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1. A Month in Thailand (2012)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy
Radu and Adina, a young couple of graduates, have just made love. She is profoundly in love with him and cannot wait to move to his place; however, he has reservations. While going shopping... See full summary »
Director: Paul Negoescu | Stars: Andrei Mateiu, Ioana Anastasia Anton, Sinziana Nicola, Tudor Istodor
Votes: 622
2. Graduation (2016)
R | 128 min | Crime, Drama
A film about compromises and the implications of the parent's role.
Director: Cristian Mungiu | Stars: Adrian Titieni, Maria Dragus, Lia Bugnar, Mãlina Manovici
Votes: 14,728 | Gross: $0.18M
3. Buna! Ce faci? (2010)
105 min | Comedy, Romance
Musician Gabriel and dimpled dry-cleaning proprietress Gabriela live like two strangers who no longer see each other. But in humorous contrast to their staid, passionless lives, characters ... See full summary »
Director: Alexandru Maftei | Stars: Dana Voicu, Ionel Mihailescu, Paul Octavian Diaconescu, Jordi Gràcia
Votes: 1,729
4. Asphalt Tango (1996)
100 min | Comedy
A desperate husband chases a bus full of beautiful women headed for Paris, France.
Director: Nae Caranfil | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Mircea Diaconu, Florin Calinescu, Constantin Cotimanis
Votes: 1,885
5. Gioconda fara surîs (1968)
92 min | Drama
In this truly memorable film, the actuality perpetuates the souls of intellectuals always riddled with dilemmas. Nicolae Girardi could exercise his unparalleled portraiture talent entrusting the film with the faces of great actors.
Director: Malvina Ursianu | Stars: Silvia Popovici, Ion Marinescu, Gheorghe Cozorici, Lucia Muresan
Votes: 64
6. Reconstruction (1968)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
A prosecutor, policemen and teacher bring the students Vuica and Nicu to a restaurant to re-enact their drunken brawl there, and have it filmed to show the effects of alcoholism.
Director: Lucian Pintilie | Stars: George Constantin, Emil Botta, George Mihaita, Vladimir Gaitan
Votes: 1,716
7. The Contest (1982)
96 min | Drama
An outdoors orientation contest turns into a journey to the participants' self and conscience.
Director: Dan Pita | Stars: Gheorghe Dinica, Marin Moraru, Stefan Iordache, Valentin Uritescu
Votes: 370
8. Eruptia (1957)
93 min | Drama
The eruption of an oil well is much needed for the survival of the workers and their families living nearby.
Director: Liviu Ciulei | Stars: Eva Christian, Lucia Mara Dabija, Lica Gheorghiu, Graziela Albini
Votes: 88
9. Soldiers: Story from Ferentari (2017)
119 min | Drama
Adi (40), a shy and introverted anthropologist, who got recently dumped by his girlfriend, moves to Ferentari, the poorest and most notorious neighborhood of Bucharest. He wants to write a ... See full summary »
Director: Ivana Mladenovic | Stars: Dan Bursuc, Sorin Cocis, Cezar Grumazescu, Kana Hashimoto
Votes: 862
10. Charleston (2017)
119 min | Comedy, Drama
A couple of weeks after his wife Ioana dies in a car crash, drunk and alone on the night he turns 42, Alexandru receives a visit. Sebastian, a shy, younger man, has been Ioana's lover for ... See full summary »
Director: Andrei Cretulescu | Stars: Serban Pavlu, Radu Iacoban, Victor Rebengiuc, Ana Ciontea
Votes: 1,147
11. Pup-o, ma! (2018)
93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
In the village Rachitele the legend says if you kiss a girl on the Wool Day she will be your wife. Three shepherds are willing to do anything possible in order to kiss somebody.
Director: Camelia Popa | Stars: Alexandru Pop, Cosmin Selesi, Florin Busuioc, Alin Panc
Votes: 823
12. Ghinionistul (2017)
90 min | Comedy
An unpredictable comedy set in modern-day Romania, Ghinionistul follows a down on his luck protagonist who tries to be in time for an audition but obstacle after obstacle gets in his way.
