Film Index
French cinema: All genres
Mauvais garçon (1993)
Jacques Bral
Immediately after being released from prison, where he has served a short stretch for petty larceny, 30-something Thomas returns to his girlfriend, only to find she is in bed with another man...
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Jacques Bral
Mauvais genres (2001)
Francis Girod
When a Belgian professor is arrested for molesting children, his son, Bo, is hassled by the police into testifying against him...
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Francis Girod
Les Mauvais joueurs (2005)
Frédéric Balekdjian
Vahé Krikorian is an Armenian immigrant who lives in the crowded Sentier district of Paris. Crippled with debts, his father is forced to close the shop where he works and so, to make ends meet, he resorts to playing three card tricks with Sahak and his brother Toros...
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Frédéric Balekdjian
Mauvais sang (1986)
Leos Carax
Paris, 1986. As Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth, the capital is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave...
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Leos Carax
Mauvaise foi (2006)
Roschdy Zem
Clara and Ismaël are a happy couple, and when Clara discovers she is pregnant they are overjoyed. But their elation is short-lived...
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Roschdy Zem
Mauvaise graine (1934)
Alexander Esway
The son of a prosperous surgeon, Henri Pasquier is a good-for-nothing playboy who spends most of his time speeding around Paris in his roadster... [More...]
Alexander Esway
The son of a prosperous surgeon, Henri Pasquier is a good-for-nothing playboy who spends most of his time speeding around Paris in his roadster... [More...]
Mauvaise passe (1999)
Michel Blanc
Bored with his humdrum middle-class existence, 40-something university lecturer Pierre walks out on his wife Catherine and his son and settles in London to begin work on his first novel... [More...]
Michel Blanc
Bored with his humdrum middle-class existence, 40-something university lecturer Pierre walks out on his wife Catherine and his son and settles in London to begin work on his first novel... [More...]
Mauvaises fréquentations (1999)
Jean-Pierre Améris
Delphine is a 15 year-old-girl who knows nothing about life. Then she meets Olivia, a girl who seems to know everything. It is through Olivia that Delphine begins to unravel the mysteries of adulthood and in no time she has embarked on her first love affair, with a sexually precocious boy named Laurent... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Améris
Delphine is a 15 year-old-girl who knows nothing about life. Then she meets Olivia, a girl who seems to know everything. It is through Olivia that Delphine begins to unravel the mysteries of adulthood and in no time she has embarked on her first love affair, with a sexually precocious boy named Laurent... [More...]
Les Mauvaises fréquentations (1963)
Jean Eustache
One Sunday evening, two men in their twenties roam the streets of the Clichy district of Paris, hoping to pick up a pair of girls they can spend the night with... [More...]
Jean Eustache
One Sunday evening, two men in their twenties roam the streets of the Clichy district of Paris, hoping to pick up a pair of girls they can spend the night with... [More...]
Les Mauvaises rencontres (1955)
Alexandre Astruc
At the Quai des Orfèvres in Paris, Inspector Forbin is interrogating Catherine Racan about Dr Daniély, a man accused of practicing abortion... [More...]
Alexandre Astruc
At the Quai des Orfèvres in Paris, Inspector Forbin is interrogating Catherine Racan about Dr Daniély, a man accused of practicing abortion... [More...]
Max et les ferrailleurs (1971)
Claude Sautet
Disillusioned with the French legal system, Max abandons his career as a judge to become a policeman, believing that he will be more effective at bringing criminals to justice... [More...]
Claude Sautet
Disillusioned with the French legal system, Max abandons his career as a judge to become a policeman, believing that he will be more effective at bringing criminals to justice... [More...]
Max mon amour (1986)
Nagisa Ôshima
Suspecting that his wife, Margaret, is having a secret love affair, Peter Jones, a British ambassador in Paris, engages a private detective to investigate... [More...]
Nagisa Ôshima
Suspecting that his wife, Margaret, is having a secret love affair, Peter Jones, a British ambassador in Paris, engages a private detective to investigate... [More...]
Max victime du quinquina (1911)
Max Linder
Lacking his usual vitality, Max consults his doctor, who advises him to take a glass of Bordeaux quinine every day. Back home, Max takes the bottle of medicine and pours it into one large glass... [More...]
Max Linder
Lacking his usual vitality, Max consults his doctor, who advises him to take a glass of Bordeaux quinine every day. Back home, Max takes the bottle of medicine and pours it into one large glass... [More...]
Maxime (1958)
Henri Verneuil
Paris, 1914. Maxime Cherpray is an ageing Don Juan who, despite being well-bred and well-educated, has little money and lives in a small apartment... [More...]
Henri Verneuil
Paris, 1914. Maxime Cherpray is an ageing Don Juan who, despite being well-bred and well-educated, has little money and lives in a small apartment... [More...]
Maya (1949)
Raymond Bernard
When the cargo ship Saint-Jacques docks at a seaport, the crew waste no time going ashore to enjoy the distractions offered by the town... [More...]
Raymond Bernard
When the cargo ship Saint-Jacques docks at a seaport, the crew waste no time going ashore to enjoy the distractions offered by the town... [More...]
Mayerling (1936)
Anatole Litvak
In the late 1880s, Archduke Rudolph is the crown prince of Austria, a rebellious young man who prefers the company of ordinary folk to that of the nobility... [More...]
Anatole Litvak
In the late 1880s, Archduke Rudolph is the crown prince of Austria, a rebellious young man who prefers the company of ordinary folk to that of the nobility... [More...]
