Hungarian Films I've Seen

by barry_bacsi | created - 09 May 2015 | updated - 2 days ago | Public

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1. Csók, Anyu! (1987)

103 min | Drama

The rather surrealistic story of a middle-class family who seem to communicate with each other mainly by chalking messages on the kitchen blackboard, while the young son observes every ... See full summary »

Director: János Rózsa | Stars: Dorottya Udvaros, Róbert Koltai, Sándor Gáspár, Katalin Lajtai

Votes: 180

2. Diary for My Father and Mother (1990)

119 min | Biography, Drama

Direct follow-up to "Diary for my lovers". Juli and the people who she knew throughout her life have to face the events of the 1956 failed revolution in Hungary.

Director: Márta Mészáros | Stars: Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Jan Nowicki, Tamás Végvári, Mari Törőcsik

Votes: 258

3. Diary for My Lovers (1987)

141 min | Biography, Drama

A continuation of "Diary for My Children," the film picks up in 1950, when Juli, the diarist, is 18 and determined to become a movie director.

Director: Márta Mészáros | Stars: Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Ágnes Csere, Anna Polony, Mária Ronyecz

Votes: 323

4. Diary for My Children (1984)

Unrated | 106 min | Biography, Drama

Having lost her parents to Stalin's purges, a girl returns from Soviet Union to her native Hungary to live with her Stalinist aunt.

Director: Márta Mészáros | Stars: Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Ágnes Csere, Anna Polony, Teri Földi

Votes: 1,014

5. A Hungarian Fairy Tale (1987)

Not Rated | 97 min | Fantasy

A film follows the surreal and often comic quests of young Andris, an orphan searching for a father who doesn't exist, and Orban, a government clerk who's had enough of oppressive bureaucracy.

Director: Gyula Gazdag | Stars: Dávid Vermes, Pál Hetényi, Frantisek Husák, Mária Varga

Votes: 149

6. 9 1/2 Dates (2008)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

A sexist, self-centered writer must date 10 girls in 10 days in order to meet his deadlines.

Director: Tamás Sas | Stars: Iván Fenyö, Patricia Kovács, Gábor Hevér, Andrea Söptei

Votes: 751

7. 6:3, avagy játszd újra Tutti (1999)

94 min | Comedy

The 40 year-old football fan named Tutti passes out during work and he travels back in time to 1953 when the Hungarian football team beat England in the "Match Of The Century".

Director: Péter Tímár | Stars: Károly Eperjes, Kriszta Szalay, Tamás Cseh, András Kern

Votes: 798

8. 80 huszár (1978)

124 min | Drama, History

A group of Hussars stationed at a Polish outpost hear there's a revolution going on in their native Hungary. Their attempt to return home incurs the wrath of the Austrians.

Director: Sándor Sára | Stars: László Dózsa, György Cserhalmi, Jácint Juhász, József Madaras

Votes: 345

9. Stop Mom Teresa! (2004)

127 min | Comedy, Romance

Kata, in her 20s, loses her boyfriend and her job on the same day. She's been indulging in fantasies of a more thrilling romantic life, and the cold water of being alone and unemployed ... See full summary »

Director: Péter Bergendy | Stars: Gabriella Hámori, Sándor Csányi, Eszter Ónodi, Zsolt László

Votes: 878

10. Dream.net (2009)

90 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

Regina, the once popular girl has to make new friends at her new, conservative school. Problems arrive when she becomes enemies with Lívia, the school's queen bee, and falls in love with ... See full summary »

Director: Gábor Forgács | Stars: Lilla Labanc, Kinga Czifra, Ádám Csernóczki, Attila Jankóczky

Votes: 9,966

11. Apám beájulna (2003)

90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Two young girls, Szarka and Barbie, decide to travel through Europe.

Director: Tamás Sas | Stars: Kata Gáspár, Boglárka Csõsz, András Kern, János Kulka

Votes: 811

12. Az aranyember (1962)

107 min | Drama, History, Romance

Michael Tímar, captain of the St. Barbara, marries the daughter of a Turkish aristocrat on the run. While skilfully managing his wife fortune, Tímar is torn between the demands of bourgeois civilization and the ideal of freedom.