Director: Iura Luncasu | Stars: Vlad Logigan, Sanziana Tarta, Gheorghe Visu, Tabita Givoreanu
Votes: 626
13. Occident (2002)
105 min | Comedy, Romance
Occident is a bittersweet comedy that focuses on the growing tendency of Eastern European youth to migrate west. When the amicable Luci (Alexandru Papadopol) and his beautiful lover Sorina ... See full summary »
Director: Cristian Mungiu | Stars: Alexandru Papadopol, Anca Androne, Samuel Tastet, Tania Popa
Votes: 2,635
14. Povestea unui pierde-vara (2018)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Petru is a professor of mathematics at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest and leads a carefree life. He's in an open relationship with Irina, who overlooks that he sleeps with other ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Negoescu | Stars: Adrian Anghel, Iulia Ciochina, Marius Drogeanu, Angela Ioan
Votes: 647
15. Do It or Shut Up (2019)
Action, Comedy
With the support of the Spanish authorities, the Romanian police are developing a bold and dangerous plan to unmask a criminal organization and capture the leader. The comedy settles with ... See full summary »
Director: Iura Luncasu | Stars: Augustin Viziru, Monica Barladeanu, Bogdan Malaele, Levent Sali
Votes: 698
16. Child's Pose (2013)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama
After the terrible news of a fatal car accident involving her son, a desperate mother will do anything in her power to set her child free.
Director: Cãlin Peter Netzer | Stars: Luminita Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache, Natasa Raab, Ilinca Goia
Votes: 8,854 | Gross: $0.09M
17. Marita (2017)
100 min | Drama
There comes a time when the stories told by your parents cannot put you to sleep anymore.
Director: Cristi Iftime | Stars: Alexandru Potocean, Adrian Titieni, Lucian Iftime, Lorena-Andrada Zabrautanu
Votes: 465
18. Selfie 69 (2016)
116 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Your best friends are also the friends who'll make you do the stupidest things. After parting hardcore, Roxi, Yasmine and Ana meet in a bet that will change their lives: Who gets married first in three days?
Director: Cristina Jacob | Stars: Crina Semciuc, Olimpia Melinte, Vlad Logigan, Flavia Hojda
Votes: 1,937
19. The Treasure (2015)
Unrated | 89 min | Comedy
Costi is a family man whose cash-strapped neighbor makes him an intriguing proposition: help him find the fortune reportedly buried somewhere on the grounds of his family's country home in Romania and split the profits.
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu | Stars: Toma Cuzin, Adrian Purcarescu, Corneliu Cozmei, Radu Bânzaru
Votes: 3,208 | Gross: $0.03M
20. Great Communist Bank Robbery (2004)
75 min | Documentary
In 1959, in Romania, six former members of the nomenklatura and the secret police organize a hold up of the National Bank. After their arrest, the state forces them to play themselves in a ... See full summary »
Director: Alexandru Solomon | Stars: Gheorghe Alexandrescu, Gheorghe Blidaru, Gheorghe Bratescu, Mihai Calin
Votes: 484
21. The Miracle of Tekir (2015)
90 min | Drama, Mystery
The film tells, like a fable, the struggle of a young woman to protect her unborn child which she believes is a miracle, an immaculate conception.
Director: Ruxandra Zenide | Stars: Dorotheea Petre, Elina Löwensohn, Bogdan Dumitrache, George Pistereanu
Votes: 221
22. Lemonade (I) (2018)
88 min | Drama
Mara, a Romanian nurse, has married one of her patients. She is waiting for US citizenship and is being blackmailed for an alleged sham marriage. She is on her own. Her husband does not help her.
Director: Ioana Uricaru | Stars: Mãlina Manovici, Dylan Smith, Steve Bacic, Milan Hurduc
Votes: 1,152
23. Alice T. (2018)
105 min | Drama
The story of Alice T., who gets pregnant at only 16 years old, and the relationship with her adoptive mother.
Director: Radu Muntean | Stars: Andra Guti, Mihaela Sirbu, Cristine Hambaseanu, Ela Ionescu
Votes: 422
24. Coborâm la prima (2018)
84 min | Drama
Several passengers remain locked in a subway station. They do not know each other and each has a different route, with own problems. But as passengers interact, things change and everyone will have the same destination at the end.
