| Leviathan (2014) | 7.6 | |
| Yuri!!! on Ice (2016) | 8.2 | |
| Dersu Uzala (1975) | 8.2 | |
| The Thief (1997) | 7.6 | |
| Brother (1997) | 7.8 |
Movies and TV shows set in russian
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in russian ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, harsh, realistic, complex, bleak and visually appealing films and TV shows about / with death, storytelling, catastrophe, mentor, soviet, culture clash, betrayal, brutality, dialogue and runaway plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres shot in Russia, USA, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as russian: Lilya 4-Ever (2002), The Last Station (2009), Brother (1997), Solaris (1972), Elena (2011), The Return (2003), Night Watch (2004), Brigada (2002), Stalker (1979), Leviathan (2014).
Best films
New films
| Ghosted (2023) | 5.8 | |
| Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023) | 6.4 | |
| Duchess (2024) | 4.5 | |
| Black Bag (2025) | 6.7 | |
| Ballerina (2025) | 6.8 |
List of movies set in russian
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Lilya lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her aunt, who neglects her. Lilya hangs out with her friends, Natasha and Volodya, who is suicidal. Desperate for money, she starts working ...
Style:
sad, bleak, depressing, harsh, brutal ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
poverty, human trafficking, prostitution, friendship, sexual abuse, prostitute, life is a bitch, suicide, teenage prostitution, teenage life, depression, rape ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
denmark, estonia, europe, russia, eastern europe ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, UK, Russia
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her ...
Style:
sexy, sentimental, period piece, costume drama, factual ...
Plot:
philosophy, betrayal, male virgin, loss of virginity, love and romance, family relations, writer's life, lifestyle, parents and children, poet, art, taboo subject ...
Time:
1910s, edwardian era, year 2009, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
russia, europe, moscow russia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Danila goes to his older brother to start a new life in Petersburg. His brother is a gangster and a killer, and he puts Danila into this criminal world asking him to kill someone.
Style:
suspenseful, grim, harsh, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
russian mafia, vigilante, organized crime, life philosophy, brutality, mafia, life is a bitch, gangster, friendship, dark hero, mob hit, youth ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr, st. petersburg russia
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out ...
Style:
art house, atmospheric, cerebral, enigmatic, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
outer space, scientist, metaphysics, space travel, space and aliens, space station, dream, trapped in space, astronaut, loneliness, science, philosophy ...
Time:
distant future, 70s, future, year 1972
Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia, tokyo
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Vladimir is reaching the end of his life and decides to leave his wealth to his only daughter, cutting out his wife and her son from his will.
Style:
realistic, serious, philosophical, touching, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder of husband, society, elderly, elderly couple, family relations, social differences, parents and children, disagreement, class differences, father daughter relationship, viagra, luxury ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
russia, soviet union, moscow russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A story of two Russian boys whose father suddenly returns home after a 12-year absence. He takes the boys on a holiday to a remote island on a lake that turns into a test of manhood of almost mythic proportions.
Style:
bleak, road movie, cerebral, art house, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, brother, childhood, journey, father son relationship, children, survival, parents and children, existentialism, wilderness, road trip, abusive father ...
Time:
year 2003, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
soviet union, russia
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the ...
Style:
dark fantasy, sexy, suspenseful, exciting, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
supernatural, vampire, good versus evil, curses spells and rituals, destiny, supernatural power, witch, brutality, monster, dark hero, death, betrayal ...
Time:
year 1992, 2000s, medieval times, year 2004, 90s ...
Place:
russia, soviet union, eastern europe, europe, moscow russia
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13K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Brigada, also known as Law of the Lawless, is a Russian 15-episode crime mini-series that debuted in 2002. It became very popular, but received mixed reviews due to accusations in aestheticization of violence. The miniseries follows the story of ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting
Plot:
russian mafia, organized crime, crime boss, mob boss, criminal heroes, gang, mafia, murder, cocaine, buddies, friendship, criminal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
russia, moscow russia
Is relevant?
155K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A Stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep seeded ...
