Is L’Amour ouf the favorite movie of people under 26? Here are the top 3!

French cinema has a great year in 2024, among other things, to bring young audiences back to theaters. This renewed interest is visible in the recordings, but also in the conversations that continue on social networks such as TikTok, where the films are commented on and shared by young users.

As we write these lines, two French films have surpassed 9 million: Un p’tit truc en plus d’Artus – 10,792,364 entries – and The Count of Monte Cristo, by Mathieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellier – 9,310,246 entries. Another great success: L’Amour ouf by Gilles Lellouche, which has, so far, more than 4 million hits.

Favorite movies under 26

Thanks to a survey of 7,000 young readers, the magazine Telerama Revealed the top three favorite films of under-26s. The result is logical, but also surprising:

in the first placewe find The Count of Monte CristoBlockbuster, which nothing would envy a great American production. Its success among young people can be explained by its sense of epic, its furious pace, but also by the presence of Pierre Nin, a much appreciated actor of the new generation.

in second place – And this is a miracle! – We Find Emilia Perez by Jacques Audiard. The director’s musical, twice awarded at Cannes, won over young people with its mix of genres, originality and ingenious staging. Among other assets, Selena Gomez’s presence in the casting certainly has something to do with the public’s interest in the film. In cinemas, Emilia Perez exceeded a million.

Third and last place The podium is therefore protected love fu By Gilles Lelouch. The latter is especially popular among the young audience, thus establishing itself France Inter as “A generational phenomenonthe reason His casting, also mostly young, but also his love story with eternal codes.

This is especially the case love fu That we see real enthusiasm on TikTok. Many viewers share their criticisms, others compare the film’s story with their own experiences. Some even take their mobile phones to take pictures – which, remember, is strictly prohibited.

The Count of Monte Cristo will be shown at the 27th edition of the Télérama Cinema Festival from January 22 to 28, 2025.