Director: Tedy Necula | Stars: Iulian Burciu, Grumazescu Cezar, Victoria Cocias, Constantin Cotimanis
Votes: 812
25. Summer's Over (2016)
105 min | Drama
Two boys meet during a summer vacation in the late '90s in a romanian town located on the Danube shore, a few days before the summer eclipse. They become close friends, until one of their actions will cause powerful consequences.
Director: Radu Potcoavã | Stars: Dan Hurduc, Nicholas Bohor, Crina Tofan, Serban Pavlu
Votes: 290
26. Pororoca (2017)
152 min | Drama
The story follows Tudor and his family, where his life was destroyed after the disappearance their daughter at the park.
Director: Constantin Popescu | Stars: Bogdan Dumitrache, Iulia Lumânare, Constantin Dogioiu, Stefan Raus
Votes: 1,434
27. Back Home (2015)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
Robert is a young writer passing through a difficult time in his life.
Director: Andrei Cohn | Stars: Alexandru Papadopol, Andi Vasluianu, Ioana Flora, Mirela Oprisor
Votes: 654
28. Self-Portrait of a Dutiful Daughter (2015)
81 min | Drama
A 30-year-old woman splits her time between writing a thesis for her PhD and her married lover.
Director: Ana Lungu | Stars: Elena Popa, Emilian Oprea, Andrei Enache, Iris Spiridon
Votes: 430
29. Why Me? (2015)
125 min | Drama, Thriller
Cristian, a young idealistic prosecutor whose career is on the rise, tries to crack a case against a senior colleague accused of corruption. The dilemma of choosing between his career and ... See full summary »
Director: Tudor Giurgiu | Stars: Emilian Oprea, Mihai Constantin, Andreea Vasile, Dan Condurache
Votes: 2,752
30. Carturan (2019)
90 min | Drama
With little time to live, Carturan, a 60 year old man, tries to fix the most important aspects of his life.
Director: Liviu Sandulescu | Stars: Teodor Corban, Dana Dogaru, Cristina Flutur, Marcel Cobzariu
Votes: 188
31. Love Sick (2006)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
In order to spend more time with her girlfriend, Kiki, the young student Alex decides to give up her room at the student's hostel and move into the house where Kiki lives. A few months ... See full summary »
Director: Tudor Giurgiu | Stars: Maria Popistasu, Ioana Barbu, Tudor Chirila, Catalina Murgea
Votes: 3,246
32. The World Is Mine (2015)
104 min | Drama
'The World Is Mine' is about a teenager's drama in the 2000s, focusing on the story of Larisa (Ana Maria Guran), a regular teenager from Constanta, Romania. Larisa wants a lot from life: ... See full summary »
Director: Nicolae Constantin Tanase | Stars: Ana Maria Guran, Crina Muresan, Mircea Rusu, Ana Vatamanu
Votes: 1,011
33. Tuesday, After Christmas (2010)
Unrated | 99 min | Drama, Romance
Paul Hanganu loves two women. Adriana his wife and the mother of their daughter, the woman with whom he's shared the thrills of the past ten years, and Raluca the woman who has made him redefine himself. He has to leave one of them before Christmas.
Director: Radu Muntean | Stars: Mimi Branescu, Mirela Oprisor, Maria Popistasu, Sasa Paul-Szel
Votes: 4,963 | Gross: $0.03M
34. Summer Holiday (2008)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
On his spring break at the seaside, with his wife and his four year old son, Bogdan Ciocazanu runs into his best friends from high-school at the precise date and time that reminds all of ... See full summary »
Director: Radu Muntean | Stars: Dragos Bucur, Anamaria Marinca, Mimi Branescu, Adrian Vancica
Votes: 2,223
35. Next Stop Paradise (1998)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The Bucharest's suburb, a torrid summer day. Norica, a waitress and Mitu, a swineherd, meet and tease each other and starts a beverage competition. Their relationship is not just a ... See full summary »
Director: Lucian Pintilie | Stars: Costel Cascaval, Dorina Chiriac, Gheorghe Visu, Victor Rebengiuc
Votes: 2,404
36. The Oak (1992)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
A description of Romania before Ceausescu's downfall, through the story of Nela. Daughter of a former colonel of the Securitate, the romanian political police. She refused to become as her ... See full summary »
Director: Lucian Pintilie | Stars: Maia Morgenstern, Razvan Vasilescu, Victor Rebengiuc, Dorel Visan
Votes: 3,826
37. The Rest is Silence (2007)
114 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1911-12, the Romanian movie director Grigore Brezianu and the financial tycoon Leon Popescu made together the 2 hours long movie "Romania's Independence" - an as faithful as possible ... See full summary »
Director: Nae Caranfil | Stars: Marius Florea Vizante, Ovidiu Niculescu, Mirela Zeta, Sandu Mihai Gruia
Votes: 2,931
38. Dupa-amiaza unui tortionar (2001)
80 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A young journalist interviews a man who was a torturer during the early days of the communist regime in Romania.
