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Rank
Position in the Top 61, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in France. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in France, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in France. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TThe French Connection (film) | 1.5M | 68.1% | 38.0 | 73.3% | Thriller |
| 2 | DDrones (film) | 1.4M | 7.9% | 32.1 | 46.6% | Thriller |
| 3 | SScarface (1983 film) | 1.3M | 6.0% | 43.9 | 43.3% | Thriller |
| 4 | IInception | 885k | 5.4% | 43.3 | 37.4% | Thriller |
| 5 | FFight Club | 782k | 4.9% | 39.5 | 29.0% | Thriller |
| 6 | IInglourious Basterds | 663k | 5.1% | 45.2 | 37.8% | Thriller |
| 7 | TThe Village (2004 film) | 625k | 9.8% | 41.4 | 53.8% | Thriller |
| 8 | TThe Silence of the Lambs (film) | 500k | 14.3% | 37.2 | 48.3% | Thriller |
| 9 | SSeven (1995 film) | 456k | 3.0% | 42.7 | 49.9% | Thriller |
| 10 | Nno country for old men | 375k | 3.6% | 32.9 | 33.3% | Thriller |
| 11 | AAmerican Gangster (film) | 347k | 6.9% | 43.3 | 35.4% | Thriller |
| 12 | AArmageddon (1998 film) | 331k | 4.6% | 44.2 | 44.3% | Thriller |
| 13 | PPlatoon (film) | 305k | 8.0% | 44.5 | 29.8% | Thriller |
| 14 | LLucy (2014 film) | 290k | 3.6% | 36.3 | 41.2% | Thriller |
| 15 | DDeath Proof | 287k | 9.8% | 51.7 | 56.0% | Thriller |
| 16 | SSaving Private Ryan | 254k | 3.3% | 35.7 | 47.5% | Thriller |
| 17 | TThe Town (2010 film) | 246k | 3.4% | 46.8 | 46.6% | Thriller |
| 18 | FFlightplan | 228k | 16.7% | 55.4 | 60.3% | Thriller |
| 19 | TTattoo (2002 film) | 202k | 1.4% | 33.7 | 50.8% | Thriller |
| 20 | OOcean's 12 | 192k | 10.2% | 41.8 | 70.0% | Thriller |
| 21 | LLaw Abiding Citizen | 156k | 3.9% | 41.5 | 48.9% | Thriller |
| 22 | WWarGames | 142k | 3.8% | 36.9 | 22.1% | Thriller |
| 23 | TThe Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film) | 124k | 1.4% | 44.9 | 45.9% | Thriller |
| 24 | SSleeping with the Enemy | 123k | 5.7% | 46.8 | 83.7% | Thriller |
| 25 | AAmerican Sniper | 110k | 3.1% | 24.6 | 32.9% | Thriller |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular thrillers compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each thriller 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 thriller in France?
The French Connection (film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.5M people in France.