Most Popular Russian-Language Feature Films
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Snow Queen
(2012) The Snow Queen created the world of eternal winter where the polar wind cools human souls and clearness of lines obscure emotions. A girl named Gerda, her pet ferret Luta, and Orm the troll must save her brother Kai and the world. Dir: Vladlen Barbe, Maksim Sveshnikov With: Anna Shurochkina, Ivan Okhlobystin, Galina Tyunina Animation | Fantasy 80 mins. |
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Stalker
(1979) A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes. Dir: Andrei Tarkovsky With: Alisa Freyndlikh, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy Solonitsyn Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi 163 mins. |
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Metro
(2013) Terror strikes the underground train system in Moscow in the form of a flood from a collapsed tunnel. Dir: Anton Megerdichev With: Sergey Puskepalis, Anatoliy Belyy, Svetlana Khodchenkova Thriller |
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The Return
(2003) In the remote Russian wilderness, two brothers face a range of new, conflicting emotions when their father--a man they only know through a single photograph--resurfaces. Dir: Andrey Zvyagintsev With: Vladimir Garin, Ivan Dobronravov, Konstantin Lavronenko Drama | Mystery | Thriller 105 mins. |
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Day Watch
(2006) A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event. Dir: Timur Bekmambetov With: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Mariya Poroshina, Vladimir Menshov Action | Fantasy | Thriller 132 mins. |
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In the Fog
(2012) Western frontiers of the USSR, 1942. The region is under German occupation. A man is wrongly accused of collaboration. Desperate to save his dignity, he faces impossible moral choice. Dir: Sergei Loznitsa With: Vladimir Svirskiy, Vladislav Abashin, Sergei Kolesov Drama | History | War 127 mins. |
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Ivan's Childhood
(1962) During World War II, 12-year old Ivan works as a spy on the eastern front. The small Ivan can cross the German lines unnoticed to collect information... Dir: Andrei Tarkovsky With: Nikolay Burlyaev, Valentin Zubkov, Evgeniy Zharikov Drama | War 95 mins. |
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Night Watch
(2004) A fantasy-thriller set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle. Dir: Timur Bekmambetov With: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Vladimir Menshov, Mariya Poroshina Action | Fantasy | Thriller 114 mins. |
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Solaris
(1972) A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting an alien planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane. Dir: Andrei Tarkovsky With: Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet Sci-Fi 167 mins. |
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Legenda No. 17
(2013) Biopic of Russian ice hockey legend Valeri Kharlamov from early childhood, rising to the pinnacle of the sport and his untimely death. Dir: Nikolay Lebedev With: Danila Kozlovsky, Darya Ekamasova, Oleg Menshikov Biography | Drama | Sport |









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