Film Index
French cinema: Thriller
Deux hommes dans Manhattan (1959)
Jean-Pierre Melville
When Fèvre-Berthier, an important French diplomat, goes missing in New York, a French journalist, Moreau, is sent to investigate what became of him...
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Jean-Pierre Melville
Le Deuxième souffle (1966)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Eight years into his prison sentence, a notorious gangster named Gustave Minda (nicknamed Gu) escapes and returns to Paris...
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Jean-Pierre Melville
Le Deuxième souffle (2007)
Alain Corneau
In the late 1950s, Gustave Minda, known to all as Gu, is one of France's most notorious hoodlums, but the law catches up with him in the end...
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Alain Corneau
Dheepan (2015)
Jacques Audiard
In a refugee camp in the aftermath of the civil war in Sri Lanka, a former Tamil Tiger acquires not only a passport that gives him a new identity, Dheepan, but also a makeshift family, in the form of a young woman Yalini and a small girl Illayaal...
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Jacques Audiard
Diaboliquement vôtre (1968)
Julien Duvivier
A man wakes up in hospital after a near-fatal road accident but finds he has lost his memory. It appears that he is Georges Campo, a successful businessman with interests in the Far East...
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Julien Duvivier
Les Diaboliques (1955)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Michel Delasalle and his wife Christina run a private boarding school in Saint-Cloud, on the outskirts of Paris. Delasalle is a tyrant not only to the youngsters under his care but also to his wife and his mistress Nicole, who works at the school as a teacher... [More...]
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Michel Delasalle and his wife Christina run a private boarding school in Saint-Cloud, on the outskirts of Paris. Delasalle is a tyrant not only to the youngsters under his care but also to his wife and his mistress Nicole, who works at the school as a teacher... [More...]
La Diagonale du fou (1984)
Richard Dembo
In the early 1980s, the Russian grandmaster Akiva Liebskird is set to defend his title as world chess champion at a highly publicised tournament in Geneva... [More...]
Richard Dembo
In the early 1980s, the Russian grandmaster Akiva Liebskird is set to defend his title as world chess champion at a highly publicised tournament in Geneva... [More...]
Diamant 13 (2009)
Gilles Béhat
Mat is a world-weary cop who has long had his illusions torn from him. Now in his late fifties, one of the least enthusiastic members of the 13th night division, he carries out his professional duties with an almost robotic perfunctoriness... [More...]
Gilles Béhat
Mat is a world-weary cop who has long had his illusions torn from him. Now in his late fifties, one of the least enthusiastic members of the 13th night division, he carries out his professional duties with an almost robotic perfunctoriness... [More...]
La Disparue de Deauville (2007)
Sophie Marceau
Jacques, a solitary cop based in Le Havre, is investigating the mysterious death of a man in a sumptuous palace on the Normandy coast... [More...]
Sophie Marceau
Jacques, a solitary cop based in Le Havre, is investigating the mysterious death of a man in a sumptuous palace on the Normandy coast... [More...]
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil (1938)
Christian-Jaque
In the college of St-Agil, three boys, Baume, Sorgue and Macroy, form a secret society "Les Chiche-capons". Each night, they sneak away from their dormitory and meet up in the science room to have an illicit smoke and plan a clandestine voyage to America, under the watchful gaze of their mascot, Martin the Skeleton... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
In the college of St-Agil, three boys, Baume, Sorgue and Macroy, form a secret society "Les Chiche-capons". Each night, they sneak away from their dormitory and meet up in the science room to have an illicit smoke and plan a clandestine voyage to America, under the watchful gaze of their mascot, Martin the Skeleton... [More...]
Diva (1981)
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Jules, a young Parisian postman, illegally records a concert performance given by the world famous opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises... [More...]
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Jules, a young Parisian postman, illegally records a concert performance given by the world famous opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises... [More...]
