My Favourite Hungarian Comedies
Here is the list of my favourite hungarian comedies. Of course there are many classic movies besides these. The list begins with the least good films and ends with my all-time bests.
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- DirectorÁkos BarnóczkyStarsEndre BeleznayPéter MajorosGabriella GubásIn order to regain his lost documents, a successful but sniffy and selfish builder must associate with a kind-hearted gypsy car-mechanic. The two men must end up the prejudices against each other."Blond Cola"
Silly but loveable movie. - DirectorPéter TímárStarsGábor ReviczkyJudit PogányVanda KovácsA 50 year-old entrepreneur Mr. Fikász rents a small resort at lake Balaton. He tries to make a lot of money for his family but along the way he makes a lot of bad decisions.Weird and technically interesting film.
- DirectorIván KapitányStarsIván FenyöPéter Kálloy MolnárKároly GesztesiTamás is taken hostage during a gas station robbery. Quite an eccentric company comes together and no one is who they say they are, while the Football World Cup sometimes interferes and an unknown container also appears."Pumpheads"
Situation comedy with a bunch of idiotic characters. - DirectorÁron GauderStarsL.L. JuniorLászló SzacsvayGyözö SzabóIn a Budapest ghetto, Richie, a young gypsy in love with Julia, daughter of the local Hungarian pimp, wants to put an end to the old family feuds. But there's only one way to do it: money. For that, Richie goes back in time to eradicate mammoths and turn them into oil he'll be able to sell later."The District"
Genuine animation with interesting story. - DirectorBence GyöngyössyStarsZoltán MucsiPéter SchererJózsef SzarvasAfter they got imprisoned, small-time criminals Kuplung and Csumpi tell their stories to their cell-mate of how they have planned the most imperfect robbery. Their big idea was to rob the Money-liquidation Warehouse. The movie shows how they fielded a team to execute the robbing and how everything went wrong."Paperdogs"
Action-comedy with *beep* characters :D - DirectorBéla TernovszkyStarsLászló SinkóPéter RudolfMiklós Benedek20 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."Catcher: Cat City 2"
Second part of the wonderful Cat City animation. - DirectorZoltán KálmánczhelyiAngéla StefanovicsZsolt VéghStarsZsolt VéghTamás KalmárGábor DióssiGod accidentally drops the key to the gates of Heaven to Earth, and is forced to make a terrestrial excursion to retrieve it."god@heaven.hu"
Artistic short film with many laughs. - DirectorCsaba FazekasStarsGergely KocsisEszter ÓnodiKati Kovács"Happy Birthday"
Story of a day when everything goes wrong. - DirectorSándor SzalkayStarsLászló InkeCecília EsztergályosGábor HarsányiLt. Kojak arrives in Budapest as a guest speaker for the 'International Crime Writers Conference'. Soon after he starts enjoying the pleasures that the city has to offer, he assists his old friends at the police department with a case. The case involves solving the murder of a noted scientist, unaware that a Mafia hit man and his female companion are targeting him."Kojak in Budapest"
Interesting and funny spin-off of the Kojak series. - DirectorAndrás KernRóbert KoltaiStarsAndrás KernRóbert KoltaiSándor GáspárA Minister and the Secretary of the Opposition party go to a 5 star hotel to conduct a secret affair. Their plans are ruined when they discover a corpse lodged in the window of their room."Out of order"
Funny comedy based on Ray Cooney's play. - DirectorAttila ÁrpaStarsLajos KovácsSándor OszterLászló GörögThe crew of Tibi Balogh sets out on a journey across Hungary to get the ancient Gold Owl statue, as well as the Milk Man. The treasure is worth millions, who gets there first?This is a good hungarian action-comedy with some good actors, laughable characters and jokes.
