This is a list of films based on French-language comics. It includes films that are adaptations of Francophone comics, and those films whose characters originated in those comics.
Films
Series with more than three entries
*Based on ''
Asterix
''Asterix'' or ''The Adventures of Asterix'' (french: Astérix or , "Asterix the Gaul") is a '' bande dessinée'' comic book series about a village of indomitable Gaulish warriors who adventure around the world and fight the Roman Repub ...
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# ''
Asterix the Gaul
''Asterix the Gaul'' is the first volume of the Asterix comic strip series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). In ''Le Monde'' 100 Books of the Century, a 1999 poll conducted by the French retailer Fnac and the Paris n ...
Asterix and Cleopatra
''Asterix and Cleopatra'' is the sixth book in the Asterix album series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. It was first published in serial form in ''Pilote'' magazine, issues 215–257, in 1963.
Synopsis
The book begins with an argument ...
'' (1968, Animation)
# ''
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
''The Twelve Tasks of Asterix'' (''Les Douze travaux d'Astérix'') is a 1976 Belgian/French animated feature film based on the ''Asterix'' comic book series, and the third in the animated franchise. René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, the creato ...
'' (1976, Animation)
# ''
Asterix Versus Caesar
''Asterix Versus Caesar'' (also known in France as ''Astérix et la surprise de César'') is a 1985 French–Belgian animated adventure comedy film written by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo and Pierre Tchernia, and directed by Paul and Gaëtan B ...
Asterix and the Big Fight
''Asterix and the Big Fight'' is a French comic book, the seventh in the Asterix comic book series. It was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. Its original French title is ''Le Combat des chefs'' ("The Battle of the Chief ...
'' (1989, Animation)
# ''
Asterix Conquers America
''Asterix Conquers America'' (in France as ''Astérix et les Indiens''; in Germany as ''Asterix in Amerika'') is a 1994 German animated film, directed by , and co-produced by Hahn and . The film is a loose adaptation of the ''Asterix'' graphic no ...
'' (1994, Animation)
# ''
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar
''Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar'' (french: Astérix & Obélix contre César) is a 1999 feature film directed by Claude Zidi, the first installment in the ''Asterix'' film series based on Goscinny and Uderzo's Astérix comics. The film combines ...
Asterix and the Vikings
''Asterix and the Vikings'' (released in French as ''Astérix et les Vikings'' and Danish as ''Asterix og Vikingerne'') is a 2006 Danish animated adventure film based on the French comic book series ''Asterix'', written by Stefan Fjeldmark and J ...
CGI Animation
Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is the use of computer graphics to create or contribute to images in art, printed media, video games, simulators, and visual effects in films, television programs, shorts, commercials, and videos. The images may ...
Lucky Luke
''Lucky Luke'' is a Western ''bande dessinée'' series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborating with French writer René Goscinny. Their par ...
La Ballade des Dalton
''La Ballade des Dalton'' (aka ''The Ballad of the Daltons'' in English) is a 1978 French animated film written and directed by René Goscinny, Morris, Henri Gruel and Pierre Watrin starring the comic book character Lucky Luke. Two different a ...
'' (1978, Animation)
# ' (1983, Animation)
# ''
Lucky Luke
''Lucky Luke'' is a Western ''bande dessinée'' series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborating with French writer René Goscinny. Their par ...
Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure
''Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure'' (french: Tous à l'Ouest: Une Aventure de Lucky Luke) is a 2007 French animated western comedy film directed by Olivier Jean-Marie from a screenplay penned by Jean-Marie and Jean-François Henry with the kind ...
'' (2007, Animation)
# ''
Lucky Luke
''Lucky Luke'' is a Western ''bande dessinée'' series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborating with French writer René Goscinny. Their par ...
'' (2009, Live-action)
*Based on ''
The Adventures of Tintin
''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European com ...
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# ''
The Crab with the Golden Claws
''The Crab with the Golden Claws'' (french: link=no, Le Crabe aux pinces d'or) is the ninth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised weekly in , the children's supplement ...
'' (1947,
Stop-motion
Stop motion is an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion or change when the series of frames ...
Animation)
# ''
Tintin and the Golden Fleece
''Tintin and the Golden Fleece'' (in the original French, ''Tintin et le mystère de la toison d'or'', meaning ''Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece'') is a film first released in France on 6 December 1961. Featuring characters from '' ...
