Russia

From the revolutionary breakthroughs of Sergei Eisenstein, through the charm of Soviet musicals and post-Stalinist experimentations of Thaw-era auteurs like Marlen Khutsiev, to 21st-century visionaries such as Andrei Zvyagintsev: explore our collection of classic and contemporary Russian films.

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King Lear
King Lear
When King Lear disinherits the daughter who loves him most, disaster ensues.
Milk
Milk
An infertile woman gains miraculous healing powers in this absurdist modern-day fairy tale.
Doctor
Doctor
A neurosurgeon questions whether his work is a force for good in this moving drama.
The Gift
The Gift
A provincial worker finds his unorthodox artistic talent only brings more trouble in this comedy.
No Path Through Fire
No Path Through Fire
A nurse discovers her artistic talent amid the chaos of war in this haunting drama.
Play With Me
Play With Me
An aspiring actor who can’t catch a break meets a young woman who changes his outlook on life and art.
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: Acquaintance
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: Acquaintance
An unlikely friendship forms between super-sleuth Sherlock and decent-minded Watson.
The North Wind
The North Wind
A mythical matriarchal clan gathers at New Year in Renata Litvinova’s festive fantasia.
Elephants Can Play Football
Elephants Can Play Football
This modern-day take on Lolita sees a lonely businessman collide with a series of spirited schoolgirls.
A Serious Relationship Only
A Serious Relationship Only
Finding love in the big city is tough enough for Sonya. Then her dad gets involved…
Coupled
Coupled
The spectacular Siberian taiga forms the backdrop for a tale of marital conflict and survival.
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: The Bloody Inscription
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: The Bloody Inscription
Holmes and Watson face a new challenge: two murders linked by a macabre message.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr West…
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr West…
An American’s escapades in early Soviet Russia fuel Kuleshov’s silent classic.
A Frenchman
A Frenchman
A Parisian student grapples with young love and family history in 1950s Moscow.
Assa
Assa
A perestroika gem combining classic Russian rock and a riveting crime plot.
The Game
The Game
Wealth, family, romance: Yury seems to have it all. But is his life too good to be true?
The Bonfire
The Bonfire
A grieving father grapples with tragedy and redemption in a remote Sakha settlement.
Summer House
Summer House
The worlds of the living and the dead meet in this rarely-seen gem of early Sakha cinema.
The Sun Above Me Never Sets
The Sun Above Me Never Sets
In this unlikely buddy movie, a young man learns the value of friendship.
The Lord Eagle
The Lord Eagle
An elderly couple are visited by a sacred bird in this award-winning Sakha fable.
Masha
Masha
A teenage girl raised by small-town gangsters dreams of becoming a jazz singer.
The Thief
The Thief
Young Sanya struggles to adapt to his mother’s criminal new lover in this award-winning drama.
Russian Spleen
Russian Spleen
Three buddies take on the absurdity of modern Moscow in this caustic comedy.
Aelita
Aelita
Romance and revolution break out on Mars in this hugely influential silent sci-fi.
Van Goghs
Van Goghs
Painful secrets come to light in this touching drama of regret and forgiveness.
The Scarlet Flower
The Scarlet Flower
Lev Atamanov’s spellbinding animated adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.
Piter FM
Piter FM
A lost phone triggers romantic and professional crisis in this hit comedy.
Outskirts
Outskirts
This lyrical war drama is a gem of early Russian sound cinema.
Khrustalyov, My Car!
Khrustalyov, My Car!
Ambition, madness, and death collide in this masterpiece of post-Soviet historical horror.
Office Romance
Office Romance
A shy statistical bureau employee falls in love with his formidable female boss.