Here are 11 French films to see during the October holidays: Kaamelott 2, literary blockbusters, sci-fi…

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Me Who Love You – Released on October 1st

After the success of Aznaur, played by Tahar Rahim, it is the turn of another legendary couple of French cinema, Simone Signore and Yves Montagne, to see their story on screen. Marina Foys and Rochdi Zem portray these legendary lovers, united by passion but weakened by Montand’s infidelities at the height of his fame.

Directed by Diane Currie, Marina Foys explores her character, who is haunted by Montana’s affair with Marilyn Monroe, traumatized by it, yet refuses to see herself as a victim. Because, despite the wounds and fragments, one certainty remained: they would never leave each other.

It Was Better Tomorrow – released on October 8th

A comedy that challenges us to think, for fun, about our social and technological progress? This is the challenge of Vincent Millero, who creates a witty temporal tale with this first feature film. Visitors or Back to the Future, the director transports the couple from the 1950s to the 21st century.

Elsa Zilberstein and Didier Bourdon play Helen and Michel. Projected into the modern world, Elena, long confined to the role of a model’s wife, finds emancipation, while Michel sees his certainty and privilege as a man crumble. Between the shock of the times and the nutty humor, It Was Better Tomorrow promises a comedy that is as funny as it is revealing about our society.

Dog 51 – Released on October 15th

After the successes of Bac Nord and Novembre, Cédric Jiménez changes register radically with Chien 51, an anticipatory thriller as ambitious as it is unsettling. The filmmaker reunites with his beloved actors Gilles Lelouch and Adele Exarchopoulos for his dive into the near future in Paris, which was presented out of competition at the 2025 Venice Film Festival.

Adapted from the novel by Laurent Gaud, Chien 51 imagines a fractured capital, divided into three zones where social classes no longer intersect. At the heart of this dystopia, the artificial intelligence ALMA runs the police force… until the day its creator is mysteriously murdered. Salia and Zem, two police officers who are complete opposites, must team up to lead the investigation. Between social tension, human upheaval, and technological vertigo, Jimenez creates a high-tension futuristic thriller where the action serves as a stark reflection of our future world.

Two Pianos – Released on October 15th

With Deux Pianos, Arnaud Desplechin creates a sensitive drama where music becomes the language of buried emotions. The film tells the story of Mathias, a virtuoso pianist whose career and love life become intertwined in an impossible love story in Lyon.

François Civil plays this suffering musician alongside Nadia Tereskevic and Charlotte Rampling. After the intimate murals of Siblings or Deception, Arnaud Desplechin here continues his exploration of human passions between memory, art and redemption.

D-Day – Released on October 15th

Arriving in time for the landings in June 1944? It’s not that easy, according to Kev Adams and Brahim Bühlel, two Jour J heroes, Claude Zid Jr.’s new comedy, to make people laugh amid the German occupation, the challenge is daring – but the director chooses to break the codes with a historical comedy with an awkward tone.

We follow Dennis Port, a conscientious young man who works at a completely artificial English military base. His mission is to move cardboard soldiers around to fool the enemy every day. Between the ports, people die for France from father to son, so the mother makes sure he doesn’t take any chances. This safe position is something he will tolerate.

But everything changes when Denis meets Sam, an idealistic Algerian doctor who dreams of shaking hands with General de Gaulle. After one drunken evening, two friends decide to participate in the landing. Problem: They have neither the correct date nor the correct place. Between supposed bravery and a renewed sense of duty, D-Day promises to be a journey full of… D-Day – or almost.

Kaamelott – Part Two (Part 1) – Released on October 22nd

Four years after Kaamelott – Part One, Alexandre Astier prepares to unveil the first part of the second chapter of the epic mural inspired by the iconic series. Written, directed and performed by Astier himself, this new installment puts the kingdom of Logres in turmoil: the gods are angry with Arthur. After destroying Camelot and refusing to kill Lancelot, the fallen sovereign sees his kingdom sink.