'' (1961, Live-action)
# ''
Tintin and the Blue Oranges
''Tintin and the Blue Oranges'' (french: Tintin et les Oranges bleues) is a 1964 Franco-Spanish film directed by Philippe Condroyer and starring Jean-Pierre Talbot as Tintin. It was the second live-action film, with an original story based on ch ...
'' (1964, Live-action)
# ''
Tintin and the Temple of the Sun
''Tintin and the Temple of the Sun'' (original title ''Tintin et le temple du soleil'') is a 1969 animated film produced by Belvision Studios. A co-production between Belgium, France and Switzerland, it is an adaptation of Hergé's two-part ...
'' (1969, Animation)
# ''
Tintin and the Lake of Sharks
''Tintin and the Lake of Sharks'' (french: link=no, Tintin et le lac aux requins) is a 1972 French-Belgian animated film, animated adventure film based on ''The Adventures of Tintin'', directed by Raymond Leblanc. It was not written by Hergé (w ...
The Smurfs
''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and i ...
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# ''
Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs
''Les Aventures des Schtroumpfs'' (lit. ''The Adventures of the Smurfs'') is a 1965 animated compilation film based on the Belgian comic book series ''The Smurfs''. It was the first animated feature film featuring the Smurf characters. The film w ...
'' (1965, Animation)
# ''
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
''The Smurfs and the Magic Flute'' (french: La Flûte à six schtroumpfs, lit. ''The Flute of Six Smurfs'') is a 1976 Belgian animated film starring the Smurfs, directed by their creator, Peyo. Although the film premiered in 1976 in Belgium, i ...
'' (1976, Animation)
# ''
The Smurfs
''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and i ...
'' (2011, Live-action/cgi)
# ''
The Smurfs 2
''The Smurfs 2'' is a 2013 American 3D fantasy comedy film loosely based on ''The Smurfs'' comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo. It is the second film in the ''Smurfs'' film series and a sequel to the 2011 film ''The Smu ...
L'Élève Ducobu
''L'Élève Ducobu'' is a comics, comic series created by Zidrou (scenario) and Godi (drawing). The series tells the adventures of Ducobu, a comic and eccentric dunce. The series first appeared in September, 1992, in the Belgian comics magazine ''T ...
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# ''
L'Élève Ducobu
''L'Élève Ducobu'' is a comics, comic series created by Zidrou (scenario) and Godi (drawing). The series tells the adventures of Ducobu, a comic and eccentric dunce. The series first appeared in September, 1992, in the Belgian comics magazine ''T ...
Bécassine
''Bécassine'' is a French comic strip and the name of its heroine, appearing for the first time in the first issue of '' La Semaine de Suzette'' on February 2, 1905. She is considered one of the first female protagonists in the history of Frenc ...
'':
# ''
Bécassine
''Bécassine'' is a French comic strip and the name of its heroine, appearing for the first time in the first issue of '' La Semaine de Suzette'' on February 2, 1905. She is considered one of the first female protagonists in the history of Frenc ...
'' (1940; Live-Action)
# ' (2001; Animation)
# ''
Bécassine
''Bécassine'' is a French comic strip and the name of its heroine, appearing for the first time in the first issue of '' La Semaine de Suzette'' on February 2, 1905. She is considered one of the first female protagonists in the history of Frenc ...
'' (2018; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Les Pieds Nickelés
''Les Pieds Nickelés'' (French for "The nickel plated feet") is a French comic series, originally created by Louis Forton. The comic premiered on June 4, 1908 in the newspaper L'Épatant, published by Société Parisienne d'Édition. It is c ...
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# '' Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés'' (1948; Live-Action)
# ' (1950; Live-Action)
# ' (1964; Live-Action)
*Based on ''Les Amoureux de Peynet'':
# ''Si tous les amoureux du monde...'' (1963, Live-action)
# ''
Around the World with Peynet's Lovers
''Il giro del mondo degli innamorati di Peynet'', internationally released as ''Around the World with Peynet's Lovers'' and ''The Turn of the World of the Sweethearts of Peynet'', is a 1974 Italian animation film directed by Cesare Perfetto and ...
