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. 33 -

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  3. 31 -

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 67 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  5. 32 -

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 48 -

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  7. 25 -

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  8. 55 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 20 -

    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 101 +7

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 21 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  12. 65 -

    Le mépris

    1963 — a.k.a. Contempt, in 17 top lists Check
  13. 78 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  14. 69 -

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
  15. 27 -

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 39 -

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 35 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  18. 49 -

    Les yeux sans visage

    1960 — a.k.a. Eyes Without a Face, in 14 top lists Check
  19. 59 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 66 -

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  21. 36 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  22. 19 -

    Les triplettes de Belleville

    2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 26 -

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  24. 100 +7

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
  25. 40 -

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  26. 30 -

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  27. 93 +7

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  28. 87 +7

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 51 -

    Le trou

    1960 — a.k.a. Le Trou, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 71 -

    Ma nuit chez Maud

    1969 — a.k.a. My Night at Maud's, in 15 top lists Check
  31. 47 -

    Le corbeau

    1943 — a.k.a. The Raven, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 77 -

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  33. 38 -

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
  34. 98 +7

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 70 -

    Les demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 102 +7

    Jean de Florette

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 103 +7

    Manon des sources

    1986 — a.k.a. Manon of the Spring, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 86 +7

    Le sang d'un poète

    1932 — a.k.a. The Blood of a Poet, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 96 +7

    Pépé le Moko

    1937, in 10 top lists Check
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    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 8 -

    À ma soeur!

    2001 — a.k.a. Fat Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 42 -

    37°2 le matin

    1986 — a.k.a. Betty Blue, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 44 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 6 -

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  45. 72 -

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

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  46. 88 +7

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 11 -

    Le grand bleu

    1988 — a.k.a. The Big Blue, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 74 -

    Sans toit ni loi

    1985 — a.k.a. Vagabond, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 97 +7

    Et Dieu... créa la femme

    1956 — a.k.a. ...And God Created Woman, in 5 top lists Check
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    Seul contre tous

    1998 — a.k.a. I Stand Alone, in 6 top lists Check
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