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The 17 French Films On Netflix With The Highest Rotten Tomatoes Scores

By Jade Budowski @jadebudowski

Published May 15, 2018, 8:30 a.m. ET

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Ranked by their Rotten Tomatoes Critic Scores.Photos: NETFLIX , Everett Collection ; Illustration: Dillen Phelps

**Blind Date**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 100%
This romantic comedy pairs together an endearing odd couple as neighbors - a dedicated pianist and a man who needs silence to work - and lets things play out how they may. While it's certainly predictable, the palpable chemistry between the two leads makes every moment of their screen time together a total treat.
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A young girl smiles. — **Girlhood**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 96%
This drama follows a lost teenager who joins a gang and reinvents herself, only to discover that this new life may not be for her after all. A beautiful exploration of the rocky road to adulthood as a young woman of color, this film is more than worth your time.
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A woman practices singing. — **Marguerite**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 95%
Set in Paris in the 1920s, this French film (which tells the same story as *Florence Foster Jenkins*) follows Marguerite Dumont, a wealthy woman with a love of music and the opera. While she cannot sing to save her life, she loves to sing for her friends, and with her husband, they continue to allow her to live out her fantasy of performance. Things change, however, when she begins performing in front of real audiences, and the rest is history.
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**Breathe**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 93%
Two teenage girls fall into a dangerous, intense friendship as solitary, insecure Charlie finds self-confident Sarah and the duo form an unusual bond. Things take a dark turn, however, when Sarah tires of Charlie, and what ensues is an ominous, harrowing series of events.
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**The Measure of a Man**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 91%
Thierry is an unemployed, 51-year-old factory worker struggling to find a job. After two years of searching (and much humiliation), he winds up with a security job at a store. While this initially seems to be a blessing, he soon finds himself sympathizing with the thieves he catches.
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Adèle Exarchopoulos in BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR. — **Blue is the Warmest Color**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 90%
This sweeping film follows a teenage girl named Adèle whose life is changed when she encounters a blue-haired girl named Emma (Léa Seydoux). The romance follows their relationship from their teen years through early adulthood, through love and heartache, and it's stocked with emotionally raw, intense performances.
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Audrey Tautou sits in a cinema in AMELIE. — **Amélie**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 89%
Whimsical as it is witty, this offbeat comedy depicts a shy waitress who resolves to make the lives of those around her better, even though she isolates herself from everyone. In the midst of her good deeds, she realizes she's fallen in love and proceeds to play a game of cat and mouse with the man she's been pining for.
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**My Golden Days**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 88%
This beautiful portrait of youth follows middle-aged anthropologist Paul Dédalus as he begins to have flashbacks to his childhood in Roubaix and the relationship he had with Esther, the love of his life, beginning in his teen years. Layered and disciplined on a level many films dream of achieving, this unique coming-of-age story is a must-see.
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**Dheepan**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 89%
This riveting drama employs beautifully raw non-professional actors to tell a story of Sri Lankan refugees who will do just about anything to hold onto a semblance of hope. This gripping story of survival took home the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival in 2015, and it's not hard to see why.
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**Dior and I**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 83%
This intimate look into the Christian Dior fashion house takes audiences on a behind-the-scenes journey through Raf Simons' first haute couture collection as Dior's newest creative director. A fascinating glimpse into the past and future of the brand, the high-pressure nature and artistic beauty of the fashion world are explored in ways that are rarely seen on screen in this gorgeous documentary.
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**Rust and Bone**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 82%
This moving drama tells the story of unemployed kickboxer Alain (Matthias Schoenaerts), who is put charge of his young son and heads to Antibes to live with his sister and their family. He soon forges a special bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer who experiences a terrible accident, and the two only grow closer as she recovers.
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**Divines**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 81%
In a ghetto near Paris, a teenager in search of her own power and the taste of success becomes a runner for a respected drug dealer. After she meets a young dancer, she realizes that there might be a very different life for her out there - one she never dreamed of.
[Stream Divines]

**The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 80%
This top-notch thriller sees a secretary named Dany (Freya Mavor) take a joyride in her boss' car, only to discover a dead body in the trunk - and a rifle in the backseat. Implicated in a crime she's clueless about, Dany must find out the truth to exonerate herself.
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**24 Days**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 79%
The true story of the kidnapping, torture, and murder of Ilan Halimi, this harrowing, suspenseful drama chronicles the hellish 24 days of his imprisonment and his family's loss of hope. Gripping and eerily relevant, this warning about the ever-present horrors of anti-Semitism is necessary viewing.
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**Disorder**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 74%
Matthias Schoenaerts stars as a former French special forces soldier named Vincent struggling with PTSD in this slow-burn thriller. Just back from Afghanistan, he is enlisted as a security guard to protect the wife (Diane Kruger) and son of a suspicious Lebanese business man.
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**Young & Beautiful**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 73%
This portrait of adolescent sexuality follows a teenager after she loses her virginity and takes up a secret life as a call girl who meets her callers in hotel rooms. While she largely remains aloof and detached, she does develop feelings for one man, but when things him get complicated, her double life may be revealed.
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**Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)**
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 66%
A small French town houses a group of bored teenagers who decide to start hosting orgies together to cure their boredom and explore their sexuality. This unusual, steamy flick takes these teens on a fascinating journey as what began as a game turns into something much more.
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When it comes to the finer things, there’s one group of people to turn that we know will never fail us – the French. With a culture rich in art, wine, and film, it’s no wonder some of the finest flicks of the century have come out of this romantic nation. Film was largely born in France in the hands of the Lumière brothers, so it’s fitting that the French have continued in the tradition of innovating within the industry.

Netflix knows what an important role these flicks play in the sea of endless streaming selections, and their French film selection hosts some of the best titles to emerge from the country in the last twenty years or so. Whether you’re looking to laugh, cry, or embrace life’s whimsy, there’s something for everyone in this catalogue. Some of the best thrillers of the last few years are among these offerings, as well as quirky comedies, romantic dramas, and more. You’ll soon forget you’re watching subtitles and find yourself swept away by the charm of it all.

Lost on how to sort through all the films the streamer has to offer? We’ve gone through the streaming platform’s massive selection to find you top-notch content. These are the 17 best French films on Netflix, sorted by their Rotten Tomatoes Critic Scores.