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1. Serpico (1973)
R | 130 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire
Votes: 134,698 | Gross: $29.80M
2. Z (1969)
M/PG | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Périer
Votes: 31,341 | Gross: $0.08M
3. Zorba the Greek (1964)
Not Rated | 142 min | Comedy, Drama
An uptight English writer travelling to Crete, on a matter of business, finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova
Votes: 24,105
4. State of Siege (1972)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, O.E. Hasse, Jacques Weber
Votes: 6,056 | Gross: $1.13M
5. Iphigenia (1977)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama
To appease offended gods before going to war, a commander must sacrifice his favorite daughter to them but does so under the pretext of marrying her off.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Irene Papas, Kostas Kazakos, Kostas Karras, Tatiana Papamoschou
Votes: 2,140
6. Night Ambush (1957)
Unrated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, Egypt to embarrass the occupiers.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring, David Oxley, Dimitri Andreas
Votes: 1,975
7. Phaedra (1962)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
To build bridges with his estranged son, a Greek shipping magnate enlists the help of his second wife, Phaedra. But, in rain-soaked Paris, their passionate affair threatens to destroy his empire. Will the modern temptress accept her fate?
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Melina Mercouri, Anthony Perkins, Raf Vallone, Elizabeth Ercy
Votes: 1,892
8. The Battle of Sutjeska (1973)
PG | 130 min | War
In 1943, 20,000 Yugoslav partisans led by Tito find themselves encircled by 120,000 well-armed Axis troops in the mountains of Bosnia and must break out of encirclement.
Director: Stipe Delic | Stars: Richard Burton, Ljuba Tadic, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Irene Papas
Votes: 1,837
9. Electra (I) (1962)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Irene Papas, Giannis Fertis, Aleka Katselli, Theano Ioannidou
Votes: 1,813
10. The Trojan Women (1971)
GP | 105 min | Drama
The women of Troy face enslavement after the fall of their city.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas
Votes: 1,698 | Gross: $0.11M
11. The Shadow of the Cat (1961)
Approved | 79 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A house cat sees her mistress murdered by two servants under orders from her husband , and becomes ferociously bent on revenge.
Director: John Gilling | Stars: André Morell, Barbara Shelley, William Lucas, Freda Jackson
Votes: 1,565
12. Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
Approved | 110 min | Crime, Drama
Lisa Macklin, an Italian woman, has a fight with her American husband Robert in a Paris night club. He leaves the next day for a business trip and Lisa says she does not want to see him ... See full summary »
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Gig Young, Yolande Turner
Votes: 1,252
13. The Oscars (2022 TV Special)
TV-14 | 170 min | Biography
The 94th Academy Awards held on March 27th, 2022. Hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, it honors films released in 2021. A scandal surrounding Will Smith slapping Chris Rock occurs.
Directors: Glenn Weiss, Troy Miller | Stars: Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Timothée Chalamet, Jake Gyllenhaal
Votes: 1,148
14. A Neighborhood Named 'The Dream' (1961)
95 min | Drama
The stories of poor people living in a neighborhood in Athens and their difficulties.
Director: Alekos Alexandrakis | Stars: Alekos Alexandrakis, Manos Katrakis, Aliki Georgouli, Spyros Mousouris
Votes: 946
15. The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
109 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually, that the pilots... See full summary »
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Sam Wanamaker, Colin Blakely, Candice Bergen
Votes: 676
16. Deka mikroi Mitsoi (1991–2003)
45 min | Comedy
Through a total of 20 main characters, all of them portrayed by Lakis Lazopoulos, the series attempts to satirize and comment on the wrongs of the society.
Stars: Lakis Lazopoulos, Eleni Gerasimidou, Iro Mane, Pavlos Haikalis
Votes: 670
17. Beware of Greeks... Bearing Guns (2000)
82 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
A woman, obsessed with tracking down the man who she claims killed her husband, targets her eldest grandson as her instrument of revenge.
Director: John Tatoulis | Stars: Lakis Lazopoulos, Zoe Carides, John Bluthal, Claudia Buttazzoni
Votes: 643
18. Defunct (2019)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
A 30-something failed businessman moves into his grandpa's house, the defunct WW2 veteran. His quest to live up to his legacy, will redefine both the family hero and himself.
Director: Zacharias Mavroeidis | Stars: Michalis Sarantis, Thanasis Papageorgiou, Giota Festa, Alexandros Mavropoulos
Votes: 590
19. The Man with the Carnation (1980)
125 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Nikos Belogiannis, member of the Greek Communist Party and officer of ELAS.
