Best French movies on MUBI in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
75 movies on MUBI in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.0. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Night and Fog (1956)
Movie · French · 32m · Documentary, History · IMDb 8.6 (23.8K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyDark & grittyMature
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
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3. The 400 Blows (1959)
Movie · French · 1h 39m · Drama · IMDb 8.0 (1.4L votes)
Slow-burn
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law,
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4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Movie · French · 2h 1m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 8.0 (1.3L votes)
Slow-burnMatureVisually stunningTwisty
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
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6. Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Movie · French · 1h 32m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.8 (40.0K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyLow-stakesSerious
The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple -- lovers turned friends -- recount, over many hours, previous romances an
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7. Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Movie · French · 1h 30m · Drama · IMDb 7.8 (32.5K votes)
Slow-burn
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by
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8. The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
Movie · French · 1h 38m · Drama, Fantasy · IMDb 7.6 (57.8K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyVisually stunning
Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on
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9. Jules and Jim (1962)
Movie · French · 1h 46m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.6 (47.4K votes)
Slow-burnMature
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.
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10. Fantastic Planet (1973)
Movie · French · 1h 12m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.6 (43.7K votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningTwistyCold & detached
On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny Oms, human beings descendants of Terra's inhabitants, as ignorant animals. Those who live in slavery are treated as simple pets and used to entertain Draag children; those who live hidden in the hostile
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11. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
Movie · French · 1h 36m · Drama · IMDb 7.7 (25.3K votes)
Slow-burnCold & detachedDark & grittyMature
The story of a donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fat
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12. Sans Soleil (1983)
Movie · French · 1h 40m · Documentary · IMDb 7.7 (13.3K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyLow-stakesVisually stunning
A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco.
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13. Vagabond (1985)
Movie · French · 1h 46m · Drama · IMDb 7.6 (16.2K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyCold & detachedDark & gritty
Mona Bergeron is dead, her frozen body found in a ditch in the French countryside. From this, the film flashes back to the weeks leading up to her death. Through these flashbacks, Mona gradually declines as she travels from place to place, taking odd jobs and staying with whomever will offer her a place to sleep. Mona
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14. It Was Just an Accident (2025)
Movie · French · 1h 43m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.4 (40.3K votes)
TwistyMatureEdge-of-seatCold & detached
An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.
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16. The Gleaners and I (2000)
Movie · French · 1h 22m · Documentary · IMDb 7.7 (10.4K votes)
Slow-burnFamily-friendlyLow-stakes
Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of nece
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17. The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
Movie · French · 1h 50m · Documentary · IMDb 8.0 (5.4K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyLow-stakesHeartwarming
Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda's self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professio
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18. Happiness (1965)
Movie · French · 1h 20m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.6 (12.2K votes)
Slow-burnMatureLow-stakes
Though married to the good-natured, beautiful Thérèse, young husband and father François finds himself falling unquestioningly into an affair with an attractive postal worker. One of Agnès Varda's most provocative films, 'Le bonheur' examines, with a deceptively cheery palette and the spirited strains of Mozart, the id
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19. Petite Maman (2021)
Movie · French · 1h 12m · Drama, Fantasy · IMDb 7.3 (21.4K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarmingFamily-friendlyLow-stakes
After the death of her beloved grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly meets a strangely familiar girl her own age in the woods. Instantly forming a connection with this mysterious new friend, Nelly embarks on a fantastical journey of discovery which helps her come to terms with this newfound loss.
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20. Masculin Féminin (1966)
Movie · French · 1h 45m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.3 (19.3K votes)
TwistyMatureLow-stakesCold & detached
Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, however, is disillusioned by the growing commercialism in society, while Madeleine just wants to be successful. The story is
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21. 13 Tzameti (2006)
Movie · French · 1h 33m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.3 (18.8K votes)
TwistyMatureCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Sebastian, a young man, has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. Something else he does not know is that Gerard Dorez, a cop on a knife-edge, is tailing him. When he reaches his destination, Sebastian falls into a degenerate, clandestine world of mental cha
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22. Black Girl (1966)
Movie · French · 1h 5m · Drama · IMDb 7.4 (7.7K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyCold & detachedDark & gritty
Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.
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23. Antoine and Colette (1962)
Movie · French · 30m · Romance, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (7.4K votes)
Slow-burnLow-stakesLight-heartedHeartwarming
Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Lo
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24. Time Masters (1982)
Movie · French · 1h 20m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.3 (7.8K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-paced
On planet Perdide, an attack of giant hornets leaves young Piel alone in a wrecked car with his dying father. A mayday message reaches their friend Jaffar, an adventurer travelling through space. Onboard Jaffar’s shuttle are the renegade Prince Matton, his fiancée, and Silbad, who knows Perdide well. Thus begins an inc
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25. Chronicle of a Summer (1961)
Movie · French · 1h 31m · Documentary · IMDb 7.4 (4.1K votes)
Slow-burnLow-stakesFamily-friendlyDialogue-driven
Paris, summer 1960. Anthropologist and filmmaker Jean Rouch and sociologist and film critic Edgar Morin wander through the crowded streets asking passersby how they cope with life's misfortunes.
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26. La Grande Bouffe (1973)
Movie · French · 2h 10m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.0 (16.3K votes)
Slow-burnMatureDark & grittyCold & detached
Four friends gather at a villa with the intention of eating themselves to death.
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27. Daguerréotypes (1978)
Movie · French · 1h 20m · Documentary · IMDb 7.6 (2.4K votes)
Slow-burnFamily-friendlyLow-stakesLight-hearted
An intimate portrait of the small shops and shopkeepers of the Rue Daguerre in Paris, a picturesque street that has been the filmmaker’s home for more than 50 years.
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28. Paris, 13th District (2021)
Movie · French · 1h 46m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.0 (12.1K votes)
MatureSlow-burnLow-stakes
Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy – They're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.
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29. Black Panthers (1968)
Movie · French · 28m · Documentary · IMDb 7.4 (3.1K votes)
Dialogue-drivenCold & detachedStraightforwardDark & gritty
A film shot during the summer of 1968 in Oakland, California around the meetings organised by the Black Panthers Party to free Huey Newton, one of their leaders, and to turn his trial into a political debate. They tried and succeeded in catching America’s attention.
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30. Beating Hearts (2024)
Movie · French · 2h 40m · Romance, Crime · IMDb 7.0 (9.3K votes)
Mature
Local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, but gang violence leads him to a darker destructive path. After years apart, the star-crossed lovers discover that every path they've taken leads them back together.
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