Hungarian movies I've seen
by Jack_Macreedy | created - 31 Jul 2018 | updated - 20 hours ago | PublicA list of Hungarian movies I've rated. Includes shorts.
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1. 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: 10,784
My rating: 9
2. 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: 27,088 | Gross: $0.24M
My rating: 8
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: 2,725
My rating: 9
4. A Pogány Madonna (1981)
98 min | Comedy, Crime
During a heist to steal a golden statue from a museum, one of the robbers is injured and captured. A detective interrogates the thief to identify the gang and recover the statue.
Directors: Gyula Mészáros, István Bujtor | Stars: István Bujtor, András Kern, László Bánhidi, Mária Goór Nagy
Votes: 1,723
My rating: 7
5. Csak semmi pánik... (1982)
87 min | Comedy, Crime
The 2nd part of the popular crime-comedies starring Csöpi Ötvös, who investigates about a hidden treasure this time.
Directors: István Bujtor, Sándor Szönyi G. | Stars: István Bujtor, András Kern, László Bánhidi, Gyula Bodrogi
Votes: 840
My rating: 7
6. Az elvarázsolt dollár (1986)
90 min | Comedy, Crime
The brilliant but renegade detective, Csöpi Ötvös is currently on suspension, so Dr. Kardos has the opportunity to expose the counterfeit gang.
Director: István Bujtor | Stars: István Bujtor, András Kern, István Avar, Zoltán Basilides
Votes: 815
My rating: 6
7. Dögkeselyü (1982)
115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two old women who happen to be pickpockets stole money from Simon, the taxi driver. The police are unable to find the thieves, so Simon decides to find them himself.
Director: Ferenc András | Stars: György Cserhalmi, Hédi Temessy, Zita Perczel, Maria Gladkowska
Votes: 1,365
My rating: 8
8. 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
My rating: 8
9. Macskafogó 2 - A sátán macskája (2007)
90 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
20 years after the events of the Cat Catcher, there is only one cat tribe left in Central Africa, who, after learning of what happened at the end of the first part, summon Moloch to help liberate the tamed cats and regain power over Earth.
Director: Béla Ternovszky | Stars: László Sinkó, Péter Rudolf, Miklós Benedek, Péter Haumann
Votes: 2,244
My rating: 5
10. Meseautó (1934)
99 min | Comedy, Romance
A light hearted comedy, from the thirties. One of the most successful ones in Hungary. The ever enchanting story of a beautiful girl falling in love with a rich man.
Director: Béla Gaál | Stars: Zita Perczel, Ella Gombaszögi, Klári Tolnay, Jenö Törzs
Votes: 724
My rating: 9
11. Strangled (2016)
121 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
True story of a serial killer in 1950-60s Hungary.
Director: Árpád Sopsits | Stars: Károly Hajduk, Gábor Jászberényi, Zsolt Anger, Péter Bárnai
Votes: 6,499
My rating: 7
12. Gyula vitéz télen-nyáron (1970)
76 min | Comedy
An average worker is chosen by a director to star in a new television adventure series, set in medieval Hungary. The series soon becomes very popular.
Director: István Bácskai Lauró | Stars: Gábor Koncz, Ferenc Kállai, Lajos Öze, Éva Almási
Votes: 279
My rating: 9
13. The Lion Is Ready to Jump (1969)
91 min | Comedy, Crime
While trying to find a cancer cure during WWII, an SS doctor discovered a terrible poison. 20 years after the war, the old Nazi gets out of prison, and the hunt for him and his discovery begins.
Director: György Révész | Stars: Andor Ajtay, Irén Psota, István Bujtor, Ilona Medveczky
Votes: 191
My rating: 6
14. Talpuk alatt fütyül a szél (1976)
90 min | Drama, Western
Gyurka Farkos Csapó escapes from prison and returns to the steppe to find those who betrayed him.
Director: György Szomjas | Stars: Ferenc Bessenyei, Djoko Rosic, István Bujtor, György Cserhalmi
Votes: 377
My rating: 5
15. Egy bolond százat csinál (1942)
80 min | Comedy
Director: Emil Martonffi | Stars: Mária Egry, Valéria Hidvéghy, Gábor Rajnay, Tibor Halmay
Votes: 341
My rating: 5
16. Cop Mortem (2016)
111 min | Action, Crime
The movie presents the story of police officers in Budapest, investigating a series of ritual murders. The cops, deadly exhausted by the inspection, are both hunters and game - as all the ... See full summary »
Director: József Kovalik Sr. | Stars: Zsolt Anger, Iván Kamarás, Oszkár Gáti, Zolee Ganxsta
Votes: 245
My rating: 4
17. Willy the Sparrow (1989)
Not Rated | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When young Vili starts shooting at birds, a fairy decides to teach him a lesson and turns him into a sparrow.
