List of films set in Paris
French cinema
1890s
1910s
1920s
1930s
- Sous les toits de Paris (1930), by René Clair
- Accusée, levez-vous ! (1930), by Maurice Tourneur
- La Chienne (1931), by Jean Renoir
- Allô Berlin ? Ici Paris ! (1931), by Julien Duvivier
- Au nom de la loi (1932), by Maurice Tourneur
- La Petite Chocolatière (1932), by Marc Allégret
- Boudu sauvé des eaux (1932), by Jean Renoir
- Les Deux Orphelines (1933), by Maurice Tourneur
- L'Atalante (1934), by Jean Vigo
- Le Roi des Champs-Élysées (1934), by Yves Mirande
- La crise est finie (1934), by Robert Siodmak
- Mauvaise Graine (1934), by Billy Wilder and Alexander Esway
- Zouzou (1934), by Marc Allégret
- La Bandera (1935), by Julien Duvivier
- Princesse Tam Tam (1935), by Edmond T. Gréville
- Les Mystères de Paris (1935), by Félix Gandéra
- La belle équipe (1936), by Julien Duvivier
- Le roman d'un tricheur (1936), by Sacha Guitry
- Les Rois du sport (1937), by Pierre Colombier
- Hôtel du Nord (1938), by Marcel Carné
- La Maison du Maltais (1938), by Pierre Chenal
- Remontons les Champs-Élysées (1938), by Sacha Guitry
- Orage (1938), by Marc Allégret
- Derrière la façade (1939), by Georges Lacombe and Yves Mirande
- Fric-Frac (1939), by Maurice Lehmann and Claude Autant-Lara
- Le Jour se lève (1939), by Marcel Carné
1940s
- Battement de coeur (1940), by Henri Decoin
- L'Assassin habite au 21 (1942), by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- La Nuit fantastique (1942), by Maurice L'Herbier
- Au Bonheur des Dames (1943), by André Cayatte
- Les Mystères de Paris (1943), by Jacques de Baroncelli
- Falbalas (1945), by Jacques Becker
- Les Enfants du paradis (1945), by Marcel Carné
- Les dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945), by Robert Bresson
- Les Portes de la nuit (1945), by Marcel Carné
- Quai des Orfèvres (1947), by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Par la fenêtre (1947), by Gilles Grangier
- Antoine et Antoinette (1947), by Jacques Becker
- Les Parents terrible (1947), by Jean Cocteau
- Manon (1949), by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Orphée (1949), by Jean Cocteau
- Rendez-vous de juillet (1949), by Jacques Becker
- Fantômas contre Fantômas (1949), by Robert Vernay
- Le Cœur sur la main (1949), by André Berthomieu
1950s
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
- Si Paris nous était conté, by Sacha Guitry
- Bob le flambeur, by Jean-Pierre Melville
- Notre-Dame de Paris, by Jean Delannoy
- Paris, Palace Hôtel, by Henri Verneuil
- Voici le temps des assassins, by Julien Duvivier
- Gervaise, by René Clément
- La Traversée de Paris, by Claude Autant-Lara
- The Red Balloon, by Albert Lamorisse
- Ce soir les jupons volent, by Dimitri Kirsanoff
1957
1958
1959
1960s
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
- Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution, by Jean-Luc Godard
- Pierrot le fou, by Jean-Luc Godard
- Fantômas se déchaîne, by André Hunebelle
- La Grosse Caisse, by Alex Joffé
- Les Deux Orphelines, by Riccardo Freda
- Du rififi à Paname, by Denys de La Patellière
- La jetée, by Chris Marker
- Paris vu par..., Anthology film
- Le Corniaud, by Gérard Oury
- Compartiment tueurs, by Costa-Gavras
- L’Amour à la mer, by Guy Gilles
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970s
1970
1971
1972
- Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire, by Yves Robert
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980s
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990s
1990
1991
1992
1993
- Trois Couleurs : Bleu, by Krzysztof Kieslowski
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000s
2000
2001
- Les Rois mages, by Didier Bourdon
- Absolument fabuleux, by Gabriel Aghion
- Le Doux Amour des hommes, by Jean-Paul Civeyrac
- Vidocq, by Pitof
- Wasabi, by Gérard Krawczyk
- Chaos, by Colinne Serreau
- Le Placard, by Francis Veber
- Sur mes lèvres, by Jacques Audiard
- La Chambre des officiers, by François Dupeyron
- Tanguy, by Étienne Chatiliez
- Yamakasi, by Ariel Zeitoun and Julien Seri
- Va savoir, by Jacques Rivette
- Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- La Vérité si je mens ! 2, by Thomas Gilou
