Beau Is Afraid (
2023) | IMDb:
6.8
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.
The French Dispatch (
2021) | IMDb:
7.1
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Starring:
Benicio del Toro
,
Adrien Brody
,
Tilda Swinton
,
Léa Seydoux
,
Frances McDormand
,
Timothée Chalamet
Mary Magdalene (
2018) | IMDb:
5.9
In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.
Assassin's Creed (
2016) | IMDb:
5.6
Through a technology that unlocks the generic memories of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he is a descendant of an ancient line of Assassins and amasses lethal skills to take on the oppressive Templar Order.
Robin Hood (
2010) | IMDb:
6.6
When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.
The Round Up (
2010) | IMDb:
7
A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.
Starring:
Jean Reno
,
Mélanie Laurent
,
Gad Elmaleh
,
Raphaëlle Agogué
,
Sylvie Testud
,
Hugo Leverdez
Inglourious Basterds (
2009) | IMDb:
8.4
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.
Starring:
Brad Pitt
,
Mélanie Laurent
,
Christoph Waltz
,
Eli Roth
,
Michael Fassbender
,
Diane Kruger
La Vie en Rose (
2007) | IMDb:
7.6
From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.
Starring:
Marion Cotillard
,
Sylvie Testud
,
Pascal Greggory
,
Emmanuelle Seigner
,
Jean-Paul Rouve
,
Gérard Depardieu
Hannibal Rising (
2007) | IMDb:
6.1
The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a medical student he hones his appetite for the kill.