French movies about killers

List of the best French killer movies selected by visitors to our site: The House That Jack Built, The Golden Glove, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Hannibal Rising, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, In Her Name, The Nile Hilton Incident, Assassin's Creed, Le Samouraï, Mission: Impossible - Fallout.

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: 6.8
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime
CountryDenmark, France, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Tunisia
Duration02:43

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrethriller, crime, biography
CountryGermany, France
Duration01:04

A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrefantasy, drama, crime
CountryGermany, France, Spain, USA
Duration02:27

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, France, Italy
Duration02:01

    The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a med student he hones his appetite for the kill.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, comedy
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Sweden

    The sequel to the assassin action-comedy The Hitman's Bodyguard.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryFrance, Germany
    Duration01:40

    In 1982, André Bamberski learns about the death of his 14 year-old daughter, Kalinka, while she was on vacation with her mother and stepfather in Germany. Convinced that Kalinka’s death was not an accident, Bamberski begins to investigate. A botched autopsy report raises his suspicions and leads him to accuse Kalinka’s stepfather, Dr Dieter Krombach, as the murderer. Unable to indict Krombach in Germany, Bamberski attempts to take the trial to France, where he will dedicate his life to Kalinka’s justice and the imprisonment of Krombach.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountrySweden, Germany, Denmark, Morocco, France
    Duration01:35

    In Cairo, weeks before the 2011 revolution, Police Detective Noredin is working in the infamous Kasr el-Nil Police Station when he is handed the case of a murdered singer. He soon realizes that the investigation concerns the power elite, close to the President’s inner circle.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure, history
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
    Duration01:31

    Through unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he's a descendant of the secret 'Assassins' society. After gaining incredible knowledge and skills, he is now poised to take on the oppressive Knights Templar in the present day.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryFrance, Italy
    Duration01:45

    Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, China, France, Norway, United Kingdom
    Duration02:28

    When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountrySpain, Romania, Russia, France
    Duration01:57

    Carlos is the most prestigious tailor in Granada, but he's also a murderer in the shadows. He feels no remorse, no guilt, until Nina appears in his life and love awakens.

    Markimdb: 3.9
    Genrethriller
    CountryUSA, France
    Duration02:01

    Hidden in the Woods tells the story of two sisters who have been raised in isolation, subjected to the torment of their abusive, drug dealing father. When they finally decide to report him to the police, he kills the two officers and is put in jail. But things go from bad to worse when the girls must answer to their Uncle Costello, a psychotic drug kingpin, who shows up looking for his missing merchandise which is hidden in the woods.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, adventure, crime, history
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:50

    Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When, after an unfortunate event, he crosses paths with the police chief, he makes a bold decision that will turn the ruthless mastermind of the Parisian underworld against him.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:24

    Samuel Pierret is a nurse who saves the wrong guy – a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's pregnant wife hostage to force him to spring their boss from the hospital. A race through the subways and streets of Paris ensues, and the body count rises. Can Samuel evade the cops and the criminal underground and deliver his beloved to safety?

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:30

    A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:57

    An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 16-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryFrance, Belgium

    Julien, 17, is wheelchair-bound due to cerebral palsy. Despite their love for him, his family is gradually falling apart under the strain of dealing with his disability. In a bid to bond with his father, Julien challenges him to participate with him in the Ironman race in Nice (French Riviera), a triathlon in which his father has previously competed.

    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: 6.6
    Genrethriller
    CountryFrance, Luxembourg, Belgium

    Journalist Denis Robert sparked a storm in the world of European finance by denouncing the murky operations of banking firm Clearstream. His quest to reveal the truth behind a secret world of shadowy multinational banking puts him in contact with an ever-expanding anti-corruption investigation carried out by Judge Renaud Van Ruymbeke. Their paths will lead them to the heart of a political/financial intrigue, which will rock the foundations of Europe and the French government itself.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama
    CountryFrance
    Duration02:02

    During the 1970s a student named Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to his friends and his personal ambitions he falls in love with Christine.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryFrance, Belgium, Canada, USA

    Three characters living in an unfinished painting venture out into the real world in search of their creator to convince him to finish his work.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryFrance

