Movies Like If Paris Were Told to Us

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953·2h 45m·★ 6.8·Sacha Guitry

Themes: timeline, french history, french revolutionBoth star Sacha Guitry & Jean MaraisDir. Sacha Guitry

The French Revolution

1989·5h 35m·★ 7.6·Richard T. Heffron

Themes: bastille, french history, french revolutionFans also likedDrama & History

Queen Margot

1994·2h 18m·★ 7.4·Patrice Chéreau

Themes: st. bartholomew's day massacre, french historyFans also likedDrama & History

Napoleon

1927·7h 5m·★ 8.2·Abel Gance

Themes: french history, french revolutionFans also likedDrama & History

Orphans of the Storm

1921·2h 30m·★ 7.3·D.W. Griffith

Themes: french history, french revolutionFans also likedDrama & History

The Pearls of the Crown

1937·1h 40m·★ 6.9·Sacha Guitry

Both star Sacha Guitry & Renée Saint-CyrDir. Sacha GuitryComedy & History

The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time

1998·1h 58m·★ 6.1·Jean-Marie Poiré

Themes: middle ages (476-1453), french revolutionFans also liked

Rififi

1955·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Jules Dassin

TMDB recommendsDP: Philippe Agostini

Andrei Rublev

1966·3h 3m·★ 8.0·Andrei Tarkovsky

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004·1h 37m·★ 7.0·Jim Jarmusch

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

How Much Do You Love Me?

2005·1h 35m·★ 5.6·Bertrand Blier

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Mlle. Desiree

1941·1h 57m·★ 6.3·Sacha Guitry

Comedy & Drama & HistoryStarring Sacha GuitryDir. Sacha Guitry

Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées

1938·1h 38m·★ 6.5·Sacha Guitry

Comedy & Drama & HistoryStarring Sacha GuitryDir. Sacha Guitry

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

2022·1h 56m·★ 7.1·Anthony Fabian

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy & History

Napoleon

1955·3h 10m·★ 6.0·Sacha Guitry

Starring Sacha GuitryDir. Sacha GuitryDrama & History

The Virtuous Scoundrel

1953·1h 33m·★ 7.0·Sacha Guitry

Starring Louis de FunèsDir. Sacha GuitryDrama & Comedy

Murderers and Thieves

1956·1h 25m·★ 6.9·Sacha Guitry

Starring Clément DuhourDir. Sacha GuitryComedy & Drama

Back to the Future

1985·1h 56m·★ 8.5·Robert Zemeckis

TMDB recommends

Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

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How Good Is If Paris Were Told to Us?

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