New France Extremity Movement
List of best New France Extremity Movement movies
Definition: The New French Extremity refers to a stylistically diverse group of films and filmmakers, it has been described as "a crossover between sexual decadence, bestial violence and troubling psychosis". The New French Extremity movement has roots in art house and horror cinema.
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Definition: The New French Extremity refers to a stylistically diverse group of films and filmmakers, it has been described as "a crossover between sexual decadence, bestial violence and troubling psychosis". The New French Extremity movement has roots in art house and horror cinema.
Essential / Must-see / Genre-defying: New France Extreme movies:
- Man Bites Dog (C'est Arrivé Près de Chez Vous) (1992)
- I Stand Alone (Seul Contre Tous) (1998)
- Irreversible (Irréversible) (2002)
- The Pornographer (Le Pornographe) (2001)
- Intimacy (2001)
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- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsCécile de FranceMaïwennPhilippe NahonBest friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.High Tension (Haute Tension) (2003)*
Horror – Thriller – Slasher Horror Thriller – Two Frenchwomen College Friends – Isolated Country Family-Home Holidays – Psychotic Serial Killer – Home Invasion – Murder / Kidnapping – Hyper-Violence – Cat-Mouse Game Theory – Pursuit – Manhunt – Survival Horror – Rescue Mission – Sadism – Torture – Gore – Body Horror – Psychological Horror – Claustrophobic Dread – Obsession – Mental Disorder – Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) – Childhood Trauma – Maniac Psychopath – Alter-Ego – Insanity – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Psychosexual Horror – Obsessive Love – LGBTQ – Lesbian Frustration – Sexual Repression – Art Horror – Avant-Garde – Nihilism – Others – Disturbing – E x t r e m e – Shock Value – Plot Twist – New France Extremity Movement – Cult Status – Indie – Best 00's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★★★ (8/10)-S - DirectorPascal LaugierStarsMorjana AlaouiMylène JampanoïCatherine BéginA young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.Martyrs (2008)
Drama – Horror – Thriller – Revenge Horror Drama – Two Childhood-Abused Orphan Young Girls – Middle-Class Suburban Family Perpetrators – Home Invasion – Brutal Massacre – Mysterious Group Unexpectedly Attack – Caption – Conspiracy Theory – Secret Philosophical Cult – After-Life Experiments – Paranoia – Survival Horror – Brutality – Hyper-Violence – Sadistic Torture – Physical Abuse – Psychological Horror – Unsettling Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Claustrophobic Terror – Existential Dread – Mental Disorder – Child Abuse – Childhood Trauma – Repressed Guilt – Art-Horror – Mysticism – Avant-Garde – Others – Disturbing – E x t r e m e – Plot Twist – Cult Status – New France Extremity Movement – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorDavid MoreauXavier PaludStarsOlivia BonamyMichaël CohenAdriana MoccaLucas and Clementine live peacefully in their isolated country house, but one night they wake up to strange noise... they're not alone... and a group of hooded assailants begin to terrorize them throughout the night.Them (Ils) (2006)*
Horror – Thriller – Horror Thriller – Bucharest Romania – Idyllic Isolated Suburb-House – France Couple – Peaceful Night – Weird Rattling Noise – Alert – Investigation – Home Invention – Mysterious Hooded-Assailants – Fear – Panic Attack – Dreadful Situation – Impending Horror – Cat-Mouse Game Theory – Trapped Inside – Sadistic Hide-and-Seek Game – Psychological Terrorise-Tactics – Genuine Torment – Suspense – Claustrophobic Tension – Desperation – Deadly Pursuit – Escape Thriller – Survival Horror – Psychological Horror – Discomfort Sense – Ever-Present Danger – Unseen Terror – Nightmarish Fears – Primal Fears – Collective Fear – Simmering Threat – Existential Dread – Unsettling Horror – Others – Minimalistic Setup – True-Story Label – Amoralism – Nihilism – Disturbing – Shock Value – No-Exit Finale – New France Extremity Movement – Indie Film – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-S - DirectorJean Luc HerbulotStarsYann GaelEvelyne Ily JuhenRoger SallahIn 2003, a trio of mercenaries escaping a coup in Guinea-Bissau take refuge in a hidden region on the Saloum river of Senegal. But something from beyond the grave awaits them there.Saloum (2021)
Crime – Action – Horror – Thriller – Crime Action Thriller – Guinea-Bissau Coup d'état (2003) Era – Trio-of-Elite African Mercenaries – Code Name "Hyenas" – Mythical Reputation – Mission: Extract Mexican Drug-Lord – Hide-to: Senegal’s Sine-Saloum Coastal Region – Strange Isolated Resort – Diabolical Secrets – Revenge Thriller – Mercenaries Leader – Hidden Agenda – Childhood Trauma (Imprisoned / Raped) – Vigilantism – Survivor Horror – Sacred Place – Curse Myths – Malevolent Spirits – Swarm-Like Entities – Manhunt – Suspense – Tension – Man-against-Monsters – Escape Thriller – Supernatural Horror – Folk Horror – Others – Cynicism – Nihilism – Plot-Twist – New France Extremity Movement – Indie Film – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorJulia DucournauStarsGarance MarillierElla RumpfRabah Nait OufellaA young woman, studying to be a vet, develops a craving for human flesh.Raw (Grave) (2016)
