Top 20 movies like On Guard

On Guard

France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is treacherously assassinated by a powerful relative, a skilled swordsman, the noble Henri de Lagardère, seeks his rightful vengeance as he tries to protect the innocent life of the duke's last heir.

Le Bossu is of 2 hour(s) and 8 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Cecchi Gori, Alicéléo, Canal+, TF1 Films Production, Gemini Filmproduktion, Prima Films. It was released on 1997-12-03. It has the tagline: Some things are worth dying for It has an average vote of 6.714 on TMDB.

Genres: AdventureActionDrama

1. The Hunchback of Paris (Le Bossu)

The Hunchback of Paris

Duke Philippe de Nevers is an influential and popular man who is married to a beautiful wife called Aurore. His rival Philippe de Gonzague hates him enough to organise an attempt on him. The Duke is accompagnied by Henri de Lagardère when de Gonzague's henchmen altogether attack him. Lagardère cannot save his friend because the both of them are hopelessly outnumbered. He has to escape in order to save the Duke's daughter and swears revenge. Together with his old buddy Passepoil he raises the little girl in Spain. At the same time he returns frequently to France where he detects confronts his friend's murderers and puts them to the sword one by one until only their former leader is left. Finally he discovers that Philippe de Gonzague is the man for whom he is looking.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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2. The Cheerful Squadron (Allegro squadrone)

The Cheerful Squadron

The Cheerful Squadron is a 1954 Italian war-comedy film directed by Paolo Moffa and Interpreted by movie stars like Paolo Stoppa, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Sordi and Silvana Pampanini. Based on the military environment novel The Allegro Squadron by Georges Courteline , this film presents a series of sketches on military life in the late nineteenth century.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

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3. Vivace (Vivace)

Vivace

A young couple, Pauline and Alex, moves from Paris to a quiet neighbourhood in the French countryside. Pauline loves to take care of her garden and the plants. She is also fascinated with her older neighbour Gilles who lives alone. They spend much time together and he helps her with her garden. Finally, he gives her a special plant from Brasil as a gift. The plant needs a lot of attention and is sensitive to the mood around it. As the plant grows, it takes up all of Paulines time which endangeres her relationship with Alex.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

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4. For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now (Pour 100 briques t'as plus rien !)

For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now

After getting screwed over by life , two losers decide that enough is enough. Using stolen ski masks and stolen toy guns, they take hostages in their local bank, holding them for ransom. Things go well until the hostages learn what's going on, and demand a piece of the action for themselves.

It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.

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5. The Eighth Day (Le Huitième Jour)

The Eighth Day

Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife or his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person.

It has an average vote of 7.336 on TMDB.

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6. My Guy (Bonhomme)

My Guy

After a violent car crash, Marilyn must take care of her man, who suffers from severe head trauma.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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7. Monsieur Hire (Monsieur Hire)

Monsieur Hire

A French man spies on a lovely younger woman across the way. When he's spotted by the woman shortly after being questioned by the police about a local murder, the man's simple life becomes more complicated.

It has an average vote of 7.248 on TMDB.

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8. Gad Elmaleh - L’autre c’est moi (Gad Elmaleh - L’autre c’est moi)

Gad Elmaleh - L’autre c’est moi

L'Autre c'est moi est le troisième spectacle de l'humoriste Gad Elmaleh, en 2005.

It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.

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9. Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage

A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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10. The Little World of Don Camillo (Don Camillo)

The Little World of Don Camillo

In a village of the Po valley where the earth is hard and life miserly, the priest and the communist mayor are always fighting to be the head of the community. If in secret, they admired and liked each other, politics still divided them as it is dividing the country. And when the mayor wants his "People's House"; the priest wants his "Garden City" for the poor. Division exist between the richest and the poorest, the pious and the atheists and even between lovers. But if the people are hard as the country, they are good in the bottom of there heart.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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11. The Toy (Le Jouet)

The Toy

When Francois, a journalist, tours a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the newspaper's owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. Needing money and unwilling to quit his job, Francois agrees to this ridiculous assignment. Gradually befriending the spoiled boy, he induces him to play at making a newspaper, unveiling publicly the tyrannical way of life of the father. The powerful emotional climax we experience with the child astonishes both men.

It has an average vote of 6.915 on TMDB.

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12. Queen Margot (La Reine Margot)

Queen Margot

Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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13. My Father's Glory (La Gloire de mon Père)

My Father's Glory

Raised by his science teacher father, Joseph Pagnol, and seamstress mother Augustine, young Marcel grows up during the turn of the century in awe of his rationalist dad. When the family takes a summer vacation in the countryside, Marcel becomes friends with Lili, who teaches him about rural life.

It has an average vote of 7.349 on TMDB.

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14. The Horde (La Horde)

The Horde

A bunch of crooked cops raid a ruined building located in an impoverished suburb of Paris, determined to furiously avenge the death of one of them, murdered by the ruthless criminal gang hidden on top of the dark labyrinth that will become a deathly trap when the living, unexpectedly turned into the undead by a mysterious plague, begin to devour the world.

It has an average vote of 5.893 on TMDB.

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15. Manon of the Spring (Manon des sources)

Manon of the Spring

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 7.596 on TMDB.

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16. Jean de Florette (Jean de Florette)

Jean de Florette

In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.

It has an average vote of 7.697 on TMDB.

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17. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first venture to the outside world finds him Esmeralda, a kind-hearted and fearless Romani woman who openly stands up to Frollo's tyranny.

It has an average vote of 7.11 on TMDB.

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18. HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (Sur la piste du Marsupilami)

HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami

When reporter Dan Geraldo arrives in Palombia to hunt for a scoop, he never suspects that he is about to make an incredible discovery... With his resourceful local guide Pablito , D an has one surprise after another during a thrilling adventure that allows him to bring the world some spectacular news: the Marsupilami, a mythical and mischievous animal, really does exist! You too will believe in furry tails!

It has an average vote of 5.26 on TMDB.

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19. Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (La Grande Vadrouille)

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.

It has an average vote of 7.923 on TMDB.

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20. The Dinner Game (Le Dîner de cons)

The Dinner Game

For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”. The idea is simple: each person has to bring along an idiot. The one who brings the most spectacular idiot wins the prize. Tonight, Brochant is ecstatic. He has found a gem. The ultimate idiot, “A world champion idiot!”. What Brochant doesn’t know is that Pignon is a real jinx, a past master in the art of bringing on catastrophes...

It has an average vote of 7.79 on TMDB.

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