Swiss movies
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1. Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Horror, Mystery
Three lonely herdsmen starved of female companionship creates the girl of their dreams, from a broom, some straw and a few rags. The creation - Sennentuntschi, lives and breathe to cook, clean and look after the three.
Director: Michael Steiner | Stars: Roxane Mesquida, Nicholas Ofczarek, Andrea Zogg, Carlos Leal
Votes: 3,260
2. Vitus (2006)
PG | 123 min | Drama, Music
A twelve-year-old piano prodigy who suffocates from his parent's big dreams for him decides to make his escape--and with the aid of his grandfather--chase his own dreams instead.
Director: Fredi M. Murer | Stars: Fabrizio Borsani, Bruno Ganz, Teo Gheorghiu, Julika Jenkins
Votes: 5,184 | Gross: $0.19M
3. Rascals on the Road (2005)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Four kids - Eugen, Wrigley, Bäschteli and Eduard - leave for an adventure around Switzerland, searching for the fabulous treasure of Titicaca Lake, discovered by Fritzli Bühler.
Director: Michael Steiner | Stars: Manuel Häberli, Janic Halioua, Dominic Hänni, Alex Niederhäuser
Votes: 746
4. Sister (2012)
Unrated | 97 min | Crime, Drama
A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.
Director: Ursula Meier | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Kacey Mottet Klein, Martin Compston, Gillian Anderson
Votes: 7,198
5. It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)
97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Having doubts about the guilt of the obvious suspect in the murder of an eight year old girl, a police detective decides to investigate the case on his own.
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Heinz Rühmann, Sigfrit Steiner, Siegfried Lowitz, Michel Simon
Votes: 5,564
6. The Foster Boy (2011)
107 min | Drama
A Swiss-German rural peasant family takes Max, a crude 15-year-old boy, into a foster situation of constant bullying. Soon, a foster girl is added to the mix.
Director: Markus Imboden | Stars: Katja Riemann, Stefan Kurt, Maximilian Simonischek, Max Hubacher
Votes: 1,491
7. More Than Honey (2012)
Unrated | 95 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at honeybee colonies in California, Switzerland, China and Australia.
Director: Markus Imhoof | Stars: Fred Jaggi, Randolf Menzel, John Miller, Liane Singer
Votes: 4,311 | Gross: $0.07M
8. Max & Co (2007)
76 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
15-year-old Max is in search of his father, the famous troubadour Johnny Bigoude, who disappeared shortly after Max's birth. He reaches Saint-Hilare where Madam Doudou, the old teacher, ... See full summary »
Directors: Frédéric Guillaume, Samuel Guillaume | Stars: Lorànt Deutsch, Sanseverino, Virginie Efira, Patrick Bouchitey
Votes: 341
9. The Ring Thing (2004)
80 min | Adventure, Comedy
Middle Earth is... right in the heart of Europe! A spoof of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy set in Switzerland.
Director: Marc Schippert | Stars: Edward Piccin, Gwendolyn Rich, Leo Roos, Sebastian Arenas
Votes: 894
10. Cannabis (2006)
Comedy
Federal Councilor Alois Mumentaler is in a crisis: he has problems with his wife Beatrice, who wants a divorce, and his long-standing prohibitive drug policy is failing.
Director: Niklaus Hilber | Stars: Hanspeter Müller, Joel Basman, Deleila Piasko, Jean-Pierre Cornu
Votes: 211
11. Achtung, fertig, Charlie! (2003)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
In a Swiss church, Antonio Carrera is getting married to the pretty daughter of an Italian Mafioso, as army police marches in and takes him to the compulsory Swiss military school.
Director: Mike Eschmann | Stars: Michael Koch, Melanie Winiger, Mia Aegerter, Marco Rima
Votes: 1,199
12. Ready, Steady, Ommm! (2013)
98 min | Comedy
Can a yoga instructor reform the Swiss military service and his father-in-law? Or it's the other way around?
Director: Oliver Rihs | Stars: Matthias Britschgi, Marco Rima, Martin Rapold, Liliane Amuat
Votes: 351
13. Grounding - The Last Days of Swissair (2006)
131 min | Drama
The demise of airline Swissair in 2001 was a huge blow to Switzerland's economy and to the country's morale. It was a sad day for Swiss history when the airline's fleet was grounded on 2 ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Steiner | Stars: Hanspeter Müller, Gilles Tschudi, László I. Kish, Rainer Guldener
Votes: 674
14. Breakout (2007)
100 min | Drama, Music
A gang member has an affair with a rival gang member's girlfriend resulting in a war between the gangs.
Director: Mike Eschmann | Stars: Nils Althaus, Stress, Roeland Wiesnekker, Hanspeter Müller
Votes: 351
15. Late Bloomers (2006)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Centers around four older ladies from the Emmental region. When four older women decide to turn the local corner shop into a chic lingerie store, the whole community is thrown into disarray.
