Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "african-french"

1. The Samurai (1967)

GP | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him further into a corner.

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Cathy Rosier

Votes: 57,128 | Gross: $0.04M

2. Hotel Rwanda (2004)

PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Drama, History

Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.

Director: Terry George | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Xolani Mali

Votes: 372,209 | Gross: $23.53M

3. Caché (2005)

R | 117 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A married couple is terrorized by a series of surveillance videotapes left on their front porch.

Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Maurice Bénichou, Annie Girardot

Votes: 85,213 | Gross: $3.63M

4. A Prophet (2009)

R | 155 min | Crime, Drama

A delinquent Muslim man struggles to get by in prison until he is taken under the wing of a powerful mob boss. But his gradual rise through the mob's ranks brings him in conflict with his mentor.

Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Reda Kateb

Votes: 102,174 | Gross: $2.08M

5. Cuties (2020)

TV-MA | 96 min | Drama

Eleven-year-old Amy starts to rebel against her conservative family's traditions when she becomes fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew.

Director: Maïmouna Doucouré | Stars: Fathia Youssouf, Médina El Aidi-Azouni, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas

Votes: 32,581

6. Trouble Every Day (2001)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Two American newlyweds in Paris experience a love so strong, it almost devours them.

Director: Claire Denis | Stars: Vincent Gallo, Tricia Vessey, Béatrice Dalle, Alex Descas

Votes: 9,304 | Gross: $0.01M

7. Superwho? (2021)

82 min | Action, Comedy

A struggling actor who seems doomed to lead the life of a loser. When finally gets a lead role as a superhero named "Badman," he feels like everything is possible but fate strikes again.

Director: Philippe Lacheau | Stars: Philippe Lacheau, Julien Arruti, Tarek Boudali, Élodie Fontan

Votes: 3,536

8. Mood Indigo (2013)

Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Wealthy, inventive bachelor Colin endeavors to find a cure for his lover Chloe after she's diagnosed with an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.

Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Omar Sy

Votes: 16,716 | Gross: $0.30M

9. The Class (2008)

PG-13 | 128 min | Drama

Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

Director: Laurent Cantet | Stars: François Bégaudeau, Agame Malembo-Emene, Angélica Sancio, Arthur Fogel

Votes: 36,423 | Gross: $3.77M

10. Girlhood (2014)

Unrated | 113 min | Drama

A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. However, she soon finds that this new life does not necessarily make her any happier.

Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré

Votes: 10,041

11. Monsieur Ibrahim (2003)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama

In Paris, a Turkish shop owner befriends a Jewish boy in his mid-teens.

Director: François Dupeyron | Stars: Omar Sharif, Pierre Boulanger, Gilbert Melki, Isabelle Renauld

Votes: 11,605 | Gross: $2.82M

12. My Golden Days (2015)

R | 123 min | Drama, Romance

Paul is preparing to leave Tajikistan, while thinking back on his adolescent years. His childhood, his mother's madness, the parties, the trip to the USSR where he lost his virginity, the friend who betrayed him and the love of his life.

Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Quentin Dolmaire, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, Mathieu Amalric, Dinara Drukarova

Votes: 3,800 | Gross: $0.27M

13. Sitcom (1998)

Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The adventures of an upper-class suburban family abruptly confronted with the younger brother's discovery of his homosexuality, the elder sister's suicide attempt and how much do you ... See full summary »

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Évelyne Dandry, François Marthouret, Marina de Van, Adrien de Van

Votes: 5,581

14. A Night in the Fields (2020)

56 min | Drama

In a working-class town, Anthony and Dylan, two inseparable 14-year-olds, decide to go for a walk to a retro house party in a nightclub called the Komplex. While one wants to join Océane, a... See full summary »

Director: Guillaume Grélardon | Stars: Jérémy Gillet, Félix Lefebvre, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Yoann Zimmer

Votes: 95

15. The African Doctor (2016)

96 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The story of Seyolo Zantoko, who as a freshly graduated doctor of Congolese descent in France, struggled with his family to integrate in a small rural village, and ended up being considered as one of the most respected doctors in the area.