Drama – Horror – Horror Drama – Vegetarian Student – Veterinary School – Fraught Sisterhood – Meat Cravings – Animalistic Tendency – Murder – Cannibalism – Body Horror – Gore – Violence – Sadism – Paranoia – Psychosexual Drama – Sexual Awakening Metaphor – LGBT – Carnality – Sexual Obsession – Sexual Torment – Art-Horror – Uncanny Experience – Surrealism – Symbolism – Metaphorical – Allegorical – Grotesque – Bizarre – Others – Coming-of-Age Tale – Sisterhood – Splatter Film – E x t r e m e – Disturbing – Shock Value – Plot-Twist – Indie Film – New France Extremity Movement – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorFabrice du WelzStarsLaurent LucasBrigitte LahaieGigi CoursignyMarc, a traveling entertainer, is on his way home for Christmas when his van breaks down in the middle of a jerkwater town with some strange inhabitants.The Ordeal (Calvaire) (2004)
Horror – Horror – Young Traveling Singer – Van Breaks-Down – Remote Mountain Region Inn – Psychotic Old-Man Innkeeper – Strange Villagers – Innkeeper's Wife Run-Away – Love-Loss Trauma – Hostage Situation – Humiliation – Desperation – Violence – Brutality – Insanity – Paranoia – Survival Horror – Trapped Survival – Body Horror – Sadistic Torture – Crucifixion – Escape Thriller – Manhunt – Psychological Horror – Unsettling Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Unendurable Dread – Nightmarish Terror – Mental Disorder – Psychopath – Psychosexual Horror – Gender Subversion – Sexual Deviant – Toxic Masculinity – Bestiality – Art-Horror – Surreal Comedy – Avant-Garde – Grotesque – Disturbing – Metaphorical – Bizarre – Others – Folk Horror – New France Extremity Movement – Re-Watchable – Foreign Language – European – Belgium
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorGaspar NoéStarsSofia BoutellaRomain GuillermicSouheila YacoubFrench dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebration morphs into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn their sangria is laced with LSD.Climax (2018)
Drama – Horror – Music – Thriller – Music Drama – Remote Dance-Hall – 24-Members Dance Troupe – Rehearsal's After-Party – Sangria Laced-With LSD – Drug-Trip Ride – Nausea Effects – Psychotic State – Hallucinations – Suspicions – Whodunit – Uncertainty Stress – Claustrophobic Tension – Conflict – Violence – Degradation – Confusion – Madness – Delirium – Hysteria – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Mental Breakdown – Chaos – Tragedy – Psychological Horror Thriller – Internal Angst – Destructive Impulses – Unsettling Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Existential Dread – Psychedelic Nightmare – Psychosexual Experiment – Sex Addiction – Voyeurism – Hedonism – Sensual – Pansexual – Sexual Assault – Human Sexuality Study – No-Taboo Movie – Art-Horror – Surrealism – Nihilism – Psychedelic – Experimental – Extravaganza – Bizarre – Long Continuous Takes – Others – Shock Value – No-Exit Finale – Slow-Burn – Alternative – New France Extremity Movement – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorGaspar NoéStarsPhilippe NahonBlandine LenoirFrankie PainA horse butcher's life and mind begin to break down as he lashes out against various factions of society while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.I Stand Alone (Seul Contre Tous) (1998)
Drama – Crime – Thriller – Psychological Crime Drama – Misanthropic Unemployed Horse-Butcher Portrayal – Unstable Mental State – Urban Alienation – Revenge-Society Obsession – Runaway Rage – Inner Monologues – Dissatisfaction – Depression – Hate – Anger – Madness – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Mental Breakdown – Mental Disorder – Delusional Disorder – Childhood Trauma – Emotional Wreckage – Psychosexual Th riller – Estranged Mute Daughter Re-Connection – Incestuous Relationship – Madonna-Whore Complex – Castration Anxiety – Psychological Horror – Unsettling Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Ticking Time-Bomb Danger – Nightmarish Delirium – Psychological Struggle – Existential Dread – Art-House – Avant-Garde – Pessimism – Existentialism – Amoralism – Nihilism – Others – Disturbing – Social Commentary – Indie Film – New France Extremity Movement – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorGaspar NoéStarsNathaniel BrownPaz de la HuertaCyril RoyAn American drug dealer living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.Enter The Void (2009)
Drama – Fantasy – Metaphysical Fantasy – Tokyo City – Young American Small-Time Drug-Dealer – Betrayal – Police-Raid Fatally-Shotted – Tragedy – Afterlife Experience – Out-of-Body Experience – Doppelgänger – Emptiness – Nothingness Descent – Non-Chronological Flashbacks – Psychosexual Drama – Scoptophilia – Childhood Trauma – Oedipus Complex – Freudian Theory – Lacanian Theory – Art-House – Bizarre – Mise-en-Scène – Uncanny Experience – Avant-Garde – Eccentric – Psychedelic – Surrealism – Voyeurism – Cynicism – Pessimism – Nihilism – Others – First-Person Viewpoint Technique – E x t r e m e – Shock Value – Experimental Film – Indie Film – Alternative – New France Extremity Movement – Cult Status – European – France
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorCoralie FargeatStarsMatilda Anna Ingrid LutzKevin JanssensVincent ColombeNever take your mistress on an annual guys' getaway, especially one devoted to hunting - a violent lesson for three wealthy married men.Revenge (2017)*
Drama – Action – Horror – Fantasy – Thriller – Drama – Three French Wealthy Middle-Aged CEOs – Married Family-Men – Sexy American Extramarital-Girlfriend – Desert-Canyon's Isolated Vacation-Home – Annual Hunting-Trip – Flirtation – Sexual Assault – Rape – Shock – Survival Fantasy – Near-Death Situation Survival – Desert Wilderness Survival – Supernatural Recovery – Cat-Mouse Game Theory – Assaults Deadly Pursuit – Suspense – Tension – Escape Thriller – Revenge Action Horror Thriller – Predator Transformation – Hunted becomes-the-Hunter – Manhunt – One-by-One Brutal Murder – Extreme Violence – Gore – Body-Horror – Payback Vengeance – Vigilante Justice – Art-Horror – Discomfort Sense – Stylish Visual – Bombastic – Metaphor – Symbolism – Others – Rape-Revenge Fantasy – Exploitation Film – Minimalistic Setup – Alpha-Male Syndrome – Male-Gaze – Amoralism – Cynicism – Misogynism – Nihilism – Extravagant – Disturbing – Shock-Value – E x t r e m e – New France Extremity Movement – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★ (6/10)-S - DirectorLucile HadzihalilovicStarsMax BrebantRoxane DuranJulie-Marie ParmentierThe only residents of young Nicholas' sea-side town are women and boys. When he sees a corpse in the ocean one day, he begins to question his existence and surroundings. Why must he, and all the other boys, be hospitalised?Evolution (Évolution) (2015)