'' (1974, Animation)
*Based on ''Les Aventures de la Famille Anatole'':
# ''
Street Without a King
''Street Without a King'' (french: La rue sans loi), is a French comedy film from 1950, directed by Marcel Gibaud, based on the cartoons by Albert Dubout, and starring André Gabriello as gangster Sparadra and featuring Louis de Funès as a musi ...
'' (1950; Live-action)
# ''
Darling Anatole
''Darling Anatole'' (French: ''Anatole chéri'') is a 1954 French comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Alice Field, Paul Demange and Jim Gérald.Parish p.83 It is based on a comic strip by Albert Dubout. Demange had previously playe ...
'' (1954; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Boule et Bill ''Boule et Bill'' (known in English as ''Billy & Buddy'') is a popular comic, created in 1959 by Belgian writer-artist Jean Roba in collaboration with Maurice Rosy. In 2003, the artistic responsibility of the series was passed on to Roba's former a ...
Gaston
Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to:
People
First name
*Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315)
*Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343)
*Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391)
*Gaston ...
Joséphine
Josephine may refer to:
People
* Josephine (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Josephine (singer), a Greek pop singer
Places
* Josephine, Texas, United States
* Mount Josephine (disambiguation)
* Josephine C ...
'':
#''
Joséphine
Josephine may refer to:
People
* Josephine (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Josephine (singer), a Greek pop singer
Places
* Josephine, Texas, United States
* Mount Josephine (disambiguation)
* Josephine C ...
'' (2013; Live-Action)
#''
Joséphine, Pregnant & Fabulous
''Joséphine s'arrondit'' (literally, ''Joséphine gets rounder'') is a 2016 French romantic comedy film directed by Marilou Berry. It is the sequel to the 2013 film ''Joséphine''.
Plot
Joséphine finally found her "perfect-man-non-smoking-good- ...
'' (2016; Live-Action)
*Based on ''
Largo Winch
''Largo Winch'' is a Belgian comic book series by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme, published by Dupuis. It started as a series of novels by Van Hamme in the late 1970s, but stopped due to a lack of success and the huge amount of work Van Hamm ...
'':
# ''
Largo Winch
''Largo Winch'' is a Belgian comic book series by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme, published by Dupuis. It started as a series of novels by Van Hamme in the late 1970s, but stopped due to a lack of success and the huge amount of work Van Hamm ...
'' (2008; Live-Action)
# ''
Largo Winch II
''Largo Winch II'' (released internationally as ''The Burma Conspiracy'') is a 2011 French action thriller film based on the Belgian comic book '' Largo Winch''. It was released in France and Belgium on 16 February 2011. It is the sequel to the 20 ...
'' (2011; Live-Action)
*Based on '' Les Profs'':
# ''
Serial Teachers
''Serial Teachers'' (French title: ''Les Profs'') is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval. The film is based on the comics ''Les Profs'' by Pica and Erroc. It was the top-grossing French film of the year, with a to ...
'' (2013; Live-Action)
# ''
Serial Teachers 2
''Serial Teachers 2'' (french: The Profs 2 / Les Profs 2) is a 2015 French comedy film directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval. It is the sequel to 2013's ''Serial Teachers'' (''Les Profs'').
Cast
* Kev Adams as Thierry Boulard
* Isabell ...
Tamara Vol. 2
''Tamara Vol. 2'' is a 2018 teen comedy film directed by Alexandre Castagnetti. It is an adaptation of the comic strip of the same name by and , and is about a high school student struggling with her body shape. It is a sequel to the 2016 film ...
*Based on ':
** '' The Dance'' (1962; Live-action)
*Based on ''L'Amour propre (ne le reste jamais très longtemps)'':
** ' (1985; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Les Amours célèbres
''Famous Love Affairs'' (french: Les Amours célèbres, it, Amori celebri) is a 1961 French-Italian anthology film starring Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot and Jean Paul Belmondo.
Cast
''Lauzun''
* Jean-Paul Belmondo as Lauzun
* Dany Robin as M ...
'':
** ''
Famous Love Affairs
''Famous Love Affairs'' (french: Les Amours célèbres, it, Amori celebri) is a 1961 French-Italian anthology film starring Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot and Jean Paul Belmondo.
Cast
''Lauzun''
* Jean-Paul Belmondo as Lauzun
* Dany Robin as M ...
