1. The Under-Gifted (Les sous-doués)
The story centers around a graduating class of "less-gifted" students in a private Versailles high school. Only a miracle has brought the students this far along, and after a practical joke misfires and the whole school is dynamited, the students are in deep trouble. They have to present themselves in court for their punishment and it could not be worse: If they don't pass their high-school graduation exams, they go to prison!
It has an average vote of 6.49 on TMDB.
2. Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands! (Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt !)
The cynical boss of a big insurance agency invites his top-salary employees to spend a week-end in his country house. A modest clerical worker, also invited, discovers the hidden reason for this party - and decides to take advantage of it.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
3. The Bear (Ursul)
At the Bucharest Circus, the new young manager is trying to solve the major financial issues of the company by selling its only bear to German hunters. But the artists do not want to sacrifice their favorite animal so the manager decides to steal the bear and run to the mountains to meet the Germans. A crazy road movie starts following the bear.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
4. Dans une galaxie près de chez vous, le film (Dans une galaxie près de chez vous, le film)
The movie chronicles the long, futuristic voyage of a team of Québécois space explorers looking for a planet capable of sustaining life, in the year 2034, after the destruction of the ozone layer through excessive human pollution, prompting the need for a new planet to welcome humankind. The seven crew members venture outside their own galaxy to explore other star system in search of a new planet large enough to sustain 6 billion people. The few habitable planets encountered are ultimately abandoned either because they are already occupied , or because upon closer inspection they are found to have other problems .
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
5. Men Prefer Fat Girls (Les hommes préfèrent les grosses)
Lydie, a physically unattractive young woman, is brutally dumped by her fiancé when she had just acquired the lease of an apartment to live with him.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
6. After Life (Après la vie)
The final installment in director Lucas Belvaux's trilogy follows Pascal, a cop who sees a return to credibility in the capture of escaped convict Bruno--who in turn is harbored by Pascal's morphine-addicted wife Agnes. Pascal's already precarious ties to Agnes are strained further when he meets and falls for her fellow schoolteacher friend Cecile. With Pascal focused on Bruno and Cecile, Agnes is forced to find a fix on her own.
It has an average vote of 6.238 on TMDB.
7. East/West (Est-Ouest)
June 1946: Stalin invites Russian emigres to return to the motherland. It's a trap: when a ship-load from France arrives in Odessa, only a physician and his family are spared execution or prison. He and his French wife are sent to Kiev. She wants to return to France immediately; he knows that they are captives and must watch every step.
It has an average vote of 6.549 on TMDB.
8. Stadium Nuts (Les fous du stade)
Les Charlots, a French rock group, continue their adventures, in the manner of the Beatles in Hard Day's Night. This is their second adventure. The foursome are on holiday, camping outside a village. The Olympic flame is going to pass through the village. A grocer, charged to prepare a celebration, calls upon the four to help. One of the four falls for the grocer's daughter. However, she runs away after the sportsman carrying the flame. The foursome set of to find her and win her back.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
9. Mes héros (Mes héros)
(Mes héros)
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
10. Diva (Diva)
Jules, a young Parisian postman, secretly records a concert performance given by the opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises. The following day, Jules runs into a woman who is being pursued by armed thugs. Before she is killed, the woman slips an audio cassette into his mail bag...
It has an average vote of 6.772 on TMDB.
11. The Miracle Worker
The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.
It has an average vote of 7.839 on TMDB.
12. The Tuche Family: The American Dream (Les Tuche 2 : Le Rêve américain)
Les Tuche, a modest french family, change his life after winning a super lottery. Thanks to the money of his parents, the son, Donald goes to Los Angeles to improve his english. On the L.A. University, he meets Jennifer, daughter of a famous American financier.
It has an average vote of 5.575 on TMDB.
13. The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Le Retour du Grand Blond)
With "little captain" Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy," Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe" in some fake adventures. All this to stop the investigation into the death of Colonel Milan.
It has an average vote of 6.615 on TMDB.
14. Manon of the Spring (Manon des sources)
In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She plots vengeance on the men who greedily conspired to acquire her father's land years earlier.
It has an average vote of 7.595 on TMDB.
15. Prime
A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
16. Blind Date (Un peu, beaucoup, aveuglément)
He invents puzzles. He’s committed body and soul to his work and needs silence to be able to concentrate. She is an accomplished pianist and can’t live without music. She must prepare for a competition that could change her life. They are going to be forced to coexist without seeing each other.
It has an average vote of 6.451 on TMDB.
17. Paris Je T'aime (Paris, je t'aime)
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to chose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
It has an average vote of 6.792 on TMDB.
18. The Three Brothers (Les Trois Frères)
Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all. The men grow closer while deciding how to proceed.
It has an average vote of 6.957 on TMDB.
19. Taxi 4 (Taxi 4)
Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours. But the wily crook convinces bumbling policeman Emilien he's a lowly Belgian embassy employee who got railroaded by the brilliant master criminal.
It has an average vote of 5.608 on TMDB.
20. Santa Claus Is a Stinker (Le père Noël est une ordure)
Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office.
It has an average vote of 7.356 on TMDB.
