Are you a big fan of French cinema since the Nouvelle Vague? Do you love to be entertained by French comedy? Then you've come to the right place. Every week, a large number of French films - and we' re not excluding Belgium, Switzerland and Canada! - are released . And every week, you're faced with a dilemma: which French film to see in the aters today?
Don't panic! Whether you feel like laughing or crying, thinking or just putting your brain on pause (and yes, French films mean zero subtitles to read), here's a list of French and French-speaking films to discover at the cinema now or in the near future.
And to help you make the right choice, we've reviewed a number of these films for you, some of which we loved, some of which we hated. So, without further ado, here's a list of French and French-speaking films in theaters and coming soon!
Finally by Claude Lelouch: A comedy with Kad Merad and Elsa Zylberstein
Finalement, comedy-drama by Claude Lelouch with Kad Merad, Elsa Zylberstein and Michel Boujenah, in cinemas November 13, 2024. [Read more]
Sur un fil, Reda Kateb's touching comedy at the cinema
Reda Kateb's Sur un fil combines comedy and emotion in the world of hospital clowns. In theaters since October 30, 2024. [Read more]
Lucas Bernard's À toute allure: a romantic comedy starring Pio Marmaï and Eye Haïdara - our review
Lucas Bernard's comedy À toute allure, starring Pio Marmaï and Eye Haïdara, explores the unlikely romance between a submarine officer and a steward, in theaters November 6, 2024. [Read more]
Une part manquante : Romain Duris seeks reconciliation in a drama by Guillaume Senez
Une part manquante, Guillaume Senez's poignant new drama, will be released in cinemas on November 13, 2024. Romain Duris plays a desperate father searching for his lost daughter on the streets of Tokyo, until fate unexpectedly reunites them. [Read more]
Trois Amies by Emmanuel Mouret, with Camille Cottin and Sara Forestier: Our opinion and the trailer
Emmanuel Mouret unveils his new film, Trois Amies, starring Camille Cottin, Sara Forestier and India Hair. Until you see it in cinemas on November 6, 2024, read our review and the trailer here. [Read more]
La Vallée des Fous by Xavier Beauvois, starring Jean-Paul Rouve: Our opinion and the trailer
Jean-Paul Rouve and Pierre Richard star in La Vallée des Fous, the new film by Xavier Beauvois, in theaters November 13, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
On aurait dû aller en Grèce - Gérard Jugnot and Elie Semoun in a family comedy
Nicolas Benamou's comedy On aurait dû aller en Grèce, starring Gérard Jugnot and Elie Semoun, takes a family to Corsica for a vacation full of misunderstandings, in theaters November 13, 2024. [Read more]
Le Royaume de Julien Colonna: Our opinion and the trailer
Corsican director Julien Colonna releases his first film, Le Royaume, in cinemas on November 13, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
The Art of Being Happy - Benoît Poelvoorde and Camille Cottin in a comedy about the quest for happiness
L'Art d'être heureux, a comedy directed by Stefan Liberski and starring Benoît Poelvoorde and Camille Cottin, will be released on October 30, 2024. An unhappy painter seeks inspiration in Normandy to find, instead, the path to happiness. [Read more]
Diamant Brut by Agathe Riedinger: Our opinion and the trailer
Diamant Brut, Agathe Riedinger's first film, presented at last year's Cannes Film Festival, opens in cinemas on November 20, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
La plus précieuse des marchandises animated film by Michel Hazanavicius: review and trailer
Michel Hazanavicius was back at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 with La plus précieuse des marchandises, his first animated film in official competition. To be seen in cinemas from November 20, 2024. [Read more]
Prodigieuses - Camille Razat and Mélanie Robert in a moving biopic about artistic resilience
Prodigieuses, dramatic biopic by Frédéric and Valentin Potier starring Camille Razat, Mélanie Robert and Franck Dubosc, in cinemas November 20, 2024. [Read more]
En Fanfare by Emmanuel Courcol, starring Benjamin Lavernhe : trailer
After Un Triomphe in 2020, Emmanuel Courcol returns to the Cannes Film Festival 2024 with En Fanfare, in the Cannes Première selection. The film is due in cinemas on November 27, 2024. [Read more]
Les Reines du drame by Alexis Langlois with Bilal Hassani
Les Reines du drame, by Alexis Langlois, explores love and drama in a pop and punk universe, starring Bilal Hassani and Asia Argento. In theaters November 27, 2024. [Read more]
Les Boules de Noël - A family comedy with Valérie Bonneton and Kad Merad
Alexandra Leclère's comedy Les Boules de Noël reunites Valérie Bonneton and Kad Merad in a festive new adventure, in theaters November 27, 2024. [Read more]
Animale by Emma Benestan: Our opinion and a first trailer
Closing film of the Semaine de la Critique, Emma Benestan's Animale opens in cinemas on November 27, 2024. Discover our review and the first trailer. [Read more]
Rabia by Mareike Engelhardt, with Megan Northam and Lubna Azabal: Our opinion and the trailer