Director: Lucian Pintilie | Stars: Gheorghe Dinica, Radu Beligan, Ioana Ana Macaria, Coca Bloos
Votes: 784
39. California Dreamin' (2007)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A railway chief delays a NATO train transporting military equipment during the war in Kosovo in 1999.
Director: Cristian Nemescu | Stars: Armand Assante, Jamie Elman, Razvan Vasilescu, Maria Dinulescu
Votes: 7,987
40. Sunday at Six (1966)
76 min | Drama
This story of young lovers in Romania during the Second World War era was finally allowed to be filmed after delays from the government censorship.
Director: Lucian Pintilie | Stars: Irina Petrescu, Dan Nutu, Graziela Albini, Eugenia Popovici
Votes: 279
41. Un été inoubliable (1994)
82 min | Drama, Romance, War
Romania in the 1920s. Marie-Thérèse Von Debretsy (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) refuses the advances of her husband's commanding officer. As a result, the cosmopolitan family is reassigned to ... See full summary »
Director: Lucian Pintilie | Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Claudiu Bleont, Olga Tudorache, George Constantin
Votes: 1,103 | Gross: $0.07M
42. Filantropica (2002)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Ovidiu, a high-school teacher looking for an extra buck, finds an unexpected way to earn easy money.
Director: Nae Caranfil | Stars: Mircea Diaconu, Gheorghe Dinica, Mara Nicolescu, Viorica Voda
Votes: 13,856
43. Everybody in Our Family (2012)
107 min | Drama, Thriller
Marius is a divorced man in his late thirties. His five year-old daughter Sofia lives with her mother, which causes Marius a deep frustration. On the day Marius arrives to take his daughter... See full summary »
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Serban Pavlu, Sofia Nicolaescu, Gabriel Spahiu, Mihaela Sirbu
Votes: 1,723
44. Aferim! (2015)
Not Rated | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Set in early 19th century Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife.
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Teodor Corban, Mihai Comanoiu, Toma Cuzin, Alexandru Dabija
Votes: 7,773 | Gross: $0.10M
45. Beyond the Hills (2012)
Not Rated | 152 min | Drama
The friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage; one has found refuge at a convent in Romania and refuses to leave with her friend, who now lives in Germany.
Director: Cristian Mungiu | Stars: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta, Dana Tapalaga
Votes: 13,202 | Gross: $0.11M
46. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s Romania.
Director: Cristian Mungiu | Stars: Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, Vlad Ivanov, Alexandru Potocean
Votes: 63,298 | Gross: $1.19M
47. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
R | 153 min | Comedy, Drama
Mr. Lãzãrescu, a dying old man, is shuttled from hospital to hospital by a loyal paramedic as doctors refuse to operate and no one can agree on a diagnosis.
Director: Cristi Puiu | Stars: Doru Ana, Monica Barladeanu, Alina Berzunteanu, Dorian Boguta
Votes: 15,925 | Gross: $0.08M
48. Aurora (I) (2010)
Not Rated | 181 min | Drama
Viorel a 42 year old man troubled by obscure thoughts drives across the city to a destination known only to him.
Director: Cristi Puiu | Stars: Afrodita Andone, Geo Aur, Andrei Barbu, Anda Barleanu
Votes: 2,071
49. Un cartus de kent si un pachet de cafea (2004)
15 min | Short
Two characters discuss business in a restaurant.
