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1. Interview (1971)
101 min | Drama
Ranjit cannot get a middle-class job just because he cannot get hold of a suit.
Director: Mrinal Sen | Stars: Karuna Bannerjee, Shekhar Chatterjee, Ranjit Mallick
Votes: 326
2. Umbartha (1982)
151 min | Drama
After the passing of her husband, Mrs. Mahajan takes care of four institutions, and lives a comfortable lifestyle with her two sons - Dr. Mohan and his wife, Maya; and Advocate Subhash ... See full summary »
Director: Jabbar Patel | Stars: Smita Patil, Girish Karnad, Shrikant Moghe, Ashalata Wabgaonkar
Votes: 161
3. Rui Ka Bojh (1997)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
Kishan Shah is a self-respecting, wise old man who has divided his property amongst his family and now lives with his youngest son, Ram Sharan. However he is not able to get along with him and his family for too long.
Director: Subhash Agrawal | Stars: V.M. Badola, Pankaj Kapur, Reema Lagoo, Shreechand Makhija
Votes: 268
4. Trikon Ka Chautha Kon (1986)
Drama, Family
Director: Madhusudan | Stars: Vijayendra Ghatge, Priyadarshini, Swaroop Sampat
Votes: 13
5. Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women (2003)
99 min | Drama
A disturbing saga about male chauvinism and mistreatment of women in India.
Director: Manish Jha | Stars: Tulip Joshi, Sudhir Pandey, Sushant Singh, Aditya Srivastav
Votes: 2,256
6. Khandhar (1984)
106 min | Drama
Subhash is a photographer from the city, who has come to take pictures of some old temples and ruins in a village. Ruins fascinate him. While in the village, he gets acquainted with a young... See full summary »
Director: Mrinal Sen | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Annu Kapoor, Pankaj Kapur, Sreela Majumdar
Votes: 309
7. Parinati (2020)
125 min | Drama
Based on a folk-tale from Rajasthan, 'Parinati' deals with the inherent tragedy of human avarice, which must inevitably lead to self-destruction.
Director: Prakash Jha | Stars: Basant Josalkar, Surekha Sikri, Sudhir Kulkarni, Sharda Desoares
Votes: 81
8. Sanshodhan (1996)
Not Rated | 165 min | Drama
Parmino is a small village in Central India, headed by a Village Committee comprising of all males. When the Government of India notifies the Committee that a third of them must be women, ... See full summary »
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Vanya Joshi, Kishore Kadam, Harish Khanna
Votes: 86
9. Ek Alag Mausam (2003)
120 min | Drama
Aparna, who is afflicted with AIDS, volunteers to work for a rehabilitation home. There, she gets attracted to George, a volunteer, but is afraid to get close to him due to her condition.
Director: K.P. Sasi | Stars: Nandita Das, Rajit Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Renuka Shahane
Votes: 57
10. Antareen (1993)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
A writer moves into the palatial house of a friend to find creative inspiration. A chance telephonic chat with a mysterious woman blossoms into love as he finally finds what he was looking for.
Director: Mrinal Sen | Stars: Anjan Dutt, Dimple Kapadia, Tathagata Sanyal
Votes: 166
11. Percy (1989)
Not Rated | 128 min
Percy lives with his mother in a Parsi colony in Bombay. One day, Percy discovers a fraud in the office accounts. This event has far-reaching consequences in the lives of Percy and his mother, Banubai.
Director: Pervez Mehrwanji | Stars: Kurush Deboo, Priya Krishnaswamy, Ruby Patel, Zenobia Shroff
Votes: 44
12. Biswaprakash (1999)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama
On his journey to self realization, Biswaparakash faces a changing value system in a new consumerist culture and that conflict with his beliefs, values and traditions.
Director: Susant Misra | Stars: Binyaka, Anu Choudhury, Carman Cordwell, Nandita Das
Votes: 26
13. Ashad Ka Ek Din (1971)
Not Rated | 114 min | Biography, Drama
Aashad Ka Ek Din is an adaptation of the play that is based on Kalidasa's life in three acts. Kalidasa is renowned as one of the greatest writers, poets and dramatists in the history of Sanskrit language.
Director: Mani Kaul | Stars: Rekha Sabnis, Arun Khopkar, Om Shivpuri, Aruna Irani
Votes: 179
14. Jukti, Takko Aar Gappo (1974)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
In this quest narrative that makes the Odyssey look like a trip to the mall, four men, each peculiar in his own way, embark on a quest to reason with the estranged wife of the protagonist.
Director: Ritwik Ghatak | Stars: Tripti Mitra, Shaonli Mitra, Sugata Burman, Bijon Bhattacharya
Votes: 453
15. Om Dar-B-Dar (1988)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
A carefully constructed nonsense about a teenage boy named Om in a small Indian village.