    Vincent Machot knows his life by heart. He shares it between his hair dressing salon, his cousin, his cat, and his too-invasive mother. But life sometimes holds surprises, even for the most prudent of people... He crosses paths with Rosalie Blum by accident. She is a mysterious and solitary woman whom he is sure he has already met. But where? Intrigued, he decides to follow her everywhere, in the hope of knowing more about her.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, drama, military, biography, history
    CountryGermany, France, Austria
    Duration02:00

    The story of the final seven months in the life of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:44

    Lea, Adrian, and their little brother Theo, born deaf, go on holiday in Provence with their grandfather, Paul "Oliveron" they never met because of a family quarrel. It is not the holidays they dreamed, especially their father announced yesterday that he was leaving the house. In less than 24 hours, it is the clash of generations between teenagers and a grandfather they believe psycho. A wrong. Because the turbulent past will resurface and Paul Seventies will land deep in the Alpilles. During this summer tormented both generations will be processed one by the other.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama
    CountryFrance

    Angélique is a 60-year-old bar hostess. She still likes to party, she still likes men. At night, she makes them drink, in a cabaret by the French-German border. As time goes by, clients become rare. But Michel, her regular client, is still in love with her. One day, he asks Angélique to marry him.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genredocumentary
    CountryFrance, United Kingdom

    In October 2002, 41 Chechen terrorists took more than 700 people hostage in a Moscow theater, demanding an end to Russia's war against their homeland. This gut-wrenching documentary takes you through the endless hours of waiting, a seemingly miraculous rescue operation, and the ultimate tragedy, that could have been avoided had adequate medical personnel been on the scene after the stalemate ended.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama, documentary, biography, history
    CountryFrance, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, Greece
    Duration02:38

    Jorge de Sena was forced to leave his country. First he moved to Brazil, and later to the USA. He never returned to Portugal. During his 20-year-long exile, he kept an epistolary correspondence with Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen. These letters are a testimony of the profound friendship between the two poets, letters of longing and of desire to “fill years of distance with hours of conversation”. Through excerpts and verses, a dialog is established, revealing their divergent opinions but mostly their strong bond, and their efforts to preserve it until their last breaths.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genredrama
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:50

    David, a professor of dermatology, has been treating 13-year-old Romain since he was a baby. Afflicted with a rare skin condition, Romain must avoid sunlight and is condemned to live in the shade. David and Romain have become the closest of friends and nothing can separate them. But then David learns that he is about to be transferred to another clinic in another town. How will he be able to break the news to Romain? And how will Romain cope with this new crisis in his life?

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:49

    France, a factory worker, lives with her three daughters in Dunkirk. The factory where she worked has been closed, leaving France and all of her workmates without a job. She decides to go to Paris to look for work. There she finds a cleaning job at the home of a rich man, Steve, whose world is radically different from her own. As their paths keep crossing, she discovers that her employer played a part in closing the factory in Dunkirk...

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, adventure
    CountryFrance, Belgium
    Duration01:32

    The eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull causes major disruptions to travelers' plans around the world. For Alain and Valérie, it's a catastrophe. Because to make it to the small Greek village in time for their daughter's wedding, this divorced couple, whose mutual hatred knows no bounds, will be obliged to set out on the road together.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror
    CountryFrance, USA
    Duration01:25

    As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:32

    There is something strange - some would even say abnormal - about the Malaussène family. But if you take a closer look, no one could be happier than this cheerfully chaotic family, even though their mother is usually off on one romantic adventure or another. Life is never a bore for Benjamin Malaussène, professional scapegoat and the older brother responsible for this horde of kids. But when incidents happen wherever he goes, police and colleagues begin to eye him suspiciously. It soon becomes a matter of life and death to find out what is going on and who is so interested in ruining his life. Written by Pathe International

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:26

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    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama
    CountryFrance

    The story of a destiny. Suzanne's and her family's. The ties that bind them, keep them together, and the love she pursues... to the point of leaving everything behind.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama
    CountryGeorgia, France

    In a sleepy provincial town, a Jehovah Witness community is attacked by an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict, the familiar world of Yana, the wife of the community leader, slowly crumbles. Yana’s inner discontent grows as she struggles to make sense of her desires.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryFrance, Belgium

    Victor, a disillusioned sexagenarian, sees his life turned upside down on the day when Antoine, a brilliant entrepreneur, offers him a new kind of attraction: mixing theatrical artifices and historical reconstruction, this company offers his clients a chance to dive back into the era of their choice. Victor then chose to relive the most memorable week of his life: the one where, 40 years earlier, he met the great love.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:52