Director: Julien Rambaldi | Stars: Marc Zinga, Aïssa Maïga, Bayron Lebli, Médina Diarra

Votes: 12,008

16. When the Cat's Away (1996)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Romance

Chloe, a young woman, is going on holidays. She entrusts her beloved cat to Madame Renée's care. But one day Madame Renée (an old lady of the neighborhood) can not find the cat. Chloe ... See full summary »

Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Garance Clavel, Zinedine Soualem, Renée Le Calm, Olivier Py

Votes: 3,608 | Gross: $1.65M

17. Simply Black (2020)

90 min | Comedy

A politically-incorrect comedy about the role of black people in French society.

Directors: John Wax, Jean-Pascal Zadi | Stars: Jean-Pascal Zadi, Caroline Anglade, Fary, Tonton Marcel

Votes: 2,359

18. Skirt Day (2008)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama

'Skirt Day' is a fascinating psychological study, a socio-critical investigation - and Isabelle Adjani's first film in five years.

Director: Jean-Paul Lilienfeld | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Denis Podalydès, Khalid Berkouz, Yann Ebongé

Votes: 2,709

19. Erotic Symphony (1980)

91 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A nobleman and his two lovers - a teenage boy and a runaway nun - plan to kill his mentally fragile wife.

Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Lina Romay, Susan Hemingway, Armando Borges, Mel Rodrigo

Votes: 403

20. Human Resources (1999)

TV-14 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

The 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Frank, a business school graduate, returns to his provincial ... See full summary »

Director: Laurent Cantet | Stars: Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barré, Véronique de Pandelaère

Votes: 2,792 | Gross: $0.12M

21. 1, 2, 3, Freeze (1993)

104 min | Comedy, Drama

Surreal, dreamlike tale of girl growing up in Marseilles' slums with her alcoholic dad and her crazy mother.

Director: Bertrand Blier | Stars: Anouk Grinberg, Myriam Boyer, Olivier Martinez, Jean-Michel Noirey

Votes: 905

22. Monday Morning (2002)

120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Vincent lives in a village. Every morning he goes to the factory to work, and in the evening he takes care of his family. One day, he decides to go on a trip with the money given by his father.

Director: Otar Iosseliani | Stars: Jacques Bidou, Anne Kravz-Tarnavsky, Narda Blanchet, Radslav Kinski

Votes: 1,109

23. I'm All Yours (2015)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy

Charming thirty-year-old Hanna Belkacem has inherited the gene from her parents: she is unable to say no. And as she is the Director of Human resources of a big firm such infirmity is not ... See full summary »

Director: Baya Kasmi | Stars: Vimala Pons, Mehdi Djaadi, Agnès Jaoui, Ramzy Bedia

Votes: 681

24. Happenstance (2000)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

How, thanks to what's known as the "Butterfly theory" (a random series of unlinked events), can a young woman and a young man meet ?

Director: Laurent Firode | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Faudel, Eric Savin, Nathalie Besançon

Votes: 3,948 | Gross: $0.13M

25. The Château (2001)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two brothers go to France to claim the chateau they have inherited.

Director: Jesse Peretz | Stars: Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Sylvie Testud, Benjamin Tessier

Votes: 864 | Gross: $0.20M

26. Scènes de crimes (2000)

100 min | Crime, Thriller

In the Paris region, Marie Bourgoin suddenly disappears. The police find only a tourist leaflet of Mauritius stained with blood. Police discover the probable existence of a serial killer in action for several years.

Director: Frédéric Schoendoerffer | Stars: Charles Berling, André Dussollier, Ludovic Schoendoerffer, Pierre Mottet

Votes: 737

27. Killer Kid (1994)

90 min | Drama, War

A Lebanese kid is sent to France on a terrorist mission for "Allah's Army". An Lebanese French kid becomes involved unwittingly. A bond develops between the two, while they become alienated... See full summary »

Director: Gilles de Maistre | Stars: Tewfik Jallab, Younesse Boudache, Salah Teskouk, Fatiha Cheriguene

Votes: 238

28. Les héritières (2021 TV Movie)

80 min | Drama

Sanou, a bright 15-year-old, enrolls in the famous Henri IV school in Paris. In this prestigious institution, the young girl from the Saint-Denis outer suburbs finds herself dropped into a world a million miles from everything she knows.