Director: Kamal Swaroop | Stars: Anita Kanwar, Gopi Desai, Lalit Tiwari, Lakshminarayan Shastri
Votes: 564
16. Satah Se Uthata Aadmi (1980)
114 min | Drama
Director: Mani Kaul | Stars: Bharat Gopy, M.K. Raina, Vibhuti Jha, Satyen Kumar
Votes: 83
17. The Guerilla Fighter (1973)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
A political activist escapes the prison van and is sheltered in a posh apartment owned by a sensitive young woman.
Director: Mrinal Sen | Stars: Dhritiman Chatterjee, Simi Garewal, Pravas Sarkar, Bijon Bhattacharya
Votes: 337
18. Report to Mother (1986)
115 min | Drama
The story revolves around the incidents following the death of a young Naxalite, upon whose death his friends travel to the village where his mother lives to inform her of the death of her only son.
Director: John Abraham | Stars: Kunhulakshmi Amma, Nilambur Balan, Harinarayan, Joy Mathew
Votes: 216
19. Bari Theke Paliye (1958)
124 min | Drama
A misbehaving boy who runs away from his village and goes to Calcutta.
Director: Ritwik Ghatak | Stars: Param Bhattaraka Lahiri, Padmadevi, Gyanesh Mukherjee, Kali Bannerjee
Votes: 263
20. Paltadacho munis (2009)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A recently widowed forest ranger in India strikes up an unlikely relationship with a woman he finds lost and alone in the woods.
Director: Laxmikant Shetgaonkar | Stars: Chittaranjan Giri, Veena Jamkar, Prasanthi Talpanker, Vasant Josalkar
Votes: 59
21. Dattak (2001)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama
Sunil is an NRI married to an American girl. His father lives in Kolkata with an old servant Shambhu. When Sunil returns home after fifteen years he sees the house is locked and his father ... See full summary »
Director: Gul Bahar Singh | Stars: Rajit Kapoor, Anjan Srivastav, A.K. Hangal, Kruttika Desai
Votes: 67
22. Calcutta 71 (1972)
132 min | Drama
An angry young man on trial in 1971,a rainstorm in a slum in 1933,a lower-middle-class family during the 1943 famine,teenage smugglers in 1953 and a middle-class group in a posh hotel in 1971.
Director: Mrinal Sen | Stars: Madhavi Mukherjee, Gita Sen, Binota Roy, Ranjit Mallick
Votes: 296
23. What Happened to This City? (1986)
90 min | Documentary
A pioneering political work of contemporary relevance: Communal violence between Hindus and Muslims in 1984 forms the starting point for this film, whose complexity lends it immense ... See full summary »
Director: Deepa Dhanraj
Votes: 17
24. Hamara Shahar - Bombay, Our City (1985)
82 min | Documentary
The film story based on daily battle for survival of the 4 million slum dwellers of Bombay who make up half the city's population
Director: Anand Patwardhan | Stars: Deepa Arora, Rita Bhatia, Supriya Pathak, Om Puri
Votes: 58
25. Something Like a War (1991)
63 min | Documentary
An examination of India's family planning program from the point of view of the women, its primary targets.
Director: Deepa Dhanraj
Votes: 30
26. Saat Pake Bandha (1963)
133 min | Drama, Romance
A young girl, Archana, falls in love with Sukhendu, an educated young man. Her father gladly accepts Sukhendu as his son-in-law. But Sukhendu's income and nature come in way of this marriage.
Director: Ajoy Kar | Stars: Gouri Banerjee, Panchanan Bhattacharya, Ira Chakraborty, Madhuri Chakraborty
Votes: 132
27. The Touch (1980)
145 min | Drama, Romance
Anirudh Parmar is blind, but he does not let this impairment bind him down. He runs a school for the blind as a Principal. He meets with social worker, Kavita. Kavita is attracted to him, ... See full summary »
Director: Sai Paranjpye | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Sudha Chopra, Mohan Gokhale
Votes: 951
28. War and Peace (2002)
148 min | Documentary, War
The danger of a nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan.
Director: Anand Patwardhan | Star: Anand Patwardhan
Votes: 150
29. Kasba (1991)
121 min | Drama
Maniram lives in a town and is a crooked businessman. The elder son is jailed for counterfeit currency. The younger son is a mad simpleton and married, but his wife loves another guy. She goes in business with land wrestled from Maniram.
Director: Kumar Shahani | Stars: Navjot Hansra, K.K. Raina, Manohar Singh, Shatrughan Sinha
Votes: 59
30. Arohan (1983)
Not Rated | 144 min | Drama
Story of a poor farmer who suffers under a cunning and cruel landlord, amidst rising Naxalism in the 60s.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Victor Banerjee, Noni Ganguly, Pankaj Kapur, Sreela Majumdar
Votes: 86
31. Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008)
Not Rated | 134 min | Drama
A moving portrayal of the 2006 train bombings in Mumbai, this Indian drama follows the interconnected stories of several strangers.