Divines (2016)
Houda Benyamina
Dounia lives with her alcoholic mother in an urban ghetto on the outskirts of Paris, a place where drugs and religion are the only means of escape from a life of unremitting boredom and misery... [More...]
Houda Benyamina
Dounia lives with her alcoholic mother in an urban ghetto on the outskirts of Paris, a place where drugs and religion are the only means of escape from a life of unremitting boredom and misery... [More...]
Dobermann (1997)
Jan Kounen
Known as Dobermann, Yann Le Pentec is a notorious killer hunted by the French police. He and his gang of equally ruthless outlaws, which include his mute gypsy girlfriend Nat, a dog lover and a priest, pull off a spectacular bank robbery in Paris... [More...]
Jan Kounen
Known as Dobermann, Yann Le Pentec is a notorious killer hunted by the French police. He and his gang of equally ruthless outlaws, which include his mute gypsy girlfriend Nat, a dog lover and a priest, pull off a spectacular bank robbery in Paris... [More...]
Le Dos au mur (1958)
Edouard Molinaro
Jacques Decrey has an unpleasant errand to perform one dark evening. Under cover of darkness, he carries the body of a dead man out of his house and dumps it in his car... [More...]
Edouard Molinaro
Jacques Decrey has an unpleasant errand to perform one dark evening. Under cover of darkness, he carries the body of a dead man out of his house and dumps it in his car... [More...]
Le Dossier 51 (1978)
Michel Deville
A mysterious foreign power has set its sights on recruiting Dominique Auphal, a prominent French diplomat, as an agent. In order to put leverage on him to get him to comply, the security service of this foreign power embarks on a massive campaign of information gathering targeted at him... [More...]
Michel Deville
A mysterious foreign power has set its sights on recruiting Dominique Auphal, a prominent French diplomat, as an agent. In order to put leverage on him to get him to comply, the security service of this foreign power embarks on a massive campaign of information gathering targeted at him... [More...]
Double zéro (2004)
Gérard Pirès
When a top secret nuclear missile is stolen, the French Security Services quickly arrive at the conclusion that there is a traitor in their midst... [More...]
Gérard Pirès
When a top secret nuclear missile is stolen, the French Security Services quickly arrive at the conclusion that there is a traitor in their midst... [More...]
Le Doulos (1962)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Maurice Faugel is a career burglar who has just completed a stretch in prison. He is preparing a house break-in with some equipment provided by a friend, Silien... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Melville
Maurice Faugel is a career burglar who has just completed a stretch in prison. He is preparing a house break-in with some equipment provided by a friend, Silien... [More...]
Le Drame de Shanghaï (1938)
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
In the 1930s, China is a country that is descending into anarchy in the midst of an escalating civil war. The popular leader Cheng is dedicated to uniting his nation, but he has many enemies who are determined that he should fail... [More...]
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
In the 1930s, China is a country that is descending into anarchy in the midst of an escalating civil war. The popular leader Cheng is dedicated to uniting his nation, but he has many enemies who are determined that he should fail... [More...]
Du grabuge chez les veuves (1964)
Jacques Poitrenaud
It is only after her husband Guillaume's death that Isabelle Valmont discovers he has been leading an incredible double life for years... [More...]
Jacques Poitrenaud
It is only after her husband Guillaume's death that Isabelle Valmont discovers he has been leading an incredible double life for years... [More...]
Du mou dans la gâchette (1966)
Louis Grospierre
Jo Laguerre is a king of the Parisian underworld, a ruthless gangster boss who expects unswerving loyalty and total commitment from those he hires for his nefarious exploits... [More...]
Louis Grospierre
Jo Laguerre is a king of the Parisian underworld, a ruthless gangster boss who expects unswerving loyalty and total commitment from those he hires for his nefarious exploits... [More...]
Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)
Jules Dassin
Not long after his release from prison, ageing crook Tony Le Stéphanois meets up with his former criminal associates, Jo and Mario... [More...]
