1. The Age of Man (L'âge d'homme... maintenant ou jamais !)
Samuel is 30. Formerly a confirmed bachelor, he has been living with Tina – a photographer – for the past year but he gets scared when it’s time to commit. So he gives himself 24 hours to decide whether or not to break up with the woman he loves, convinced she will leave him sooner or later. By his side, Samuel can count on Jorge and Mounir, his usual confidants.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
2. The Last Flight (Le Dernier Vol)
Aviator Marie Vallières de Beaumont goes on a journey to find her lover Bill Lancaster after his plane disappears in the Sahara. After her plane is forced down in the Ténéré she meets Lieutenant Antoine Chauvet of the French Camel Corps who joins in the hunt for Lancaster. As the two endure hardships in the desert, they begin to develop feelings for each other.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
3. Paris (Paris)
Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment.
It has an average vote of 6.456 on TMDB.
4. The Countess
Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory , blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
5. Our Struggles (Nos batailles)
While Olivier, a 39 year-old foreman gives his job everything he’s got, Laura, his wife and the mother of their two children, abandons the family home, leaving Olivier alone to face his responsibilities. Lost and completely thrown, Olivier is going to have to come to terms with his new status as a single father raising his children alone. Because Laura’s not coming back.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
6. Monsieur Batignole (Monsieur Batignole)
In 1942, in an occupied Paris, the apolitical grocer Edmond Batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment in the building of his grocery. When his future son-in-law and collaborator of the German Pierre-Jean Lamour calls the Nazis to arrest the Jewish Bernstein family, they move to the confiscated apartment. Some days later, the young Simon Bernstein escapes from the Germans and comes to his former home. When Batignole finds him, he feels sorry for the boy and lodges him, hiding Simon from Pierre-Jean and also from his wife. Later, two cousins of Simon meet him in the cellar of the grocery. When Pierre-Jean finds the children, Batignole decides to travel with the children to Switzerland.
It has an average vote of 7.007 on TMDB.
7. My Worst Nightmare (Mon pire cauchemar)
Agathe runs an art gallery. Her husband François is a publisher. Together they have one son, and in every way seem to be the picture of normality — but emotions are stewing under the surface. All it takes is the arrival of a complete stranger for things to start unravelling. Patrick is brash, uncouth and totally unselfconscious...
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
8. Polina (Polina, danser sa vie)
Polina is a young dancer from a modest family. After years of ballet academy, she is accepted by the Bolshoi; still, she decides to try and audition of a modern dance company in France. She makes it, but her journey will not end there...
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
9. Arsène Lupin (Arsène Lupin)
As the daring thief Arsène Lupin ransacks the homes of wealthy Parisians, the police, with a secret weapon in their arsenal, attempt to ferret him out.
It has an average vote of 5.335 on TMDB.
10. What Time Is It? (Che ora è)
A father and his son who lived seperated for some time meet each other one day and try to talk their problems over and understand their diametrical differences.
It has an average vote of 7.413 on TMDB.
11. The Panic in Needle Park
A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
12. War of the Buttons (La Guerre des boutons)
1960. The thrilling battles waged by a band of kids from two rival villages in the southern French countryside.
It has an average vote of 6.028 on TMDB.
13. Rent
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in late 1980s East Village, New York, USA. The film centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a tragedy has made Roger numb to new experiences, Mark begins capturing their world through his attempts to make a personal movie. In the year that follows, they and their friends deal with love, loss, and working together.
It has an average vote of 6.846 on TMDB.
14. 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 6.37 on TMDB.
15. The Salt of the Earth (Le sel de la terre)
During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.
It has an average vote of 8.1 on TMDB.
16. Chinese Puzzle (Casse-Tête Chinois)
Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
17. Laurence Anyways (Laurence Anyways)
The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.
It has an average vote of 7.648 on TMDB.
18. The Ghost Writer
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
It has an average vote of 6.832 on TMDB.
19. Margin Call
A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.
It has an average vote of 6.849 on TMDB.
20. Piranha 3D
Each year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria, Arizona explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 residents for the annual Spring Break celebration. But then, an earthquake opens an underwater chasm, releasing an enormous swarm of ancient Piranha that have been dormant for thousands of years, now with a taste for human flesh. This year, there's something more to worry about than the usual hangovers and complaints from locals, a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria.
It has an average vote of 5.409 on TMDB.
