French Movies on Netflix
Last updated March 09, 2025
Male Domination
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAre today's men eager for a reconsideration of traditional gender roles, returning to the days when they were the sole breadwinners and their wives stayed home? In this documentary, director Patric Jean seeks answers to questions about masculinity, exploring such phenomena as women who seek dominant men, and men who choose to surgically enhance their penises. What does it mean to be a man in the 21st century?
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Le Héros de la Famille
2006 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAging drag queen Gabriel, known as Gabriella at the Parisian nightclub he manages, dies in his sleep one night, setting off a scramble among his friends and family over his will. Among those with vested interests is Gabriel's "surrogate son," Nicky.
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Late Bloomers
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter 30 years together, a married couple confronts the unpalatable realities of getting older and concludes that emotional absence is the easiest way to cope. But at what point does distance become divorce?
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Carnage
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIn this comic drama from director Roman Polanski, two sets of parents meet in the aftermath of an incident in which one of their children bullied the other. As the evening progresses, the adults confront each other in increasingly hostile ways.
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Sexual Chronicles of a French Family
2012 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter her son is caught filming himself masturbating at school, his mother rounds up the whole family to discuss their sexual issues. The revelations that follow involve all three generations of the clan.
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The Monk
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAbandoned as an infant and raised by Capucin monks, Ambrosio becomes a friar himself and also a beloved preacher whose sermons thrill the masses. But Satan decides to test Ambrosio's legendary piety, sending a masked female minion to tempt the monk.
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House in Brittany
2012 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThirty-something Odile returns to her family home for the first time since childhood and encounters painful memories of her father's death. As ghosts of the past are joined by ghosts of the present, Odile struggles to maintain her grip on reality.
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Inspector Bellamy
2009 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsFrom renowned French director Claude Chabrol comes this intriguingly low-key police thriller in which vacationing detective Paul Bellamy (Gérard Depardieu) can't keep himself from getting involved when a mystery rears its head on holiday. Of course, his wife (Marie Bunel) is less than thrilled to share her vacation with criminals, and when Bellamy's brother pays an unexpected visit, the family tensions ratchet up as high as the professional ones.
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Rubber
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsIn this inventive twist on low-rent revenge flicks, a car tire named Robert rolls through the desert Southwest, using its strange psychic powers to blow everything up. But when Robert spies a gorgeous woman, he decides to take a chance on love.
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Black Venus
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsIn 1810, Saartjie Baartman, an African slave of unique proportions, left her home to work in European freak shows. Still enslaved yet claiming free will, Baartman somehow retained her dignity while submitting to horrific public degradation.
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The Clink of Ice
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsCharles, a renowned author whose alcoholism drove his family away years ago, receives a surprising visit from a man claiming to be his brain cancer. Annoying and wickedly sarcastic, the cancer taunts Charles as he begins to reexamine his life.
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The Girl on the Train
2009 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsInspired by a true story, director André Téchiné's riveting drama centers on a young Parisian woman (Émilie Dequenne) who captures the attention of her country when she claims she's been the target of a hate crime. International film legend Catherine Deneuve also stars in this ripped-from-the-headlines tale, which explores the power of prejudice and the diminishing credibility of modern-day media.
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Hello Goodbye
2008 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWhen they move to Israel to explore their Jewish heritage and revive their flagging marriage, fiftysomething French émigrés Alain and Gisèle Gaash (Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant) arrive in Tel Aviv to find their luggage lost, their apartment gone and Alain's new job taken. Now, as Alain struggles through this midlife crisis, Gisèle finds herself attracted to a handsome young rabbi. Graham Guit directs this French romantic comedy.
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Black Heaven
2010 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWhile searching for the owner of a missing mobile phone with his girlfriend, Marion (Pauline Etienne), Gaspard (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet) falls for the mysterious Sam (Louise Bourgoin), who draws him into a dangerous virtual-reality video game, where she provokes unsuspecting victims into killing themselves. Directed by Gilles Marchand, this intense French drama alternates between real-life events and those within the simulated computer world.
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Rio Sex Comedy
2010 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsJonathan Nossiter directs this gleefully chaotic comedy that follows three sets of outsiders as they explore -- and to varying degrees get transformed by -- Rio de Janeiro's steamy and wildly eclectic society.
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Beloved
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsIn the 1960s, circumstances separated Madeleine from her husband. Thirty years later, Madeleine watches history repeating itself in the life of her daughter, Véra. But as times change, so do the ways these women respond to love and loss.
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Americano
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsFollowing the death of his dynamic mother, grieving Frenchman Martin travels to Los Angeles to settle her estate, and learns the true meaning of family while tracking down Lola, his childhood friend who seems to have meant a great deal to his mother.
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The Woman in the Fifth
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWhen Yankee scribe Tom Ricks moves to Paris to be closer to his daughter, he quickly finds the City of Lights to be a special and miserable place. Robbed and broke, Tom slowly climbs out of le gutter with the help of a beautiful and kind new friend.
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Unforgivable
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsThis moody drama follows the increasingly chaotic life of Francis, a crime novelist who moves to Venice to write his next book. After starting an affair with a young beauty, Francis suspects her of cheating -- even as his own daughter goes missing.
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Granny's Funeral
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsIn this offbeat comedy, Armand operates a pharmacy in Paris with his wife, Helene, but is carrying on an affair with the more sympathetic Alix. When Armand's grandmother dies, the distractions mount as he tries to plan an appropriate funeral for her.
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Superstar
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsMartin's on his way to work one morning when people begin mobbing him and trying to get his picture. The only trouble is, he doesn't know why. As the media closes in, Martin starts to realize that his fame may come from his very desire to avoid it.
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Something in the Air
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsGrowing up in the wake of France's civil crisis of May 1968, Gilles and his teen friends are determined to sustain the partisan passions of that era. But now it's 1971, and Gilles is also beginning to think more about his other aspirations in life.
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Tomorrow at Dawn
2009 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsBrotherly love is the focus of this film that explores how the relationship between big brother Mathieu (Vincent Perez) and kid sib Paul (Jérémie Renier) changes when the younger one becomes so enthralled by historical battle reenactments that he begins to lose his grip on reality. With his mother begging him to intervene, Mathieu -- a pianist -- attempts to steer his battle-obsessed brother in other directions. Denis Dercourt wrote and directed.
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Making Plans for Lena
2009 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsDeciding to leave her unfaithful husband (Jean-Marc Barr) behind, 34-year-old Léna (Chiara Mastroianni) travels from Paris to her family's country home to gain some emotional refuge and restart her life. To her dismay, Lena discovers that family members have their own plans for her. The first of these comes from her high-strung sister, Frédérique (Marina Foïs), who's arranged a surprise appearance by Léna's ex-husband.
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Park Benches
2009 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsIn this star-laden slice-of-life comedy set in France, workers ponder a sign reading "Lonely Man" that hangs out the office facing theirs, a mix of visitors traverse the town square and the clerks of a local shop commingle with their patrons.
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