Film Index
French cinema: Thriller
Captifs (2010)
Yann Gozlan
Carole, Samir and Dr Mathias make up a medical team that has been carrying out essential humanitarian work in the Balkans during the Yugoslav conflict...
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Yann Gozlan
Cargaison blanche (1937)
Robert Siodmak
In Spain, Blanco is the boss of a notorious white slavery ring which lures attractive young women with the promise of a dancing career and ships them off to Brazil to be sold as prostitutes...
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Robert Siodmak
Cargaison blanche (1958)
Georges Lacombe
After her colleague Jean is killed in a road accident, aspiring reporter Françoise soon suspects he may have been the victim of foul play and begins her own investigation...
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Georges Lacombe
Carlos (2010)
Olivier Assayas
A legend in his own lifetime, Carlos the Jackal (né Ilich Ramírez Sánchez) was at the epicentre of international terrorism in the 1970s and '80s...
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Olivier Assayas
Cash (2008)
Eric Besnard
When his brother, a small-time swindler, is killed by one of his former victims, Cash decides to take revenge by organising a swindle of his own...
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Eric Besnard
Cassos (2012)
Philippe Carrèse
Marc, a small-minded insurance broker from the provinces, has had enough of his bullying wife and decides to make contact with the criminal underworld to find someone who will kill her... [More...]
Philippe Carrèse
Marc, a small-minded insurance broker from the provinces, has had enough of his bullying wife and decides to make contact with the criminal underworld to find someone who will kill her... [More...]
Cavale (2002)
Lucas Belvaux
Bruno Le Roux is an extreme left-wing activist who, after his escape from prison, is more determined than ever to carry on his fight against capitalism... [More...]
Lucas Belvaux
Bruno Le Roux is an extreme left-wing activist who, after his escape from prison, is more determined than ever to carry on his fight against capitalism... [More...]
Le Cave se rebiffe (1961)
Gilles Grangier
Brothel owner Charles Lepicard is desperately in need of a new source of income when the introduction of a new law threatens his business... [More...]
Gilles Grangier
Brothel owner Charles Lepicard is desperately in need of a new source of income when the introduction of a new law threatens his business... [More...]
Ce jour-là (2003)
Raoul Ruiz
Livia is a rich heiress who lives in a grand house in a remote part of Switzerland, resented by her relatives who are jealous of her fortune and desperately want to get their hands on it... [More...]
Raoul Ruiz
Livia is a rich heiress who lives in a grand house in a remote part of Switzerland, resented by her relatives who are jealous of her fortune and desperately want to get their hands on it... [More...]
Cécile est morte (1944)
Maurice Tourneur
For six months, Cécile has been hounding the police for protection, so convinced is she that her life is in danger... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
For six months, Cécile has been hounding the police for protection, so convinced is she that her life is in danger... [More...]
Cent mille dollars au soleil (1964)
Henri Verneuil
Castigliano is the owner of a long-distance transport business in Morocco. His existing staff - Rocco, Hervé and Mitch-Mitch - become suspicious when a new driver named Steiner is hired to drive a brand new lorry with an unknown consignment... [More...]
Henri Verneuil
Castigliano is the owner of a long-distance transport business in Morocco. His existing staff - Rocco, Hervé and Mitch-Mitch - become suspicious when a new driver named Steiner is hired to drive a brand new lorry with an unknown consignment... [More...]
Le Cercle rouge (1970)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Police superintendent Mattei is escorting a suspected criminal, Vogel, across France on a train. After a daring escape, Vogel, goes on the run... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Melville
Police superintendent Mattei is escorting a suspected criminal, Vogel, across France on a train. After a daring escape, Vogel, goes on the run... [More...]
La Cérémonie (1995)
Claude Chabrol
The Lelievres are a happy, comfortably rich family who live in a remote mansion near the Brittany coast. Madame Lelievre is far too busy to take on all the domestic chores, so she hires a maid to do all this for her... [More...]
Claude Chabrol
The Lelievres are a happy, comfortably rich family who live in a remote mansion near the Brittany coast. Madame Lelievre is far too busy to take on all the domestic chores, so she hires a maid to do all this for her... [More...]
Le Cerveau (1969)
Gérard Oury
Not long after pulling off a spectacular train robbery in Great Britain, the criminal genius The Brain is soon planning his next lucrative enterprise... [More...]
Gérard Oury
Not long after pulling off a spectacular train robbery in Great Britain, the criminal genius The Brain is soon planning his next lucrative enterprise... [More...]
Ces dames préfèrent le mambo (1957)
Bernard Borderie
Seafarer Burt Brickford winds up in a South American port where he attracts the attention of a stranger, Pérez, who offers to give him a passport in return for captaining a yacht on a pleasure trip to the Caribbean... [More...]
Bernard Borderie
Seafarer Burt Brickford winds up in a South American port where he attracts the attention of a stranger, Pérez, who offers to give him a passport in return for captaining a yacht on a pleasure trip to the Caribbean... [More...]
Cet homme est dangereux (1953)
Jean Sacha
After breaking out of a prison in Oklahoma, Lemmy Caution travels to the French Riviera to make contact with Miranda Van Zelden, an heiress who is the likely target of a gang of kidnappers... [More...]
Jean Sacha
After breaking out of a prison in Oklahoma, Lemmy Caution travels to the French Riviera to make contact with Miranda Van Zelden, an heiress who is the likely target of a gang of kidnappers... [More...]
