French humor is very subtle, light and flirting. This is a special mood that American or British films do not convey. It wasn't easy, but we were able to pick 20 of the best French comedies just for you!
1. Beaver to pity! (2008)
Postmaster Philip Abrams (Kad Merad) dreams of being assigned to the French Riviera. But he overdid it so much that he was sent north to the town of Berg near Dunkirk. Surprisingly, the link turned into a real adventure.
2. Taxi (1998)
Daniel Morales (Sami Naseri) quit his job as a pizza delivery guy to become a taxi driver in a high-speed car. Almost immediately, he became famous as an unlicensed driver who would take anyone and anywhere much ahead of schedule.
3. News from the planet Mars (2016)
Engineer Philippe Mars (François Damien) has always considered himself an excellent family man and worker. But suddenly crazy things began to happen around, and in addition, his crazy colleague settled in Philip's apartment.
4. Fantômas (1964)
The true classic of French cinema is a parody of the entire genre of spy stories. Fantômas (Jean Mare) is an elusive criminal who hides behind a mask. And he is deeply offended that some petty reporter does not believe in his existence.
5. Love and other zoo (2017)
Gaspar (Felix Moati) has deliberately estranged himself from his eccentric family. But he is forced to return home when he learns that his father intends to marry again.
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6. 1+1 (2011)
Aristocrat Philippe (François Cluse) became disabled after an accident during a paragliding flight. He is looking for an assistant, and his attention is drawn to Driss (Omar Si) with a dubious criminal record and absent manners. But the fact is that Driss does not need a job - he specifically wants a refusal in order to receive benefits.
7. Handsome with experience (2019)
Alex (Kad Merad) is an experienced macho who knows exactly how to seduce a woman. And even the fact that he has already slightly lost his charm does not stop him, because he longs to return to business again.
8. Tall blond in a black boot (1972)
The cult comedy tells the story of an unlucky simpleton Francois Perrin (Pierre Richard), who gets into trouble all the time. Only now he constantly comes out dry, even from the internal intrigues of the French counterintelligence.
9. Unlucky (1981)
This is the first of three joint comic works by Gerard Depardieu and Pierre Richard. Marie, daughter of the president of a large company, is captured by Mexican bandits. The psychologist offers the inconsolable father an unexpected idea: to send the same loser in the footsteps of his daughter, and assign a private detective to him.
10. Right to Left (2011)
This is a whole anthology by producer Jean Dujardin, in which six different sketches from different directors are collected. Six unfaithful husbands get into the most incredible stories.
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11. Santa Claus - scumbag (1982)
The grotesque comedy of Jean-Marie Poiret in France is as cult as ours - "The Irony of Fate". The already specific everyday life of the psychological services office on Christmas Eve becomes completely insane.
12. Strange gardens (2003)
In fact, Jean Becker's film is a 1944 war drama about France. But this is a drama about how important laughter is and how it can literally prolong life.
13. Oscar (1967)
Bertrand Barnier (Louis de Funes) is awakened by a visit from one of his employees, Christian Martin (Claude Risch), who has come to ask for a raise. He persuades Bertrand to raise his salary in order to ask the hand of his beloved - the daughter of a stingy rich man. Imagine Barnier's surprise when he found out who this girl was.
14. Dinner with a jerk (1998)
Once a week, a bunch of aristocratic snobs have a dinner together.Everyone should bring their own "idiot", and whose guest will be more convincing - he won the prize. This is how Pierre (Thierry Lermitte) invites François Pignon (Jacques Villeret), but he cannot even imagine how it will turn out.
15. Holidays of Mr. Hulot (1953)
The awkward good-natured Hulot (Jacques Tati) comes to rest in a resort town by the sea. There, not only funny adventures await him, but also a meeting with a charming girl.
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16. At the post! (2018)
Police Commissioner Buron (Benoit Pulvoord) investigates the murder, and immediately names Mr. Fugayne (Gregoire Lyudig) as the main suspect. After all, it was on his site that a corpse was found. Poor Fugain does not even know yet what circles of bureaucratic hell await him.
17. Little Nicolas (2009)
Little Nicolas (Maxim Godard) is happy with his life - he has loving parents, great friends and fun adventures. But one day his friend says that after the appearance of his younger brother, life went awry. And now Nicolas begins to suspect his parents.
18. Desperate Housewife (2010)
Robert Pujol (Fabrice Luchini) is the owner of a factory that produces umbrellas. His wife Suzanne (Catherine Deneuve) is a housewife who has not been taken seriously for a long time. But everything changes when Robert goes to the hospital.
19. The Dr. Knock scam (2017)
Nock (Omar Sy) is a con man and gambler who is pursuing a medical degree and wants to change his life. He replaces an old doctor in a small town, and quickly becomes a star thanks to his charisma.
20. Cage for Freaks (1978)
Laurent (Remy Laurent) is the son of an elderly gay Renato (Hugo Tonyazzi), who dreams of marrying the daughter of the leader of a moral order party. A big scandal is brewing ... So big that the film received a Golden Globe and is still in the top 10 most successful non-English language films in the American box office.
