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Sep 22, 2024 · Le Divorce (2003) I’ll hold my hands up. This is not one of the best movies set in France by any stretch of the imagination. Featuring Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts, Le Divorce is a (very) broad modern comedy of manners that contrasts the culture and nature of the Americans and the French.
- Amélie (2001) Genre: Romance/Comedy. No. Despite being labeled a romantic comedy, Amelie is a unique, engaging story with incredible cinematography and innovative soundtracks.
- Chocolat (2000) Genre: Romantic Drama. No. This French romantic drama is one of Johnny Depp’s lesser-known movies but is still well worth watching, especially if you’re a fan of Depp.
- Before Sunset (2004) Genre: Romantic Drama. No. Before Sunset is an American production set in Paris. It is the sequel to the 1995 movie Before Sunrise, so if you have not seen the first movie, be sure to watch that one first.
- The Intouchables (2011) Genre: Comedy/Drama. Yes. The Intouchables is a refreshing buddy comedy-drama about an unusual friendship between an immigrant and a French nobleman.
- Les Intouchables/The Intouchables (2011) Genre: Biography/Drama/Comedy. IMDB: 8.5/10. Rotten Tomatoes: 75% Les Intouchables is a heartwarming tale with comedic moments inspired by a true story about an unexpected friendship that blossoms between a quadriplegic and his caregiver.
- Amélie (2001) Genre: Romance/Drama. IMDB: 8.3/10. Rotten Tomatoes: 89% Amélie, played by Audrey Tautou, a famous French actress explores 50+ sights across Paris in this feel-good rom-com, making it one of the best movies filmed in France, especially in the Parisian neighborhood of Montmartre.
- Ratatouille (2007) Genre: Animated/Adventure/Comedy. IMDB: 8.1/10. Rotten Tomatoes: 96% Ratatouille is one of the best-animated movies based in France. It is one of the most impressive movies by Pixar’s studios and tells the story of Remy, a rat whose love for cooking takes him to Gusteau’s restaurant in Paris.
- Before Sunset (2004) Genre: Romance/Drama. IMDB: 8.1/10. Rotten Tomatoes: 94% Before Sunset is the 2 installment in the Before trilogy, succeeding Before Sunrise and preceding Before Midnight.
- Titanic (1997) Tickets sold: 20,634,793. James Cameron’s epic, named for “the ship to big to sink,” holds the greatest number of Academy Awards ever given to one film.
- Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) Tickets sold: 18,319,651. Animated Disney films do particularly well in France, likely because they’re easier to dub than live action.
- Gone With The Wind (1939) Tickets sold: 16,723,795. This 1939 epic historical romance made Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler (played by the ever-fabulous Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable) into two of the most iconic romantic leads in cinematic history.
- Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) Tickets sold: 14,873,304. The French must have a taste for vintage Americana, because right after Gone With The Wind comes Once Upon A Time In The West, a Spaghetti Western starring Henry Fonda and created by Italian director Sergio Leone.
- Midnight in Paris (2011) When we think of U.S. expats in France, the first thing that comes to mind is inevitably the Lost Generation clique — including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Gertrude Stein — who lived, wrote, and partied in the city after WWI.
- Breathless (1960) While one of the most quintessentially French movies probably ever, Jean-Luc Godard’s influential New Wave masterpiece reflects a significant fascination with American culture, all against the backdrop of Paris (in a series of jump-cuts).
- Casablanca (1942) Breathless’ Michel chose his idol well in Humphrey Bogart, and nowhere is that more evident than in Michael Curtiz’s iconic Casablanca, in which he plays the jaded American expat Rick, who owns a nightclub in Casablanca during WWII.
- The Dreamers (2003) While Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1972 erotic drama Last Tango in Paris is probably his more celebrated American-in-Paris film, The Dreamers is worth a watch for its celebration of 1960s Franco-American cinephilia.
Feb 12, 2024 · Watch now: Amazon Prime Video ($4), Google Play ($4), iTunes ($4) Genre: Romance/Drama. Following 1995’s Before Sunrise, this sequel picks up nine years after Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) meet on a train and spend one night together in Vienna. This time, the pair reconnects at Paris’s Shakespeare and Company bookstore ...
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2. The Divorce. 2003 1h 57m PG-13. 4.9 (12K) Rate. 51 Metascore. French vs. American social customs and behaviors are observed in a story about an American visiting her sister and French brother-in-law and niece in Paris. Director James Ivory Stars Kate Hudson Naomi Watts Stockard Channing. 3.
