1. Swagger (Swagger)
A teen-movie documentary, Swagger carries us in the midst of the astonishing minds of eleven teenagers from an underprivileged neighborhood.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
2. Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted) (Filles perdues, cheveux gras)
Claude Duty's feature-length debut Filles Perdues, Cheveux Gras ) is an offbeat comedy about three women. Elodi is a struggling single mother. Natacha is an upbeat alcoholic hair stylist whose beloved pet cat has disappeared. Marianne is drawn to a roguish, sexually adventurous art dealer. Their lives intertwine in a variety of ways. Song and dance numbers, as well as animated sequences, punctuate the film.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
3. The 10th District Court: Moments of Trial (10e chambre - Instants d'audience)
The proceedings of a Paris courtroom are the grist for this documentary. Drawn from over 200 appearances before the same female judge, the director chooses a dozen or so varied misdemeanor and civil hearings to highlight the subtle details of human behavior. In the process he draws attention to issues of guilt, innocence, policing and ethnicity in France.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
4. The Price of Success (Le prix du succès)
A comedian's relationship with his family crumbles when his career begins to take off.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
5. Sunset (Napszállta)
In 1913, an orphaned young woman arrives in Budapest to take up employment as a milliner at the hat store that belonged to her late parents but becomes mired in a search for a brother she had never known of.
It has an average vote of 5.808 on TMDB.
6. The Evil Within
The sadistic tale of a lonely, mentally handicapped boy who befriends his reflection in an antique mirror. This demonic creature orders him to go on a murderous rampage to kill the people he loves most.
It has an average vote of 5.732 on TMDB.
7. M (M)
Lila and Mo meet at a bus stop. Lila has a paralyzing speech impediment. Mo is chatty and exuberant. Lila is preparing for her exams. Mo illegally races cars for a living. Opposites attract, and they fall in love. But Mo carries a secret burden…
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
8. Kids Are Back (Chacun chez soi)
Catherine and Yann, happily married for many years, should have spent the year travelling abroad. But since he sold his business, Yann has been too busy with his bonsai trees and keeps postponing the big trip. Things go from bad to worse when their 27-year-old broke daughter and her boyfriend lose their apartment and come knocking on the door to stay. With Yann’s mid-life crisis spinning out of control, their couch surfing daughter and partner getting increasingly invasive and their stay becoming indefinite, Catherine will try everything to kick them out of the parental home and get her life back on track!
It has an average vote of 5.131 on TMDB.
9. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis .
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
10. The Last Frontier (Подольские курсанты)
The story of the Podolsk cadets’ heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets were sent to the Ilyinsky line, fighting alongside units from the Soviet 43rd Army to hold back the German advance until reinforcements arrived. Hopelessly outnumbered, young men laid down their lives in a battle lasting almost two weeks to obstruct the far superior German forces advancing towards Moscow. Around 3,500 cadets and their commanding officers were sent to hold up the last line of defense outside Moscow. Most of them remained there for eternity.
It has an average vote of 6.779 on TMDB.
11. The Selfish Giant
A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
12. Just a Gigolo (Just a Gigolo)
How to live happy and rich without working? To be Gigolo. But after 25 years of living with Denise, Alex the "gigolo" gets fired without notice and finds himself on the street. Forced to move to his sister and his nephew of 10 years, he then has an obsession: find quickly a rich heiress.
It has an average vote of 5.318 on TMDB.
13. Big is Beautiful (Mince alors !)
A resort for individuals who want to lose weight is helps several women discover friendships, acceptance with body image and hard truths.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
14. Number One Fan (Elle l'adore)
Muriel Bayen, a divorced beautician and mother of two, loves to tell stories. She is a huge fan of this singer Vincent Lacroix, in fact she is a dedicated fan. One day Vincent knock on her door and ask for her help.
It has an average vote of 6.036 on TMDB.
15. Some Like It Veiled (Cherchez la femme)
Armand and Leila, students at Science Po, are a young couple. They plan to go to New York to do their internship at the United Nations. But when Mahmoud, Leila's big brother, returns from a long stay in Yemen, which radically transformed him, he is opposed to his sister's love relationship and decides to remove him at any cost from Armand. To enter Mahmoud and see again Leila, Armand has no choice: he must slip the integral veil! The next day, a certain Scheherazade with a veiled face rings at the door of Leila, and she will not leave Mahmoud indifferent ...
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
16. Marie-Francine (Marie-Francine)
A woman at the age of 50 moves back in with her parents after her husband leave her for a younger woman.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
17. SK1 (L'Affaire SK1)
The hunt, capture and trial of Guy Georges, one of France's most notorious serial killers.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
18. The Young Karl Marx (Le Jeune Karl Marx)
26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 in Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist’s son, who has been investigating the sordid birth of the British working class. Engels, the dandy, provides the last piece of the puzzle to the young Karl Marx’s new vision of the world. Together, between censorship and the police’s repression, riots and political upheavals, they will lead the labor movement during its development into a modern era.
It has an average vote of 6.839 on TMDB.
19. Godard Mon Amour (Le Redoutable)
In 1967, during the making of “La Chinoise,” film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 19-year-old actress Anne Wiazemsky and marries her.
It has an average vote of 6.668 on TMDB.
