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1. Love Between the Raindrops (1980)
126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Karel Bursík (Lukás Vaculík), as a child called Kajda, recalls his childhood spent in Prague - Zizkov. His father (Vladimír Mensík), a shoe-maker, moved there his wife and three children ... See full summary »
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Eduard Cupák, Vladimír Mensík, Lukás Vaculík, Michal Dlouhý
Votes: 254
2. The End of Agent W4C (1967)
87 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
The invincible agent Cyril Juan Borguette alias W4C (Jan Kacer) has been assigned a mission to go to a hotel in Prague, get hold of a saltcellar with a plan for the military exploitation of... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Jan Kacer, Kveta Fialová, Jirí Sovák, Jan Libícek
Votes: 365
3. Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Family
Life changes dramatically for a Czech housemaid when the family coachman gives her three magical hazelnuts.
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Pavel Trávnícek, Carola Braunbock, Rolf Hoppe
Votes: 11,641
4. Uncle Cyril (1989)
107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A surreal look at madness in a brooding Czech countryside mansion.
Director: Jirí Svoboda | Stars: Petr Brukner, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Václav Burkert, Petr Cepek
Votes: 183
5. Transport z ráje (1963)
93 min | Drama, War
Theresienstadt camp where Germans held prominent Jews during the World War II. The film shows last days of the camp under the Germans.
Director: Zbynek Brynych | Stars: Zdenek Stepánek, Ilja Prachar, Jirí Vrstála, Cestmír Randa
Votes: 233
6. The Devil's Trap (1962)
85 min | Drama
A priest travels to investigate a miller suspected to be working with the devil.
Director: Frantisek Vlácil | Stars: Vítezslav Vejrazka, Miroslav Machácek, Cestmír Randa, Vít Olmer
Votes: 747
7. Romeo, Julie a tma (1960)
92 min | Drama, Romance, War
During World War II, a young student from Prague hides a Jewish girl inside his house. But not all of his neighbors are willing to take the risk.
Director: Jirí Weiss | Stars: Ivan Mistrík, Daniela Smutná, Jirina Sejbalová, Frantisek Smolík
Votes: 468
8. The Shadow of the Ferns (1985)
90 min | Crime, Drama
After a murder of a gamekeeper who catches them red-handed having just downed a deer, two teenage boys, conceited Ruda (Marek Probosz) and shy Václav (Zbigniew Suszynski) go on the run through the woods.
Director: Frantisek Vlácil | Stars: Marek Probosz, Zbigniew Suszynski, Miroslav Machácek, Frantisek Peterka
Votes: 156
9. The Emperor and the Golem (1952)
110 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Emperors baker and Bakers emperor - it refers to the fact that in movie just a regular young baker gets switched with real old Emperor which leaves everyone thinking that emperor did get younger by drinking the potion of youth.
Director: Martin Fric | Stars: Jan Werich, Marie Vásová, Natasa Gollová, Bohus Záhorský
Votes: 1,467
10. Lemonade Joe (1964)
84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Straight shooting Lemonade Joe cleans up Stetson City, in this musical parody of early Westerns, after shooting the pants off villain Old Pistol. Joe's endorsement of Kolaloka lemonade as ... See full summary »
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Karel Fiala, Rudolf Deyl, Milos Kopecký, Kveta Fialová
Votes: 3,054
11. Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet (1978)
102 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
When the famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved in strange case of a missing dog and even stranger carnivorous plant. He becomes convinced that he is standing ... See full summary »
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Michal Docolomanský, Rudolf Hrusínský, Milos Kopecký, Václav Lohniský
Votes: 1,992
12. Beauty and the Beast (1978)
91 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
In this gothic rendition of the classic fairy tale, a merchant's youngest daughter is held prisoner by a mysterious winged beast.
Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Zdena Studenková, Vlastimil Harapes, Václav Voska, Jana Brejchová
Votes: 1,815
13. Vyssí princip (1960)
104 min | Drama, War
The story of High school in Czechia (then Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia) during occupation by Nazi Germany, where three students are arrested by Gestapo.