Director: József Gémes | Stars: Levente Igaz, Klári Tolnay, József Székhelyi, Eszter Kárász
Votes: 1,294
My rating: 7
18. uristen@menny.hu (2000)
22 min | Comedy, Short
God accidentally drops the key to the gates of Heaven to Earth, and is forced to make a terrestrial excursion to retrieve it.
Directors: Zoltán Kálmánczhelyi, Angéla Stefanovics, Zsolt Végh | Stars: Zsolt Végh, Tamás Kalmár, Gábor Dióssi, Péter Lecsö
Votes: 997
My rating: 8
19. 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: 7,779
My rating: 9
My rating: 6
21. Sisyphus (1974)
3 min | Animation, Short
The film is an artistically spare depiction of the Greek myth of Sysiphus, sentenced to eternally roll a stone up a mountain. The story is presented in a single, unbroken shot, consisting ... See full summary »
Director: Marcell Jankovics
Votes: 1,041
My rating: 6
22. Uhuha, the Little Owl (1969)
7 min | Animation, Short
Directors: Gyula Macskássy, György Várnai
Votes: 22
My rating: 5
23. Küzdök (1977)
2 min | Animation, Short
A short animation about a sculptor and his sculpture.
Director: Marcell Jankovics
Votes: 315
My rating: 6
24. Ember a vízben (1971 TV Movie)
79 min | Drama
Director: Sándor Szönyi G. | Stars: László Bánhidi, Ibolya Baranyai, József Máriáss, Gábor Koncz
My rating: 8
25. Gyöngyvirágtól lombhullásig (1953)
60 min | Documentary
Director: István Homoki Nagy | Star: Imre Sinkovits
Votes: 132
My rating: 8
26. Titkok éjszakája (1966 TV Movie)
65 min | Comedy
Director: István Deák | Stars: Manyi Kiss, Imre Sinkovits, István Velenczei, Imre Ráday
Votes: 8
My rating: 7
27. 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
My rating: 6
28. A pénzcsináló (1964)
88 min | Comedy
Director: Frigyes Bán | Stars: Sándor Pécsi, Itala Békés, Hilda Gobbi, István Egri
Votes: 55
My rating: 8
29. Merry-Go-Round (1956)
95 min | Romance, Drama
In a rural scenery in the throes of difficult changes lives a humble but promising young farmer girl called Mari Pataki. Her father forbids her from seeing the man she loves. The father, ... See full summary »
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Mari Törőcsik, Imre Soós, Ádám Szirtes, Béla Barsi
Votes: 1,701
My rating: 7
30. 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
My rating: 8
31. Hannibál tanár úr (1956)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
When a Latin teacher publishes an essay on the Carthaginian General Hannibal, he is quickly hailed as a celebrity genius, but in reality has become an unwitting pawn of far-right politicians.
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Ernö Szabó, Noémi Apor, Emmi Buttykay, Hilda Gobbi
Votes: 853
My rating: 7
32. Édes Anna (1958)
84 min | Drama
Young maid Anna starts to work for the noble Vizy family. Mrs Vizy is proud of the hardworking servant but doesn't treat her well. Her nephew seduces Anna with sweet words, but leaves her ... See full summary »
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Mari Törőcsik, Mária Mezei, Károly Kovács, Zsigmond Fülöp
Votes: 798
My rating: 7
33. Loop (2016)
95 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A drug dealer and his girlfriend betray their boss on their last mission, and the lead gets stuck in a timeloop.
Director: Isti Madarász | Stars: Dénes Száraz, Dorina Martinovics, Zsolt Anger, Géza D. Hegedüs
Votes: 2,593
My rating: 8
34. A hamis Izabella (1968)
83 min | Crime
When the dead body of an old lady is discovered in her home, the chase begins to find her murderer and a rare stamp, she was about to sell.
Director: István Bácskai Lauró | Stars: Éva Ruttkai, Sándor Pécsi, Kati Kovács, István Iglódi
Votes: 133
My rating: 7
35. Mit csinált Felséged 3-tól 5-ig? (1964)
82 min | Comedy
King Matthias gets tired of the usual domestic tiffs, so he leaves the capital and travels through the country in disguise. His jealous wife also puts on a disguise and follows her husband to find out what he is doing.
Director: Károly Makk | Stars: Irén Psota, Iván Darvas, Éva Pap, Ildikó Pécsi
Votes: 98
My rating: 7
36. A fekete múmia átka (2015 TV Movie)
62 min | Comedy
Novelists gathered at a literary cafe exchange ideas, come up with stories, and dream of greatness. The film was inspired by the works of Jenö Rejtö.
