Best Polish Movies

This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Polish Movies" contains films with the following parameters. Style: realistic, captivating, serious, suspense, humorous and suspenseful. Plot: female nudity, polish, nudity, murder, prison, female full frontal nudity, artist, bare chested male, death and society. Genre: Drama, Comedy and History. Country: Poland, USA and UK.
Best Polish Movies
Best Polish Movies
TOP Movies: The Career of Nikos Dyzma (2002), Sexmission (1984), Symmetry (2003), Boys Don't Cry (2000), Hit the Bank (1981), Warsaw 44 (2014), Breaking the Limits (2017), Day of the Wacko (2002), The Dark House (2009), Teddy Bear (1981), Pitbull: New Orders (2016), The Zone of Interest (2023), Hatred (2016), Corpus Christi (2019), Pigs (1992), The Way Back (2010), In the Name Of (2013), With Fire and Sword (1999), Killer (1997), The Giant Mechanical Man (2012).

List of Best Movies

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The Career of Nikos Dyzma (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Nikos is a master of funeral ceremonies (that's undertaker to you and me) who doesn't expect much from life. After drunkenly insulting a diplomat at a party, weird things begin to happen for Nikos. The news that a mysterious stranger ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, realistic, biting
Plot: lifestyle, rise to the top, ambition, overnight success, disorder, farce, political intrigue, life turned upside down, fish out of water, state affairs, career, nudity ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: poland
Is relevant ?
 7.5
 14K
Sexmission (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Poland
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Two scientists are chosen as guinea pigs for a time experiment: they are placed in hibernation and should be brought back to life after three years. In the meantime, however, the World War III breaks out and life have been wiped out of the surface ...
Style: sexy, sexual, apocalyptic, futuristic, offbeat ...
Audience: adult
Plot: post apocalypse, polish, society, friendship, sexist, nudity, tribe, post apocalyptic, sex, blonde, friendship between men, underground city ...
Time: future, year 1984, near future, year 1991, year 1999 ...
Place: poland, eastern europe
Is relevant ?
 7.6
 4K
Symmetry (2003)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Dwudziestosześcioletni Łukasz, niesłusznie posądzony o napad na starszą kobietę, trafia do aresztu śledczego. Adwokat wynajęty przez matkę bezskutecznie próbuje go stamtąd wydostać. Pod wpływem dramatycznych wydarzeń w celi ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, tense, serious, disturbing
Plot: prison, prison life, immorality, miscarriage of justice, jail cell, prisoner, criminal, innocence, murder, coincidence, jail, false accusation ...
Time: year 2003
Place: poland
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Boys Don't Cry (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story: One of the best Polish comedies of the late 1990's, "Boys Don't Cry" is a satirical look at the gangsters of Poland and some teens who accidentally get involved with them.
Style: semi serious, witty, humorous, sad, realistic ...
Plot: nothing goes right, friends, gangster, prostitute, goofy hero, buddies, best friend, polish, disorder, friendship, violinist, father son relationship ...
Time: 90s
Place: poland, europe
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 7.9
 5K
Hit the Bank (1981)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story: October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, suspense, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cons and scams, polish, vengeance, betrayal, vendetta, one last job, friends, criminal heroes, caper, thief, city, interwar period ...
Time: 1930s, pre world war two
Place: poland, europe, warsaw poland
Is relevant ?
 6.6
 7K
Warsaw 44 (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A beautiful story about youth, love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the Warsaw Uprising.
Style: realistic, romantic, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot: world war two, nazi occupation, love and romance, rebel army, nazism, death, world war, friendship, war, love affair, relationships, young love ...
Time: year 1944, 20th century, 1940s
Place: poland, warsaw poland
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Breaking the Limits (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Based on true events. In 1980s Poland, Jerzy Górski is a young man who finds the determination to struggle against his drug addiction through athletic training, with the aim of competing in the US Ironman Triathlon.
Style: thought provoking, captivating, exciting
Plot: drug addict, drug, competition, winner, sport competition, training, interrogation, swimming, hospital, accident, rise to the top, biopic ...
Time: year 1988, year 1990, year 1984, year 1978
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Day of the Wacko (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story: It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school ...
Style: tragicomedy, humorous, cynical, independent film, existential ...
Plot: midlife crisis, alienation, nothing goes right, social satire, loner, teacher, obsession, polish, burnout, self loathing, paranoia, mental illness ...
Time: year 2002, middle ages
Place: poland, warsaw poland, eastern europe, central europe
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The Dark House (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The story takes place in two parallel time planes. The first plot follows the events of one autumn night in 1978. Edward Srodon, a zootechnician, makes an accidental stopover in a farmhouse of Dziabas family in the remote area of Bieszczady ...