Director: Viktor Gertler | Stars: András Csorba, Ilona Béres, Ernö Szabó, Marianne Krencsey

Votes: 627

13. Argo (2004)

106 min | Comedy, Action

The crew of Tibi Balogh sets out on a journey across Hungary to get the ancient Gold Owl statue, as well as the Milk Man. The treasure is worth millions, who gets there first?

Director: Attila Árpa | Stars: Lajos Kovács, Sándor Oszter, László Görög, Laura Ruttkay

Votes: 4,121

15. Aglaya (2012)

116 min | Biography, Drama

This film is about the relationship of a mother and her daughter, the split-up of their family, the blessing and curse of belonging together and about coming of age - all this from the ... See full summary »

Director: Krisztina Deák | Stars: Eszter Ónodi, Babett Jávor, Piroska Móga, Zsolt Bogdán

Votes: 400

20. A zöld sárkány gyermekei (2010)

89 min | Drama

Mate, a lonely, divorced real estate agent is put in charge by his boss to sell a suburban storage building. The storage is rented by the Chinese, who keep their semi-legal goods here ... See full summary »

Director: Bence Miklauzic | Stars: Zoltán Rátóti, Yu Debin, Eszter Bánfalvi, Ferenc Lengyel

Votes: 147

21. The Lion Is Ready to Jump (1969)

91 min | Comedy, Crime

While trying to find a cancer cure during WWII, an SS doctor discovered a terrible poison. 20 years after the war, the old Nazi gets out of prison, and the hunt for him and his discovery begins.

Director: György Révész | Stars: Andor Ajtay, Irén Psota, István Bujtor, Ilona Medveczky

Votes: 191

22. Men and Banners (1965)

158 min | Drama, History

A family struggle during the 1848 Hungarian revolution against the Habsburg Empire.

Director: Zoltán Várkonyi | Stars: Mária Sulyok, Vera Szemere, Tibor Bitskey, Ilona Béres

Votes: 834

24. Alfa Romeó és Júlia (1969)

102 min | Comedy, Romance

A young man has his hepatic duct replaced with a plastic tube after an accident but starts to get worried how this will affect his manliness.

Director: Frigyes Mamcserov | Stars: Éva Ruttkai, Zoltán Latinovits, Andor Ajtay, Attila Nagy

Votes: 56

26. Állami áruház (1953)

96 min | Comedy, Musical

Kocsis Ferenc excellent staff appointed the new director of public stores. Ilonka a talented fashion designer, Boriska a dear, Daniel, a overzealous, Klimke, a conservative sale and ... See full summary »

Director: Viktor Gertler | Stars: Miklós Gábor, Kálmán Latabár, Kamill Feleki, Zsuzsa Petress

Votes: 378

27. Az aranyifjú (1987 TV Movie)

83 min | Drama

The penniless but handsome Count Zalavári chooses a rich girl from the countryside for her money. They don't get to marry because the butler catches him with the maid. He meets an American ... See full summary »

Director: Levente Málnay | Stars: Bela Ernyey, Tibor Kristóf, David McCallum, Britt Ekland

Votes: 14

28. Ámbár tanár úr (1998)

85 min | Romance, Comedy

High school teacher falls in love with his "best" female student.

Director: Róbert Koltai | Stars: Judit Hernádi, Kata Dobó, Róbert Koltai, Ferenc Kállai

Votes: 569

29. Anna filmje (1992)

84 min | Comedy, Drama

A story of a decision. There is a story. The protagonists - writer and his wife - have to decide whether to keep a fourth child is on way.