Director: Isti Madarász | Stars: Zoltán Schmied, Csilla Radnay, Péter Haumann, Gusztáv Molnár
Votes: 398
My rating: 9
37. Tetemre hívás (2014)
10 min | Short, Drama
Director: Isti Madarász | Stars: Zoltán Nagy, Imre Csuja, Balázs Benõ Fehér, Franciska Töröcsik
Votes: 29
My rating: 6
38. Volt egyszer egy téka (2018)
90 min | Documentary
A tearful but happy commemoration about the golden age of videotheques and the VHS format. The basis of the story is the closing of the Corvin theque after 22 years.
Director: Csizmazia Gábor | Stars: Zoltán Balog, Attila Gigor, Csizmazia Gábor, András Hajós
Votes: 294
My rating: 9
39. 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
My rating: 8
40. Elégia (1966)
19 min | Short, Drama
From time immemorial, man has enjoyed the horse in all manners, as an art object, a speed racer, a cart-puller, and in circus acts. Cars are taking the horses' place in transportation, and ... See full summary »
Director: Zoltán Huszárik
Votes: 531
My rating: 5
My rating: 7
My rating: 4
43. Falfúró (1986)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Budapest, in the 1980's. Géza and his family living in the block flat microdistrict. One morning Géza meets a young lady in the elevator. This moment change his life. On the same day he ... See full summary »
Director: György Szomjas | Stars: János Bán, Renáta Szatler, Éva Tóth, Ági Szirtes
Votes: 355
My rating: 8
44. Half Rate Honeymoon (1936)
85 min | Comedy
Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Pál Jávor, Gyula Kabos, Mici Erdélyi, György Dénes
Votes: 92
My rating: 7
45. Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
140 min | Drama, Sport, War
On Hitler's birthday, the Germans decide to organize a soccer match between prisoners of war and Germans.
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Imre Sinkovits, Dezsö Garas, László Márkus, Tibor Molnár
Votes: 1,476
My rating: 8
46. 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
My rating: 10
47. Fel a fejjel (1954)
107 min | Comedy
Director: Márton Keleti | Stars: Kálmán Latabár, Violetta Ferrari, Gyula Benkö, András Ambrus
Votes: 95
My rating: 7
48. Emberek a havason (1942)
88 min | Drama
A woodcutter moves his wife and son onto a mountain for an attempt at a better life but tragedy soon sets in.
Director: István Szöts | Stars: Alice Szellay, János Görbe, Péterke Ferency, József Bihari
Votes: 798
My rating: 8
My rating: 4
50. Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
261 min | Drama
Narcissus and Psyche is based on a novel by Sandor Weores. Borrowing the character of Psyche from mythology and placing her in Europe in the 19th century, the authors give her a "modern" ... See full summary »
Director: Gábor Bódy | Stars: Patricia Adriani, Udo Kier, György Cserhalmi, Agnes Horvath
Votes: 391
My rating: 8
51. A kék bálvány (1931)
90 min | Comedy
Baron Lóránt, now bankrupt for reasons for which he cannot be blamed, starts a new life in America, accompanied by Péter, his faithful valet. They both work as waiters in a bar. One day he refuses to serve his uncle and is given the sack.
