1612: Chronicles of the Dark Time 2007 ( 4.99)

The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in the late 16th and early 17th century has been called "The Time of Troubles." There are many impostors who claim to the right to rule, but there's only one heir, the Czarina Kseniya Godunova. She has married a Polish military leader who wants to claim the Russian throne in her name so he can rule all of Russia. As the Poles move in on Moscow in an attempt to install the czarina on the throne, Andrei, a serf with a life-long infatuation of the czarina attempts to save her from her brutal Polish husband.

72 Meters 2004 ( 5.878)

The film begins in the 1980s Soviet Union. Two best friends, Orlov and Muravyev, are serving at the Black Sea Navy Base in Sevastopol, Crimea. Both fall in love with one beautiful girl Nelly, and their friendship suffers a first blow. Because she picks Muravyev, his friend Orlov struggles with an inferiority complex and becomes a secretive alcoholic. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, both friends are transferred to the Northern Fleet on the Polar Ocean. One day their sub is performing a routine training. A disturbed WWII mine slowly moves on a collision course with the sub. A mighty blast knocks down everyone inside the wrecked sub, 72 meters below the sea level. Then ensues a nerve-racking struggle for survival.

Mirror for a Hero 1987 ( 5.839)

Sergei and Andrei are walking through a city park and see that a film shoot set just post World War II is taking place . They climb over the park fence to get a better view but hit some cable lying on the ground and find themselves in the past - on May 8, 1949, a day which they seem doomed to relive over and over again.

Fascist Boots Shall Not Trample Our Motherland 1941 ( 4.3)

Soviet propaganda cartoon made shortly after the German invasion, promising victory against the fascist invaders.

Journal of Political Satire No. 2 1941 ( 5.8)

Anti-Nazi cartoon, in 4 parts, exhorting Soviets to resist "Fascist pirates."

A Miracle Maker 1957 ( 5.7)

Humorous ode to corn, glorifying the dignity of corn in agriculture.

The Third Planet 1991 ( 3.643)

Drawing heavily from Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's 1971 novella 'Piknik na obochine' ('Roadside Picnic') as well as Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 film adaptation ('Stalker'), 'Tretya planeta' tells the story of a father seeking a cure for his ill daughter by venturing into an area known only as "The Zone" to request help from the mysterious healers that dwell within its forbidden borders.

N/A N/A ( 9)

The Little Mermaid 1968 ( 7.268)

Rusalochka opens in modern day Copenhagen, Denmark. Several tourists gather around the capital's famous mermaid statue, as a tour guide explains its significance. A fish in the water below the tourists scoffs at their foolishness, and then, proceeds to tell about the doomed love of the mermaid. Upon reaching her 15th birthday, the Little Mermaid is allowed to swim up to the surface above. As soon as she does, however, the Mermaid spots a young prince caught up in a dreadful storm. She admires the man's bravery and decides to save him, declaring that, "The beautiful and the brave should not perish." After the mermaid returns to the ocean, she decides that she wants to become human.

Little Gray Neck 1948 ( 7.3)

Defending a friend, duckling is attacked by fox and must learn to survive.

An Unusual Match 1955 ( 7.3)

A Soviet animation about a football match between toys.

The Night Before Christmas 1951 ( 6.5)

Based on the work of Nikolay Gogol. Handsome blacksmith Vakula who fell in love with village beauty, Oksana, is ready to do anything for her liking. Even to fly on the devil's back to Saint-Petersburg and ask the Empress for the slippers that he can present his sweetheart.

Island of Mistakes 1955 ( 7.7)

A short animated film about poor student Kolya Sorokin, who is dragged by two swans to the island of errors. On the island, incorrect solutions cause a lot of problems for Kolya. These trials force the hero to approach his responsibilities in a different way.

The Heart of the Brave 1951 ( 7)

Indiga needs to overcome her fears in order to save her brother.

No Margin for Error 1975 ( 6.1)

A criminal story which happened in a small Russian town.

Tsarevich Prosha 1974 ( 7.3)

Red Bees 1972 ( 6)

In 1922, in a small town, the boys formed a pioneer squad and named it "Red Bees."

In Profile and Full Face 1977 ( 8)

Tomorrow Will Be Too Late 1972

1943. Captain Ian Nalepke, Chief of Staff of the Slovak regiment, bearing protection of military facilities in the small town of Belarus contacts the partisansand passes to them the obtained information about upcoming operations of the German forces.

Five Brave 1971

In the beginning of WWII a group of five brave children are fighting the Nazis in Belarus.

Dead Man's Letters 1986 ( 6.776)

In a world after the nuclear apocalypse a scholar helps a small group of children and adults survive, staying with them in the basement of the former museum of history. In his mind he writes letters to his son — though it is obvious that they will never be read.

