French films about lone heroes

List of the best French films about single heroes according to the audience: Lockout, The Professional, Colombiana, Extinction, District B13, Rambo: Last Blood, The Mechanic, Holidays by the Sea, Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings, The Forest.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantastic, action, thriller
CountryFrance, USA
Duration01:35

Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryFrance
Duration01:48

French secret agent Joss Baumont is sent to kill the president Njala of an African country. However, a counter-order is given before he can execute his mission and he is abandoned in the hands of foreign authorities. He escapes and seeks revenge by pursuing what was his original mission.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryFrance
Duration01:47

    Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who, after witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrehorror, fantastic, drama
    CountrySpain, USA, Hungary, France
    Duration01:53

    And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:25

      Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, Hong Kong, France, Bulgaria, Spain, Sweden
      Duration01:01

      After fighting his demons for decades, John Rambo now lives in peace on his family ranch in Arizona, but his rest is interrupted when Gabriela, the granddaughter of his housekeeper María, disappears after crossing the border into Mexico to meet her biological father. Rambo, who has become a true father figure for Gabriela over the years, undertakes a desperate and dangerous journey to find her.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
      CountryFrance, USA
      Duration01:33

      Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when he is ordered to take out his mentor and close friend Harry, Bishop is anything but detached.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:17

      A comedy about funny adventures of the group of French people during the summer vacation.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryFrance, Luxembourg
      Duration02:02

      When Apollo, a kind-hearted travelling performer, lands in the village of the Funny Little Bugs, it’s not too long before he upsets the life of the kingdom. As Apollo falls into a trap set by Wendy, the jealous and treacherous cousin of the queen, he is framed for kidnapping Queen Marguerite, causing panic in the hive! In reality, Marguerite is held by the Vermin, Wendy’s accomplices, while she takes over the throne. With the help of his new friends, Apollo embarks on a perilous rescue mission. To free the Queen and save the hive, the Little Bugs will bravely face many dangers and be more imaginative than ever!

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryFrance

      In a small quiet village in the Ardennes, a sixteen-year-old girl disappears into the forest after calling her teacher in the middle of the night. Captain Gaspard Deker, a former soldier and newly arrived single father is conducting the investigation with Virginie Musso, the local cop. Also helping is the teacher, Eve Mendel, a solitary young woman with a mysterious past: she was found as a child by the villiage doctor wandering silently in the same forest.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryFrance

      The daughter of one of the architects who built the Eiffel Tower gets framed for a murder that has taken place there, so she and her girlfriend embark on a quest across Paris to solve the mystery.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, France, United Kingdom
      Duration02:12

      A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genredrama
      CountryFrance, Canada
      Duration01:41

      In forgotten towns along the American border, a young mother drifts from one motel to the next with her intoxicating boyfriend and her 8-year-old son. The makeshift family scrapes by, living one hustle at a time, until the discovery of a mobile home community offers an alternative life.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, biography
      CountryFrance
      Duration02:02

      During the making of one of his films, French film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 17-year old actress Anne Wiazemsky and later gets married.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:48

      A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:34

      A catholic French couple sees their life upside down when their four daughters get married to men of different religion and origins.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryFrance

      Sam, a freelance journalist, decides to investigate the growing phenomenon of disaffected youth joining extremist groups. He infiltrates a group of four young people who have been tasked with the creation of a jihadist cell and whose mission is to destabilise the city centre of Paris.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:42

      Dino Fabrizzi is the number one seller of the Maserati dealership in Nice. At 42, he arrives at a turning point in his life, the position of director is openly proposed and his companion for a year, Helen, has the firm intention to marry her. For Dino, life is great, except that this perfect life was built on a lie. Dino is actually called Mourad Ben Saoud. Neither his boss nor Helen and even less his parents are aware of this false identity. In ten days begins Ramadan and Mourad who passes every year will this time assume the promise made to his sick father. Taking part in Ramadan, For Dino - the Italian - it will not be easy.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy
      CountryFrance

      "Saint-Loin-la-Mauderne", a tiny village hurt by the financial crisis and the desertification. Its last hope : Start back the Smoked Salmon factory. The only issue : Insurances require a permanent doctor on site. But it s has been 5 years the previous doctor retired without setting a replacement. The whole village,supporting their surly major Germain, will try everything to convince the very Parisian Doctor Maxime Meyer that happiness is only at Saint-Loin-la-Mauderne! This movie is the french remake of the Canadian movie 'la Grande Seduction'

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:42

      Revolves around the relationship between a gambling addict and a young woman who falls madly in love with him and will stop at nothing to win his heart.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:42

      Paris, in the early 1960s. Jean-Louis Joubert is a serious but uptight stockbroker, married to Suzanne, a starchy class-conscious woman and father of two arrogant teenage boys, currently in a boarding school. The affluent man lives a steady yet boring life. At least until, due to fortuitous circumstances, Maria, the charming new maid at the service of Jean-Louis' family, makes him discover the servants' quarter on the sixth floor of the luxury building he owns and lives in. There live a crowd of lively Spanish maids who will help Jean-Louis to open to a new civilization and a new approach of life. In their company - and more precisely in the company of beautiful Maria - Jean-Louis will gradually become another man, a better man.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryFrance, Belgium
      Duration02:14

      The result of the small handkerchiefs "Petits mouchoirs", 7 years later. The band, which erupted, is found on the occasion of the anniversary surprise organized for Max.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy
      CountryFrance, Belgium
      Duration02:10