Director: Jirí Krejcík | Stars: Frantisek Smolík, Jana Brejchová, Ivan Mistrík, Alexander Postler
Votes: 665
14. Konec starych casu (1989)
97 min | Comedy
Czechia, 1918. The newly formed National Assembly has made Stoklasa the administrator of the Kratochvile Castle. Although with no aristocratic background, he is a man of fortune and is ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Menzel | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Marián Labuda, Jaromír Hanzlík, Rudolf Hrusínský
Votes: 447
15. Zlocin v dívcí skole (1966)
107 min | Comedy, Crime
Three short story omnibus. The main hero and connecting link is Lieutenant Boruvka, created by Lubomír Lipsky. He deals with the murder case between climbers, the death of the dancer in the... See full summary »
Directors: Jirí Menzel, Ivo Novák, Ladislav Rychman | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Jan Preucil, Petr Kostka, Jana Gýrová
Votes: 106
16. Bájecní muzi s klikou (1979)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Returning home to Prague, the magician Pasparte (Rudolf Hrusínský), an owner of a circus caravan, meets his dying colleague who entrusts his beautiful daughter Aloisie (Hana Buresová) to ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Menzel | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlasta Fabiánová, Blazena Holisová, Vladimír Mensík
Votes: 299
17. Já, spravedlnost (1968)
88 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
At the year 1946, the time of the Nuremberg Process. One of the main actors of the Second World War, who reportedly committed suicide, Adolf Hitler is, however, missing. The Czech doctor ... See full summary »
Director: Zbynek Brynych | Stars: Karel Höger, Angelica Domröse, Jirí Vrstála, Fritz Diez
Votes: 71
18. ...and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear (1965)
TV-MA | 100 min | Drama, War
A Jewish doctor in Nazi-occupied Prague risks his life by assisting a gravely injured member of the resistance.
Director: Zbynek Brynych | Stars: Miroslav Machácek, Olga Scheinpflugová, Zdenka Procházková, Jirí Adamíra
Votes: 645
19. Slunce, seno, erotika (1991)
103 min | Comedy
A mixed group of Czech tourists takes a fun-filled coach tour of sunny Italy.
Director: Zdenek Troska | Stars: Jaroslava Kretschmerová, Petra Pysová, Oldrich Kaiser, Martin Dejdar
Votes: 1,061
20. Slunce, seno, jahody (1984)
83 min | Comedy
The life of a small Czech village is suddenly in turmoil when a college student, Simon, arrives, who is introducing revolutionary innovations in dairy farming.
Director: Zdenek Troska | Stars: Pavel Kikincuk, Bronek Cerny, Veronika Kánská, Petra Pysová
Votes: 1,570
21. Král Sumavy (1959)
90 min | Crime, Drama
A communist film about Czechoslovak border guards in the late 1940s and their struggle against smugglers and refugees.
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Radovan Lukavský, Jirí Vala, Jirina Svorcová, Stanislav Remunda
Votes: 202
22. Pouta (1961)
92 min | Drama
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Radovan Lukavský, Blanka Bohdanová, Jirina Svorcová, Zdenek Stepánek
Votes: 12
23. The Stress of Youth (1962)
90 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Adults who have long ago lost their link to nature fail to understand the feelings a growing 12-year-old country girl has for a beautiful black stallion.
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Jorga Kotrbová, Rudolf Prucha, Milan Jedlicka, Zora Jiráková
Votes: 76
24. Závrat (1963)
81 min | Drama
Geologists looking for tin stay at a country hotel.The manager's daughter experiences her first love.
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Eva Solcová, Petr Skála, Oldrich Velen, Jaroslav Radimecky
Votes: 72
25. The High Wall (1964)
71 min | Drama, Romance
After school, thirteen-year old Jitka likes to wander alone through Prague. The brisk girl also likes to sneak around the backyards surrounding the block of flats where she lives. One day, ... See full summary »
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Radka Dulíková, Vít Olmer, Helena Kruzíková, Václav Lohniský
Votes: 95
26. Jumping Over Puddles (1971)
91 min | Drama, Family
A boy keeps his spiritedness and optimism in spite of polio.