Style: captivating, serious, tense, suspense, action thriller ...
Plot: murder, martial law, who done it, law enforcement, haunted house, crime scene, winter, multiple storylines, haunted, alcoholism, snow, countryside ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 2009, 70s
Place: poland, europe
Is relevant ?
 8.2
 7K
Teddy Bear (1981)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The main character, nicknamed "Teddy Bear" by his friends and acquaintances, is a manager of a sports club in Poland. One day he is detained at the border just as his sport team is off to a tournament. It appears that somebody has torn out ...
Style: funny, parody, cult classic, biting, semi serious ...
Plot: communism, satire, artist, communist, outlaw, filmmaking, mistaken identity, female nudity, anti communism, society, race against time, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: poland
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Pitbull: New Orders (2016)
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, police, partners against crime, police detective, criminal, teamwork, organized crime, bandit, criminal gang, crime investigation, police officer, male pubic hair ...
Place: poland, warsaw poland
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The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka (2017)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Michalina Wislocka, the most famous and recognized sexologist of communist Poland, fights for the right to publish her book, which will change the sex life of Polish people forever.
Style: erotic, realistic, captivating, serious, humorous ...
Audience: adult
Plot: female orgasm, oral sex, women's rights, free will, polyamory, communism, communist party, woman, biopic, cold war, catholic church, sex education ...
Time: 1940s, 70s, 60s, year 1941, 1950s
Place: poland
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The Zone of Interest (2023)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
Style: experimental, crying, period drama
Plot: auschwitz, world war two, holocaust, garden, concentration camp, nazi, nazi officer, genocide, husband wife relationship, love, swastika, river ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1944, year 1943, year 1942
Place: poland, hungary
Is relevant ?
 7.6
 7K
Hatred (2016)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Summer of 1939. Zosia is a young Polish girl who is deeply in love with Ukrainian Petro. Their great love will be put to the test when her father decides to marry her to a wealthy widower Skiba. Right after wedding she is left alone because her ...
Style: tense, thought provoking, suspense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: genocide, world war two, war atrocity, massacre, murder, nazi occupation, wedding, torture, female protagonist, village, baby, husband wife relationship ...
Time: year 1943, year 1939, 1940s
Place: poland
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 22K
Corpus Christi (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The story of a 20-year-old Daniel who experiences a spiritual transformation while living in a Youth Detention Center. He wants to become a priest but this is impossible because of his criminal record. When he is sent to work at a carpenter’s ...
Style: sincere, art house, touching, thought provoking, ambiguous ending ...
Audience: teens
Plot: catholic church, prison, juvenile prison, ex convict, sex scene, priest, grief, funeral, mayor, fake identity, fake priest, car accident ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019
Place: poland, central europe, eastern europe
Is relevant ?
 7.6
 5K
Pigs (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In good old days Franz Maurer and his partners from secret police used to live like kings. Now, they all must adapt to new post-communist environment where they are scorned and losing all the privileges. Some, like Franz, are like ordinary police ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police officer, cop, pig killer, berlin wall, stasi, exploitation, gang, friendship, partner, gangster, working undercover, workplace situations ...
Time: 90s
Place: poland
Is relevant ?
 7.3
 122K
The Way Back (2010)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Poland, 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, realistic, inspirational, road movie, rough ...
Plot: survival, escape, prison escape, wilderness, war, freedom, journey, world war two, desert, gulag, pow, convict ...
Time: 2010s, 1940s, 20th century
Place: himalaya, russia, soviet union, asia, mongolia ...
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In the Name Of (2013)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The contemporary story of a priest who launches a centre for troubled youth in a small parish. He is a good priest and is well-liked by his congregation, which remains unaware of his complicated past.
Style: serious, realistic, atmospheric, psychological, sincere ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, homosexuality, church, youth, teenage life, clergy, male male relationship, gay interest, catholic, priest, gays and lesbians ...
Time: 21st century
Place: poland
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With Fire and Sword (1999)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 175 min.
Story: In the mid-17th century, Poland was the largest, most democratic, and most tolerant country in Europe. However, a tragic civil war brought about the gradual decline of the once glorious republic...
Style: captivating, serious, romantic, mysterious, epic ...
Plot: military, polish, cossack, cavalry, love affair, heroes, rebellion, love triangle, medieval, battles, culture clash, political unrest ...
Time: 17th century
Place: poland, ukraine, eastern europe, europe
Is relevant ?
