Films based on French novels

Going Places

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1974 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeoisie holds dear, whether it’s cars...

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Mad Love

Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1935 IMDB Rating: 7.2

An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with the hands of a knife murderer--hands which still have the urge to throw knives.

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Little Nicholas

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Nicolas has a happy existence, parents who love him, a great group of friends with whom he has great fun, and all he wants is that nothing changes. However, one day, he overhears a conversation that l...

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Thirst

Film Age rating: 17 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.1

A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. No...

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Only the Animals

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2019 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Following the disappearance of the glamorous and secretive Evelyne Ducat during a blizzard in the highlands of southern France, the lives of five people inextricably linked to Evelyne are brought toge...

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The Swimming Pool

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1969 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the da...

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Elle

Film Age rating: 17 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 7.1

When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving family, all th...

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Germinal

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 1993 IMDB Rating: 7.1

It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them.

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Love in the Afternoon

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1957 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Lovestruck conservatory student Ariane pretends to be just as much a cosmopolitan lover as the worldly mature Frank Flannagan hoping that l’amour will take hold.

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