Director: Nishikant Kamat | Stars: Paresh Rawal, Kay Kay Menon, Irrfan Khan, Madhavan
Votes: 6,601 | Gross: $0.01M
32. Kshudhita Pashan (1960)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The film is adapted from a story called Hungry Stones by Rabindranath Tagore. A tax collector posted to a small town puts up at a mansion feared by the locals because it is haunted. As time... See full summary »
Director: Tapan Sinha | Stars: Arundhati Devi, Soumitra Chatterjee, Chhabi Biswas, Radhamohan Bhattacharya
Votes: 134
33. Rabindranath Tagore (1961)
54 min | Documentary, Biography
This documentary shows the life of the greatest Bengali talent of all time, Rabindranath Tagore. His work in Bengali culture and literature.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Kallol Bose, Subir Bose, Norman Ellis, Sovanlal Ganguli
Votes: 413
34. An Indian Day (1968)
57 min | Documentary
Director S. Sukhdev traveled the length of India to gather footage for his impressionistic portrait of the country in the year 1967.
Director: S. Sukhdev
Votes: 32
35. Nirjan Saikate (1963)
130 min | Drama
On his way to Puri by train, a writer gets acquainted with a group of four Bengali widows accompanied by their niece.
Director: Tapan Sinha | Stars: Anil Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Chhayadevi, Ruma Guha Thakurta
Votes: 78
36. An Enemy of the People (1989)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
In this adaption of the Ibsen stage play, an idealistic physician discovers that the town's temple waters are dangerously contaminated. But with the community relying on the holy attraction for tourist dollars, his warnings go unheeded.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Soumitra Chatterjee, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Dipankar Dey, Ruma Guha Thakurta
Votes: 1,574
37. Ek Hota Vidushak (1992)
145 min | Comedy, Drama
Aburao is a famous clown in Tamasha world, but will be soon addicted to the world of fame.
Director: Jabbar Patel | Stars: Mohan Agashe, Satish Alekar, Laxmikant Berde, Priya Arun Berde
Votes: 123
38. Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1975)
130 min | Drama
An umarried woman tries to make it living alone in 70s Madras.
Director: A. Bhimsingh | Stars: Bhuvanadevi, Jayageetha, Lakshmi, Nagesh
Votes: 69
39. Saptapadi (1961)
163 min | Drama, Romance
Set in World War II, the reverend Krishnendu runs a military hospital in Bankura. A drunken Anglo-Indian woman soldier is brought to him for treatment and he recognized her as his former love Rina Brown.
Director: Ajoy Kar | Stars: Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Khitish Acharya, Panchanan Bhattacharya
Votes: 486
40. Ramshastri (I) (1944)
122 min | Drama
Directors: Vishram Bedekar, Gajanan Jagirdar, Raja Nene | Stars: Gajanan Jagirdar, Anant Marathe, Shakuntala Paranjpye, Meenaxi
Votes: 15
41. Dekha (2001)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama
The film revolves around an aging poet Sashi Bhusan Sanyal afflicted with glaucoma and nearly blind whose wife has deserted him because of his reckless lifestyle.
Director: Goutam Ghose | Stars: Soumitra Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Indrani Haldar, Kamal Kanjilal
Votes: 68
42. Dhrupad (1983)
72 min | Documentary
This documentary about the classical music of India covers a genre in which a text of poetry is sung.
Director: Mani Kaul | Stars: Fariduddin Dagar, Zia Mohiyuddin Dagar
Votes: 77
43. Ustad Alauddin Khan (1963)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Life and disciples of legendary Indian classical musician and teacher, 'Guru' of Pandit Ravishankar, 'Baba' Ustad Alauddin Khan.
Director: Ritwik Ghatak | Stars: Nikhil Banerjee, Indranil Bhattacharya, Annapurna Devi, Ali Akbar Khan
Votes: 25
45. Nizhalgal (1980)
116 min | Adventure, Drama
The travails of three unemployed young men trying to make ends meet and chasing their aspirations.
Director: Bharathiraja | Stars: Raadhu, Nizhalgal Ravi, Chandrashekhar Vaidya
Votes: 112
46. Aamaar Bhuvan (2018)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Family
A triangle love story between viz Meher (Kaushik Sen), Noor (Saswato Chaterjee) and Sakina (Nandita Das).
