The Times's 100 Best French Films

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The 100 best French Films as chosen by The Times(UK), chosen in groups of ten films: Modern Classics, Modern Cults, Dramas, Romances, Thrillers, Comedies, Nouvelle Vague, Landmarks, Shorts, and Icons.

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  1. 6 -

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  2. 46 -

    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 96 +7

    Pépé le Moko

    1937, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 51 -

    Le trou

    1960 — a.k.a. Le Trou, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 60 -

    Les valseuses

    1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 69 -

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 99 +7

    Plein soleil

    1960 — a.k.a. Purple Noon, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 47 -

    Le corbeau

    1943 — a.k.a. The Raven, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 54 -

    Sur mes lèvres

    2001 — a.k.a. Read My Lips, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 80 -

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 15 -

    Seul contre tous

    1998 — a.k.a. I Stand Alone, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 77 -

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  13. 58 -

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  14. 78 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  15. 5 -

    La vie rêvée des anges

    1998 — a.k.a. The Dreamlife of Angels, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 27 -

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 50 -

    Le doulos

    1962 — a.k.a. The Informer, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 72 -

    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 26 -

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  20. 95 +7

    8 femmes

    2002 — a.k.a. 8 Women, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 7 -

    Le temps retrouvé, d'après l'oeuvre de Marcel...

    1999 — a.k.a. Marcel Proust's Time Regained, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 55 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  23. 40 -

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 19 -

    Les triplettes de Belleville

    2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 1 -

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  26. 16 -

    Le dîner de cons

    1998 — a.k.a. Le Dîner de Cons, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 37 -

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  28. 98 +7

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 36 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  30. 53 -

    L'appartement

    1996 — a.k.a. The Apartment, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 4 -

    Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 11 -

    Le grand bleu

    1988 — a.k.a. The Big Blue, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 39 -

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  34. 67 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  35. 20 -

    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check
  36. 13 -

    La cité des enfants perdus

    1995 — a.k.a. The City of Lost Children, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 33 -

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  38. 104 +7

    La Reine Margot

    1994 — a.k.a. Queen Margot, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 32 -

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 31 -

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  41. 49 -

    Les yeux sans visage

    1960 — a.k.a. Eyes Without a Face, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 101 +7

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  43. 35 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  44. 82 -

    Diva

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 105 +7

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  46. 30 -

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 61 -

    La cage aux folles

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 43 -

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 44 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 12 -

    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
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