Film Index
French cinema: Thriller
Le Salaire de la peur (1953)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
In a dusty, hot South American mining town, European immigrants eke out a meagre existence, struggling to find work in an area of high unemployment...
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Henri-Georges Clouzot
Les Salauds vont en enfer (1956)
Robert Hossein
Macquart and Rudel are two hardened criminals who are serving life sentences in a secure prison from which escape seems to be impossible...
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Robert Hossein
Les Salauds (2013)
Claire Denis
Marco Silvestri, the commander aboard a super-tanker, must make an emergency return to Paris so that he can leave his ship...
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Claire Denis
Le Samouraï (1967)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Killing comes easy to Jef Costello. It is his job, it is what he does best. Others are willing to pay handsomely for his service, which he discharges with cool deadly efficiency...
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Jean-Pierre Melville
San Antonio (2004)
Frédéric Auburtin
Once the secret services have woken up to the threat of a global terrorist targetting world leaders, police superintendent San Antonio and his faithful assistant Bérurier are assigned to keep a watchful eye on the French ambassador during a stay at a British palace...
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Frédéric Auburtin
Sans état d'âme (2008)
Vincenzo Marano
Martin may be a respected judge but that doesn't mean he is adverse to deviating from the rule of law if it suits his purpose... [More...]
Vincenzo Marano
Martin may be a respected judge but that doesn't mean he is adverse to deviating from the rule of law if it suits his purpose... [More...]
Sans mobile apparent (1971)
Philippe Labro
In Nice, Inspector Carella is puzzled by the seemingly motiveless murders of two men - Tony Forest and Pierre Barroyer. The two victims would seem to have nothing in common, apart from the manner in which they were killed - both were shot in the centre of the forehead by a sniper rifle... [More...]
Philippe Labro
In Nice, Inspector Carella is puzzled by the seemingly motiveless murders of two men - Tony Forest and Pierre Barroyer. The two victims would seem to have nothing in common, apart from the manner in which they were killed - both were shot in the centre of the forehead by a sniper rifle... [More...]
Le Scandale (1967)
Claude Chabrol
Paul Wagner has inherited a successful champagne business, but seems to have little interest in either commerce or social etiquette... [More...]
Claude Chabrol
Paul Wagner has inherited a successful champagne business, but seems to have little interest in either commerce or social etiquette... [More...]
Scènes de crimes (2000)
Frédéric Schoendoerffer
After their teenage daughter, Marie Bourgoin, suddenly goes missing, the owners of a Parisian inn soon begin to suspect the worst... [More...]
Frédéric Schoendoerffer
After their teenage daughter, Marie Bourgoin, suddenly goes missing, the owners of a Parisian inn soon begin to suspect the worst... [More...]
Secret défense (1998)
Jacques Rivette
Sylvie, a young biologist, receives an impromptu visit from her brother who claims to have proof that their father was murdered by Walser, his right-hand man... [More...]
Jacques Rivette
Sylvie, a young biologist, receives an impromptu visit from her brother who claims to have proof that their father was murdered by Walser, his right-hand man... [More...]
Secret défense (2008)
Philippe Haïm
Alex heads France's counter-terrorist department, the DGSE (Directorate-General for External Security). It is a job that requires his total commitment and it gives him no space for a private life of his own... [More...]
Philippe Haïm
Alex heads France's counter-terrorist department, the DGSE (Directorate-General for External Security). It is a job that requires his total commitment and it gives him no space for a private life of his own... [More...]
Le Secret (1974)
Robert Enrico
In a mysterious secure establishment, a prisoner named David effects a remarkable escape. Convinced that he is being pursued, he flees to the open countryside... [More...]
Robert Enrico
In a mysterious secure establishment, a prisoner named David effects a remarkable escape. Convinced that he is being pursued, he flees to the open countryside... [More...]
Section spéciale (1975)
Costa-Gavras
In 1941, a demonstration by French communists against the Vichy government is broken up by Nazi soldiers. When a handful of the demonstrators are executed, their comrades take revenge by killing a German naval officer... [More...]
Costa-Gavras
In 1941, a demonstration by French communists against the Vichy government is broken up by Nazi soldiers. When a handful of the demonstrators are executed, their comrades take revenge by killing a German naval officer... [More...]
Les Seins de glace (1974)
Georges Lautner
A television scriptwriter François Rollin is walking on the beach in Nice when he encounters Peggy, a mysterious blonde to whom he is instantly attracted... [More...]
Georges Lautner
A television scriptwriter François Rollin is walking on the beach in Nice when he encounters Peggy, a mysterious blonde to whom he is instantly attracted... [More...]
La Sentinelle (1992)
Arnaud Desplechin
Mathias, the son of diplomat in Berlin, is about to begin his training as a pathologist in Paris. Whilst crossing the Franco-German border on a train, he is singled out and harassed by customs officials... [More...]
Arnaud Desplechin
Mathias, the son of diplomat in Berlin, is about to begin his training as a pathologist in Paris. Whilst crossing the Franco-German border on a train, he is singled out and harassed by customs officials... [More...]
Le Septième mensonge (2003)
Stéphane Guenin
It is like a fairytale dream come true. To be married to a rich, world-renowned conductor, to live in a splendid medieval château surrounded by the most picturesque countryside, to live like the lady of the manor..... [More...]
Stéphane Guenin
It is like a fairytale dream come true. To be married to a rich, world-renowned conductor, to live in a splendid medieval château surrounded by the most picturesque countryside, to live like the lady of the manor..... [More...]
