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The Intouchables (2011)
, 1h53Directed by Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about disabilities, Buddy films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Audrey Fleurot, Anne Le Ny, Clotilde Mollet, Alba Gaïa Bellugi
At night in Paris, Driss is driving Philippe's Maserati at high speed. They are chased through the streets by the police, and eventually cornered. Driss claims the quadriplegic Philippe must be urgently driven to the emergency room; Philippe pretends to have a seizure and the fooled police officers escort them to the hospital.
The Fifth Element (1997)
, 2h6Directed by Luc Besson
Origin France
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Space adventure films, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Ian Holm, Charlie Creed-Miles
In 1914, aliens known as Mondoshawans arrive at an ancient Egyptian temple to collect, for safekeeping, the only weapon capable of defeating a great evil that appears every 5,000 years. The weapon consists of four stones, representing the four classical elements, and a sarcophagus containing a fifth element in the form of a human, which combines the power of the other four elements into a divine light capable of defeating the evil. The Mondoshawans promise their human contact, a priest from a secret order, that they will come back with the element stones in time to stop the great evil when it returns.
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Sister Act (1992)
, 1h40Directed by Emile Ardolino
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Isis Carmen Jones, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes
The film opens in 1968 at St. Anne's Academy, a California Roman Catholic school, where a young girl named Deloris Wilson is scolded by Sister Immaculata (Lois de Banzie) for wisecracking and disobedience. The setting then changes to the present day, where Deloris Van Cartier is a lounge singer in a 1960s-themed act called The Ronelles (a parody of The Ronettes), who sing at The Moonlite Lounge of the Nevada Club in Reno, Nevada, run by her boyfriend, the mobster Vince LaRocca. After Deloris walks in on Vince having his chauffeur Ernie executed for betrayal, Vince orders his two henchmen Joey and Willy to kill her as well. Deloris flees Vince's casino to the local police station where Lieutenant Eddie Souther suggests she testify against Vince if he can be arrested and tried, but for now, she should go into witness protection until the time comes.
Limitless (2011)
, 1h45Directed by Neil Burger
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action
Themes Films about writers, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro, Anna Friel, Johnny Whitworth, Tomas Arana
Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper), a struggling author suffering from writer's block, living in New York, is stressed by an approaching deadline. His girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish), frustrated with his lack of progress and financial dependence, breaks up with him. Later, Eddie happens to run into Vernon (Johnny Whitworth), the estranged brother of Eddie's ex-wife, Melissa (Anna Friel). Vernon, involved with a pharmaceutical company, gives Eddie a sample of a new "smart drug", NZT-48. After taking the pill, Eddie finds himself able to learn and analyze at a superhuman rate and recall memories from his distant past, with the only apparent side effect being a change in the color of Eddie's irises while on the drug—his eyes becoming an intense shade of electric blue. Under the influence, he cleans his messy apartment and writes ninety pages of his book. The next day, the effects having worn off, he seeks out Vernon in an attempt to get more. While Eddie is out running an errand, Vernon is murdered. Eddie returns, calls the police and then discovers Vernon's NZT stash just before they arrive, taking it for himself. After giving a statement at the precinct, Eddie returns home and begins ingesting the drug daily. With the help of the drug's amazing effects, Eddie spends a few weeks cleaning up his life—finishing his book, getting fit, and making friends with a group of young jet-setters, who take him on vacation to Europe, where he mingles with the rich. During all this, Eddie tests out his enhanced learning abilities; he becomes a proficient piano player in just three days, as well as becoming fluent in several languages.
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Earth (2007)
, 1h36Directed by Alastair Fothergill
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Environmental films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about nature, Children's films
Actors Constantino Romero, Anggun, Patrick Stewart, James Earl Jones, Ken Watanabe, Ulrich Tukur
Over the course of a calendar year, Earth takes the viewer on a journey from the North Pole in January to the South in December, revealing how plants and animals respond to the power of the sun and the changing seasons. The film focuses on three particular species, the polar bear, African bush elephant and humpback whale.
The Visitors (1993)
, 1h47Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
Origin France
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Time travel films, Witches in film
Actors Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Marie-Anne Chazel, Valérie Lemercier, Christian Bujeau, Isabelle Nanty
En 1123, pour avoir sauvé la vie du Roi des Francs, Louis VI, dit « le Gros », le comte Godefroy de Montmirail, dit « le Hardi », se voit promettre en épousailles Frénégonde de Pouilles, la fille du duc Fulbert de Pouilles. Alors que Godefroy fait route vers le château de sa promise, une sorcière lui fait absorber un breuvage à son insu. Ce dernier donne des hallucinations au comte, au point de lui faire assassiner, par erreur, son futur beau-père, qu'il a pris pour un ours. Afin de réparer sa faute, Godefroy demande conseil au mage Eusæbius, qui lui concocte une potion afin de le renvoyer dans le passé, peu de temps avant le drame.
The Chorus (2004)
, 1h36Directed by Christophe Barratier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Films about music and musicians, L'enfance marginalisée, Musical films
Actors Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Jacques Perrin, Marie Bunel
In 1999, Pierre Morhange, a conductor performing in the United States, is informed that his mother has died before a concert. After the performance, he returns to his home in France for her funeral. An old friend named Pépinot arrives at his door with a diary which belonged to their teacher, Clément Mathieu. They proceed to read it together.
