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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    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 105 +7

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  3. 67 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  4. 20 -

    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check
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    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
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    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
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    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 93 +7

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
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    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
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    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
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    Les triplettes de Belleville

    2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check
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    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
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    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
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    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
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    Le trou

    1960 — a.k.a. Le Trou, in 15 top lists Check
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    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
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    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
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    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
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    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
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    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
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    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
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    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
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    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
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    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
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    La cité des enfants perdus

    1995 — a.k.a. The City of Lost Children, in 4 top lists Check
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    Le mépris

    1963 — a.k.a. Contempt, in 17 top lists Check
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    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
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    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
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    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  30. 91 +7

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  31. 100 +7

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
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    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
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    Les yeux sans visage

    1960 — a.k.a. Eyes Without a Face, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 92 +7

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
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    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  36. 98 +7

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
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    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  38. 73 -

    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
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    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
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    Ma nuit chez Maud

    1969 — a.k.a. My Night at Maud's, in 15 top lists Check
  41. 102 +7

    Jean de Florette

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
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    Nikita

    1990 — a.k.a. La Femme Nikita, in 4 top lists Check
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    Le dîner de cons

    1998 — a.k.a. Le Dîner de Cons, in 2 top lists Check
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    Les demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 103 +7

    Manon des sources

    1986 — a.k.a. Manon of the Spring, in 7 top lists Check
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    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  47. 38 -

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
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    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 77 -

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
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    Sans toit ni loi

    1985 — a.k.a. Vagabond, in 10 top lists Check
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