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Vladimír Dlouhý, Zdena Hadrbolcová, Karel Hlusicka, Vladimír Smeral
Votes: 254
27. The Golden Eels (1979 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama
A little boy, nicknamed Prdelka, traveled with his father from Prague to the country during the Second World War. There, the boy became friends with a local fisherman and learned to catch ... See full summary »
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Vladimír Mensík, Miroslava Hozová, Rudolf Hrusínský, Martin Mikulas
Votes: 232
28. 322 (1969)
95 min | Drama
A psychological drama of the illness of an individual and the illness of the society.
Director: Dusan Hanák | Stars: Václav Lohniský, Lucyna Winnicka, Josef Abrhám, Miroslav Machácek
Votes: 242
29. Jak svet prichází o básníky (1982)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Dusan Klein | Stars: Pavel Kríz, David Matásek, Miroslava Safránková, Frantisek Filipovský
Votes: 486
30. Jak básníci pricházejí o iluze (1985)
98 min | Comedy
Director: Dusan Klein | Stars: Pavel Kríz, David Matásek, Míla Myslíková, Josef Somr
Votes: 557
31. Konec básníku v Cechách (1993)
115 min | Comedy, Romance
The fourth part of Dusan Klein's comedy cycle, following its hero Stepán Safránek (Pavel Kríz) from his senior year in high school through medical school and his first year of medical ... See full summary »
Director: Dusan Klein | Stars: Pavel Kríz, David Matásek, Tereza Brodská, Míla Myslíková
Votes: 304
32. Jak básníkum chutná zivot (1988)
102 min | Comedy
Director: Dusan Klein | Stars: Pavel Kríz, David Matásek, Eva Vejmelková, Jana Hlavácová
Votes: 443
33. I Love, You Love (1989)
95 min | Drama, Romance
Pista, a lonely bachelor, working in a Post office, takes to drinking to get over his small stature and unsightly appearance. He is hopelessly in love with his colleague Viera, who in turn ... See full summary »
Director: Dusan Hanák | Stars: Roman Klosowski, Iva Janzurová, Milan Jelic, Milada Jezková
Votes: 167
34. Ruzové sny (1977)
81 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jakub, a dreamer and budding magician, juggles between parcels and services rendered to the villagers. His eyes cross that of the beautiful gypsy Jolanka. Together, they will try to live a ... See full summary »
Director: Dusan Hanák | Stars: Juraj Nvota, Iva Bittová, Josef Hlinomaz, Marie Motlová
Votes: 297
35. Pearls of the Deep (1965)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
Set against the backdrop of a repressed Czechoslovakia, five non-related vignettes are presented, each showcasing the need and want for human connection. In "Mr. Baltazar's Death", a middle... See full summary »
Directors: Vera Chytilová, Jaromil Jires, Jirí Menzel, Jan Nemec, Evald Schorm | Stars: Pavla Marsálková, Ferdinand Kruta, Emil Iserle, Alois Vachek
Votes: 798
36. Dragon's Return (1968)
85 min | Drama
This is a ballad about love, hate, and a search for a way out of loneliness. It is a dramatic story about the strange potter, Martin Lepis, nicknamed Dragon, who is suspected by the ... See full summary »
Director: Eduard Grecner | Stars: Radovan Lukavský, Gustáv Valach, Emília Vásáryová, Viliam Polónyi
Votes: 435
37. Distant Journey (1949)
78 min | Drama, Thriller, War
The terrible effect of the Nazis upon a single Jewish family provides the basis for this drama. The family cannot handle the strain and gradually breaks up. Interspliced within the film are... See full summary »
Director: Alfréd Radok | Stars: Blanka Waleská, Otomar Krejca, Viktor Ocásek, Zdenka Baldová
Votes: 412
38. Adelheid (1969)
99 min | Drama
In the aftermath of World War II, a former Czech soldier takes charge of a manor formerly owned by a German family. He falls in love with the daughter, who is now a maid, and is forced to ... See full summary »
Director: Frantisek Vlácil | Stars: Petr Cepek, Emma Cerná, Jan Vostrcil, Jana Krupicková
Votes: 939
39. Witchhammer (1970)
107 min | Drama, History, Horror
In the 1600s, an overzealous clergy hauls innocent women in front of tribunals, forces them to confess to imaginary witchery, and engages in brutal torture and persecution of their subjects.