Cette femme-là (2003)
Guillaume Nicloux
The 29th of February is a date that haunts Michèle Varin, a woman police officer coping badly with depression and loneliness... [More...]
Guillaume Nicloux
The 29th of February is a date that haunts Michèle Varin, a woman police officer coping badly with depression and loneliness... [More...]
Cette nuit là... (1958)
Maurice Cazeneuve
Jean Maillet and his dazzlingly photogenic wife Sylvie both work for a publishing house owned by Monsieur Reverdy, a ruthless businessman who is used to getting what he wants... [More...]
Maurice Cazeneuve
Jean Maillet and his dazzlingly photogenic wife Sylvie both work for a publishing house owned by Monsieur Reverdy, a ruthless businessman who is used to getting what he wants... [More...]
La Chair de l'orchidée (1975)
Patrice Chéreau
A young woman named Claire escapes from a lunatic asylum and falls under the protection of Louis Delage, a loner who rears horses for a living... [More...]
Patrice Chéreau
A young woman named Claire escapes from a lunatic asylum and falls under the protection of Louis Delage, a loner who rears horses for a living... [More...]
Chair de poule (1963)
Julien Duvivier
Daniel and Paul are two hard-up factory workers who supplement their income by some nocturnal safe-cracking. However, it isn't long before their luck runs out... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
Daniel and Paul are two hard-up factory workers who supplement their income by some nocturnal safe-cracking. However, it isn't long before their luck runs out... [More...]
La Chambre ardente (1962)
Julien Duvivier
A dedicated student of history, Mathias Desgrez is an old man who lives alone in his castle buried deep in the Black Forest... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
A dedicated student of history, Mathias Desgrez is an old man who lives alone in his castle buried deep in the Black Forest... [More...]
Le Champignon (1970)
Marc Simenon
Éric Calder is a 30-year-old doctor who has just opened a new surgery on the banks of Lake Geneva. His marriage soon comes under strain as his young wife, Anne, is often away from home pursuing a busy career as a producer of advertising films... [More...]
Marc Simenon
Éric Calder is a 30-year-old doctor who has just opened a new surgery on the banks of Lake Geneva. His marriage soon comes under strain as his young wife, Anne, is often away from home pursuing a busy career as a producer of advertising films... [More...]
Le Chant du loup (2019)
Antonin Baudry
Aboard a fully armed French nuclear submarine, a young sonar technician, Chanteraide, plays a vital role detecting unfamiliar sounds with his highly sensitive ears... [More...]
Antonin Baudry
Aboard a fully armed French nuclear submarine, a young sonar technician, Chanteraide, plays a vital role detecting unfamiliar sounds with his highly sensitive ears... [More...]
Chaos (2001)
Coline Serreau
On their way to a dinner date one evening, Paul and Hélène, a middle class couple, witness an horrific assault on a young Arab woman... [More...]
Coline Serreau
On their way to a dinner date one evening, Paul and Hélène, a middle class couple, witness an horrific assault on a young Arab woman... [More...]
Chaque jour a son secret (1958)
Claude Boissol
Some years after having been thought killed in a aeroplane crash in South America, Olga Lezcano returns to France to discover that her husband, André, a famous ethnologist, has just died of a heart attack... [More...]
Claude Boissol
Some years after having been thought killed in a aeroplane crash in South America, Olga Lezcano returns to France to discover that her husband, André, a famous ethnologist, has just died of a heart attack... [More...]
La Châtelaine du Liban (1956)
Richard Pottier
In Lebanon, Hennequin, the managing director of a French petroleum company, has just acquired the mining concessions in a remote region of the country from the Countess Athelstane Orloff... [More...]
Richard Pottier
In Lebanon, Hennequin, the managing director of a French petroleum company, has just acquired the mining concessions in a remote region of the country from the Countess Athelstane Orloff... [More...]
Le Chien fou (1966)
Eddy Matalon
Late one night, a gang of Parisian thieves succeed in breaking into a safe and laying their hands on a small fortune in diamonds... [More...]
Eddy Matalon
Late one night, a gang of Parisian thieves succeed in breaking into a safe and laying their hands on a small fortune in diamonds... [More...]
Le Chien jaune (1932)
Jean Tarride
Superintendent Maigret finds himself in the Breton fishing port of Concarneau, here to investigate the murder of Mostaguen, a wine dealer who was shot dead one evening on leaving a hostelry... [More...]
Jean Tarride
Superintendent Maigret finds himself in the Breton fishing port of Concarneau, here to investigate the murder of Mostaguen, a wine dealer who was shot dead one evening on leaving a hostelry... [More...]
Le Chien (2009)
Christian Monnier
Kevin and Jean-Claude are two men who live a solitary existence on a farm in the midst of unspoiled countryside. Their shared tranquillity is disturbed one day when Jean-Claude catches the eye of Michèle, who sees him as a potential one night stand... [More...]
Christian Monnier
Kevin and Jean-Claude are two men who live a solitary existence on a farm in the midst of unspoiled countryside. Their shared tranquillity is disturbed one day when Jean-Claude catches the eye of Michèle, who sees him as a potential one night stand... [More...]
Les Chiens (1979)
Alain Jessua
Not long after arriving in a small provincial town, a young doctor, Henri Ferret, is struck by the mood of fear that pervades the region... [More...]
Alain Jessua
Not long after arriving in a small provincial town, a young doctor, Henri Ferret, is struck by the mood of fear that pervades the region... [More...]