Style:
philosophical, atmospheric, bleak, art house, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
stalker, post apocalypse, dystopian future, surrealism, psychokinesis, dog, wish come true, trippy, human nature, distopia, escapades, post apocalyptic ...
Time:
future, distant future, year 1979, near future
Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia
Is relevant?
60K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Style:
depressing, bleak, atmospheric, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot:
lawyer, adultery, corruption, politics, courtroom, poverty, small town, corrupt mayor, alcohol abuse, drunk, alcoholism, small town life ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
russia, soviet union
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Lithuania, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A Trans-Siberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers.
Style:
suspense, sexy, tense, psychological thriller, twist ending ...
Plot:
murder, train, travel, couples, murder mystery, transgression, sexual tension, violent, drug, winter, drug smuggling, train travel ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
china, russia, siberia, moscow russia
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy, UK, USA
Duration: 197 min.
Story:
Doctor Zhivago is the filmed adapation of the Russian novel by Boris Pasternak from director David Lean that was an international success and today deemed a classic. Omar Sharif and Julie Christie play two protagonists who in fact love each other ...
Style:
costume drama, epic, period piece, breathtaking, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
world war one, revolution, war, communism, love story, train, forbidden love, rape, poet, deportation, love triangle, wartime ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 1920s, 1940s, ancient times ...
Place:
russia, soviet union, moscow russia, ussr
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On ...
Style:
bleak, harsh, thought provoking, rough, brutal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, genocide, war crime, against humanity, brutality, holocaust, nazi, atrocity, occupation, children in wartime, massacre, teenage girl ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1985, near future ...
Place:
germany, persia, europe, soviet union, russia ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Ireland, UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Enemy at the Gates is a war film from Jean-Jacques Annaud from 2001 that takes place during the battle of Stalingard in World War II between the Russians and the Germans.
Style:
sexy, epic, realistic, serious, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
war, world war two, sniper, military, stalingrad, world war, courage, friendship, nazi, wartime, hide and seek, winter ...
Time:
20th century, year 2001, 1940s, year 1940, year 1944 ...
Place:
germany, soviet union, iraq, persia, russia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The 1990s. Empty shelves in the shops, an economic abyss and criminal dramas that unfold literally at every corner. The young leader of a criminal gang Anton Bykov, with the nickname “Bull”, must make money in whatever way to provide for his ...
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, bleak, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
life is a bitch, violence, danger, life philosophy, dishonesty, criminal heroes, corruption, police corruption, society, tough heroes, injustice, brutality ...
Time:
90s
Place:
russia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The Fool is a movie about a simple plumber. An honest man, he is up against an entire system of corrupted bureaucrats. At stake are the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dorm that is at risk of collapsing within the span of the night.
Style:
harsh, atmospheric, realistic, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
fighting the system, apartment building, courage, injustice, society, tragedy, moral dilemma, dishonesty, violence, small town, lone hero, plumber ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 90s, 21st century
Place:
russia, soviet union
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia, China
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
To please the father of his bride is not an easy task. This problem is faced by the Chinese guy Pen, when he goes to Moscow for his love - Ira, without even knowing what a nightmare awaits him. After all, her father Anatoly is not at all ready to ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, funny, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
interracial love, son in law, interracial relations, interracial love relationship, interracial romance, relationships, father in law, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, interracial couple, chinaman, father daughter relationship, love and romance ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
This is a life story of three girlfriends from youth to autumn ages. Their dreams and wishes, love, disillusions...
Style:
touching, romantic, sentimental, uplifting, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
life, friendship, midlife crisis, love and romance, women in society, women, life philosophy, career, working class, relationships, single mother, unwed mother ...
Time:
1950s, year 1980, 20th century, 50s, 70s ...
Place:
soviet union, moscow russia, ussr, russia, siberia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the ...
Style:
philosophical, psychological, cerebral, spiritual, breathtaking ...
Plot:
religion, christian, redemption, forgiveness, monk, life philosophy, loneliness, church, island, philosophy, solitude, monastery ...
Time:
2000s, year 1976, 70s, 1940s, year 1942 ...
