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1. Salt (2010)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Thriller
A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 330,024 | Gross: $118.31M
2. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
R | 171 min | Drama, Romance
Central Europe, 1968: A Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint
Votes: 38,630 | Gross: $10.01M
3. The Decalogue (1989–1990)
TV-MA | 572 min | Drama
Ten television drama films, each one based on one of the Ten Commandments.
Stars: Artur Barcis, Olgierd Lukaszewicz, Olaf Lubaszenko, Aleksander Bardini
Votes: 27,865 | Gross: $0.10M
4. The Tin Drum (1979)
R | 142 min | Drama, War
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, Katharina Thalbach
Votes: 25,746
5. The Hexer (2002– )
50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A mutated warrior and monster slayer takes on different contracts.
Stars: Michal Zebrowski, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Maciej Kozlowski, Marta Bitner
Votes: 1,540
6. Bolero (1981)
173 min | Drama, Music
Through fabulous music, this movie tracks three generations of musicians and dancers from Russia, Germany, France and the U.S., from before World War II through the war and the Holocaust, ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Robert Hossein, Nicole Garcia, Geraldine Chaplin, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 2,747
7. The Barber of Siberia (1998)
180 min | Comedy, Drama, History
At the turn of the century, a young Russian cadet falls in love with an American beauty, endangering his career and even their lives.
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov | Stars: Julia Ormond, Oleg Menshikov, Aleksey Petrenko, Richard Harris
Votes: 12,801
8. The Promised Land (1975)
Not Rated | 170 min | Drama
Three friends hope to build a factory but their plans are quickly jeopardized by local politics and one of the partner's dangerous love affair.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Wojciech Pszoniak, Andrzej Seweryn, Anna Nehrebecka
Votes: 4,026
9. Dangerous Moves (1984)
100 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Director: Richard Dembo | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, Liv Ullmann, Leslie Caron
Votes: 1,475
10. Komisarz Alex (2012– )
45 min | Action, Crime
Komisarz Alex is a Polish murder mystery drama.A police team solves murder cases with the help of the police dog Alex.Each Episode has a different murder case but all episodes are linked.
Stars: Janusz Chabior, Magdalena Walach, Beata Fido, Ireneusz Czop
Votes: 145
11. Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes (1986)
84 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
In the 21st century, prisoners aboard penitentiary space ships explore unknown worlds.
Director: Piotr Szulkin | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Jerzy Stuhr, Katarzyna Figura, Mariusz Benoit
Votes: 768
12. Chillers (1990)
53 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Chillers" was a 1990 series based on Patricia Highsmith's short stories: displaying a sinister atmosphere, delving in to the darkest depths of human nature.
Stars: Anthony Perkins, Doug Rollins, Assumpta Serna, Stéphane Freiss
Votes: 143
13. Anthony Zimmer (2005)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Anthony Zimmer was a big money launderer. The police wants him, but he has changed his face and voice. His old Russian clients want him dead. His ex is told to socialize with a random man on the train Paris to Nice.
Director: Jérôme Salle | Stars: Yvan Attal, Sophie Marceau, Sami Frey, Gilles Lellouche
Votes: 8,556
14. Secret of the Sahara (1988)
90 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
This mini-series production is about the quest of archaeologist Desmond Jordan to discover the location of the legendary Talking Mountain of the Sahara desert, and find the secret that it hides.
Stars: Michael York, Ben Kingsley, James Farentino, Andie MacDowell
Votes: 724
15. Pierwsza milosc (2004– )
33 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Aneta Zajac, Aleksandra Zienkiewicz, Lukasz Ploszajski, Anna Ilczuk
Votes: 196
16. Niania (2005– )
25 min | Comedy
When 30-year-old Frania Maj loses her job in a wedding-gown boutique, she ends up in the house of a wealthy film producer who hires her as a nanny to look after his children.
Stars: Agnieszka Dygant, Adam Ferency, Roger Karwinski, Tomasz Kot
Votes: 594
17. A Man and His Dog (2008)
109 min | Drama
An elderly gentleman and his dog find themselves out of a home with little means.
Director: Francis Huster | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Hafsia Herzi, Sarah Biasini, Sophie Bouilloux
Votes: 660
18. Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge (2016)
100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Follows the famous physicist and chemist Marie Curie and her struggle for recognition in the male-dominated science community in early 20th century France.
Director: Marie Noëlle | Stars: Karolina Gruszka, Arieh Worthalter, Charles Berling, Izabela Kuna
Votes: 1,605
19. Powstaniec 1863 (2024)
115 min | Biography, History
A gripping story about a man who was the terror of the Russian Empire: the legendary figure of a Polish priest, chaplain and general - Father Stanislaw Brzoska.
