List of French films of 2022

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A list of French-produced and co-produced films scheduled for release in 2022. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured.

Films

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TitleDirectorCastNotesRelease dateRef
AlamFiras KhouryJeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/toronto-unveils-2022-tiff-docs-contemporary-world-cinema-line-ups/5173521.article "Toronto unveils 2022 TIFF Docs, Contemporary World Cinema line-ups"]. Screen Daily, August 17, 2022.
Arthur, malédictionBarthélémy GrossmannVadim Agid, Lola Andreoni, Mathieu Berger{{Date table sorting|29 June}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lunion.fr/id386485/article/2022-06-29/irreductible-en-roue-libre-arthur-malediction-les-sorties-cine-du-29-juin|website=L'Union|title=Irréductible, En roue libre, Arthur malédiction... : les sorties ciné du 29 juin|date=29 June 2022}}
AshkalYoussef Chebbi
AthenaRomain Gavras{{Date table sorting|23 September}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/athena-review-netflix-romain-gavras-1234756054/#!|date=2 September 2022|first=David|last=Ehrlich|website=IndieWire|title='Athena' Review: A Roman Candle of a Movie About a Police Siege in Paris}}
The Beasts (As bestas)Rodrigo SorogoyenDenis Ménochet, Marina Foïs, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido, Marie ColombSpain-France coproduction{{Date table sorting|20 July}}{{cite web|url=https://en.unifrance.org/movie/53620/the-beasts|access-date=6 September 2022|title=The Beasts|website=UniFrance}}
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Saules aveugles, femme endormie)Pierre Földes{{Date table sorting|16 June}}Angelica Babiera, [https://playbackonline.ca/2022/06/21/canadian-copro-saules-aveugles-femme-endormie-wins-at-annecy/ "Canadian copro Saules aveugles, femme endormie wins at Annecy"]. Playback, June 1, 2021.
The Blue Caftan (Le Bleu du Caftan)Maryam Touzani
Boy from Heaven (La Conspiration du Caire)Tarik SalehSweden-France-Finland coproduction26 October{{cite news|last=Bornet|first=Jacky|date=24 October 2022|title="La Conspiration du Caire" : Tarik Saleh dénonce les accointances politico-religieuses en Egypte dans un film courageux|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/cinema/sorties-de-films/la-conspiration-du-caire-detarik-saleh-denonce-les-accointances-politico-religieuses-en-egypte-dans-un-film-courageux_5437297.html|language=fr|work=France Info|access-date=10 January 2023}}
Brother and Sister (Frère et Sœur)Arnaud DesplechinMarion Cotillard, Melvil Poupaud, Golshifteh Farahani{{Date table sorting|20 May}}{{Cite web |title=Brother and Sister de Arnaud Desplechin (2022) |url=https://en.unifrance.org/movie/53816/brother-and-sister |website=UniFrance}}
Casa SusannaSébastien LifshitzJennie Punter, [https://variety.com/2022/film/spotlight/toronto-casa-susanna-1235369376/ "Toronto Doc ‘Casa Susanna’ Opens Doors on Early Postwar Trans and Cross-Dressing Community"]. Variety, September 12, 2022.
ComaBertrand BonelloLouise Labèque, Julia Faure, Gaspard Ulliel, Laetitia Casta, Vincent Lacoste, Louis Garrel, Anaïs Demoustier{{Date table sorting|16 November}}{{Cite web |title=Coma de Bertrand Bonello (2022) |url=https://en.unifrance.org/movie/54383/coma |website=UniFrance}}{{Cite web |date=12 May 2022 |title=Des distributeurs ajustent leurs line-ups |trans-title=Distributors adjust their line-ups |url=https://www.boxofficepro.fr/des-distributeurs-ajustent-leurs-line-ups-9-mai/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520100205/https://www.boxofficepro.fr/des-distributeurs-ajustent-leurs-line-ups-9-mai/ |archive-date=20 May 2022 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=Boxoffice Pro |language=French}}
