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. 42 -

    37°2 le matin

    1986 — a.k.a. Betty Blue, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 44 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 98 +7

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 30 -

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 100 +7

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 6 -

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 101 +7

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 68 -

    Les bonnes femmes

    1960 — a.k.a. The Good Time Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 94 +7

    Ce vieux rêve qui bouge

    2001 — a.k.a. That Old Dream That Moves, in 1 top list Check
  10. 72 -

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

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 24 -

    César

    1936, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 59 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  13. 34 -

    Comme une image

    2004 — a.k.a. Look at Me, in 1 top list Check
  14. 14 -

    Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)

    1996 — a.k.a. My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 62 -

    Conte d'automne

    1998 — a.k.a. Autumn Tale, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 47 -

    Le corbeau

    1943 — a.k.a. The Raven, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 56 -

    Le crime de Monsieur Lange

    1936 — a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 43 -

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 70 -

    Les demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 18 -

    Demonlover

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 48 -

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  22. 29 -

    Un dimanche à la campagne

    1984 — a.k.a. A Sunday in the Country, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 35 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  24. 97 +7

    Et Dieu... créa la femme

    1956 — a.k.a. ...And God Created Woman, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 23 -

    Fanny

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 63 -

    Le goût des autres

    2000 — a.k.a. The Taste of Others, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 11 -

    Le grand bleu

    1988 — a.k.a. The Big Blue, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 21 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  29. 20 -

    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 17 -

    Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien

    2000 — a.k.a. With a Friend Like Harry..., in 1 top list Check
  31. 66 -

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 41 -

    Un homme et une femme

    1966 — a.k.a. A Man and a Woman, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 102 +7

    Jean de Florette

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 93 +7

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  35. 46 -

    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 39 -

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  37. 69 -

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 53 -

    L'appartement

    1996 — a.k.a. The Apartment, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 27 -

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  40. 36 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  41. 9 -

    L'emploi du temps

    2001 — a.k.a. Time Out, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 105 +7

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  43. 10 -

    L'esquive

    2003 — a.k.a. Games of Love and Chance, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 64 -

    Ma femme est une actrice

    2001 — a.k.a. My Wife Is an Actress, in 1 top list Check
  45. 71 -

    Ma nuit chez Maud

    1969 — a.k.a. My Night at Maud's, in 15 top lists Check
  46. 8 -

    À ma soeur!

    2001 — a.k.a. Fat Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 38 -

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
  48. 81 -

    La maman et la putain

    1973 — a.k.a. The Mother and the Whore, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 103 +7

    Manon des sources

    1986 — a.k.a. Manon of the Spring, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 22 -

    Marius

    1931, in 7 top lists Check
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