With Sputnik (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Os Sete Samurais (1954)
M/12 | 207 min | Adventure, Drama
A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki
Votes: 289,579 | Gross: $0.27M
2. O Atalante (1934)
M/12 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Newly married couple Juliette and a ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'atalante along with the captain's first mate Le père Jules and a cabin boy.
Director: Jean Vigo | Stars: Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Gilles Margaritis, Louis Lefebvre
Votes: 13,207
3. O Outro Lado da Esperança (2017)
M/12 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Ville Virtanen, Dome Karukoski, Tommi Korpela, Kati Outinen
Votes: 9,339 | Gross: $0.18M
4. Le Havre (2011)
M/12 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Kati Outinen
Votes: 18,767 | Gross: $0.61M
5. O Homem Sem Passado (2002)
M/12 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The second part of Aki Kaurismäki's "Finland" trilogy, the film follows a man who arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember his name or ... See full summary »
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Annikki Tähti, Juhani Niemelä
Votes: 20,660 | Gross: $0.92M
6. A Vida de Boémia (1992)
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three struggling artists try to make passable livings in Paris despite knock backs and tragedies.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Evelyne Didi, André Wilms, Kari Väänänen
Votes: 4,481
7. Luzes no Crepúsculo (2006)
M/16 | 78 min | Crime, Drama
In Helsinki, a lonely night watchman is caught up in a series of misadventures with a femme fatale and a crooked businessman.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Janne Hyytiäinen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Maria Heiskanen, Ilkka Koivula
Votes: 5,948 | Gross: $0.01M
8. Nuvens Passageiras (1996)
M/12 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
The recession hits a couple in Helsinki.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo, Sakari Kuosmanen
Votes: 6,289
9. Juha (1999)
78 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Sakari Kuosmanen, Kati Outinen, André Wilms, Markku Peltola
Votes: 2,254
10. Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994)
94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
The Cowboys are lured from Mexico to Coney Island by their former manager who disappeared at the end of Leningrad Cowboys Go America. He believes he is the reincarnation of Moses, sent to lead them back to the promised land - Siberia.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Twist-Twist Erkinharju, Ben Granfelt, Sakke Järvenpää, Jore Marjaranta
Votes: 1,292
11. Visions of Europe (2004)
140 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology film is a collection of short film projects by different directors for a common aim. Usually they are unified by a common theme - in this case, the European Union.
Directors: Aki Kaurismäki, Fatih Akin, Barbara Albert, Sharunas Bartas, Andy Bausch, Christoffer Boe, Francesca Comencini, Stijn Coninx, Tony Gatlif, Sasa Gedeon, Christos Georgiou, Constantine Giannaris, Peter Greenaway, Miguel Hermoso, Arvo Iho, Damjan Kozole, Laila Pakalnina, Kenneth Scicluna, Martin Sulík, Malgorzata Szumowska, Béla Tarr, Jan Troell, Theo van Gogh, Teresa Villaverde, Aisling Walsh, Ágnes Hranitzky | Stars: Johanna Troell, Safia Aggoune, Abel Alves, Benzirar Baroudi
Votes: 800
12. Paha perhe (2010)
95 min | Drama
After a divorce a father raises his son on his own, while his ex-wife has custody over his daughter. When the mother dies, the brother end sister finally meet again.
Director: Aleksi Salmenperä | Stars: Ville Virtanen, Lauri Tilkanen, Pihla Viitala, Vera Kiiskinen
Votes: 816
13. Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana (1994)
62 min | Comedy, Romance
Lugubrious Finns Valto and Reino take to the road in search of coffee and vodka, without which their lives are not worth living. But their reveries are interrupted by the arrival of ... See full summary »
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Kati Outinen, Matti Pellonpää, Kirsi Tykkyläinen, Mato Valtonen
Votes: 2,608
14. Total Balalaika Show (1994)
57 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
A 57 minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (... See full summary »
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble, Twist-Twist Erkinharju, Ben Granfelt, Sakke Järvenpää
Votes: 634
15. Leningrad Cowboys: Those Were the Days (1992)
5 min | Short, Music
Paris, 1994, night: as the Leningrad Cowboys sing "Those were the days," a solitary man leading a donkey is turned away at a restaurant door. He and the beast walk down to La Maison du Vin ... See full summary »
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Silu Seppälä, Mato Valtonen, Kirsi Tykkyläinen, Mauri Sumén
Votes: 341
16. Aleksis Kiven elämä (2001)
104 min | Biography, Drama
Finland in the 1850's take the first steps towards independence. The Finnish-language authors introduce themselves.