    Eddie, Dov, Yvan and the others ... Our warm friends have migrated from the moribund Sentier to the flourishing suburb of Aubervilliers ... Where the old Jewish entrepreneurs left the ground to young courageous and dynamic Chinese wholesalers ... The little band is as close to each other as in previous episodes, and life goes on at the mercy of small family events and business. Dov still seems frivolous, enterprising Eddie, chilled Yvan, casual Karine, resolute Sandra, naive Chochana, irresponsible Serge and mythomaniac. As for Patrick, he is in love and the happy elected is far from easy to access. Everything would be fine until a bad wind brings its share of adversity seriously compromising the cohesion of the group. Will they succumb under the storm to the turmoil, or, once again, by mutual aid, cunning and skill, will they triumph over the crisis with panache?

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genredrama
    CountryFrance

    Depardieu plays an unnamed hunter and we join him and his dog as they depart for a nearby forest to snare some rabbits - or perhaps he's hunting for something far more elusive? His excursion soon progresses from carefree meandering to a palpable sense of placelessness and it doesn't take long before the hunter's dog disappears and he finds himself lost.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryFrance, Belgium
    Duration01:22

    In order to wipe out the Gaulish village by any means necessary, Caesar plans to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by having an estate built next to the village to start a new Roman colony.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:25

    With only 12 percent of its pupils obtaining their baccalaureate, Jules Ferry High School is the worst school in France. The Inspector of Schools has already exhausted all the conventional means to raise standards at the school and he has no choice but to take the advice of his deputy. It is a case of having to fight fire with fire: the worst pupils must be taught by the worst teachers...

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, music
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:35

    Fatal... c'est Fatal Bazooka, un rappeur bling-bling et hardcore. En fait, un personnage de sketch créé par Michaël Youn dans son show-télé "Morning Live", puis développé dans l'album "T'as vu" vendu à plus de 500 000 exemplaires. Ce film raconte ce que serait devenu ce rappeur s'il en avait vendu... 15 millions ! Fatal est désormais une énorme star. Des millions de fans, des dizaines de tubes, 4 Music Awards de la Musique du meilleur artiste de l'année, une ligne de vêtements, un magazine et prochainement l'ouverture de son propre parc d'attraction : Fataland. Il est le N°1 incontesté...

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryFrance, Belgium, Italy
    Duration01:29

    When police is about to apprehend a famous gang of bank robbers, an elite sniper opens fire from a roof, thus facilitating the flee of his accomplices. However, one of them is seriously injured, which compromises the plans of the thieves.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryFrance, Belgium

    For twenty years, Bruno and Malik have lived in a different world—the world of autistic children and teens. In charge of two separate nonprofit organizations (The Hatch & The Shelter), they train young people from underprivileged areas to be caregivers for extreme cases that have been refused by all other institutions. It’s an exceptional partnership, outside of traditional settings, for some quite extraordinary characters.

    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: 6.3
    Genrethriller, melodrama, crime
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:16

    A man and a woman, secretly in love, alone in a room. They desire each other, want each other, and even bite each other. In the afterglow, they share a few sweet nothings. At least the man seemed to believe they were nothing. Now under investigation by the police and the courts, what is he accused of?

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:26

    Passengers on a low cost flight from Djerba to Beauvais have their patience tested to destruction when their departure is delayed for eight hours because of a fault with the plane's air-conditioning. In the end, they are so fed up that they will do almost anything to get back home.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:25

    The Art of Love is composed of several chapters, which follows several Parisian couples.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryFrance, Belgium
    Duration02:06

    Erwan, a strapping Breton who clears mines for a living, is shaken when he discovers that his father is not his father. Despite his affection for the man who raised him, he quietly sets out to find his biological father, and succeeds in locating Joseph, an endearing old codger he takes a liking to. Just when things look settled, another unexpected “bomb” hits Erwan in the form of Anna, an elusive nymph.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryFrance, Belgium

    Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:34

    When the little haberdasher Arras discovers she's won 18 million in the lottery and can now afford anything she wants, she has only one fear: losing the small joys of life made simple it cherishes above all. But fate is obstinate, and this is giving too long this good fortune will trigger it, despite herself, a hurricane that will change everything. Everything except her.




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