'' (1961, Live-action)
*Based on ''Au nom du fils'':
** ''Au nom du fils'' (2015; Live-action)
*Based on '' Aya of Yop City'':
**'' Aya of Yop City'' (2012; Animation)
*Based on '' Barbarella'':
** '' Barbarella'' (1968; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Benoît Brisefer
''Benoît Brisefer'' (French for "Benedict Ironbreaker", published as "Benny Breakiron" in English, Dutch: ''Steven Sterk'') is a Belgian comic strip created in 1960 by Peyo (best known for the Smurfs) and published by Le Lombard, about a l ...
'':
** ' (2014; Live-action)
*Based on '' Bibi Fricotin'':
** '' Bibi Fricotin'' (1951; Live-action)
*Based on ':
** ' (1996; Live-action)
*Based on ':
** ' (2020; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Blue Is the Warmest Color
''Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' (french: link=yes, La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2; ) is a 2013 romance film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche and starring Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos. The film follo ...
'':
**''
Blue Is the Warmest Colour
''Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' (french: link=yes, La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2; ) is a 2013 romance film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche and starring Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos. The film foll ...
'' (2013; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Blue Pills
''Blue Pills'' (original title: ''Pilules Bleues'') is a 2001 Swiss-French autobiographical comic written and illustrated by Frederik Peeters.
The comic tells the story of a man falling in love with an HIV-positive woman.
The book won the 2001 ...
'':
** ' (2014; Live-action)
*Based on '' Blueberry'':
** '' Blueberry'' (2004; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Charly
''Charly'' (marketed and stylized as ''CHAЯLY'') is a 1968 American drama film directed and produced by Ralph Nelson and written by Stirling Silliphant. It is based on '' Flowers for Algernon'', a science-fiction short story (1958) and subseq ...
'':
** ''
L'Avion
Elysair SAS, operating as L'Avion (French for "The plane"), was an airline headquartered in Paray Vieille Poste, France, near Wissous. It operated business class-only long-haul service between Orly Airport, Paris and Newark Liberty International ...
'' (2005; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Chicken with Plums
''Chicken with Plums'' (French: ''Poulet aux prunes'') is a 2004 graphic novel by Iranian author Marjane Satrapi.
Synopsis
Nasser Ali Khan, a relative of Satrapi's and a renown Tar player, has his cherished instrument broken after a quarrel. Th ...
'':
**''
Chicken with Plums
''Chicken with Plums'' (French: ''Poulet aux prunes'') is a 2004 graphic novel by Iranian author Marjane Satrapi.
Synopsis
Nasser Ali Khan, a relative of Satrapi's and a renown Tar player, has his cherished instrument broken after a quarrel. Th ...
'' (2011; Live-action)
*Based on '' Les Cités obscures'':
** '' Taxandria'' (1994, Live-action/cgi)
*Based on ''Clémentine chérie'':
** ' (1964; Live-action)
*Based on ''Corps et âme'':
** '' The Assignment'' (2016; Live-action)
*Based on ''Couleur de peau: miel'':
**''
Approved for Adoption
''Approved for Adoption'' (French: ''Couleur de peau: miel'' lit. "Colour of skin: honey") is a 2012 French- Belgian-South Korean-Swiss animated film, based on a comic by the Korean-Belgian comic strip artist, Jung, and directed by Laurent Boileau ...
'' (2012; Animation)
*Based on ''La Course du rat'':
** ' (1980; Live-action)
*Based on ''La Création du monde'' (
Jean Effel
Jean Effel, real name François Lejeune (12 February 1908 – 10 October 1982), was a French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist. Mostly he considered himself to be a journalist and political commentator. His pseudonym is creat ...
):
** ' (1958; Animation)
*Based on ''
Le crime ne paie pas
''Le Crime ne paie pas'' (US title: ''Crime Does Not Pay'', UK title: ''Gentle Art of Murder'') is a 1962 French drama portmanteau film directed and partly written by Gérard Oury. It consists of four separate episodes, each with its own cast and ...
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** ''
Le Crime ne paie pas
''Le Crime ne paie pas'' (US title: ''Crime Does Not Pay'', UK title: ''Gentle Art of Murder'') is a 1962 French drama portmanteau film directed and partly written by Gérard Oury. It consists of four separate episodes, each with its own cast and ...