CorsageMarie KreutzerAustria-Germany-Luxembourg-France coproduction{{Date table sorting|14 December}}{{Cite web |title=Corsage de Marie Kreutzer (2022) |url=https://en.unifrance.org/movie/52149/corsage |website=UniFrance |quote=Coproducer countries: Austria (58.62%), Luxembourg (21.34%), Germany (10.03%), France (10.01%)}}
The Dam (Le Barrage)Ali Cherri
De Humani Corporis FabricaLucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna ParavelFrance-Switzerland coproductionJordan Mintzer, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/de-humani-corporis-fabrica-cannes-review-1235145005/ "‘De Humani Corporis Fabrica’: Film Review | Cannes 2022"]. The Hollywood Reporter, May 23, 2022.
Driving Madeleine (Une belle course)Christian CarionFrance-Belgium coproduction{{Date table sorting|21 September}}[https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1195507/article/2022-06-20/line-renaud-et-dany-boon-nouveau-reunis-dans-un-film-qui-sortira-en-septembre "Line Renaud et Dany Boon à nouveau réunis dans un film qui sortira en septembre"]. La Voix du Nord, 20 June 2022.
Falcon LakeCharlotte Le BonJoseph Engel, Sara Montpetit, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Monia ChokriCanada-France coproduction[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1877350/premier-film-charlotte-le-bon-falcon-lake-selection-quinzaine-cannes "Le premier film de Charlotte Le Bon, Falcon Lake, sélectionné à Cannes"]. Ici Radio-Canada, April 19, 2022.
Final Cut (Coupez!)Michel Hazanavicius{{Date table sorting|17 May}}
The Five Devils (Les Cinq Diables)Léa Mysius{{Date table sorting|31 August}}
Forever Young (Les Amandiers)Valeria Bruni Tedeschi{{Date table sorting|16 November}}
The Gravity (La Gravité)Cédric Ido{{Date table sorting|21 December}}
HawaMaïmouna DoucouréSania Halifa, Oumou Sangaré, Yseult, Kamrul Hossain{{Date table sorting|9 December}}[https://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Cinema/Apres-Mignonnes-Maimouna-Doucoure-met-Oumou-Sangare-et-Yseult-a-l-affiche-1801397 "Après «Mignonnes», Maïmouna Doucouré met Oumou Sangaré et Yseult à l'affiche"]. Paris Match, 24 April 2022.
Heart of Oak{{ill|Laurent Charbonnier|fr}}, Michel Seydoux{{Date table sorting|23 February}}{{cite news |last=De Boishue |first=Pierre |date=21 February 2022 |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/le-chene-l-arbre-et-la-maniere-20220221 |title=Le chêne, l'arbre et la manière |newspaper=Le Figaro |language=fr |access-date=4 December 2022 }}
Holy SpiderAli Abbasi{{Date table sorting|13 July}}
The Hummingbird (Il Colibri)Francesca ArchibugiItalian-French coproduction
L'immensitàEmanuele CrialeseLuana Giuliani, Penélope Cruz, Vincenzo Amato, Patrizio Francioni, Maria Chiara Goretti, Penelope Nieto Conti, Alvia Reale, India SantellaItaly-France coproduction{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/limmensita-review-penelope-cruz-1235359860/|website=Variety|first=Guy|last=Lodge|title='L'Immensità' Review: Penélope Cruz Adds Dazzle to a Gentle, Poignant Tale of Transgender Adolescence|date=4 September 2022}}
The Innocent (L'Innocent)Louis Garrel{{Date table sorting|12 October}}
The Pack (La jauría)Andrés Ramírez Pulido
Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be (Le Petit Nicolas : Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux ?)Amandine Fredon, Benjamin MassoubreAlain Chabat, Laurent Lafitte20 MayPeter Debruge, [https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/little-nicholas-happy-as-can-be-review-le-petit-nicolas-1235298242/ "‘Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be’ Review: The Pint-Size Hero of a Cartoon ‘The 400 Blows’ Meets His Makers"]. Variety, 19 June 2022.
MaigretPatrice LeconteGérard DepardieuBelgium-France coproduction{{Date table sorting|23 February}}
Mother and Son (Le petit frère)Léonor Serraille
My Imaginary Country (Mi país imaginario)