Director: György Molnár | Stars: Anna Ráckevei, György Cserhalmi, Éva Tímár, Tamás Végvári

Votes: 23

31. Aranysárkány (1966)

90 min | Drama

Antal Novák lives in Sárszeg with his daughter Hilda. Mr Novák teaches mathematics and physics at the local high school. He has a lot of problems with his students who are about to graduate... See full summary »

Directors: László Ranódy, Imre Gyöngyössy | Stars: László Mensáros, Benedek Tóth, Ilona Béres, László Tahi Tóth

Votes: 86

34. Bánk bán (2002)

118 min | Drama, Music

64 Metascore

Bánk Bán, the viceroy is loyal to the ruling regime, but when he is told Otto, the brother of Endre the Second seduced his wife, he decides to join the revolution.

Director: Csaba Káel | Stars: Éva Marton, Andrea Rost, Attila Kiss B., Kolos Kováts

Votes: 168

37. The Brute (1961)

96 min | Drama

The setting is the countryside, where an independent, landowning farmer busies himself in his free time by bedding down the women on his farm and then tossing them aside. One such ... See full summary »

Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Ferenc Bessenyei, Tibor Bitskey, Mária Medgyesi, Béla Barsi

Votes: 205

38. Bástyasétány hetvennégy (1974)

76 min | Comedy, Drama

Two librettists, Mr. Rezso and Mr. Dezso arrive and pluck people living in a bare valley, in order to turn them into operetta characters. The two librettists come up with a plot in which ... See full summary »

Director: Gyula Gazdag | Stars: Evald Schorm, István Iglódi, Lili Monori, Róbert Koltai

Votes: 90

39. Bübájosok (1970)

77 min | Drama

M, the beautiful young model, is searching for happiness in easy summer adventures and a new daddy for her daughter. The precocious little girl devises an interesting way to grab her mother's attention away from the possible husbands.

Director: János Rózsa | Stars: Eva Vodickova, Tünde Kassai, Judit Halász, Zsuzsa Koncz

Votes: 16

44. Just Sex and Nothing Else (2005)

Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy

Dora rejects all men when she discovers that her fiance has been living a double life with another women throughout their relationship (he was married). But with her biological clock ... See full summary »

Director: Krisztina Goda | Stars: Judit Schell, Kata Dobó, Sándor Csányi, Károly Gesztesi

Votes: 3,257

45. Csapd le csacsi! (1991)

80 min | Comedy

The story takes place in 1989 in the suburbs of Budapest, where the neighbor maintains an underground worker's guard training base, while the youngsters fall victim to a mistakenly posted letter.

Director: Péter Tímár | Stars: Vera Pap, Sándor Gáspár, Károly Eperjes, Enikõ Eszenyi

Votes: 1,248

46. Csinibaba (1997)

100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

In 1962, while Gagarin flew around the Earth and others prepared for World War III, no event has happened in Hungary since a certain year, and it looked like nothing will for at least 30 ... See full summary »

Director: Péter Tímár | Stars: János Gálvölgyi, Sándor Almási, Anita Tóth, Gábor Reviczky

Votes: 2,281

47. Csocsó, avagy éljen május elseje! (2001)

94 min | Comedy

The story of an anti-communist teacher at the beginning of the 1950's under the communist regime.

Director: Róbert Koltai | Stars: Róbert Koltai, Sándor Gáspár, Gábor Máté, Adél Kováts

Votes: 561

48. Csak semmi pánik... (1982)

87 min | Comedy, Crime

The 2nd part of the popular crime-comedies starring Csöpi Ötvös, who investigates about a hidden treasure this time.

Directors: István Bujtor, Sándor Szönyi G. | Stars: István Bujtor, András Kern, László Bánhidi, Gyula Bodrogi

Votes: 840

50. Csigalépcsö (1957)

93 min | Drama

The film is an interpretation of everyday life and privacy as well as the first love-triangle story after 1945. Benko Lajos, the country librarian, is stationed in the capital. In lack of a... See full summary »

Director: Frigyes Bán | Stars: Rudolf Somogyvári, Éva Vass, Irén Sütö, Béla Barsi

Votes: 27

51. Csínom Palkó (1973)

93 min | Adventure, History, Musical

The musical adventure film capturing the Kuruc-Labanc battles takes place at the beginning of the 18th century. Palkó and Jankó, who are going to join the Kuruc army, clash with a group of Labanc, who drag Jankó to Count Koháry's prison.