'' (1962; Live-action)
*Based on ''Le démon de midi'':
** '' The Demon Stirs'' (2005; Live-action)
*Based on ':
** ' (1975; Live-action)
*Based on ''Dolorès'':
** ' (2016; Live-action)
*Based on '' Du plomb dans la tête'':
** ''
Bullet to the Head
''Bullet to the Head'' is a 2012 American action film directed by Walter Hill. The screenplay by Alessandro Camon was based on the French graphic novel ''Du plomb dans la tête'' written by Matz and illustrated by Colin Wilson. The film stars Syl ...
'' (2013; Live-action)
*Based on ''
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
''The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec'' (french: link=no, Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec) is a gaslamp fantasy comic book series first appearing in 1976 written and illustrated by French comics artist Jacques Tard ...
'':
** ''
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
''The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec'' (french: link=no, Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec) is a gaslamp fantasy comic book series first appearing in 1976 written and illustrated by French comics artist Jacques Tard ...
'' (2010; Live-action)
*Based on ':
** ''
The Fenouillard Family
''The Fenouillard Family'' (French: ''La famille Fenouillard'') is a 1960 French historical film, historical comedy film directed by Yves Robert and starring Sophie Desmarets, Jean Richard (actor), Jean Richard and Annie Sinigalia. It is based on ...
'' (1961; Live-action)
*Based on ''
La Foire aux immortels
''The Carnival of Immortals'' (french: La Foire aux immortels; also published in English as ''Gods in Chaos'' and ''A Bedlam of Immortals'') is a 1980 science fiction graphic novel written and illustrated by the Yugoslavian-born French cartoonist ...
'':
** ''
Immortal
Immortality is the ability to live forever, or eternal life.
Immortal or Immortality may also refer to:
Film
* ''The Immortals'' (1995 film), an American crime film
* ''Immortality'', an alternate title for the 1998 British film ''The Wisdom of ...
Gros Dégueulasse
Gros may refer to:
People
*Gros (surname)
* Gross (surname), the German variant of Gros
* Le Gros, the Norman variant of Gros
Other uses
* Gros (coinage), a type of 13th-century silver coinage of France
* Gros (grape), another name for Elbling, ...
'':
** ''
Gros Dégueulasse
Gros may refer to:
People
*Gros (surname)
* Gross (surname), the German variant of Gros
* Le Gros, the Norman variant of Gros
Other uses
* Gros (coinage), a type of 13th-century silver coinage of France
* Gros (grape), another name for Elbling, ...
'' (1985; Live-action)
*Based on '' La Guerre des Lulus'':
** '' La Guerre des Lulus'' (2023; Live-action)
*Based on ':
** ' (2018; Animation)
*Based on ''L'Invitation'':
** '' L'Invitation'' (2016; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Iznogoud
''Iznogoud'' (pronounced "he's/is no good" with a French accent) is a French comics series featuring an eponymous character, created by the comics writer René Goscinny and comics artist Jean Tabary. The comic series chronicles the life and time ...
'':
** ''
Iznogoud
''Iznogoud'' (pronounced "he's/is no good" with a French accent) is a French comics series featuring an eponymous character, created by the comics writer René Goscinny and comics artist Jean Tabary. The comic series chronicles the life and time ...
'' (2005; Live-action)
*Based on '' Jack Palmer'':
**''
The Corsican File
''The Corsican File'' () is a 2004 French comedy film directed by Alain Berbérian. It is based on the comic book of the same name, one of the stories from the '' Jack Palmer'' series by René Pétillon.
The film was produced by Gaumont and Lege ...
'' (2004; Live-action)
*Based on ':
** ' (2002; Live-action)
*Based on '' Jesuit Joe'':
** ' (1991; Live-action)
*Based on ''Jojo'':
** '' Jojo: The Violet Mystery'' (2000; Animation)
*Based on ''Junior'':
** ' (1984; Live-action)
*Based on '' The Little Vampire'':
** '' Little Vampire'' (2020; Animation)
*Based on ''
Lou!
''Lou!'' is a French comic book series and animated television series created by Julien Neel. The comic is published by Glénat and the animated series
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already menti ...
'':
** ''
Lou! Journal infime
''Lou! Journal infime'' is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Julien Neel (comics), Julien Neel, based on the first volume of his comic book series, Lou!. The screenplay was written by Julien Neel and Marc Syrigas. It stars Lola Lasseron, Ludivi ...
