| Little Rose (2010) | 7.0 | |
| I Hate Mondays (1971) | 7.5 | |
| Penguin (1965) | 7.2 | |
| Without Love (1980) | 6.7 | |
| The Coldest Game (2019) | 6.2 |
Movies and TV shows set in warsaw poland
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in warsaw poland ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, tense, suspense, realistic, melancholic and disturbing films and TV shows about / with female nudity, urban, world war two, moral ambiguity, betrayal, satire, relationships, character study, love and cigarette smoking plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in Poland, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as warsaw poland: The Zookeeper's Wife (2017), Holy Week (1995), 365 Days (2020), Battle of Warsaw 1920 (2011), Warszawa (2003), Operation Hyacinth (2021), Three Colors: White (1994), Black Mercedes (2019), Pornography (2003), Saviour Square (2006).
Best films
New films
| The Song of Names (2019) | 6.5 | |
| 365 Days (2020) | 3.3 | |
| Gierek (2022) | 4.6 | |
| Conspirators (2019) | 6.6 | |
| The Partisan (2024) | 5.2 |
List of movies set in warsaw poland
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Czech Republic, UK, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.
Style:
factual, costume drama, rough, sad, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
holocaust, zoo, nazi, world war two, marriage, hiding place, shoah, nazi occupied poland, women, zookeeper, world war, biopic ...
Time:
1930s, year 2017, 1940s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, germany, central europe
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland, Germany, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
During the Nazi era, a Jewish woman on the run takes a trolley which passes near the Warsaw ghetto, where the uprising battle is taking place, and some passengers are struck by stray bullets. They take temporary refuge in an empty building, and ...
Style:
tension, period piece, bleak, historical drama, atmospheric ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, nazi occupation, suspicion, hiding, anti semitism, survival, fear, neighbor, moral ambiguity, memory, accomplice ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Laura, in order to save her relationship from falling apart, goes to Sicily, where she meets Massimo. A dangerous man, the head of a mafia family, kidnaps her and gives 365 days to love him.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
sex, sex scene, erotica, dangerous attraction, passion, sexual relations, lust, rich man poor woman, oral sex, strong sexual content, captive woman, stockholm syndrome ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
sicily, warsaw poland, italy
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Poland's winning battle against Soviet Russia as seen through the eyes of two young protagonists, Ola and Jan. She is a Warsaw cabaret dancer, while he is a cavalry officer and poet who believes in socialist ideals
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, factual
Plot:
battlefield, epic battle, propaganda, battles, nurse, capture, soldier, showdown, rivalry, danger, polish history, nazi ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
On an ordinary winter's day, various people from outside Warsaw come to the Polish capital city for different reasons. They all have something to deal with, and their paths eventually intertwine.
Style:
captivating, realistic, melancholic, reflective, poignant
Plot:
city life, big city, winter, escapades, relationships, male female relationship, social relations, society, intimate, slice of life, self discovery, bittersweet ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Not satisfied with the result of a murder investigation in Warsaw's gay community, an officer in 1980s communist Poland resolves to uncover the truth.
Style:
suspense, erotic, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
gay, sexual tension, bisexual man, gay interest, gay cruising, communist, police, lgbt, gay sex, bare chested male, male nudity, homosexuality ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Switzerland, Poland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists ...
Style:
emotional, dark comedy, witty, cerebral, art house ...
Plot:
divorce, marriage, obsession, revenge, hairdresser, vengeance, humiliation, ex husband ex wife relationship, rags to riches, relationships, love story, sexual frustration ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
poland, paris france, france, warsaw poland, eastern europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In Nazi-occupied Warsaw, an investigator tries to unravel the mysterious murder of a prominent attorney's wife.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, enigmatic
Plot:
unsolved crime, investigation, jewish woman, homicide detective, world war two, murder investigation, nazi occupation, sleuth, detective inspector, cold case, forensics, police detective ...
Place:
warsaw poland, poland
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Poland, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Two intellectuals, a writer and a director, begin to play a mysterious psychological game in a peaceful countryside manor house during the Nazi occupation.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, emotional, biting ...
