Best French Dramas on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best French Dramas on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 38 titles in category code 58677. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. The 400 Blows (1959)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1959, 1h 35m. After young Antoine runs away, life on the streets of Paris leads to nothing but trouble and guilt in director François Truffaut's feature debut.
2. Jules and Jim (1962)
Rated 7.8/10 on IMDb, from 1962, 1h 46m. Jules and Jim are friends who fall for the same woman, sparking a decades-long love triangle that tests and strengthens the bond between the two men.
3. Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
Rated 7.7/10 on IMDb, from 2013, 2h 59m. Determined to fall in love, 15-year-old Adele is focused on boys.
4. Stolen Kisses (1968)
Rated 7.7/10 on IMDb, from 1968, 1h 31m. After being discharged from the army, Antoine Doinel stumbles into a series of misadventures as he picks up random jobs and romances his sweetheart.
5. A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, from 2004, 2h 13m. Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way.
6. The Soft Skin (1964)
Rated 7.5/10 on IMDb, from 1964, 1h 57m. When sparks fly for an esteemed literary critic and a flight attendant, they experience romantic turbulence when his marriage heads for divorce.
7. Lola (1961)
Rated 7.5/10 on IMDb, from 1961, 1h 28m. Awaiting her former lover's return, a cabaret chanteuse attracts the affections of a sailor and a childhood friend who begins to fall for her again.
8. The Last Metro (1980)
Rated 7.4/10 on IMDb, from 1980, 2h 11m. When the Nazis occupy France, an actress is forced to resist temptation while trying to conceal her husband and put on a show that mirrors reality.
9. Two English Girls (1971)
Rated 7.4/10 on IMDb, from 1971, 2h 09m. A relationship blossoms for a young Frenchman and a sculptress in Wales but when he returns to Paris, his affection starts to shift to another.
10. The Woman Next Door (1981)
Rated 7.3/10 on IMDb, from 1981, 1h 45m. Years after their affair ended badly, two now-married ex-lovers find themselves living next door to each other — which rekindles their tortured passion.