Director: Lajos Lázár | Stars: Pál Jávor, Oscar Beregi Sr., Nelli Radó, Gyula Gózon
Votes: 54
My rating: 4
52. Ördöglovas (1944)
82 min | Adventure, History
Director: Dezsõ Ákos Hamza | Stars: Alice Fényes, Manyi Kiss, Mária Sulyok, Gyula Benkö
Votes: 42
My rating: 6
53. Égigérö fü (1979)
80 min | Comedy
Mr Poldi, a city worker, who works in public parks, is preparing for retirement. During his 52 years of employment the green grass and the flowers became a very important part of his life. ... See full summary »
Director: György Palásthy | Stars: György Hintsch, Mónika Ullmann, János Rajz, Márta Fónay
Votes: 508
My rating: 8
54. Ha én felnött volnék (1966)
5 min | Animation, Short
Director: Péter Szoboszlay | Star: László Sztanó
My rating: 6
55. Lovagias ügy (1937)
78 min | Comedy, Romance
Gyula Kabes and Imre Raday are working at the same factory when Kabes' resignation is allegedly brought about by Raday. The latter goes to the Kabes' home to offer apologies and sees,and ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Zita Perczel, Imre Ráday, Gyula Kabos, Ella Gombaszögi
Votes: 188
My rating: 7
56. A csúnya lány (1935)
84 min | Comedy
Dr Halmi has very strict principles towards women. He only employs ugly women in his office. So what can a poor unemployed secretary do? With the help of a wig and a pair of glasses, ... See full summary »
Directors: Béla Gaál, Henry Koster | Stars: Pál Jávor, Ella Gombaszögi, Gyula Kabos, Márton Rátkai
Votes: 85
My rating: 6
57. Café Moszkva (1936)
84 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 1915, after the breakthrough in Gorlice, the Russians emptied the city of Kolomea in East Galicia and moved to the hands of Austrian-Hungarian troops. In the city, however, the town ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Anna Tõkés, Gyula Csortos, Ferenc Kiss, Lajos Vértes
Votes: 55
My rating: 6
58. Öt óra 40 (1939)
85 min | Crime, Drama
Supposedly the first Hungarian crime thriller film: A woman wants to divorce her adventurer husband (who is suspected of strangling an opera diva) and marry a jurist whom she loved as a girl.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Mária Tasnádi Fekete, Margit Makay, Ferenc Kiss, Tivadar Uray
Votes: 79
My rating: 7
59. The Brute (1961)
96 min | Drama
The setting is the countryside, where an independent, landowning farmer busies himself in his free time by bedding down the women on his farm and then tossing them aside. One such ... See full summary »
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Ferenc Bessenyei, Tibor Bitskey, Mária Medgyesi, Béla Barsi
Votes: 206
My rating: 7
60. Twenty Hours (1965)
110 min | Drama
A young journalist resolves to find out the reasons for a murder of an agricultural farm employee, killed eight years before.
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Antal Páger, János Görbe, Emil Keres, Ádám Szirtes
Votes: 481
My rating: 9
61. The Ambassador to Bern (2014 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A fictional account of the 1958 attack against the Hungarian embassy in Bern. Based on a true story about the aftermath of the 1956 Hungarian revolution.
Director: Attila Szász | Stars: János Kulka, Tamás Szabó Kimmel, József Kádas, Rozi Lovas
Votes: 1,712
My rating: 8
62. Lila akác (1934)
79 min | Comedy
Tóth Manci, a milliner turned dancer, meets Pali, a handsome banker, and falls madly in love. But she waits in vain for a word of encouragement from him, because he loves Lili, the ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Irén Ágay, Irén Biller, György Nagy, Gyula Kabos
Votes: 121
My rating: 5
My rating: 8
64. Éjféli gyors (1943)
84 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Endre Rodríguez | Stars: Tivadar Bilicsi, Bella Bordy, Endre C. Turáni, István Falussy
Votes: 16
My rating: 6
65. Egy kerecsensólyom története (1950)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Director: István Homoki Nagy | Star: György Bán
My rating: 7
My rating: 8
67. A kék vércsék erdejében (1954)
51 min | Documentary
Director: István Homoki Nagy | Star: Imre Sinkovits
Votes: 8
My rating: 7
68. Cimborák - Nádi szélben (1958)
75 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy
Director: István Homoki Nagy | Stars: Treff, Tratsch, Nimrod, Manyi Kiss
Votes: 43
My rating: 6
69. Cimborák - Hegyen-völgyön (1960)
105 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy
Director: István Homoki Nagy | Star: Imre Sinkovits
Votes: 41
My rating: 6
70. Kár a benzinért (1965)
73 min | Comedy, Musical
Director: Frigyes Bán | Stars: Ervin Kibédi, Dezsö Garas, János Horkay, Alfonzó
Votes: 110
My rating: 8
71. Karambol (1964)
98 min | Drama
Director: Félix Máriássy | Stars: Béla Andai, Gyula Bakos, Zsuzsa Balogh, István Bujtor
Votes: 22
My rating: 8
72. Már nem olyan idöket élünk (1964)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Endre Marton | Stars: Hédi Váradi, Miklós Gábor, Szilvia Dallos, Imre Sinkovits
Votes: 14
My rating: 8
74. Halfway Home (2022)
103 min | Fantasy, Romance
A night guard in a morgue is the chosen one, to help the dead complete their unfinished business on earth. One day the girl of his dreams appears there.
Director: Isti Madarász | Stars: Máté Borsi-Balogh, Péter Bárnai, Teréz Csombor, Lídia Danis
Votes: 802
My rating: 10
My rating: 6
76. Fekete vonat (1971)
40 min | Documentary, Short
This shocking black and white documentary shows the lives of Szabolcs county (Northeast Hungary) commuters who traveled 200-300 kilometers from their villages to Budapest (the capital of Hungary) every week by train in the communist era.
Director: Pál Schiffer
Votes: 77
My rating: 8
77. 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: 3,820
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