Director: Cristi Puiu | Stars: Mimi Branescu, Mihai Bratila, Victor Rebengiuc
Votes: 959
50. Manor House (2020)
201 min | Drama, History
A landowner, a politician, a countess, a General and his wife gather in a spacious manor house and discuss death, war, progress and morality. As time passes by, the discussion becomes more serious and heated.
Director: Cristi Puiu | Stars: Agathe Bosch, Ugo Broussot, Frédéric Schulz-Richard, Diana Sakalauskaité
Votes: 1,360
51. Sieranevada (2016)
173 min | Comedy, Drama
Centers around a family gathering on the anniversary of a patriarch's recent death.
Director: Cristi Puiu | Stars: Mara Elena Andrei, Mirela Apostu, Eugenia Bosânceanu, Ana Branescu
Votes: 5,729
52. The Happiest Girl in the World (2009)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
Delia, a young Romanian girl, drives to Bucharest with her parents to collect a prize she won in a contest.
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Andreea Bosneag, Violeta Haret-Popa, Vasile Muraru, Serban Pavlu
Votes: 1,682
53. Scarred Hearts (2016)
Not Rated | 141 min | Biography, Drama
Emanuel spends his days at a sanatorium. Falling in love with another patient, he narrates his and his fellow patients' attempts to live life to the fullest as their bodies slowly fade away, but their minds refuse to give up.
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Serban Pavlu, Alex Bogdan, Gabriel Spahiu, Ivana Mladenovic
Votes: 1,254
54. The Exit of the Trains (2020)
175 min | Documentary, History
This is a documentary essay composed entirely of archive photographs and documents of the first big massacre of the Jews in Romania: in the city of Iasi, on the 29th of June 1941, more than... See full synopsis »
Directors: Adrian Cioflâncã, Radu Jude | Stars: Catalin Anchidin, Larisa Crunteanu
Votes: 153
55. Uppercase Print (2020)
128 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The story of Mugur Calinescu, a Romanian teenager who wrote graffiti messages of protest against the regime of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and was subsequently apprehended, interrogated, and ultimately crushed by the secret police.
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Serban Lazarovici, Bogdan Zamfir, Ioana Iacob, Serban Pavlu
Votes: 730
56. Acasa, My Home (2020)
86 min | Documentary
In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, nine children and their parents lived in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until they are chased out and forced to adapt to life in the big city.
Director: Radu Ciorniciuc | Stars: Gica Enache, Vali Enache, Rica Enache, Mihaela Murgoci
Votes: 1,107
57. The Astronaut of God (2020)
70 min | Sci-Fi
1962. An unprecedented quest in the outer space by the US "Genesis 1491" space mission.
Director: Octavian Repede
Votes: 137
58. 141 A.D. Mission in Dacia (2018)
83 min | History, Mystery, Thriller
"Year 141 after Christ, in the Roman province of Dacia. An unusual appearance of a comet is observed on the night sky. The astrologers think it is a bad sign that will bring misfortune and ... See full summary »
Director: Octavian Repede | Stars: Alexandru Belciu, Paul Bondane, Alexandru Bornea, Ioan Bârsan
Votes: 133
59. The Whistlers (2019)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Not everything is as it seems for Cristi, a policeman who plays both sides of the law. Embarking with the beautiful Gilda on a high-stakes heist, both will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery and deception.
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu | Stars: Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazar, Sabin Tambrea
Votes: 6,528
60. Lampa cu caciula (2006)
25 min | Short, Drama
A boy convinces his father to go into town and fix their TV.
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Marian Bratu, Gabriel Spahiu, Natalia Calin, Alexandru Georgescu
Votes: 582
61. Alexandra (2006)
24 min | Short, Drama
Tavi,a forty-year-old divorced father, comes to his ex-wife's home to repair his four-year-old daughter bike, Alexandra. He realizes with amazement that Alexandra does not call him "Daddy" ... See full summary »
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Serban Pavlu, Alexandra Pascu, Gabriel Spahiu, Oana Ioachim
Votes: 164
62. The Dead Nation (2017)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, History, War
A film constructed using the opposition of what a huge collection of recently discovered glass-plate photographs from the 30's and 40's tell us about Romania and what they do not show.
Director: Radu Jude | Star: Radu Jude
Votes: 401
63. Tales from the Golden Age (2009)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, History
Several urban legends of Communist Romania are dramatized.
