Best French movies of 2000s

Actors : Samy Naceri, Bai Ling, Frédéric Diefenthal, Bernard Farcy,
Directors : Gérard Krawczyk,

Out to stop a new gang disguised as Santa Claus, Emilien and Daniel must also handle major changes in their personal relationships.

Actors : Marie-Josée Croze, James Thierrée, Mathias Laliberté, Marc Lavoine,
Directors : Tony Gatlif,

A Gypsy family travels the French roads during the Second World War, followed by Little Claude, a young boy seeking a new family after his parents "left and never returned". Upon reaching a...

Actors : Alain Libolt, Isaïe Sultan, Raphaël Bouvet, Béatrice Dalle,
Directors : Patric Chiha,

A drama centered on the relationship between a teenager, Pierre, and Nadia, a woman in her thirties.

Actors : Sami Bouajila, Stéphanie Lagarde, Nathalie Baye, Audrey Tautou,
Directors : Pierre Salvadori,

A hairdresser forwards a passionate love letter to her mother.

Actors : Lizzie Brocheré, Arthur Dupont, Guillaume Baché, Pierre Perrier,

Chacun Sa Nuit explores the carnal interdependencies among a host of characters who live in a town in provincial France. At the center of it all is Pierre (Arthur Dupont), a conceited and ...

Actors : Joël Delsaut, Michel Bouquet, Éric Caravaca, Florence Loiret Caille,

One day, a bad fall forces Edmond to accept Rose's help. Eventually, the two grow closer. The young woman finds relief in confiding painful memories to the older man; things she cannot even...

Actors : Jean Reno, Richard Berry, André Dussollier, Gérard Depardieu,
Directors : Francis Veber,

After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt...

Actors : Olivier Barthelemy, Vincent Cassel, Nico Le Phat Tan, Roxane Mesquida,
Directors : Kim Chapiron,

A group of youngsters go out to a disco on Christmas Eve and accidentally run into a shepherd who has prepared himself for a night of pure insanity.

Actors : Sandrine Kiberlain, Maxime Godart, Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad,
Directors : Laurent Tirard,

Nicolas has a happy existence, parents who love him, a great group of friends with whom he has great fun, and all he wants is that nothing changes. However, one day, he overhears a ...

Actors : Patrick Mille, Jocelyn Quivrin, Jean Dujardin, Vahina Giocante,
Directors : Jan Kounen,

The life of Octave Parango, a flamboyant ad designer, filled with success, satire, misery and love.

Actors : John DiMaggio, Dany Boon, Garance Lagraa, Charlie Girerd,
Directors : Jacques-Rémy Girerd,

One night Mia has a premonition. So after saying a few words of parting at her mother's grave, she sets out on a journey across mountains and jungles to search for her father, who is trapped in a landslide at a remote construction site.

Actors : Laurent Stocker, Françoise Bertin, Audrey Tautou, Guillaume Canet,
Directors : Claude Berri,

When Camille (Audrey Tautou) falls ill, she is forced to live with Philibert and Franck (Guillaume Canet). A moving trio story.

Actors : Clovis Cornillac, Vimala Pons, Zohar Wexler, Sifan Shao,
Directors : Franck Vestiel,

A man wakes up deep inside a cave. Suffering amnesia, he has no recollection of how he came to be here or of what happened to the man whose body he finds beside him. Tailed by a mysterious ...

Actors : Bulle Ogier, Leonor Baldaque, Ricardo Trêpa, Michel Piccoli,
Directors : Manoel de Oliveira,

38 years after the original story, Henri Husson thinks he sees Séverine one night in a concert. He follows her and makes her face her past and with sadism takes a slow and painful revenge on her.

Actors : Marie Brahimi, Karim Bouaiche, Nazim Boudjenah, Michèle Moretti,
Directors : Merzak Allouache,

A young French-Algerian woman travels to Algeria in search for her fiance. Determined to find his whereabouts, she is facing political and religious obstacles in a country that is struggling with the aftermath of a civil war.

Actors : Philip Craig, Julie LeBreton, Roy Dupuis, Stephen McHattie,
Directors : Charles Binamé,

A story about Quebec's most famous hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.

Actors : Sophie Marceau, Thierry Neuvic, Andrea Di Stefano, Monica Bellucci,
Directors : Marina de Van,

A psychodrama about a photographer whose pictures tell a different story to that of her perception.

Actors : Fanny Valette, Raphaël Lenglet, Nicolas Giraud, Johan Libéreau,
Directors : Abel Ferry,

A group of friends on vacation decide to venture onto a trail high up in the mountains that has been closed for repairs. The climb proves more perilous than planned, especially as they soon...

Actors : Nicolas Duvauchelle, Élodie Bouchez, Marina Foïs, Roschdy Zem,
Directors : Antony Cordier,

What are adult love affairs ? Two couples meet and fall in love, lose sight of each other in the confusion and end up pulling through.

Actors : Sabine Azéma, Éric Berger, Hélène Duc, André Dussollier,
Directors : Étienne Chatiliez,

Tanguy is 28 years old and still living with his parents. They think it's time he moves out. He doesn't, so they hatch a plan...