Director: Tadeusz Syka | Stars: Sebastian Fabijanski, Ksawery Szlenkier, Vyacheslav Bogushevski, Eryk Biedunkiewicz
Votes: 73
20. Television Theater (1953– )
Drama
Series of television plays.
Stars: Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Globisz, Krystyna Janda, Jan Englert
Votes: 90
21. Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
Not Rated | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History
After years of political agitation, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, and Leo Jogiches form a revolutionary German party, the Spartacists.
Director: Margarethe von Trotta | Stars: Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander, Adelheid Arndt
Votes: 1,921
22. Pan Tadeusz (1999)
Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, History, Romance
In the early 1810s, Poles, part of Russia's client state of Lithuania, think independence will come if they join forces with Napoleon when he invades Russia. This unity of purpose, in one ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Boguslaw Linda, Daniel Olbrychski, Grazyna Szapolowska, Andrzej Seweryn
Votes: 3,711
23. Taras Bulba (2009)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Drama, History
Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine's Cossack warriors and their campaign to defend their lands from the advancing Polish armies.
Director: Vladimir Bortko | Stars: Bogdan Stupka, Igor Petrenko, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Magdalena Mielcarz
Votes: 3,407
24. Na dobre i na zle (1999– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
Polish medical drama. Real medical cases filled with twists, turns and surprises. The focus of the narrative is on the life of doctors and nurses.
Stars: Piotr Garlicki, Malgorzata Foremniak, Artur Zmijewski, Elzbieta Jaroszek
Votes: 444
25. Legend No. 17 (2013)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Biopic of Russian ice hockey legend Valeri Kharlamov from early childhood, rising to the pinnacle of the sport and his untimely death.
Director: Nikolay Lebedev | Stars: Danila Kozlovskiy, Oleg Menshikov, Svetlana Ivanova, Vladimir Menshov
Votes: 6,198
26. The Maids of Wilko (1979)
118 min | Drama, Romance
Set in the late '20s. A thirtyish young man, who heads a small factory, faints at the funeral of a close friend. He decides to go home to his aunt and uncle for a while, but gets involved ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Anna Seniuk, Maja Komorowska, Stanislawa Celinska
Votes: 1,454
27. With Fire and Sword (1999)
175 min | Adventure, Drama, History
An epic story about the Ukrainian uprising against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnates in the 17th Century.
Director: Jerzy Hoffman | Stars: Izabella Scorupco, Michal Zebrowski, Aleksandr Domogarov, Jacek Rozenek
Votes: 5,435
28. The Revenge (2002)
100 min | Comedy
A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Roman Polanski, Janusz Gajos, Andrzej Seweryn, Katarzyna Figura
Votes: 1,736
29. Kill It and Leave This Town (2020)
88 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him are alive.
Director: Mariusz Wilczynski | Stars: Krystyna Janda, Andrzej Chyra, Maja Ostaszewska, Malgorzata Kozuchowska
Votes: 1,117
30. Everything for Sale (1969)
105 min | Drama
The disappearance of the leading actor from the film's set worries its director Andrzej. He embarks on a journey to look out for the actor with a young actor and missing actor's wife and mistress.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Beata Tyszkiewicz, Elzbieta Czyzewska, Andrzej Lapicki, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 862
31. Time of Honor (2008– )
50 min | Drama, Romance, War
Follows a group of young officers who are dropped by parachute back into Poland to help the resistance movement during World War 2.
Stars: Maciej Zakoscielny, Jakub Wesolowski, Jan Wieczorkowski, Ewa Wencel
Votes: 793
32. The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 (2012)
R | 114 min | Drama, History, War
In the summer of 1683, 300,000 warriors of the Ottoman Empire began the siege of Vienna. The fall of the city would have opened the way to conquer Europe. On September 11. was the main battle between the Polish cavalry and the Turks.
Director: Renzo Martinelli | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Andrea Iaia, Enrico Lo Verso, Jerzy Skolimowski
Votes: 2,222
33. The Hardy Bucks Movie (2013)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Eddie Durkan, the self-proclaimed leader of the 'Bucks is dreading spending another summer bored out of his skull. Ireland has qualified for the Euros in Poland, but with no money and ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Cockayne | Stars: Martin Maloney, Owen Colgan, Chris Tordoff, Peter Cassidy
Votes: 832
34. Égi bárány (1971)
84 min | Drama
Allegory of the suppression of the 1919 revolution and the advent of fascism in Hungary; in the countryside, a unit of the revolutionary army spares the life of father Vargha, a fanatical ... See full summary »
Director: Miklós Jancsó | Stars: József Madaras, Daniel Olbrychski, Márk Zala, Lajos Balázsovits
Votes: 220
35. The Deluge (1974)
287 min | Adventure, History, Romance
During the 1655 war between Protestant Sweden and Catholic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth some Polish-Lithuanian nobles side with Swedish king Charles X Gustav while others side with the Polish king Jan Kazimierz.
