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.
Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996)
8.4
Absurdist comedy makes for unusual but powerful framing in this wry commentary on Palestinian identity
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
8.4
A haunting, magnificently performed courtroom drama that expertly builds an atmosphere of distrust
Camille Claudel (1988)
7.0
Isabelle Adjani descends into madness in this stirring biopic of the titular genius sculptor that died in obscurity
Yannick (2023)
7.4
Quentin Dupieux interrogates his audience in this hour long hostage situation
My Name Is Loh Kiwan (2024)
7.0
Love enables survival in this moving drama about the refugee experience
The Killer (2023)
8.4
A perfectly pitched crime thriller that's David Fincher's best film in a decade
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
8.2
Martin Scorsese grapples with harrowing history and the limits of storytelling in this monumental masterpiece
No Dogs or Italians Allowed (2023)
9.2
Alain Ughetto remembers his family history in this charming, yet poignant animated drama
Chico & Rita (2010)
7.3
A sublime animated love letter to the pre-Castro Cuban nightlife and music
Fair Play (2023)
7.5
You can't go wrong with the thrill of losing money, power, and love, all in one film
Paris Je T’aime (2006)
7.6
An anthology ode to the City of Love stacked with talent behind and in front of the camera
The Illusionist (2010)
7.5
Jacques Tati's lost film enchants again, this time through a hand-painted father-daughter drama