Director: Nikos Tzimas | Stars: Alekos Alexandrakis, Angelos Antonopoulos, Kostas Kazakos, Vangelis Kazan
Votes: 576
20. Faces in the Dark (1960)
84 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Businessman and inventor Richard Hammond is determined to develop and market the perfect light-bulb. In a freak lab accident he is blinded and suffers a partial breakdown. His wife, partner... See full summary »
Director: David Eady | Stars: John Gregson, Mai Zetterling, John Ireland, Michael Denison
Votes: 368
21. Letters from Marusia (1975)
110 min | Drama, History
It is 1925 and working conditions in Chile are abysmal. The miners of Marusia go on strike, but the mine owners and the Government use the Chilean Army crush them.
Director: Miguel Littin | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Diana Bracho, Claudio Obregón, Eduardo López Rojas
Votes: 364
22. Hell River (1974)
PG | 102 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Partisans in Yugoslavia clash with the Germans that have invaded their homeland in several confrontations until the climactic battle at Hell River.
Director: Stole Jankovic | Stars: Rod Taylor, Adam West, Brioni Farrell, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic
Votes: 358
23. O Asymvivastos (1979)
94 min | Drama, Music
Pavlos a young man full of dreams is questioning the Status quo and decides to quit medical school and become a street musician. He meets Apostoli Flou and the wandering begins.
Director: Andreas Thomopoulos | Stars: Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Vera Krouska, Eleni Maniati, Stavros Xenidis
Votes: 331
24. The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974 TV Movie)
PG | 120 min | Drama, History
A movie telling the Biblical stories of the last of the Hebrew Patriarchs in the Book of Genesis.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Keith Michell, Tony Lo Bianco, Colleen Dewhurst, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 299
25. Sis (1989)
105 min | Drama
It's brother against brother in a turbulent period in Turkey. Former judge Ali Firat is dragged into the turmoil when his son Murat is killed. Is it his brother with the opposite view that killed him in this political turmoil environment?
Director: Zülfü Livaneli | Stars: Rutkay Aziz, Sevtap Parman, Asli Altan, Kenan Pars
Votes: 246
26. Peri anemon kai ydaton (2000–2003)
Comedy, Romance
Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Despoina Bebedeli, Spiros Papadopoulos, Gogo Brebou
Votes: 242
27. The Barefoot Battalion (1953)
Approved | 89 min | Drama, War
A young survivor of World War II and former member of the reputed "Barefoot Battalion", a close-knit pack of disciplined orphaned boys, recounts to a homeless street urchin the story of 160 orphans who aided the Resistance.
Director: Gregg G. Tallas | Stars: Maria Kosti, Nikos Fermas, Vasileios Fragedakis, Antonis Voulgaris
Votes: 235
28. Spise med Price (2008– )
44 min | Documentary
The artistically streaked brothers James and Adam Price learned early on to LOVE food and both are right at home in the kitchen. In this series they alternate between working together and ... See full summary »
Stars: James Price, Adam Price, Anders Johansen, Stan Jens
Votes: 200
29. Honeymoon (1959)
109 min | Drama, Music
Australian famer Kit Kelly and his new bride Anna are driving through Europe when they help a stranded motorist. They discover he is Antonio, a famous dancer. Upon learning that Anna was a ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Anthony Steel, Ludmilla Tchérina, Antonio El Bailarín, Léonide Massine
Votes: 196
30. The Flight of the Swan (2010)
94 min | Drama
Alexis is an explosive personality, passionate about life, humanity, nature, love and beauty.
Director: Nikos Tzimas | Stars: James D'Arcy, Alicia Witt, Colm Meaney, Linda Gray
Votes: 184
31. Thanasis in the Land of Slapping (1976)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a simple man trying to survive through the dictatorships.
Directors: Panos Glykofrydis, Dinos Katsouridis | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Antonis Papadopoulos, Ilias Logothetis, Aina Maouer
Votes: 184
32. The Rehearsal (1974)
92 min | Drama
A recreation of how the Greek military junta that started in 1967 tragically affected university students.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Melina Mercouri, Mikis Theodorakis, Rénos Mandis, Stathis Giallelis
Votes: 180
33. Unser Sandmännchen (1959– )
10 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The Sandman's everyday life, travels and fantastic adventures. The character often showcased socialist technological achievements, such as the use of awe-inspiring vehicles like futuristic cars and flying devices.
Stars: Sergey Obraztsov, Paul Robeson, Josef Skupa, German Titov
Votes: 178
34. Tenussian Vacuvasco (2000)
85 min | Drama
Director: Daryush Shokof | Stars: Candice Farzan, Taies Farzan, Farkhondeh Maal, Hasan Ali Mete
Votes: 165
35. Nausicaa (1971 TV Movie)
94 min | Drama
A girl, whose father is from Greece, studies ancient art in France. The film was made for television but never broadcast for political reasons related to its portrayal of Greeks. A work ... See full summary »
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: France Dougnac, Myriam Boyer, Stavros Tornes, Catherine de Seynes
Votes: 156
36. To bloko (1965)
74 min | Drama, War
A night of 1944 the Germans capture a black marketeer in Kokkinia and pushing him to inform against the Resistance, otherwise will execute him.
