Favourite Hungarian Films
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1. Twenty Hours (1965)
110 min | Drama
A young journalist resolves to find out the reasons for a murder of an agricultural farm employee, killed eight years before.
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Antal Páger, János Görbe, Emil Keres, Ádám Szirtes
Votes: 480
2. The Fifth Seal (1976)
116 min | Drama, War
In Budapest in 1944, a watchmaker, a book seller and a carpenter are drinking in a bar with the owner, when they are joined by a stranger. The watchmaker asks a hypothetical question that will change their lives.
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Lajos Öze, László Márkus, Ferenc Bencze, Sándor Horváth
Votes: 5,911
3. Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
140 min | Drama, Sport, War
On Hitler's birthday, the Germans decide to organize a soccer match between prisoners of war and Germans.
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Imre Sinkovits, Dezsö Garas, László Márkus, Tibor Molnár
Votes: 1,475
4. Isten hozta örnagy úr (1969)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
The Tót family resides in Northern Hungary. The couple has a daughter and a son, the latter a member of the armed forces. When his weary major is ordered to take a vacation, the son talks ... See full summary »
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Zoltán Latinovits, Imre Sinkovits, Márta Fónay, Vera Venczel
Votes: 2,368
5. The Witness (1969)
105 min | Drama, Comedy
Banned for over a decade for its outspoken criticism of the post-WWII communist regime in Hungary, Péter Bacsó's 'The Witness' has since then achieved unparalleled cult status in its native... See full summary »
Director: Péter Bacsó | Stars: Ferenc Kállai, Lajos Öze, Zoltán Fábri, Béla Both
Votes: 7,771
6. Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Mystery
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
Directors: Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky | Stars: Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla, János Derzsi
Votes: 15,946 | Gross: $0.03M
7. Son of Saul (2015)
R | 107 min | Drama, War
A Jewish-Hungarian concentration camp prisoner sets out to give a child he mistook for his son a proper burial.
Director: László Nemes | Stars: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont
Votes: 51,962 | Gross: $1.78M
8. Time Stands Still (1982)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
A teenager boy has to grow up in the shifting political and moral landscape of post-1956 Hungary.
Director: Péter Gothár | Stars: Anikó Iván, István Znamenák, Péter Gálfy, Henrik Pauer
Votes: 1,542
9. Elégia (1966)
19 min | Short, Drama
From time immemorial, man has enjoyed the horse in all manners, as an art object, a speed racer, a cart-puller, and in circus acts. Cars are taking the horses' place in transportation, and ... See full summary »
Director: Zoltán Huszárik
Votes: 531
10. For Some Inexplicable Reason (2014)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
A trip to Lisbon helps a nerdy guy who is quickly approaching 30 finally get his mojo back.
Director: Gábor Reisz | Stars: Áron Ferenczik, Katalin Takács, Zsolt Kovács, Zalán Makranczi
Votes: 4,634
11. Late Season (1967)
119 min | Comedy, Drama
A wheelchaired apothecary is summoned to the police station for "a particular matter". The old man is convinced that his sin is revealed, which he had committed during the war. His friends ... See full summary »
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Antal Páger, Noémi Apor, Lajos Básti, Sándor Kömíves
Votes: 195
12. Ten Thousand Days (1967)
110 min | Drama
Charts 3 decades of a country family, in which a peasant is able after WWII to amass land but runs into trouble during collectivization, when he will make enemies he hopes he can later turn against.
Director: Ferenc Kósa | Stars: Tibor Molnár, Gyöngyi Bürös, János Koltai, János Rajz
Votes: 338
13. Hannibál tanár úr (1956)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
When a Latin teacher publishes an essay on the Carthaginian General Hannibal, he is quickly hailed as a celebrity genius, but in reality has become an unwitting pawn of far-right politicians.
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Ernö Szabó, Noémi Apor, Emmi Buttykay, Hilda Gobbi
Votes: 852
14. The Round-Up (1966)
90 min | Drama, History, War
In Hungary, the national movement led by Kossuth has been crushed and the Austrian hegemony re-established, but partisans carry on with violent actions. In order to root out the guerilla, ... See full summary »
Director: Miklós Jancsó | Stars: János Görbe, Zoltán Latinovits, Tibor Molnár, Gábor Agárdi
Votes: 3,302
15. Oldás és kötés (1963)
94 min | Drama
A young doctor undergoes a spiritual crisis when he returns to his rural home.
Director: Miklós Jancsó | Stars: Zoltán Latinovits, Andor Ajtay, Béla Barsi, Miklós Szakáts
Votes: 661
16. Sodrásban (1964)
81 min | Drama
A hot summer day six young men and two young women meet at the beach beside a deep river. After a while they go for a swim. At a point where the river is 8 meters deep, one of the boys gets... See full summary »
Director: István Gaál | Stars: Andrea Drahota, Marianna Moór, Istvánné Zsipi, Sándor Csikós
Votes: 695
17. A monológ (1963)
12 min | Short
Surreal cut-out animation in a pre-Terry Gilliam / Monty Python style, a wild combination of Victorian imagery and Mod 1960s design.