2002
- Monsieur Batignole, by Gérard Jugnot
- Irréversible, by Gaspar Noé
- Une affaire privée, by Guillaume Nicloux
- Décalage Horaire, by Danièle Thompson
- Le Boulet, by Alain Berbérian and Frédéric Forestier
- Demonlover, by Olivier Assayas
- La Guerre à Paris, by Yolande Zauberman
- À la folie... pas du tout, by Laetitia Colombani
- Le Nouveau Jean-Claude, by Didier Tronchet
- Ah! Si j'étais riche, by Gérard Bitton and Michel Munz
- Papillons de nuit, by John Pepper
- La Mentale, by Boursinhac
- Ma femme s'appelle Maurice, Jean-Marie Poiré
- Mauvais esprit, by Patrick Alessandrin
- Vendredi soir, by Claire Denis
2003
- Bon voyage, by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
- Filles uniques, by Pierre Jolivet
- Chouchou, by Merzak Allouache
- Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches, by Chantal Lauby
- Son frère, by Patrice Chéreau
- Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran, by François Dupeyron
- 7 ans de mariage, by Didier Bourdon
- Les Triplettes de Belleville, by Sylvain Chomet
- Tais-toi !, by Francis Veber
- Histoire de Marie et Julien, by Jacques Rivette
- Toutes ces belles promesses, by Jean-Paul Civeyrac
- Pars vite et reviens tard, by Régis Wargnier
- 18 ans après, by Coline Serreau
- Le Bison (et sa voisine Dorine), by Isabelle Nanty
- Ripoux 3, by Claude Zidi
- Bon Voyage, by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
- Rire et Châtiment, by Isabelle Doval
2004
- 36 Quai des Orfèvres, by Olivier Marchal
- Pédale dure, by Gabriel Aghion
- L'Incruste, by Alexandre Castagnetti and Corentin Julius
- Agents secrets, by Frédéric Schoendoerffer
- Nathalie..., by Anne Fontaine
- L'Esquive, by Abdellatif Kechiche
- Triple Agent, by Eric Rohmer
- Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités..., by Laurent Tirard
- Une vie à t’attendre, by Thierry Klifa
- Les Parisiens, by Claude Lelouch
- Un long dimanche de fiançailles, by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Arsène Lupin, by Jean-Paul Salomé
2005
- Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars, by Robert Guédiguian
- À travers la forêt, by Jean-Paul Civeyrac
- Le Petit Lieutenant, by Xavier Beauvois
- Anthony Zimmer, by Jérôme Salle
- Sauf le respect que je vous dois, by Fabienne Godet
- Tout pour plaire, by Cécile Telerman
- Les Poupées Russes, by Cédric Klapisch
- Le courage d'aimer, by Claude Lelouch
- L’un reste, l’autre part, by Claude Berri
- La Moustache, by Emmanuel Carrère
- Une aventure, by Xavier Giannoli
- Les Amants réguliers, by Philippe Garrel
- L'Empire des loups, by Chris Nahon
- Gentille, by Sophie Fillières
- Gabrielle, by Patrice Chéreau
- Angel-A, by Luc Besson
- Les Parrains, by Frédéric Forestier
- De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté, by Jacques Audiard
- La Boîte noire, by Richard Berry
- Caché, by Michael Haneke
- Babel el web, by Merzak Allouache
- Combien tu m'aimes?, by Bertrand Blier
- Un fil à la patte, by Michel Deville
2006
- Coeurs, by Alain Resnais
- La Doublure, by Francis Veber
- Cabaret Paradis, by Shirley & Dino
- Dans Paris, by Christophe Honoré
- Ne le dis à personne, by Guillaume Canet
- Fauteuils d'orchestre, by Danièle Thompson
- Le Sable, by Mario Feroce
- Renaissance, Christian Volckman
- L'Ivresse du pouvoir, by Claude Chabrol
- Prête-moi ta main, by Eric Lartigau
- Mon meilleur ami, by Patrice Leconte
- Jean-Philippe, by Laurent Tuel
- Je pense à vous, by Pascal Bonitzer
- La Science des rêves, by Michel Gondry
- Les Brigades du Tigre, by Jérôme Cornuau
- Il est plus facile pour un chameau..., by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
2007
- Ensemble, c'est tout, by Claude Berri
- Les Chansons d'amour, by Christophe Honoré
- La Môme, by Olivier Dahan
- Molière, by Laurent Tirard
- Les Toits de Paris, by Hiner Saleem
- 99 Francs, by Jan Kounen
- Le Prix à payer, by Alexandra Leclère
- Boarding Gate, by Olivier Assayas
- Une vieille maîtresse, by Catherine Breillat
- Paris, by Cédric Klapisch
- Un baiser s'il vous plaît, by Emmanuel Mouret
- Le Deuxième Souffle, by Alain Corneau
- Dialogue avec mon jardinier, by Jean Becker
