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Anatomy of Hell 2004

4.4 /10

A man rescues a woman from a suicide attempt in a gay nightclub. Walking the streets together, she propositions him: She'll pay him to visit her at her isolated house for four consecutive nights. There he will silently watch her. He's reluctant, but agrees. As the four nights progress, they become more intimate with each other, and a mutual fascination/revulsion develops. By the end of the four-day "contract", these two total strangers will have had a profound impact on each other.

Run Time: 77 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Jan 28, 2004

Director: Director: Catherine Breillat,

Stars: Amira Casar, Rocco Siffredi, Jacques Monge, Catherine Breillat, Alexandre Belin,

La Haine 1995

8.1 /10

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.

Run Time: 98 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: May 31, 1995

Director: Director: Mathieu Kassovitz,

Stars: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Kound, Sad Taghmaoui, Abdel Ahmed Ghili, Souleymane Dicko,

I Stand Alone 1998

7.3 /10

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, The Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, The Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

Run Time: 89 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: May 16, 1998

Director: Director: Gaspar No,

Stars: Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankie Pain, Martine Audrain, Zaven,

Trouble Every Day 2001

5.9 /10

Shane and June Brown are an American couple honeymooning in Paris in an effort to nurture their new life together, a life complicated by Shane’s mysterious and frequent visits to a medical clinic where cutting edge studies of the human libido are undertaken.

Run Time: 101 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Jul 11, 2001

Director: Director: Claire Denis,

Stars: Vincent Gallo, Tricia Vessey, Batrice Dalle, Alex Descas, Florence Loiret Caille,

Fat Girl 2001

6.4 /10

Anaïs is twelve and bears the weight of the world on her shoulders. She watches her older sister, Elena, whom she both loves and hates. Elena is fifteen and devilishly beautiful. Neither more futile, nor more stupid than her younger sister, she cannot understand that she is merely an object of desire. And, as such, she can only be taken. Or had. Indeed, this is the subject: a girl's loss of virginity. And, that summer, it opens a door to tragedy.

Run Time: 86 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Mar 07, 2001

Director: Director: Catherine Breillat,

Stars: Anas Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo, Arsine Khanjian, Romain Goupil,

Secret Things 2002

6 /10

Two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie, a stripper, and naïve Sandrine, a barmaid. Together, they discover that sex can be used to their advantage, and pleasure.

Run Time: 115 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Oct 16, 2002

Director: Director: JeanClaude Brisseau,

Stars: Coralie Revel, Sabrina Seyvecou, Roger Miremont, Fabrice Deville, Blandine Bury,

Pola X 1999

5.7 /10

A writer leaves his upper-class life and journeys with a woman claiming to be his sister, and her two friends.

Run Time: 134 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: May 12, 1999

Director: Director: Leos Carax,

Stars: Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva, Catherine Deneuve, Delphine Chuillot, Laurent Lucas,

Frontier(s) 2007

6.2 /10

A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.

Run Time: 108 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Jul 01, 2007

Director: Director: Xavier Gens,

Stars: Karina Testa, Aurlien Wiik, Patrick Ligardes, David Saracino, Maud Forget,

Martyrs 2008

7 /10

A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

Run Time: 99 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 03, 2008

Director: Director: Pascal Laugier,

Stars: Morjana Alaoui, Mylne Jampano, Catherine Bgin, Robert Toupin, Patricia Tulasne,

Irreversible 2002

7.3 /10

Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Her boyfriend and ex-lover take matters into their own hands and subsequently seek revenge upon the assailant. A simultaneously beautiful and terrible examination of the destructive nature of cause and effect, and how time destroys everything.

Run Time: 98 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: May 22, 2002

Director: Director: Gaspar No,

Stars: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Jo Prestia, Philippe Nahon,