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1. Never on Sunday (1960)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the prostitute with whom he is infatuated.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, Giorgos Foundas, Titos Vandis
Votes: 6,147
2. The Toreador Advances! (1963)
79 min | Comedy, Romance
Reluctantly, the heartbroken daughter of a kindly meat wholesaler embarks on an exciting European road trip with her father and his lively driving instructor with whom she doesn't get along well. Are their brief tiffs the prelude to love?
Director: Sokrates Kapsaskis | Stars: Kostas Hatzihristos, Nannete Doric, Nikos Fermas, Marika Nezer
Votes: 68
3. Les Grands Mythes (2014–2021)
26 min | Documentary, Animation, Fantasy
Tales of love, sex, power, betrayal, heinous crimes, unbearable separations, atrocious revenge, and metamorphoses - the poetic force of the myths has crossed the centuries.
Star: Thomas Balou Martin
Votes: 604
4. Chevalier (2015)
Unrated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
A fishing trip in the Aegean Sea among a sextet of friends becomes the perfect setting for a relentless contest of male dominance. Everything can spark a fierce competition; but, only one can wear the precious chevalier. Who will it be?
Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari | Stars: Vangelis Mourikis, Nikos Orfanos, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Yiorgos Kendros
Votes: 4,967 | Gross: $0.03M
5. Poia einai i Margarita (1961)
81 min | Comedy, Romance
As the mousy Margarita arrives in Kos to promote a clothing brand's summer collection, a glorious mix-up will lead to a whimsical masquerade, and the romantic affair with a rich islander. Isn't it wonderful that love, too, can be blind?
Director: Dimis Dadiras | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Giannis Fertis, Thanasis Vengos, Dimitris Nikolaidis
Votes: 166
6. Oi apenanti (1981)
121 min | Drama, Romance
On a hot Athenian July, a reclusive Astronomy student spots a disillusioned woman with his telescope, and his dull existence takes on a new meaning. They coexist in time and space; but, they are so far apart. Will they ever become one?
Directors: Giorgos Panousopoulos, Yorgos Tsemberopoulos, Giorgos Tsemperopoulos | Stars: Betty Livanou, Aris Retsos, Giorgos Siskos, Dora Volanaki
Votes: 453
7. The Waiter (I) (2018)
TV-MA | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Renos, a lonely professional waiter, sees his well-organized life routine changing after an unexpected series of events.
Director: Steve Krikris | Stars: Aris Servetalis, Giannis Stankoglou, Alexandros Mavropoulos, Chiara Gensini
Votes: 1,469
8. The Counterfeit Coin (1955)
127 min | Drama, Romance
Pivoting around a shiny counterfeit gold sovereign freshly milled from the clandestine workshop of an otherwise honest goldsmith, four brief vignettes of human imperfection; seduction; fate; desire, and devotion inextricably interweave.
Director: Giorgos Tzavellas | Stars: Vasilis Logothetidis, Ilia Livykou, Mimis Fotopoulos, Sperantza Vrana
Votes: 3,112
9. Roza of Smyrna (2016)
97 min | Drama, Romance
During the volatile 1987 Aegean crisis, a collector sets out to the memory-laden coast of Asia Minor and unearths a haunting mystery dating back to the Great Fire of Smyrna. Can a blood sacrifice appease decades of pain and suffering?
Director: George Kordellas | Stars: Tasos Nousias, Lida Protopsalti, Evgenia Dimitropoulou, Yilmaz Gruda
Votes: 2,064
10. An eheis tyhi... (1964)
108 min | Comedy
By a curious twist of fate, a perpetually impecunious teacher finds a winning lottery ticket; however, brief encounters with perfect strangers threaten his fantasy. Who is friend and who is foe in this peculiar case of sheer serendipity?
Director: Giorgos Petridis | Stars: Dimitris Papamichael, Lilian Miniati, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Hristos Tsaganeas
Votes: 169
11. Afti i nyhta menei (2000)
112 min | Drama, Music, Romance
On the brink of the new millennium, a young aspiring singer leaves Athens for the seedy nightclubs of the rough Greek province, bent on getting her big break amid milky-white cigarette smokes, decayed divas--and ultimately--broken hopes.
Director: Nikos Panayotopoulos | Stars: Nikos Kouris, Athina Maximou, Zoe Nalbanti, Kostas Markopoulos
Votes: 1,416
12. The Hot Month of August (1966)
79 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chance encounter with an international playboy and a clandestine affair with a cryptic married woman entangle an unsuspecting young man in a well-planned conspiracy. Has anyone emerged unscathed from the unbreakable shackles of passion?
Directors: Sokrates Kapsaskis, Doris Wishman | Stars: Petros Fyssoun, Giannis Fertis, Minas Christidis, Katerina Vasilakou
Votes: 139
13. The Brightest Bouzouki (1968)
87 min | Comedy
A popular singer and a travelling salesman who are like two peas in a pod, find themselves in a glorious mix-up when they meet their sweethearts' tough brothers. Now, they need to tie up the loose ends. Will they get out of this mess?
Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Kostas Voutsas, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Anna Matzourani, Thodoros Exarhos
Votes: 151
14. I Eva den... amartise (1965)
80 min | Comedy, Romance
The successful owner of the neighbourhood's souvlaki joint is a possessive and jealous husband who struggles to thwart the plans of the block's ambitious Casanovas. Clearly, this relationship doesn't work out; however, has his wife sinned?
Director: Errikos Thalassinos | Stars: Mimis Fotopoulos, Giannis Gionakis, Eleni Anousaki, Takis Miliadis
Votes: 31
15. Ekeino to kalokairi... (1971)
79 min | Drama, Romance
The mother of a girl decides to trust his father, with whom he is separated, when he learns that she is seriously ill. This summer will be the last for both of them and all that is left to Peter is to stand by their child.