Le Serpent (1973)
Henri Verneuil
Colonel Vlassov, an important KGB agent, arrives in Paris and declares his intention to defect to the west. Naturally, the CIA are delighted by this news and its director Allan Davies listens attentively as Vlassov reels off the names of KGB agents who presently hold important posts within NATO... [More...]
Henri Verneuil
Colonel Vlassov, an important KGB agent, arrives in Paris and declares his intention to defect to the west. Naturally, the CIA are delighted by this news and its director Allan Davies listens attentively as Vlassov reels off the names of KGB agents who presently hold important posts within NATO... [More...]
Le Serpent (2007)
Eric Barbier
Vincent Mandel has it all - a successful career as a photographer, a family, a nice house and all the accessories that go with it... [More...]
Eric Barbier
Vincent Mandel has it all - a successful career as a photographer, a family, a nice house and all the accessories that go with it... [More...]
Seul contre tous (1998)
Gaspar Noé
A former butcher leaves prison to start a new life, but, with no money, and trapped in a loveless relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, he is full of rage and lust for revenge... [More...]
Gaspar Noé
A former butcher leaves prison to start a new life, but, with no money, and trapped in a loveless relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, he is full of rage and lust for revenge... [More...]
Shéhérazade (2018)
Jean-Bernard Marlin
Zachary is a 17-year-old delinquent living in one of the roughest neighbourhoods of north Marseille. His petty criminal exploits have earned him a spell in a juvenile detention centre, but on leaving the centre he finds he has no home to return to... [More...]
Jean-Bernard Marlin
Zachary is a 17-year-old delinquent living in one of the roughest neighbourhoods of north Marseille. His petty criminal exploits have earned him a spell in a juvenile detention centre, but on leaving the centre he finds he has no home to return to... [More...]
Si j'étais un espion (1967)
Bertrand Blier
Dr Lefèvre is a widower who leads a peaceful life with his daughter Sylvie in the suburbs of Paris. One evening, he is called to visit one of his patients, a depressive named Guérin, but gets no reply when he rings the doorbell... [More...]
Bertrand Blier
Dr Lefèvre is a widower who leads a peaceful life with his daughter Sylvie in the suburbs of Paris. One evening, he is called to visit one of his patients, a depressive named Guérin, but gets no reply when he rings the doorbell... [More...]
Le Sicilien (1958)
Pierre Chevalier
In Paris, a criminal gang led by Monsieur Bruno is awaiting the arrival of an Italian hitman who is known only as the Sicilian... [More...]
Pierre Chevalier
In Paris, a criminal gang led by Monsieur Bruno is awaiting the arrival of an Italian hitman who is known only as the Sicilian... [More...]
Le Signal rouge (1949)
Ernst Neubach
Dr Berthold is a respectable doctor and family man who is profoundly affected when his wife is killed in a train accident... [More...]
Ernst Neubach
Dr Berthold is a respectable doctor and family man who is profoundly affected when his wife is killed in a train accident... [More...]
Le Silencieux (1973)
Claude Pinoteau
A party of Soviet nuclear scientists are visiting London when one of their number, the distinguished physicist Haliakov, is involved in a road accident... [More...]
Claude Pinoteau
A party of Soviet nuclear scientists are visiting London when one of their number, the distinguished physicist Haliakov, is involved in a road accident... [More...]
Simon Werner a disparu... (2010)
Fabrice Gobert
In March 1992, a small town just outside Paris is seized by fear and suspicion as a result of a series of seemingly inexplicable disappearances... [More...]
Fabrice Gobert
In March 1992, a small town just outside Paris is seized by fear and suspicion as a result of a series of seemingly inexplicable disappearances... [More...]
Simple mortel (1991)
Pierre Jolivet
Stéphane Marais, a researcher in ancient languages, begins to receive bizarre radio messages in one of the languages he is studying... [More...]
Pierre Jolivet
Stéphane Marais, a researcher in ancient languages, begins to receive bizarre radio messages in one of the languages he is studying... [More...]
La Sirène du Mississippi (1969)
François Truffaut
Louis Mahé, the wealthy owner of a tobacco plantation on the island of Réunion, decides to get married - to Julie Roussel, a woman he found through the personal ads pages of his newspaper... [More...]
François Truffaut
Louis Mahé, the wealthy owner of a tobacco plantation on the island of Réunion, decides to get married - to Julie Roussel, a woman he found through the personal ads pages of his newspaper... [More...]
La Sirène rouge (2002)
Olivier Megaton
Brought up by a cruel and domineering mother, Alice is a deeply disturbed 12-year-old who lives in perpetual fear - and with good reason... [More...]
Olivier Megaton
Brought up by a cruel and domineering mother, Alice is a deeply disturbed 12-year-old who lives in perpetual fear - and with good reason... [More...]
Sois belle et tais-toi (1958)
Marc Allégret
After escaping from a strict Catholic reform school, Virginie Dumaillet goes on the run and ends up joining a gang of adolescent petty criminals led by a wild young hoodlum named Loulou... [More...]
Marc Allégret
After escaping from a strict Catholic reform school, Virginie Dumaillet goes on the run and ends up joining a gang of adolescent petty criminals led by a wild young hoodlum named Loulou... [More...]
Le Soleil des voyous (1967)
Jean Delannoy
After a life of crime, Denis Farrand has retired to a provincial town where he runs a chic bar, which just happens to be opposite a bank... [More...]
Jean Delannoy
After a life of crime, Denis Farrand has retired to a provincial town where he runs a chic bar, which just happens to be opposite a bank... [More...]