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Vladimír Smeral, Elo Romancik, Josef Kemr, Sona Valentová
Votes: 2,834
40. Erotikon (1929)
85 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman is seduced and abandoned by a man who was invited to stay at his home by her father in a stormy night. Noticing that she is pregnant, the girl decides to leave home and start a new life.
Director: Gustav Machatý | Stars: Karel Schleichert, Ita Rina, Olaf Fjord, Theodor Pistek
Votes: 643
41. The Sky Riders (1968)
91 min | Drama, War
The white gravestones at the military cemetery in English Brookwood display many Czech names. These were members of the British army of Czech origin who fought here and died for their ... See full summary »
Director: Jindrich Polák | Stars: Jirí Bednár, Jirí Hrzán, Svatopluk Matyás, Elsie Randolph
Votes: 310
42. Oil Lamps (1971)
PG | 101 min | Drama
In 1900, Stepha, the vivacious 30 year old daughter of a wealthy couple, agrees to marry her cousin Paul, who has accumulated large debts as an Austrian army officer. Paul refuses to work ... See full summary »
Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Iva Janzurová, Petr Cepek, Marie Rosulková, Ota Sklencka
Votes: 398
43. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
76 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
The first puppet kinescope in the world. It is based on the famous poetic comedy by William Shakespeare. Three worlds meet in this story: the noble world of three Athens couples, a common ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Trnka | Stars: Joss Ackland, Ann Bell, Richard Burton, Tom Criddle
Votes: 466
44. The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night (1990)
103 min | Drama, Mystery
A bus arrives to the village, carrying a group of traveling actors who begin to perform passion plays from the Bible. Editor Alena (Kveta Fialová), lover of one of the actors, Baritone (... See full summary »
Director: Evald Schorm | Stars: Jan Libícek, Václav Babka, Josef Bek, Karel Belohradský
Votes: 121
45. The Deserter and the Nomads (1968)
103 min | Drama, War
Three war stories ranging from World War I to a post-apocalyptic nuclear holocaust treat death and the fragility of the humankind through different approaches.
Director: Juraj Jakubisko | Stars: Mikulás Ladizinský, Jana Stehnová, Augustín Kubán, Helena Gorovova
Votes: 287
46. Vojtech, receny sirotek (1990)
80 min | Drama
Director: Zdenek Tyc | Stars: Petr Forman, Barbora Lukesová, Jana Riháková, Vlastimil Zavrel
Votes: 41
47. Prazská petka (1989)
97 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Director: Tomás Vorel | Stars: Simon Caban, Jan Censký, Martin Dejdar, Bára Dlouhá
Votes: 157
48. The Smoke (1991)
89 min | Comedy, Musical
This movie tells a story of the dark side of communism, corruption in everyday life through the eyes of an ordinary man working as a new engineer in a factory.
Director: Tomás Vorel | Stars: Jan Slovák, Lucie Zednícková, Simon Caban, Petr Ctvrtnícek
Votes: 636
49. Zabitá nedele (1990)
78 min | Drama
It's Sunday morning. The church bells call people to the Mass, but the army officer Arnost is still sleeping in his austere and shabby room in the barracks. He wakes slowly, and attunes ... See full summary »
Director: Drahomíra Vihanová | Stars: Ivan Palúch, Míla Myslíková, Otakar Zebrák, Petr Skarke
Votes: 138
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