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Je n'ai jamais vu un tel film.

Je n'ai jamais vu un tel film.
I have never seen such a film.
From Lesson 217:Intensity with adjectives (si / tellement... que)·French

Questions & Answers about Je n'ai jamais vu un tel film.

Why do we use tel here instead of si or tellement?
Si and tellement mean "so" and are used before adjectives or adverbs (like si bon or tellement vite). Because film is a noun, you must use tel (masculine) or telle (feminine), which means "such" when used to express intensity.
What is the rule for the word order of un tel film?
In French, the word for "such" goes between the article (un or une) and the noun. It acts like a short adjective that comes before the noun, giving us un tel film ("such a film").
Does tel change depending on the noun?
Yes! It agrees with the noun it modifies. If it were a feminine noun like histoire (story), you would say une telle histoire. If it were plural, you would use de tels films (such films).
Why doesn't the negative jamais go at the very end of the sentence?
In compound past tenses like the passé composé, negative words like pas, jamais, and rien wrap around the helper verb (ai). They do not go after the main verb, which is why we see n'ai jamais followed by the past participle vu.

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