nouvelle vague movies

Breathless (1960)
7.545 / 10

Drama, Crime

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away...

Jules and Jim (1962)
7.585 / 10

Drama, Romance

In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall...

The Last Metro (1980)
7.2 / 10

Drama, Romance, War

In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.

Army of Shadows (1969)
7.964 / 10

War, History, Thriller

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in...

Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
7.8 / 10

Drama

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
7.728 / 10

Drama, History, Romance

The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the...

Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime (1968)
6.5 / 10

Drama, Science Fiction

Recovering from an attempted suicide, a man is selected to participate in a time travel experiment that has only been tested on mice. A malfunction...

Band of Outsiders (1964)
7.541 / 10

Crime, Drama, Comedy

Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The...

Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
7 / 10

Drama, Romance

The widow Barny lives in Nazi-occupied France, looking after her half-Jewish daughter in a small village. When the Germans arrive, she decides to...

Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
7.423 / 10

Drama, Romance

In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.

The Cousins (1959)
6.726 / 10

Drama

Young provincial Charles arrives in Paris to stay with his cousin Paul while studying law. Paul is a decadent, bohemian pleasure-seeker who shows the...

Zazie dans le Métro (1960)
6.6 / 10

Comedy, Fantasy

A brash and precocious ten-year-old comes to Paris for a whirlwind weekend with her rakish uncle.

Gangster Girl (1966)
5 / 10

Drama

A successful young writer is in search of his true destiny. Is it the life with his wife and typewriter in Amsterdam or the offers to go to the...

Muriel, or the Time of Return (1963)
7.061 / 10

Drama

In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson...

Le beau Serge (1958)
6.9 / 10

Drama

François returns to his village after a long absence. He finds his friend Serge who has married Yvonne, and has developed an alcohol problem after...

The Image Book (2018)
6.4 / 10

Drama, Documentary

In Le Livre d’Image, Jean-Luc Godard recycles existing images (films, documentaries, paintings, television archives, etc.), quotes excerpts from...

Claude Chabrol, the Maverick (2019)
6.4 / 10

Documentary, History

An account of the life and work of French filmmaker Claude Chabrol (1930-2010), a sybarite Buddha, a furtive anarchist, an insolent lover of life.

La Muette (1965)
0 / 10

Drama

A boy buys earplugs to block out the shouting of his constantly quarreling parents, but his innocent act has tragic results.

Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts (2024)
0 / 10

Romance, Comedy, Drama

Ben Santhanaraj journeys to Sri Lanka to rekindle his relationship with Suzanne Hopper, an American NGO worker, after a long separation. But when...

Papel de Parede (2023)
0 / 10

Documentary