Director: Nolwenn Lemesle | Stars: Tracy Gotoas, Fanta Kebe, Lucie Fagedet, Déborah François

Votes: 131

29. Alias Betty (2001)

103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Novelist Betty Fisher enters a dark depression after her young son Joseph dies. Hoping to bring her out of it, her mother Margot arranges to kidnap a boy named Jose to replace the son Betty... See full summary »

Director: Claude Miller | Stars: Sandrine Kiberlain, Nicole Garcia, Mathilde Seigner, Luck Mervil

Votes: 1,641 | Gross: $0.21M

30. Little Brothers (1999)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

Talia runs away from home taking her beloved dog with her. When her dog is stolen Talia enlists the help of a gang of boys to help her find her pet.

Director: Jacques Doillon | Stars: Stéphanie Touly, Iliès Sefraoui, Mustapha Goumane, Nassim Izem

Votes: 446 | Gross: $0.00M

31. Verrückt nach Paris (2002)

90 min | Comedy, Drama

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Directors: Pago Bahlke, Eike Besuden | Stars: Paula Kleine, Wolfgang Goettsch, Frank Grabski, Dominique Horwitz

Votes: 157

32. Antilles sur Seine (2000)

104 min | Comedy, Crime

While in Paris, Lucia Sainte Rose is kidnapped. Her husband, mayor of Marie-Galante, learns that he can only get his wife back in exchange for valid land in his town intended for the construction of a huge building complex.

Director: Pascal Légitimus | Stars: Chantal Lauby, Med Hondo, Edouard Montoute, Pierre-Olivier Mornas

Votes: 192

33. (Paris: XY) (2001)

80 min | Drama

One morning, Max wakes up and discovers that his wife Helene has left without saying anything, taking with them their two children.

Director: Zeka Laplaine | Stars: Sylvia Vaudano, Zeka Laplaine, Pilou Ioua, Lisa Edmondson

Votes: 21

34. L'étreinte des hommes (2019)

2 min | Short, Drama, Romance

Two young men are attacked by thugs after sharing a kiss while walking along the Seine in Paris.

Director: Nicolas Goergen | Stars: Matthieu Charneau, Lazaro Cuervo Costa, Fayçal Acloque, Bocar Diop

Votes: 9

35. Le sang du flamboyant (1981)

Drama

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Director: François Migeat | Stars: Sanvi Panou, Emilie Benoît, Jacques Perrin, Jean-Marc Henchoz

36. 7000 km plus loin (2005)

23 min | Documentary, Short

Kindji is a voodoo fetish-priest in Benin. One day he told me: "Your spirit is not with the whites but with us in Africa." Today, I live in Paris and I wonder if the things I believed in there could exist here.

Director: Maëva Poli | Star: Maëva Poli

Votes: 8

37. The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991)
Episode: The Not-So-Great Dictator (1991)

Adventure, Comedy, Crime

General Vasquez takes in an ousted African dictator in need of asylum but then plots to eliminate him not wanting any competition. His plan backfires. Can Barry and Black Jack save both of them and knock two more lives off their list?

Stars: Daniel Hugh Kelly, Steven Williams, Roma Downey, Bert Rosario

38. A Very Secret Service (2015–2018)
Episode: Un peu de soleil (2015)

TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy

When an African state demands independence, Merlaux gets his first big assignment and discovers a passion for politics.

Director: Alexandre Courtès | Stars: Hugo Becker, Wilfred Benaïche, Christophe Kourotchkine, Karim Barras

Votes: 120

39. Losers (2019– )
Episode: Judgement (2019)

Documentary, Sport

The story of Surya Bonaly, a black French figure skater who competed in spite of the prejudiced resistance of the sport's judges.

Director: Mickey Duzyj | Star: Surya Bonaly

Votes: 213