Jules Dassin
Not long after his release from prison, ageing crook Tony Le Stéphanois meets up with his former criminal associates, Jo and Mario... [More...]
Les Eaux dormantes (1992)
Jacques Tréfouel
Denis de Lespinière returns to his large family estate in Brittany after having spent three tough years working for the charity Médecins Sans Frontières in Cambodia... [More...]
Jacques Tréfouel
Denis de Lespinière returns to his large family estate in Brittany after having spent three tough years working for the charity Médecins Sans Frontières in Cambodia... [More...]
Eaux profondes (1981)
Michel Deville
Vic Allen appears to accept his young wife Melanie's flirtations with men of her own age with a generous insouciance. He amuses himself by scaring off her potential lovers by claiming that he killed one of their predecessors... [More...]
Michel Deville
Vic Allen appears to accept his young wife Melanie's flirtations with men of her own age with a generous insouciance. He amuses himself by scaring off her potential lovers by claiming that he killed one of their predecessors... [More...]
Échappement libre (1964)
Jean Becker
David Ladislas makes a comfortable living for himself by smuggling precious goods around Europe. One day, he is offered a small fortune if he will transport three hundred kilograms of gold to Lebanon in his sports car... [More...]
Jean Becker
David Ladislas makes a comfortable living for himself by smuggling precious goods around Europe. One day, he is offered a small fortune if he will transport three hundred kilograms of gold to Lebanon in his sports car... [More...]
Échec au porteur (1958)
Gilles Grangier
Bastien Sassey has grown weary of his criminal life and intends making a fresh start with his girlfriend Jacqueline. For the past few years, he has found himself a steady income by working as a courier for a gang of drugs traffickers, but now all he wants is to lead an honest life with the girl he loves... [More...]
Gilles Grangier
Bastien Sassey has grown weary of his criminal life and intends making a fresh start with his girlfriend Jacqueline. For the past few years, he has found himself a steady income by working as a courier for a gang of drugs traffickers, but now all he wants is to lead an honest life with the girl he loves... [More...]
Écoute le temps (2007)
Alanté Kavaïté
Charlotte, a young sound engineer, is shocked when she learns that her mother has been murdered at her home in the country... [More...]
Alanté Kavaïté
Charlotte, a young sound engineer, is shocked when she learns that her mother has been murdered at her home in the country... [More...]
Écoute voir... (1979)
Hugo Santiago
Arnaud de Maule is an eccentric recluse who undertakes scientific research of a secret nature on his sprawling Yvelines estate... [More...]
Hugo Santiago
Arnaud de Maule is an eccentric recluse who undertakes scientific research of a secret nature on his sprawling Yvelines estate... [More...]
Edy (2005)
Stéphan Guérin-Tillié
The joie de vivre has definitely gone out of Edy's life. He has made a successful career for himself as an insurance agent, but as his retirement comes ever nearer he finds he has less and less enthusiasm for his work... [More...]
Stéphan Guérin-Tillié
The joie de vivre has definitely gone out of Edy's life. He has made a successful career for himself as an insurance agent, but as his retirement comes ever nearer he finds he has less and less enthusiasm for his work... [More...]
Les Égouts du paradis (1979)
José Giovanni
Albert Spaggiari plans the most spectacular robbery of his career: to raid the vault of a major bank by tunnelling up from the sewers... [More...]
José Giovanni
Albert Spaggiari plans the most spectacular robbery of his career: to raid the vault of a major bank by tunnelling up from the sewers... [More...]
Élisa (1995)
Jean Becker
When her husband walks out on her, Elisa attempts to kill her young daughter Marie and then commits suicide. Marie, however, survives, and grows up in an orphanage... [More...]
Jean Becker
When her husband walks out on her, Elisa attempts to kill her young daughter Marie and then commits suicide. Marie, however, survives, and grows up in an orphanage... [More...]