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CzechMate - in Search of Jiri Menzel directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, is an in-depth exploration of the work of renowned Czech director Jiri Menzel and the Czech New Wave.

Director: Shivendra Singh Dungarpur | Stars: Jirí Menzel, Eric Abraham, Josef Abrhám, Woody Allen

Votes: 61

8. Sodankylä Forever (2010)

270 min | Documentary

7.6

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Sodankyla film festival started at 1986 and was created by Finnish directors Anssi Manttari, Aki and Mika Kaurismaki, along with Peter Von Bagh.

Sodankyla Forever is a great documentary ... See full synopsis »

Stars: Peter von Bagh, Robert Parrish, Roy Ward Baker, Víctor Erice

Votes: 73

9. Loves of a Blonde (1965)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama

7.5

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A factory manager in rural Czechoslovakia bargains with the army to send men to the area, to boost the morale of his young female workers, deprived of male company since the local boys have... See full summary »

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Hana Brejchová, Vladimír Pucholt, Vladimír Mensík, Josef Sebánek

Votes: 9,354

10. Na plovárne (1999– )

23 min | Talk-Show

7.5

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Stars: Marek Eben, Quincy Jones, Jirí Lábus, Miroslav Ondrícek

Votes: 78

11. The Firemen's Ball (1967)

Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy, Drama

7.4

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A volunteer fire department throws a party for their former boss with the whole town invited, but nothing goes as planned.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jan Vostrcil, Josef Sebánek, Josef Valnoha, Frantisek Debelka

Votes: 12,175

12. When the Cat Comes (1963)

104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

7.2

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People arrive in a small village with a strange cat wearing glasses. When someone takes them off, he can color people, according to their nature and mood. Adults consider him dangerous; children love him.

Director: Vojtech Jasný | Stars: Jan Werich, Emília Vásáryová, Vlastimil Brodský, Jirí Sovák

Votes: 2,064

13. Intimate Lighting (1965)

TV-PG | 71 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

7.2

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One of the most important films of the Czech New Wave 60s, it was ranked among the top ten domestic films of all time. In this original sad comedy set in a small town, two classmates meet ... See full summary »

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Karel Blazek, Zdenek Bezusek, Vera Kresadlová, Jan Vostrcil

Votes: 1,657

14. A Boring Afternoon (1964)

14 min | Short

7.1

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An elderly man sits in a pub on a summer Sunday afternoon. At another table, four middle-aged ladies play cards and sing to themselves in a low voice. The publican is scandalized by a young... See full summary »

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Kamila Turková, Leopold Smolik, Josef Vanista, Jan Tozicka

Votes: 219

15. Stalin (1992 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 172 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

7.0

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The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Robert Duvall, Julia Ormond, Maximilian Schell, Jeroen Krabbé

Votes: 2,775

16. Black Peter (1964)

85 min | Comedy, Drama

7.0

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Reality movie of a few days in the life of a Czech teenager when he starts work.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Ladislav Jakim, Pavla Martinkova, Jan Vostrcil, Bozena Matuskova

Votes: 3,096

17. Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016)

80 min | Documentary

7.0

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a documentary that explores the life and artistry of one of the virtuoso founding fathers of contemporary cinematography, the Hungarian-born neorealist Vilmos Zsigmond.

Director: Pierre Filmon | Stars: Nancy Allen, John Boorman, James Chressanthis, Bruno Delbonnel

Votes: 128

18. Cutter's Way (1981)

R | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.8

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70 Metascore

Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn, Ann Dusenberry

Votes: 7,624 | Gross: $1.73M

19. Velká samota (1960)

114 min | Drama

6.8

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Director: Ladislav Helge | Stars: Július Pántik, Blanka Bohdanová, Bohumil Smída, Václav Lohniský

Votes: 29

20. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
Episode: The Nightingale (1983)

54 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

6.7

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A kitchen maid and nightingale help save the emperor with the power of song and friendship.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Mick Jagger, Bud Cort, Barbara Hershey, Edward James Olmos

Votes: 166

21. Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Romance

6.6

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Billy is a gay fine-arts photographer who falls in love with straight coffee-shop waiter Gabriel.

Director: Tommy O'Haver | Stars: Sean Hayes, Brad Rowe, Armando Valdes-Kennedy, Mr. Dan

Votes: 3,984 | Gross: $2.02M

22. Kidnapped (1995 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

6.6

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When Scottish young gentleman David Balfour's father dies, he leaves school to collect his inheritance from uncle Ebenezer, who in turn sells the boy as a future slave to a pirate ship. ... See full summary »

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Armand Assante, Patrick Malahide, Michael Kitchen, Brian Blessed

Votes: 516

23. The Presence of Arnost Lustig (2013)

53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

6.6

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'A man is immortal as long as he lives in the memory of others,' said the world-renowned Czech author with a wry smile. When her father turned 80, his daughter who is the filmmaker, began ... See full summary »

Director: Eva Lustigova | Stars: Arnost Lustig, Eva Lustigova, Kveta Fialová, Josef Vinklár

Votes: 7

24. Audition (1964)

47 min | Documentary, Music

6.5

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Two closely related episodes. Youths make problems for two local orchestras about to compete nationally, and in a talent competition a young girl gets stage fright, while another lies to her boss to compete.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jan Vostrcil, Vladimír Pucholt, Frantisek Zeman, Václav Blumentál