- Roman de Gare, by Claude Lelouch
2008
- Mesrine : L’instinct de mort / L’ennemi public n°1, by Jean-François Richet
- De l'autre côté du lit, by Pascale Pouzadoux
- Bouquet final, by Michel Delgado
- Faubourg 36, by Christophe Barratier
- Le Plaisir de chanter, by Ilan Duran Cohen
- Modern Love, by Stéphane Kazandjia
- LOL (Laughing Out Loud), by Lisa Alessandrin
- Les plages d'Agnès, by Agnès Varda
- Le Transporteur 3, by Olivier Megaton
- Le Voyage du ballon rouge, by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- Le Plaisir de chanter, by Ilan Duran Cohen
- Seuls Two, by Ramzy Bédia and Éric Judor
- Sagan, by Diane Kurys
- Entre les murs, by Laurent Cantet
- Agathe Cléry, by Etienne Chatiliez
2009
- Coco avant Chanel, by Anne Fontaine
- Micmacs à tire-larigot, by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, by Jan Kounen
- Un Prophète, by Jacques Audiard
- R.T.T., by Frédéric Berthe
- Une semaine sur deux (et la moitié des vacances scolaires), by Ivan Calbérac
- Le Bal des actrices, by Maiwenn Le Besco
- Fais-moi plaisir !, by Emmanuel Mouret
- La Folle Histoire d'amour de Simon Eskenazy, by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
- La horde, by Benjamin Rocher and Yannick Dahan
- Rapt, by Lucas Belvaux
- Une affaire d'État, by Éric Valete
- Le Petit Nicolas, by Laurent Tirard
- Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum, by Patrick Alessandrin
- Le Hérisson, by Mona Achache
- Le Concert, by Radu Mihaileanu
- Les Herbes folles, by Alain Resnais
- Commis d'office, by Hannelore Cayre
- Eden à l'ouest, by Costa-Gavras
2010
2010
2011
- Omar m'a tuer, by Roschdy Zem
- Les Trois Pères, by Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan
- Un Monstre a Paris, by Bibo Bergeron
- Intouchables, by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano
- Polisse, by Maïwenn
- La guerre est déclarée, by Valérie Donzelli
- L'Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close, by Bertrand Bonello
- La Délicatesse, by Stéphane Foenkinos and David Foenkinos
- Les Bien-Aimés, by Christophe Honoré
- La femme du Vème, by Paweł Pawlikowski
2012
Foreign films set entirely or partially in Paris
1910s
1920s
- Camille (1921), by Ray C. Smallwood
- Orphans of the Storm (1921), by D.W. Griffith
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), by Rex Ingram
- Peacock Alley (1921), by Robert Z. Leonard
- The Three Musketeers (1921), by Fred Niblo
- Esmeralda (1922), by Edwin J. Collins
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), by Wallace Worsley
- A Woman of Paris (1923), by Charlie Chaplin
- The Merry Widow (1923), by Erich von Stroheim
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925), by Rupert Julian
- The Temptress (1926), by Fred Niblo
- La Bohème (1926), by King Vidor
- Paris (1926), by Edmund Goulding
- Seventh Heaven (1927), by Frank Borzage
- The Iron Mask (1929), by Allan Dwan
1930s
- The Last Flight (1931), by William Dieterle
- Man of the World (1931), by Richard Wallace
- Seed (1931), by John M. Stahl
- Mata Hari (1931), by George Fitzmaurice
- Inspiration (1931), by Clarence Brown
- One Hour with You (1932), by George Cukor and Ernst Lubitsch
- Arsène Lupin (1932), by Jack Conway
- The Passionate Plumber (1932), by Edward Sedgwick
- Trouble in Paradise (1932), by Ernst Lubitsch
- Love Me Tonight (1932), by Rouben Mamoulian
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), by Robert Florey
- Design for Living (1933), by Ernst Lubitsch
- A Bedtime Story (1933), by Norman Taurog
- Bolero (1934), by Wesley Ruggles
- Fashions of 1934 (1934), by William Dieterle
- The Merry Widow (1934), by Ernst Lubitsch
- Mad Love (1935), by Karl Freund
- Folies Bergère de Paris (1935), by Roy Del Ruth
- The Three Musketeers (1935), by Rowland V. Lee
- A Tale of Two Cities (1935), by Jack Conway
- Roberta (1935), by William A. Seiter
- Peter Ibbetson (1935), by Henry Hathaway
- Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), by Leo McCarey
- The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), by William Dieterle
- The Devil-Doll (1936), by Tod Browning
- Desire (1936), by Frank Borzage
