The match
The Fifth Element
1997France★ 7.6subtitled
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Your matches
The Princess Bride, but for the whimsical, slightly off-kilter feel
8 foreign films carry this hook with the same weight as The Princess Bride. All confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
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Chennai Express
2013India★ 6.5subtitled
Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.
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The Science of Sleep
2006France★ 7subtitled
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
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Arthur and the Invisibles
2006France★ 6.4subtitled
Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harmony with nature.
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
2010France★ 6.3subtitled
An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.
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Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
2023France★ 4.8subtitled
Gallic heroes and forever friends Asterix and Obelix journey to China to help Princess Sa See save the Empress and her land from a nefarious prince.
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Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ
2020France★ 8.1subtitled
Marinette’s class is headed to New York, the city of superheroes, for French-American Friendship Week.
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HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
2012France★ 5.3subtitled
When reporter Dan Geraldo (Alain Chabat) arrives in Palombia to hunt for a scoop, he never suspects that he is about to make an incredible discovery... With his resourceful local guide Pablito (Jamel Debbouze), D an has one surprise after another during a thrilling adventure that allows him to bring the world some spectacular news: the Marsupilami, a mythical and mischievous animal, really does exist! You too will believe in furry tails!
See 10 more good (not elite) matches
These are real matches, confirmed English availability and all — just not as strong an overlap as the picks above.
Amélie
2001France★ 7.9subtitled
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
Barbarella
1968France★ 6subtitled
In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.
Ponyo
2008Japan★ 7.8subtitled
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
2002France★ 7.4subtitled
History's favorite Gauls assist Queen Cleopatra when she wagers that the Egyptian people can build a palace for Julius Caesar in just three months.
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
2010France★ 5.8subtitled
With Maltazard now seven feet tall and Arthur still two inches small, our hero must find a way to grow back to his normal size and stop the Evil M once and for all, with the help of Selenia and Betameche.
The Triplets of Belleville
2003France★ 7.4subtitled
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.
My Neighbor Totoro
1988Japan★ 8.1subtitled
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
Castle in the Sky
1986Japan★ 8subtitled
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
Kirikou and the Sorceress
1998France★ 7.4subtitled
Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.
The Little Prince
2015France★ 7.6subtitled
Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.