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51. The Last Border: Viimeisellä rajalla (1993)
105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
One man's quest for revenge in a post-apocalyptic world
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Jolyon Baker, Jürgen Prochnow, Fanny Bastien, Kari Väänänen
Votes: 508
52. Iron Horsemen (1994)
84 min | Action, Comedy
While fleeing througout northern California from a 60s biker gang, Bad Trip - an outcast cyclist - has a variety of encounters.
Director: Gilles Charmant | Stars: Dominic Gould, Laura Favali, Kari Väänänen, Nicky Tesco
Votes: 153
53. Midsummer Night's Tango (2013)
84 min | Documentary, Music
Finns have a quirky sense of humour - and are a bit shy. But: Tango is THE folk music of the Finns. The documentary discovers the Finnish tango from the viewpoint of the singer Chino ... See full summary »
Director: Viviane Blumenschein | Stars: Aki Kaurismäki, Chino Laborde, Pablo Greco, Diego Kvitko
Votes: 136
54. The Quiet Village (1997)
78 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After his predecessor on a long-festering wilderness village murder case resigns for "reasons of health", a young police detective decides it's time for more forceful methods. But there's ... See full summary »
Director: Kari Väänänen | Stars: Taisto Reimaluoto, Sari Havas, Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko
Votes: 188
55. Melrose: Rich Little Bitch (1987 Music Video)
6 min | Music
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Jarmo Haapanen, Repa Nurmi, Melrose, Tokela
Votes: 217
56. Klassikko (2001)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
A self-loving fictional autobiography of author Kari Hotakainen
Director: Kari Väänänen | Stars: Martti Suosalo, Janne Hyytiäinen, Matti Onnismaa, Pertti Sveholm
Votes: 859
57. Dirty Hands (1989 TV Movie)
68 min | Drama
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Sulevi Peltola, Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Kaija Pakarinen
Votes: 223
58. The Prodigal Son (1992)
97 min | Drama, Thriller
Esa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money by mugging people. One day psychiatrist Lindström rings Esa's doorbell. He has a very strange ... See full summary »
Director: Veikko Aaltonen | Stars: Hannu Kivioja, Esko Salminen, Leea Klemola, Markku Peltola
Votes: 439
59. Rosso (1985)
76 min | Drama, Crime
Giancarlo Rosso, a Sicilian hit man, gets a job to kill someone in Finland, Maria. He arrives in Helsinki, buys weapons, and invades her apartment, but it's deserted. He runs into her ... See full summary »
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Kari Väänänen, Martti Syrjä, Leena Harjupatana, Mirja Oksanen
Votes: 754
60. The Dinosaur (2021)
88 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the work and working methods of famed Finnish film director Rauni Mollberg.
Director: Veikko Aaltonen | Stars: Veikko Aaltonen, Rauni Mollberg, Antti-Jussi Annila, Selma Vilhunen
Votes: 134
61. Distractions (2015)
85 min | Comedy
A series of absurd comedy sketches seemingly without a common story.
Director: Aleksi Salmenperä | Stars: Tommi Korpela, Elina Knihtilä, Eero Ritala, Lotta Kaihua
Votes: 919
62. Kovat miehet (2000)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Finland countryside. A father and a son.
Director: Maarit Lalli | Stars: Sulevi Peltola, Jyrki Mänttäri
Votes: 289
63. Huomenta Suomi (1989– )
Talk-Show
Stars: Ivan Puopolo, Joanna Kuvaja, Nina Rahkola, Jesse Kamras
Votes: 43
64. Valehtelija (1981)
53 min | Comedy, Drama
Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Aki Kaurismäki, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Juuso Hirvikangas, Lars Lindberg
Votes: 623
65. Veturimiehet heiluttaa (1992)
86 min | Drama
The lives of two close childhood friends drift apart after they choose different career paths.
Director: Kari Paljakka | Stars: Santeri Kinnunen, Samuli Edelmann, Liisa Mustonen, Joona Lindberg
Votes: 554
66. Leningrad Cowboys: L.A. Woman (1987 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Music video to accompany Leningrad Cowboys' version of "L.A. Woman"
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Nicky Tesco, Silu Seppälä, Mato Valtonen, Sakke Järvenpää
Votes: 133
67. Crítico (2008)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
70 critics and filmmakers discuss cinema from the age old conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. From 1998 to 2007, Kleber Mendonça Filho has collected ... See full summary »
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho | Stars: Cláudio Assis, Sophie Avon, Karim Aïnouz, Hector Babenco
Votes: 212
68. Talking with Ozu (1993)
40 min | Documentary, Short
A tribute to director Yasujiro Ozu from 1993, featuring the reflections of filmmakers Lindsay Anderson, Claire Denis, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Aki Kaurismäki, Stanley Kwan, Paul Schrader, and Wim Wenders.