- DirectorGábor HerendiStarsTibor SzervétCsaba PindrochGyözö SzabóTamás is a young, Budapest-based director of video clips and commercials who dreams of directing his first feature film with the title 'The Guilty City'. He has already written the script but does not have the means of financing his project. Thus when he surprisingly gets an email from American film producer Alex Brubeck who writes that he had liked the script and would like to meet him personally, Tamás sees all his dreams come true. With the help of his two brothers Ákos, a successful manager and sex maniac, and András, a poet and complete loser, he tries to make a good impression on the American and persuade him to finance the film project. But there are some surprises on the way..."A Kind of America"
The nbr 1 comedy hit of 2002. Fresh storyline, great actors, good humour. - DirectorFerenc TörökStarsGábor KaralyosErzsi PápaiEszter Balla1989 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 are the parties, girls, making some easy cash. And of course, passing the upcoming exam with the leaked questions."Moscow Square"
Teenagers in 1989's Hungary. - DirectorKrisztina GodaStarsJudit SchellKata DobóSándor CsányiDora rejects all men when she discovers that her fiance has been living a double life with another women throughout their relationship (he was married). But with her biological clock ticking, Dora feels the urge to have a baby. She places an ad, searching for sex with no strings attached. When she finds that her choices are limited to three men: Tamas, Ali, and Peter, Dora realizes that her plan is not as simple as she had anticipated."Just Sex and Nothing Else"
Very good and well written romantic-comedy. - DirectorAndor LukátsStarsImre CsujaRéka PelsöczyÁgi Szirtes"Portugal"
The movie shows the life of a village somewhere in countryside Hungary.
Note that the description and the poster doesn't belong to the actual film. - DirectorAttila TillStarsÁgi GubíkIldikó BánságiPéter ValczA collage of human fates, where all shown characters are suffering from panic attacks. Stories like a policeman who is willing to come out or a young business woman who achieved her life goals too early."Panic"
Smart, fast and funny. - DirectorTamás SasStarsGábor MátéAndrea SöpteiAndrea FullajtárBori, Dóri, and Anna meet regularly at the Espresso cafe and discuss their love affairs. They all become involved with Bori's new boyfriend Gábor. The fixed camera in the cafe observes their meetings throughout the year, together with those of sundry other customers, including the "Professor" who is the local godfather."Espresso"
Debuting and incidentally the only good movie of director Tamás Sas. Love, relationships, trust...a very good film. - DirectorPéter RudolfStarsPéter RudolfGábor ReviczkyImre CsujaIn the sequel to the surprise hit Üvegtigris (2001), we witness the 6 losers again as they run amok around the roadside buffet, which again fails to make their dreams come true, but which serves as the basis and end station of numerous funny adventures."Glass Tiger 2"
The losers are back! :D - DirectorPéter TímárStarsÁdám RajhonaRóbert KoltaiJudit NémethAn 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."Sound Eroticism"
A very good and weird satire. - DirectorBéla PaczolayStarsPéter HaumannPéter RudolfMilán SchruffA retired teacher, his son and his grandson take a road trip to Budapest."Adventurers"
Heartwarming comedy-drama about three generations: father, son, grandfather and the generational differences between them. - DirectorIván KapitányPéter RudolfStarsPéter RudolfGábor ReviczkyImre CsujaThis film tells the story of a few uneventful days in the life of six pals. Lali, a great fan of America, owns a sandwich stand on the side of the road, called The Glass Tiger. Gaben pinches cars; Fox is a petty swindler; Sanyi a half-wit homeless; Coco can't shut up about getting some dough and going to America; Slimmy keeps playing the saxophone, despite the others' frayed nerves. Gaben talks Lali into buying an old Chevrolet Impala, the real American dream. After the long escapade of getting the car, Lali doesn't even get the chance to try the Chevvy out, because a truck completely demolishes it. Fox in the meantime is looking excitedly for the "Wreck", what he has been trying to sell for big money. But Lali has sold what he thought to be scrap, not good for anything. Fox is threatened by some tough guys to bring it back or pay up. He has to get money at all costs. Coco can think of only one solution. They have to rob the nearby bank. They all get into a car, but the big heist does not work out perfectly."Glass Tiger"
Remarkable cult movie about six losers and their opportunity of a lifetime. - DirectorBéla TernovszkyStarsMiklós BenedekGyula BodrogiIlona BéresAn agent delivers plans to save mice from a feline syndicate dedicated to eradicating rodents."Cat City"
One of tbest animation movies of all time. A must see. - DirectorSándor MihályfyStarsImre OlvasztóRóbert KoltaiTeri HorváthStory of a mischievous outspoken kid in a small Hungarian town."The Stationmaster Meets His Match"
I don't think you can find a 30-40 years old hungarian man or woman who doesn't like this movie. Deffinitely a must see! :) - DirectorMárton KeletiStarsTamás MajorImre SinkovitsIván DarvasDuring 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 only the sour butler but a bunch of others who are also trying to wimp out on their duties."The Corporal and Others"
Legendary wartime movie with one the greatest casts of all time. - DirectorRóbert KoltaiStarsRóbert KoltaiMihály SzabadosGábor MátéSet 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."We Never Die"
Beautiful and humane movie about life-affirmation through the eyes of a young man and his uncle. One of the best films I've ever seen.