Directors: Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru | Stars: Diana Cavallioti, Radu Iacoban, Vlad Ivanov, Tania Popa
Votes: 6,074
64. When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (2013)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
During the production of his new movie, a director wants to add a scene to improve the film's narrative by emphasising the aesthetic of female nudity. Endless negotiations ensue between lunch and dinner. Can they conclude?
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu | Stars: Bogdan Dumitrache, Diana Avramut, Mihaela Sirbu, Alexandru Papadopol
Votes: 1,187
65. How I Celebrated the End of the World (2006)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama
In Communist-era Romania, people live with hope for a new life of freedom.
Director: Cãtãlin Mitulescu | Stars: Dorotheea Petre, Timotei Duma, Ioan Albu, Sergiu Anghel
Votes: 3,231
66. Hârtia va fi albastra (2006)
95 min | Action, Drama
Out of enthusiasm, a Militia soldier abandons his platoon and decides to fight for the cause of the Revolution. His Lieutenant and the rest of the crew look for him during the confused night of 22-23 December 1989.
Director: Radu Muntean | Stars: Paul Ipate, Adi Carauleanu, Dragos Bucur, Tudor Istodor
Votes: 2,192
67. Nunta muta (2008)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In a small isolated village, in 1953, a wedding is interrupted by the news about the death of Stalin. Because any public celebration is forbidden, they decide to turn the happy event into a silent wedding.
Director: Horatiu Malaele | Stars: Meda Andreea Victor, Alexandru Potocean, Valentin Teodosiu, Alexandru Bindea
Votes: 7,021
68. Love 1. Dog (2018)
103 min | Drama
A solitary mountain man finds a young woman who has been beaten and abandoned in the woods. He makes her the object of his passion, but her dark past catches up on them.
Director: Florin Serban | Stars: Valeriu Andriuta, Vitalie Bantas, Hritcu Florin, Mihaela Macelaru
Votes: 370
69. Illegitimate (2016)
89 min | Drama
Two siblings and an illegitimate love. A father who's a doctor and several accusations. A family in which no one ever drew a line between what's moral and what's legal. Not even when it comes to abortion.
Director: Adrian Sitaru | Stars: Adrian Titieni, Alina Grigore, Robi Urs, Bogdan Albulescu
Votes: 1,601
70. Liviu's Dream (2004)
39 min | Short
A strange dream forgotten in the morning and an unaccountable feeling cause Liviu to look with resignation upon the world he's living in. His awakening to reality may coincide with the birth of his child.
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu | Stars: Dragos Bucur, Luiza Cocora, Constantin Dita, Ion Grosu
Votes: 485
71. Calatorie la oras (2003)
19 min | Short
Constantin Dita's quiet consternation once again inhabits Porumbiou's second short and is once more joined by the more carefree antics of Ion Sapadaru. It is not just old world meeting new ... See full summary »
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu | Stars: Constantin Dita, Ion Sapdaru
Votes: 276
72. Actorul si salbaticii (1975)
150 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The director of a famous theater in 1930s Bucharest and his Jewish dramatist are preparing a show designed to satirize the fascist (legionnaire) movement, but the legionnaires are determined to stop the spectacle by any means.
Director: Manole Marcus | Stars: Toma Caragiu, Mircea Albulescu, Margareta Pogonat, Ion Besoiu
Votes: 841
73. Prin cenusa imperiului (1976)
101 min | Drama, History
The fate of two opposite male characters - a lame and naive young man without life experience and a mature swindler, passed through life and with a claim to be recognized as part of the elite.
Director: Andrei Blaier | Stars: Gheorghe Dinica, Gabriel Marian Oseciuc, Cornel Coman, Stefan Sileanu
Votes: 305
74. Portile albastre ale orasului (1974)
98 min | Drama, War
An officer hated by his subordinates leads his AA battery into battle as they struggle to protect Bucharest from German bombers.
Director: Mircea Muresan | Stars: Romeo Pop, Costel Constantin, Dan Nutu, Ion Caramitru
Votes: 164
75. The Secret of Bacchus (1984)
120 min | Comedy, Action
During the communist era in Romania, a reporter finds an incredibly well organized network of a local winery. The whole movie is a satire of the communist regimes' absurd economical and social rules.