Director: Kogi Tanaka | Stars: Lindsay Anderson, Claire Denis, Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Aki Kaurismäki
Votes: 71
69. Bohemian Eyes (2011)
75 min | Documentary, Biography
Life and times of actor matti pellonpää as remembered by friends and collegues
Director: Janne Kuusi | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Janne Kuusi, Kari Väänänen, Mika Kaurismäki
Votes: 131
70. Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin (1983)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Anssi Mänttäri | Stars: Antti Litja, Marianne Anttila, Markku Toikka, Paavo Piskonen
Votes: 102
71. Aki Kaurismäki (1991 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
Documentary on Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki.
Director: Andy Harries | Star: Aki Kaurismäki
Votes: 11
72. The Bouncer (2020)
11 min | Short, Comedy
Big city nights need The Bouncer
Director: Aleksi Salmenperä | Stars: Jani Volanen, Tommi Korpela, Elina Knihtilä, Kari Hietalahti
Votes: 167
73. Our Father... (1993)
88 min | Drama
Young sailor Juhani returns to his childhood home, an abandoned farm in the Finnish countryside. He takes his old senile father out of the local nursing home and brings him back to see the ... See full summary »
Director: Veikko Aaltonen | Stars: Hannu Kivioja, Martti Katajisto, Elina Hurme, Heikki Kujanpää
Votes: 188
74. The Final Arrangement (1987)
70 min | Crime, Drama
Two men, Nieminen and Varjola, commit a mail van robbery. Varjola betrays his friend: shoots him and takes the loot. Nieminen is arrested, but he refuses to reveal his accomplice's name. On... See full summary »
Director: Veikko Aaltonen | Stars: Juhani Niemelä, Esko Nikkari, Kaija Pakarinen, Seppo Mäki
Votes: 152
75. Joan of Arc (2009)
22 min | Short, Drama
A young woman recovering from a suicide attempt arrives in a war-torn city and gets a job as a waitress at a local bar. Jeanne befriends the author of an unpopular drunkard, but fate has other plans for their relationship .
Director: Lauri Timonen | Stars: Nuppu Koivu, Heikki Metsämäki, Velipekka Makkonen, Leena Lepistö
Votes: 50
76. Vera, nadezhda, krov' (2000)
Drama
My great opportunity to work camera-assistant with great Cinematographer Georg Ivanovich Rerberg (1937-1999). This film was he's last movie.
Directors: Marina Dubrovina, Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Maria Järvenhelmi, Nikita Mikhalkov, Igor Muzhzhukhin
Votes: 42
77. Calamari Union (Remake) (2008)
82 min | Drama
17 Men named Frank walk across Seattle in hopes of finding a better life. Most of them die on the way.
Director: Richard Lefebvre | Stars: Ben Shepard, Kwab Copeland, Otis P. Otis, Curtis James
Votes: 34
78. Black Milk (1999)
101 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A scriptwriter, who wastes his talent in a soap opera, is entangled in a surreal adventure with the criminal underworld.
Director: Nik Triantafyllidis | Stars: Michail Marmarinos, Ieroklis Michaelidis, Mirto Alikaki, Kostas Gousgounis
Votes: 107
79. Shit Happens (1992)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Director: Gilles Charmant | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Dominic Gould, Kari Pulkkinen, Aki Kaurismäki
Votes: 29
80. Ripa Hits the Skids (1993)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
A week-long glimpse into the wretched existence of Ripa, a long-haired, hard-drinking lug. He is also a wannabe filmmaker whose last two projects were condemned for their sex and violence. ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Lindblad | Stars: Sam Huber, Mari Vainio, Merja Larivaara, Leena Uotila
Votes: 343
81. I Am Curious, Film (1995)
54 min | Documentary
Anyone desiring a quick introduction to or stimulating recap of Scandinavian cinema will find "I Am Curious, Film" a very seductive initiation.
Director: Stig Björkman | Stars: Lena Nyman, Björn Granath, Lars von Trier, Stefan Jarl
Votes: 128
82. Juice Leskinen & Grand Slam: Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla (2013)
18 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Juice Leskinen, Antti Tammilehto, Vesa Sytelä, Ila Louenranta
Votes: 134
83. Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (1986)
80 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A new ice age is coming to England. All energy sources have been depleted and despair is taking over the earth. The young king decides to use his last trump card before his power collapses and anarchy reigns over the island kingdom.
Director: Anssi Mänttäri | Stars: Paavo Piskonen, Harri Nikkonen, Susanna Haavisto, Riitta Havukainen
Votes: 51
84. Vandaleyne (2015)
27 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A man down on his luck ends up in prison. There he ironically finds that music is his passion in life.
