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. 105 +7

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  2. 104 +7

    La Reine Margot

    1994 — a.k.a. Queen Margot, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 103 +7

    Manon des sources

    1986 — a.k.a. Manon of the Spring, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 102 +7

    Jean de Florette

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 101 +7

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 100 +7

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 99 +7

    Plein soleil

    1960 — a.k.a. Purple Noon, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 98 +7

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 97 +7

    Et Dieu... créa la femme

    1956 — a.k.a. ...And God Created Woman, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 96 +7

    Pépé le Moko

    1937, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 95 +7

    8 femmes

    2002 — a.k.a. 8 Women, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 94 +7

    Ce vieux rêve qui bouge

    2001 — a.k.a. That Old Dream That Moves, in 1 top list Check
  13. 93 +7

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  14. 92 +7

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 91 +7

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 90 +7

    Un chant d'amour

    1950 — a.k.a. A Song of Love, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 89 +7

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 88 +7

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 87 +7

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 86 +7

    Le sang d'un poète

    1932 — a.k.a. The Blood of a Poet, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 85 +7

    Entr'acte

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  22. 84 new

    Histoire(s) du cinéma

    1989, in 8 top lists
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    À nos amours

    1983 — a.k.a. À Nos Amours, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 82 -

    Diva

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 81 -

    La maman et la putain

    1973 — a.k.a. The Mother and the Whore, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 80 -

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  27. 79 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  28. 78 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  29. 77 -

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  30. 76 -

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 75 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 74 -

    Sans toit ni loi

    1985 — a.k.a. Vagabond, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 73 -

    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 72 -

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

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 71 -

    Ma nuit chez Maud

    1969 — a.k.a. My Night at Maud's, in 15 top lists Check
  36. 70 -

    Les demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 69 -

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 68 -

    Les bonnes femmes

    1960 — a.k.a. The Good Time Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 67 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  40. 66 -

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  41. 65 -

    Le mépris

    1963 — a.k.a. Contempt, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 64 -

    Ma femme est une actrice

    2001 — a.k.a. My Wife Is an Actress, in 1 top list Check
  43. 63 -

    Le goût des autres

    2000 — a.k.a. The Taste of Others, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 62 -

    Conte d'automne

    1998 — a.k.a. Autumn Tale, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 61 -

    La cage aux folles

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 60 -

    Les valseuses

    1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 59 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  48. 58 -

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 57 -

    Drôle de drame

    1937 — a.k.a. Bizarre, Bizarre, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 56 -

    Le crime de Monsieur Lange

    1936 — a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange, in 7 top lists Check
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