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1. Larks on a String (1969)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Set in the late 1940s, the film concerns the treatment of suspect "bourgeois elements", a professor, a saxophonist, and a milkman, who are put to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation.
Director: Jirí Menzel | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlastimil Brodský, Václav Neckár, Jitka Zelenohorská
Votes: 2,183
2. Bájecná léta pod psa (1997)
Not Rated | 109 min | Comedy
The story of an ordinary family living in Czechoslovakia from around 1963 until the Velvet Revolution. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Michal Wiewegh.
Director: Petr Nikolaev | Stars: Ondrej Vetchý, Libuse Safránková, Vladimír Javorský, Jan Zahalka
Votes: 733
3. The Visitors (1983– )
30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
It's the year 2484 and the Earth is threatened by a rogue comet which could fatally change its orbit. The solution is surprising - Adam Bernau, the greatest genius of 20th century developed... See full summary »
Stars: Josef Bláha, Josef Dvorák, Dagmar Patrasová, Jirí Datel Novotný
Votes: 736
4. Darzhbuján a Pandrhola (1960)
80 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Cuba Drobbyan (Jiri Sovak) is a poor cavalier who has a good wife (Bela Jurdova) and eleven children. When it comes to the twelfth, Cuba decides to go into the world and get a good ... See full synopsis »
Director: Martin Fric | Stars: Jirí Sovák, Rudolf Hrusínský, Václav Lohniský, Josef Hlinomaz
Votes: 421
5. Hospital at the End of the City (1977– )
60 min | Drama
A brilliant TV series following the lives of medical personnel at the orthopedic ward of a hospital at the end of the city. Strong characters, believable plots, balanced humor and drama, ... See full summary »
Stars: Ladislav Chudík, Milos Kopecký, Josef Abrhám, Jana Stepánková
Votes: 369
6. The Day That Shook the World (1975)
R | 111 min | Drama, History
Historical depiction of the events preceding the political murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, would-be emperor of the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo, June 28, 1914. A World War would... See full summary »
Director: Veljko Bulajic | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Florinda Bolkan, Maximilian Schell, Irfan Mensur
Votes: 351
7. The Tale of John and Mary (1980)
65 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Young knight John travels the world in search of fame and fortune, but also to help others and prove himself. However, things go dire fast and he becomes burdened with life's hardships. But then he meets a pretty water nymph, Mary.
Director: Karel Zeman | Stars: Otakar Brousek, Antonín Procházka, Frantisek Filipovský, Nada Konvalinková
Votes: 285
8. 30 prípadu majora Zemana (1975–1980)
Crime, Drama
Stars: Vladimír Brabec, Vladimír Ráz, Ladislav Mrkvicka, Josef Vetrovec
Votes: 245
9. Dobrodruzství kriminalistiky (1989–1998)
Crime, History
Follow the pioneers of criminalistics across four centuries, be a witness to groundbreaking discoveries that forever changed the world of crime-fighting. From fingerprints to forensic ballistics, from Vidocq to Pinkerton.
Stars: Petr Kostka, Pavel Rímský, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Ladislav Potmesil
Votes: 233
10. Hospoda (1996–1997)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Jan Kanyza, Ladislav Potmesil, Bronislav Poloczek, Petr Nározný
Votes: 221
11. Ordinace v ruzové zahrade (2005– )
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stars: Daniela Sinkorová, Petr Rychlý, Veronika Jeníková, Ivana Jiresová
Votes: 209
12. Hrísní lidé mesta prazského (1968– )
Crime, Drama
Appearing on the scene in the series of thirteen detective stories is the Prague underworld of the 1920s and 1930s. The trio of police inspectors hunting for criminals from petty thieves to... See full summary »
Stars: Jaroslav Marvan, Josef Bláha, Josef Vinklár, Frantisek Filipovský
Votes: 175
13. Circus Humberto (1988– )
Drama, Family
Czech series about the life and work of acrobats, tamers, clowns, and other employees of Circus Humberto, spanning the period from the first half of the 19th century until the time of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Radovan Lukavský, Adolf Filip, Frantisek Nemec, Petr Hanicinec
Votes: 167
14. Andelská tvár (2002)
Drama, Romance
The story is set in 19th century France. A mysterious man saves Charlotta's (Michaela Kuklová) life when the convent in which she lives catches fire. Ten years later she marries Raoul de ... See full summary »
Director: Zdenek Troska | Stars: Michaela Kuklová, Filip Blazek, Jirí Pomeje, Josef Vinklár
Votes: 161
15. Muj brácha má prima bráchu (1975)
94 min | Comedy, Family
Honza Pavelka (Jan Hrusínský) wins the junior motorbike speed races. His thirteen-year-old brother Martin (Roman Cada), his assistant and biggest fan, answers the questions of his ... See full summary »
Director: Stanislav Strnad | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Jan Hrusínský, Roman Cada, Ivana Maríková
Votes: 162
16. Murder in the Excelsior Hotel (1971)
89 min | Crime, Mystery
This retro crime story revolves around a bottle of French cognac that was used to kill the charming Dana Matousová in a high-end Prague establishment. All the threads of the intricate case,... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Sequens | Stars: Jaroslav Marvan, Frantisek Filipovský, Josef Vinklár, Josef Bláha
Votes: 145
17. Sanitka (1984– )
660 min | Drama
The ever-changing world and the pulse of human hearts, And every second of this time, someone is dying. And there's always someone with him.