Votes: 800

25. The Wishing Tree (2000 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 105 min | Fantasy

6.3

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After her mother's death, Clara, a middle-aged attorney, returns home to Savannah, where she begins to realize how much she misses her roots. Clara reminisces with old friends about her ... See full summary »

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Helen Shaver, Mary Alice, Blair Underwood

Votes: 411

26. Law and Disorder (1974)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

6.3

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In the crime-ridden '70s New York City, two cops have had enough. They, along with few other disgruntled people decide to take the things into their own hands only to realize too late that they're in over their heads.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth, Anita Dangler

Votes: 329 | Gross: $1.60M

27. Pretty Hattie's Baby (1991)

Biography, Drama

6.3

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An unreleased film about a white girl adopted by a black family in 1950s Nevada. Based on the early life of Fauna Hodel whose grandfather is prime suspect in the Black Dahlia murder case.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Charles S. Dutton, Jill Clayburgh, Bobby Hosea

Votes: 63

28. If Only They Ain't Had Them Bands (1964)

33 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy

6.2

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Two bands practice and then rehearse at a celebration of the life and work of Frantisek Kmoch. At the same time the film shows motorbikers training for and then competing on a race.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jan Vostrcil, Frantisek Zeman, Vladimír Pucholt, Vaclav Blumenfeld

Votes: 216

29. Creator (1985)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

6.1

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An eccentric scientist teaches a student in his own manner while he looks for a way to clone his deceased wife.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano, Virginia Madsen

Votes: 3,507 | Gross: $5.35M

30. 47th International Film Festival of India (2016 TV Special)

Reality-TV

6.1

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WION's TV special of the 47th International Film Festival of India, one of Asia's most prestigious film festivals.

Director: Misaq Kazimi | Stars: Sameer Arya, Farhad Aslani, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kim Calera

Votes: 20

31. Silver Bears (1977)

PG | 113 min | Comedy, Crime

6.0

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Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher acquires a Swiss bank and a silver mine - alleged to be worth a billion dollars. As rivals close in from all sides, Doc must fight a complex struggle to keep hold of both the bank and the mine.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Jourdan, Stéphane Audran

Votes: 1,467

32. Fourth Story (1991 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

6.0

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Getting nowhere with LAPD, a wife hires a P.I. to find her missing husband. Does he want to be found? After the initial report, the P.I. continues, wanting to see more of the cute wife.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Mark Harmon, Mimi Rogers, Paul Gleason, Michael Boatman

Votes: 551

33. Sametová kocovina (2000)

150 min | Documentary

5.9

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Directors: Robert Buchar, David Smith | Stars: Jaroslav Boucek, Jaroslav Brabec, Vera Chytilová, Sasa Gedeon

Votes: 17

34. Haunted Summer (1988)

R | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

5.8

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In 1816, authors Lord Byron, Mary Shelley and Percy Shelley get together for some philosophical discussions, but the situation soon deteriorates into mind games, drugs and sex.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Philip Anglim, Laura Dern, Alice Krige, Eric Stoltz

Votes: 586 | Gross: $0.01M

35. Nomad: The Warrior (2005)

R | 112 min | Drama, History, War

5.8

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49 Metascore

A historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan, where a young man is destined to unite the country's three warring tribes.

Directors: Sergei Bodrov, Ivan Passer | Stars: Kuno Becker, Jason Scott Lee, Jay Hernandez, Doskhan Zholzhaksynov

Votes: 3,973 | Gross: $0.08M

36. Born to Win (1971)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

5.7

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55 Metascore

A smart-mouthed junkie and loser known as J.J. (George Segal) spends his days looking for just "one more fix".

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: George Segal, Paula Prentiss, Karen Black, Jay Fletcher

Votes: 2,077

37. While Justice Sleeps (1994 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 84 min | Drama

5.6

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Jodie and Winn are best friends, but when Winn is suspected of abusing Jodie's young daughter, an all-out war in court begins that leaves Jodie fighting for justice.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Tim Matheson, Karis Paige Bryant, Dion Anderson

Votes: 174

38. Procesí k panence (1961)

82 min | Comedy

5.4

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Farmers get away from their arguments by embarking on a religious pilgrimage, enjoy a picnic en route, and on their return decide to form a cooperative.

Director: Vojtech Jasný | Stars: Václav Lohniský, Martin Tapák, Marcela Martínková, Václav Trégl

Votes: 31

39. Smyk (1960)

104 min | Drama

5.1

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Director: Zbynek Brynych | Stars: Jirí Vala, Jirina Jirásková, Jirina Svorcová, Walter Taub

Votes: 40

40. TVTV Looks at the Academy Awards (1976 TV Special)

59 min | Documentary

5.1

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Director: Wendy Apple | Stars: Army Archerd, Rona Barrett, Marisa Berenson, Ronee Blakley

Votes: 51

41. Picnic (2000 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance

5.0

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The son of the richest man in town wants to marry the town's beauty queen, but then she meets an interesting stranger who just got off the train.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Bonnie Bedelia, Josh Brolin, Ben Caswell, JD Evermore

Votes: 252

42. Crime and Passion (1976)

R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

5.0

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A Vienna financier embezzles money from his firm and clients, forces his girlfriend to marry an old cuckold voyeur industrialist and runs for his life when the industrialist sends killers after him.

Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Omar Sharif, Karen Black, Joseph Bottoms, Bernhard Wicki

Votes: 347