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51. The Noonday Witch (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Horror
A story of Eliska and her daughter, starting a new life in a remote house, with the father away on business, as the mother claims. After the lie is exposed, their relationship begins to ... See full summary »
Directors: Jiri Sádek, Matej Chlupacek, Michal Samir | Stars: Anna Geislerová, Karolína Lipowská, Zdenek Mucha, Daniela Kolárová
Votes: 691
52. Babicka (1971 TV Movie)
163 min | Drama
Director: Antonín Moskalyk | Stars: Jarmila Kurandová, Zdenek Matous, Míla Myslíková, Libuse Safránková
Votes: 124
53. Eugénie Grandet (2021)
103 min | Drama
Felix Grandet reigns supreme in his modest house in Saumur where his wife and daughter Eugenie lead a distraction-free existence. Extremely avaricious, he does not take a favorable view of ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Dugain | Stars: Joséphine Japy, Olivier Gourmet, Valérie Bonneton, César Domboy
Votes: 355
54. The Adultress (1953)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A truck driver kills the husband of the woman he loves, and becomes the object of blackmail.
Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Simone Signoret, Raf Vallone, Jacques Duby, Maria Pia Casilio
Votes: 1,910
55. The Tell-Tale Heart (I) (1953)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Crime
A madman tells his tale of murder, and how a strange beating sound haunted him afterward.
Director: Ted Parmelee | Stars: James Mason, Jack Mather
Votes: 2,220
56. Princess Goldilocks (1973 TV Movie)
74 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
The King receives a snake as a gift from an old woman that gives the ability to understand animal's language. The King asks his servant to cook the snake, and forbids him to taste it. He ... See full summary »
Director: Vlasta Janecková | Stars: Jorga Kotrbová, Petr Stepánek, Jirí Holý, Ladislav Pesek
Votes: 295
57. The Demise of Father Mouret (1970)
90 min | Drama
Serge Mouret is a frail and devout young priest in a tough country parish. When he falls down and loses his memory, he is nursed back to health by Albine, the beautiful carefree niece of ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Franju | Stars: Francis Huster, Gillian Hills, André Lacombe, Margo Lion
Votes: 180
58. The Third Prince (1983)
84 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Once upon a time there was a prince, Jaroslav, whose two other brothers had fallen in love with a beautiful yet mysterious princess from a painting. His brothers had gone far away to seek ... See full summary »
Director: Antonín Moskalyk | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Pavel Trávnícek, Ludek Munzar, Jana Hlavácová
Votes: 542
59. Bozena (2021– )
TV-PG | Biography, Drama, History
Biopic of Bozena Nemcová, a famous Czech 19th century writer and feminist, focused on her complicated on-off relationship with her husband Josef Nemec.
Stars: Anna Geislerová, Jan Hájek, Anna Kameníková, Martin Mysicka
Votes: 104
60. Merry-Go-Round (1973)
R | 122 min | Comedy
Adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's famous play "Reigen", previously filmed as "La Ronde" by Max Ophüls in 1950 and Roger Vadim in 1964.
Director: Otto Schenk | Stars: Gertraud Jesserer, Hans Brenner, Sydne Rome, Helmut Berger
Votes: 105
61. The Secret of Steel City (1979)
85 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Two scientists use their inherited fortune differently. One designs a beautiful town called Fortuna, while the second builds huge factories to make munitions known as Steel City.
Director: Ludvík Ráza | Stars: Jaromír Hanzlík, Martin Ruzek, Josef Vinklár, Jan Potmesil
Votes: 322
62. The Black Cat (1966)
73 min | Horror
A mentally unbalanced man is obsessed with the idea that a black cat is possessed. He tortures and kills it. Later, he comes to believe that the cat has returned from the dead to kill him.
