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French cinema: Thriller
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...
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Jean-François Richet
La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965)
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Three small-time crooks - Edmond, Arthur and Rouquemoute - are planning to mount a small-time heist. To buy the equipment needed for this adventure, they trick notorious art thief Alphonse to lend them some money in exchange for a share in the booty...
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Pierre Granier-Deferre
Mille milliards de dollars (1982)
Henri Verneuil
Paul Kerjean is a journalist on a leading French news weekly, La Tribune. One day, he receives an anonymous phone call revealing that the respected industrialist Jacques Benoît-Lambert is facing financial ruin...
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Henri Verneuil
Mort d'un pourri (1977)
Georges Lautner
Xavier Maréchal agrees to provide his friend Philippe Dubaye with an alibi when the latter confesses to him that he has just murdered a business associate, Serrano...
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Georges Lautner
Le Mort qui tue (1913)
Louis Feuillade
The journalist Fandor is left to lament the death of his courageous friend and ally Inspector Juve after the latter perished in an explosion in the course of their most recent dramatic tussle with the evil master of crime Fantômas...
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Louis Feuillade
Mortelle randonnée (1983)
Claude Miller
Haunted by a past that he does his best to bury, fifty-something Louis Beauvoir leads a solitary life in which there is no place for sentiment or intimate human contact... [More...]
Claude Miller
Haunted by a past that he does his best to bury, fifty-something Louis Beauvoir leads a solitary life in which there is no place for sentiment or intimate human contact... [More...]
Le Mystère de la tour Eiffel (1928)
Julien Duvivier
With their 'Siamese Twins' dance act, the Mironton Brothers - Achille Saturnin and his exact double - are one of the main attractions at a popular Parisian fairground... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
With their 'Siamese Twins' dance act, the Mironton Brothers - Achille Saturnin and his exact double - are one of the main attractions at a popular Parisian fairground... [More...]
Le Mystère des roches de Kador (1912)
Léonce Perret
When the Marquis de Kéranic dies, he leaves his entire estate to his niece Suzanne de Lormel. Under the terms of the will, Suzane will only receive her inheritance on her eighteenth birthday and, if she should die, go mad or enter a convent before this date, it will pass to her cousin, Count Fernand de Kéranic... [More...]
Léonce Perret
When the Marquis de Kéranic dies, he leaves his entire estate to his niece Suzanne de Lormel. Under the terms of the will, Suzane will only receive her inheritance on her eighteenth birthday and, if she should die, go mad or enter a convent before this date, it will pass to her cousin, Count Fernand de Kéranic... [More...]
Ne le dis à personne (2006)
Guillaume Canet
Over the past eight years, there has not been a single day when Alex has not thought about Margot, the childhood sweetheart that became his wife... [More...]
Guillaume Canet
Over the past eight years, there has not been a single day when Alex has not thought about Margot, the childhood sweetheart that became his wife... [More...]
Ne nous fâchons pas (1966)
Georges Lautner
Antoine Beretto had hoped that his criminal past is way behind him. Once a notorious gangster, he now basks in tranquil respectability on the sunny Côte d'Azur, his only professional interest being the boating club that he manages so successfully... [More...]
Georges Lautner
Antoine Beretto had hoped that his criminal past is way behind him. Once a notorious gangster, he now basks in tranquil respectability on the sunny Côte d'Azur, his only professional interest being the boating club that he manages so successfully... [More...]
Ni le ciel ni la terre (2015)
Clément Cogitore
As the deadline for the withdrawal of his troops from Afghanistan fast approaches, Captain Antarès Bonassieu is assigned with his unit to a surveillance mission in a remote valley in Wakhan on the border with Pakistan... [More...]
Clément Cogitore
As the deadline for the withdrawal of his troops from Afghanistan fast approaches, Captain Antarès Bonassieu is assigned with his unit to a surveillance mission in a remote valley in Wakhan on the border with Pakistan... [More...]
Nocturama (2016)
Bertrand Bonello
It is a morning in Paris like any other. The streets and the Metro are crowded as usual with people rushing in to work, scarcely noticing the world around them... [More...]
Bertrand Bonello
It is a morning in Paris like any other. The streets and the Metro are crowded as usual with people rushing in to work, scarcely noticing the world around them... [More...]
Noir et blanc (1986)
Claire Devers
Antoine is a boring young accountant who leads a boring humdrum existence. For his latest assignment, he is sent to a sports centre to sort out the company's accounts... [More...]
Claire Devers
Antoine is a boring young accountant who leads a boring humdrum existence. For his latest assignment, he is sent to a sports centre to sort out the company's accounts... [More...]
Non coupable (1947)
Henri Decoin
Michel Ancelin was once a respected surgeon but now, an embittered alcoholic, he lives out his declining years as a family doctor in a dull provincial town in the company of his mistress, Madeleine... [More...]
Henri Decoin
Michel Ancelin was once a respected surgeon but now, an embittered alcoholic, he lives out his declining years as a family doctor in a dull provincial town in the company of his mistress, Madeleine... [More...]
Nous n'irons plus au bois (1955)
Ivan Govar
Leaving a juvenile detention centre after serving a term for the accidental killing of his stepmother, Yan makes his way across country to his home village in Flanders, eager to make a fresh start... [More...]
Ivan Govar
Leaving a juvenile detention centre after serving a term for the accidental killing of his stepmother, Yan makes his way across country to his home village in Flanders, eager to make a fresh start... [More...]
La Nuit du carrefour (1932)
Jean Renoir
At the Carrefour des Trois-Veuves, some thirty kilometres north of Paris, insurance agent Michonnet is surprised when his car is stolen... [More...]