The Dinner Game (1998)
, 1h17Directed by Francis Veber
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Cooking films, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Buddy films
Actors Jacques Villeret, Thierry Lhermitte, Francis Huster, Alexandra Vandernoot, Daniel Prévost, Catherine Frot
Pierre Brochant, a Parisian publisher, attends a weekly "idiots' dinner", where guests, who are modish, prominent Parisian businessmen, must bring along an "idiot" who the other guests can ridicule. At the end of the dinner, the evening's "champion idiot" is selected.
, 2h38Directed by Luc Besson
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes French war films, Films about religion, Jeanne d'Arc, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Vincent Cassel, Tchéky Karyo
As a child, Joan has a violent and supernatural vision. She returns home to find her village burning. Her sister Catherine tries to protect her by hiding her from the attacking English forces, part of a longstanding rivalry with France. Joan, while hiding, witnesses the brutal murder and rape of her sister. Afterward, Joan is taken in by distant relatives.
, 1h58Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré, Pascal Chaumeil
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Comic science fiction
Themes Time travel films, Comedy science fiction films
Actors Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Muriel Robin, Christian Bujeau, Marie-Anne Chazel, Claire Nadeau
Le comte Godefroy de Montmirail est enfin parvenu à retourner dans son époque en compagnie, croit-il, de son écuyer Jacquouille la Fripouille, et à éviter l'assassinat de son futur beau-père, le duc Fulbert de Pouille. Mais Jacquouille, ayant découvert et pris plaisir à la vie harmonieuse du XX siècle, a fait en sorte d'envoyer son descendant, Jacques-Henri Jacquart, au Moyen Âge.
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Capernaum (2018)
, 2hDirected by Nadine Labaki
Origin Liban
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Zain al-Rafeea, Nadine Labaki
L'histoire raconte la vie d'un « enfant des rues », le jeune Zain, qui vit d'expédients dans un quartier misérable de Beyrouth avec sa famille. Le garçon livre les commandes de ses voisins, essaie de soutirer quelques pièces aux automobilistes, aide sa mère à trafiquer des médicaments stupéfiants. Au cours d'une fugue, il rencontre Rahil, une immigrée éthiopienne sans papiers et son bébé Yonas ; en l'absence de Rahil, le préadolescent s'occupe comme un frère du tout jeune Éthiopien qui, autrement, serait mort de faim.
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The Crimson Rivers (2000)
, 1h47Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Medical-themed films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès, Dominique Sanda, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-Pierre Cassel
Detective Superintendent (Commissaire Principal) Pierre Niemans (Jean Reno), an investigator well known in Paris, is sent to the small rural university town of Guernon in the French Alps to investigate a brutal murder. The victim's body is found bound in the fetal position and suspended high on a cliff face, his eyes removed and his hands cut off. Niemans learns that the victim was a professor and the University's librarian, Remy Callois, and he seeks out a local ophthalmologist for an explanation to the removal of the eyes. Dr. Cherneze, once on the University staff, explains that the school's isolation led to in-breeding amongst the professors, with increasingly serious genetic disorders. Recently the trend has reversed, with the local village children becoming ill and the college babies remaining healthy. Cherneze hints that the killer is leaving Niemans clues to their motive by removing the body parts that are unique to each individual - the eyes and hands. Niemans questions the Dean and examines the librarian's apartment, where he finds images of athletic "supermen" juxtaposed with texts on genetic deformities. The Dean's assistant (and son) Hubert translates the title of Callois' Ph.D. thesis as, "We are the masters. We are the slaves. We are everywhere. We are nowhere. We control the crimson rivers.
Oscar (1967)
, 1h20Directed by Édouard Molinaro
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Mafia films, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Gangster films
Actors Louis de Funès, Claude Rich, Agathe Natanson, Claude Gensac, Paul Préboist, Dominique Page
Christian Martin, a modest accountant in a large firm owned by Bertrand Barnier, surprises his boss by asking him for a 100% increase in his wages. Martin is on the point of proposing to a girl and doesn't want to ask for her hand in marriage while making a lowly accountant's salary.
Léon: The Professional (1994)
, 1h50Directed by Luc Besson
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Films about children, Films about families, Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, L'enfance marginalisée, Buddy films, Gangster films
Actors Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel, Michael Badalucco
Leone "Léon" Montana (Jean Reno) is a hitman (or "cleaner", as he refers to himself) living a solitary life in New York City's Little Italy. His work comes from a mafioso named Tony (Danny Aiello). Léon spends his idle time engaging in calisthenics, nurturing a houseplant, and watching old films.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)
, 1h40Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, Pascal Deux
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Pierre Bellemare, Reem Kherici, Rüdiger Vogler, Philippe Hérisson
The film opens with a ski chalet party sequence in Gstaad where Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath aka OSS 117 is entertaining a Chinese countess. The party is attacked by Red Chinese gunmen working for a Mr. Lee and everyone but Hubert and the Countess are killed. Returning to SDECE headquarters, Hubert is assigned to deliver a blackmail payment of 50,000 new Francs to Professor Von Zimmel, a Nazi who escaped to South America and has a microfilm list of French Nazi sympathizers.