Mareike Engelhardt's breathtaking thriller set in a women's house in Raqqa, Rabia, opens in cinemas on November 27, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]
Leurs Enfants après Eux, adaptation of the 2018 Goncourt novel by the Boukherma brothers: Review and trailer
The adaptation of the 2018 Prix Goncourt winner, Nicolas Mathieu's novel Leurs Enfants après Eux, hits cinemas on December 4, 2024. Check out our review of the film by brothers Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, as well as the trailer. [Read more]
Les Femmes au Balcon by Noémie Merlant : The trailer
After 'Mi iubita, mon amour', Noémie Merlant unveils her second film, Les Femmes au Balcon, in theaters December 11, 2024. Discover the trailer. [Read more]
Saint-Ex : Louis Garrel and Diane Kruger at the heart of a heroic quest
In Saint-Ex, Pablo Agüero traces the perilous quest of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, played by Louis Garrel, to find his pilot friend. A historical drama starring Diane Kruger and Vincent Cassel, in cinemas December 11, 2024. [Read more]
Vingt Dieux by Louise Courvoisier: Our opinion and the trailer
Louise Courvoisier's debut feature, Vingt Dieux, won the Prix de la Jeunesse in the Un Certain Regard selection at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is due in cinemas on December 11, 2024. Check out our review and the first trailer. [Read more]
Jamais sans mon psy: Christian Clavier and Baptiste Lecaplain in a delirious comedy
Jamais sans mon psy, Arnaud Lemort's new comedy starring Christian Clavier and Baptiste Lecaplain, will hit cinemas on December 11, 2024. [Read more]
Un Noël en Famille: the Christmas comedy with Didier Bourdon and Noémie Lvovsky - Trailer
Un Noël en Famille, the first film directed by Jeanne Gottesdiener, starring Didier Bourdon, Noémie Lvovsky and Christophe Montenez, will be released on December 18, 2024. A bittersweet comedy about the disasters of family celebrations. [Read more]
Sous écrous: prison comedy from Marseilles hits theaters in December 2024
Following its huge success on YouTube, the webseries Sous écrous arrives on the big screen on December 18, 2024. Directed by Hakim Boughéraba and starring a cast from Marseilles, this action-comedy highlights Sami and Nada's whimsical adventures in prison. [Read more]
Le Déluge: Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent as Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette - our review
Le Déluge, a new film directed by Gianluca Jodice, stars Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent as Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, during their imprisonment at the Conciergerie. Here, we discover the royal couple not in the luxury of Versailles, but awaiting their sentence. [Read more]
Joli Joli: retro musical with Clara Luciani and William Lebghil in cinemas this Christmas
Joli Joli, a film by Diastème starring Clara Luciani and William Lebghil, arrives in cinemas on December 25, 2024. A musical comedy full of misunderstandings in the Paris and Rome of the 70s. [Read more]
Six jours: A thriller starring Sami Bouajila and Julie Gayet to be released in January 2025
Six Days, directed by Juan Carlos Medina, is an intense thriller starring Sami Bouajila and Julie Gayet, in theaters January 1, 2025. [Read more]
Un ours dans le Jura: Franck Dubosc tries his hand at a comic thriller
Un ours dans le Jura, Franck Dubosc's new dark comedy, explores the misadventures of a couple in crisis, played by Dubosc and Laure Calamy, faced with an unexpected find. [Read more]
Maldoror by Fabrice Du Welz with Anthony Bajon: Our opinion of the film inspired by the Dutroux affair
Inspired by the Dutroux affair, Fabrice Du Welz's new film, Maldoror, opens in cinemas on January 15, 2025. Discover our review and a first extract. [Read more]
Jouer avec le Feu (Playing with fire) by Delphine and Muriel Coulin, starring Vincent Lindon: Our opinion
Starring Vincent Lindon as a father whose eldest son swings to the extreme right, Jouer avec le Feu, the Coulin sisters' new film, opens in cinemas on January 22, 2025. Read our review. [Read more]
Apprendre by Claire Simon, documentary on the French Republic's schools: Our opinion
Claire Simon's new documentary, Apprendre, was presented in a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. Read our review. [Read more]
God Save The Tuche - The Tuches visit the Queen of England: the teaser
Get ready for a hilarious culture shock: God Save The Tuche takes France's craziest family to conquer England, in cinemas from February 5, 2025. [Read more]
Les Bodin's go into a tailspin: the comedy duo return to the silver screen in March 2025
Following on from the success of Les Bodin's in Thailand, Vincent Dubois and Jean-Christian Fraiscinet are back with a delirious new comedy, Les Bodin's partent en vrille, directed by Frédéric Forestier. Opening in cinemas on March 19, 2025, get ready to catch up with the duo for a series of hilarious new adventures! [Read more]
You can also check out our other genre guides: dramas, comedies, documentaries, family films, horror films, there's something for every taste!
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Dates and Opening Time
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