Stars: Jaromír Hanzlík, Tomás Juricka, Zlata Adamovská, Jirí Bartoska
Votes: 137
18. Byli jednou dva písari (1972– )
446 min | Comedy
France, 19th century: One afternoon, two elderly gentlemen, Bouvard and Pécuchet, meet on a park bench and engage in a conversation. They discover that they are both scribes and have less ... See full summary »
Stars: Jirí Sovák, Miroslav Hornícek, Otakar Brousek, Klára Jerneková
Votes: 127
19. L'affaire Dreyfus (1995 TV Movie)
200 min | Biography, Drama
In 1894, the French Army discovered the existence of a traitor Alsatian and Jewish, the French officer Alfred Dreyfus makes an ideal culprit. For lack of evidence, the War Ministry creates ... See full summary »
Director: Yves Boisset | Stars: Thierry Frémont, Gérard Desarthe, Pierre Arditi, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Votes: 122
20. F.L. Vek (1971– )
693 min | Drama
Stars: Antonie Hegerlíková, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Jana Brejchová, Dana Medrická
Votes: 120
21. Akce Bororo (1973)
90 min | Sci-Fi
A man and a woman from a different planet come to the Earth to get a cure for a disease that is apparently threatening to eradicate their civilization. It can only be stopped by a drug made... See full synopsis »
Director: Otakar Fuka | Stars: Svatopluk Matyás, Bozidara Turzonovová, Karel Augusta, Karel Belohradský
Votes: 109
22. Svatby pana Voka (1971)
98 min | Biography, Comedy, History
Czech nobleman Petr Vok of Rozmberk (Milos Kopecký) is no longer so young, but his amatory adventures continue to arouse the envy of men and the indignation of respectable ladies. In his "... See full summary »
Director: Karel Steklý | Stars: Milos Kopecký, Pavel Landovský, Vladimír Brabec, Otakar Brousek
Votes: 101
23. Chacun pour toi (1993)
102 min | Comedy
Georges Flavier, once renowned Parisian hairdresser, lives alone since the death of his son and the departure of his wife. One night, he saves a stranger from drowning in the Canal Saint-Martin.
Director: Jean-Michel Ribes | Stars: Jean Yanne, Albert Dupontel, Roland Blanche, Michèle Laroque
Votes: 97
24. The Land Gone Wild (1997–2012)
Adventure, History
The Land Gone Wild is a television serial composed of forty-five episodes in four series shot in 1997, 2001, 2008 and 2012, based on Jirí Stránský's novels Zdivocelá zeme (The Land Gone ... See full summary »
Stars: Martin Dejdar, Jana Hubinská, Jakub Wehrenberg, Jakub Zdenek
Votes: 96
25. The Great Movie Robbery (1986)
77 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
The film is essentially a feature-length commercial for an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of the nationalisation of the Czech and Slovak respective film industries, to be held at ... See full summary »
Directors: Oldrich Lipský, Zdenek Podskalský | Stars: Oldrich Kaiser, Jirí Lábus, Jaroslav Moucka, Jirí Nemecek
Votes: 91
26. Clovek proti zkáze (1989)
89 min | Biography, Drama, History
A film about the last years of Karel Capek's life. Although the film is conceived as a family drama in which human relationships play an important role, its overall message is dominated by ... See full summary »
Directors: Jaromír Pleskot, Stepán Skalský | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Hana Maciuchová, Frantisek Rehák, Vera Galatíková
Votes: 86
27. Na plovárne (1999– )
23 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Marek Eben, Quincy Jones, Jirí Lábus, Miroslav Ondrícek
Votes: 78
28. Byl jednou jeden dum (1974– )
369 min | Drama, War
Stars: Jirí Sovák, Josef Abrhám, Jana Hlavácová, Vladimír Mensík
Votes: 77
29. Dny zrady (1973)
227 min | Drama, History, War
This feature film based on the events of 1938 is a chronicle of the futile efforts of the Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (Jirí Pleskot), politicians and ordinary citizens, to save the ... See full summary »
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Jirí Pleskot, Bohus Pastorek, Gunnar Möller, Jaroslav Radimecky
Votes: 68
30. Florenc 13:30 (1957)
86 min | Comedy
Director: Josef Mach | Stars: Josef Bek, Sylva Danícková, Valentina Thielová, Karel Effa
Votes: 67
31. Ulysses and the Stars (1976)
81 min | Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi
It is the year 2000. The parents of twelve-year-old Péta are worried about the boy. He has made a flying machine on the model of a bird, but it crashed when he tested it and he broke his ... See full summary »
Director: Ludvík Ráza | Stars: Jaroslava Obermaierová, Alois Svehlík, Gustav Bubník, Gabriela Hyrmanová
Votes: 59
32. Jak napálit advokáta (1980)
76 min | Comedy, Crime
Attorney Horic (Milos Kopecký) is a specialist for cases connected with motoring. He approaches to his work unconventionally, he does not hesitate to search for evidence right in the terrain and he is willing to take various risks.