Science Fiction – Drama – Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Dystopian Mystery Drama – Mysterious Volcanic Island – Isolated Village – Sickly Young Boy – Emotionless Single Mother – Gynocentric Society – Strange Rituals – Mysterious Hospital Experiments – Caesarean Section Operations – Elusive Danger – Fear – Young Nurse Guardian – Dilemma – Escape Thriller – Psychological Horror – Claustrophobic Threat – Existential Dread – Nightmarish Terror – Gothic Horror – Body Horror – Male Subconscious Anxieties – Sexual Awaking – Art-House Horror – Existentialism – Surrealism – Symbolism – Impressionism – Expressionism – Bizarre – Allegorical – Enigmatic – Darkly Poetic – Others – Uncanny Experience – Lovecraftian Aura – Low-Key Thriller – Alternative – Indie Film – New France Extremity Movement – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorHélène CattetBruno ForzaniStarsCassandra ForêtCharlotte Eugène GuibeaudMarie BosAs a young girl Ana was a rebellious child. She was also tormented by images of death and a shadowy, ominous figure in black. Now an adult, she is once again tormented by shadowy, other-worldly forms.Amer (2009)
Horror – Thriller – Erotic Horror Drama – French Riviera – Young Woman’s Sexual Development – Three Different Chronicle Instances – Childhood-Adolescence-Womanhood – Oppressive / Hypersensitive Persona – Feverish Nightmares – Rape Fantasies – Exaggerated Fears – Chaotic Journey – Downward Spiral – Paranoia – Psychological Horror – Psychological Struggle – Claustrophobic Dread – Unsettling Horror – Body Horror – Psychosexual Thriller – Sexual Awakening – Sexual Oppression – Sexual Obsessions – Repression – Desire – Sensual – Fetichism – Male Gaze – Art-House Horror – Uncanny Experience – Bizarre – Avant-Garde – Experimental Film – Psychedelic Visual Stylings – Expressionism – Surrealism – Eroticism – Others – Slasher Film – Giallo Film – Coming-of-Age Tale – Enigmatic – Frenetic Elliptical Plot – Indie Film – New France Extremity Movement – Re-Watchable – Foreign Language – European – Belgium
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorFabrice du WelzStarsLola DueñasLaurent LucasHéléna NoguerraFervidly dark lovesick horror inspired by the real-life criminal duo, the Lonely Hearts Killers.Alléluia (2014)
Drama – Crime – Horror – Romance – Thriller – Twisted Erotic Drama – Murderous Possessive Womanizer – Introverted Woman – Internet-Date – Fatal Attraction – Lovesick Romance – Passion – Jealousy – Devotion – Crime Horror Thriller – Criminal Duo – Seduction – Brutal Murders – Violence – Terror – Gore – Claustrophobia – Hysteria – Madness – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Psychosexual Horror – Discomfort Sense – Psychological Struggle – Erotic Delusion – Obsessive Love – Fetichism – Sadism – Mental Disorder – Psychopath – Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) – Others – Amoralism – Cynicism – Disturbing – Grotesque – E x t r e m e – Indie Film – New France Extremity Movement – F a v e – Foreign Language – European – Belgium
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorBruno DumontStarsYekaterina GolubevaDavid WissakDavid, an American photographer, and his Russian girlfriend Katia are scouting locations for a photo shoot. During the day, they drive through some of the wildest, most bizarre desert landscapes, but their luck begins to run out.Twentynine Palms (2003)
Drama – Romance – Twisted Romantic Drama – California’s Twentynine Palms City – Joshua Tree National Park – Independent American Photographer – Natural Locations Photo-Shoot – Edenic Isolation – Sexy Immigrant Russian Girlfriend – Complicated Characters – Miscommunications – Confused Affection – Sexual Charge – Love-Hate Romance – Tension/Sex Routine – Violence – Paranoia – Tragic Event – Fate – Psychosexual Drama – Femme Fatale – Domination – Paroxysm – Masculinity Crisis – Castration Anxiety – Art House – Visceral Experience – Discomfort Sense – Bizarre – Metaphorical – Allegorical (Adam/Eve Original Sin) – Symbolism – Existentialism – Determinism – Nihilism – Others – Road Movie – Slow-Burn – New France Extremity Movement – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorAlexandre BustilloJulien MauryStarsAlysson ParadisJean-Baptiste TabourinClaude LuléFour months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.Inside (À l'intérieur) (2007)
Horror – Horror Thriller – Christmas Eve – Young Pregnant Woman – Love-Loss (Husband's Car-Crash Accident Death) Trauma – Loneliness – Melancholy – Grief Trauma – Mysterious Unidentified Woman Stalker – Home Invasion – Vicious Desire – Unborn Child Taken – Determination – Hate – Cat-Mouse Game Theory – Sadistic Pursuit – Survival Horror – Trapped Survival – Psychological Torment – Slasher Horror – Torture Porn – Hyper-Violence – Gore – Insanity – Brutality – Paranoia – Revenge Horror – Manic Vigilante – Eye-For-an-Eye Revenge – Unsettling Atmosphere – Claustrophobic Dread – Nightmarish Terror – Existential Horror – Body Horror – Others – Minimalistic Setup – Avant-Garde – Extravagant – Disturbing – E x t r e m e – Shock Value – Cult Status – New France Extremity Movement – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorAndrzej ZulawskiStarsIsabelle AdjaniSam NeillMargit CarstensenA woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.Possession (1981)
