Best Hungarian films (Old 1)
by roxen_96 | created - 24 Feb 2018 | updated - 21 Aug 2020 | Public30 best Hungarian films by IMDb rating with at least 999 votes. As of 24/02/2018.
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1. The Fifth Seal (1976)
116 min | Drama, War
In Budapest in 1944, a watchmaker, a book seller and a carpenter are drinking in a bar with the owner, when they are joined by a stranger. The watchmaker asks a hypothetical question that will change their lives.
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Lajos Öze, László Márkus, Ferenc Bencze, Sándor Horváth
Votes: 5,912
2. The Witness (1969)
105 min | Drama, Comedy
Banned for over a decade for its outspoken criticism of the post-WWII communist regime in Hungary, Péter Bacsó's 'The Witness' has since then achieved unparalleled cult status in its native... See full summary »
Director: Péter Bacsó | Stars: Ferenc Kállai, Lajos Öze, Zoltán Fábri, Béla Both
Votes: 7,776
3. The Corporal and Others (1965)
111 min | Comedy, War
During World War II, PFC Molnár decides his military service is over, and with a serious amount of money hidden in hand grenades, he heads to an abandoned mansion where he encounters not ... See full summary »
Director: Márton Keleti | Stars: Tamás Major, Imre Sinkovits, Iván Darvas, György Pálos
Votes: 2,724
4. Satantango (1994)
Not Rated | 439 min | Drama
On the eve of a large payment, residents of a collapsing collective farm see their plans turn into desolation when they discover that Irimiás, a former co-worker who they thought was dead, is returning to the community.
Director: Béla Tarr | Stars: Mihály Vig, Putyi Horváth, László feLugossy, Éva Almássy Albert
Votes: 12,589
5. The Stationmaster Meets His Match (1980 TV Movie)
66 min | Comedy
Story of a mischievous outspoken kid in a small Hungarian town.
Director: Sándor Mihályfy | Stars: Imre Olvasztó, Róbert Koltai, Teri Horváth, Péter Haumann
Votes: 5,256
6. The Little Fox (1981)
Not Rated | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Famous, great hunters, better stay away, here comes Vuk! (They say he is cunning as a fox!)
Director: Attila Dargay | Stars: Judit Pogány, József Gyabronka, Teri Földi, Gyula Szabó
Votes: 6,056
7. Cat City (1986)
Unrated | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An agent delivers plans to save mice from a feline syndicate dedicated to eradicating rodents.
Director: Béla Ternovszky | Stars: Miklós Benedek, Gyula Bodrogi, Ilona Béres, Péter Haumann
Votes: 10,782
8. The Whiskey Bandit (2017)
126 min | Action, Biography, Crime
A rootless young man in Ceausescu's Romania crosses the Hungarian border looking for a better future. With his back against the wall in the post-socialist turmoil, he becomes the most successful bank robber in Hungarian history.
Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Bence Szalay, Zoltán Schneider, Viktor Klem, Piroska Móga
Votes: 9,385
9. Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Mystery
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
Directors: Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky | Stars: Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla, János Derzsi
Votes: 15,981 | Gross: $0.03M
10. Isten hozta örnagy úr (1969)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
The Tót family resides in Northern Hungary. The couple has a daughter and a son, the latter a member of the armed forces. When his weary major is ordered to take a vacation, the son talks ... See full summary »
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Zoltán Latinovits, Imre Sinkovits, Márta Fónay, Vera Venczel
Votes: 2,369
11. Mattie the Goose-Boy (1977)
70 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young peasant boy stands up to tyranny, aided by his trusting friend- a goose.
Director: Attila Dargay | Stars: András Kern, Péter Geszti, László Csákányi, Gábor Agárdi
Votes: 2,288
12. Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A simple yet timeless love story between a man and a woman, told using scenes edited together from hundreds of other films.
Director: György Pálfi | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Anouk Aimée, Woody Allen, Agustín Almodóvar
Votes: 2,804
13. The Boys of Paul Street (1968)
G | 110 min | Drama
In Budapest, two rival gangs of young boys lay claim to a vacant lot. The hostilities escalate yet never quite boil over into actual violence. The film poignantly portrays the struggles and... See full summary »
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Mari Törőcsik, Sándor Pécsi, László Kozák, Anthony Kemp
Votes: 3,298
14. Love (1971)
88 min | Drama
The wife of a political prisoner tends to her mother-in-law and keeps from the old woman the truth about her son, whom she believes is in New York making a film.
Director: Károly Makk | Stars: Lili Darvas, Mari Törőcsik, Iván Darvas, Erzsi Orsolya
Votes: 2,180
15. The Treasure of Swamp Castle (1985)
76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In the turmoilous 18th century, young poor Hungarian aristocrat Jonas helps Szaffi, a young pretty gypsy Romani girl and the illegitimate daughter of a Turkish pasha, get the treasure that's owed to her by the right of inheritance.
Director: Attila Dargay | Stars: András Kern, Judit Pogány, Hilda Gobbi, György Bárdy
Votes: 2,183
16. Mephisto (1981)
Unrated | 146 min | Drama
In early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. But, Faustian bargains never end well. What is the price of success?
