The Great Arch (2025)
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The Great Arch is streaming in France on Canal+.
What the audience says
The Great Arch is a solid, watchable French film that mostly delivers on what it promises. It's sitting at 6.9/10 on TMDB across 128 ratings, which puts it around the middle of the pack. The 104-minute runtime sits in the comfortable middle. In France you can stream it on Canal+.
Should you spend 1h 44m on it?
1h 44m of French drama with a history streak. Standard length — a normal evening's watch, nothing to plan around.
- Why
- 6.9/10 from 128 ratings — well received so far, on a modest sample.
- Skip if
- you want plot momentum over character work
- Best for
- A quiet evening at home
Story
France, 1983. The biggest architectural competition in history is launched by the new socialist president, François Mitterrand. Coveted by all the biggest international architectural firms, the open-call competition is surprisingly won by an unknown: Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, an architecture teacher from Copenhagen. Until then, the fifty-year-old Dane had built only four buildings: his home, and three small chapels.
Good to know
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Watch with family? | TP · Yes — family friendly |
| Genre | Drama / History |
| Language | French |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Stéphane Demoustier
Cast
Where to watch in France
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of 12 Oct 2026 — platforms may change over time.
More: All Canal+ titles in France
Trailer
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