Drama – Horror – Erotic Drama – Married Couple – Marital Crisis – Divorce – Wife's Mysterious Lover – Erratic Behaviour – Infidelity Suspicions – Husband's Investigation – Psychological Horror – Humanoid-Squid – Body Horror – Urban-Gothic Horror – Supernatural Horror – Depression – Hysteria – Paranoia – Existential Dread – Delusional Disorder – Emotional Trauma – Downward Spiral – Mental Breakdown – Psychosexual Drama – Sexual Repression – Sexual Frustration – Separation Anxiety – Art-Horror – Uncanny Experience – Experimental Film – Doppelgänger Subplot – Surrealism – Symbolism – Nihilism – Allegorical – Metaphorical – Bizarre – Avant-Garde – Others – Monster Movie – Disturbing – E x t r e m e – Shock Value – WTF Factor – Mindfuck – Lovecraftian Aura – Cult Status – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorGaspar NoéStarsMonica BellucciVincent CasselAlbert DupontelEvents over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.Irreversible (Irréversible) (2002)
Drama – Crime – Thriller – Crime Drama – France, Paris Night – Young Beautiful Woman – Walk-Home-Alone – Wrong-Place at Wrong-Time – Brutal Attack – Sexual (Anal Rape) Abuse – Near-Fatal Beating – Tragedy – Revenge Thriller – Woman's Lover – ex-Boyfriend Team-Up – Rapist Track-Down – Take-Law-into-Their-Hands – Suspense – Tension – Rage – Extreme Violence – Crime Spree – Madness – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Vigilantism Justice – Art-House – Experimental Film – Alternative – Avant-Garde – Grotesque – Bizarre – Hyper-Reality – Others – Reverse-Chronological Order – Disorienting Effect – Amoralism – Cynicism – Sadism – Nihilism – New France Extremity Movement – Disturbing – WTF Factor – Shock-Value – E x t r e m e – Indie Film – Cult Status – Foreign Language – European – France – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorGaspar NoéStarsAomi MuyockKarl GlusmanKlara KristinMurphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with Electra. Unaware of the effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbor into their bed.Love (2015)
Drama – Romance – Erotic Drama – Paris France – American Male Film-Student – Aspiring French Female Artist – Complex Relationship – Sexual Compatibility – Passion – Desire – Lust – Obsession – Sexual Experimentation – Betrayal – Tragedy – Psychosexual Drama – Phallocentrism – LGBT – Sex Addiction – Compulsive Sexual Behavior – Electra Complex – Carl Jung Theory – Art-House – Bizarre – No-Taboo Movie – Elliptical Film – Flashbacks – Non-Linear Timeline – Fragment Plot – Surrealism – Others – Human Sexuality Study – Realism – Narcissism – New France Extremity Movement – Indie Film – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorDominique RocherStarsAnders Danielsen LieGolshifteh FarahaniDenis LavantThe morning after a party, a young man wakes up to find Paris invaded by zombies.The Night Eats The World (La Nuit a Dévoré le Monde) (2018)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsElle FanningChristina HendricksKeanu ReevesAn aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.The Neon Demon (2016)
Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Psychological Horror – Los Angeles Fashion Industry – Shy-Innocent Young Aspiring Model – Natural Talent - Carrier Successful Beginning – Fellow-Models Envy – Personal Inner-Struggles – Sexual Proclivity – Vanity – Wrath – Amok – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Occult Horror – Body Horror – Psychosexual Thriller – LGBT– Lesbian Desire – Sexual Predators – Sexual Urges – Voyeurism – Fetichism – Paraphilia – Necrophilia – Rape – Self-Gaze – Female Fears – Art-Horror – Bizarre – Psychedelic – Surrealism – Mise-en-Scène – Others – Beauty-Obsessed Society Satire – Cannibalism – Narcissism – Nihilism – European – Denmark
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorJulia DucournauStarsVincent LindonAgathe RousselleGarance MarillierFollowing a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for ten years.Tirane (2021)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorFrançois OzonStarsCharlotte RamplingCharles DanceLudivine SagnierA British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.Swimming Pool (2003)
Drama – Crime – Mystery – Romance – Thriller – Erotic Thriller – Middle-Aged Famous British Crime-Novelist – Publisher's French Villa Holiday – Unexpected Visitor – Publisher's Promiscuous French Teenage-Daughter – Sexually Liberated Persona – Enigmatic Past – Awkward Symbiosis – Hedonism – Frustration – Erotic Interest – Secret Desire – Intrigue – Crime Mystery – Handsome Local Waiter – Murder Mystery – Whodunit – Psychosexual Drama – Femme Fatale – Seduction – Female Sexuality – Lesbian Attraction – Voyeurism – Sexual Deviant – Sexual Repression – Art House – Unsettling Atmosphere – Bizarre – Elegance – Surrealism – Creative Imagination – Others – Character Study – Low-Key Thriller – Plot-Twist – Indie – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorDaniel GrouStarsClaude LegaultRémy GirardMartin DubreuilA doctor seeks revenge by kidnapping, torturing and killing the man who raped and murdered his young daughter.7 Days (Les Sept Jours du Talion) (2010)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorKoen MortierStarsDries VanhegenNorman BaertGunter LamootThree handicapped losers who form a band ask famous writer Dries to be their drummer. He joins the band and starts manipulating them.Ex Drummer (2007)
Tags: Drama – Crime – Music – Comedy – Black Comedy – Avant-Garde – Bizarre – Nihilism – Sadism – Amoralism – Insanity – Paranoia – Violence – Cult Status – New France Extremity Movement – Foreign Language – European – Belgium