Director: Geo Saizescu | Stars: Emil Hossu, Stefan Mihailescu-Braila, Dem Radulescu, Gheorghe Dinica
Votes: 684
76. The Shukar Collective Project (2011)
76 min | Documentary, Music
At night, the enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Uranus Garden (a former factory transformed into an open air cinema and music concerts precint) gives Shukar Collective a standing ovation. ... See full summary »
Director: Matei-Alexandru Mocanu | Stars: Cristian Busuioc, Napoleon Constantin, Dan Handrabur, Nicolae Neacsu
Votes: 125
77. The Second Game (2014)
97 min | Documentary, History, Sport
Filmmaker Corneliu Porumboiu discusses a snowy soccer match from 1988 with his father, who was the head referee for the game.
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu | Stars: Adrian Porumboiu, Corneliu Porumboiu
Votes: 306
78. It Can Pass Through the Wall (2014)
17 min | Short, Drama
An old man tries to play backgammon with friends while babysitting his granddaughter, who's terrified of the young suicide in their building.
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Sofia Nicolaescu, Ion Arcudeanu, Marcel Horobet, Gabriel Spahiu
Votes: 180
79. The Forest Is Like the Mountains (2014)
101 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
This documentary movie is a portrait of a Roma family in a small village in Romania. The parents of the family asked us (the co-directors) to become the godparents of the youngest daughter ... See full summary »
Directors: Didier Guillain, Christiane Schmidt | Stars: Beniamin Boros, Iosif Boros, Simon Boros, Aronela Coscodar
Votes: 23
80. One Floor Below (2015)
93 min | Drama
After being the sole unfortunate witness of a domestic quarrel that ends up in a murder, Patrascu finds himself at odds with two very close neighbors: one is the bizarre murderer, the other one his very own conscience.
Director: Radu Muntean | Stars: Teodor Corban, Iulian Postelnicu, Oxana Moravec, Ionut Bora
Votes: 1,043
81. Ramona (II) (2015)
25 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
One girl. One car. One night. No coincidence.
Director: Andrei Cretulescu | Stars: Rodica Lazar, Dorian Boguta, Andi Vasluianu, Serban Pavlu
Votes: 206
82. Kowalski (2014)
18 min | Short, Crime
Three men go into a pub. The first man has too many questions, the second man has the perfect plan, the third man has no chance.
Director: Andrei Cretulescu | Stars: Andi Vasluianu, Dorian Boguta, Serban Pavlu, Rodica Lazar
Votes: 101
83. Hackerville (2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Thriller
Following a cyber attack on a German bank, an investigator teams with local authorities and an elite hacker to track the suspects.
Stars: Anna Schumacher, Andi Vasluianu, Voicu Dumitras, Florin Galan
Votes: 1,707
84. Umbre (2014–2019)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Umbre follows Relu, an enforcer for a small-time mob boss, as he struggles to keep his family in the dark about his job. The secrets Relu keeps become increasingly oppressive and the lies begin to surface.
Stars: Serban Pavlu, Maria Obretin, Andreea Vasile, Madalina Craiu
Votes: 11,453
85. Collective (2019)
Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians and led to the deaths of innocent citizens.
Director: Alexander Nanau | Stars: Dan Alexandru Condrea, Liviu Iolu, Razvan Lutac, Mirela Neag
Votes: 13,440
86. The Silent Valley (2016)
240 min | Action, Crime, Drama
"Valea Mutã" is a gripping, fast-paced thriller seen through the eyes of two teenagers whose clandestine meeting unravels into a nightmare.
Stars: Emilian Oprea, Mihai Calin, Rodica Lazar, Ovidiu Niculescu
Votes: 751
87. La urgenta (2006– )
Drama
Stars: Daniela Nane, Florin Piersic Jr., Claudiu Istodor, Horatiu Malaele
Votes: 58
88. Comrade Detective (2017)
TV-MA | 40 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Parody comedy designed to resemble a non-existent gritty 1980's Cold War Romanian police show that promoted Communist ideals. The action-packed and blood-soaked first season finds Detectives Gregor Anghel and Joseph Baciu investigating the murder of fellow officer Nikita Ionescu and, in the process, unraveling a subversive plot to destroy their country that is fueled by what-else-but the greatest... See full summary »
Stars: Channing Tatum, Florin Piersic Jr., Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Corneliu Ulici
Votes: 3,219
89. În derivã (2010–2012)
Drama
Life in its whole "beauty" seen through the eyes of a therapist and his patients.