      Two years have passed. After missing their separation, the Leroy seem perfectly successful in their divorce. But the appearance of two new lovers in the life of Vincent and Florence will set fire to the powders. The match between the former spouses resumes.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryFrance, Belgium
      Duration02:15

      Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city's underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan Zampa. Fearless, determined and willing to go the distance, Pierre plunges into an underworld world of insane danger and ruthless criminals.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrecomedy, family
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:36

      Ducoboo is a very inventive dunce and joker, he is very resourceful at finding new ways to copy from his neighbor, to cheat or to defy the teacher's authority.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryFrance, United Kingdom
      Duration01:39

      Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama, history
      CountrySerbia, France, Croatia, Iran, Qatar

      Vlada works as a truck driver during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. Tasked with transporting a mysterious load from Kosovo to Belgrade, he drives through unfamiliar territory, trying to make his way in a country scarred by the war. He knows that once the job is over, he will need to return home and face the consequences of his actions.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:30

      In 1922, a young novelist goes to the countryside to write her latest book and falls victim to terrifying hallucinations and nightmares.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredocumentary, history
      CountryCanada, USA, France, Germany, United Kingdom
      Duration01:30

      Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:43

      During World War I, a home care nurse treats a man who lost one leg on the front lines. A strong bond arises between them and evolves into a passionate love affair.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryGermany, France
      Duration01:41

      Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside down.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama
      CountryFrance
      Duration02:08

      The longtime mayor of Marseille is preparing to hand over the reins to his protégé when a sudden and ruthless battle erupts for control of the city.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama
      CountryFrance, Belgium

      Drama about a father and son who set out to find their missing daughter/sister with the help of an American headhunter.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:41

      Louise, a widow with two children, almost crushes a stranger with her car. She takes care of him, even if he's not really wounded. It turns out that he has mental disorders and that they can help each other much more than they thought.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:42

      He invents puzzles. He’s committed body and soul to his work and needs silence to be able to concentrate. She is an accomplished pianist and can’t live without music. She must prepare for a competition that could change her life. They are going to be forced to coexist without seeing each other.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genredrama, adventure, family, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
      Duration02:06

      Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, detective
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:33

      In the beginning of the 20th century, five children on the island of La Réunion commit a savage crime. As punishment, a Dutch captain takes them to a supernatural island with luxuriant vegetation and bewitching powers.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrecomedy
      CountryFrance, Belgium

      One evening, when they come home, Mr. and Mrs. Prioux are astounded to find that a certain Patrick has moved into their place. This strange young man has returned home to his parents in order to introduce his wife.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrecomedy
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:21

      Yann and Rose are young, they love and want to have a child. Nine months later ... still no baby in sight. They then show great imagination and try everything ... no matter what it is. But they wish so hardly to be three that, is not likely they finish all alone?

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:22

      A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy, a young University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrecomedy
      CountryFrance, Belgium

      One night, a burglar in a Santa Claus costume is surprised by Victor, a young boy who believes he is the real Santa Claus. Victor then follows him, and they embark on an unexpected adventure that will change their lives.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryFrance

      The story revolves around Alain, a busy businessman who is always in a rush. In his life, there is no room for spare time or family. But one day, he suffers a stroke, which makes him lose his grasp of language and use one word in place of another.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography
      CountryFrance, Belgium
      Duration02:30

      1967-1976. As one of history's greatest fashion designers entered a decade of freedom, neither came out of it in one piece.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryFrance, Belgium
      Duration01:22

      The story of a busy man, who fills his time travelling to Africa, South America and the Middle East. His passion for his job has distanced him from his loved ones. He’s been divorced for three years and has since seen his son very little. When the latter disappears, he is forced to stand still, and soon discovers things about his ex-wife and, above all, his son. A terrible feeling of guilt overwhelms him and he decides to find his son at all costs...

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:43

      Haiti, 1962: A man is brought back from the dead only to be sent to the living hell of the sugarcane fields. In Paris, 55 years later, at the prestigious Légion d’honneur boarding school, a Haitian girl confesses an old family secret to a group of new friends - never imagining that this strange tale will convince a heartbroken classmate to do the unthinkable.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:50

      Franck and his girlfriend Sonya, plus some of their friends go on holiday in Brazil. Franck, his friends, two girls and Sonya's grandmother leave to visit a cave, but everything goes wrong and their crazy adventures begin.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy
      CountryFrance, Belgium, Czech Republic
      Duration01:24

      Stuck in the corridors of time, Godefroy de Montmirail and his faithful servant Jacquouille are projected to a time of profound political and social upheavals: the French Revolution... specifically, The Terror, time of great dangers, during which the descendants of Godefroy and Jacquouille had their castle and all their property confiscated by arrogant aristocrats, fleeing and lifes hanging by a thread.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, adventure, family
      CountryFrance, Norway

      Christian, a visionary scientist, studies wild geese. For his son, a teenager obsessed with video games, the idea of spending a holiday with his father in the wilderness is a nightmare. However, father and son will get together around a crazy project: save a species endangered, thanks to the ultralight of Christian! Then begins an incredible and perilous journey ...

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genredrama
      CountryFrance, Belgium
      Duration01:52

      An average guy who works in a recycling plant wakes up one morning to discover that he's become inexplicably famous.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryFrance, Germany

      A woman has disappeared. The day after a snowstorm, her car is found on a road leading to a plateau with with nothing but a few scattered farms. The gendarmes have nothing to go on, while five individuals well know they have something to do with the woman's disappearance. They all keep their secrets to themselves, but no one suspects that the whole story began far from these windswept wintry peaks: on another continent, in the burning sun, where poverty doesn't stop desire from taking the law into its own hands.




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