10 French Horror Movies You Need To Watch

[@Infamouslbx]

Nobody will see this comment, but the film They Came Back, a zombie flick where the zombies don't eat flesh, but are basically terrorists, is wild, and should have been mentioned.

[@dslguy2008]

Is that the one where they have zombie masks but otherwise walks around naked?

[@aaroncherry5594]

And the excellent TV series based on the same movie "The returned"

[@HalloweenR5]

One of the things about Revenge that makes it so great is that it is, at its core, a feminist take on the rape revenge movie. Unlike the usual rape revenge where the female lead is an "innocent", the female lead in Revenge knowingly has an affair with a married man, but the film passes no judgment on her, because, of course, no woman, no matter who they are, deserves to be raped. The film also makes a marked difference between what actions she consents to and what she does not consent to. Also, the rape itself is not filmed exploitatively in any way. Plus that final scene *chefs kiss*

[@kterhune100]

you forgot.. In Isle the homeowners have half their house under renovation so it is totally unsecured except for the flimsy locked doors. This was my first foray into foreign horror and it is GREAT, a slow burn and the ending is is sad but it is GREAT. It's the movie that started my love of foreign horror

[@the_CineCita]

the opening of ills is fantastic too. the first five or so minutes is riviting. ils was supposedly based on a true story, although no one could ever find the story it came from, but that legendary true story is what all of the group home invasion movies-- like the strangers, eden lake, etc, come from. ils was the first.

[@CatsOverBrats]

You should make this into a worldwide list. Top 10 horror movies from every country.

[@armnhc84]

They would easily find a way to make a list like that suck.

[@flo4223]

I'm a French teacher, and your pronunciation was really good!

[@richardjamesgallardojr.7584]

Check out the French Belgian mockumentary man bites dog😂😂😂

[@artemisnectar7]

👍🏽🍿🍻 indeed!

[@mikemckenzie3175]

MadS is the best French movie I’ve ever seen

[@BlackHatCinephile]

🥈

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

I can't believe you left out Eyes Without a Face - that French New Wave classic practically pioneered French extremity horror!!!

[@the_CineCita]

they've made other lists with that movie.

[@the_CineCita]

LOTS of other lists.

[@markcahill9255]

Nothing will beat the third act of Martyrs for me

[@charlesmaugey1801]

Irreversible by Gaspar Noé

[@beccasneed7730]

I’m happy someone is recognizing In My Skin

[@seandobson6221]

Inside is an incredibly crazy movie, and I saw Them and Revenge and the French really know how to make you uncomfortable.

[@the_CineCita]

good list. i've seen all of the movies save for the ones from the 70's. thank you for not talking about the same 5 or 6 films, even tho people bitch when you don't mention them. keep up the good work.

[@jakeyam0223]

for me, ils/them has a the best messed up twist at the end

[@themightyx2y230]

I saw "ils" just because I wanted to watch another movie (don't remember the name) but it was -16 and my 16th birthday was in 1 week. But the theater doesn't allow me to watch the movie so I watch "Ils" and I loved it

[@Legendary_dyson]

You forgot High Tension from 2003.

[@kierangillett-lammchen9758]

She said in the begining it's not on here

[@HalloweenR5]

They mentioned High Tension, Martyrs, and Inside in the intro

[@the_CineCita]

it's also been on their lists countless times. haute tension, inside, martyrs are all well known. they're french extreme training wheels. they're the movies everyone sees when they start exploring the genre. they don't need to be listed every time they make a list. trust me, they've talked about it dozens of times.

[@Filthyism]

Jen is also an amazing final girl for “revenge”

[@kierangillett-lammchen9758]

There's a goofy french/Belgian film called Le manoir (the mansion) it's sick, twisted, hilarious and full of weird homages one of my favourite films

[@biljam972]

I guess these are lesser known French movies, as I don't see Martyrs or Haute Tension, or Inside. I also think Climax is pretty great.

[@DanteMishima]

Do mine eyes deceive me? Are those chapters I see?

[@mathieuaustin7190]

So, because I loved the other films on this list, I sought out “Livid”. 90mins I’ll never get back. Just a slapdash mashup of various horror movie tropes & 0 attempt to tell a cohesive story.

[@vanthdreadstar8039]

How is The Horde (2009 film) not on this list?

[@davidfitzpatrick6535]

7:19 Yeah no one's watching that one after we all lived it during COVID.

[@scottthomas8136]

Not one film by Gaspar Noë or Julia Ducornau? Really?

[@the_CineCita]

they've talked about both of those directors countless times. do they really need to mention their films EVERY TIME? personally i'm happy they didn't mention them. yes, raw, yes, titane, yes irreversable, etc, etc. their films are well known, and often talked about. time for new films, new directors.

[@AnOldGeezer420]

Russian, German, Indian, Spanish, Italian, (you guys have done that though haven't you? 🤔) Chinese, Korean, and/or whatever other Country's movies you can think of next? 😁

[@Just4Fun-Zocker]

Certainly not German movies and definitely no German horror movies, German cinema is 95% terrible cringe. There were maybe 4 or 5 good German movies in the last 50 years.

[@AndrewSnarls]

New French Extremity is such a great genre. Another French film people should see is the 1992 movie Delicatessen. If you like Terry Gilliam movies you're bound to love Delicatessen.

[@periwinkle_fairy]

Frontiers is also a good movie very very disturbing movie there's that one scene I can't ever watched again because of how icky and gross it was, overall would still recommend it

[@emava]

La Horde Goal of the Dead

[@Just4Fun-Zocker]

I bet they would not praise the movie if the genders in Évolution were reversed, instead they would condemn the film because it would be "so disgusting to watch adult men touching innocent young girls". And the next entry is already proof enough.

[@omega2279]

Speaking as a French native speaker, go ahead and mispronounce as much as you like. I find it amusing rather than irritating. Besides, you did a decent job anyway. Cheers !

[@Nymyzys]

French film Inside from 2007 is the most terrifying film of all time and I'll die on that hill.

[@kuromameshiba4418]

Uh, where's Raw? 🥩

[@the_CineCita]

they've talked about raw on virtually every horror movie list they've made about french film, and body horror. i don't know why everyone wants to hear about the same five films every. single. time.

[@geoffreyshepler4954]

5:24 ok, who else started singing that Rib Zombie’s living dead girl

[@crystalshaw8744]

I've seen the American version of some of these movies. Thanks for the video Watchmojo

[@armnhc84]

A full minute plus intro…👎🏻

[@archangel2015]

Well this list became less interesting the moment Ellie said French horror films.

[@the_CineCita]

you haven't seen many french horror movies, have you? they're way more extreme than american horror.

[@Just4Fun-Zocker]

Yeah, not like it says "French horror movies" in the video title. I know, reading and understanding is hard.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

1st

[@BlackHatCinephile]

🏆🥇

[@andrewrichards9513]

The only good toxic waste film is the toxic avenger 👍🏻