Mayrig (1992)
Henri Verneuil
In 1921, a shipload of Armenian refugees arrive in Marseilles, hoping to begin a new life. These include six-year-old Azad Zakarian, his father Hagop, his mother Araxi and his two aunts Anna and Gayané... [More...]
Henri Verneuil
In 1921, a shipload of Armenian refugees arrive in Marseilles, hoping to begin a new life. These include six-year-old Azad Zakarian, his father Hagop, his mother Araxi and his two aunts Anna and Gayané... [More...]
La Mécanique de l'ombre (2017)
Thomas Kruithof
It has been two years since Duval lost his job. Recovering from a mental breakdown, he hasn't been able to find work since and he struggles to make ends meet... [More...]
Thomas Kruithof
It has been two years since Duval lost his job. Recovering from a mental breakdown, he hasn't been able to find work since and he struggles to make ends meet... [More...]
Méfiez-vous fillettes (1957)
Yves Allégret
Raven's first act after being released from prison is to track down and kill the gangster boss who put him beyond bars - Mendetta... [More...]
Yves Allégret
Raven's first act after being released from prison is to track down and kill the gangster boss who put him beyond bars - Mendetta... [More...]
Méfiez-vous, mesdames! (1963)
André Hunebelle
Charles Rouvier is a renowned lawyer and also a well-known womaniser. When he is arrested and sent to prison for two years for helping one of his clients, he becomes obsessed with taking his revenge against women... [More...]
André Hunebelle
Charles Rouvier is a renowned lawyer and also a well-known womaniser. When he is arrested and sent to prison for two years for helping one of his clients, he becomes obsessed with taking his revenge against women... [More...]
Meilleur espoir féminin (2000)
Gérard Jugnot
Yvon Rance is the proud owner of a modest hairdressing salon in the small Breton town of Cancale. Since his wife left him some years ago, he has had to bring up his daughter Laetitia by himself and naturally he has become overly protective towards her... [More...]
Gérard Jugnot
Yvon Rance is the proud owner of a modest hairdressing salon in the small Breton town of Cancale. Since his wife left him some years ago, he has had to bring up his daughter Laetitia by himself and naturally he has become overly protective towards her... [More...]
La Meilleure façon de marcher (1976)
Claude Miller
In the summer of 1960, Marc and Philippe work as supervisors in a French summer camp for boys. Their different methods of treating their young charges reflect their different personalities... [More...]
Claude Miller
In the summer of 1960, Marc and Philippe work as supervisors in a French summer camp for boys. Their different methods of treating their young charges reflect their different personalities... [More...]
La Meilleure part (1955)
Yves Allégret
For Philippe Perrin, a young and ambitious engineer, the construction of a huge dam in the Alps becomes his life's work and he devotes himself to this, his greatest accomplishment... [More...]
Yves Allégret
For Philippe Perrin, a young and ambitious engineer, the construction of a huge dam in the Alps becomes his life's work and he devotes himself to this, his greatest accomplishment... [More...]
Mélo (1932)
Paul Czinner
After many years, Pierre is overjoyed to be reunited with his old friend Marcel, who has become a world famous virtuoso violinist... [More...]
Paul Czinner
After many years, Pierre is overjoyed to be reunited with his old friend Marcel, who has become a world famous virtuoso violinist... [More...]
Mélo (1986)
Alain Resnais
Two old friends, Marcel and Pierre, get together one evening for a meal and to reminisce on old times. Marcel is now a world famous virtuoso violinist whilst Pierre has settled down for a quiet life with his wife, Romaine... [More...]
Alain Resnais
Two old friends, Marcel and Pierre, get together one evening for a meal and to reminisce on old times. Marcel is now a world famous virtuoso violinist whilst Pierre has settled down for a quiet life with his wife, Romaine... [More...]
Mélodie en sous-sol (1963)
Henri Verneuil
Monsieur Charles has only been out of jail five minutes after completing his last stretch before he begins planning his next robbery... [More...]
Henri Verneuil
Monsieur Charles has only been out of jail five minutes after completing his last stretch before he begins planning his next robbery... [More...]
Mémoires d'un flic (1956)
Pierre Foucaud
Chief-superintendent Dominique, the head of a crime squad in Marseille, finds himself in a difficult position when his son Gérard becomes mixed up with some racketeers... [More...]
Pierre Foucaud
Chief-superintendent Dominique, the head of a crime squad in Marseille, finds himself in a difficult position when his son Gérard becomes mixed up with some racketeers... [More...]
La Menace (1977)
Alain Corneau
Dominique Montlaure owns a substantial trucking business near to Bordeaux, which she runs with the help of her boyfriend, Henri Savin... [More...]
Alain Corneau
Dominique Montlaure owns a substantial trucking business near to Bordeaux, which she runs with the help of her boyfriend, Henri Savin... [More...]
Menaces (1940)
Edmond T. Gréville
France in 1938. Despite the Munich Agreement, the outbreak of war seems imminent. In a small Parisian hotel, several disparate individuals take refuge from the storm clouds that are gathering over Europe... [More...]
Edmond T. Gréville
France in 1938. Despite the Munich Agreement, the outbreak of war seems imminent. In a small Parisian hotel, several disparate individuals take refuge from the storm clouds that are gathering over Europe... [More...]
Ménilmontant (1926)
Dimitri Kirsanoff
The peace of a rural community is shattered when a man and his wife are violently attacked and murdered with an axe by a deranged killer... [More...]
Dimitri Kirsanoff
The peace of a rural community is shattered when a man and his wife are violently attacked and murdered with an axe by a deranged killer... [More...]