Director: Harold Hoffman | Stars: Robert Frost, Robyn Baker, Sadie French, Scotty McKay
Votes: 442
63. Frankenstein 90 (1984)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.
Director: Alain Jessua | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Eddy Mitchell, Fiona Gélin, Herma Vos
Votes: 396
64. Eugénie Grandet (1994 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
When the daughter of the miserly cooper Grandet is up for marriage, both families Des Grassins and Cruchot want to marry their sons to her and her substantial dowry. But the girl shows more... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Alexandra London, Jean Carmet, Dominique Labourier, Jean-Claude Adelin
Votes: 110
65. Sky Murder (1940)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A body is found in a locked airplane compartment and a German female refugee is a suspect. Passenger, detective Nick Carter, is convinced she didn't do it and works to solve the mysterious murder.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Donald Meek, Karen Verne, Edward Ashley
Votes: 462
66. Jak si zaslouzit princeznu (1995)
72 min | Family, Fantasy
A fairy tale of three brothers (Pavel Reznícek, Jirí Langmajer and Karel Dobrý) hatched from eggs who try to save a princess (Lada Jelínková) kidnapped by an evil wizard (Jaromír Dulava).
Director: Jan Schmidt | Stars: Lenka Jelínková, Simona Vrbická, Pavel Reznícek, Jaromír Dulava
Votes: 97
67. The Proud Princess (2025)
Animation, Comedy, Family | Filming
The black-and-white fairy tale The Proud Princess was one of the most viewed films in the Czech cinema of all times. Punished pride is one of the most beautiful fairy tales by Bozena ... See full summary »
Director: Radek Beran
68. The Proud Princess (1952)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A fairy tale of all Czech fairy tales about the proud princess Krasomila who refused to marry King Miroslav.
Director: Borivoj Zeman | Stars: Alena Vránová, Vladimír Ráz, Stanislav Neumann, Mária Sýkorová
Votes: 909
69. Wild Flowers (2000)
81 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Seven unrelated Czech fairy tales from 1853 by Karel Jaromír Erben, united by folklore, atmosphere, and visuals, form this anthology film exploring themes through a series of poetic vignettes without a cohesive narrative.
Director: F.A. Brabec | Stars: Martina Bezousková, Sylvie Kraslová, Sára Vorísková, Anna Bezousková
Votes: 1,492
70. Karamazovi (2008)
110 min | Drama
A film that examines the relationships between lives on both sides of the proscenium, Petr Zelenka's Karamazovi finds a Prague-based theatrical ensemble arriving in Krakow, Poland - where ... See full summary »
Director: Petr Zelenka | Stars: Michaela Badinková, Jerzy Michal Bozyk, Igor Chmela, Malgorzata Galkowska
Votes: 1,253
71. Notti bianche (2021)
Short, Drama, Romance
Loosely inspired by Dostoyevsky's short story "White Nights", the short film presents two young men who were brought together by accidental forces of circumstances when one of them is ... See full summary »
Director: Alessandro Calì Ventura | Stars: Sebastiano Fumagalli, Emanuel Iacono
Votes: 54
72. On the Comet (1970)
74 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
When a comet passes the earth very closely, it pulls a small part of North Africa with it. Carried along is a bunch of people. Among them Angelika, who just escaped from a ruthless weapon ... See full summary »
Director: Karel Zeman | Stars: Magda Vásáryová, Emil Horváth, Frantisek Filipovský, Cestmír Randa
Votes: 688
73. The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (1984 TV Movie)
82 min | Drama, Musical
Sebastian, Chief Archer in the Roman Army, converts to Christianity. A favorite of Emperor Augustus, Sebastian's devotion to Christ eventually drives him to reject the Emperor's love, ... See full summary »
Director: Petr Weigl | Stars: Michael Biehn, Nicholas Clay, Franco Citti, Urs Althaus
Votes: 110
74. The Conquering Power (1921)
TV-G | 89 min | Drama, Romance
After losing his father, a playboy moves in with his miserly uncle, who seeks to cheat him out of his inheritance.
