1. Jacquou the Rebel (Jacquou le Croquant)
In 1815, young Jacquou lives an idyllic peasant life with his parents in the Périgord region of France. But one day, his childhood happiness is cruelly ended when his father is arrested, after a dispute with the arrogant Count de Nansac. With both his parents dead, Jacquou is adopted by Bonal, a kind priest, under whose influence he grows into an assured, morally upright young man. Now an adult, Jacquou has one desire. To repay the Count de Nansac for the evil he once inflicted on his parents...
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
2. Podium (Podium)
Bernand Fréderic is a mediocre bank executive. He's married and has a son. He used to have another profession: being French star Claude Francois. Now, with the Imitators Gala Night coming up, he must choose between his wife or the only thing that makes him happy: the applause.
It has an average vote of 5.916 on TMDB.
3. Priceless (Hors de prix)
A beautiful young gold-digger mistakes a lowly hotel clerk as a rich and therefore worthwhile catch.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
4. Delicatessen (Delicatessen)
In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.
It has an average vote of 7.318 on TMDB.
5. The City of Lost Children (La Cité des Enfants Perdus)
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
It has an average vote of 7.259 on TMDB.
6. The Officers' Ward (La Chambre des officiers)
The first days of WWI. Adrien, a young and handsome lieutenant, is wounded by a piece of shrapnel. He will spend the entire wartime at the Val-de-Grâce Hospital, in Paris. Five long years, and his life will change forever...
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
7. The Prey (La Proie)
A robber escapes from prison with a single objective in mind: to track down his former cellmate, a serial killer who intends to pin his crimes on him. A cop is sent after the robber who, despite his best efforts, soon becomes Public Enemy Number One. As the protagonists are driven to their limits, it becomes increasingly unclear who is the hunter and who is the prey.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
8. Lacombe, Lucien (Lacombe Lucien)
In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
9. Things I Like, Things I Don't Like (Foutaises)
Dominique Pinon takes the viewer through various examples of what he "likes and dislikes."
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
10. The Last Trapper (Le Dernier Trappeur)
Norman is not just an admirer of nature, he's a part of it. He survives the harshness of the climate and the wildlife by coexisting with it. With his wife Nebraska, they live almost entirely off the land, making money by selling their furs.
It has an average vote of 6.75 on TMDB.
11. Made in Heaven
Deceased drifter Mike arrives in Heaven and quickly falls for newborn soul Annie, soon to start her assignment on Earth. When Annie leaves, Mike follows.
It has an average vote of 6.676 on TMDB.
12. Ingenious
A rags-to-riches story of two friends, a small-time inventor and a sharky salesman, who hit rock bottom before coming up with a gizmo that becomes a worldwide phenomenon.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
13. First Growth (Premiers crus)
Winemaker son, Charlie Marshall left Burgundy to become a Parisian renowned winemaker, author of a successful guide whose notes are annually tremble vineyards. But in Côte-d'Or, his father lost the taste of wine and mistakes the family winery rush towards bankruptcy. At first reluctant, Charlie returns to Burgundy. It must his boots and shoes back up his sleeves and become winemaker confront a profession he does not know, under the skeptical gaze of his father. Between unpredictable weather and a delicate variety, Charlie will have to prove to his father that he is worthy of this land passed from generation to generation in their family. It is easy to note a wine, but how do we do a great wine?
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
14. On the Line
A young man becomes smitten with a girl he meets on a subway train and tries to reunite with her.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
15. Life Is a Long Quiet River (La vie est un long fleuve tranquille)
Two babies are switched at birth. When the mistake is discovered 12 years later, it leads to complications in the lives of both families. One family is affluent, with dutiful and contented children. The other family is poor, with rambunctious children, often hungry, but with lots of laughter in the house.
It has an average vote of 6.757 on TMDB.
16. The Black Hole
Charlie, a sleep-deprived office worker accidentally produces a black hole out of the photocopy machine - and then he gets greedy...
It has an average vote of 6.946 on TMDB.
17. The Quietude (La quietud)
Against the backdrop of a military dictatorship, Eugenia is reunited with her estranged family following her father’s stroke and is forced to confront dark secret.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
18. Made in Hong Kong (香港製造)
Hong Kong 1997, where young people dream of love and death, suicide and murder. Moon is a cynical young debt collector, smitten by Ping, a young woman dying of kidney disease. A suicide note from a student they don't know ends up intertwining their fates.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
19. You've Been Trumped
In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
20. The Education of Little Tree (The Education of Little Tree)
Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and starts to live with his Indian grandma and grandpa and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