Plot:
losing-it hero, world war two, nazi occupation, soldier, countryside, social differences, life is a bitch, obsession, teenage life, haunted by the past, wartime life, holocaust ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two
Place:
poland, europe, warsaw poland
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A story of a married couple with two children, whose housing problems, the man's infidelity and the woman's fragility lead the family to destruction.
Style:
disturbing, touching, thought provoking, suspense, compassionate ...
Plot:
unfaithful husband, imprisonment, selfishness, debt, jealousy, hysteria, money problems, desperation, domineering mother, marriage, husband wife relationship, humiliation ...
Place:
warsaw poland, poland
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Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A Polish spy working for the British during World War II is betrayed and compromised in Warsaw, leaving her no other choice but to descend into a dangerous world of treachery and deception in order to survive.
Style:
suspenseful, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, betrayal, espionage, spy thriller, double agent, moral ambiguity, treachery, female protagonist, paranoia, survival, identity crisis, political intrigue ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, britain
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1920s Warsaw, a legendary conman tries to exploit the financial problems of a vaudeville theatre in order to rob a bank.
Style:
period piece, lighthearted, witty, slapstick, costume drama ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
vaudeville, bank robbery, showbiz, heist, scheming, satire, entertainment industry, nostalgia, economic crisis, corruption, intrigue, escapism ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three short segments about love.
Style:
anthology, romantic comedy, romantic, light hearted, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
marriage, wedding, love, couples, relationships, city life, engagement, slice of life, wooing, nostalgia, gender roles, post war ...
Time:
60s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, europe
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young photographer moves to Praga, the most notorious district of Warsaw, known for common crime and alcoholism as well as unique folklore. This experience will have much impact on both his personal and professional life.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, crime drama, independent film, tension ...
Plot:
photographer, photograph, neighborhood, urban, alcoholism, working class, everyday life, urban decay, social realism, character study, community, isolation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Young couple living in the old house suddenly discover an elevator which takes them directly to year 1939.
Style:
light, satirical, feel good, humorous, funny ...
Plot:
time travel, time portal, political satire, absurd humor, time traveler, sent to the past, humour, nazi germany, embassy, time machine, satire, time loop ...
Time:
year 2012, year 1939
Place:
warsaw poland
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A romantic comedy set on Christmas Eve in Warsaw and centered around a series of characters.
Style:
sincere, captivating, disturbing, sentimental, humorous ...
Plot:
christmas, closeted homosexual, father son relationship, orphan, reconciliation, love story, radio announcer, family relations, humour, love and romance, relationships, christmas wish ...
Time:
year 2011
Place:
warsaw poland, eastern europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, Poland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Retro-futuristic timetravel-mystery.
Style:
unusual plot structure, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, melancholic ...
Plot:
radio, in love, secretly observing, government agency, unrequited love, travel, love and romance, twists and turns, music, conspiracy, time traveler, manager ...
Time:
near future
Place:
warsaw poland, poland
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Pressured by his superiors to disgrace public intellectual Warczewski, a professor and respected writer whom they believe to be a "camouflaged Zionist," rough security-services colonel Rozek enlists his sexy but naive girlfriend, Kamila, ...
Style:
sexy, tense, psychological, captivating, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
forbidden love, communism, university professor, anti communist, political activist, love triangle, secret service, espionage, gain trust, undercover, disgraced, working undercover ...
Time:
20th century, year 2010, 60s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A story about a young jockey dreaming of a sports career. These dreams culminate in the most important event in Poland — The Great Warsaw Race. Krzysiek enters the horse-racing world with the naivety of a novice and enthusiast. Only after some ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, tense, melancholic, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
corruption, horse race, jockey, coming of age, sacrifice, moral dilemma, ambition, moral corruption, character study, underdog, betrayal, idealism ...
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, UK, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young writer in 1939 Warsaw faces the conflict of acting his age or relapsing into childhood during the brink of World War II. Based on the famous novel Ferdydurke by Witold Gombrowicz.
