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!
Un Noël en Famille: the Christmas comedy with Didier Bourdon and Noémie Lvovsky - Our opinion
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]
Louise Courvoisier's Vingt Dieux in theaters: 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 at the cinema
Jamais sans mon psy, Arnaud Lemort's new comedy starring Christian Clavier and Baptiste Lecaplain, will hit cinemas on December 11, 2024. [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 - our review and trailer
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]
Leurs Enfants après Eux: the 2018 Goncourt novel adapted by the Boukherma brothers - Reviews 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]
Marmaille: the first film from Reunion arrives in France - Trailer
Grégory Lucilly's Marmaille is the first film from Reunion to be released in mainland France. A touching drama about abandonment and the quest for identity, in cinemas December 4, 2024. [Read more]
Sous écrous: prison comedy from Marseilles hits theaters - Trailer
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]
Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine: Sandrine Kiberlain brings the legendary French actress to the silver screen
Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine, Guillaume Nicloux's romantic drama starring Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte and Amira Casar, retraces the life of the world's first star. In theaters December 18, 2024. [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]
Les Cadeaux: a Christmas comedy starring Chantal Lauby, Gérard Darmon and Camille Lellouche
Starring Chantal Lauby, Gérard Darmon and Camille Lellouche, Les Cadeaux promises to be a hilarious family comedy for the holidays. In theaters December 25, 2024. [Read more]
Planet B: a futuristic thriller starring Adèle Exarchopoulos
In Planète B, director Aude Léa Rapin plunges Adèle Exarchopoulos into a dystopian sci-fi thriller. In cinemas December 25. [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]
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]
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]
La Fille d'un grand amour: a romance driven by Isabelle Carré and François Damiens
Starring Isabelle Carré and François Damiens, Agnès de Sacy's first film, La Fille d'un grand amour, explores the reunion of a past love through the eyes of a documentary filmmaker. [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]
The Fourth Wall: a poignant drama starring Laurent Lafitte set in war-torn Lebanon
Adapted from Sorj Chalandon's award-winning novel, David Oelhoffen's The Fourth Wall plunges Laurent Lafitte into an intense, humanist drama set in war-torn Lebanon. In theaters January 15, 2025. [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]
Toutes pour une: a modern feminist comedy by Houda Benyamina
Houda Benyamina's Toutes pour une revisits Les Trois Mousquetaires in a feminist adventure comedy starring Oulaya Amamra, Sabrina Ouazani and Déborah Lukumuena. [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 trailer
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]
La Mer au loin: an intimate fresco of exile, love and survival
Saïd Hamich's La Mer au loin is a romantic drama about exile and life choices. The cast includes Ayoub Gretaa, Anna Mouglalis and Grégoire Colin. [Read more]
The Last Breath: a poignant reflection on life and death by Costa-Gavras
Le Dernier souffle, Costa-Gavras's new drama, delicately explores the themes of the end of life and fatality, supported by a brilliant cast. [Read more]
With or without children? Rayane Bensetti faces the chaos of a childless marriage
In Avec ou sans enfants? Rayane Bensetti and Nadia Roz have a hectic wedding when their friends turn up with their children. A light, wacky comedy to be seen in theaters on February 19, 2025. [Read more]
À bicyclette ! a tender and moving road trip with friends
Starring Mathias Mlekuz and Philippe Rebbot, À bicyclette ! tells the story of a road trip full of tenderness and emotion, crossing Europe by bicycle to honor the memory of a lost son. [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]
Moon the panda: a moving family adventure starring Alexandra Lamy
Directed by Gilles de Maistre, Moon le panda is a family adventure combining emotion, poetry and suspense, starring Alexandra Lamy and Noé Liu Martane. A tender, thrilling story to be discovered in cinemas on April 9, 2025. [Read more]
A wonderful world: Blanche Gardin in a daring futuristic comedy-drama
Giulio Callegari's Un monde merveilleux is a dramatic comedy starring Blanche Gardin as a mother overwhelmed by a technological future. A modern fable to discover from May 7, 2025. [Read more]
Partir un jour : Juliette Armanet in a nostalgic drama, in cinemas in October 2025
Partir un jour, the new comedy-drama by Amélie Bonnin, starring Juliette Armanet and Bastien Bouillon, will be released in cinemas on October 1, 2025. Based on the César 2023 award-winning short film, it explores the power of memories and life choices. [Read more]
Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol: an animated tribute to the life of the famous writer, in cinemas in October 2025
Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol, directed by Sylvain Chomet, will be released in cinemas on October 15, 2025. This animated biopic explores the childhood and career of legendary storyteller Marcel Pagnol, through a moving, poetic fresco. [Read more]
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