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorLeos CaraxStarsGuillaume DepardieuYekaterina GolubevaCatherine DeneuveA young writer becomes intrigued with a mysterious dark-haired woman who claims to be his long-lost sister, starting an unusual relationship with her and prompting a downward spiral involving his domineering mother and lovely fiancée.Pola X (1999)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorPhilippe GrandrieuxStarsMarc BarbéElina LöwensohnGéraldine VoillatA sexually frustrated serial killer takes a liking to a woman he comes across.Sombre (1998)
Drama – Horror – Drama – Te Tour de France – Solitary Motorist – Unstable Serial-Killer – Strangling Prostitutes Obsessive Pattern – Violence – Paroxysms – Psychosexual Horror – Emotional Wounded Woman Encounter – Complex victim/Killer Bond – Dysfunctional Relationship – Love-Hate Romance – Primal Instincts – Passion – Psychological Rapture – Sexual Abuse – Sadomasochism– Psychological Horror – Discomfort Sense – Instinctive Terror – Unsettling Horror – Art-House Horror – Bizarre – Experimental – Elliptically Fractured Plot – Confusing Cinematography – Minimalist Photography – Others – Beauty-and-Beast Allegory – Provocational Cinema – Discomfort Sense – Disturbing – Shock Value – Amoralism – Cynicism – Nihilism – Fatalism – Indie Film – New France Extremity Movement – Foreign Language – European – France – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorEric ValetteStarsGérald LarochePhilippe LaudenbachClovis CornillacFour prisoners find an ancient diary in the wall of their cell which might be the key to getting out.Maléfique (2002)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorXavier GensStarsKarina TestaAurélien WiikPatrick LigardesA gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.Frontier(s) (Frontières) (2007)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorYann GozlanStarsZoé FélixEric SavinArié ElmalehA group of medical aid workers in Kosovo are kidnapped by a Serbian gang of organ traffickers.Caged (Captifs) (2010)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorMathieu KassovitzStarsVincent CasselHubert KoundéSaïd Taghmaoui24 hours in the lives of three young men in the French suburbs the day after a violent riot.Hate (La Haine) (1995)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorRémy BelvauxAndré BonzelBenoît PoelvoordeStarsBenoît PoelvoordeJacqueline Poelvoorde-PappaertNelly PappaertA film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.Man Bites Dog (C'est Arrivé Près de Chez Vous) (1992)*
★★★★ (4/10)-S - DirectorPhilippe GrandrieuxStarsZachary KnightonAnna MouglalisMarc BarbéThe story involves a young American who falls obsessively in love with a mysterious courtesan named Melania against the backdrop of a dilapidated Eastern European landscape.A New Life (La Vie Nouvelle) (2002)
★★★★ (4/10) - DirectorXavier GensStarsRay StevensonDavid OakesAura GarridoA young man arrives at a remote island to take a post of weather observer only to find himself defending the watchtower from deadly creatures which live in the island shores.Cold Skin (2017)
★★★★ (4/10) - DirectorClaire DenisStarsVincent GalloTricia VesseyBéatrice DalleTwo American newlyweds in Paris experience a love so strong, it almost devours them.Trouble Every Day (2001)*
Drama – Horror – Thriller – Erotic Horror Thriller – Two Couples Scientist – Strange Bond – Dark Secrets – Enigmatic Science Experiment – Strange Illness – Bloodthirsty Disease – Sexual Predatory Behaviour – Cannibalistic Bloodlust – Vampirism – Violence – Gore – Body Horror – Psychosexual Thriller – Obsessive Love – Shocking Sexuality – Carnal Desire – Sexual Abuse – Sadomasochism – Art-Horror – Uncanny Experience – Bizarre – Elliptical – Others – Disturbing – Shock Value – Indie Film – New France Extremity Movement – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★ (4/10)-M - DirectorVirginie DespentesCoralie Trinh ThiStarsRaffaëla AndersonKaren LancaumeCéline BeugnotTwo young women, marginalised by society, go on a destructive tour of sex and violence. Breaking norms and killing men - and shattering the complacency of polite cinema audiences.Baise-Moi (2000)
★★★ (3/10) - DirectorÉric TessierStarsMarc-André GrondinNormand D'AmourSonia Vachon5150 ELM'S WAY is located at end of a quiet street in a small town. When Yannick fell off his bike.5150 Elm's Way (5150 Rue des Ormes) (2009)
★★★ (3/10) - DirectorAlexandre BustilloJulien MauryStarsChloé CoulloudFélix MoatiJérémy KaponeThe suggestion of a big treasure hidden somewhere inside Mrs Jessel's once renowned classical dance academy will become an irresistible lure to a fiendish trap for Lucie and her friends.Livid (Livide) (2011)
★★★ (3/10) - DirectorPatrick RidremontStarsEugénie DerouandHonorine MagnierClément OlivieriEva is a paraplegic. On her birthday, her friend Sophie gives her a strange Advent calendar. It's not the traditional treats you find when you open each drawer, but quirky gifts that are scary and get bloodier.The Advent Calendar (Le Calendrier) (2021)
★★★ (3/10) - DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsAnaïs RebouxRoxane MesquidaLibero De RienzoTwo sisters confront their sexual attitudes and experiences while on a family holiday.Fat Girl (À Ma Soeur!) (2001)
★★★ (3/10) - DirectorMarina de VanStarsMarina de VanLaurent LucasLéa DruckerA woman grows increasingly fascinated with her body after suffering a disfiguring accident.In My Skin (Dans Ma Peau) (2002)
★ (1/10) - DirectorOlivier AssayasStarsConnie NielsenGina GershonChloë SevignyA French corporation goes head-to-head with an American web media company for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio, resulting in a power struggle that culminates in violence and espionage.Demonlover (2002)
