Best French-Language Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

Looking for the best French-language movies and TV series of the 1980s? These 502 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Once Upon a Time in America 1984 ★ 8.4
Stop Making Sense 1984 ★ 8.3
Das Boot 1981 ★ 8.1
Shoah 1985 ★ 8.2
Werewolf 1987 ★ 8.6
Wings of Desire 1987 ★ 7.8
The Man Who Planted Trees 1987 ★ 8.0
The King and the Mockingbird 1980 ★ 7.8
The Sacrifice 1986 ★ 7.7
Ulysses 31 1981 ★ 8.0
Jean de Florette 1986 ★ 7.7
Manon of the Spring 1986 ★ 7.6
Once Upon a Time... Life 1987 ★ 7.8
Au Revoir les Enfants 1987 ★ 7.5
The Killing Fields 1984 ★ 7.5
The Big Blue 1988 ★ 7.4
The Fall Guy 1981 ★ 7.6
The Inquisitor 1981 ★ 7.5
The Vanishing 1988 ★ 7.4
The Little Mermaid 1989 ★ 7.4
The Green Ray 1986 ★ 7.5
Sans Soleil 1983 ★ 7.5
Santa Claus Is a Stinker 1982 ★ 7.3
Sophie's Choice 1982 ★ 7.3