The best French crime films
The top 3 according to 1 vote: Le Cercle Rouge (1970) · Le Samouraï (1967) · Les Diaboliques (1955). (Updated Jun 1, 2020.)
From Clouzot to Olivier Marchal: the great French crime thrillers, according to Écran Large, Coachme and SensCritique lists.
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Top 10
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1
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
A Place Vendôme jewel heist.
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2
Le Samouraï (1967)
Lone hitman Jef Costello, by Melville.
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3
Les Diaboliques (1955)
A wife and a mistress plot against a headmaster, by Clouzot.
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4
Le Trou (1960)
Four prisoners dig their way out, by Jacques Becker.
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5
Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
A murder and Inspector Antoine, by Clouzot.
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6
Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
An escaped gangster attempts one last job, by Melville.
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7
Garde à vue (1981)
A police interrogation on New Year's Eve, with Serrault and Ventura.
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8
Le Boucher (1970)
A schoolteacher and a butcher in a Périgord village, by Chabrol.
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9
Lift to the Scaffold (1958)
A perfect crime stuck in a lift, by Louis Malle.
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10
Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)
Max the Liar and the gold loot, with Gabin.
Candidates
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11
So Long, Stooge (1983)
A night petrol-station attendant and a revenge, with Coluche.
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12
Fear Over the City (1975)
Belmondo hunts a killer across the rooftops of Paris.
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13
Police Python 357 (1976)
An inspector trapped in his own investigation, by Alain Corneau.
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14
36th Precinct (2004)
Two rival cops, by Olivier Marchal.
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15
The Connection (2014)
Judge Michel against the French Connection in Marseille.
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