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Criminal: France

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2019
  • 39m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
4.9K
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Criminal: France (2019)
Comprises 12 unique stories set in 4 different countries: France, Spain, Germany and the UK. It takes place exclusively within the confines of a police interview suite. This stripped down, cat-and-mouse drama focuses on the intense mental conflict between detectives and suspects.
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Secrets emerge and entire cases unravel inside a police interview room in Paris, where suspects and investigators face off in an intricate dance.Secrets emerge and entire cases unravel inside a police interview room in Paris, where suspects and investigators face off in an intricate dance.Secrets emerge and entire cases unravel inside a police interview room in Paris, where suspects and investigators face off in an intricate dance.

  • Creators
    • George Kay
    • Jim Field Smith
  • Stars
    • Margot Bancilhon
    • Laurent Lucas
    • Stéphane Jobert
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    7.2/10
    4.9K
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    • Creators
      • George Kay
      • Jim Field Smith
    • Stars
      • Margot Bancilhon
      • Laurent Lucas
      • Stéphane Jobert
    • 15User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Margot Bancilhon
    Margot Bancilhon
    • Audrey Larsen
    • 2019
    Laurent Lucas
    Laurent Lucas
    • Olivier Hagen
    • 2019
    Stéphane Jobert
    • Gérard Sarkassian
    • 2019
    Anne Azoulay
    Anne Azoulay
    • Laetitia Serra
    • 2019
    Mhamed Arezki
    • Omar Matif
    • 2019
    Valentin Merlet
    • L'avocat de Caroline
    • 2019
    Nacima Bekhtaoui
    • L'avocate de Jérôme
    • 2019
    Eléonore Arnaud
    • L'avocate d'Émilie
    • 2019
    Jérémie Renier
    Jérémie Renier
    • Jérôme Lacombe
    • 2019
    Nathalie Baye
    Nathalie Baye
    • Caroline Solal
    • 2019
    Sara Giraudeau
    Sara Giraudeau
    • Émilie Weber
    • 2019
    • Creators
      • George Kay
      • Jim Field Smith
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    6vinerai

    The worse of the 4 criminal series

    Criminal germany is outstanding. Criminal france should learn some lessons. Get better scripts and actors.
    8nadiyaaibrahim

    Brilliant yet not the best

    I think after watching all the four countries, I would rate France the least , I mean someone had to come 4th! If you watch France first, no doubt you'll be mind blown but after watching UK and other nations , you can identify the flaws and drawbacks of the French cast but still a brilliant series by Netflix.
    9gibbs-18172

    One country had to come 4th

    So out of the 4 identical police stations and resources. 3 episodes each and 4 different teams criminal: France struggled to keep up with its competitors with a weaker casting and perhaps a more bizarre storyline going on behind the secene of the said criminals etc.

    You are left scratching your head because you believe one thing as happened then all of a sudden it's changed again.

    However , the 3rd episode of the French set is one of the top 3 of them all and maybe on any given day the best so instead of a 7 it gets a 9 .

    THIS happened to be the 4th I watched , i completed all 12 in 3 sittings. Very good viewing all round and a Netflix Original, please don't dump it after 1 series .
    5chriskarasgr

    Average at best

    Criminal Germany was outstanding. Especially the first episode was a class. Criminal france has plot holes bad writing the suspects traps them self for stupid reasons etc etc. Not good if second season please don't feed us bad writing again
    8Vindelander

    Fantastic !!!

    Just like the German, Spanish and English versions this series is unbelievably good and it's just a shame that the episodes are so short and few. Hopefully they'll develop the concept into a longer series as we're only just getting to know the characters by the end of episode 3.

    Great casting and storyline and eminently suitable for adaptation to the stage.

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      This show uses the exact same set in all Criminal: X series, including the view outside the window and the vending machines.
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      Spin-off from Criminal: UK (2019)

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2019 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Criminal
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