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French Comedy Movies

60 French comedy movies. Includes PlayTime, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, and Day for Night.

Common vibes here: Dark Comedy · Coming-of-Age · Coming of Age

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PlayTime
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PlayTime

1967 · 115m

Food & Culinary

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
84
Tubi

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

1972 · 101m

Fantasy

An upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and…

Day for Night
84

Day for Night

1973 · 116m

Drama

A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and…

C.R.A.Z.Y.
83

C.R.A.Z.Y.

2005 · 126m

Coming-of-AgeComing of AgeDrama

A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his…

L'Atalante
83

L'Atalante

1934 · 88m

DramaRomance

Newly married couple Juliette and ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'Atalante along with the captain's first mate…

That Obscure Object of Desire
83

That Obscure Object of Desire

1977 · 103m

DramaRomance

After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow…

Three Colors: White
82
Max

Three Colors: White

1994 · 92m

Psychological ThrillerDramaMystery

Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months…

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
82
Max

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

1953 · 87m

Holiday

Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another.

Amélie
81

Amélie

2001 · 122m

Romantic ComedyRomance

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others.

Mon Oncle
81
Max

Mon Oncle

1958 · 118m

Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and cannot fathom why his sister's family has moved…

Stolen Kisses
80

Stolen Kisses

1968 · 90m

ProceduralMilitaryDetective

The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from…

The Marching Band
79

The Marching Band

2024 · 102m

DramaMusic

A world-famous orchestra conductor discovers the brother he never knew he had — a school cafeteria worker who plays trombone in a local marching band.

The Phantom of Liberty
79

The Phantom of Liberty

1974 · 104m

This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel.

Jour de fête
79

Jour de fête

1949 · 86m

Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local…

Small Change
79

Small Change

1976 · 104m

HolidayDrama

The lives of a motherless young man, who's just starting to find interest in women, and his physically abused, poverty stricken friend, are mixed…

Trafic
79

Trafic

1971 · 96m

Road Trip

Mr.

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
78

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

1966 · 132m

War DramaMilitaryWar

During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied…

The Milky Way
78
Prime

The Milky Way

1969 · 102m

Drama

Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

Zero for Conduct
77

Zero for Conduct

1933 · 48m

High SchoolDrama

In a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the director on a celebration day.

Irma Vep
77
Max

Irma Vep

1996 · 99m

Drama

A has-been French filmmaker wants a Hong Kong actress to be the heroine in a rendering of Les Vampires.

Coup de Torchon
77
Max

Coup de Torchon

1981 · 128m

Dark ComedyCrimeDrama

A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.

My American Uncle
77

My American Uncle

1980 · 126m

DramaRomance

Professor Henri Laborit uses three people's stories to discuss behaviourist theories of survival, combat, rewards and punishment, and anxiety:…

Delicatessen
76
Tubi

Delicatessen

1991 · 99m

Dystopian Sci-FiDark ComedyDystopian

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low…

In the House
76
Tubi

In the House

2012 · 105m

High SchoolDramaMystery

A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his…

The Hairdresser's Husband
76

The Hairdresser's Husband

1990 · 82m

DramaRomance

Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume, and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom.

The Bélier Family
75

The Bélier Family

2014 · 105m

Coming-of-AgeComing of AgeMusic

The whole Bélier family is deaf, except for sixteen year old Paula who is the important translator in her parents' day to day life especially when…

The Dinner Game
75

The Dinner Game

1998 · 80m

For Pierre Brochant and his friends, Wednesday is “Idiots' Day”.

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
75

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

1994 · 100m

Dark ComedySerial Killer

A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious…

The Specials
75

The Specials

2019 · 114m

Drama

For twenty years, Bruno and Malik have lived in a different world—the world of autistic children and teens.

Some Like It Rare
75
Prime

Some Like It Rare

2021 · 88m

Dark ComedyHorror

Sophie and Vincent’s small butcher shop is on the brink of bankruptcy and their marriage is falling apart.

The Gilded Cage
75
Tubi

The Gilded Cage

2013 · 90m

Romantic Comedy

In the beautiful area of ​​Paris, Maria and José Ribeiro lived for almost thirty years on the ground floor of a Haussmann building, in their dear…

Weekend
75
Max

Weekend

1967 · 104m

A supposedly idyllic weekend trip to the countryside turns into a never-ending nightmare of traffic jams, revolution, cannibalism and murder as…

Marguerite
75
Tubi

Marguerite

2015 · 127m

Based on a True StoryDramaMusic

Paris in the 1920s.

French Fried Vacation 2
74

French Fried Vacation 2

1979 · 87m

Summer has passed, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, Popeye, Jean-Claude, and Christiane.

La Belle Époque
74

La Belle Époque

2019 · 115m

Romantic ComedyDrama

Victor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his life when, 40 years earlier, he met his true…

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
74

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

1973 · 100m

In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage…

Oscar
74

Oscar

1967 · 85m

This film originated as a play in Paris.

The Hedgehog
74

The Hedgehog

2009 · 100m

Drama

Paloma is a serious and highly articulate but deeply bored 11-year-old who has decided to kill herself on her 12th birthday.

The Innocent
74

The Innocent

2022 · 99m

HeistPrisonCrime

Sylvie, a nearly sixty-year-old woman, has fallen in love with Michel, a thug she marries in prison.

Bed and Board
74

Bed and Board

1970 · 97m

DramaRomance

Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling…

The Sucker
73

The Sucker

1965 · 111m

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobRoad Trip

In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car.

Bad Seeds
73
Netflix

Bad Seeds

2018 · 100m

Drama

Wael, a former street child, makes a living from small scams with his adoptive mother and partner-in-crime Monique.

The Closet
73

The Closet

2001 · 84m

A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.

C'est la vie!
72

C'est la vie!

2017 · 115m

Marriage & Divorce

Max is a battle-weary veteran of the wedding-planning racket.

The Wing or the Thigh?
72

The Wing or the Thigh?

1976 · 104m

UndercoverFood & CulinaryCon Artists & Grifters

Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to…

Mandibles
72
Prime

Mandibles

2021 · 77m

Fantasy

When two simple-minded best friends find a giant fly trapped in the trunk of a stolen car, they decide to train it in hopes of striking it rich.

Cyrano, My Love
72

Cyrano, My Love

2018 · 113m

Based on a True StoryHistory

Paris, France, December 1897.

What's in a Name
71
Tubi

What's in a Name

2012 · 110m

Vincent, a wealthy real estate agent, is invited to dinner by his sister Elizabeth and her husband Peter, both professors in Paris.

Man Bites Dog
71
Max

Man Bites Dog

1992 · 96m

Dark ComedySatire & ParodyTrue Crime

The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his…

The Science of Sleep
71

The Science of Sleep

2006 · 106m

Urban FantasyMagicDrama

A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.

The Three Brothers
71

The Three Brothers

1995 · 105m

Legal

Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral.

Deerskin
71

Deerskin

2019 · 77m

SlasherPsychological HorrorPsychological

A man's obsession with owning the designer deerskin jacket of his dreams leads him to turn his back on his humdrum life in the suburbs, blow his…

8 Women
70

8 Women

2002 · 111m

HolidayThrillerMystery

Eight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife in his back.

Serial (Bad) Weddings
69

Serial (Bad) Weddings

2014 · 94m

A catholic French couple sees their life upside down when their four daughters get married to men of different religion and origins.

Welcome to the Sticks
69
Prime

Welcome to the Sticks

2008 · 106m

DramaRomance

Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while.

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