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. 1 -

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 105 +7

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  3. 79 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 69 -

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
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    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 65 -

    Le mépris

    1963 — a.k.a. Contempt, in 17 top lists Check
  7. 58 -

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  8. 19 -

    Les triplettes de Belleville

    2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check
  9. 78 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  10. 55 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 67 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
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    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
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    La cité des enfants perdus

    1995 — a.k.a. The City of Lost Children, in 4 top lists Check
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    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  15. 8 -

    À ma soeur!

    2001 — a.k.a. Fat Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 31 -

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  17. 66 -

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  18. 20 -

    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check
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    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 52 -

    Nikita

    1990 — a.k.a. La Femme Nikita, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 93 +7

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
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    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  23. 87 +7

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  24. 101 +7

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
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    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
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    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  27. 100 +7

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
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    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
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    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  30. 75 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 18 -

    Demonlover

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 36 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  33. 73 -

    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 95 +7

    8 femmes

    2002 — a.k.a. 8 Women, in 2 top lists Check
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    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 97 +7

    Et Dieu... créa la femme

    1956 — a.k.a. ...And God Created Woman, in 5 top lists Check
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    La maman et la putain

    1973 — a.k.a. The Mother and the Whore, in 14 top lists Check
  38. 32 -

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
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    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
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    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  41. 42 -

    37°2 le matin

    1986 — a.k.a. Betty Blue, in 8 top lists Check
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    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 15 -

    Seul contre tous

    1998 — a.k.a. I Stand Alone, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 72 -

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

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 90 +7

    Un chant d'amour

    1950 — a.k.a. A Song of Love, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 60 -

    Les valseuses

    1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 49 -

    Les yeux sans visage

    1960 — a.k.a. Eyes Without a Face, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 11 -

    Le grand bleu

    1988 — a.k.a. The Big Blue, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 16 -

    Le dîner de cons

    1998 — a.k.a. Le Dîner de Cons, in 2 top lists Check
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    Un homme et une femme

    1966 — a.k.a. A Man and a Woman, in 8 top lists Check
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