Director: Vladimír Cech | Stars: Milos Kopecký, Josef Vetrovec, Ludek Munzar, Michaela Misková
Votes: 51
33. Noc klavíristy (1977)
83 min | Crime
Senior project engineer Kratina is known to be a very capable man. His colleagues have a feeling that his dealings may not always be legal but since they all profit from the bribes, they ... See full summary »
Director: Jindrich Polák | Stars: Václav Voska, Otakar Brousek, Jan Kanyza, Dana Medrická
Votes: 48
35. Top star magazín (2008– )
Talk-Show
Social magazine about famous people and news of Czech celebrities.
Stars: Mahulena Bocanová, Jitka Moucková, Michal Jagelka, Gabriela Partysová
Votes: 47
36. Hríchy pro pátera Knoxe (1992– )
Crime
TV criminal series with Zlata Adamovská as singer (and detective) Eva Adamová. Each story contains at least one "sin" against the Decalogue of friar Knox who wrote ten things the good crime... See full summary »
Stars: Zlata Adamovská, Eugen Jegorov, Vladimír Dlouhý, Miroslava Plestilová
Votes: 47
37. StarDance aneb kdyz hvezdy tancí (2006– )
Game-Show
Stars: Marek Eben, Tereza Kostková, Zdenek Chlopcík, Moondance Orchestra
Votes: 43
38. Die heilige Hure (1997 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
Dr. Marie Steiner is an aspiring theology lecturer and resents the fact that as a woman she is not allowed to hold a priestly office in the church
Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard | Stars: Susanna Simon, Sven Martinek, Felix Bresser, Manfred Andrae
Votes: 40
39. The Secret of a Great Narrator (1972)
101 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Alexandre Dumas Sr. is a charming but poor young man who comes to Paris in the 1820s and enters the service of the king. He is hired as a scribe, and from the moment he picks up a pen for the first time, his fate is sealed.
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Martin Stepánek, Petr Stepánek, Otakar Brousek, Jana Hlavácová
Votes: 40
40. Zde jsou lvi (1958)
92 min | Drama
Alexander, who is an alcoholic and a bitter mining engineer, is strictly against the workings in an old mine. He doesn't care to explain himself and tends to drinking as everyone turns on him, although he has valid reasons for his actions.
Director: Václav Krska | Stars: Karel Höger, Dana Medrická, Jarmila Smejkalová, Alena Kreuzmannová
Votes: 39
41. Attempted Murder (1973)
98 min | Crime, Drama
The head of a Prague clinic, Professor Trojan (Karel Höger), lives a quiet life in his flat in the Lesser Town, one of Prague's historical and oldest boroughs. His son Petr (Josef Abrhám) ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Sequens | Stars: Karel Höger, Slávka Budínová, Jana Brejchová, Martin Ruzek
Votes: 38
42. Akce B (1952)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Two years after the end of the Second World War, the remnants of Ukrainian Insurgence Army, called the Bandera's after their former commander Stepan Bandera, are trying to get from Poland ... See full summary »
Director: Josef Mach | Stars: Josef Bek, Otýlie Benísková, Otakar Brousek, Mirko Cech
Votes: 36
43.
The Visitors (1983– )
Episode:
Návstevníci pricházejí
(1983)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Jindrich Polák | Stars: Josef Bláha, Josef Dvorák, Dagmar Patrasová, Jirí Datel Novotný
Votes: 36
44.
The Visitors (1983– )
Episode:
Zeme roku 2484
(1983)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Jindrich Polák | Stars: Josef Bláha, Josef Dvorák, Dagmar Patrasová, Jirí Datel Novotný
Votes: 36
45. Okres na severu (1981– )
Drama
This series is one big communist propaganda. In some cases and moments, series is pointing out about some problems, which people got in early 80s. This series is "the best of worst" in ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Jaroslav Moucka, Jirina Svorcová, Petr Svojtka, Renáta Dolezelová
Votes: 35
46. Spanilá jizda (1963)
97 min | Drama, History, War
Director: Oldrich Danek | Stars: Petr Kostka, Jirí Vala, Michaela Lohniská, Jaroslav Prucha
Votes: 35
47. Bakalári (1972– )
Comedy
Stars: Vladimír Mensík, Stella Zázvorková, Ludmila Roubíková, Josef Bláha
Votes: 34
48. Zatykac na kralovnu (1974)
91 min | Crime
Director: Dusan Klein | Stars: Regina Rázlová, Vladimír Mensík, Josef Somr, Jirí Lábus
Votes: 31
49.
The Visitors (1983– )
Episode:
Výprava do minula
(1983)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Jindrich Polák | Stars: Josef Bláha, Josef Dvorák, Dagmar Patrasová, Jirí Datel Novotný
Votes: 30
50. Smrt mouchy (1977)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Lubos Knytl, Jana Krausová, Miroslava Safránková, Otakar Brousek
Votes: 29