1. Carbone (Carbone)
In danger of losing his business, Anthony Roca, an ordinary man, develops a scam that will become the heist of the century. Overtaken by the crime, he will have to deal with betrayal, murder and settling.
It has an average vote of 6.743 on TMDB.
2. C'est la vie! (Le Sens de la fête)
Max is a battle-weary veteran of the wedding-planning racket. His latest — and last — gig is a hell of a fête, involving stuffy period costumes for the caterers, a vain, hyper- sensitive singer who thinks he's a Gallic James Brown, and a morose, micromanaging groom determined to make Max's night as miserable as possible. But what makes the affair too bitter to endure is that Max's colleague and ostensible girlfriend, Joisette, seems to have written him off, coolly going about her professional duties while openly flirting with a much younger server. It's going to be a very long night… especially once the groom's aerial serenade gets underway.
It has an average vote of 6.99 on TMDB.
3. BPM (Beats per Minute) (120 battements par minute)
Paris, in the early 1990s: a group of young activists is desperately tied to finding the cure against an unknown lethal disease. They target the pharmaceutical labs that are retaining potential cures, and multiply direct actions, with the hope of saving their lives as well as the ones of future generations.
It has an average vote of 7.723 on TMDB.
4. Jealous (Jalouse)
A divorced teacher suddenly becomes jealous of everyone, including her daughter, friends and neighbors.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
5. Le Brio (Le Brio)
After an incident, a brilliant professor known for his outbursts is forced to mentor the student he wronged for a speech contest.
It has an average vote of 6.97 on TMDB.
6. 9 Month Stretch (9 mois ferme)
Ariane Felder is pregnant! This is surprising with her being a young hardened judge with strict morals. But what is more surprising is that, according to paternity testing, the child's father is none other than Bob, a criminal from the prosecution charged with an atrocious attack! Ariane doesn't remember any of what has happened, so she has no idea what to expect...
It has an average vote of 6.455 on TMDB.
7. The House by the Sea (La Villa)
By a little bay near Marseille lies a picturesque villa owned by an old man. His three children have gathered by his side for his last days. It’s time for them to weigh up what they have inherited of their father’s ideals and the community spirit he created in this magical place. The arrival, at a nearby cove, of a group of boat people will throw these moments of reflection into turmoil.
It has an average vote of 6.479 on TMDB.
8. The Clink of Ice (Le Bruit des glaçons)
An alcoholic writer is visited by an incarnation of his cancer.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
9. Bloody Milk (Petit Paysan)
Pierre, in his thirties, is a breeder of dairy cattle. His life revolves around his farm, his veterinarian sister and his parents whose livestock he took over. As the first cases of a zoonotic outbreak are reported in France, Pierre discovers that one of his animals is infected. He cannot cope with the perspective of losing the whole herd. They are everything he has and he will do whatever it takes to save them.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
10. Mr & Mme Adelman (Mr & Mme Adelman)
How did Sarah and Victor get along for more than 45 years? Who was this enigmatic woman living in the shadow of her husband? Love, ambition, betrayals and secrets feed the story of this extraordinary couple, as they experience both the large and small moments of the last century's history.
It has an average vote of 7.475 on TMDB.
11. Bye Bye Morons (Adieu les cons)
When 43-year-old hairdresser Suze Trappet finds out that she's seriously ill, she decides to go looking for a child she was forced to abandon when she was only 15. On her madcap bureaucratic quest she crosses paths with JB, a 50-year-old man in the middle of a burnout, and Mr. Blin, a blind archivist prone to overenthusiasm. The unlikely trio set off on a hilarious and poignant helterskelter journey across the city in search of Suze's long-lost child.
It has an average vote of 7.217 on TMDB.
12. Ava (Ava)
Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her own way. She steals a big black dog that belongs to a young man on the run...
It has an average vote of 6.355 on TMDB.
13. The Trouble with You (En liberté !)
Detective Yvonne is the widow of police chief Santi, a local hero in a town on the French Riviera. When she learns he was in fact a crooked cop, she tries to right his wrongs. Crossing paths with Antoine, a victim of Santi, sets off a series of wild events.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
14. I Got Life! (Aurore)
Aurore has separated, just lost her job, and learns that she is going to be a grandmother.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
15. Memoir of War (La Douleur)
In the last days of the Nazi-occupied France, writer Marguerite Duras awaits the return of her husband, Robert Antelme, arrested for being a Resistance fighter and then deported, while she maintains a tense relationship with her ambiguous lover and a dangerous game with a French collaborationist. Even when the Liberation arrives, she must still endure the unbearable pain of waiting.
It has an average vote of 6.142 on TMDB.
16. The Man Who Loved Women (L'Homme qui aimait les femmes)
At Bertrand Morane's burial there are many of the women that the 40-year-old engineer loved. In flashback Bertrand's life and love affairs are told by himself while writing an autobiographical novel.
It has an average vote of 7.176 on TMDB.
17. The Villain (Le Vilain)
With gun-toting rivals on his tail, a daring bank robber takes refuge in the quiet residential street here he grew up and where his mother, Maniette, still lives. An unscrupulous property developer, Korazy, is buying up the neighborhood to turn it into a gleaming new banking district, but to her son's disgust Maniette leads the inhabitants resistance. Her ingenious methods provoke her boy's admiration, but he fights back with sneaky traps and underhand tricks when Maniette tries to force him to do the right thing just once in his life.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
18. Long Way North (Tout en haut du monde)
1892, Saint Petersburg. Sasha, a young Russian aristocrat, has always been fascinated by her grandfather's life as an adventurer. A renowned explorer, he designed a magnificent arctic ship, but he hasn't returned from his last expedition to the North Pole. To save her family's honor, Sasha runs away. Headed towards the Great North, she follows her grandfather's trail in search of his famous ship.
It has an average vote of 7.387 on TMDB.
19. Blanche Gardin: I Talk to Myself (Blanche Gardin - Je parle toute seule)
Touching on bulimia, death and cat sodomy, this French actress and comedian is keen to push the envelope in a one-woman show with understated flair.
It has an average vote of 7.813 on TMDB.
20. The Marchers (La Marche)
In 1983, in France experiencing intolerance and racial violence , three young teens and the priest Minguettes launching a largely peaceful march for equality and against racism, over 1,000 km between Marseille and Paris . Despite the difficulties and resistance encountered, their movement will bring about a real boost of hope in the way of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. They unite with their arrival more than 100 000 people from all walks of life and give France its new face.
It has an average vote of 6.407 on TMDB.