- DirectorOlivier AssayasStarsMaggie CheungJean-Pierre LéaudNathalie RichardA Hong Kong actress, Maggie Cheung playing a fictional version of herself, is cast in France to star in a remake of Les vampires (1915), but petty intrigues and clashing egos plague the production.Irma Vep (1996)
- DirectorGaspar NoéStarsBéatrice DalleCharlotte GainsbourgAbbey LeeTwo actresses, Béatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg, are on a film set telling stories about witches - but that's not all. 'Lux Æterna' is also an essay on cinema, the love of film, and on-set hysterics.Lux Æterna (2019)
- DirectorBruno DumontStarsEmmanuel SchottéSéverine CaneelePhilippe TullierWhen an 11-year-old girl is brutally raped and murdered in a quiet French village, a police detective who has forgotten how to feel emotions--because of the death of his own family in some kind of accident--investigates the crime, which turns out to ask more questionsL'Humanité (Humanité) (1999)
- DirectorKim ChapironStarsVincent CasselOlivier BarthélémyRoxane MesquidaA 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.Satan (Sheitan) (2006)
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsNatacha RégnierJérémie RenierPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicModern retelling of Hansel and Gretel. After committing a murder, a young couple on the run find refuge in a remote cottage in the woods, where they become trapped by the perverse hermit who lives there.Criminal Lovers (Les Amants Criminels) (1999)
- DirectorChristophe HonoréStarsIsabelle HuppertLouis GarrelEmma de CaunesWhen his father dies, a young man is introduced by his attractive, amoral mother to a world of hedonism and depravity.My Mother (Ma Mère) (2004)
- DirectorPatrice ChéreauStarsMark RylanceKerry FoxSusannah HarkerA failed London musician meets once a week with a woman for a series of intense sexual encounters to get away from the realities of life. But when he begins inquiring about her, it puts their relationship at risk.Intimacy (2001)
- DirectorAlain GuiraudieStarsPierre DeladonchampsChristophe PaouPatrick d'AssumçaoSummertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel, an attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this but wants to live out his passion anyway.Stranger By The Lake (L'Inconnu du Lac) (2013)
- DirectorJacques NolotStarsVittoria ScognamiglioJacques NolotSébastien VialaIn a Parisian porn theater, a cashier, a 50-year-old man and a young projectionist are drawn into a complex love affair.Porn Theater (La Chatte à Deux Têtes) (2002)
- DirectorBertrand BonelloStarsJean-Pierre LéaudJérémie RenierDominique BlancJacques Laurent made pornographic films in the 1970s and '80s, but had put that aside for 20 years. His artistic ideas, born of the '60s counter-culture, had elevated the entire genre.The Pornographer (Le Pornographe) (2001)
- DirectorJean-Claude BrisseauStarsCoralie RevelSabrina SeyvecouRoger MiremontNathalie teaches Sandrine that sexual transgression can cause violent pleasure and give those who use it a powerful weapon to climb the social hierarchy. They decide to get a job in a bank, a place where victims abound.Secret Things (Choses Secrètes) (2002)
- DirectorCaroline du PotetÉric du PotetStarsAnne ParillaudArthur DupontThierry FrémontOne year after her teenage son's death, Sarah's life is in pieces. One night, her car accidentally hits Arthur, a young man the same age as her boy, who is running from a mysterious assailant who is hunting him down.In Their Sleep (Dans Ton Sommeil) (2010)
- DirectorPhilippe GrandrieuxStarsDmitriy KubasovNatálie RehorováAleksey SolonchevThe story takes place in a country about which we know nothing: a country of snow and dense forests somewhere in the North. A family lives in an isolated house near a lake. Alexi, the brother, is a young man with pure heart. A woodcutter. An ecstatic, prey to epileptic fits, he is entirely opened to the nature that surrounds him. Alexi is terribly close to his younger sister, Hege. Their blind mother, their father and their little brother are the silent witnesses to their overwhelming love. A stranger arrives, a young man barely older that Alexi...A Lake (Un Lac) (2008)
- DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsCaroline DuceySagamore StéveninFrançois BerléandFrustrated by the lack of intimacy in her relationship, a young schoolteacher goes through a series of intimidating and often violent sexual partners.Romance (1999)
- DirectorMathieu KassovitzStarsMichel SerraultMathieu KassovitzMehdi BenoufaOld professional killer Wagner seeks someone to teach what he knows as long as he is already dying, and he chooses Max, young and passionless thief to be his successor.Assassin(s) (1997)
- DirectorPascal LaugierStarsVirginie LedoyenLou DoillonCatriona MacCollAnna is a servant who accepts a post at the St. Ange. She arrives to confront an unsettling lack of orphans, save for one. Then the bizarre sights and sounds begin, which seem to elude detection by the other servant or the gloomy director.House of Voices (Saint Ange) (2004)
- DirectorRobin CampilloStarsGéraldine PailhasJonathan ZaccaïFrédéric PierrotThe lives of the residents of a small French town are changed when thousands of the recently dead inexplicably come back to life and try to integrate themselves into society that has changed for them.They Came Back (Les Revenants) (2004)
- DirectorJulien MagnatStarsOlivia BonamyAdrià ColladoJeffrey RibierHeroines Mallory, Vena Cava and Talking Tina fight the fallen angel Abaddon and his accomplices vampire Lady Valentine and succubus Morphine.Bloody Mallory (2002)