Director: Mrinal Sen | Stars: Saswata Chatterjee, Nandita Das, Kaushik Sen, Asit Basu
Votes: 99
47. Crossing Bridges (2013)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
Tashi, a man in his early thirties is forced to come back to his village in the remote northeast region of india after eight years when he loses his job in the city. As he stays in the ... See full summary »
Director: Sange Dorjee Thongdok | Stars: Anshu Jamsenpa, Phuntsu Khrime
Votes: 242
48. Ankahee (1985)
135 min | Drama
Renowned Indian astrologer Jyotibhaskar Pandit Satyanarayan Chaturvedi, wishes a doctor, who is about to perform surgery on a woman, good luck, but also tells him that his patient is going ... See full summary »
Director: Amol Palekar | Stars: Amol Palekar, Deepti Naval, Devika Mukherjee, Shreeram Lagoo
Votes: 129
49. The Case Is Closed (1982)
95 min | Drama
The servant boy, a minor, engaged in a middle class family dies mysteriously locked in a kitchen.
Director: Mrinal Sen | Stars: Anjan Dutt, Mamata Shankar, Sreela Majumdar, Indranil Moitra
Votes: 233
50. Phatik Chand (1983)
103 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Mystery-drama about a botched kidnapping of a Calcutta schoolboy and his relationships and adventures.
Director: Sandip Ray | Stars: Haradhan Bannerjee, Biplab Chatterjee, Tarun Mitra, Ramesh Mukherjee
Votes: 156
52. Amodini (1994)
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Amodini is a rich landowner's daughter. Unable to face social stigma, her father arranges her marriage to a much older person, who fails to turn up on the wedding day. To save the situation, she is forced to marry a 15-year-old boy.
Director: Chidananda Das Gupta | Stars: Pijush Ganguly, Rachana Banerjee, Ashok Mukherjee, Tathagata Sanyal
Votes: 33
53. Uttar Falguni (1963)
137 min | Drama
A story of love and sacrifice of a mother who did everything to protect her child ,even from her husband.
Director: Asit Sen | Stars: Ajit Banerjee, Kalipada Chakraborty, Chhayadevi, Bhuban Chowdhury
Votes: 63
54. Alms for a Blind Horse (2011)
Unrated | 112 min | Drama
A day in the life of a family in a village in Punjab as they deal with social and labor trials and inequities, leading to a night of a lunar eclipse.
Director: Gurvinder Singh | Stars: Samuel John, Mal Singh, Serbjeet Kaur, Dharminder Kaur Maan
Votes: 319
55. Aakrosh (1980)
144 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A public prosecutor discovers the harsh realities about life of the scheduled tribes in India during 1980s while defending a case of a tribesman charged of murdering his wife.
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil, Amrish Puri
Votes: 1,187
56. Shodh (1981)
Drama, Horror
Surendra (Om Puri), having been exiled from his village in youth and established himself in the city, comes back to the news of his father's demise, reportedly at the hands of a phantom. He... See full summary »
Director: Biplab Roy Chowdhury | Stars: Om Puri, Kanhu Bandhopodhyay, Tapti Bhatachrjee, Uday Chandra
Votes: 14
57. Chokh (1983)
98 min | Drama
A labour wrongly accused in a murder of his owner's brother and a coworker is given death sentence .He decides to donate his eye and the owner learns about this falsify donation documents to provide for his blind son.
Director: Utpalendu Chakrabarty | Stars: Om Puri, Anil Chatterjee, Shyamanand Jalan, Sreela Majumdar
Votes: 44
58. Chomana Dudi (1975)
141 min | Drama
Choma is an untouchable bonded laborer in a village who is working along with his family for a landlord, as he belongs to a backward class.[2] Due to his social status, he is not allowed to till his own land, something that he desires.
Director: B.V. Karanth | Stars: M.V. Vasudeva Rao, Padma Kumta, Jayarajan, Sunder Rajan
Votes: 76
59. New Delhi Times (1986)
123 min | Drama, Mystery
When a politician is killed, a journalist discovers that a member of parliament had the man assassinated. As his editor digs deeper, the complicity of higher-placed politicians comes to the... See full summary »
Directors: Ramesh Sharma, Romesh Sharma | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Om Puri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Votes: 209
60. Distant Thunder (1973)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation while his generous wife Ananga conversely tries to help and support the community.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Soumitra Chatterjee, Bobita, Sandhya Roy, Chitra Banerjee
Votes: 1,721
61. Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One (1997)
130 min | Mystery
An urban contemporary film about adultery, murder and betrayal in the film noir style. A simple story to which the director imparts a feeling of unrest and disquiet, catching the city in ... See full summary »
Director: Rajat Kapoor | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Shambhavi Kaul, Irrfan Khan, Alyy Khan
Votes: 71
62. Uttarayan (1963)
Drama
Pranbir goes to war and finds his double,named Rateswar, who eventually dies in combat. Pranbir goes to Rateswar's house to tell his family about his death but the family mistakes Pranbir for Rateswar.
Director: Agradoot | Stars: Savitri Chatterjee, Supriya Choudhury, Asha Devi, Nibhanani Devi
Votes: 25
63. Mujhe Jeene Do (1963)
95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A notorious bandit continues to elude the authorities and strikes terror in the region.
