French Movies on Netflix
Last updated March 09, 2025
Raja
2004 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsRaja (Najat Benssallem), a 19-year-old orphan living on the streets in Morocco, lands a job working in the garden of a wealthy, middle-aged Frenchman, Fred (Pascal Greggory). Fred is quickly smitten with the plucky girl, who's initially suspicious of his intentions. Although a guarded mutual interest develops, their potential romance may be stymied by a web of manipulation, as well as the cultural, economic and generational rift between the pair.
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Water Lilies
2007 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsA Caméra d'Or contender at Cannes, this coming-of-age drama from first-time feature film director Céline Sciamma tracks the sexual awakenings of three female friends over the course of a single summer. Finding privacy in the solitude of the swimming pool locker room, blossoming teens Marie (Pauline Acquart), Anne (Louise Blachère) and Floriane (Adele Haenel) come to learn the true meaning of arousal and the power of sexual attraction.
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Dragon Knight
2003 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsWith a hefty reward hanging in the balance, a battle-scarred knight of the Crusades must track down a renegade poet at the pope's command. But the mission is threatened by a tagalong squire and an old friend who's succumbed to madness.
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Hadewijch
2009 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsA novice nun harbors a faith so intense that it's too much even for her fellow sisters. Not surprisingly, the young novitiate isn't long for convent life in this potent drama inspired by the life of a 13-century Dutch poet and mystic.
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Film Socialisme
2010 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsListen in on the musings of a war criminal, an American singer and other compelling characters as they travel aboard a Mediterranean cruise ship. Jean-Luc Godard introduces technical errors into the film as a commentary on the fragility of video.
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A Burning Hot Summer
2011 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsWhen painter Frederic and his Italian actress wife, Angele, invite Paul and his new girlfriend, Elisabeth, to live with them in Rome, their relationships become tangled as desire, infidelity and jealousy intrude.
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You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
2012 | NR | 2.2 out of 5 StarsUpon the death of a celebrated playwright, his actor friends gather to view a recording of his play in which they've all appeared over the years. As they watch, memories take them back to their stage roles, and each reflects on life, love and death.
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Tied
2013 | NR | 2.2 out of 5 StarsA wealthy banker and his dominant mistress push each other to their limits through increasingly extreme and dangerous desires. Soon, their sadomasochistic impulses threaten to destroy them both.
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