Top 50 Movie genres in France
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest movie genres in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 92 movie genres tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Comedy movies, Action movies and Animated movies lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 35,950,492 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,787,428, and the largest, Comedy movies, reaches around 15,759,845 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each movie genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Comedy movies |
15,759,845 | 3.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Action movies |
10,472,477 | 3.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Animated movies |
9,718,170 | 3.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Thriller movies |
8,731,503 | 3.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Documentary movies |
8,258,726 | 3.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Anime movies |
6,584,284 | 2.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Science fiction movies |
6,535,958 | 2.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Drama movies |
6,192,830 | 1.6% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Horror movies |
5,912,973 | 2.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Independent film |
5,386,709 | 4.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Fantasy movies |
4,173,978 | 2.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Art film |
4,149,964 | 2.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Musical film |
3,840,560 | 2.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Fantasy film |
3,652,995 | 2.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Adventure film |
3,526,551 | 2.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Cinema of France |
3,097,012 | 48.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Comedy-drama |
3,068,934 | 2.8% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Sketch comedy |
2,375,615 | 3.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Animated cartoon |
2,356,773 | 2.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Korean drama |
1,857,553 | 1.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Bollywood movies |
1,837,155 | 1.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Science fantasy |
1,642,409 | 2.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  romantic comedies |
1,602,561 | 2.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Fictional film |
1,601,941 | 2.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Black comedy |
1,572,354 | 3.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Experimental film |
1,435,382 | 28.8% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Superhero film |
1,402,433 | 2.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Horror fiction |
1,305,512 | 1.6% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  War film |
1,114,457 | 2.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Crime film |
1,052,422 | 2.2% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Epic film |
870,052 | 3.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Cinema of the United States |
809,244 | 2.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Buddy film |
789,695 | 3.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Romantic fantasy |
730,549 | 2.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Cinema of India |
584,592 | 0.8% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Spy film |
584,548 | 9.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Zombie |
584,017 | 3.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Mystery film |
574,808 | 3.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Medical drama |
418,796 | 1.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Serial film |
339,882 | 14.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Nature documentary |
331,593 | 7.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Cinema of Italy |
314,361 | 4.1% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Silent film |
309,360 | 1.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  True crime |
309,354 | 0.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Survival film |
304,041 | 2.6% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Political drama |
288,197 | 1.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Tamil cinema |
270,134 | 0.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Melodrama |
254,465 | 11.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Slasher film |
245,184 | 4.4% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  French New Wave |
238,529 | 50.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each movie genre by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest movie genre in France?
Comedy movies currently leads with an estimated audience of 15,759,845 people in France.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.