'' (2014; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Lulu femme nue
''Lulu femme nue'' (festival title: ''Lulu in the Nude'') is a 2013 French comedy-drama film directed by Sólveig Anspach and based on the comic book ''Lulu femme nue'' by Etienne Davodeau.
Cast
* Karin Viard as Lulu
* Bouli Lanners as Charl ...
'':
** ''
Lulu femme nue
''Lulu femme nue'' (festival title: ''Lulu in the Nude'') is a 2013 French comedy-drama film directed by Sólveig Anspach and based on the comic book ''Lulu femme nue'' by Etienne Davodeau.
Cast
* Karin Viard as Lulu
* Bouli Lanners as Charl ...
'' (2013; Live-action)
*Based on ''Lune de guerre'':
** ' (2005; Live-action)
*Based on ''Ma maman est en Amérique, elle a rencontré Buffalo Bill'':
** ' (2013; Animation)
*Based on ''Mam'zelle Souris'':
** ''Mam'zelle Souris'' (1957; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Mars et Avril
''Mars & Avril'' (French: ''Mars et Avril'') is a 2012 Canadian science fiction film starring Jacques Languirand, Caroline Dhavernas, Paul Ahmarani and Robert Lepage. The movie, based on the photo-novels of the same name published by Sid Lee & l ...
'':
** '' Mars & Avril'' (2012, Live-action/cgi)
*Based on the ''
Marsupilami
''Marsupilami'' is a comic book character and fictional animal species created by André Franquin. Its first appearance was in the 31 January 1952 issue of the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou''. Since then it appeared regularly in th ...
'':
** ''
HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
''Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami'' (original title: ''Sur la piste du Marsupilami'') is a 2012 Franco-Belgian CGI animated/ live-action comedy film co-written and directed by Alain Chabat. It is based on the comics series '' Marsupilami' ...
'' (2012; Live-action/cgi)
*Based on ''
Michel Vaillant
''Michel Vaillant'' is a French car racing comics series created in 1957 by French cartoonist Jean Graton and published originally by Le Lombard. Later, Graton published the albums by himself when he founded Graton éditeur in 1982. Michel Va ...
'':
** ''
Michel Vaillant
''Michel Vaillant'' is a French car racing comics series created in 1957 by French cartoonist Jean Graton and published originally by Le Lombard. Later, Graton published the albums by himself when he founded Graton éditeur in 1982. Michel Va ...
The Death of Stalin
''The Death of Stalin'' is a 2017 political satire black comedy film written and directed by Armando Iannucci and co-written by David Schneider and Ian Martin with Peter Fellows. Based on the French graphic novel '' La Mort de Staline'' ...
'' (2017; Live-action)
*Based on ':
** ''
Mutafukaz
is a 2017 French-Japanese adult animated science fiction film based on the comic series and the short film of the same name. The film was a French-Japanese co-production between Ankama Animations and Studio 4°C and is directed by Shōjirō Ni ...
'' (2017; Animation)
*Based on ''Sandcastle'':
**''
Old
Old or OLD may refer to:
Places
*Old, Baranya, Hungary
*Old, Northamptonshire, England
* Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD)
*OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, M ...
'' (2021; Live-action)
*Based on ''Une nuit de pleine lune'':
**'' The Owners'' (2020; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Ordinary Victories Ordinary Victories (french: Le Combat ordinaire) is a comic book written and illustrated by Emmanuel Larcenet. The book won the Golden Wildcat (Fauve d'Or) award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival
The Angoulême International Comics ...
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**' (2015; Live-action)
*Based on '' L'Outremangeur'':
**''
The Overeater ''The Overeater'' (original title: ''L'Outremangeur'') is a 2003 French-language film directed by Thierry Binisti and starring former footballer Éric Cantona.
Plot introduction
Superintendent Richard Selena of Marseille Police, is a compulsive ov ...
'' (2012; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Paul
Paul may refer to:
*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
* Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
* Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chr ...
'':
** ''
Paul à Québec
''Paul à Québec'' ("Paul in Quebec City") is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by François Bouvier and released in 2015.Paulette'':
** ' (1986; Live-action)
*Based on ''Pauvre Richard'':
** ' (2013; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Persepolis
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** ''
Persepolis
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'' (2007; Animation)
*Based on ''Les Petits Ruisseaux'':
** ''
Wandering Streams
Wandering may refer to:
* Wandering (dementia)
* ''Wandering'', a 2021 EP by JO1
* Wandering, Western Australia, a town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
* Shire of Wandering, a local government area in the Wheatbelt region ...
