Movies Like The French Lieutenant's Boys

If you liked The French Lieutenant's Boys (1984), a movie directed by William Higgins, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
To Have and Have Not (1945)
★ 7.5/10
A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.
2
Querelle (1982)
★ 6.6/10
French sailor Querelle arrives in Brest and starts frequenting a strange whorehouse. He discovers that his brother Robert is the lover of the lady owner, Lysiane. Here, you can play dice with Nono, Lysiane's husband…
3
Pirates (1986)
★ 6.3/10
The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.
4
Bonjour Tristesse (2025)
★ 6.1/10
At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile is relaxing by the French seaside with her father and falling in love with her new boyfriend. The arrival of her late mother's enigmatic friend turns her world upside down.
5
The Four Musketeers (1974)
★ 6.5/10
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.
6
If Looks Could Kill (1991)
★ 6.1/10
Michael Corben, along with the rest of his high-school French class, sets out for a trip to France when he is mistaken for an agent of the same name. He is beseiged by both the good guys and the bad guys. British…
7
The Three Musketeers (1993)
★ 6.4/10
D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly hopes to usurp the…
8
The Inspection (2022)
★ 6.1/10
Ellis French is a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he…
9
Sunray: Fallen Soldier (2025)
★ 6.1/10
Forced to confront the death of his daughter following a fatal encounter with drugs, ex-military soldier Andy becomes hell-bent on finding those responsible. With nothing to lose, a violent criminal underworld unravels…
10
The Last of Sheila (1973)
★ 7/10
A year after Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run, her multimillionaire husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt-style mystery game—but the game turns out to be all too real…
11
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
★ 7.2/10
The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa. Meanwhile, a Hollywood director seeks to film his latest production at Downton.
12
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
★ 7.7/10
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
13
Thunderball (1965)
★ 6.7/10
A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the…
14
The Three Musketeers (1973)
★ 6.7/10
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue…
15
Resistance (2020)
★ 7/10
The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.
16
Eye of the Devil (1966)
★ 6.1/10
A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.
17
The Great Santini (1979)
★ 6.8/10
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.
18
The Captains (2011)
★ 6.4/10
The Captains is a feature-length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film follows Shatner as he interviews the other actors who have portrayed starship captains in the Star Trek franchise.
19
Affinity (2025)
★ 6.9/10
Chilean martial-arts star Marko Zaror is Bruno, an ex-SEAL struggling with PTSD. He lives a life in fear of his demons until one day when he discovers a beautiful woman with no past of her own. Together they begin to…
20
The Flying Deuces (1939)
★ 6.4/10
Ollie falls in love with a woman. When he discovers she's already married, he unsuccessfully attempts suicide but he and Stan then decide to join the Foreign Legion to get away from their troubles. When they’re…