Tween-friendly shows in French?

[Anonymous]

Please recommend shows (Hulu, Prime, Netflix, Disney+) in French, with English subtitles, that would be fun to watch for a grown-up and a 12-year-old boy who is learning French. Preference for TV series over movies, but open to movies as well.

[Anonymous]

Au Revoir les Enfants

I don't know if it's streaming for free, but it's well worth the rental price.

I used to show it to my 9th grade class. It's excellent and very accessible to boys that age.

--former French teacher

[Anonymous]

Le chant du loup

It's a movie, but it's good and appropriate for a boy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please recommend shows (Hulu, Prime, Netflix, Disney+) in French, with English subtitles, that would be fun to watch for a grown-up and a 12-year-old boy who is learning French. Preference for TV series over movies, but open to movies as well.

Not sure about the others but you can flip almost anything into French on Disney+ - my middle schooler is also learning French and did this several times last year.

[Anonymous]

We enjoyed (but screen to see if they are right for your kid):

A Very Secret Service
Lupin
Criminal
Call My Agent
The Returned
A French Village
OSS 117
Untouchable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Au Revoir les Enfants

I don't know if it's streaming for free, but it's well worth the rental price.

I used to show it to my 9th grade class. It's excellent and very accessible to boys that age.

--former French teacher

NP, looks like it's on HBO Max. Thanks. In your class, do you leave subtitles on? (Curious, it's been a long time since I learned a foreign language. We had to sit through all those episodes of Robert and Meirelle )

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Au Revoir les Enfants

I don't know if it's streaming for free, but it's well worth the rental price.

I used to show it to my 9th grade class. It's excellent and very accessible to boys that age.

--former French teacher

NP, looks like it's on HBO Max. Thanks. In your class, do you leave subtitles on? (Curious, it's been a long time since I learned a foreign language. We had to sit through all those episodes of Robert and Meirelle )

I did leave subtitles on because I showed it to my French I and II students, who obviously weren't fluent yet.

It was also a fairly poor, rural area where exposure to subtitles was itself educational. I remember many of my students groaning when they realized they would have to read while watching a movie ( ) and then being surprised how much they enjoyed it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We enjoyed (but screen to see if they are right for your kid):

A Very Secret Service
Lupin
Criminal
Call My Agent
The Returned
A French Village
OSS 117
Untouchable

A French Village is one of the very best series (in any language) I've ever watched. May not be suitable for all tweens, so decide based on your own child's maturity. But it is so, so good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We enjoyed (but screen to see if they are right for your kid):

A Very Secret Service
Lupin
Criminal
Call My Agent
The Returned
A French Village
OSS 117
Untouchable

A French Village is one of the very best series (in any language) I've ever watched. May not be suitable for all tweens, so decide based on your own child's maturity. But it is so, so good.

A French village is all sex sex sex - def not suitable

Lupin however is excellent - there are 2 seasons on Netflix and a 3rd in the making.

[Anonymous]

Our 13 year old loves Miraculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We enjoyed (but screen to see if they are right for your kid):

A Very Secret Service
Lupin
Criminal
Call My Agent
The Returned
A French Village
OSS 117
Untouchable

A French Village is one of the very best series (in any language) I've ever watched. May not be suitable for all tweens, so decide based on your own child's maturity. But it is so, so good.

A French village is all sex sex sex - def not suitable

Lupin however is excellent - there are 2 seasons on Netflix and a 3rd in the making.

French media, in general, is going to have a lot more sex and nudity. On the flip side, generally less graphic violence. Americans are the reverse.

[Anonymous]

Lupin. Such a fun series!

Any movie with Omar Sy in it. His French is very easy to understand!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We enjoyed (but screen to see if they are right for your kid):

A Very Secret Service
Lupin
Criminal
Call My Agent
The Returned
A French Village
OSS 117
Untouchable

A French Village is one of the very best series (in any language) I've ever watched. May not be suitable for all tweens, so decide based on your own child's maturity. But it is so, so good.

A French village is all sex sex sex - def not suitable

Lupin however is excellent - there are 2 seasons on Netflix and a 3rd in the making.

French media, in general, is going to have a lot more sex and nudity. On the flip side, generally less graphic violence. Americans are the reverse.

There is no sex in Lupin.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We enjoyed (but screen to see if they are right for your kid):

A Very Secret Service
Lupin
Criminal
Call My Agent
The Returned
A French Village
OSS 117
Untouchable

A French Village is one of the very best series (in any language) I've ever watched. May not be suitable for all tweens, so decide based on your own child's maturity. But it is so, so good.

A French village is all sex sex sex - def not suitable

Lupin however is excellent - there are 2 seasons on Netflix and a 3rd in the making.

Ah, you're right. I'd forgotten about the sex since the the drama was so powerful and memorable.