Best French History Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best french history movies and TV series? These 18 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Napoleon 1927 ★ 7.8

Versailles 2015 ★ 7.7

The Serpent Queen 2022 ★ 7.3

Queen Margot 1994 ★ 7.2

Marie Antoinette 2022 ★ 7.5

The French Revolution 1989 ★ 7.5

The Sorrow and the Pity 1969 ★ 7.9

Les Misérables 1935 ★ 7.1

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV 1966 ★ 7.1

Orphans of the Storm 1921 ★ 6.8

Royal Affairs in Versailles 1953 ★ 6.7

Paris Police 1900 2021 ★ 6.6

The Collection 2016 ★ 6.5

Victory or Death 2023 ★ 6.4

Bluebeard 1963 ★ 6.4

The Hour of the Pig 1993 ★ 6.2

The Royal Exchange 2017 ★ 6.3

Francis the First 1937 ★ 5.7