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1. White Nights (1985)
PG-13 | 136 min | Drama, Music
A Russian American ballet dancer's airplane is forced to land in USSR, where he's "repatriated". He stays with an American man married to a Russian. Will the American help him flee USSR?
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren
Votes: 8,256 | Gross: $42.16M
2. Leto (2018)
Not Rated | 126 min | Biography, Drama, History
A love triangle emerges around a rock and roll musician, his protege and his wife in 1980s Russia.
Director: Kirill Serebrennikov | Stars: Roman Bilyk, Irina Starshenbaum, Teo Yoo, Filipp Avdeev
Votes: 7,970
3. Beanpole (2019)
Unrated | 130 min | Drama, War
1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
Director: Kantemir Balagov | Stars: Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Andrey Bykov, Igor Shirokov
Votes: 12,298
4. The Fencer (2015)
99 min | Biography, Drama, History
Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past however catches up and puts him in front of a difficult choice.
Director: Klaus Härö | Stars: Märt Avandi, Ursula Ratasepp, Hendrik Toompere Jr., Liisa Koppel
Votes: 5,280 | Gross: $0.10M
5. Autumn Marathon (1979)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Middle-aged university professor desperately tries to strike a balance in his life between his wife and his mistress, slowly getting bogged down in his own lies.
Director: Georgiy Daneliya | Stars: Oleg Basilashvili, Natalya Gundareva, Marina Neyolova, Evgeniy Leonov
Votes: 3,671
6. The Trials of Alger Hiss (1980)
164 min | Documentary
Documentary by lifelong friend that supports the innocence of Alger Hiss (convicted in January 1950 on two counts of espionage-related perjury)
Director: John Lowenthal | Stars: Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers, John Lowenthal, Richard Nixon
Votes: 15
7. Zolotaya mina (1978)
139 min | Crime
A fugitive is having plastic surgery to hide his identity, while committing another crime.
Director: Yevgeni Tatarsky | Stars: Mikhail Gluzskiy, Evgeniy Kindinov, Oleg Dal, Larisa Udovichenko
Votes: 204
8. Sudba rezidenta (1970)
157 min | Adventure, Mystery
Tulyev is arrested, but this does not prevent him from playing a dangerous game with the enemy. The second part of the Soviet spy saga.
Director: Venyamin Dorman | Stars: Georgi Zhzhyonov, Mikhail Nozhkin, Andrei Vertogradov, Yefim Kopelyan
Votes: 217
9. Larets Marii Medichi (1981)
91 min | Action, History
Police captain Vladimir Lyusin investigates mysterious disappearance of antique dealer Vincent Savigny, who arrived in Leningrad from France. The roots of the incident go back to the events of the 13th century.
Director: Rudolf Fruntov | Stars: Valeri Ryzhakov, Klara Luchko, Emmanuil Vitorgan, Yevdokiya Urusova
Votes: 114
10. Leningradskaya retrospektiva (1957-1990) (1990)
659 min | Documentary, History
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Votes: 26
11. Lestnitsa (1990)
114 min | Drama
Having his life come to a dead end, Vladimir is thinking about suicide. He is saved by a girl and spends the night at her home. The next morning, Vladimir wants to leave, but finds himself ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksey Sakharov | Stars: Oleg Menshikov, Elena Yakovleva, Svetlana Amanova, Sergey Artsibashev
Votes: 64
12. Kharms (2017)
95 min | Biography
The film tells the story of the life of Daniil Yuvachev, known to the world as Daniil Kharms.
Director: Ivan Bolotnikov | Stars: Wojciech Urbanski, Grigoriy Chaban, Aiste Dirziute, Darius Gumauskas
Votes: 159
13. Proisshestviye, kotorogo nikto ne zametil (1968)
66 min | Romance
Nastya is a young girl, she is beautiful, but modest, and therefore she considers herself ugly and lonely. She works in an ordinary Soviet grocery store and dreams of a prince who will love... See full summary »
Director: Aleksandr Volodin | Stars: Zhanna Prokhorenko, Vitali Solomin, Zinaida Slavina, Georgiy Shtil
Votes: 62
14. Podslushannyy razgovor (1984)
78 min | Drama
Director: Sergei Potepalov | Stars: Gia Dumbadze, Olga Agapova, Aleksey Poluyan, Dmitri Sukharev
Votes: 15
15.
Pole to Pole (1992– )
Episode:
Russian Steps
(1992)
49 min | Adventure, Documentary
Palin meets up with a Vladimir Lenin impersonator, witnesses a Russian Orthodox baptism ceremony, visits the cemetery where the likes of Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, and Fyodor Dostoyevsky are ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Mills | Star: Michael Palin
Votes: 94
16.
Rise of the Nazis (2019–2023)
Episode:
Barbarossa
(2022)
Documentary, History
At the peak of his power, Hitler now faces fellow ruthless dictator Stalin. He tries to deceive Stalin with a plan to invade Britain, all while preparing an attack on the Soviet Union.
Director: Julian Jones | Stars: Richard John Evans, Garry Kasparov, John Scarlett, Alexandra Richie
Votes: 64
17.
Hitler: Uncovering His Fatal Obsession (2021)
Episode:
Time is Blood
(2021)
45 min | Documentary, History, War
After a terrible winter, 1942 starts badly for Stalin due to a ruthless Nazi campaign that leaves millions of Soviets captive and without food.
Directors: Lyndy Saville, Cal Seville | Stars: Max Hastings, Anthony Beevor, Klaus Schmider, Richard John Evans
Votes: 6