Directors: Márton Keleti, Gyula Mészáros | Stars: Péter Huszti, Gábor Nagy, Péter Benkö, Mari Szemes

Votes: 27

52. Czukor Show (2010)

80 min | Comedy, Drama

A man from the country and his troupe arrive for the 'problem-solving' show of a fictional national television channel.

Director: Tamás Dömötör | Stars: Balázs Czukor, Attila Árpa, Sándor Simicz, Kata Péter

Votes: 213

53. A csodacsatár (1957)

92 min | Comedy

Mail author for translation. Futbólia minisztertanácsa ehatározza, hogy megszerzi az ország- nak a világhírû magyar csodacsatárt. Duca tengernagyra bízzák az akció végrehajtását. A magyar ... See full summary »

Director: Márton Keleti | Stars: Kamill Feleki, László Ungváry, Imre Pongrácz, Lajos Mányai

Votes: 115

54. Civil a pályán (1952)

102 min | Comedy

Jóska Teleki is the factory's celebrated star footballer, but he neglects his work and his brigade is left behind in the competition. This causes him to fall out with Pista Rácz, a good ... See full summary »

Director: Márton Keleti | Stars: Imre Soós, János Görbe, Violetta Ferrari, Ferenc Szusza

Votes: 65

55. The Door (I) (2012)

97 min | Drama

An author forms a strange bond with her eccentric maid that will have a lasting effect on both women.

Director: István Szabó | Stars: Helen Mirren, Martina Gedeck, Károly Eperjes, Gábor Koncz

Votes: 2,453

58. Déryné (1951)

111 min | Biography, Drama, History

A movie about the first Hungarian opera singer Rosa Széplaky Déry, who was active as an actress in a travelling theatre era in the beginning of the 19th century in Hungary, the eastern part of the then Austrian empire.

Director: László Kalmár | Stars: Klári Tolnay, Gábor Rajnay, Gyula Gózon, Tivadar Bilicsi

Votes: 28

59. Dear Betrayed Friends (2012)

90 min | Drama

Andor Czettl in his early sixties, visits the declassified Communist archives one day to read the reports filed about him. He realizes the shocking fact that his very best friend János ... See full summary »

Director: Sára Cserhalmi | Stars: János Derzsi, György Cserhalmi, Anna Györgyi, Miklós Benedek

Votes: 154

61. Dögkeselyü (1982)

115 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two old women who happen to be pickpockets stole money from Simon, the taxi driver. The police are unable to find the thieves, so Simon decides to find them himself.

Director: Ferenc András | Stars: György Cserhalmi, Hédi Temessy, Zita Perczel, Maria Gladkowska

Votes: 1,364

62. Delta (2008)

92 min | Drama

61 Metascore

A man comes home to meet his mother and sister after many years away. He finds his mother living with a new boyfriend, and his sister to be grown-up. He begins to settle down in this new ... See full summary »

Director: Kornél Mundruczó | Stars: Félix Lajkó, Orsolya Tóth, Lili Monori, Sándor Gáspár

Votes: 1,747

63. Déryné, hol van? (1975)

98 min | Drama

An aging legend of the stage finds her position threatened by the emerging Stanislavski school of actors.

Director: Gyula Maár | Stars: Mari Törőcsik, Ferenc Kállai, Mária Sulyok, Imre Ráday

Votes: 59

64. Egészséges erotika (1986)

94 min | Comedy

An all-woman crate factory's new fireman installs a hidden camera in the women's dressing room for the male management's pleasure, eventually boosting business.

Director: Péter Tímár | Stars: Ádám Rajhona, Róbert Koltai, Judit Németh, Kata Kristóf

Votes: 1,434

65. Stars of Eger (1968)

157 min | Adventure, History, Romance

1552, the great Turkish Empire wants to conquer Europe, and the world. The last stand is Hungarian Kingdom, and the castle of Eger. The brave soldiers decides they will fight till the end of their lives.