Director: Jerzy Hoffman | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Malgorzata Braunek, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Kazimierz Wichniarz
Votes: 3,181
36. To Kill A Priest (1988)
R | 117 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Ed Harris, Joss Ackland, Tim Roth
Votes: 1,684
37. Landscape After Battle (1970)
109 min | Drama, History, Romance
The film opens with the mad rush of haphazard freedom as the concentration camps are liberated. Men are trying to grab food, change clothes, bury the tormentors they find alive. They are ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Stanislawa Celinska, Aleksander Bardini, Tadeusz Janczar
Votes: 885
38. Cinéma 16 (1975–1991)
Drama
Stars: Jean Toscan, Fernand Kindt, Richard Martin, Serge Martel
Votes: 33
39. The Turkish Gambit (2005)
208 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
The film is based on the second book from the Adventures of Erast Petrovich Fandorin series of novels written by the Russian author Boris Akunin. The film takes place in 1877 during the ... See full summary »
Director: Dzhanik Fayziev | Stars: Egor Beroev, Olga Krasko, Marat Basharov, Vladimir Ilin
Votes: 4,804
40. Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was God (2003)
103 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In the 9th century, a tyrant oppresses pre-Christian Slavic tribes living on the Polish lands. They must unite for the common future.
Director: Jerzy Hoffman | Stars: Michal Zebrowski, Marina Aleksandrova, Malgorzata Foremniak, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 1,388
41. The Butler (2018)
150 min | Drama, History, Romance
The film tells the story of the Prussian family von Krauss living in the Puck area, as well as the love between the Kashubian boy Mateusz and the German aristocrat Marita and is set between... See full summary »
Director: Filip Bajon | Stars: Janusz Gajos, Anna Radwan, Sebastian Fabijanski, Marianna Zydek
Votes: 983
42. Les uns et les autres (1981– )
52 min | Drama
Ambitious decades-long sweeping fresco of four families from different countries, centered on the performances of musical set pieces. Released in a motion picture version as well as a TV miniseries.
Stars: James Caan, Fanny Ardant, Jorge Donn, Robert Hossein
Votes: 310
43. Mój agent (2022– )
Comedy
The heroes of the series are agents who have the greatest stars of film, theater and television under their care. The fate of the agency they work for becomes questionable when its owner, ... See full summary »
Stars: Aleksandra Pisula, Ewa Szykulska, Marek Gierszal, Maciej Maciejewski
Votes: 34
44. The Jeweller's Shop (1988)
95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The Jeweller sells wedding rings to a young couple and teaches them some precious truths about the meaning of love and marriage. He also helps another couple fight for their troubled marriage, rebuilding their relationship.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Daniel Olbrychski, Ben Cross, Andrea Occhipinti
Votes: 331
45. Battle of Warsaw 1920 (2011)
115 min | Drama, History, Romance
Different strata of Polish society oppose communist aggression from Soviet Russia. Love lives on a par with war.
Director: Jerzy Hoffman | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Natasza Urbanska, Borys Szyc, Jerzy Bonczak
Votes: 2,095
46. La truite (1982)
R | 103 min | Drama, Romance
Frederique (Huppert) leaves her family's small-town trout farm to embark on an journey taking her to Japan and into the arms of a man. Irritations concerning her actions and present state ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Spiesser, Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Pierre Cassel
Votes: 875
47. Wesele (1973)
102 min | Drama
Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Marek Walczewski, Izabella Olszewska, Ewa Zietek, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 1,352
48. Polowanie na muchy (1969)
104 min | Comedy, Romance
Wlodek is a shy man who's afraid of his mother as well as his wife. However, upon meeting Irena, his life takes a new turn.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Zygmunt Malanowicz, Malgorzata Braunek, Ewa Skarzanka, Hanna Skarzanka
Votes: 431
49. The Ashes (1965)
234 min | Drama, History, War
Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the 19th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Boguslaw Kierc, Piotr Wysocki, Beata Tyszkiewicz
Votes: 466
50. Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969)
160 min | Adventure, History, War
In 1668 Polish colonel Michael Wolodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies.
Director: Jerzy Hoffman | Stars: Tadeusz Lomnicki, Magdalena Zawadzka, Mieczyslaw Pawlikowski, Hanka Bielicka
Votes: 1,782