Director: Moni Bhattacharjee | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Nirupa Roy, Rajendranath Malhotra
Votes: 105
64. Woh Chokri (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 129 min | Drama
Tunu lives and spends her time at the Howrah Railway Station, searching desperately for her father Dinesh Roy, a small-time politician. He abandoned her and her mother, Geeta, who is now a bootlegger and prostitute in order to survive.
Director: Subhankar Ghosh | Stars: Pallavi Joshi, Neena Gupta, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri
Votes: 100
65. Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1978)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama
Arvind Desai is the only son of a rich businessman who deals in luxury handicraft products. His feelings for his father are mixed. While he hates his dominating nature, he admires his power and lack of scruples.
Director: Saeed Akhtar Mirza | Stars: Dilip Dhawan, Anjali Paigankar, Shreeram Lagoo, Sudha Shivpuri
Votes: 183
66. Junoon (1979)
141 min | Drama
Set during the 1857 War of Independence, an obsessed Indian Nawab desires to wed a young Anglo-Indian woman, but the girl's obstinate mother stands between them.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Nafisa Ali, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 572
67. The Hunchback Horse (1947)
57 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Adventures of Ivan the Fool and humpbacked horse in the world of kind magical creatures and cruel people.
Directors: Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, Viktor Gromov, Ivan Ivanov-Vano | Stars: Georgi Chernovolenko, Alik Kachanov, Anatoliy Kubatskiy, Georgiy Millyar
Votes: 1,150
Traditional animation. Based on the classic satirical poem The Hunchedback Horse about Ivan and his magic horse who run errands for a Tsar. Highly regarded by Walt Disney, it was later redrawn from scratch, with 15 minutes added.
68. The Mystery of the Third Planet (1981)
48 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Zoologist professor Steel, his small daughter Christine and captain Green leave Earth in search for rare space animals. The journey turns into adventurous and dangerous mission involving space pirates and a missing captain of a ship.
Directors: Roman Kachanov, Glenn Stanton | Stars: Olga Gromova, Vsevolod Larionov, Yuriy Volyntsev, Vasiliy Livanov
Votes: 3,592
Traditional animation. Breathtaking space adventure of the schoolgirl Alice in the 22nd century based on a series of sci-fi books The Mystery of the Third Planet. The soundtrack is especially beautiful (replaced in the US release).
69. Junior and Karlson (1968)
19 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A Soviet cartoon adaptation of a classic Swedish tale by Astrid Lindgren about Karlsson-on-the-Roof.
Director: Boris Stepantsev | Stars: Klara Rumyanova, Vasiliy Livanov, Valentina Leontyeva, Faina Ranevskaya
Votes: 3,409
Traditional animation. Karlsson-on-the-Roof is a popular Swedish fairy tale about a little fat guy with a propeller behind his back turned into one of the funniest toons.
+ Karlsson Flies Again (1970)
70. The Adventures of Mowgli (1973)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A boy raised by animals learns to live by the laws of the jungle. Full-length version of the Soviet animated series.
Director: Roman Davydov | Stars: Lyusena Ovchinnikova, Aleksandr Nazarov, Anatoliy Papanov, Sergey Martinson
Votes: 2,295
Traditional animation. A faithful adaptation of the two Jungle Books. Careful translation of Kipling's philosophies, distinctive art style and a truly epic battle with red dogs!
71. The Adventures of Buratino (1960)
68 min | Family, Adventure, Animation
A colorful fairy tale about a little wooden boy Buratino and his quest for the Golden Key that opens a secret door.
Directors: Dmitriy Babichenko, Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Mikhail Botov | Stars: Nina Gulyaeva, Evgeniy Vesnik, Georgiy Vitsin, Tamara Dmitrieva
Votes: 883
Traditional animation. Based on the best-selling Soviet fairy tale The Adventures of Buratino (which is also, eh, based on The Adventures of Pinocchio). It's easily among the best-looking Russian toons ever, very colorful and detailed.
72. Adventures of Brownie (1986 TV Short)
17 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Prequel to Kuzya's story tells about his adventures in the woods, and how he got into Natasha's apartment.
Director: Aida Zyablikova | Stars: Georgiy Vitsin, Tatyana Pelttser, Feliks Ivanov, Joeb Ruzi
Votes: 667
Stop motion animation. Adventures of Little Domovoi is a very funny mini-series about an underage house spirit and other folk creatures adapting to the Soviet realm. And yes, the countdown usually starts from the second chapter that serves as a prequel.
+ A House for Kuzka (1984)
+ Fairy Tale for Natasha (1986)
+ Return of Domovoi (1987)
73. Well, Just You Wait! (1969–2017)
TV-G | 10 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A long-years odyssey of Wolf to catch Hare. Comprehensive changes in the Soviet Union pass in the background.
