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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. 13 -

    La cité des enfants perdus

    1995 — a.k.a. The City of Lost Children, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 67 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 68 -

    Les bonnes femmes

    1960 — a.k.a. The Good Time Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 98 +7

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 96 +7

    Pépé le Moko

    1937, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 47 -

    Le corbeau

    1943 — a.k.a. The Raven, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 60 -

    Les valseuses

    1974 — a.k.a. Going Places, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 87 +7

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  9. 26 -

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  10. 81 -

    La maman et la putain

    1973 — a.k.a. The Mother and the Whore, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 92 +7

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 88 +7

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 93 +7

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  14. 33 -

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  15. 49 -

    Les yeux sans visage

    1960 — a.k.a. Eyes Without a Face, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 39 -

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 100 +7

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 21 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  19. 65 -

    Le mépris

    1963 — a.k.a. Contempt, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 76 -

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 32 -

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 69 -

    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
  23. 66 -

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  24. 12 -

    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 101 +7

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  26. 79 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 20 -

    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check
  28. 40 -

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  29. 19 -

    Les triplettes de Belleville

    2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 59 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 37 -

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  32. 91 +7

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  33. 78 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  34. 75 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 25 -

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  36. 48 -

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  37. 1 -

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  38. 105 +7

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  39. 42 -

    37°2 le matin

    1986 — a.k.a. Betty Blue, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 95 +7

    8 femmes

    2002 — a.k.a. 8 Women, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 44 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 30 -

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 6 -

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 45 -

    Le boucher

    1970 — a.k.a. Le Boucher, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 61 -

    La cage aux folles

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 94 +7

    Ce vieux rêve qui bouge

    2001 — a.k.a. That Old Dream That Moves, in 1 top list Check
  47. 72 -

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

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 24 -

    César

    1936, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 80 -

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  50. 90 +7

    Un chant d'amour

    1950 — a.k.a. A Song of Love, in 7 top lists Check
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