1. How to Be a Good Wife (La Bonne Épouse)
Paulette Van Der Beck and her husband have been running the housekeeping school of Bitche in Alsace for many years. Their mission is to train teenage girls to become the perfect housewives at a time when women were expected to be subservient to their husband. After the sudden death of her husband, Paulette discovers that the school is on the verge of bankruptcy and has to take her responsibilities. But while preparations are underway for the best housekeeping competition TV show, she and her lively students start questioning their beliefs as the nation-wide protests of May 1968 transform society around them. Reunited with her first love, André, and with the help of her eccentric stepsister Gilberte and strict nun Marie-Therese, Paulette joins forces with the schoolgirls to overcome their suppressed status and become liberated women.
It has an average vote of 5.774 on TMDB.
2. Mine de rien (Mine de rien)
In a region that was once the flagship of the mining industry, two long-term unemployed men come up with the idea of building an "artisanal" amusement park on the site of a disused coal mine. By saving the mine and its memory, they will regain their strength and dignity.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
3. The Man in the Hat (The Man in the Hat)
The Man In The Hat sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500. On the seat beside him is a framed photograph of an unknown woman. Behind him is a 2CV into which is squeezed Five Bald Men. Why are they chasing him? And how can he shake them off? As he travels North through France, he encounters razeteurs, women with stories to tell, bullfights, plenty of delicious food, a damp man, mechanics, nuns, a convention of Chrystallographers and much more, coming face to face with the vivid eccentricities of an old country.
It has an average vote of 5.885 on TMDB.
4. Numéro 10 (Numéro 10)
20-year-old Ousmane Diallo is the new international football star. On a night that will mark a turning point in his life, he has to choose which national team he will play for for the rest of his career.
It has an average vote of 4.3 on TMDB.
5. Zwischen uns die Mauer (Zwischen uns die Mauer)
In 1986, Anna from West Germany and the GDR citizen Philipp meet at a church youth exchange in East Berlin. It's love at first sight. But it is also an impossible love, because between them stands the wall.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
6. Naufragi (Naufragi)
Maria has a strange personality, always tender with her children even if her husband would like her to be less naive. A terrible event of her will throw her into a whirlwind of despair but her meeting with Amal, a woman who has fled from the war, will help her to regain the priorities of her life.
It has an average vote of 5.583 on TMDB.
7. Do it Right (De toutes mes forces)
Nassim, a 16-year-old boy, is placed with a family in the suburbs following the death of his drug addict mother. But he refuses to integrate into the social setting that surrounds him. He invents another life for himself, similar to that of his mates at the big Parisian high school he goes to. There’s no reason for that to change. His two lives, his home life and his school life, must be kept separate at all costs.
It has an average vote of 6.644 on TMDB.
8. The Princess of Montpensier (La Princesse de Montpensier)
Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love with Henri de Guise, but her hand in marriage is promised to the Prince of Montpensier.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
9. Money Money Money (L'Aventure c'est l'aventure)
When they realize the times are changing, five crooks decide to switch from bank robberies to personality abductions.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
10. The Translators (Les Traducteurs)
Nine translators, hired to translate the eagerly awaited final book of a bestselling trilogy, are confined in a luxurious bunker.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
11. Sisters in Arms (Sœurs d'armes)
Kenza and Yaël are two young French women who go to Syria to fight alongside the Kurdish forces. There they meet Zara, a Yezidi survivor. Born in different cultures but deeply united, the women-fighters heal their past wounds and discover their present strength, especially the fear they inspire in their opponents. The three young women soon bound together and become true sisters-in-arms.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
12. The Present
The short tells the story of a boy who rather spends his time indoors playing videogames instead of discovering whats waiting in front of the door. One day his Mum decides to get a little surprise for her son, which makes it hard for him to concentrate on his video game.
It has an average vote of 7.564 on TMDB.
13. Smosh: The Movie
An embarrassing video of Anthony surfaces online right before his fifth high school reunion. The Smosh dudes then race to pull down the clip before it blows Anthony's chances of reconnecting with his teen crush Anna.
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
14. Divorce Club (Divorce Club)
After 5 years of marriage, Ben is still madly in love. Until the day he discovers in public that his wife is cheating on him: humiliated and dumped in the process.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
15. The Roommates Party (Le grand partage)
An unusually cold winter forces the french government to push the best housed people to accommodate some poor fellow citizens. The decree called "Le Grand Partage" creates some trouble among the residents of a Paris upscale apartment block.
It has an average vote of 4.883 on TMDB.
16. Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (Gainsbourg (vie héroïque))
A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.
It has an average vote of 6.928 on TMDB.
17. Above Suspicion
The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it's a ticket to disaster for both of them.
It has an average vote of 5.941 on TMDB.
18. While at War (Mientras dure la guerra)
Salamanca, Spain, 1936. In the early days of the military rebellion that began the Spanish Civil War , writer Miguel de Unamuno supports the uprising in the hope that the prevailing political chaos will end. But when the confrontation becomes bloody, Unamuno must question his initial position.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
19. In Her Hands (Au bout des doigts)
A young man from a modest family gets the chance of a lifetime to reveal his hidden talent for piano but can he find the strength and courage to live up to the challenge?
It has an average vote of 6.57 on TMDB.
20. Conviction (Une Intime conviction)
Ever since she served on the jury during his trial, Nora has been convinced that Jacques Viguier is innocent, despite him being accused of murdering his wife. Following an appeal by the public prosecutor’s office, and fearing a miscarriage of justice, she convinces a leading lawyer to defend him during his second trial, on appeal. Together, they will put up a tenacious fight against injustice.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