Director: Rex Ingram | Stars: Alice Terry, Rudolph Valentino, Eric Mayne, Ralph Lewis
Votes: 542
75. Ukradená vzducholod (1967)
84 min | Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Five young boys take off in a lighter-than-air machine from the Centenary Exposition in Prague.
Director: Karel Zeman | Stars: Hanus Bor, Jan Cizek, Jan Malát, Michal Pospísil
Votes: 666
76. Cousin Bette (1971)
250 min | Comedy, Drama
A poor and homely spinster, who feels she's been walked on all her life, teams up with a scheming courtesan to wreak elaborate revenge on her rich and handsome relatives.
Stars: Margaret Tyzack, Thorley Walters, Helen Mirren, Ursula Howells
Votes: 208
77. Old Czech Legends (1953)
91 min | Animation, Fantasy
Excellent stop-motion animation film from one of the best Czech filmmakers, Jirí Trnka. It tells the ancient story of Bohemia, how it was founded by Czech, the Forefather, and a series of ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Trnka | Stars: Zdenek Stepánek, Eduard Kohout, Karel Höger, Rùzena Nasková
Votes: 287
78. The Seven Ravens (2015)
103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A young girl takes a hard task. She must try to save her brothers and get rid of the curse placed on them by their mother. It is a story of courage, perseverance, but also of the power of words, truth and true love.
Director: Alice Nellis | Stars: Martha Issová, Sabina Remundová, Lukás Príkazký, Václav Neuzil
Votes: 494
79. Adventures of Nick Carter (1972 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective discovers that a colleague's death is tied into the disappearance of a wealthy playboy's wife.
Director: Paul Krasny | Stars: Robert Conrad, Shelley Winters, Broderick Crawford, Neville Brand
Votes: 112
80. Portret (1915)
44 min | Short, Drama, Horror
The subject of a mysterious portrait emerges from the painting and terrorizes the young man who hung it in his room.
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz | Stars: Andrey Gromov, Ivan Lazarev, V. Vasilyev
Votes: 208
81. The Prince and the Evening Star (1979)
86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The old King (Vladimír Mensík) is not satisfied with his four children. It is high time for the Princesses to get married and for the Prince to assume the reign. Once the King sets out to ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Juraj Durdiak, Libuse Safránková, Vladimír Mensík, Radoslav Brzobohatý
Votes: 891
82. The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope (1983)
15 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A horrifying, surrealist version of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" directed by the masterful animator Jan Svankmajer.
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Star: Jan Zácek
Votes: 1,044
83. Salt & Gold (1983)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When King Pravoslav's favorite daughter tells him that she loves him more than salt, he's furious since he considers salt to be worthless. Her fiance the Salt Prince makes all the salt disappear to teach Pravoslav a lesson.
Director: Martin Hollý | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Gábor Nagy, Karol Machata, Ladislav Chudík
Votes: 468
84. Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
Passed | 59 min | Mystery
Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Henry Hull, Stanley Ridges
Votes: 519
85. There Was Once a King... (1955)
107 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A story about a king who out of three daughters preferred two: the most beautiful and the most cheerful, and the most intelligent, and even able to cook well, he kicked out, which he later bitterly regretted.
Director: Borivoj Zeman | Stars: Jan Werich, Vlasta Burian, Irena Kacírková, Stella Májová
Votes: 1,310
86. Slamený klobouk (1972)
88 min | Comedy
Fadinard is on the way to his wedding when his horse picks up and eats a straw hat. The owner of the hat is a married woman who, at the time, is in the embrace of a French officer, ... See full summary »
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Milos Kopecký, Iva Janzurová, Vladimír Mensík, Stella Zázvorková
Votes: 149
87. The Vampire Wedding (1993)
94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Young English gentleman falls in love with beautiful Czech vampire.
Director: Jaroslav Soukup | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Iveta Bartosová, Petr Nározný, Viktor Preiss
Votes: 180
88. License to Kill (1964)
95 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Didier Formenter, the French scientist, has just put the final touch on an invention that will be able to destroy to destroy any sort of flying apparatus. An international crime gang is ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Decoin | Stars: Eddie Constantine, Daphné Dayle, Paul Frankeur, Jean-Paul Moulinot
Votes: 104
89. An Angel of the Lord (2005)
90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A screwup angel is exiled from the Heaven down to Earth, incarnated as a beggar.
