Movies like Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche (1896)
The best movies like Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche (1896) are Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea (2026), Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2018) and Sign of the Lion (1962). If Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Green Ray (1986)7.5/10 from 295 votes
- NewestShipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea (2026)Released 2026
- In FrenchMektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2018)Also in French
Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea (2026)
Never-before-seen footage and survivor accounts trace the 2012 shipwreck of a luxury cruise and the disaster that ensued, in this immersive documentary.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2018)
Amin, an aspiring screenwriter living in Paris, returns home for the summer, in Sète, South of France. It is a time of reconnecting with his family and his childhood friends. Together with his cousin Tony and his best friend Ophélie, he spends his time between the Tunisian restaurant run by his parents, the local bars and the beaches frequented by girls on holiday.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSign of the Lion (1962)
An American in Paris lives by sponging off his working friends, and throws a party using borrowed money when his rich American aunt dies, believing firmly in his horoscope.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)
An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPonette (1996)
After losing her mother in a car accident that leaves her with a broken arm, 4-year-old Ponette struggles with anguish and fear. Left by her father with a caring aunt and her children, Ponette grieves, secretly hoping her mother will somehow come back. Confused by the religious explanations provided by adults, and challenged by the cruel taunts of a few children at school, little Ponette must make her way through her emotional turmoil.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Spanish Apartment (2002)
A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Girl on the Bridge (1999)
It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Party 2 (1982)
After moving to a new city, a young French teenage girl falls in love with a boy and thinks of having sex with him, since her girl friends have already done it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSerial (Bad) Weddings 2 (2019)
Claude and Marie Verneuil face a new crisis. The four spouses of their daughters, David, Rachid, Chao and Charles decided to leave France for various reasons. Here they are imagining their lives elsewhere.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisMuriel, or the Time of Return (1963)
In the seacoast town of Boulogne, antique furniture saleswoman Hélène lives with her stepson, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers. An old lover of Hélène's comes to visit, Alphonse, with his niece Françoise; he too is back from Algiers, where he ran a café. Bernard speaks of his fiancée, Muriel, whom Hélène has not met. The past is obscured by guilt, misperceptions, and missed possibilities. Appearances deceive, things change. As Hélène and Alphonse try to sort out a renewal, everyone seems off-kilter just enough to hint that all cannot end well.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove on the Run (1979)
Now in his thirties, Antoine Doinel is a divorced proofreader in love with a record seller. Colette Tazzi, now a lawyer, buys his first published autobiography, leading them to a chance meeting.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Poseidon Adventure (1972)
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Exchange Student (1967)
Monsieur Bosquier, the owner of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams. He decides to send his wayward offspring to England to improve his English. In exchange, Philippe’s host, a wealthy whisky distiller, Mac Farrel, will send his daughter, Shirley, to live with the Bosquiers in France. However, Philippe has already decided to spend the summer holidays on a yacht with his friends, so he sends a fellow student, Michonnet, to England in his place. The deception is soon discovered but things go from bad to worse when Philippe and Shirley fall in love and fly to Scotland to get married...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLong Way North (2015)
In 1892 Saint Petersburg, when her explorer grandfather's failure to return from his latest expedition brings dishonour to her aristocratic family, a resilient teenager runs away to follow in his trail in search of his famed ship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhite Mane (1953)
In the south of France, in a vast plain region called the Camargue, lives White Mane, a magnificent stallion and the leader of a herd of wild horses too proud to let themselves be broken by humans. Only Folco, a young fisherman, manages to tame him. A strong friendship grows between the boy and the horse, as the two go looking for the freedom that the world of men won’t allow them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShip of Fools (1965)
A varied group of passengers aboard a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early-1930s society.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll Our Desires (2011)
Claire and Stéphane are two Lyon-based judges who could hardly be more different. She is young and enthusiastic, committed to helping those unfortunates who find themselves in debt. He is older, wiser, but disillusioned with his work and his life. Under Claire’s influence, Stéphane discovers a new lease of life and at last finds a cause that is worth fighting for...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Green Ray (1986)
A lonely Parisian woman comes to terms with her isolation and anxieties during a long summer vacation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPierrot le Fou (1965)
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Party (1980)
A thirteen-year-old French girl deals with moving to a new city and school in Paris, while at the same time her parents are getting a divorce.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this
Like Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche and something else?
Blend two favourites and we’ll find the films in between.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche?
The closest matches to Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche are Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea (2026), Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2018) and Sign of the Lion (1962). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche?
Start with Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea (2026), the closest match to Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche.
What is the highest-rated movie like Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche?
The Green Ray (1986), rated 7.5/10 by 295 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche?
Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche?
Yes: Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (2018), Sign of the Lion (1962) and My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010).
How are movies similar to Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Lyon: Débarquement d'une mouche, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.