 7.5
 8K
Killer (1997)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An innocent cab driver is mistaken for a contract killer and imprisoned. Soon, he is sprung by a mob boss who needs "Killer" for a few more jobs.
Style: dark comedy, exciting, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: hitman, mistaken identity, serial killer, mafia, renaissance, contract killer, danger, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, disorder, taxi, polish ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: poland, eastern europe, europe
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The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft spoken zoo worker who falls for him.
Style: sincere, humorous, feel good, touching, independent film ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: self discovery, lifestyle, fall in love, misfit, shyness, workplace romance, workplace, adulthood, social misfits, self involved, singleness, love ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 8.5
 904K
The Pianist (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, War
Country: France, Poland, Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: The true story of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he ...
Style: emotional, harsh, bleak, reflective, heartbreaking ...
Audience: adult
Plot: holocaust, world war two, survival, genocide, nazi, classical music, wartime, war, nazism, pianist, nazi occupation, hunger ...
Time: 1940s, year 2002, 20th century, year 1945, 1930s ...
Place: poland, germany, europe, eastern europe, persia ...
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The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
Style: gothic, parody, scary, funny, humorous ...
Plot: vampire, supernatural, vampire slayer, countryside, snow, winter, rescue, nothing goes right, danger, imaginary, castle, undead ...
Time: 20th century, year 1967, 19th century, 1800s, 60s
Place: europe, eastern europe, transylvania, former yugoslavia
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 8.0
 4K
The Peasants (2023)
Genre: Animation, Drama, History
Country: Poland, Serbia, Lithuania
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Peasant girl Jagna is forced to marry the much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and disdain with the villagers and she must fight to preserve her independence.
Style: atmospheric, entertaining, dramatic, captivating, adult animation ...
Plot: woman, marriage, villager, husband wife relationship, rich man poor woman, marriage of convenience, rich and poor, rich man, relationships, rural setting, rich, adultery ...
Time: 19th century
Place: poland
Is relevant ?
 6.6
 55K
Arbitrage (2012)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, tense, realistic, psychological ...
Plot: infidelity, business, police investigation, adultery, wall street, twists and turns, money, finance, morality, manipulation, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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Nobody Sleeps In The Woods Tonight (2020)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The movie begins innocently enough - a group of technology addicted teenagers finds themselves in an off-line camp. However hiking in the woods with no smartphone in sight will not go as planned. They will have to fight for their lives against ...
Style: slasher, suspense, splatter, tense, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: basement, camp, camping, forest, naked girl, rage, decapitation, lake, woods, machete, first love, friendship ...
Place: poland
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The Last Family (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Beksiński is a gentle man with arachnophobia, despite his hardcore sexual fantasies and his fondness for painting disturbing dystopian works. Beksiński is a family man who wants only the best for his loving wife Zofia, neurotic son Tomasz and the ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, art house ...
Plot: painter, dysfunctional family, father son relationship, murder, suicide, family feud, suicidal tendency, art history, love letter, artist, art, biopic ...
Time: 70s, 90s, 80s, 2000s
Place: poland
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A Short Film About Love (1988)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 87 min.
Story: 19-year-old Tomek whiles away his lonely life by spying on his opposite neighbour Magda through binoculars. She's an artist in her mid-thirties, and appears to have everything - not least a constant stream of men at her beck and call. But when ...
Style: touching, enigmatic, heartbreaking, melancholic, bleak ...
Audience: teens
Plot: voyeurism, unfulfilled love, passion, milf, loneliness, stalking, destructive relationship, passionate interest, older woman younger man relationship, coming of age, relationships, dialogue ...
Time: 80s, year 1988, 20th century
Place: poland, eastern europe, warsaw poland, europe
Is relevant ?
 7.0
 17K
Katyn (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 122 min.
Story: An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.
Style: disturbing, heartbreaking, sentimental, realistic, sad ...
Plot: world war two, war crime, nazism, polish history, survival, ethnic conflict, holocaust, massacre, murder, courage, idealism, nazi ...
Time: 1940s, year 2007, 20th century, year 1940
Place: poland, eastern europe, europe, russia, soviet union
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The Coldest Game (2019)
Genre: History, Sport, Thriller
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: During 1962's Cuban missile crisis, a troubled math genius finds himself drafted to play in a U.S.-Soviet chess match -- and a deadly game of espionage.
Style: political, suspense, clever, realistic, inspirational ...
Plot: cold war, chess, spy, contests and competitions, competition, espionage, politics, cia, fear, international crisis, state affairs, mission ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: warsaw poland, soviet union, usa
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