Best dark & gritty French movies on Netflix in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
34 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.0. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Dheepan (2015)
Movie · French · 1h 55m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (18.1K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious
Three war-torn strangers posing as a family flee Sri Lanka’s civil war to start over in a troubled Paris suburb, but their past traumas resurface as they struggle to survive in their new environment.
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2. Divines (2016)
Movie · French · 1h 45m · Drama · IMDb 7.3 (11.1K votes)
MatureDark & grittySerious
In a ghetto where religion and drug trafficking rub shoulders, Dounia has a lust for power and success. Supported by Maimouna, her best friend, she decides to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca, a respected dealer. But her encounter with Djigui, a young, disturbingly sensual dancer, throws her off course.
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3. Bad Seeds (2018)
Movie · French · 1h 40m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (6.9K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyMatureSlow-burn
Wael, a former street child, makes a living from small scams with his adoptive mother and partner-in-crime Monique. When this unconventional duo swindles the wrong guy, Victor, an old acquaintance of Monique now in charge of a support organization for troubled teens, they have no choice but to become his interim secret
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5. Shéhérazade (2018)
Movie · French · 1h 46m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.1 (3.0K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedSerious
Zachary, 17 years old, gets out of jail. Rejected by his mother, he hangs out in the mean streets of Marseille. He falls in love with Shéhérazade, a young prostitute of whom he becomes the pimp without realizing it...
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7. My Daughter's Killer (2022)
Movie · French · 1h 23m · Documentary · IMDb 6.9 (2.4K votes)
Dialogue-drivenDark & grittyMatureCold & detached
A father fights for decades to bring his daughter's killer to justice in France and Germany before taking extreme measures.
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10. The Women and the Murderer (2021)
Movie · French · 1h 32m · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 6.4 (1.8K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatDialogue-driven
This documentary traces the capture of serial killer Guy Georges through the tireless work of two women: a police chief and a victim's mother.
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11. Street Flow (2019)
Movie · French · 1h 35m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.4 (2.4K votes)
MatureDark & grittyStraightforwardSerious
Noumouké, from the suburb of Paris, is about to decide which brother's foot steps to follow - the lawyer student Soulaymaan or the gangster Demba.
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12. Revenge (2017)
Movie · French · 1h 48m · Action, Horror · IMDb 6.4 (67.1K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Jen's romantic getaway with her wealthy married boyfriend is disrupted when his friends arrive for an impromptu hunting trip. Tension mounts at the house until the situation culminates in an unexpected way.
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13. Lost Bullet (2020)
Movie · French · 1h 32m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.4 (17.1K votes)
Fast-pacedMatureEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.
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14. Last Bullet (2025)
Movie · French · 1h 51m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.3 (4.3K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty
Car genius Lino returns to conclude his vendetta against Areski and the corrupt commander who ruined their lives in this turbo-charged trilogy finale.
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15. Nothing to Lose (2026)
Movie · French · 1h 42m · U/A 16+ · Action, Drama · IMDb 5.7 (651 votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyMatureStraightforward
She gave everything to become a mother, so when her young son falls ill, Jada will stop at nothing to find a donor and save him — no matter the cost.
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16. Lost Bullet 2 (2022)
Movie · French · 1h 38m · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.3 (7.4K votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatDark & grittyFast-paced
Having cleared his name, genius mechanic Lino has only one goal in mind: getting revenge on the corrupt cops who killed his brother and his mentor.
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17. Street Flow 3 (2026)
Movie · French · 1h 52m · U/A 16+ · Drama · IMDb 5.3 (477 votes)
MatureDark & grittySeriousStraightforward
Grieving and facing the consequences of their crimes, the Traoré brothers get one last chance to forge a new path.
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18. Street Flow 2 (2023)
Movie · French · 1h 38m · Drama · IMDb 5.5 (815 votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious
Struggling to overcome cycles of betrayal, revenge and violence, the Traoré brothers continue to fight for a brighter future in a seedy Paris suburb.
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19. The Most Assassinated Woman in the World (2018)
Movie · French · 1h 42m · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 5.4 (1.3K votes)
MatureDark & grittyTwistyCold & detached
Set against the backdrop of the infamous Theatre Grand Guignol the story revolves around iconic actress Paula Maxa - the most famous of the Grand Guignol's leading ladies and the titular Most Assassinated Woman, who was graphically slain on stage multiple times a day.
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20. Rogue City (2020)
Movie · French · 1h 56m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 6.1 (11.0K votes)
MatureFast-pacedEdge-of-seatTwisty
Caught in the crosshairs of police corruption and Marseille’s warring gangs, a loyal cop must protect his squad by taking matters into his own hands.
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21. In His Shadow (2023)
Movie · French · 1h 29m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 4.9 (1.0K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detachedSerious
After the death of their father, two half-brothers find themselves on opposite sides of an escalating conflict with tragic consequences.
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23. The Decline (2020)
Movie · French · 1h 23m · Thriller, Action · IMDb 6.0 (10.8K votes)
Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & grittySerious
Anticipating a disaster, Antoine, a father, attends a survivalist training given by Alain in his autonomous hideout. In fear of a natural, economic or social crisis, the group trains to face the different possible apocalyptic scenarios. But the disaster they will experience will not be the one they predicted.
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27. The Lost Patient (2022)
Movie · French · 1h 33m · Thriller, Mystery · IMDb 5.3 (3.3K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
The 19 years old Thomas wakes up in a hospital after three years in a coma. He doesn't remember anything. The psychologist Anna tells him that his family has been murdered and that he is the only survivor of the massacre while his sister Laura is still missing.
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28. Madame Claude (2021)
Movie · French · 1h 52m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 5.5 (4.5K votes)
MatureDark & grittyVisually stunningCold & detached
Paris, the late 1960s. Madame Claude is at the head of a flourishing business dedicated to prostitution that gives her power over both the French political and criminal worlds. But the end of her empire is closer than she thinks.
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29. Earth and Blood (2020)
Movie · French · 1h 20m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 5.2 (3.1K votes)
Edge-of-seatMatureFast-pacedDark & gritty
A sawmill owner and his teenage daughter become tangled in a deadly feud when a drug dealer stashes stolen cocaine on their remote property.
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