur sleuthing days are over... [More...]
Pascal Thomas
Bélisaire Beresford could not be happier when his wife Prudence decides that their amateur sleuthing days are over... [More...]
Atout coeur à Tokyo pour O.S.S. 117 (1966)
Michel Boisrond
An American military base in the Pacific is blown up after the United States government refuses to accede to a ransom demand by a mysterious terrorist organisation... [More...]
Michel Boisrond
An American military base in the Pacific is blown up after the United States government refuses to accede to a ransom demand by a mysterious terrorist organisation... [More...]
L'Attentat (1972)
Yves Boisset
In the immediate aftermath of a coup d'état in an unnamed North African state, a progressive member of the opposition, Sadiel, fears for his life and is forced to flee to Switzerland... [More...]
Yves Boisset
In the immediate aftermath of a coup d'état in an unnamed North African state, a progressive member of the opposition, Sadiel, fears for his life and is forced to flee to Switzerland... [More...]
Attention, les enfants regardent (1978)
Serge Leroy
With their parents away working on a film in Ireland, four children, aged between 5 and 13, have the run of the family villa in the south of France... [More...]
Serge Leroy
With their parents away working on a film in Ireland, four children, aged between 5 and 13, have the run of the family villa in the south of France... [More...]