|Patricio Guzmán

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|Chile-France coproduction

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Nobody's Hero (Viens je t'emmène)Alain Guiraudie{{Date table sorting|2 March}}Jacques Mandelbaum, [https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2022/03/02/viens-je-t-emmene-alain-guiraudie-ou-la-folle-sarabande-du-vivre-ensemble_6115842_3246.html "« Viens je t’emmène » : Alain Guiraudie ou la folle sarabande du vivre-ensemble"]. Le Monde, March 2, 2022.
Notes For a Film (Notes pour un film)

|Ignacio Agüero

|Gustave Verniory, Alexis Maspreuve, Ignacio Agüero

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November (Novembre)Cédric JimenezJean Dujardin, Anaïs Demoustier, Sandrine Kiberlain, Jérémie Renier, Lyna Khoudri{{Date table sorting|5 October}}{{Cite web|website=franceinfo:|date=3 October 2022|title=Cinéma : Novembre, de Cédric Jimenez, en salles le 5 octobre|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/partenariats/cinema-novembre-de-cedric-jimenez-en-salles-le-5-octobre_5335447.html}}
On the Edge (Entre la vie et la mort){{ill|Giordano Gederlini|fr}}Antonio de la Torre, Marine Vacth, Olivier GourmetBelgium-France-Spain coproduction{{Date table sorting|29 June}}{{Cite web|website=Cineuropa|title=Review: On the Edge|date=27 June 2022|first=Aurore|last=Engelen|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/427133/}}
One Fine Morning (Un beau matin)Mia Hansen-Løve{{Date table sorting|5 October}}
The Origin of Evil (L'Origine du mal)Sébastien MarnierLaure Calamy, Jacques Weber, Dominique Blanc, Suzanne Clément{{Date table sorting|5 October}}Stephanie Bunbury, [https://deadline.com/2022/09/the-origin-of-evil-review-venice-film-festival-laure-calamy-1235105155/ "Venice Review: Laure Calamy In Sebastien Marnier’s ‘The Origin Of Evil’"]. Deadline Hollywood, 1 September 2022.
Other People's Children (Les Enfants des autres)Rebecca ZlotowskiVirginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastroianni, Callie Ferreira-Goncalves{{Date table sorting|21 September}}{{cite web|url=https://www.advitamdistribution.com/films/les-enfants-des-autres/ |title=Les enfants des autres: Un film de Rebecca Zlotowski|trans-title= Other People's Children: A film by Rebecca Zlotowski |website=Ad Vitam Distribution |access-date=26 August 2022|language=fr}}
Pacifiction (Tourment sur les îles)Albert SerraBenoît Magimel, Pahoa Mahagafanau, Marc Susini, Matahi Pambrun, Alexandre Melo, Sergi López, Montse Triola, Michael Vautor, Cécile Guilbert, Lluis Serrat, Mike Landscape, Cyrus Arai, Mareva Wong, Baptiste PinteauxFrance-Spain-Germany-Portugal coproduction{{Date table sorting|9 November}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/pacifiction-review-1235278643/#!|date=27 May 2022|title='Pacifiction' Review: Albert Serra's Torpid Tahitian Getaway is Cryptic But Curiously Hypnotic|website=Variety|first=Guy|last=Lodge}}
Paris Memories (Revoir Paris)Alice Winocour{{Date table sorting|7 September}}Jordan Mintzer, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/paris-memories-revoir-paris-review-cannes-2022-1235152166/ "‘Paris Memories’ (‘Revoir Paris’): Film Review | Cannes 2022"]. The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2022.
Piggy (Cerdita)Carlota PeredaLaura Galán, Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Irene Ferreiro, Camille Aguilar, Claudia Salas, Pilar CastroSpain-France coproduction{{Date table sorting|2 November}}{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.mediapart.fr/cedric-lepine/blog/260922/feffs-2022-piggy-cerdita-de-carlota-pereda|website=Mediapart|date=26 September 2022|first=Cédric|last=Lépine|title=FEFFS 2022 : "Piggy" (Cerdita) de Carlota Pereda}}
La Provisoria

|Melina Fernández da Silva & Nicolás Meta

|Andrés Ciavaglia, Ana Pauls, Juan Chapur, Sol Bordigoni, Nicolás Juárez, Albertina Vázquez

|Argentina-Chile-Mexico-Brazil-Colombia-France coproduction

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Return to Seoul (Retour à Seoul)Davy Chou
Rewind & PlayAlain Gomis
Rodeo (Rodéo)Lola Quivoron{{Date table sorting|7 September}}Sheri Linden, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/rodeo-cannes-review-1235151271/ "‘Rodeo’: Film Review | Cannes 2022"]. The Hollywood Reporter, May 25, 2022.
Saint OmerAlice Diop{{Date table sorting|23 November}}
Stars at NoonClaire Denis
Three Times Nothing (Trois fois rien)Nadège LoiseauAntoine Bertrand, Philippe Rebbot, Côme LevinCanada-France coproduction{{Date table sorting|16 March}}Marc-André Lussier, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/2022-03-18/trois-fois-rien/une-ode-a-l-amitie.php "Une ode à l’amitié"]. La Presse, March 18, 2021.
Unicorn WarsAlberto VázquezSpain-France coproduction{{Date table sorting|28 December}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficepro.fr/ufo-distribution-repousse-unicorn-wars/|website=Box Office Pro|date=26 September 2022|title=UFO Distribution repousse Unicorn Wars}}
Valiant Hearts ({{lang|fr|Cœurs vaillants}})Mona AchacheCamille CottinFrance-Belgium coproduction{{Date table sorting|11 May}}{{Cite web |title=Vaillant Hearts |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/411059/ |access-date=7 December 2023 |website=Cineuropa}}
Will-o'-the-Wisp (Fogo-Fátuo)João Pedro RodriguesMauro Costa, André CabralFrench-Portuguese coproduction{{Date table sorting|14 September}}Guy Lodge, [https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/will-o-the-wisp-review-1235284902/ "‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ Review: João Pedro Rodrigues’ Hot, Hilarious Queer Firefighter Fantasia"]. Variety, 4 June 2022.
Winter Boy (Le Lycéen)Christophe HonoréPaul Kircher, Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lacoste{{Date table sorting|30 November}}Anju Devadas, [https://www.highonfilms.com/winter-boy-2022-tiff-review/ "WINTER BOY (2022) ‘TIFF’ REVIEW: AN AFFECTING AND PERSONAL MEDITATION ON LOSS & GRIEF"]. High on Films, September 11, 2022.
The Worst Ones (Les Pires)Lise Akoka, Romane GueretMallory Wanecque, Timéo Mahaut, Johan Heldenbergh{{Date table sorting|7 December}}

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