Director: Pauli Janhunen Calderón | Stars: Björn-Olof Larsson, David Anghel, Wille Glyt, Sasha Ytterskog
Votes: 81
85. Je t'aime... moi non plus: Artistes et critiques (2004)
82 min | Documentary
Documentary about the love-hate relationship between filmmakers and film critics with interviews made at Cannes Film Festival.
Director: Maria de Medeiros | Stars: Michel Ciment, Hany Abu-Assad, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar
Votes: 122
86. Ismo Haavisto One Man Band: Midnight Man (2017 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Ismo Haavisto One Man Band music video "Midnight Man" from Aki Kaurismäki movie "The Other Side Of Hope".
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Ismo Haavisto, Sherwan Haji
87. Anna palaa (1983– )
30 min | Documentary
A magazine-type program aimed for youth and young adults, featuring current affairs, discussions, sketches and musical guests. The channel is open for thoughts, questions and opinions.
Stars: Leena Kahila, Tero Toivanen, Seppo Heikkinen, Taneli Haro
88. Jackpot 2 (1982)
35 min | Sci-Fi, Short
Three young people, two boys and a girl, meet on a Friday evening in an urban post-disaster setting which has brought Helsinki to ruins. The boys' sole purpose of life is to play a Flip-Flop pinball machine.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Jukka Mikkola, Martti Syrjä, Tiina Bergström, Eero Tuomikoski
Votes: 262
89. Viimeiset rotannahat (1985)
67 min | Comedy, Drama
Middle aged - estranged from 'tongue' less (?) wife - man in white suit wanders around town, seducing (raping unsuspecting?!) women = Finnish philosophy on life, style.
Director: Anssi Mänttäri | Stars: Kauko Laurikainen, Sarina Röhr, Anssi Mänttäri, Taina Saikkonen
Votes: 52
90. Macbeth (II) (1987)
66 min | Crime, Drama
A criminal organization, mainly operating in the seaside of Helsinki at night, goes into alert mode when their trusted member betrays the boss at the instigation of his girlfriend. When Pihlajasaari attacks, you're doomed.
Director: Pauli Pentti | Stars: Mato Valtonen, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Antti Litja, Pertti Sveholm
Votes: 41
91. Välittäjä (1996)
4 min | Short
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Kati Outinen, Sulevi Peltola
Votes: 25
92. Why Are We (Not) Creative? (2021)
86 min | Documentary
Director: Hermann Vaske | Stars: Marina Abramovic, Theodoros Angelopoulos, Blixa Bargeld, Wolf Biermann
Votes: 26
93. Cinemagazine (1988–1995)
30 min | News
Weekly news show about movies. "Cinemagazine" covered all the major film festivals, the shootings of portuguese and foreign films in Portugal and interviewed all major directors and actors ... See full summary »
Stars: Elisabete Caramelo, Miguel Monteiro, Fernando Matos Silva, Rita Blanco
94. Romu-Mattila ja kaunis nainen (2012)
26 min | Short
Director: Juho Kuosmanen | Stars: Seppo Mattila, Outi Airola, Elsa, Sami Heinonen
Votes: 80
95. Ikuisesti Moskova (2020)
13 min | Short, Drama
A man fed up with online dating finds a seemingly perfect woman in a Helsinkian bar.
Directors: Virva Kunttu, Vuokko Kunttu | Stars: Mikael Karkkonen, Reetta Koskinen, Emilia Jansson, Josefina Rautiainen
Votes: 33
96. Eput (2016)
105 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The story behind Finland's rock giants and their songs, and their love for performing, even from childhood, and also the story of two very different brothers trying to fit in the same band.
Director: Saku Pollari | Stars: Pantse Syrjä, Jaakko Syrjä, Kirsi Kunnas, Martti Syrjä
Votes: 355
97. Missä on Musette? (1991 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Directors: Veikko Nieminen, Jarmo Vesteri | Stars: Aki Kaurismäki, Gilles Charmant, Simon Murray, Matti Pellonpää
Votes: 27
98. Ylösnousemus (1985)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Anssi Mänttäri | Stars: Ilkka Kylävaara, Eeva Eloranta, Harri Nikkonen, Paavo Piskonen
Votes: 67
99. Mustasilmä-Susanna ja lepakkoluolan aarre (1997)
54 min
Susanna wants to prove to the neighborhood boys that girls are brave too. Together with her blind friend Päivi, she finds a way to face the darkness, especially in an old mine which is rumored to contain a treasure.
Director: Veikko Nieminen | Stars: Hanna Hilkamo, Mesale Shinohara, Riikka Hänninen, Jani Rämö
100. Papukaijamies (1992)
57 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Lonely Tuukka catches fish by the river and meets a mysterious old miller and former sailor, the Parrot Man, who teaches him the magic of the forest.
Director: Veikko Nieminen | Stars: Eetu Hilkamo, Erkki Pajala, Soli Labbart, Kari Väänänen
Votes: 26