Stars: Marcel Iures, Tamara Cretulescu, Andreea Bibiri, Bogdan Dumitrache
Votes: 690
90. Fix Alert (2005)
95 min | Action, Drama
This film is a puzzle, which fits together in many different ways, only one of which is right. And all of which are deadly.
Director: Florin Piersic Jr. | Stars: Petre Fumuru, Dorina Chiriac, Doru Ana, Monica Davidescu
Votes: 166
91. Eminescu versus Eminem (2005)
80 min | Comedy
Three directing students want to make a feature film - a romantic drama set in the working-class environment and peppered with Eminescu's lyrics.
Director: Florin Piersic Jr. | Stars: Steliana Balacianu, Mihai Bendeac, Gianina Corondan, Constantin Dita
Votes: 196
92. Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man (2010)
163 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of anti-communist partisans in post-World War II Romania.
Director: Constantin Popescu | Stars: Constantin Dita, Bogdan Dumitrache, Ionut Caras, Catalin Babliuc
Votes: 896
93. The Rage (2002)
83 min | Action, Drama
Two street racers must pay a $7000 debt in exactly 24 hours.
Director: Radu Muntean | Stars: Dragos Bucur, Dorina Chiriac, Andi Vasluianu, Adrian Tuli
Votes: 1,147
94. Breaking News (II) (2017)
81 min | Drama
While working on an in memoriam piece for a dead colleague, a famous news reporter loses track of the TV story and becomes part of a father-daughter relationship with the teenager left behind.
Director: Iulia Rugina | Stars: Dorin Andone, Valeriu Andriuta, David Blaj, Dorian Boguta
Votes: 407
95. I'm an Old Communist Hag (2013)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
The story takes place in 2010, in a post-communist Romania, in which some of those who fully lived in the communist period don't seem to fit anymore. The main character and her husband are ... See full summary »
Director: Stere Gulea | Stars: Luminita Gheorghiu, Marian Râlea, Ana Ularu, Valeria Seciu
Votes: 508
96. Two Lottery Tickets (2016)
86 min | Comedy
Three men from a provincial town are in urgent need of money and decide to buy a lottery ticket. They win the lottery, but soon after their ticket gets stolen.
Director: Paul Negoescu | Stars: Dorian Boguta, Dragos Bucur, Alexandru Papadopol, Andi Vasluianu
Votes: 11,967
97. Marilena from P7 (2006)
48 min | Drama, Fantasy
Andrei, a 13-year-old teenager living on Bucharest outskirts, decides one day to steal a trolleybus in order to impress Marilena, a prostitute he fell in love with.
Director: Cristian Nemescu | Stars: Gabriel Huian, Madalina Ghitescu, Gabriel Spahiu, Aura Calarasu
Votes: 2,068
98. Best Intentions (2011)
105 min | Drama
Alex, in his mid-thirties, is a quite neurotic character. When his mother is hospitalized with a stroke, the caring son's life gets out of track. At the hospital he finds himself in a ... See full summary »
Director: Adrian Sitaru | Stars: Bogdan Dumitrache, Natasa Raab, Marian Râlea, Alina Grigore
Votes: 542
99. Silent River (2011)
31 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Romania, 1986: Gregor and Vali want to get away. Both need each other, yet there is mutual distrust. One night Gregor finds his doubts confirmed. In the end only hope is left.
Director: Anca Miruna Lazarescu | Stars: Toma Cuzin, Andi Vasluianu, Patricia Moga, Branko Tomovic
Votes: 231
100. Red Gloves (2010)
123 min | Drama
The personal story of the young student Felix Goldschmidt, who finds himself arrested for a crime he does not understand, like his fellow prisoners, he believes at first that he the victim ... See full summary »
Director: Radu Gabrea | Stars: Victoria Cocias, Razvan Hîncu, Ioana Iacob, Marcel Iures
Votes: 105
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