- DirectorLionel DelplanqueStarsMarie TrintignantSuzanne MacAleeseMaud BuquetA group of young actors stay overnight in their host's castle only to be hunted by a serial killer.Deep In The Woods (Promenons-nous Dans Les Bois) (2000)
- DirectorDominik MollStarsLaurent LucasSergi LópezMathilde SeignerHarry knew Michel in high school; they meet again by accident, Harry inserts himself in Michel's life... and things take a sinister turn.With A Friend Like Harry… (Harry, Un Ami Qui Vous Veut du Bien) (2000)
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsSasha HailsMarina de VanSamanthaWhile waiting her husband return from a business trip, a young woman with a baby is getting close with a strange woman traveler.See The Sea (Regarde la Mer) (1997)
- DirectorBertrand BlierStarsPhilippe NoiretMichel BouquetFarida RahouadjA father arrives at his son's house one evening. They begin talking about women, love, relationships and things turn awkward fast.The Chops (Les Côtelettes) (2003)
- DirectorAlexandre BustilloJulien MauryStarsAnne MarivinThéo FernandezFrancis RenaudThree kids skip school in order to explore an abandoned film studio lot where they catch site of a woman being dragged across the lot by a masked man.Among The Living (Aux Yeux des Vivants) (2014)
- DirectorYannick DahanBenjamin RocherStarsClaude PerronJean-Pierre MartinsEriq EbouaneyAn end of the world battle between gangsters, cops and zombies.The Horde (La Horde) (2009)
- DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsAmira CasarRocco SiffrediAlexandre BelinA woman employs a gay man to spend four nights at her house to watch her when she's "unwatchable".Anatomy of Hell (Anatomie de l'Enfer) (2004)
- DirectorMichael HanekeStarsIsabelle HuppertAnaïs DemoustierBéatrice DalleWhen Anna and her family arrive at their holiday home, they find it occupied by strangers. This confrontation is just the beginning of a painful learning process.Time of The Wolf (Le Temps du Loup) (2003)
- DirectorGéla BabluaniStarsGeorge BabluaniAurélien RecoingPascal BongardA man takes over a dead man's task without realizing the horror it entails.13 Tzameti (2005)
- DirectorDavid MorleyStarsHélène de FougerollesFrancis RenaudDida DiafatIn the middle of a zombie apocalypse, a resourceful couple hides out in an isolated abandoned building. The woman is pregnant and the man is infected, slowly transforming into the kind of inhuman monster they are trying to escape.Mutants (2009)
- DirectorEva HussonStarsFinnegan OldfieldMarilyn LimaLorenzo LefèbvreIn the well-to-do suburbs of a small town, a group of pretty average, well-adjusted sixteen and seventeen year olds are ordinary adolescents who take a singular path.Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) (Bang Gang (une histoire d'amour moderne) (2015)
- DirectorGaspar NoéStarsPhilippe NahonBlandine LenoirFrankie PainAfter a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsÉvelyne DandryFrançois MarthouretMarina de VanThe 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 want-masochist tendencies, and the intrusion of a very free-spirited maid and her husband it all starts with the arrival of an innocent-looking rat.
- DirectorFranck RichardStarsYolande MoreauÉmilie DequenneBenjamin BiolayOne winter morning, while driving through the desolate French countryside, traveler Charlotte picks up hitchhiker Max. Together they stop at a roadside diner, where a strange and depraved horror awaits.
- DirectorFabrice du WelzStarsEmmanuelle BéartRufus SewellPetch OsathanugrahA couple are looking for their child who was lost in the tsunami - their search takes them to the dangerous Thai-Burmese waters, and then into the jungle, where they face unknown but horrifying dangers.
- DirectorMarina de VanStarsSophie MarceauMonica BellucciAndrea Di StefanoA psychodrama about a photographer whose pictures tell a different story to that of her perception.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsCharlotte RamplingBruno CremerJacques NolotWhen her husband goes missing at the beach, a female professor begins to mentally disintegrate as her denial of his disappearance becomes delusional.
- DirectorBruno DumontStarsAdélaïde LerouxSamuel BoidinHenri CretelBruno Dumont follows up the controversial Twentynine Palms with this tale of a group of young soldiers who go off to war and experience some life-changing events. Flandres won the Grand Prix Prize at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
- DirectorJean-Claude BrisseauStarsFrédéric van den DriesscheMaroussia DubreuilLise BellynckA filmmaker holds a series of boundary-pushing auditions for his project about female pleasure.
- DirectorBertrand BonelloStarsLaurent LucasClara ChoveauxThiago TelèsTiresia is at the same time woman and man, according to Greek Mythology. Here, Tiresia is a Brazilian transexual living with her brother in the outskirts of Paris. Terranova, an admirer of aesthetics, is a dreamer. His obsession with Tiresia leads him to kidnapping her. However, without her regular dose of hormones, Tiresia gradually starts to change back to a male. Displeased, Terranova blinds Tiresia and abandons her in the countryside. There, Anna takes charge of Tiresia, helping her recover.
- DirectorAlexandre CourtèsStarsRupert EvansKenny DoughtyJoseph KennedyA group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm.
- DirectorQuarxxStarsJean-Luc CouchardMelanie GaydosZelie Rixhon30-year-old factory worker Simon lives a solitary existence on a decrepit farm in the remote French countryside. Devoting his time to caring for his sister Estelle, who was left severely disabled when a childhood game went horribly wrong, Simon is plagued by guilt and depression. But he sees a way out, looking to otherworldly forces as a means of liberating both himself and his sister from the corporeal prisons in which they are confined.