Director: Bettina Oberli | Stars: Stephanie Glaser, Annemarie Düringer, Heidi Maria Glössner, Monica Gubser
Votes: 1,123
16. The Swiss Miss Massacre (2012)
98 min | Comedy, Horror
Jasmin takes part in the Miss Switzerland elections. In the Misses' camp on an exotic island she not only meets her first love but also death in person. Within a short period of time, several Miss Switzerland candidates fall victim to him.
Director: Michael Steiner | Stars: Meryl Valerie, Patrick Rapold, Sira Topic, Bianca Bauer
Votes: 261
17. The Fraulein and the Sandman (2011)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
One fine morning, Benno finds sand in his bed. While he tries to ignore this at first, he soon must realize that he himself is loosing the sand. Day after day the sand increases and soon ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Luisi | Stars: Fabian Krüger, Irene Brügger, Beat Schlatter, Florine Elena Deplazes
Votes: 744
18. Die Schweizermacher (1978)
107 min | Comedy
Foreigners who apply to become Swiss citizens have no easy task - especially when the police lets Bodmer loose to check upon their background, their integration in the society, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Rolf Lyssy | Stars: Emil Steinberger, Walo Lüönd, Beatrice Kessler, Wolfgang Stendar
Votes: 1,184
19. Will You Marry Us? (2009)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Rahel Hubli is employed as a civil registrar. She hasn't believed in the so-called "love of her life" in ages. But when a childhood friend, Ben, suddenly turns up, Rahel recalls again what ... See full summary »
Director: Micha Lewinsky | Stars: Marie Leuenberger, Dominique Jann, Oriana Schrage, Beat Schlatter
Votes: 303
20. Handyman (2006)
93 min | Comedy
Mike Duerst gets dumped by his girlfriend, because she is pregnant by her former boyfriend. In his despair Mike gets in contact with Gregor Frank, a psychologist, who, in his radio show, ... See full summary »
Director: Jürg Ebe | Stars: Stéphanie Berger, DJ Bobo, Tanja Dankner, Anikó Donáth
Votes: 217
21. Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014)
R | 97 min | Action, Drama, History
A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins. The losers will pay with their lives.
Director: Claudio Fäh | Stars: Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten, Ken Duken, Charlie Murphy
Votes: 10,705
22. Jeune homme (2006)
90 min | Comedy
An 18 years old man is leaving his Swiss German parent's house to learn 1 year French in Geneva, as au pair helper of this family. He learns there the easy and hard times of life and love.
Director: Christoph Schaub | Stars: Matthias Schoch, Alexandra Vandernoot, Didier Flamand, Jennifer Decker
Votes: 296
23. Usfahrt Oerlike (2015)
94 min | Drama
When Hans looks back, he must say: That was a good life! He saw the world, loved his wife Martha and yes, two, three things went wrong. But that doesn't need to be talked about. And now? ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Riniker | Stars: Jörg Schneider, Mathias Gnädinger, Beatrice Blackwell, Daniel Rohr
Votes: 97
24. Sternenberg (2004)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
After thirty years of living abroad, Franz Engi returns to his hometown. A lot of things have changed over the years. There are only very few families with children left in the village and ... See full summary »
Director: Christoph Schaub | Stars: Sara Capretti, Mathias Gnädinger, Walo Lüönd, Stephen Sikder
Votes: 179
25. Hugo Koblet - Pédaleur de charme (2010)
Documentary, Biography, Drama
The romantic story of Swiss biking champion Hugo Koblet, whose decline is attributed here to doping abuse, includes archive footage and interviews with his contemporaries.
Director: Daniel von Aarburg | Stars: Manuel Löwensberg, Hanspeter Müller, Max Rüdlinger, Valérie Schneider
Votes: 43
26. Heldin der Lüfte (2008 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Helicopter pilot Sina gets a job at Rega. But for that she has to go back to Samedan, where her first boyfriend took his own life and she was blamed for it.
Director: Mike Huber | Stars: Melanie Winiger, Esther Gemsch, Beat Marti, Peter Jecklin
Votes: 42
27. Sonjas Rückkehr (2006 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
After many years in jail, Sonjas returns to her home village where she takes up her fight for custody of her 8-year old son Tim. But neither the authorities, nor her in-laws, nor Tims ... See full summary »
Director: Tobias Ineichen | Stars: Melanie Winiger, Marlon Altenburger, Urs Hefti, Michael Finger
Votes: 63
28. Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents (2015)
88 min | Drama, Romance
When her mother decides to stop administering medication to her mentally challenged daughter, 18-year-old Dora awakes, as if from a deep sleep. Dora discovers her body, her sensuality and finally, sex, too.
Director: Stina Werenfels | Stars: Victoria Schulz, Jenny Schily, Lars Eidinger, Urs Jucker
Votes: 562
29. Sitting Next to Zoe (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Asal and Zoe are best friends and spend their last summer together before their lives begin in earnest. Asal wants nothing more than to have a boyfriend and Zoe dreams of becoming a make-up artist. An inspiring coming of age story.
Director: Ivana Lalovic | Stars: Runa Greiner, Lea Bloch, Charlie Gustafsson, Bettina Stucky
Votes: 51
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