Place:
russia, soviet union
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The film is based on the eponymous book by Emmanuil Kazakevich. In the summer of 1944 the Nazi Armies prepare a massive Tank Division named 'Viking" for the offensive on occupied Russian land. The Russian Army's special group of seven ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, bleak, epic ...
Plot:
world war two, d day, war, soldier, battles, danger, fall in love, world war, military, battlefield, holocaust, soviet army ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses ...
Style:
breathtaking, atmospheric, philosophical, black and white, art house ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
painter, artist, art, religion, monk, biopic, medieval, human spirit, christianity, painting, hunger, saint ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, year 1966 ...
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr, moscow russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
"Stalingrad" follows the progress of a German Platoon through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After having half their number wiped out and after being placed under the command of a sadistic Captain, the Lieutenant of the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, gloomy, epic ...
Plot:
world war two, war, battles, nazism, eastern front, soldier, german soldier, starvation, survival, military life, holocaust, winter ...
Time:
year 1942, year 1943, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
russia, germany, europe, italy, berlin germany ...
Is relevant?
42K
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The only U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, Carrie Stetko will soon leave the harsh environment behind for good – in three days, the sun will set and the Amundsen-Scott Research Station will shut down for the long winter. When a body is ...
Style:
suspense, serious, scenic, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
investigation, isolation, twists and turns, snowstorm, corpse, uncover truth, murder, doctor, serial killer, plane crash, danger, disaster ...
Time:
year 2009, year 1957, 1950s, 50s, 21st century
Place:
antarctica, antarctic, south pole
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.
Style:
futuristic, dark fantasy, exciting, dark, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vampire, good versus evil, destiny, witch, supernatural, portal, danger, imaginary, supernatural ability, dystopia, apocalypse, body swap ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, year 1992, 90s, 21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe, moscow russia, russia
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia, France
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin ...
Style:
touching, stylized, captivating, sad, political ...
Plot:
politics, communist, stalinism, communism, father daughter relationship, nkvd, countryside, repression, symbolism, love, tragedy, redemption ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1994, year 1936
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr, poland
Is relevant?
127K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, Poland, United Arab Emirates, India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Peter Weir's follow-up to Master & Commander (2003) is the stark & brilliant The Way Back, which takes on the theme of man's struggle for freedom. At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag. The film ...
Style:
epic, inspirational, realistic, road movie, rough ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, prison escape, escape, journey, war, pow, freedom, gulag, world war two, explorer, human spirit ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 2010s
Place:
himalaya, russia, tibet, mongolia, soviet union ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, ...
Style:
sincere, romantic, earnest, queer cinema
Plot:
closeted homosexual, ice hockey, gay, gay athlete, rivalry, gay sex, male nudity, rivals, enemies to lovers, gay relationship, sexuality, gay interest ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
north america
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery
Country: Russia, Germany, Japan, Canada, Finland, Denmark
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A French marquis wanders through a vast labyrinth of corridors, theaters and ballrooms at a reception for a Persian ambassador.
Style:
epic, visual, philosophical, cerebral, surreal ...
Plot:
russian history, museum, painting, revolution, time travel, art, lifestyle, culture clash, haunted by the past, architecture, storytelling, imperial russia ...
Time:
19th century, year 2002, 20th century, 1800s, 18th century ...
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr, siberia, europe ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Russia, France, Italy, Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Douglas is a foreign entrepreneur, who ventures to Russia in 1885 with dreams of selling a new, experimental steam-driven timber harvester in the wilds of Siberia. Jane is his assistant. On her travels, she meets two men who would change her life ...
Style:
romantic, touching, sentimental, harsh, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
life, destiny, imperial russia, love story, life philosophy, exile, unfulfilled love, soldier, love affair, love triangle, love and romance, self sacrifice ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1800s, 90s
Place:
soviet union, russia, siberia, moscow russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A trip to the pastoral countryside reveals a dark, sinister reality for a family from the city.
Style:
emotional, cerebral, surreal, melancholic, serious ...
Plot:
abortion, death, dysfunctional family, family bonds, relationships, pregnancy, family drama, misunderstanding, crumbling marriage, brothers, betrayal, countryside ...
Time:
90s
Place:
russia, czech republic, europe
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