The poetry of Tarkovsky and Eisenstein

Cinema of Russia

Defining films

Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Russian Ark
Russian Ark
2002 · Aleksandr Sokurov
Balkan Line
Balkan Line
2019 · Andrey Volgin
Т-34
Т-34
2018 · Alexey Sidorov
The Return
The Return
2003 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Mira
Mira
2022 · Dmitry Kiselev
Secret Magic Control Agency
Secret Magic Control Agency
2021 · Alexey Tsitsilin
Kalashnikov AK-47
Kalashnikov AK-47
2020 · Konstantin Buslov
Persian Lessons
Persian Lessons
2020 · Vadim Perelman
Beanpole
Beanpole
2019 · Kantemir Balagov
Salyut-7
Salyut-7
2017 · Klim Shipenko
The Spacewalker
The Spacewalker
2017 · Dmitry Kiselev
Battle for Sevastopol
Battle for Sevastopol
2015 · Sergey Mokritsky
I Am Dragon
I Am Dragon
2015 · Indar Dzhendubaev
The Fool
The Fool
2014 · Yury Bykov
Brother 2
Brother 2
2000 · Aleksei Balabanov
Khrustalyov, My Car!
Khrustalyov, My Car!
1999 · Aleksei German
Brother
Brother
1997 · Aleksei Balabanov
A Dog Named Palma
A Dog Named Palma
2021 · Alexandr Domogarov Jr.
Fire
Fire
2020 · Alexey Nuzhnyy
Silver Skates
Silver Skates
2020 · Michael Lockshin
Elena
Elena
2011 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
What Men Talk About
What Men Talk About
2010 · Dmitriy Dyachenko
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov

Movements of Russia

The movements that shaped Russia cinema. Start anywhere — each opens the story of Russia cinema at that chapter.

Soviet Poetic Cinema
1960–1980s · Béla Tarr
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Films by decade

Mira
Mira
2022 · Dmitry Kiselev
Secret Magic Control Agency
Secret Magic Control Agency
2021 · Alexey Tsitsilin
Kalashnikov AK-47
Kalashnikov AK-47
2020 · Konstantin Buslov
Persian Lessons
Persian Lessons
2020 · Vadim Perelman
A Dog Named Palma
A Dog Named Palma
2021 · Alexandr Domogarov Jr.
Fire
Fire
2020 · Alexey Nuzhnyy
Silver Skates
Silver Skates
2020 · Michael Lockshin
Sugar Baby
Sugar Baby
2024 · Alexander Prost
Finnick
Finnick
2022 · Denis Chernov
Dear Comrades!
Dear Comrades!
2020 · Andrei Konchalovsky
Infiltration
Infiltration
2022 · Aleksey Chadov
Mission «Sky»
Mission «Sky»
2021 · Igor Kopylov
Not Like Dad
Not Like Dad
2021 · Dmitry Efimovich
Fierce Town
Fierce Town
2025 · Konstantin Buslov
Guest from the Future
Guest from the Future
2024 · Alexander Andryuschenko
Centaur
Centaur
2023 · Kirill Kemnits
Syndrome
Syndrome
2023 · Anton Bormatov
Wish of the Fairy Fish
Wish of the Fairy Fish
2023 · Alexander Voitinsky
The Best in Hell
The Best in Hell
2022 · Andrey Batov
Granit
Granit
2021 · Denis Neimand
Hotsunlight
Hotsunlight
2021 · Mikhail Vasserbaum
Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle
Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle
2021 · Igor Zaytsev
Putin's Palace: History of World's Largest Bribe
Putin's Palace: History of World's Largest Bribe
2021 · Alexei Navalny
Ice 2
Ice 2
2020 · Zhora Kryzhovnikov
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Everything
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Everything
2023 · Roman Kim
How to Save the Immortal
How to Save the Immortal
2022 · Roman Artemyev
Land of Legends
Land of Legends
2022 · Anton Megerdichev
Siberian Sniper
Siberian Sniper
2021 · Dmitry Koltsov
The Everlasting Story
The Everlasting Story
2021 · Andrey Kolpin
One Breath
One Breath
2020 · Elena Hazanova
Dolphin Boy 2
Dolphin Boy 2
2026 · Mohammad Kheirandish
The Golden Key: A New Pinocchio Story
The Golden Key: A New Pinocchio Story
2026 · Igor Voloshin
Your Heart Will Be Broken
Your Heart Will Be Broken
2026 · Mikhail Vaynberg
Kraken
Kraken
2025 · Nikolay Lebedev
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I
2025 · Igor Voloshin
You Drive Me Crazy
You Drive Me Crazy
2025 · Darya Lebedeva
Lord of the Wind
Lord of the Wind
2023 · Igor Voloshin
Naughty
Naughty
2023 · Dmitriy Suvorov
No Looking Back
No Looking Back
2022 · Kirill Sokolov