Movies like L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer (1916)
The best movies like L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer (1916) are To Have and Have Not (1945), L'Argent (1928) and Angelique (1964). If L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedCléo from 5 to 7 (1962)7.7/10 from 824 votes
- NewestBonjour Tristesse (2025)Released 2025
- In FrenchL'Argent (1928)Also in French
To Have and Have Not (1945)
A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisL'Argent (1928)
Adapted from the novel L'Argent by Émile Zola, the film portrays the world of banking and the stock market in Paris in the 1920s.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAngelique (1964)
In 17th-century France, beautiful country maiden Angélique marries wealthy neighbor Jeoffray de Peyrac out of convenience, but eventually, she falls in love with him. So when Jeoffray is arrested and then vanishes, she bravely sets out to find him. This is the first of many dramas based on Anne and Serge Golon's novels about strong-willed Angélique and her adventures during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMoulin Rouge (1952)
In 1890 Paris, Moulin Rouge is a nightclub where crippled artist Toulouse-Lautrec feels like he fits in. In the following years, he meets two women who provide an opportunity for him to find true love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ideal Palace (2019)
Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Fine Morning (2022)
With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While struggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into an unavailable friend with whom she embarks on an affair.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScaramouche (1952)
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUntamable Angelique (1967)
Angelique goes in search of her husband Joffrey de Peyrac who did not die on the stake.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGates of the Night (1946)
In post-Liberation Paris, a man reunites with a friend and meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover her brother's dark past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLa Vie en Rose (2007)
From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMaria (2024)
Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Flood (2024)
1792. Louis XVI, his wife Marie Antoinette, and their children have been arrested and imprisoned in the Tour du Temple, a sinister chateau in Paris, awaiting their trial. Far from the splendour of Versailles, they are isolated and vulnerable for the first time in their lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSimply Black (2020)
A failed 40 year old comedian wants to organize the first Black protests in France but meeting with other French celebrities of the Black community will make it a whole new adventure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Colors of Fire (2022)
February 1927. The funeral of Marcel Péricourt, the most powerful banker in Paris. His daughter Madeleine must take the helm of the financial empire of which she is the heiress. But she has a son, Paul, who with an unexpected and tragic gesture will place her on the path to ruin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBonjour Tristesse (2025)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMoulin Rouge! (2001)
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Measure of a Man (2015)
At the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Crime is Mine (2023)
In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend, Pauline, a young, unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins, until the truth comes out.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Smiling Madame Beudet (1923)
An unhappily married woman devises a scheme to get rid of her husband.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer?
The closest matches to L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer are To Have and Have Not (1945), L'Argent (1928) and Angelique (1964). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer?
Start with To Have and Have Not (1945), the closest match to L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer.
What is the highest-rated movie like L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer?
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), rated 7.7/10 by 824 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer?
Bonjour Tristesse (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer?
Yes: L'Argent (1928), Angelique (1964) and The Ideal Palace (2019).
How are movies similar to L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.