'' (2010; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Le Petit Spirou
''Le Petit Spirou'' ( nl, De Kleine Robbe, link=no; ''"Young Spirou"'') is a popular Belgian comic strip created by Tome and Janry in 1987. The series developed from '' La jeunesse de Spirou'' (1987), a ''Spirou & Fantasio'' album in which Tome ...
'':
**''
Le Petit Spirou
''Le Petit Spirou'' ( nl, De Kleine Robbe, link=no; ''"Young Spirou"'') is a popular Belgian comic strip created by Tome and Janry in 1987. The series developed from '' La jeunesse de Spirou'' (1987), a ''Spirou & Fantasio'' album in which Tome ...
'' (2017; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Polina
Polina ( hu, Alsófalu) is a hamlet in the Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia.
Other uses
* Pojan, Fier, a town in Abania near Ancient Illyrian Apollonia also called Polina.
* Polina (given name)
Polina is a Greek (Πωλ ...
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** ''
Polina
Polina ( hu, Alsófalu) is a hamlet in the Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia.
Other uses
* Pojan, Fier, a town in Abania near Ancient Illyrian Apollonia also called Polina.
* Polina (given name)
Polina is a Greek (Πωλ ...
'' (2016; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Quai d'Orsay
The Quai d'Orsay ( , ) is a quay in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is part of the left bank of the Seine opposite the Place de la Concorde. The Quai becomes the Quai Anatole-France east of the Palais Bourbon, and the Quai Branly west of ...
'':
** ''
The French Minister
''The French Minister'' (french: link=no, Quai d'Orsay) is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Based on '' Quai d'Orsay'', a comic strip by Christophe Blain and Abel Lanzac, the film takes an initially comedic look at the ...
'' (2013; Live-action)
*Based on '' The Rabbi's Cat'':
** '' The Rabbi's Cat'' (2011; Animation)
*Based on ''Raoul Taburin Keeps a Secret'':
** ' (2019; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Rosalie Blum
''Rosalie Blum'' is a 2015 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Julien Rappeneau in his directorial debut. The film is based on a graphic novel series of the same name by Camille Jourdy. It stars Noémie Lvovsky, Kyan Khojandi and Ali ...
'':
**''
Rosalie Blum
''Rosalie Blum'' is a 2015 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Julien Rappeneau in his directorial debut. The film is based on a graphic novel series of the same name by Camille Jourdy. It stars Noémie Lvovsky, Kyan Khojandi and Ali ...
'' (2016; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Seuls
''Seuls'' is a Franco-Belgian fantasy adventure children's comic book series written by Fabien Vehlmann and drawn by Bruno Gazzotti for Spirou Magazine. It centers on the adventures of five children who must fend for themselves in a mysterious wo ...
'':
**''
Seuls
''Seuls'' is a Franco-Belgian fantasy adventure children's comic book series written by Fabien Vehlmann and drawn by Bruno Gazzotti for Spirou Magazine. It centers on the adventures of five children who must fend for themselves in a mysterious wo ...
'' (2017; Live-action)
*Based on ':
**'' Falcon Lake'' (2022; Live-action)
*Based on ':
** ''
P'tit Con
''P'tit con'' is a French comedy film directed by Gérard Lauzier in 1984.
Plot
Stuck at his parents' home, Michel, a teenager, is looking for ways to become a man. The society around him is corrupted, there isn't much to look forward to, the revo ...
'' (1984; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Spirou et Fantasio
''Spirou & Fantasio'' (french: Spirou et Fantasio, wa, Spirou eyet Fantasio) is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European humorous advent ...
Tanguy et Laverdure
''Les Aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure'' is a Franco-Belgian comics (''bande dessinée'') series created by Jean-Michel Charlier and Albert Uderzo, about the two pilots Michel Tanguy and Ernest Laverdure, and their adventures in the French Air Fo ...
'':
** ''
Sky Fighters
''Les Chevaliers du ciel'' (''Sky Fighters'') is a 2005 French film directed by Gérard Pirès about two air force pilots preventing a terrorist attack on the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. It is based on ''Tanguy et Laverdure'', a comics s ...