Stars: Anatoliy Papanov, Klara Rumyanova, Igor Khristenko, Olga Zvereva
Votes: 6,250
Traditional animation. A wolf hooligan is chasing a hipster hare through various Soviet locations in Well, Just You Wait! Most popular cartoon series of its time (and place).
74. The Little Tiger on the Sunflower (1981)
10 min | Animation, Short, Family
In cold and snowy taiga, the Tiger cub had no home. So he was looking for a warm and safe place to hide.
Director: Leonid Nosyrev | Stars: Evgeniy Leonov, Aleksey Ptitsyn, Aleksandr Baranov
Votes: 285
Traditional animation. A Tiger on a Sunflower is a touching story about a cute Amur baby tiger who warmed a seed that grew into a giant sunflower, home for everyone!
75. Winnie-the-Pooh (1969)
11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A Soviet version of Winnie-the-Pooh. His first adventure is a desperate attempt to get to honey in a bee hollow. He is ready to take decisive action.
Director: Fyodor Khitruk | Stars: Evgeniy Leonov, Iya Savvina, Vladimir Osenev
Votes: 4,818
Traditional animation. 3 chapters from Winnie-the-Pooh drawn in an unorthodox manner. A lot of humour was added on the way, making it one of the most quotable Soviet toons.
+ Winnie-the-Pooh Goes Visiting (1971)
+ Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day (1972)
76. The Frog Princess (1954)
38 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A prince discovers an enchanted beauty turned into a frog by Koschei the Immortal. After Koschei steals her again, the prince goes on a dangerous quest to free the land of the evil.
Director: Mikhail Tsekhanovskiy | Stars: Boris Chirkov, Vladimir Gribkov, Aleksey Gribov, Margarita Kupriyanova
Votes: 328
Traditional animation. One of the most gorgeous animations based on one of the weirdest Russian fairy tales The Frog Princess about a prince who once married a frog.
77. Ostrov Sokrovishch (1988)
G | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Cartoon adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous adventure novel.
Director: David Cherkasskiy | Stars: Valeriy Bessarab, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Viktor Andrienko, Vyacheslav Dubinin
Votes: 4,350
Traditional animation/live action. How to make a laugh-out-load comedy out of Treasure Island? Take the original text, add goofy characters, parodies, slapstick and satirical songs (cut out from the American version).
78. Vovka in a Far Far Away Kingdom (1965)
19 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A schoolboy gets into a fairy tale with the help of a librarian and DIY book. But life in the magical land is not as easy as it seems.
Director: Boris Stepantsev | Stars: Rina Zelyonaya, Elena Ponsova, Klara Rumyanova, Emiliya Treyvas
Votes: 1,995
Traditional animation. Vovka in a Far Far Away Kingdom is a very very funny postmodernist look on Russian folklore. A lazy Soviet boy finds a way into the book of fairy tales.
79. The Bewitched Boy (1955)
44 min | Animation, Short, Family
A naughty boy named Nils is shrunken to a small size after offending a tomte. He has to go on a voyage with geese across Lapland to fulfill the prophecy and turn back to normal.
Directors: Vladimir Polkovnikov, Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya | Stars: Valentina Sperantova, Anatoliy Kubatskiy, Erast Garin, Tatyana Strukova
Votes: 491
Traditional animation. The Enchanted Boy is an adorable, atmospheric adaptation of the popular Swedish fairy tale The Wonderful Adventures of Nils. A boy has to travel with geese across Sweden after offending a vindictive tomte.
80. Khalif-aist (1981 TV Short)
20 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A rich caliph is leading a careless life. One day an evil wizard sells him a magic potion that can turn human into any animal he wants. The only condition: one mustn't laugh.
Director: Valeriy Ugarov | Stars: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Natalya Seleznyova, Inna Churikova, Vasiliy Livanov
Votes: 367
Traditional animation. Based on Caliph Stork by the German classic Wilhelm Hauff, it used to scare kids all over the country. There's just something very unhealthy, yet amusing about a stupid calif and his encounter with an evil wizard.
81. Three from Prostokvashino (1978)
17 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Little Fedor brings a cat to home despite his mother's distaste for cats. He runs away with his talking cat, to make more friends on the way.
Director: Vladimir Popov | Stars: Oleg Tabakov, Valentina Talyzina, Mariya Vinogradova, Boris Novikov
Votes: 3,744
Traditional animation. Three from Prostokvashino is a fun, charming film series about a town boy who immigrated to a village house, together with a talking cat and a dog.
+ Vacation in Prostokvashino (1980)
+ Winter in Prostokvashino (1984)
82. The Old Man and the Sea (1999)
20 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
An old fisherman goes out on his fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life.