Director: Jirí Strach | Stars: Ivan Trojan, Jirí Dvorák, Zuzana Kajnarová, David Svehlík
Votes: 924
90. The Fall of the House of Usher (1982)
15 min | Animation, Short, Horror
In this animated version of Edgar Allan Poe's story, a traveller arrives at the Usher mansion to find that the sibling inhabitants are living under a mysterious family curse: The brother's ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Star: Petr Cepek
Votes: 795
91. Bahno (1969 TV Movie)
28 min | Comedy
Director: Eva Sadková | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Jirí Adamíra, Jana Drbohlavová, Vera Koktová
92. Nezbedný bakalár (1946)
96 min | Comedy
A bachelor is invited by the local alderman to improve the education in the Czech town of Rakovník.
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Zdenek Stepánek, Vlasta Matulová, Otomar Korbelár, Frantisek Smolík
Votes: 37
93. Donnerwetter! Donnerwetter! Bonifatius Kiesewetter (1969)
90 min | Comedy
Popular cheeky character from 19th century German literature, Bonifatius Kiesewetter, is a magnet for the ladies, but he has his eyes set on the Baroness, her daughters and her estate.
Director: Helmut Weiss | Stars: Vladimír Klos, Paul Dahlke, Loni Heuser, Petra Perry
Votes: 31
94. Gentlemen, Boys (1976)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Three friends - Tomás, Hubert and Jozka - are boys growing up in a little town. Tomás lives with his aunt Apolena (Iva Janzurová) and uncle Václav (Karel Augusta), who holds every job title... See full summary »
Director: Vera Plívová-Simková | Stars: Michal Dymek, Petr Vorísek, Petr Stary, Magdalena Reifová
Votes: 358
95. The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)
55 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A Chinese emperor prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, a nightingale's song restores his health and teaches... See full summary »
Directors: Jirí Trnka, Milos Makovec | Stars: Helena Patockova, Jaromir Sobotoa, Detsky pevecky sbor Jana Kuhna, Boris Karloff
Votes: 458
96. Pták Ohnivák (1997)
86 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The sick King Jorgen worries about the marriage of his daughter Elena. The fairytale-like, dramatic confusion triggers a shimmering golden fire bird with its wondrous song every full moon ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Tina Ruland, Manou Lubowski, Ondrej Brousek, Horst Buchholz
Votes: 155
97. Divá Bára (1949)
79 min | Drama
A young, free spirited farmer's daughter is derided as a witch by the people of her village. Those that know her closely realise she is kind-hearted, if somewhat eccentric. Tensions boil over as superstition takes hold of the town.
Director: Vladimír Cech | Stars: Vlasta Fialová, Jana Dítetová, Marie Brozová, Robert Vrchota
Votes: 138
98. Mask of the Red Death (1969)
10 min | Animation, Short, Horror
An animated adaptation of Poe's famous short story: "Mask of the Red Death"
Directors: Branko Ranitovic, Pavao Stalter
Votes: 139
99. Noc na Karlstejne (1974)
87 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Charles IV, Czech king and Holy Roman Emperor, has built Karlstejn castle to house the crown jewels. More importantly, it is a place of relaxation and meditation, so no women are permitted,... See full summary »
Director: Zdenek Podskalský | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Jana Brejchová, Karel Höger, Jaroslav Marvan
Votes: 628
100. Proti vsem (1957)
112 min | Drama, War
As the Hussite Wars spread across Bohemia, Jan Zizka rallies the people of Prague to beat back Emperor Sigismund's mercenary crusaders at Vítkov Hill.
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Zdenek Stepánek, Gustav Hilmar, Vlasta Matulová, Bedrich Karen
Votes: 134