Director: György Kovásznai | Stars: Éva Lengyel, Gabi Magda, Jutka Sasadi
Votes: 32
18. 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
19. Electra, My Love (1974)
70 min | Drama
It has been fifteen years since the death of her father, Agamemnon, and Elektra still burns with hatred for Aegisztosz, who conspired with Elektra's mother to kill him.
Director: Miklós Jancsó | Stars: Mari Törőcsik, György Cserhalmi, József Madaras, Mária Bajcsay
Votes: 1,006
20. The Annunciation (1984)
100 min | Drama
When Adam and Eve, having succumbed to Lucifer's temptation, are expelled from the Garden of Eden, Adam makes Lucifer keep his promise. Lucifer then grants Adam a dream of the world to come.
Director: András Jeles | Stars: Péter Bocsor, Júlia Mérö, Eszter Gyalog, György Belme
Votes: 589
21. Mattie the Goose-Boy (1977)
70 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young peasant boy stands up to tyranny, aided by his trusting friend- a goose.
Director: Attila Dargay | Stars: András Kern, Péter Geszti, László Csákányi, Gábor Agárdi
Votes: 2,287
22. Son of the White Mare (1981)
Unrated | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
In this dreamlike Hungarian folk myth, a horse goddess gives birth to three powerful brothers who set out into the Underworld to save three princesses from three evil dragons and reclaim their ancestors' lost kingdom.
Director: Marcell Jankovics | Stars: György Cserhalmi, Vera Pap, Gyula Szabó, Ferenc Szalma
Votes: 2,864
23. Control (2003)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, the fellow inspectors on his team, all without exception likable characters, a rival ticket inspection team and racing along the tracks - and a tale about love.
Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Sándor Csányi, Eszter Balla, Zoltán Mucsi, Csaba Pindroch
Votes: 27,078 | Gross: $0.24M
24. A titokzatos stylesi eset (2022)
70 min | Mystery
Experimental found footage adaptation of Agatha Christie's first novel.
Director: Péter Lichter | Star: Pál Mácsai
Votes: 36
25. Adoption (1975)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
A lonely middle-aged woman wants to give birth to a child, but her acquaintance with dysfunctional teenagers leads her to the idea of adoption.
Director: Márta Mészáros | Stars: Katalin Berek, Gyöngyvér Vigh, Péter Fried, László Szabó
Votes: 1,492
26. Larry (2022)
108 min | Drama
It tells the story of Adam who lives in isolation due to his stuttering, and hip-hop is the only way he can get rid of his speech impediment.
Director: Szilárd Bernáth | Stars: Benett Vilmányi, Szabolcs Thuróczy, Anna Szandtner, László Onofer
Votes: 1,559
27. Six Weeks (2022)
95 min | Drama
Zsófi, the defiant teenager, gives up her newborn daughter through open adoption, but doubts begin to arise within her body and soul. According to Hungarian law, she has six weeks to change her mind.
Director: Noémi Veronika Szakonyi | Stars: Katalin Román, Zsuzsa Járó, Lana Szczaurski, Mónika Balsai
Votes: 638
28. Three Thousand Numbered Pieces (2022)
96 min | Drama
A white Hungarian director rehearses a play with five young Roma actors. His play tells their real-life stories of abuse, drug addiction, and crime. However, instead of representing the ... See full summary »
Director: Ádám Császi | Stars: Kelvin Acquah, Ágota Benedek, Dávid Csányi, Sena Dagadu
Votes: 316
29. The Kidnapping of the Sun and the Moon (1968)
11 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
The Sun and the Moon is stolen by a vicious creature. Can the humans get back, what they need for their life?
Director: Sándor Reisenbüchler
Votes: 85
30. Barbárok ideje (1971)
10 min | Animation, Short
A gaudy vision of our modern age's gruesome grimness, done as a funky picture-collage animation.
Director: Sándor Reisenbüchler
Votes: 13
31. Az 1812-es év (1973)
11 min | Short
A montage of images showing Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia to the music of Tchaikovsky.
Director: Sándor Reisenbüchler
Votes: 46
32. Pánik (1983)
9 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A technological civilization takes three intelligent salamander creatures captive to conduct experiments on them. The experiments go awry and the salamander creatures wreak havoc in the city of humans.
Director: Sándor Reisenbüchler
Votes: 255
33. Isten veled kis sziget (1987)
13 min | Animation, Short
Director: Sándor Reisenbüchler
Votes: 31
34. Pelikan Blue (2023)
79 min | Documentary, Animation
In 1990s Hungary, travel is finally possible but unaffordable. By forging international train tickets, three young men provide the opportunity for a whole generation to experience the outside world.
Director: László Csáki | Stars: Nóra Trokán, Renátó Olasz, Szabolcs Thuróczy, Vivien Rujder
Votes: 275
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