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1. Hors de Prix (2006)

English Title: Priceless
Genre: Romantic Comedy
IMDb: 7.0 / 10

Jean leads a quiet life as a hotel waiter until the day he meets Irène, a sugar babe who mistakes him for a millionaire. When she finds out the truth about his situation, she immediately breaks off the relationship. But it is too late for Jean: he is in love with Irène and ready to pay the price – any price – to make her his.

(Note: Contains mild nudity.)

2. Mon Inconnue (2019)

English Title: Love at Second Sight
Genre: Romantic Dramedy, Fantasy
IMDb: 7.0 / 10

Raphaël, an aspiring writer, meets Olivia, the love of his life, in high school. They get married and he becomes a very successful author. Until the day he makes a big mistake by choosing the wrong ending for his latest novel. The next morning, he wakes up in a parallel life, a single school teacher, and meets Olivia, who doesn’t know him and who has become a world-renowned pianist. Will he be able to conquer her heart again and find a way back to his former life?

3. Populaire (2012)

English Title: Populaire
Genre: Romantic Comedy
IMDb: 6.9 / 10

Rose Pamphyle wants to become a secretary. Unfortunately, she only possesses one skill: very fast typing. Her boss Louis decides to hire her in order to coach her to win the regional typing contest.

The name of the movie refers to the typing machine that is being used for the movie: La Populaire by the brand Japy. A great movie that will particularly be enjoyed by everyone who loves retro and vintage stuff.

(Note: Contains 1-2 mild nude scenes.)

4. Les Émotifs Anonymes (2010)

English Title: Romantics Anonymous
Genre: Romantic Comedy
IMDb: 6.9 / 10

Angélique is a very talented but extremely shy and emotional chocolate maker. After her former boss Mercier, whose chocolates became famous due to her recipes, dies, she is hired by another chocolate manufacturer, Jean-René van den Hugde who has a strong anxiety disorder when it comes to women and whose chocolate factory is on the verge of bankruptcy. However, nobody knows she was Mercier’s “magic hand” because she was too afraid to reveal herself to the public.

A sweet little story (forgive the pun =D) that you MUST watch with your own chocolates at hand (because otherwise watching this movie without them will be unbearable, haha).

5. Le Goût des Merveilles (2015)

English Title: The Sense of Wonder
Genre: Romantic Dramedy
IMDb: 6.8 / 10

Louise, a widow and mother of two, fights to keep her late husband’s home and business afloat. Her world is turned even more upside down the day she crosses paths with Pierre, a smart and autistic man.

A captivating story, definitely worth a watch. Brilliant performance by the actor Benjamin Lavernhe of the illustrious Comédie Française.

6. L’Arnacoeur (2012)

English Title: Heartbreaker
Genre: Romantic Comedy
IMDb: 6.7 / 10

Alex, his sister and his brother-in-law run a professional “break-up” company, where Alex plays the role of the seducer in order to open women’s eyes to the bad relationship they are stuck in and help them get out of it. Their company is struggling to make ends meet until the day a rich client hires their services to get Alex to break up his daughter’s engagement and upcoming marriage to a perfect and flawless English gentleman. In 10 days. Things become complicated when Alex starts to fall for his client’s daughter.

(Note: Contains some nudity.)

7. Un Peu, Beaucoup, Aveuglément (2015)

English Title: Blind Date
Genre: Romantic Comedy
IMDb: 6.6 / 10

She is a professional pianist who practices 8h a day, he an inventor of games who loves to work in complete silence and who’s been working on the same game for seven years and never sets foot outside. They live right next to each other and can hear every sound and every word coming from the other side of the wall but they don’t meet or see each other because their apartments are in different buildings.

A lovely story.

8. La Délicatesse (2011)

English Title: Delicacy
Genre: Romantic Dramedy
IMDb: 6.6 / 10

After tragically losing the love of her life in a car accident, Nathalie buries herself in her work, losing all joy and taste for life. Until the day she suddenly kisses Markus, a random and not particularly attractive Swedish colleague from work.

An unusual love story.

9. Deux Moi (2019)

English Title: Someone Somewhere
Genre: Romantic Dramedy
IMDb: 6.5 / 10

Rémy and Mélanie live right next door to each other but in different buildings. They don’t know each other although they frequently go to the same places and sometimes cross paths. Both go to see a psychologist because both are hurt and lonely and trying to meet someone without success. Will they find the way to each other?

A slow-paced movie with little dialogue. Great for beginners.

10. Tout le Monde Debout (2018)

English Title: Rolling to You
Genre: Romantic Comedy
IMDb: 6.5 / 10

Jocelyn, a successful businessman and womanizer, will go to any lengths to seduce a woman. Including pretending to be paraplegic. That was without counting with the fact that he would actually fall for a paraplegic woman.

(Note: Contains some mild nudity.)

11. Ange et Gabrielle (2015)

English Title: Love at First Child
Genre: Romantic Comedy
IMDb: 5.8 / 10

Gabrielle storms into Ange’s office, whom she has never met before, to convince him to ask his son to get back together with her daughter whom he made pregnant. Ange, an unattached womanizer, claims he doesn’t have a son and orders her to leave. But Gabrielle is stubborn and firmly decided on getting her so-called son-in-law to face his responsibilities.