Screenplay: Jacques Audiard

Direction Jacques Audiard

Cast Tahar Rahim · Niels Arestrup · Adel Bencherif · Reda Kateb

Synopsis A Prophet (2009) follows the journey of Malik El Djebena, a 19-year-old illiterate youth sentenced to six years in prison. Upon arrival, he stands out as vulnerable and inexperienced compared to the hardened inmates. The Corsican gang, led by a...

Direction Jacques Audiard

Cast Lucie Zhang · Makita Samba · Noémie Merlant · Jehnny Beth

Synopsis Paris, 13th District (2021) follows the intertwining lives of four individuals in the vibrant 13th arrondissement of Paris. Émilie, a young woman navigating her personal journey, encounters Camille, who finds herself drawn to Nora. Meanwhile, Nora's path crosses with Amber,...

Direction Jacques Audiard

Cast Marion Cotillard · Matthias Schoenaerts · Céline Sallette · Bouli Lanners

Synopsis Rust & Bone (2012) follows Ali, a single father who moves from northern France to Antibes with his young son to live with his sister and her spouse, forming a blended family. Ali's life takes an unexpected turn when he...

Direction Jacques Audiard

Cast Joaquin Phoenix · John C. Reilly · Jake Gyllenhaal · Riz Ahmed

Synopsis The Sisters Brothers (2018) is set in the year 1850, where Charlie and Eli Sisters navigate a harsh and unforgiving world. Their hands are stained with the blood of both criminals and innocents, as killing is their profession. Charlie, the...

Direction Jacques Audiard

Cast Romain Duris · Aure Atika · Emmanuelle Devos · Niels Arestrup

Synopsis The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) follows the tumultuous journey of Tom, a man in his early thirties torn between his passion for music and his involvement in his father's criminal underworld. Tom, portrayed by Romain Duris, is a...

Direction Jacques Audiard

Cast Vincent Cassel · Emmanuelle Devos · Olivier Gourmet · Serge Boutleroff

Synopsis Read My Lips (2001) follows the story of Carla (Emmanuelle Devos), a dedicated and hardworking secretary in a property development firm who is often overlooked and mistreated by her colleagues. Carla's life is further complicated by her hearing impairment, which...

Direction Jacques Audiard

Cast Jesuthasan Antonythasan · Kalieaswari Srinivasan · Claudine Vinasithamby · Vincent Rottiers

Synopsis Dheepan (2015) follows the journey of a trio of strangers who, in an attempt to flee the brutal civil war in Sri Lanka, assume the roles of a family. Their path leads them to a housing estate on the outskirts...

Direction Jacques Audiard

Cast Mathieu Kassovitz · Anouk Grinberg · Sandrine Kiberlain · Albert Dupontel

Synopsis A Self-Made Hero (1996) unfolds in post-World War II France, where Albert Dehousse uncovers the truth about his father's lack of heroism and his mother's collaboration with the enemy. Disturbed by these revelations, he abandons his wife and journeys to...

Direction Jérôme Boivin

Cast Lise Delamare · Jean Mercure · Jacques Spiesser · Catherine Ferran

Direction Georges Lautner

Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo · Jean Desailly · Robert Hossein · Michel Beaune

Synopsis The Professional (Le Professionnel) (1981) follows the story of Joss Baumont, a skilled French secret agent portrayed by Jean-Paul Belmondo. He is dispatched to an African nation with the mission to eliminate President Njala. However, just as he is about...

Direction Jacques Audiard

Cast Jean-Louis Trintignant · Jean Yanne · Mathieu Kassovitz · Bulle Ogier

Synopsis See How They Fall (1994) follows Simon, a middle-aged, somewhat overweight traveling salesman whose life takes a dramatic turn after his police officer friend, Mickey, is fatally shot. Seeking to infuse his monotonous existence with purpose, Simon embarks on a...

Direction Jacques Audiard

Cast Zoe Saldana · Karla Sofía Gascón · Selena Gomez · Adriana Paz

Synopsis Emilia Pérez (2024) is set in contemporary Mexico, where a lawyer named Rita is presented with an unusual proposition. She is tasked with assisting a notorious cartel leader in retiring from his criminal empire and vanishing completely by transforming into...

Direction Claude Miller

Cast Michel Serrault · Isabelle Adjani · Guy Marchand · Stéphane Audran

Synopsis Deadly Circuit (1983) follows the story of Beauvoir, a solitary and aging private investigator who is drawn into a dangerous web when he is tasked with tracking down Catherine Leiris, a captivating woman with a deadly secret. Catherine has a...

Direction Michel Blanc

Cast Michel Blanc · Carole Bouquet · Philippe Noiret · Josiane Balasko

Synopsis Dead Tired (1994) follows the perplexing journey of French director Michel Blanc, who finds his life spiraling out of control. This surreal comedy-thriller delves into the complexities of identity, questioning what truly defines a celebrity. Is it their public persona...

Direction Élisabeth Rappeneau

Cast Catherine Deneuve · André Dussollier · Martin Lamotte · Etienne Chicot

Synopsis Frequent Death (1988) follows the harrowing journey of a female psychotherapist whose world is upended when the individual responsible for her parents' murders is set free after a quarter-century behind bars. As the convicted man returns to society, the psychotherapist...

Direction Jérôme Boivin

Cast Richard Bohringer · Anne Brochet · Hippolyte Girardot · Consuelo De Haviland

Synopsis Barjo (1992) follows the story of Barjo (Hippolyte Girardot), a character marked by his eccentricity, naivety, and obsessive tendencies. Following an accidental house fire caused by one of his "scientific" experiments, Barjo finds himself living with his impulsive twin sister...

Direction Denys Granier-Deferre

Cast Jean Rochefort · Guy Bedos · Agnès Soral · Michel Galabru

Synopsis Réveillon chez Bob (1984) unfolds on the eve of the New Year in a sprawling housing complex in Paris, where an assortment of peculiar individuals, each driven by their own unique motives, embark on a quest to locate the residence...

Direction Josiane Balasko

Cast Isabelle Huppert · Josiane Balasko · Farid Chopel · Jean Carmet

Direction Ariel Zeitoun

Cast Gérard Lanvin · Akosua Busia · Richard Brooks · Laure Killing

Direction Jean-Jacques Andrien

Cast Fanny Ardant · Jeremy Irons · Tchéky Karyo · Agnès Soral

Synopsis Australia (1989) follows the journey of Edouard Pierson, a wool merchant originally from Belgium who settled in Australia post-World War II. The narrative unfolds primarily in Belgium, where Edouard returns to support his family's wool enterprise. After the loss of...