Best French-Language Movies & TV Series of the 1950s

3eyedraven's 76 top-rated French-language movies and TV series of the 1950s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Night and Fog 1956 ★ 8.3
All About Eve 1950 ★ 8.1
The 400 Blows 1959 ★ 8.0
The Wages of Fear 1953 ★ 8.0
Diabolique 1955 ★ 7.9
A Man Escaped 1956 ★ 7.9
Strangers on a Train 1951 ★ 7.7
Forbidden Games 1952 ★ 7.8
Hiroshima Mon Amour 1959 ★ 7.7
Elevator to the Gallows 1958 ★ 7.6
Sabrina 1954 ★ 7.5
Orpheus 1950 ★ 7.6
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 ★ 7.5
The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956 ★ 7.4
Perry Mason 1957 ★ 7.7
An Affair to Remember 1957 ★ 7.4
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953 ★ 7.3
To Catch a Thief 1955 ★ 7.3
General Della Rovere 1959 ★ 7.5
Pickpocket 1959 ★ 7.3
Le Plaisir 1952 ★ 7.5
Casque d'Or 1952 ★ 7.4
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice 1952 ★ 7.5
We're No Angels 1955 ★ 7.2