Style:
thought provoking, art house, dark comedy, tragicomedy, avant garde ...
Plot:
renaissance, identity crisis, literary, surrealism, satire, coming of age, loss of innocence, alienation, isolation, existentialism, teacher, boarding school ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
warsaw poland, eastern europe, poland
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Made in 1983, shelved for four years. A chilling tale about kids playing in a bombed-out Warsaw courtyard on the day of Stalin's death, while their parents are away at the church or a memorial procession.
Style:
grim, bleak, period piece
Plot:
bullying, stalinism, communism, childhood, innocence lost, cruelty, totalitarianism, post war, fear, irony, oppression, anti semitism ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, eastern europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Coming of age story of four girls living in the same poor district of Warsaw just before the outbreak of World War One.
Style:
realistic, emotional, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
friendship, poverty, coming of age, grownups, adolescence, female friendship, girl, loss of innocence, urban, working class, intimate, slice of life ...
Time:
1910s, turn of the century
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, eastern europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An actress travels from Warsaw to Paris and during the trip reflects on the last few years of her life. It goes back to the German occupation and her hiding of a fellow actor who has supposedly killed a collaborator. He is weak and a bit cowardly, ...
Style:
reflective, bleak, melancholic, dramatic, road movie ...
Plot:
world war two, identity, theater, flashback, actress, nazi occupation, suicide, guilt, female protagonist, survival, moral ambiguity, tragedy ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
warsaw poland, paris france, poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Polish drama series which follows the tragicomic adventures of a 40-year-old urban legend (Borys Szyc) in Warsaw. He is a deeply complex character, an irresponsible party animal, a serial lothario and everyone’s friend at the same time. Behind the ...
Style:
tragicomedy, captivating, thrilling, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot:
playboy, character study, polish, midlife crisis, satire, middle aged, lifestyle, male protagonist, bittersweet, introspection, urban, identity crisis ...
Place:
warsaw poland
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Portraying the events that have taken place in Polish politics in recent years.
A 4 episode TV version of a movie with the same title.
Style:
political, captivating, thought provoking, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
government, political intrigue, politician, intrigue, political propaganda, politics, corrupt politician, political conspiracy, political leader, political candidate, government official, political party ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Police officers from the Warsaw Homicide Department are trying to arrest a dangerous Armenian criminal.
Style:
tense, intense, brutal, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
law enforcement, urban, police, crime investigation, homicide, violent, city life, gang violence, gangster, moral ambiguity, organized crime, underworld ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
poland, warsaw poland, eastern europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Policemen from two precincts are joining forces to fight the Mokotowska Group.
Style:
captivating
Plot:
fighting crime, criminal, police detective, police, teamwork, organized crime, partners against crime, police officer, crime investigation, criminal gang, bandit, male nudity ...
Place:
warsaw poland, poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, West Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Yasha is a Jewish stage magician who tours through eastern Europe while destroying his career through personal problems. He has one more chance at theatrical success, but he needs to do a brand new trick in a Warsaw theater.
Style:
atmospheric, art house, independent film, period drama, moody
Plot:
magician, jewish culture, stage magic, european, theater, character study, ambition, obsession, moral ambiguity, midlife crisis, existential crisis, melancholy ...
Time:
year 1979, 1800s, 19th century
Place:
poland, warsaw poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Magda buys an old Mercedes to go to Paris with four strangers willing to save money on travelling together. But it turns out the car is stolen and the girl quite carefree which makes leaving Warsaw very problematic.
Style:
humorous, road movie, buddy comedy, lighthearted, satirical ...
Plot:
stealing a car, road trip, misadventure, friendship, odd couple, father son relationship, urban, social satire, mistaken identity, identity, escape, immigration ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
warsaw poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Biography, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 312 min.
TV show
Style:
period piece, historical drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
leader, soldier, fight, enemy, polish history, military, war, patriotism, leadership, nationalism, realism, shooting ...
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, siberia, vienna
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