Director: István Szabó | Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildikó Bánsági, Krystyna Janda, Rolf Hoppe
Votes: 11,600
17. Gloomy Sunday (1999)
Not Rated | 112 min | Romance, Drama
Follows three men who are in love with a beautiful waitress during World War II: an intellectual restaurant owner, a mysterious musician, and an erratic businessman.
Director: Rolf Schübel | Stars: Joachim Król, Erika Marozsán, Stefano Dionisi, Ben Becker
Votes: 8,407 | Gross: $0.22M
18. Damnation (1988)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A lonely barfly falls in love with a married bar singer.
Director: Béla Tarr | Stars: Miklós Székely B., Vali Kerekes, Gyula Pauer, György Cserhalmi
Votes: 6,774
19. Moszkva tér (2001)
88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
1989 is an important year in the political history of Hungary. However, Petya and his friends couldn't care less. They are about to graduate high school. The only important things to them ... See full summary »
Director: Ferenc Török | Stars: Gábor Karalyos, Erzsi Pápai, Eszter Balla, Vilmos Csatlós
Votes: 3,819
20. On Body and Soul (2017)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
When slaughterhouse workers Endre and Mária discover they share the same dreams, where they meet in a forest as deer and fall in love, they decide to make their dreams come true, but it's difficult in real life.
Director: Ildikó Enyedi | Stars: Alexandra Borbély, Géza Morcsányi, Réka Tenki, Zoltán Schneider
Votes: 29,900
21. The Turin Horse (2011)
Not Rated | 155 min | Drama
A rural farmer is forced to confront the mortality of his faithful horse.
Directors: Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky | Stars: János Derzsi, Erika Bók, Mihály Kormos, Ricsi
Votes: 19,439 | Gross: $0.05M
22. The Red and the White (1967)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, War
During the Russian Civil War, the Red Army - aided by Hungarian Communists - and the White Army fight for control of the area surrounding the Volga.
Director: Miklós Jancsó | Stars: Krystyna Mikolajewska, Mikhail Kozakov, Tatyana Konyukhova, Viktor Avdyushko
Votes: 3,949
23. Üvegtigris (2001)
100 min | Comedy
This film tells the story of a few uneventful days in the life of six pals. Lali, a great fan of America, owns a sandwich stand on the side of the road, called The Glass Tiger. Gaben ... See full summary »
Directors: Iván Kapitány, Péter Rudolf | Stars: Péter Rudolf, Gábor Reviczky, Imre Csuja, Sándor Gáspár
Votes: 7,291
24. The Round-Up (1966)
90 min | Drama, History, War
In Hungary, the national movement led by Kossuth has been crushed and the Austrian hegemony re-established, but partisans carry on with violent actions. In order to root out the guerilla, ... See full summary »
Director: Miklós Jancsó | Stars: János Görbe, Zoltán Latinovits, Tibor Molnár, Gábor Agárdi
Votes: 3,304
25. Sinbad (1971)
90 min | Drama, Romance
An old man is recollecting all the women he met in his youth. An old woman wants them to commit suicide together but changes her mind. The little town has a doctor whose wife can not forget... See full summary »
Director: Zoltán Huszárik | Stars: Zoltán Latinovits, Éva Ruttkai, Éva Leelössy, Margit Dajka
Votes: 1,735
26. Hyppolit a lakáj (1931)
72 min | Comedy
A butler changes the life of a nouveau-riche entrepreneur's life, while his daughter falls in love with the company's manager instead of a suitor chosen for her.
Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Gyula Csortos, Gyula Kabos, Mici Haraszti, Éva Fenyvessy
Votes: 1,754
27. Egészséges erotika (1986)
94 min | Comedy
An all-woman crate factory's new fireman installs a hidden camera in the women's dressing room for the male management's pleasure, eventually boosting business.
Director: Péter Tímár | Stars: Ádám Rajhona, Róbert Koltai, Judit Németh, Kata Kristóf
Votes: 1,435
28. Sose halunk meg (1993)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Set in '60s socialist Hungary, an introverted and somewhat inhibited teenage boy has a life-changing experience as he spends a few days with his uncle full of zest, a love for earthly pleasures, and a weakness for horse racing and betting.
Director: Róbert Koltai | Stars: Róbert Koltai, Mihály Szabados, Gábor Máté, Tamás Jordán
Votes: 1,997
29. Bet on Revenge (2017)
121 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Ernõ Blaskovich lost everything after the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Kincsem, a magnificent horse gives a purpose of his meaningless, self-destructing life. He gets a chance to gain everything back: revenge, love and fame.
Director: Gábor Herendi | Stars: Ervin Nagy, Andrea Petrik, Tibor Gáspár, József Gyabronka
Votes: 6,265
30. Control (2003)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, the fellow inspectors on his team, all without exception likable characters, a rival ticket inspection team and racing along the tracks - and a tale about love.
Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Sándor Csányi, Eszter Balla, Zoltán Mucsi, Csaba Pindroch
Votes: 27,087 | Gross: $0.24M
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