Director: Adonis Kyrou | Stars: Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Alexandra Ladikou, Giannis Fertis, Kostas Kazakos
Votes: 154
37. Mariza (2008)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When the old fisherman tries to convince his donkey to climb the steep winding road of their Greek island, he finds Mariza to be one suborn ass. But the old man knows that no one can resist Zorba's dance.
Director: Constantine Krystallis
Votes: 128
38. Stin ygeia mas (2005–2021)
Music, Talk-Show
Stin ygeia mas is a greek entertainment program that takes its form in music, dance and talking every saturday night. Host Spyros Papadopoulos invites songwriters, composers, and artists to... See full summary »
Stars: Spiros Papadopoulos, Tamilla Koulieva, Marilena Radou, Karmen Rouggeri
Votes: 119
39. The Songs of Fire (1975)
110 min | Documentary, Music
This documentary presents the reaction of the Greek people after the Colonel's Junta, and the celebrations that followed the fall of the dictatorial regime.
Director: Nikos Koundouros | Stars: Lakis Halkias, Giorgos Dalaras, Mariza Koch, Maria Farantouri
Votes: 118
40. A Song For Argyris (2006)
105 min | Documentary
In 1944, four-year-old Argyris Sfountouris survived a Nazi massacre of over 200 people, including his parents, in the small Greek farming village of Distomo. As a war orphan, he was sent to... See full summary »
Director: Stefan Haupt | Stars: Argyris Sfountouris, Chryssoula Tzatha Sfountouri, Astero Liaskou Sfountouri, Kondylia Sfountouri
Votes: 111
41.
Capitali culturali d'Europa (1983– )
Episode:
Athina, epistrofi stin Akropoli
(1983)
43 min | Documentary
A poetic visit to the city of Athens, based on paintings, poems and philosophical texts.
Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos | Stars: Kostas Meleounis, Giorgos Alexiou, Petros Fyssoun, Kostas Arzoglou
Votes: 101
42. Le dernier seigneur des Balkans (2005– )
90 min | History
A half century of history in the Balkans is dramatized in this 4 part miniseries of 360 minutes total duration. Episode 1 takes us from the 1890s to 1914. In 1892, the Ottoman Empire is ... See full summary »
Stars: Arnaud Binard, Tasos Nousias, Mélisandre Meertens, Bogumil Atanasov
Votes: 98
43. Les Amants de Teruel (1962)
90 min | Musical
In a troupe of poor traveling comedians who perform in the public square, Isa dances the role of Isabelle in the legend of "Lovers of Teruel".
Director: Raymond Rouleau | Stars: Ludmilla Tchérina, Milko Sparemblek, Milenko Banovitch, Stevan Grebel
Votes: 81
44. Beat-Club (1965–1981)
30 min | Music
Rock''s legendary performers graced the stage of this famed television show. Performing on television with no time limitations, these artists were able to pull out all the stops on, what today are, some of their most recognizable songs.
Stars: Uschi Nerke, Dave Lee Travis, Gitta Weidhaas, Karin Weidhaas
Votes: 79
45. Gintberg på kanten (2011– )
30 min | Documentary, Comedy
Stars: Jan Gintberg, Niels Jensen, Thomas Olsen, Karl Nielsen
Votes: 78
46. Von Griechenland (1966)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Shot two years before the military junta began to rule the country, Von Griechenland reflects upon the instability, which has characterized Greek government in the 20th century, culminating... See full summary »
Director: Peter Nestler | Star: Peter Nestler
Votes: 75
47. Falak (1968)
95 min | Drama
An engineer gets all the blame for reporting a mistake because his bosses are worried about the possible consequences.
Director: András Kovács | Stars: Miklós Gábor, Zoltán Latinovits, Philippe March, László Mensáros
Votes: 72
48. O 7os ilios tou erota (2001)
124 min | Drama, Romance
The historical facts in Asia Minor, in the years 1920-1922, are told through the life story of a young Greek woman.
Director: Vangelis Serdaris | Stars: Katerina Papadaki, Thodoris Skourtas, Hrysanthos Pavlou, Maria Kavoukidou
Votes: 72
49. To theatro tis Defteras (1970–2004)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Spyros Konstadopoulos, Nikitas Tsakiroglou, Trifon Karatzas, Iakovos Psarras
Votes: 69
50. Drosoulites (2001–2002)
Romance
Manolis is a fisherman living in Crete. After his break-up with his girlfriend, he decides to go to Mykonos and work there, in order to forget what happened and make more money to help his ... See full summary »
Stars: Petros Filippidis, Renia Louizidou, Eleni Kastani, Kostas Triantafyllopoulos
Votes: 69