Movie List for "french"

Harem Suare (1999) Drama History Movie

In Baghdad in the early 1900’s, a young woman rises up through the ranks of power within the Ottoman Empire. She and a eunuch plan an elaborate scheme for the release of the female slaves. Year 1999.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Ferzan Ozpetek
Writer: Ferzan Ozpetek (story and screenplay), Gianni Romoli (story and screenplay)
Actors: Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Lucia Bosè, Valeria Golino

The Lover (1992) Biography Drama Romance Movie

In 1929 French Indochina, a French teenage girl embarks on a reckless and forbidden romance with a wealthy, older Chinese man, each knowing that knowledge of their affair will bring drastic consequences to each other. Year 1992.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writer: Marguerite Duras (based on the novel), Gérard Brach (adaptation), Jean-Jacques Annaud (adaptation)
Actors: Jane March, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Frédérique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti

Frida (2002) Biography Drama Romance Movie

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work. Year 2002.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Julie Taymor
Writer: Hayden Herrera (book), Clancy Sigal (screenplay), Diane Lake (screenplay), Gregory Nava (screenplay), Anna Thomas (screenplay)
Actors: Salma Hayek, Mía Maestro, Amelia Zapata, Alejandro Usigli

Great Expectations (1998) Drama Romance Movie

Modernization of Charles Dickens classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York City pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love. Year 1998.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Writer: Charles Dickens (novel), Mitch Glazer (screenplay)
Actors: Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Chris Cooper

War and Peace (1966) Drama History Romance War Movie

The Russian aristocracy prepares for the French invasion on the eve of 1812. Year 1966.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, War
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
Writer: Sergey Bondarchuk, Vasiliy Solovyov, Leo Tolstoy (novel)
Actors: Sergey Bondarchuk, Lyudmila Saveleva, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Boris Zakhava

Hidden Man (2018) Action Crime Drama History Movie

A young swordsman in 1930’s China returns home to try and solve a five-year-old murder case. Described as the third installment of the gangster trilogy that includes “Let The Bullets Fly” and “Gone With The Bullets.” Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, History
Director: Wen Jiang
Writer: Beihai Zhang (novel), Wen Jiang (screenplay), Jiping He (screenplay), Fei Li (screenplay), Yue Sun (screenplay)
Actors: Eddie Peng, Fan Liao, Yun Zhou, Qing Xu

Assa (1987) Crime Drama History Music Romance Movie

ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster’s (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century… Year 1987.

Generes: Crime, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Director: Sergey Solovev
Writer: Sergey Livnev, Sergey Solovev
Actors: Natan Eidelman, Anatoly Slivnikov, German Shorr, Ilya Ivanov

The Sovereign’s Servant (2007) Action Adventure History War Movie

Europe, 1709. Russia and Sweden are at war. Two French duelists are exiled by King Louis XIV of France: one to the side of Czar Peter the Great of Russia, the other to the side of King … Year 2007.

Generes: Action, Adventure, History, War
Director: Oleg Ryaskov
Writer: N/A
Actors: Dmitriy Miller, Aleksandr Bukharov, Kseniya Knyazeva, Valeriy Malikov

The Green Mile (1999) Crime Drama Fantasy Mystery Movie

The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. Year 1999.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Director: Frank Darabont
Writer: Stephen King (novel), Frank Darabont (screenplay)
Actors: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan

North Face (2008) Adventure Biography Drama History Sport Movie

Based on a true story, North Face is a survival drama film about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps. Set in 1936, as Nazi propaganda urges the nation’s … Year 2008.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Director: Philipp Stölzl
Writer: Chris Silber, Philipp Stölzl, Rupert Henning, Johannes Naber, Benedikt Roeskau (story)
Actors: Benno Fürmann, Johanna Wokalek, Florian Lukas, Simon Schwarz

The American Friend (1977) Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Movie

Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man. Year 1977.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Wim Wenders
Writer: Patricia Highsmith (novel), Wim Wenders
Actors: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain

Roots (2005) Comedy Drama Movie

The film takes place today in a small southern town on the territory of the former USSR. The main character, Edik Letov, helps people to look for relatives. He finds them in Canada, Israel,… Year 2005.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Pavel Lungin
Writer: Gennadiy Ostrovskiy
Actors: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Leonid Kanevskiy, Sergey Garmash, Natalya Kolyakanova

1911 (2011) Action Adventure Drama History War Movie

A historical drama based on the founding of the Republic of China when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty. Year 2011.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Director: Tao Hai, Wei Li, Guoqiang Tang, Li Zhang, Jackie Chan
Writer: Xingdong Wang (screenplay), Baoguang Chen (screenplay)
Actors: Jackie Chan, Winston Chao, Bingbing Li, Chun Sun

Amour (2012) Drama Romance Movie

Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple’s bond of love is severely tested. Year 2012.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Michael Haneke
Writer: Michael Haneke (screenplay)
Actors: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud

Inception (2010) Action Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller Movie

A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O. Year 2010.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy

Animal World (2018) Action Fantasy Sci-Fi Thriller Movie

A man finds himself deep in debt and is coerced to board a ship that hosts a risky gambling party. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Yan Han
Writer: Nobuyuki Fukumoto (comic “Tobaku mokushiroku Kaiji”), Yan Han (screenplay)
Actors: Yifeng Li, Yunhe Yi, Bingkun Cao, Yijuan Li