Director: Aleksandr Petrov | Stars: Gordon Pinsent, Kevin Duhaney, Yôji Matsuda, Rentarô Mikuni
Votes: 4,583
Paint-on-glass animation. This movie based on the famous novel by Hemingway perfected Petrov's style, turning him into one of the world's most respected animators.
83. The Snow Maiden (1952)
67 min | Animation, Fantasy, Musical
The tale about a girl with a cold heart who is dying in agony because of joy and love.
Directors: Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, Ivan Ivanov-Vano | Stars: Veronika Borisenko, Leonid Ktitorov, Irina Maslennikova, Veniamin Shevtsov
Votes: 365
Traditional animation. The Snow Maiden is a beautiful winter tale based on Rimsky-Korsakov's opera based on Ostrovsky's play. It takes place during pre-Christian days, with pagan symbols, folk creatures, Slavic songs and dances.
84. Padal proshlogodniy sneg (1983 TV Short)
20 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Surreal misadventures of a lazy drunkard with speech impediment trying to get a New Year tree on a short notice. Loosely based on folk fairy tales.
Director: Aleksandr Tatarskiy | Stars: Liya Akhedzhakova, Stanislav Sadalskiy
Votes: 2,082
Claymation. Last Year's Snow Was Falling, the second - and arguably the best - Soviet clay animation (the first was Plasticine Crow in 1981). Absolutely hilarious mix of Russian fairy tales and morphing abilities of plasticine.
85. The Bremen Town Musicians (1969)
20 min | Animation, Short, Family
A story loosely based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale 'Town Musicians of Bremen', about a donkey, a dog, a cat, a rooster and their master Troubadour.
Director: Inessa Kovalevskaya | Stars: Elmira Zherzdeva, Oleg Anofriev, Anatoliy Gorokhov, Gennadiy Gladkov
Votes: 3,315
Traditional animation. How Troubadour and several animals started a musical band. The Bremen Town Musicians and its sequel are full of songs and hippies (back in the USSR!). + On the Trail of Bremen Town Musicians (1971)
86. The New Gulliver (1935)
75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
While hearing the story of "Gulliver's Travels", a young Russian boy dreams that he is the title character on the island of Lilliput.
Director: Aleksandr Ptushko | Stars: Vladimir Konstantinov, Ivan Yudin, Ivan Bobrov, Fyodor Brest
Votes: 379
Stop motion animation + live actor. Ptushko was the first to properly combine stop motion cartoon and a live actor in The New Gulliver - Soviet Swift adaptation. 3000 dolls, hundreds of animations per frame and various camera tricks.
87. The Snow Queen (1957)
Unrated | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
When the Snow Queen, a lonely and powerful fairy, kidnaps the human boy Kay, his best friend Gerda must overcome many obstacles on her journey to rescue him.
Director: Lev Atamanov | Stars: Vladimir Gribkov, Yanina Zheymo, Anna Komolova, Mariya Babanova
Votes: 3,027
Traditional animation. The Snow Queen is a gorgeous feature based on the epic fairy tale by H.C. Andersen. US versions are not so gorgeous, lacking original score/songs.
88. The Journey of the Ant (1983)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The story about a injured ant who travel by a hitch-hiking.
Director: Eduard Nazarov | Star: Eduard Nazarov
Votes: 709
Traditional animation. Highly educational and simply hilarious short Travels of an Ant. Based on the story by the Russian scientist and writer Vitaly Bianki known for his books on nature. Welcome to the crazy world of insects!
89. Myshonok Pik (1978 TV Short)
17 min | Animation, Short, Family
Animation story about a little mouse, who was so tiny, that everybody could offend him.
Director: Gennadiy Sokolskiy
Votes: 71
Traditional animation. A Mouse Called Pik is another one of Bianki's stories about a baby mouse and his travels through wildness. The film is stunning visually and full of green colour, enchanting music and sounds of nature.
90. Return of the Prodigal Parrot (1984–1988)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Kesha is a parrot. That explains a lot. He's a Soviet parrot, and that explains the rest.
Stars: Gennadiy Khazanov, Margarita Korabelnikova, Natalya Chenchik, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Votes: 2,014
Traditional animation. A much beloved mini-series (three 10-minute shorts), The Return of the Prodigal Parrot is not just a comedy about a bad-tempered parrot Kesha. For many it mirrors the life in the USSR during the 1980s.
91. Firing Range (1977)
10 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A military scientist creates a mind-reading weapon for his generals on a remote island. After the demonstration, the generals are pleased. Little do they realize, both the weapon, and the creator of the weapon have a mind of their own.
Director: Anatoliy Petrov | Stars: Aleksandr Belyavskiy, Anatoliy Kuznetsov, Sergey Martynov, Oleg Mokshantsev
Votes: 443
Traditional animation. Firing Range is not only technically impressive (Petrov developed a very complex, realistic art style long before CGI). It is also a deep antiwar story.
