Movies Set in France
Kinora's catalogue lists 70 films set in France, spanning 1928–2023. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.
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- 2019
1917
Undergrounddir. Sam Mendes - 2009
A Prophet
Urban · Undergrounddir. Jacques Audiard - 2022
All Quiet on the Western Front
Ruraldir. Edward Berger - 2001
Amélie
Urbandir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet - 2012
Amour
Urbandir. Michael Haneke - 2023
Anatomy of a Fall
Mountain · Ruraldir. Justine Triet - 1969
Army of Shadows
Urbandir. Jean-Pierre Melville - 2014
As Above, So Below
Underground · Urbandir. John Erick Dowdle - 1987
Au Revoir les Enfants
Ruraldir. Louis Malle - 2004
Before Sunset
Urbandir. Richard Linklater - 1967
Belle de Jour
Urbandir. Luis Buñuel - 1966
Black Girl
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Ousmane Sembène - 1960
Breathless
Urbandir. Jean-Luc Godard - 2005
Caché
Urbandir. Michael Haneke - 2002
Catch Me If You Can
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg - 1981
Chariots of Fire
Urbandir. Hugh Hudson - 2000
Chocolat
Ruraldir. Lasse Hallström - 1962
Cléo from 5 to 7
Urbandir. Agnès Varda - 2018
Cold War
Urban · Ruraldir. Paweł Pawlikowski - 1990
Cyrano de Bergerac
Urban · Ruraldir. Jean-Paul Rappeneau - 1988
Dangerous Liaisons
Urban · Ruraldir. Stephen Frears - 1981
Das Boot
Off Worlddir. Wolfgang Petersen - 1973
Day for Night
Urbandir. François Truffaut - 1991
Delicatessen
Urban · Undergrounddir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet - 2017
Dunkirk
Coastal Seadir. Christopher Nolan - 2014
Edge of Tomorrow
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Doug Liman - 2014
Force Majeure
Mountaindir. Ruben Östlund - 2019
Ford v Ferrari
Urbandir. James Mangold - 1937
Grand Illusion
Rural · Mountaindir. Jean Renoir - 1981
History of the World: Part I
Urban · Wildernessdir. Mel Brooks - 1990
Home Alone
Suburbandir. Chris Columbus - 2009
Inglourious Basterds
Urban · Ruraldir. Quentin Tarantino - 1994
Interview with the Vampire
Urbandir. Neil Jordan - 1962
Jules and Jim
Urbandir. François Truffaut - 2009
Julie & Julia
Urbandir. Nora Ephron - 2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Desert · Urbandir. Ridley Scott - 1995
La Haine
Urban · Suburbandir. Mathieu Kassovitz - 1970
Le Cercle Rouge
Urban · Ruraldir. Jean-Pierre Melville - 1967
Le Samouraï
Urbandir. Jean-Pierre Melville - 2019
Little Women
Rural · Urbandir. Greta Gerwig - 2006
Marie Antoinette
Urbandir. Sofia Coppola - 2011
Midnight in Paris
Urbandir. Woody Allen - 2005
Munich
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg - 1957
Paths of Glory
Undergrounddir. Stanley Kubrick - 2007
Persepolis
Urbandir. Vincent Paronnaud - 1959
Pickpocket
Urbandir. Robert Bresson - 1967
PlayTime
Urbandir. Jacques Tati - 2023
Poor Things
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Yorgos Lanthimos - 2019
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Island · Coastal Seadir. Céline Sciamma - 2007
Ratatouille
Urbandir. Brad Bird - 1998
Saving Private Ryan
Ruraldir. Steven Spielberg - 1977
Sorcerer
Wilderness · Urban · Mountaindir. William Friedkin - 2020
Sound of Metal
Rural · Urbandir. Darius Marder - 1959
The 400 Blows
Urban · Coastal Seadir. François Truffaut - 1971
The Conformist
Urbandir. Bernardo Bertolucci - 2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Coastal Seadir. Julian Schnabel - 1991
The Double Life of Véronique
Urbandir. Krzysztof Kieślowski - 1971
The French Connection
Urbandir. William Friedkin - 2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Urbandir. Wes Anderson - 2014
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Rural · Urbandir. Lasse Hallström - 2011
The Intouchables
Urbandir. Éric Toledano - 2021
The Last Duel
Rural · Urbandir. Ridley Scott - 1928
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Urbandir. Carl Theodor Dreyer - 1939
The Rules of the Game
Rural · Urbandir. Jean Renoir - 1976
The Tenant
Urbandir. Roman Polanski - 1964
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Coastal Sea · Urbandir. Jacques Demy - 1993
Three Colors: Blue
Urbandir. Krzysztof Kieślowski - 1994
Three Colors: White
Urbandir. Krzysztof Kieślowski - 1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Urban · Rural · Wildernessdir. John Landis - 2011
War Horse
Ruraldir. Steven Spielberg
Frequently asked
How many movies are set in France?
Kinora's catalogue lists 70 films set in France, spanning 1928–2023.
What are some movies set in France?
Films set in France in our catalogue include 1917 (2019), A Prophet (2009), All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), Amélie (2001), and Amour (2012).
What is the oldest movie set in France?
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) is the earliest film set in France in our catalogue; the most recent is Poor Things (2023).