'' (2005; Live-action)
*Based on ''La Tête dans le sac'':
** ' (1984; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Titeuf
''Titeuf'' (known sometimes as ''Tootuff'' in English) is a French comic series created by Swiss comic books creator Zep in 1992, which was adapted into a 2001 animated TV series and a 2011 film of the same name. It also appears in the dedica ...
'':
** ''
Titeuf
''Titeuf'' (known sometimes as ''Tootuff'' in English) is a French comic series created by Swiss comic books creator Zep in 1992, which was adapted into a 2001 animated TV series and a 2011 film of the same name. It also appears in the dedica ...
'' (2011; CGI Animation)
*Based on ':
** '' Slices of Life'' (1985; Live-action)
*Based on ''
Le Transperceneige
''Snowpiercer'' (French: ''Le Transperceneige'', ) is a post-apocalyptic, climate fiction graphic novel first published in French by Casterman and created by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette. The graphic novel was first published in 1982 under ...
'':
** ''
Snowpiercer
''Snowpiercer'' () is a 2013 post-apocalyptic science fiction action film based on the French climate fiction graphic novel ''Le Transperceneige'' by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The film was directed by Bong Joon-ho an ...
'' (2014; Live-action/cgi)
*Based on ''
Valérian and Laureline
''Valérian and Laureline'' (french: Valérian et Laureline), also known as ''Valérian: Spatio-Temporal Agent'' (french: Valérian, agent spatio-temporel) or just ''Valérian'', is a French science fiction comics series, created by writer Pie ...
'':
** ''
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
''Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'' (french: Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes) is a 2017 space opera film written and directed by Luc Besson, and produced by his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. It is based on the French scien ...
'' (2017; Live-action/cgi)
*Based on ''Vive les femmes!'':
** ' (1984; Live-action)
*Based on ''Women Have Only One Thing on Their Minds'':
** '' Elles ne pensent qu'à ça...'' (1994; Live-action)
*Based on ''
XIII
XIII may refer to:
* 13 (number) or XIII in Roman numerals
* 13th century in Roman numerals
* ''XIII'' (comics), a Belgian comic book series by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance
** ''XIII'' (2003 video game), a 2003 video game based on the comic ...
Yakari
''Yakari'' is a Franco-Belgian comic book series, aimed at a younger audience, originally written by Job, and illustrated by Derib, both from Switzerland. The series is now written by Frenchman Joris Chamblain.
''Yakari'' is one of the best-kn ...
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** ''
Yakari, A Spectacular Journey
''Yakari, A Spectacular Journey'' is a 2020 French-Belgian-German animated film directed by Xavier Giacometti. It was distributed by BAC Films.
The film is an adaptation of ''Yakari'', the Franco-Belgian comics, Belgian comic book series, origi ...
'' (2020; Animation)
*Based on ''Zai zai zai zai'':
** ' (2022)
*Based on ':
** ''
Zombillenium
''Zombillenium'' (french: Zombillénium) is a 2017 French-Belgian animated film directed by Arthur de Pins and Alexis Ducord, based on the comic series of the same name. It was shown in the Special Screening section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festi ...
'' (2017; Animation)
See also
*
List of films based on English-language comics
This is a list of films based on English-language comics, including comic books, graphic novels, and features in anthology comics magazines. It includes films that are adaptations of English-language comics, and those films whose characters orig ...
*
List of films based on manga
This is a list of films based on manga. It includes films that are adaptations of manga, and those films whose characters originated in those comics.
See also
*List of films based on English-language comics
* List of films based on French-lan ...
Also related:
*
List of TV series based on French-language comics
This is a list of TV series based on French-language comics, that is series and that are adaptations of Francophone comics.
TV series
*Based on ''50 Nuances de Grecs'':
** ''50 Nuances de Grecs'' (2018)
*Based on ''Achille Talon'':
** '' Walter ...
*
List of films based on comic strips
This is a list of films based on English-language comic strips and characters first appearing in them, including single panel gag cartoons appearing in newspapers, magazines, and webcomics. The practice of creating films based on comic strips dat ...
List of Franco-Belgian comics series
Franco-Belgian comics, together with American and British comic books and Japanese manga, are one of the three main markets. The term is broad, and can be applied to all comics made by French and Belgian comics authors, all comics originally publ ...
French-language comics
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...