- DirectorOlivier AbbouStarsCristina RosatoMichael MandoRoc LafortuneFive friends return home from a marriage in Canada to the United States. Not far from the border, two customs officers stop them to check their identity.
- DirectorYann GonzalezStarsVanessa ParadisNicolas MauryKate MoranParis, summer 1979. Anne is a producer of cheap gay porn. When Lois, her editor and companion, leaves her, she attempts to get her back by making a more ambitious film with the flamboyant Archibald.
- DirectorGrégory BeghinStarsSofia LesaffreVictor MeuteletJoseph OlivennesParis, the early 90s. Three students decide to celebrate their graduation with a visit of the Paris catacombs. When they discover the legendary 717 Bunker. Little do they know it's not the only thing Nazi soldiers have left behind them.
- DirectorRobin AubertStarsMarc-André GrondinMonia ChokriCharlotte St-MartinIn the aftermath of an infectious outbreak, inhabitants of a village in rural Quebec find themselves confronting an invasion of ravenous zombie-like beings.
- DirectorJust PhilippotStarsSuliane BrahimSofian KhammesMarie NarbonneA single mother's business of a locust farm isn't doing so well. She discovers by accident that blood makes them thrive, and does her best to hide her secrets.
- DirectorMathieu TuriStarsGaia WeissPeter FranzénRomane LibertA woman finds herself locked in a series of strange tunnels full of deadly traps.
- DirectorAlexandre BustilloJulien MauryStarsCamille RoweJames JaggerEric SavinWhile diving in a remote French lake, a couple who specialize in urban exploration videos discover a house submerged in deep waters. Their dive turns into a nightmare when they discover the house was the scene of atrocious crimes.
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykStarsSirpa LaneLisbeth HummelElisabeth KazaIn order to inherit a fortune a young woman agrees to marry a young man. She soon discovers that his family harbours a dark past involving a monstrous beast.
- DirectorAbel FerryStarsFanny ValetteJohan LibéreauRaphaël LengletA group of friends decide to venture onto a trail high up in the mountains that has been closed for repairs. The already dangerous adventure turns into horror when they realize they are not alone.
- DirectorOlivier AbbouStarsAdama NianeStéphane CaillardPaul HamyOn their return from vacation, Paul and his family find their house occupied by squatters leading to a disturbing and unpredictable conflict.
- DirectorMathieu TuriStarsSamuel Le BihanAmir El KacemJean-Hugues AngladeMiners are forced to take a professor underground with them, to take samples for his measurements. After a landslide prevents them from going back up, they discover a crypt from another time, unknowingly waking up a bloodthirsty creature.
- DirectorClaire DenisStarsRobert PattinsonJuliette BinocheAndré 3000A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.
- DirectorBenoît JacquotStarsIsild Le BescoNahuel Pérez BiscayartJérôme KircherFollowing the arrival of a deaf and mute vagrant, a young woman, Josephine, disappears from her family estate. She follows him deep into the woods even though she seems to be disgusted by him, but does Josephine want to follow him?
- DirectorAlain RobakStarsEmmanuelle EscourrouChristian SinnigerJean-François GallotteWhen a strange creature crawls into a woman's uterus she becomes a killer in order to feed the tiny terror growing within her.
- DirectorCarlota PeredaStarsLaura GalánRichard HolmesCarmen MachiAn overweight teen is bullied by a clique of cool girls poolside while holidaying in her village. The long walk home will change the rest of her life.
- DirectorDidier Le PêcheurStarsÉlodie BouchezJean-Marc BarrMartin Petit-GuyotBen works in a morgue. Ben's wife left him and he is into various kinds of alternative sexuality. Teresa dies of an ecstasy overdose on the dance floor. When she is brought to the morgue, she is resurrected -how shall I say?- in Ben's arms (that part based on a true story). From this starting point, the film revolves around the interactions between them and Boris (orgy fan), Abdel (no sentimental life), Ducon (wants to kill himself), Nico (dying of AIDS), etc... A social study of the 90s with heavy references to sex and death.
- DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsAnne ParillaudGrégoire ColinRoxane MesquidaA director struggles to film a difficult, intimate sex scene between two actors who happen to hate each other.
- DirectorGilles Paquet-BrennerStarsMarion CotillardStomy BugsyPatrick BruelLucie and Marie are twin sisters with a love-hate relationship. Lucie is an extroverted pin-up model, drawn to Paris seeking fame and dragged into a world of sex, drugs and danger. Marie is quiet, reserved and austere.
- DirectorRomain BassetStarsLilly-Fleur PointeauxCatriona MacCollMurray HeadSince her childhood, Jessica has been haunted by recurrent nightmares whose meaning escapes her. This peculiarity has led her to study the psychophysiology of dreams and to follow a therapy with Sean, her mentor and boyfriend, to try and understand the origin of her nightmares. Following the death of her maternal grandmother she hardly knew, Jessica reluctantly returns to the family home. She doesn't get along with her mother very well and is not looking forward to seeing her again. Upon her arrival, Jessica discovers that her late grandmother is lying in the adjoining room to her own during the wake. After a rough first night made restless by a strange nightmare in which she meets her dead grandmother, Jessica suddenly becomes ill. Stuck in bed with a high fever, the young woman decides to use her lethargic state to try out lucid dreaming. In order to do so, and on Sean's advice, Jessica breathes a little bit of ether whenever she needs to sink deeper into the other world to try and take control of her nightmares. Jessica then begins to wander in a nightmarish world inhabited by twisted versions of her family members. She gradually improves her skills as a lucid dreamer and investigates to solve the mystery that gnaws her and haunts the family home...