The Humpbacked Horse 1975 ( 6.6)

Remake of the 1947 Soviet film directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow.

Striped Trip 1961 ( 6.844)

A Soviet cruise ship "Evgeni Onegin" is carrying cages with tigers and lions for a Soviet Circus. One loose monkey unlocks all cages, letting the tigers and lions out. Poor passengers and crew have no place to run. The captain abandons his post out of fear, and the monkey takes over the captain's post. The ship gets under total control by the tigers and lions. Only one lady is standing up to the challenge. Her name is Marianna, she loves animals, and she takes the situation under control.

The Tale of the Golden Rooster 1967 ( 6.714)

A satirical fairy tale about an old tsar Dadon and a golden cockerel who guarded the borders of his kingdom.

N/A N/A ( 6.739)

A horror/suspense anthology series directed by the biggest horror directors working in feature films.

Aelita: Queen of Mars 1924 ( 5.9)

A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.

The Adventures of Buratino 1975 ( 6.7)

A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden key given to him by kind Tortila the Tortoise.

Child of the Big City 1914 ( 5.545)

Seamstress Mary dreams of a better life outside a sweatshop. Her dreams come true when she draws the attention of the bourgeois Victor. She soon tires of him, and thanks to her, his money is almost gone. When he suggests settling down outside the big city, where his money could be enough for a modest living, she leaves him and picks up a new lover. A year later, he is living in a shabby, cold hovel, still pining away for her.

The Robber Brothers 1912 ( 4.8)

Based on the poem by Pushkin. A thief and his gang are at their camp next to the Volga River. He tells them of how his father died in a river, and how his brother and he were thrown out of the house as children by their step-mother…

Children of the Age 1915 ( 4.7)

The picture tells the story of Maria, a devoted wife of a bank employee. The couple has a cozy life; they have a baby but he is cared for by their maid so Maria can spend her time doing terrific things like going shopping. During one of these consumer afternoons, Maria meets by chance an old friend, Lidia, who will introduce her to exclusive idle class social circles. Soon Maria's beauty attracts the interest of Lebedev, a rich old libertine. From that point on Maria suffers continual sexual harassment (worthy of inclusion in any silent film encyclopedia article on beleaguered heroines) which she resists for a time. In the end, however, she falls into his bourgeois claws.

The Invisible Man 1985 ( 5.4)

Based upon the famous novel by H.G.Wells. A poor scientist named Griffin discovers a way to make things invisible. Since he has no money to continue his research, he decides to perform his only experiment on himself. After becoming invisible, Griffin has a lot of trouble trying to conceal this from other people.

Волшебная лавка 1992 ( 7)

The fairy-tale world of Aleksandr Ptushko 1988 ( 7)

The wizard Finn sends Masha and Vanya on a journey through the fairy tale films of Aleksandr Ptushko, many dangers await them there.

Wings 1966 ( 6.792)

After WWII, a Soviet pilot returns to civilian life and struggles in her roles as school principal and mother, and with her memories of the war.

Bespredel 1989 ( 5.75)

Using an elaborate system of denunciation, the chief of the Zone keeps his prisoners in check. A new inmate, allegedly imprisoned for speculating on postage stamps, tries to rebel against the system.

Poem of the Sea 1958 ( 4.964)

A Soviet dam project means that many old Ukrainian villages will end up under water. There are conflicts between the dam engineers and villagers who don't want to move.

Forty Hearts 1931 ( 5.8)

The new power stations are beating like hearts to the pulse of modernisation. At gigantic expense and effort, the Soviet Union is rapidly industrialised. The state plan foresees the construction of forty power-generation centres across the country. However, the people must first be enlightened about the nature and use of electrical current. Horses and tractors, households and industry, nature and the world of work, neon signs and the construction of power stations all depend on this miraculous new source of energy. The famous Soviet director Lev Kuleshov masterfully realises this project with documentary shots, acted scenes, and lots of creative trick sequences.

Robinson Crusoe 1947 ( 5.8)

A man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island.

Концерт 1941 ( 8)

Ivan the Terrible, Part I 1944 ( 7.3)

Set during the early part of his reign, Ivan faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people. Sergei Eisenstein's final film, this is the first part of a three-part biopic of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia, which was never completed due to the producer's dissatisfaction with Eisenstein's attempts to use forbidden experimental filming techniques and excessive cost overruns. The second part was completed but not released for a decade after Eisenstein's death and a change of heart in the USSR government toward his work; the third part was only in its earliest stage of filming when shooting was stopped altogether.

Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot 1958 ( 7.301)

This is the second part of a projected three-part epic biopic of Russian Czar Ivan Grozny, undertaken by Soviet film-maker Sergei Eisenstein at the behest of Josef Stalin. Production of the epic was stopped before the third part could be filmed, due to producer dissatisfaction with Eisenstein's introducing forbidden experimental filming techniques into the material, more evident in this part than the first part. As it was, this second part was banned from showings until after the deaths of both Eisenstein and Stalin, and a change of attitude by the subsequent heads of the Soviet government. In this part, as Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate him.

Lady with the Dog 1960 ( 5.5)

On holiday in Yalta, Muscovite banker Dimitri Gurov contrives to meet a young woman who walks her dog. She’s Anna Sergeyevna, trapped in a loveless marriage to a lackey. He’s unhappy in an arranged marriage. With neither spouse at hand, Dimitri and Anna begin an affair. After a short time, she returns to Saratov, he to Moscow, believing it’s good-by forever. All winter he is miserable, enervated, distracted by tristesse. In desperation, he contrives to go to Saratov, surprising her at a concert. Fearing discovery in her home town, she promises to come to Moscow. Will they cast aside reputation to live together, or will theirs be an affair of infrequent encounters in hotel rooms?