Director: Jari Halonen | Stars: Marko Tiusanen, Jari Salmi, Karoliina Kudjoi, Margit Lindeman
Votes: 540
17. Korso (2014)
84 min | Drama, Sport
Markus dreams of becoming a street ball star in New York, but spends his days in his home suburb Korso, in Finland, playing ball with his friends in an old warehouse - and drinking. When ... See full summary »
Director: Akseli Tuomivaara | Stars: Petteri Pennilä, Jukka-Pekka Siili, Niina Koponen, Martin Bahne
Votes: 336
18. Klassikko (2001)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
A self-loving fictional autobiography of author Kari Hotakainen
Director: Kari Väänänen | Stars: Martti Suosalo, Janne Hyytiäinen, Matti Onnismaa, Pertti Sveholm
Votes: 806
19. Barzakh (2011)
59 min | Documentary
In a Chechen city recovering after the war, a man disappears. As daily life goes on, those in search are drawn into a world where encounters with diviners and legal advisors, with the ... See full synopsis »
Director: Mantas Kvedaravicius | Stars: Ahmed Gisaev, Toita Lomaevasi, Alaudi Sadykov
Votes: 133
20. Likaiset kädet (1989 TV Movie)
68 min | Drama
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Sulevi Peltola, Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Kaija Pakarinen
Votes: 179
21. Jeanne d'Arc (2009)
22 min | Short, Drama
Director: Lauri Timonen | Stars: Nuppu Koivu, Heikki Metsämäki, Velipekka Makkonen, Leena Lepistö
Votes: 41
22. Kovat miehet (2000)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Director: Maarit Lalli | Stars: Sulevi Peltola, Jyrki Mänttäri
Votes: 160
23. Leningrad Cowboys: These Boots (1993)
5 min | Short, Music
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Mato Valtonen, Anu Frosterus, Kirsi Tykkyläinen, Jaakko Talaskivi
Votes: 326
24. Eläville ja kuolleille (2005)
95 min | Biography, Drama
An ordinary suburban family is shattered when their youngest son is killed in an accidental fire while locked inside the family's car on their yard. Mother Marja can't stop crying, father ... See full summary »
Director: Kari Paljakka | Stars: Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Katja Küttner, Johannes Paljakka, Risto Salmi
Votes: 256
25. Valimo (2007)
4 min | Short, Comedy
Workes of a foundry eat their lunch and watch Lumiére brothers film La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon (1895).
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Carl-Erik Calamnius, Matti Hyvönen, Arto Malmberg, Tarmo Nyholm
Votes: 94
26. Mies etsii miestä (2004)
12 min | Short, Drama
Director: Matti Harju | Stars: Asko Sahlman, Jussi Lehtonen, Markus Karekallas
Votes: 73
27. Välittäjä (1996)
4 min | Short
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Kati Outinen, Sulevi Peltola
Votes: 17
28. Elonkorjuu (2007)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
For so long, farmhouse lady Anja Huovinen has gritted her teeth and put up with her lazy husband's drinking habits and idle talk, focusing instead on her work. But there is a limit to everything.
Director: Sami Korjus | Stars: Kaija Pakarinen, Juuso Hirvikangas, Elias Rautiainen, Julius Leinonen
Votes: 48
29. Shit Happens (1992)
8 min | Short
Director: Gilles Charmant | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Dominic Gould, Kari Pulkkinen, Aki Kaurismäki
Votes: 15
30. Papukaijamies (1992)
57 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Lonely Tuukka catches fish by the river and meets a mysterious old miller and former sailor, the Parrot Man, who teaches him the magic of the forest.
Director: Veikko Nieminen | Stars: Eetu Hilkamo, Erkki Pajala, Soli Labbart, Kari Väänänen
Votes: 22
31. Markus Allan: Oo aina ihminen (1996)
5 min | Short, Music
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Markus Allan, Pauli Granfelt, Kari Lindqvist, Pentti Mutikainen
Votes: 43
32. Jalil (2009)
28 min | Short, Drama
Jalil is 17-year-old boy living with his Iranian family in a suburb near Helsinki. Though he has lived in Finland all his life, it seems hard for him to find acceptance among the "native" ... See full summary »
Director: Mazdak Nassir | Stars: Faruk Nazeri, Rasoul Dehghan, Masume Amerifar, Hamy Ramezan
Votes: 22
33. Mustasilmä-Susanna ja lepakkoluolan aarre (1996)
55 min
Director: Veikko Nieminen | Stars: Hanna Hilkamo, Mesale Shinohara, Riikka Hänninen, Jani Rämö
34.
Cinéma, de notre temps (1988– )
Episode:
Aki Kaurismäki
(2001)
53 min | Documentary
Director: Guy Girard | Stars: Guy Girard, Aki Kaurismäki, Kati Outinen, Elina Salo
Votes: 41