With the most successful film industry outside of the United States, France has given us everything from easy comedies to Cannes-winning oeuvres. If you want to brush up on your français, here are the best movies featuring the French language.
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Lingui: The Sacred Bonds (2021)
8.5
Solidarity is salvation in this moving portrait of female resilience
L’Argent (1983)
8.7
This bleak moral tale is a resounding swan song for legendary filmmaker Robert Bresson
EO (2022)
7.6
A thoughtful glimpse through the eyes of a beast of burden that doubles as a disconcerting portrait of humans
El Conde (2023)
7.7
Pablo Larraín returns home with this darkly humorous vampire satire about the Chilean dictator
Talk to Me (2023)
7.4
A chilling and brutal horror film that examines grief and trauma in an original way
The Beasts (2022)
8.0
A slow-burn Spanish thriller hissing with menacing energy and brilliant performances
Pauline at the Beach (1983)
8.4
A characteristically perceptive X-ray of human nature courtesy of a conversational movie master
The Kiosk (2021)
8.7
A heart-swellingly poignant ode to a fading way of life and the precious slice of Parisian society that sprung up around it
Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
7.7
A breezy send-up of cycling’s doping scandal and a gloriously silly comedy in its own right
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
7.8
A wicked psychological thriller told with melodramatic flair, this is an acting masterclass from Judi Dench
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
8.6
A phenomenal film adaptation of the classic Chinese-American novel
The Child (2005)
8.2
An emotionally challenging Palme D’or winner that journeys to the furthest limits of redemption