My Friend Ivan Lapshin 1985 ( 6.8)

Russian provincial town in the middle of the 1930s Stalin's Great Purge. Ivan Lapshin, the head of the local police, does what he has to do. And he does it well.

Viper 1966 ( 6)

The dramatic story of the merchant's daughter, who became a brave fighter of the cavalry squadron of the red Army, later could not find herself in a peaceful life

Serious Game 1992 ( 5.5)

The former policeman dismissed from the criminal investigation Department for abuse of authority, entrusted to engage in the search for gunner burglary and for conspiracy, in the interests of the investigation, it is prescribed by the district. So again, in fact, from scratch, Stas begins his career…

The Chairman 1964 ( 6.1)

Year 1947... Yegor Trubnikov is giving all his powers to make life in his own Kolhoz better.

The Story of the Communist 1976

A documentary dedicated to Leonid Brezhnev.

Sergei Yesenin 1965

Documentary film commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Russian poet Sergei Yesenin

Battle Beyond the Sun 1959 ( 4)

In the distant future, the post-nuclear holocaust Earth is divided into two rival superpowers, North Hemis and South Hemis. Both empires are engaged in competitive race to reach Mars. When a badly under-equipped rocket malfunctions and begins drifting toward the sun, its helpless crew is rescued by the rival mission team. The combined crew continue the flight to mars, when colossal monsters lies in wait on the Martian moons!

Nebo Zovyot 1959 ( 3.6)

A Soviet scientific expedition is being prepared as the world's first mission to planet Mars. Their space ship Homeland has been built at a space station, where the expedition awaits the command to start. An American ship Typhoon experiencing mechanical problems arrives at the same space station, secretly having the same plans for the conquest of the Red Planet. Trying to stay ahead of Soviets, they start without proper preparation, and soon are again in distress. The Homeland changes course to save the crew of Typhoon. They succeed, but find that their fuel reserves are now insufficient to get to Mars. So Homeland makes an emergency landing on an asteroid "Icarus" passing near Mars, on which they are stranded. After an attempt to send a fuel supply by unmanned rocket fails, another ship Meteor is sent with a cosmonaut on a possibly suicidal mission, to save the stranded cosmonauts.

A Quiet Glade 1946

In a quiet clearing in a football match between hares and bears - a draw, and friendship wins.

Mirror 1975 ( 7.958)

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

It Happened in Penkovo 1958 ( 5.219)

Tractor driver Matvey Morozov returns to his native village from the prison. And he recalls the story of his marriage, his fatal love, failed betrayal and committed reckless “crime”, in which he doesn't repent at all.

Good Luck! 1956 ( 4.5)

A story of a young man Alexey who comes to Moscow from Siberia trying to get into one of the Moscow universities.

Shine, Shine, My Star 1969 ( 5.4)

In 1920, just 3 years after the October revolution, the peoples had to decide between conforming to Bolshevism or national self-determination. In that torn-apart-time, one man, the comedian Volodya, tries to mediate, not between different ideologies, but social life and art. While others just want to wash away their gloom, he reflects on the everyday sorrows and the role of art in that time of changes.

The Sixth of July 1968 ( 5.8)

Political thriller based on a story of coup against Bolsheviks by the Left Socialist Revolutionary Party in Moscow on 6–7 July 1918. They assassinate German ambassador in Moscow in hope of gaining public support and dragging the country into new war with Germany.

Goryanka 1975

A Hot Stone 1985 ( 5.5)

A boy finds a magic stone that will allow people to live their lives over again. His bearded, noble Grandfather prefers his life of hardship, revolution and Communist victory to remain just as it is.

The Shareholders 1963 ( 5.2)

Soviet propaganda cartoon depicting the evils of American capitalism. A worker who owns a small share in a big company is living large, until his company replaces its workers with robots and its small shares become worthless. The shareholder finds himself alone in a cruel world.

This Disturbing Winter 1976 ( 8)

A story about a young boy who must spend a few months in a hospital.

Mistress of Copper Mountain 1975

A puppet cartoon based on the tale of the same name by Pavel Petrovich Bazhov. About how Danila the Master heard about the stone flower. Whoever sees this flower at least once at the Mistress of the Copper Mountain will forever lose his peace, so good is this work. Danila spent many days in captivity in the magical underground domains of the Mistress of the Copper Mountain, learning the craft.

Fathers and Sons 1915

Terra Incognita 1984

Terra incognito. This is a meeting with another Universe, with another world. Who inhabits it? What kind of winds blow on it? Or it happens that you would like to penetrate into the depths of this earth, but any of your attempts encounters landslides, landslides, rockfalls... The Earth does not allow...

Place Where A Home Once Stood 1996

The film is about the role of spiritual and material culture in human life. The authors of the film warn that the connection of times and generations is fragile, and once lost, it is difficult to restore it again.

Breakthrough 1996

An originally staged film based on a seemingly familiar scenario. A young handsome stranger suddenly bursts into the life of a simple Sakha family of a hunter and his young wife. And then the action develops in the form of a classic love triangle. The denouement is a duel between two men: who will win in this fight? Love or passion?