Arthur then gathers his knights—between reckless rookies and disillusioned veterans—around a new round table and sends them out to prove their worth to the ends of the earth, from the Orcan swamps to the icy lands of the Opalescent Dragon.

The film features an outstanding cast, a real concentrate of French cinema: Guillaume Gallien, Audrey Fleroux, Alain Chabat, Simon Astier, Haroun and many others respond to the King’s call.

The Shrinking Man – Released on October 22nd

Two years after his last appearance on the big screen, Jean Dujardin returns with The Shrinking Man, directed by Jan Koen. This time, the actor ventures into new territory: existential science fiction. This new project marks the third collaboration between the two men, following 99 Francs and Les Infidèles.

Inspired by Richard Matheson’s cult novel published in 1956, the film follows the metamorphosis of Paul, a man exposed to a mysterious substance that causes him to shrink in size. As his body shrinks, his environment becomes a field of danger, where animals and insects become deadly threats. Trapped in a giant universe, Paul must fight for survival with the dizzying question: What is left of man when everything shrinks?

The Little One – Released on October 22nd

In competition at the recent Cannes Film Festival, Hafsia Hertz’s The Little One won Nadia Melitti’s prize for Best Actress. The highly-anticipated film, in theaters after the festival, was also recently selected for the “short list” representing France at the Oscars.

For her third feature film, Hafsia Hertz loosely adapts Fatima Daa’s novel and delivers a sensitive and luminous portrait of emancipation. We follow Fatima, 17, the youngest of the siblings, who lives in a loving family in the suburbs. A philosophy student in Paris, he discovers a new world and questions his place, torn between his faith, his desires and his need for freedom.

Yoroi – Released on October 29th

Orelsan fans can rejoice: the artist will return to the cinema on October 29 in Yoroi, a feature film as unexpected as it is ambitious. After Fckin’ Fred: Like a Leopard*, Aurelien Cotentin returns to the studio, this time alongside David Tomaszewski, with whom he co-wrote the screenplay.

The film takes us to Japan, where the singer – who plays himself – settles down in the countryside after a grueling tour with his wife Nanako, pregnant with their first child. Their new life is turned upside down when Aurelien discovers a mysterious ancient suit of armor in a well that awakens strange mythological creatures: the Yokais. Between fantasy, Japanese culture and offbeat humor, Yoroi promises to be an equally unique and spectacular adventure.

The Stranger – Released on October 29th

After last year’s release of When Autumn Comes, François Ozon takes on a daring challenge: adapting Albert Camus’s masterpiece for cinema, published 83 years ago and which has become one of the most read and studied novels in French literature.

Presented at the Venice Film Festival, the film, shot in black and white, brings together a prestigious cast: Benjamin Voisin as Meursault, along with Pierre Lottin, Rebecca Marder, Denis Lavant and Swan Arlo.

Faithful to the original text, the plot takes us back to Algeria in 1938: Moressaud, a humble worker, burying his mother without emotion, begins an affair with his colleague Marie, and then resumes his monotonous life. Until one day, when his neighbor Raymond Sintes involves him in a troublesome business, which leads to a tragic drama on a sun-drenched beach…

The richest woman in the world – released on October 29

Thierry Clifford signs a loose and spicy adaptation of Bettencourt’s novel The Richest Woman in the World, a brutal comedy about power, money and all-consuming passions. The film, which was presented at several prestigious festivals, including Cannes and Angoulême, will be released in cinemas on October 29.

Carried by five-star actress – Isabelle Hooper, Marina Fois and Laurent Lafitte in the title role – the film stars Marianne Farrer, the richest woman in the world, madly in love with a writer-photographer who is as attractive as she is ambitious. Between a dubious heir, an omnipresent butler, and family secrets, the world’s richest woman explores the excesses of passion and power with irony and cruelty.