- Camille (1936), by George Cukor
- I Met Him in Paris (1937), by Wesley Ruggles
- Stolen Holiday (1937), by Michael Curtiz
- The Life of Emile Zola (1937), by William Dieterle
- Angel (1937), by Ernst Lubitsch
- Café Metropole (1937), by Edward H. Griffith
- I Met Him in Paris (1937), by Wesley Ruggles
- Seventh Heaven (1937), by Henry King
- Tovarich (1937), by Anatole Litvak
- Mad About Music (1938), by Norman Taurog
- Ninotchka (1939), by Ernst Lubitsch
- Zaza (1939), by George Cukor
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), by William Dieterle
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1939), by James Whale
- Midnight (1939), by Mitchell Leisen
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939), by H. C. Potter
- The Flying Deuces (1939), by A. Edward Sutherland
1940s
- Arise, My Love (1940), by Mitchell Leisen
- Reunion in France (1942), by Jules Dassin
- Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942), by Leo McCarey
- Joan of Paris (1942), by Robert Stevenson
- Madame Curie (1943), by Mervyn LeRoy
- Phantom of the Opera (1943), by Arthur Lubin
- Bluebeard (1944), by Edgar G. Ulmer
- A Song to Remember (1945), by Charles Vidor
- A Scandal in Paris (1946), by Douglas Sirk
- The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947), by Albert Lewin
- Berlin Express (1947), by Jacques Tourneur
- Arch of Triumph (1948), by Lewis Milestone
- The Three Musketeers (1948), by George Sidney
- Reign of Terror (1949), by Anthony Mann
1950s
- An American in Paris (1951), by Vincente Minnelli
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), by Charles Crichton
- Rich, Young and Pretty (1951), by Norman Taurog
- April in Paris (1952), by David Butler
- Lovely to Look At (1952), by Mervyn LeRoy
- The Merry Widow (1952), by Curtis Bernhardt
- Monte Carlo Baby (1952), by Jean Boyer
- Moulin Rouge (1952), by John Huston
- Les Misérables (1952), by Lewis Milestone
- Scaramouche (1952), by George Sidney
- Innocents in Paris (1953), by Gordon Parry
- Act of Love (1953), by Anatole Litvak
- Little Boy Lost (1953), by George Seaton
- Sabrina (1954), by Billy Wilder
- Désirée (1954), by Henry Koster
- Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954), by Roy Del Ruth
- Daddy Long Legs (1954), by Jean Negulesco
- The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954), by Richard Brooks
- The French Line (1954), by Lloyd Bacon
- The French, They Are a Funny Race (1955), by Preston Sturges
- So This Is Paris (1955), by Richard Quine
- Trapeze (1956), by Carol Reed
- Anything Goes (1956), by Robert Lewis
- Funny Face (1957), by Stanley Donen
- The Sun Also Rises (1957), by Henry King
- Love From Paris (1957), by Helmut Käutner
- Silk Stockings (1957), by Rouben Mamoulian
- Love in the Afternoon (1957), by Billy Wilder
- Paris Holiday (1958), by Gerd Oswald
- A Certain Smile (1958), by Jean Negulesco
- The Perfect Furlough (1958), by Blake Edwards
- Gigi (1958), by Vincente Minnelli
1960s
- Can-Can (1960), by Walter Lang
- Goodbye Again (1961), by Anatole Litvak
- Paris Blues (1961), by Martin Ritt
- Gay Purr-ee (1962), by Abe Levitow
- Gigot (1962), by Gene Kelly
- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962), by Vincente Minnelli
- Charade (1963), by Stanley Donen
- Take Her, She's Mine (1963), by Henry Koster
- A New Kind of Love (1963), by Melville Shavelson
- The Day of the Jackal (1963), by Fred Zinnemann
- The Pink Panther (1963), by Blake Edwards
- Paris When It Sizzles (1964), by Richard Quine
- A Shot in the Dark (1964), by Blake Edwards
- The Great Race (1965), by Blake Edwards
- What's New Pussycat? (1965), by Clive Donner and Richard Talmadge
- Boeing Boeing (1965), by John Rich
- Made in Paris (1966), by Boris Sagal
- How to Steal a Million (1966), by William Wyler
- Caprice (1967), by Frank Tashlin
- The Night of the Generals (1967), by Anatole Litvak
- Woman Times Seven (1967), by Vittorio De Sica
- Destroy All Monsters (1968), by Yoshio Tsuchiya
- The Madwoman of Chaillot (1968), by Bryan Forbes
1970s
- The Aristocats (1970), by Wolfgang Reitherman
- Start the Revolution Without Me (1970), by Bud Yorkin
