The Crimson Rivers (2000)
A solid watch; nobody's raving.
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The Crimson Rivers is streaming in France on Prime Video.
What the audience says
The Crimson Rivers holds up as a perfectly decent French film, if not a remarkable one. It's sitting at 6.9/10 on TMDB across 1,826 ratings, which puts it around the middle of the pack. The 106-minute runtime sits in the comfortable middle. In France you can stream it on Prime Video.
Should you spend 1h 46m on it?
1h 46m of French crime with mystery threaded through, not one for younger kids. Runs about as long as you'd expect, so no scheduling gymnastics needed.
- Why
- 6.9/10 from 1,826 ratings — well received so far, on a modest sample.
- Skip if
- you want resolution faster than the genre gives it
- Best for
- A normal night, nothing to plan around
Story
Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.
Good to know
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Watch with family? | 12 · Older kids & up |
| Genre | Crime / Mystery |
| Language | French |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Mathieu Kassovitz
Cast
Where to watch in France
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of 17 Oct 2026 — platforms may change over time.
More: All Prime Video titles in France
Trailer
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