92. The Golden Antelope (1954)
31 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A poor Indian boy saves a magic antelope that can produce gold with its hooves. After a greedy Raja learns about it, he orders to bring him the antelope - or die.
Director: Lev Atamanov | Stars: Valentina Sperantova, Nina Nikitina, Ruben Simonov, Aleksandr Gruzinsky
Votes: 1,517
Traditional animation. A colourful and imaginable film, The Golden Antelope is based around Indian fairy tales about a peasant boy, a greedy raja and a magic auriferous antelope. Full of wonderful scenes of exotic wildlife.
93. The Cameraman's Revenge (1912)
Not Rated | 12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mr Beetle seeks companionship from a statuesque dragonfly dancer, unaware that her ex-boyfriend, a slender grasshopper and an industrious cameraman, watches their every move. Will Mrs Beetle forgive him? Will he get away with adultery?
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz
Votes: 3,217
Stop motion animation. Starevich gained fame after a series of films with animated insects released in 1910-1915. What's more important, they are still fun to watch!
+ The Beautiful Leukanida (1912)
+ The Grasshopper and the Ant (1913)
+ The Lily of Belgium (1915)
94. Laughter and Grief by the White Sea (1987)
59 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
An old fisherman tells stories about Pomors. A collection of fairy tales about the Russian North, full of folk humor and wisdom.
Director: Leonid Nosyrev | Stars: Evgeniy Leonov, Yuriy Volyntsev, Anatoliy Barantsev, Boris Novikov
Votes: 540
Traditional animation. Laughter and Grief by the White Sea is an amusing collection of seven Pomor fairy tales collected by two Russian folklorists and inspired by national art.
95. Martynko (1987)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The story about young deserter who found a magic cards and fell in love with a horned princess .
Director: Eduard Nazarov | Stars: Leonid Kuravlyov, Nelli Kornienko, Nina Ruslanova, Eduard Nazarov
Votes: 469
Traditional animation. Yet another Pomor tale by Boris Shergin about Imperial Russia - one of the funniest so far.
96. Kikoriki (2003–2012)
TV-Y | 6 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A popular Russian TV series for kids about the colorful land populated by anthropomorphic spherical animals who solve their daily problems using the Winnie-the-Pooh logic.
Stars: Erica Schroeder, Dan Green, Mike Pollock, Jason Griffith
Votes: 1,254
Computer animation. Smeshariki (or funnyballs) is the most popular Russian TV series of the past 10+ years with some of the best writing featured. Adventures of nine rounded animals from the forest led by "Winnie-the-Pooh logic".
97. A Naughty Kitten (1953)
11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A naughty kitten runs away from home to take part in a dangerous forest adventure. A special "fluffy effect" was developed for this cartoon to make animals look more lively.
Director: Mstislav Pashchenko | Stars: Vladimir Ratomskiy, Mariya Yarotskaya, Yuliya Yulskaya, Viktoriya Ivanova
Votes: 71
Traditional animation. A Naughty Kitten leads a forest gang on a big trip. One of the most charming shorts you'll ever see.
98. The Swans of Nepryadva (1980)
23 min | Animation, Short
A film dedicated to the great Battle of Kulikovo that took place many centuries ago between the Russian army led by Dmitry Donskoy and the Golden Horde.
Director: Roman Davydov | Stars: Stepan Bubnov, Vladimir Burlakov, Vladimir Kenigson, Mikhail Kislyarov
Votes: 75
Traditional animation. The Swans of Nepryadva is dedicated to the Battle of Kulikovo, one of the most important battles in Russian history. Full of pathos and symbolism.
99. Adventures of Captain Vrungel (1976–1979)
10 min | Animation, Short, Action
An old sea captain and his student decide to take part in the international regatta. At the same time an amateur thief steals a statue of Aphrodite from Louvre and boards their yacht by mistake. A long, fun adventure is ahead.
Stars: Zinoviy Gerdt, Evgeniy Papernyy, Georgiy Kishko, Grigoriy Shpigel
Votes: 2,168
Cutout/traditional animation. It started as a comedy novel by a former sailor about Captain Vrungel ("vrun" as in "liar") and his circumnavigation. Although animators seemed to be more inspired by spy films, musicals, Zeman and Gilliam.
100. The Twelve Months (1956)
55 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A poor girl was given an impossible task by her stepmother: to gather snowdrops in a winter forest. Suddenly she stumbled across twelve brothers who happened to be the twelve months.
Directors: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Mikhail Botov | Stars: Tatyana Barysheva, Yuliya Yulskaya, Lyudmila Kasatkina, Galina Novozhilova
Votes: 1,501
Traditional animation. Traditional New Year cartoon The Twelve Months and one of the true eye candies. A young girl who was searching for April flowers in a winter forest stumbled across all 12 months chilling out by the fire.
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