- Darling Lili (1970), by Blake Edwards
- Tropic of Cancer (1970), by Joseph Strick
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971), by Gordon Hessler
- Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972), by Bernardo Bertolucci
- Travels with My Aunt (1972), by George Cukor
- Two People (1973), by Robert Wise
- The Day of the Jackal (1973), by Fred Zinnemann
- The Three Musketeers (1973), by Richard Lester
- Scorpio (1973), by Michael Winner
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), by Blake Edwards
- The American Friend (1977), by Wim Wenders
- Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977), by Vincent McEveety
- Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978), by Blake Edwards
- Bloodline (1979), by Terence Young
- A Little Romance (1979), by George Roy Hill
1980s
- Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) (1980), by Charles M. Schulz
- Superman II (1980), by Richard Donner & Richard Lester
- Condorman (1981), by Charles Jarrott
- Lenin in Paris (1981), by Sergei Yutkevich
- Victor Victoria (1982), by Blake Edwards
- Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), by Blake Edwards
- La Traviata (1983), by Franco Zeffirelli
- Curse of the Pink Panther (1983), by Blake Edwards
- American Dreamer (1984) by Rick Rosenthal
- A View to a Kill (1985), by John Glen
- Target (1985), by Arthur Penn
- Round Midnight (1986), by Bertrand Tavernier
- The Moderns (1988), by Alan Rudolph
- Frantic (1988), by Roman Polanski
- Dangerous Liaisons (1988), by Stephen Frears
- Sweet Lies (1988), by Robert Palmer
1990s
- Henry & June (1990), by Philip Kaufman
- Night on Earth (1991), by Jim Jarmusch
- The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991), by Ben Lewin
- Bitter Moon (1992), by Roman Polanski
- Window To Paris (1993), by Yuri Mamin
- Killing Zoe (1994), by Roger Avary
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994), by Robert Altman
- French Kiss (1995), by Lawrence Kasdan
- Jefferson in Paris (1995), by James Ivory
- Forget Paris (1995), by Billy Crystal
- Delta of Venus (1995), by Zalman King
- Sabrina (1995), by Sydney Pollack
- Surviving Picasso (1995), by James Ivory
- Total Eclipse (1995), by Agnieszka Holland
- La Buena vida (1996), by David Trueba
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), by Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
- Everyone Says I Love You (1996), by Woody Allen
- Love in Paris (1997), by Anne Goursaud
- Metroland (1997), by Philip Saville
- Anastasia (1997), by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman
- An American Werewolf in Paris (1997), by Anthony Waller
- Deep Impact (1998), by Mimi Leder
- Madeline (1998), by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), by Randall Wallace
- Ronin (1998), by John Frankenheimer
- Passport to Paris (1999), by Alan Metter
- The Ninth Gate (1999), by Roman Polanski
2000s
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010s
2010
2011
- Final Destination 5, by Steven Quale
- Cars 2, by John Lasseter
- Paris Connections, by Harley Cokeliss
- Monte Carlo, by Tom Bezucha
- Bitch, by Lou Ye
- Midnight in Paris, by Woody Allen
- Hugo, by Martin Scorsese
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, by Guy Ritchie
- Engeyum Kaadhal, by Prabhu Deva
- A Monster in Paris, by Bebo Bergeron
- For Lovers Only, by Michael Polish and Mark Polish[1]
2012
2013
Paris destroyed on film
- The War of the Worlds (1953), by Byron Haskin
- Superman II (1980), by Richard Lester
- Independence Day (1996), by Roland Emmerich
- Mars Attacks! (1996), by Tim Burton
- Armageddon (1998), by Michael Bay
- Team America: World Police (2004), by Trey Parker
- Supernova (2005), by John Harrison
- 28 Weeks Later (2007), by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
- The Day the Earth Stopped (2008), by C. Thomas Howell
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2008), by Michael Bay
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), by Stephen Sommers
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
- Edge of Tomorrow (2014), by Doug Liman
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