Jean Renoir
At the Carrefour des Trois-Veuves, some thirty kilometres north of Paris, insurance agent Michonnet is surprised when his car is stolen... [More...]
Nuits rouges (1974)
Georges Franju
A mysterious master criminal is determined to recover the lost treasure of the Knights Templar, but the one man who may be able to help him - the historian Maxime de Borrego - prefers death to giving away the secret... [More...]
Georges Franju
A mysterious master criminal is determined to recover the lost treasure of the Knights Templar, but the one man who may be able to help him - the historian Maxime de Borrego - prefers death to giving away the secret... [More...]
Objectif: 500 millions (1966)
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Paris, 1966. Richau, a former captain in the French paratroop regiment, has just been released from prison after serving a term for participating in an uprising during the Algerian War... [More...]
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Paris, 1966. Richau, a former captain in the French paratroop regiment, has just been released from prison after serving a term for participating in an uprising during the Algerian War... [More...]
L'Oeil du malin (1962)
Claude Chabrol
Embittered by his failure to make a success of his career as a journalist, Albin Mercier enjoys nothing more than bringing misery to others, particularly those who have made something of their lives... [More...]
Claude Chabrol
Embittered by his failure to make a success of his career as a journalist, Albin Mercier enjoys nothing more than bringing misery to others, particularly those who have made something of their lives... [More...]
Olivier, Olivier (1992)
Agnieszka Holland
The Duvals are a typical French family, leading an apparently peaceful existence in the heart of rural France. But appearances can be deceptive... [More...]
Agnieszka Holland
The Duvals are a typical French family, leading an apparently peaceful existence in the heart of rural France. But appearances can be deceptive... [More...]
OSS 117: Le Caire nid d'espions (2006)
Michel Hazanavicius
In 1955, Cairo is a hornet's nest of political intrigue, with several countries fighting for their vested interests. When one of his government agents is killed in the Egyptian capital, the French President sends a replacement in the form of Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, code name OSS 117... [More...]
Michel Hazanavicius
In 1955, Cairo is a hornet's nest of political intrigue, with several countries fighting for their vested interests. When one of his government agents is killed in the Egyptian capital, the French President sends a replacement in the form of Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, code name OSS 117... [More...]
OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus (2009)
Michel Hazanavicius
In 1967, France's top secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, codenamed OSS 117, is sent to Brazil to locate a former high-ranking Nazi who is threatening to sell a microfilm listing the names of French collaborators in WWII... [More...]
Michel Hazanavicius
In 1967, France's top secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, codenamed OSS 117, is sent to Brazil to locate a former high-ranking Nazi who is threatening to sell a microfilm listing the names of French collaborators in WWII... [More...]
Out 1: Noli me Tangere (1971)
Jacques Rivette
In Paris in the late 1960s, two theatrical companies are immersed in rehearsing performances of two well-known works by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus - Prometheus Bound and Seven Against Thebes... [More...]
Jacques Rivette
In Paris in the late 1960s, two theatrical companies are immersed in rehearsing performances of two well-known works by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus - Prometheus Bound and Seven Against Thebes... [More...]
La P... respectueuse (1952)
Charles Brabant
Whilst taking a train journey in the southern United States, Lizzie McKay, a nightclub hostess, witnesses the killing of a black man by a drunken white man... [More...]
Charles Brabant
Whilst taking a train journey in the southern United States, Lizzie McKay, a nightclub hostess, witnesses the killing of a black man by a drunken white man... [More...]
Le Pacha (1968)
Georges Lautner
Early one morning, an armoured van loaded with diamonds sets out from the Place Vendôme in the heart of Paris to Bourget airport, accompanied by a police escort... [More...]
Georges Lautner
Early one morning, an armoured van loaded with diamonds sets out from the Place Vendôme in the heart of Paris to Bourget airport, accompanied by a police escort... [More...]
Panique (1947)
Julien Duvivier
Recently released from prison, an attractive young woman Alice meets up with her lover Alfred. The latter, a vicious crook, has murdered an old woman at a fairground... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
Recently released from prison, an attractive young woman Alice meets up with her lover Alfred. The latter, a vicious crook, has murdered an old woman at a fairground... [More...]
Parc (2009)
Arnaud des Pallières
Georges Clou is a prosperous businessman who is proud of his success. He lives with his family in the south of France, in an immaculate gated residential area named Le Parc, where only the best people live... [More...]
Arnaud des Pallières
Georges Clou is a prosperous businessman who is proud of his success. He lives with his family in the south of France, in an immaculate gated residential area named Le Parc, where only the best people live... [More...]
Paris nous appartient (1961)
Jacques Rivette
Paris, June 1957. Anne Goupil, a student from the provinces, is half-heartedly revising for her exams when she finds herself drawn into an intrigue revolving around the death of a Spanish musician named Juan... [More...]
Jacques Rivette
Paris, June 1957. Anne Goupil, a student from the provinces, is half-heartedly revising for her exams when she finds herself drawn into an intrigue revolving around the death of a Spanish musician named Juan... [More...]
Les Patriotes (1994)
Eric Rochant
Immediately after turning 18, Ariel Brenner, a Parisian Jew, leaves his comfortable middleclass home and family in France and sets out for Israel, to live in a kibbutz... [More...]
Eric Rochant
Immediately after turning 18, Ariel Brenner, a Parisian Jew, leaves his comfortable middleclass home and family in France and sets out for Israel, to live in a kibbutz... [More...]
Pépé le Moko (1937)
Julien Duvivier
The French outlaw Pépé le Moko has gained a reputation as the most notorious gangster in Algiers, loyally served by his band of armed cohorts... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
The French outlaw Pépé le Moko has gained a reputation as the most notorious gangster in Algiers, loyally served by his band of armed cohorts... [More...]