Director: Zoltán Várkonyi | Stars: István Kovács, Vera Venczel, Imre Sinkovits, György Korga

Votes: 2,635

68. Egy szoknya, egy nadrág (2005)

95 min | Comedy

Péter and Lajos are both broke playboys. Lajos tries to win over a Mexican soap opera tycoon, the widow Dulcinea de la Rosa, to be his wife. The two men cross paths when they both fall in love with starlet Ibolya.

Director: Bence Gyöngyössy | Stars: Péter Rudolf, Imre Bajor, András Kern, Szonja Oroszlán

Votes: 821

69. Egy tél az Isten háta mögött (1999)

107 min | Drama

The mayor of a central European village decides to close the local cinema, the only distraction for his fellow citizens during the long winter months.

Director: Can Togay | Stars: Matej Matejka, Florence Pernel, Károly Eperjes, Lajos Kovács

Votes: 175

71. Elöre! (2002)

79 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Zoli and Miki are close friends, constantly together. Their fathers are forced into a relationship because of their children's friendship, but a young teacher arrives at the school, and this changes everything.

Director: Dániel Erdélyi | Stars: Erika Marozsán, Sándor Gáspár, Enikö Tóth, Csaba Gáspár

Votes: 79

72. Egy magyar nábob (1966)

96 min | Drama, History

Based on the novel by Mór Jókai, the film revolves around several decades of life of a noble family Karpati, during the first half of the XVIII century.

Director: Zoltán Várkonyi | Stars: Ferenc Bessenyei, Iván Darvas, Zoltán Latinovits, Tibor Bitskey

Votes: 352

73. A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda (2003)

90 min | Drama

Iván is living in exile from Hungary when he receives word that an old flame is ill. His return to Budapest rekindles old memories and reopens old wounds.

Director: Károly Makk | Stars: Mari Törőcsik, Iván Darvas, Eszter Nagy-Kálózy, Dezsö Garas

Votes: 194

74. Ezek a fiatalok... (1967)

87 min | Music

A film about the coming-of-age of the 60s' youth in Hungary. Less about their everyday struggles and heartbreaks and more about the most up-and-coming beat bands of the country.

Director: Tamás Banovich | Stars: Balázs Kosztolányi, Zsuzsa Koncz, Katalin Berek, Lajos Öze

Votes: 128

76. Egyszeregy (1978)

87 min | Comedy

Péter and Pál planned to be twins by their daddy, but they have to live in only one body.

Director: Ferenc Kardos | Stars: Dezsö Garas, Ferenc Bencze, Judit Halász, Ildikó Pécsi

Votes: 15

77. Édes Anna (1958)

84 min | Drama

Young maid Anna starts to work for the noble Vizy family. Mrs Vizy is proud of the hardworking servant but doesn't treat her well. Her nephew seduces Anna with sweet words, but leaves her ... See full summary »

Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Mari Törőcsik, Mária Mezei, Károly Kovács, Zsigmond Fülöp

Votes: 794

78. Egy pikoló világos (1955)

87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Marci has long had a crush on Julika, who lives in the same house as him, but before their love could blossom, he is drafted into the army. Juli is sent to work in a factory, where she ... See full summary »

Director: Félix Máriássy | Stars: Éva Ruttkai, Tibor Bitskey, Elma Bulla, Mária Sulyok

Votes: 127

80. Elsietett házasság (1968)

72 min | Drama

The protagonists of this reverse Romeo and Juliet story are two widowed retirees, Mr Nádor and Mrs Komárom, who have met and fallen in love with each other in the cemetery over the graves ... See full summary »

Director: Márton Keleti | Stars: Klári Tolnay, Lajos Básti, Judit Halász, Teri Tordai

Votes: 49

81. Életjel (1954)

98 min | Drama

In the coal mine of the fictitious village called Sajókút, the tunnel collapses on the people there due to a botched explosion. Those trapped try to fight for survival, while those left on the surface try with all their might to save them.

Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Béla Barsi, Bertalan Solti, László Bánhidi, Lajos Rajczy

Votes: 43

83. Ez a villa eladó (1935)

83 min | Comedy

When a rich man, intending to go back to work, puts his villa up for sale, the butler hires a couple of agents to tell prospective customers the place is a bad buy.

Director: Géza von Cziffra | Stars: Ernö Verebes, Lili Berky, Gyula Kabos, Rózsi Csikós

Votes: 92

85. Az elvarázsolt dollár (1986)

90 min | Comedy, Crime

The brilliant but renegade detective, Csöpi Ötvös is currently on suspension, so Dr. Kardos has the opportunity to expose the counterfeit gang.

Director: István Bujtor | Stars: István Bujtor, András Kern, István Avar, Zoltán Basilides

Votes: 814

86. Miss President (1935)

98 min | Comedy

The young, immature Zsuzsa Várkonyi becomes the president of the Várkonyi Textile Factory. When the managing director proposes to her she tells him she is in love with a young engineer who she doesn't really know anything about.

Director: Andrew Marton | Stars: Lili Muráti, Pál Jávor, Ella Gombaszögi, Gyula Kabos

Votes: 63

88. Füre lépni szabad (1960)

107 min | Comedy

Taking advantage of a thoughtless offer, the Kárász family move in with the Kéri family. While the parents fight each other, the young people fall in love.

Director: Károly Makk | Stars: Klári Tolnay, Antal Páger, Zoltán Makláry, Gyöngyi Polónyi

Votes: 96

90. Fuss, hogy utolérjenek! (1972)

92 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical

Dangerous spies act as representatives of an international recording company to get important plans from the father of an aspiring composer.

Director: Márton Keleti | Stars: Sándor Pécsi, Antal Páger, Rudolf Somogyvári, György Bárdy

Votes: 71

92. Fizessen, nagysád! (1937)

65 min | Comedy

A wealthy mill owner keeps running into trouble when his managers fall in love with his attractive daughter.The next manager he hires must promise that he won't be interested in her. Of course.

Director: Ákos Ráthonyi | Stars: Gyula Kabos, Lili Muráti, Ella Gombaszögi, Pál Jávor

Votes: 93

93. Férfihüség (1942)

76 min | Drama

Peter Sándorffy returns from his mission in Africa after six months. Accompanying him is an exotic-looking, beautiful woman, Maya, whom Peter courts in a striking and intrusive manner. No ... See full summary »

Director: József Daróczy | Stars: Antal Páger, Elma Bulla, Klári Tolnay, Andor Ajtay

Votes: 33

97. The Confrontation (1969)

80 min | Drama, Musical

It is 1947; the Communist Party has just taken power in Hungary. In Jancsó's first color film, young students at a People's College have a debate with seminary students, but worry it will escalate into a fight.

Director: Miklós Jancsó | Stars: Andrea Drahota, Kati Kovács, Lajos Balázsovits, András Kozák

Votes: 498

98. Glamour (1999)

115 min | Drama

49 Metascore

Three generations of Hungarian Jews with a furniture shop in Budapest: at the center is the love affair of Imre and Gerda. Imre is the elder son of the family patriarch, a veteran of the ... See full summary »

Director: Frigyes Gödrös | Stars: Károly Eperjes, Eszter Ónodi, György Barkó, Jonas Togay

Votes: 134

99. Gyula vitéz télen-nyáron (1970)

76 min | Comedy

An average worker is chosen by a director to star in a new television adventure series, set in medieval Hungary. The series soon becomes very popular.

Director: István Bácskai Lauró | Stars: Gábor Koncz, Ferenc Kállai, Lajos Öze, Éva Almási

Votes: 279

100. Gengszterfilm (1998)

110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

1979. Gábor H. works in a law enforcement institution. He robs a bank branch, gets into jail. 1989. Gábor H. and the similarly unemployed Sanyi want to get money by robbing.

Director: György Szomjas | Stars: Zoltán Mucsi, Péter Scherer, Annamária Prókay, Tünde Bacskó

Votes: 150



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