The Ugly Swans 2006 ( 6.235)

In the near future, writer Victor Banev gets himself on a UN commission to investigate what's going on in the remote town of Tashlinsk, where reports tell of a virus-created race of brainiac mutants. Banev's tween daughter Ira is enrolled at a school for gifted children which has been taken over by the mutants, who have grown to despise ordinary humanity.

Torpedo Bombers 1983 ( 5.6)

In 1944 a Soviet marine air force unit stationed near Murmansk is fighting off the German bombers attacking the British navy convoys supplying the Soviet Union with war materials under the lend-lease agreement.

An Unnamed Star 1978 ( 6.158)

"Stars never leave their orbits". The poor astronomy teacher got one more demonstration of this law when he met HER. SHE was "from the another world". SHE was strange and inappropriate in his tiny calm town. Town with slough-like life and citizens who spent all their time gossiping. Once he almost started to believe that the miracle is possible... but "the stars never leave their orbits"

A Sentimental Trip to Potatoes 1986 ( 7.3)

Having entered the institute, the hero of the film, along with his new comrades, goes to the village "for potatoes". A month spent in the "open air" not only fills the life of a spoiled urban youth with interesting acquaintances and impressions, but also gives him his first love.

The Investigation Commission 1979 ( 4.5)

A nuclear power plant accident destroyed the RBMK reactor's technological channel, with the chief engineer and reactor calculations attributed. A special commission found fault and conducted full-scale surveys in Murmansk and Kirovsk.

Jack Vosmyorkin, American 1986 ( 5.6)

Jack Vosmyorkin, young American with Russian origins decides to return to Russia in order to watch October Revolution in action.

In Your Memory Samantha 1986

A poetic story based on the memories of the arrival of American schoolgirl Samantha Smith to the USSR.

Peace to Him Who Enters 1961 ( 5.6)

The time is World War II. Lidiya Shaporenko plays a pregnant German woman, trapped behind Russian lines. When the woman goes into labor, three loyal Soviets deliver her to a field hospital: a newly graduated officer, an affable truck driver, and a soldier shell-shocked into muteness. The dangerous trip to the hospital ends up a rite of passage for all concerned. The winner of a special gold medal at the Venice Film Festival, Peace to Him Who Enters was originally released in the USSR in 1961 under the title Mir Vkhodyashchemu.

The Dear Boy 1974 ( 7.5)

A group of gangsters are kidnapping two boys: a son of a billionaire and a son of a USSR ambassador.

Goryanka 1975

In the Kingdom of Oil and Millions 1916 ( 7)

Social drama. After the novel of the same name of Ibrahimbay Musabayov.

Freeze, Die, Come to Life 1990 ( 6.46)

Stuck in a mining town near Vladivostok in 1947 amongst Soviet exiles and Japanese POWs (Japanese prisoners remained in Siberia for years after the war had ended), the kids have to come up with something to keep them busy. Two friends, Valerka and Galia, play some peculiar, very dangerous games of their own amid the man-made wasteland of Suchan.

Messrs. Golovlevs 1979 ( 6)

Teleplay based on the novel of the same name by M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin, staged at the USSR State Academic Maly Theater.

Missing Official 1967

How Do I Call You Now?.. 1965

A story about a brave Soviet spy working behind the enemy lines during WWII.

Za československý stát 1928

Twice Born 1984 ( 3.7)

Events take place in the White Sea, 1942. New recruit Andrei Bulygin is assigned as an assistant machine gunner on a small ship that delivers soldiers and weapons to the front line. On the way back, German fighters sink the ship, leaving only Andrei alive. Having got out on the ice, he enters into an unequal battle with the cold and the German pilot von Bettger attacking him from the air...

The Vyborg Side 1939 ( 4.7)

The final part of trilogy about the life of a young factory worker, Maxim. Following the Russian Revolution, Maksim is appointed state commissar in charge of the national bank. With great efforts, he learns the complexies of the banking trade and begins to fight off sabotaging underlings. Dymba, now a violent enemy of the Republic, tries to rob a wine store but is arrested with Maksim's help. Maksim also exposes a conspiracy of a group of tsarist officers who prepare an attempt against Lenin. He then joins the Red Army in its fight against the German occupation.

Prairie Station 1941 ( 5.5)

About the labor exploits of gold miners, the old partisan Fedor Potanin and his son, the leader Stepan.

The Law of Life 1940 ( 6)

About the life of Soviet students. A group of students-graduates of a medical institute organizes a farewell party. The secretary of the regional Komsomol committee unexpectedly appears and starts openly agitating sexual promiscuity. The party turns into an ugly drunkenness.

The Janusz Family 1941