Director: Vasilis Georgiadis | Stars: Elena Nathanail, Lakis Komninos, Roula Hristopoulou, Andreas Filippides
Votes: 304
16. Perfect Strangers (2016)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
Seven friends meet up for dinner on a full moon Friday night and deep secrets will come to the surface, shaking their lives and threatening their relationships.
Director: Thodoris Atheridis | Stars: Thodoris Atheridis, Smaragda Karydi, Alkis Kourkoulos, Maria Nafpliotou
Votes: 2,159
17. Mathe paidi mou grammata (1981)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
In a small Greek village, short time after the collapse of the Junta regime, a memorial of those who died in the German occupation of Greece brings in the surface the political differences of a conservative teacher and his two sons.
Director: Thodoros Maragos | Stars: Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Anna Matzourani, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Christos Kalavrouzos
Votes: 1,218
18. Ta vaporakia (1983)
102 min | Crime, Drama
Trapped in a vicious cycle, three drug pushers who want out, find themselves forever indebted to a hardened drug kingpin, who, in turn, is dependent on the protection of a corrupt police officer. Can they escape from the inevitable?
Director: Pavlos Tasios | Stars: Antigoni Amanitou, Christos Kalavrouzos, Danis Katranidis, Alkis Panagiotidis
Votes: 105
19. Prosopo me prosopo (1966)
84 min | Drama, Romance
Penniless and without a future, an English teacher agrees to tutor a pampered woman, only to become enmeshed in a strange reality and a downward spiral of desire and illusion, guilt and self-contempt. Will the ugly truth set him free?
Director: Roviros Manthoulis | Stars: Costas Messaris, Eleni Stavropoulou, Theano Ioannidou, Labros Kotsiris
Votes: 242
20. Glykia symmoria (1983)
154 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A band of handsome Athenian pariahs waiting for a miracle have a fateful encounter with the ever-present state instead. And as the law's suffocating stranglehold tightens around them, the shotguns have the final say.
Director: Nikos Nikolaidis | Stars: Despina Tomazani, Dora Masklavanou, Takis Moshos, Takis Spyridakis
Votes: 1,706
21. Mr. Spinster (1967)
88 min | Comedy, Romance
Above all, the confirmed bachelor, Thanassis Baroutsos, loves his freedom, unaware that someone has devised a plan that leads straight to church. The stage is set for the perfect entrapment; but, can Mr Spinster renounce his former self?
Director: Orestis Laskos | Stars: Labros Konstadaras, Maro Kodou, Giorgos Moutsios, Despoina Stylianopoulou
Votes: 290
22. I amartia tis omorfias (1972)
94 min | Drama
Behind his mother's back, the heir of her shipping business empire gets married to the poor winner of a beauty pageant. As contempt turns into animosity, a shocking revelation tests the familial bonds. Will things ever be the same again?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Betty Livanou, Nikos Galanos, Tasso Kavadia, Lefteris Vournas
Votes: 92
23. Ena gelasto apogevma (1979)
97 min | Drama
After a long decade of separation, a rising politician accompanies his ex-wife to the airport, thirsting for closure. As both fight with their inner demons, a suicide bomber threatens them. Will they find redemption this smiling afternoon?
Director: Andreas Thomopoulos | Stars: Nikos Kourkoulos, Betty Livanou, Hristos Tsagas, Orfeas Zahos
Votes: 212
24. O anthropos pou espage plaka! (1972)
94 min | Comedy
The story of a man whose greatest pleasure is to set pranks and find ways to tease other people.
Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Labros Konstadaras, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Aimilia Ypsilanti, Stavros Xenidis
Votes: 459
25. A Girl in Black (1956)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Against the backdrop of a cloudless summer, love's unforeseen complications will entwine an Athenian writer, a morosely beautiful daughter, and a scorned local suitor. And then, calamity strikes. Can love redeem the sad girl in black?
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn, Eleni Zafeiriou, Stefanos Stratigos
Votes: 1,125
26. The Color of Iris (1974)
100 min | Drama, Mystery
During the shooting of a film, a strange man enters the set holding an umbrella. He walks into the sea and disappears. The musician for the film tries to investigate the incident and the significance of this action.
Director: Nikos Panayotopoulos | Stars: Nikitas Tsakiroglou, Vangelis Kazan, Elena Kyrana, George Dialegmenos
Votes: 198
27. Repo (1982)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
Against the backdrop of Athens' bustling streets, a Greek white-collar worker starts his day off by doing various errands, and even though he hasn't worked all day, in reality, he is exhausted. Is this what his typical day off looks like?
Director: Vasilis Vafeas | Stars: Petros Zarkadis, Angelos Yannoulis, Katerina Gioulaki, Giannis Goumas
Votes: 96
28. Ziteitai pseftis (1961)
82 min | Comedy
A sharp altercation will pave the way for a brilliant career when a shameless liar meets his future employer: a resourceful parliamentarian. But, what happens when he tells one lie too many? Is his flair for fiction always beneficial?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Dinos Iliopoulos, Pantelis Zervos, Anna Kyriakou, Thanasis Vengos
Votes: 810
29. T'adelfia mou (1966)
85 min | Drama
With no trace of the whereabouts of his beloved children, a dejected expatriate returns to Athens in high hopes of finding them. As things take a turn for the unexpected, only a miracle will save him. Will the family be complete again?
Director: Kostas Doukas | Stars: Tolis Voskopoulos, Doukissa, Thanasis Mylonas, Dina Trianti
Votes: 15
30. Honey and the Pig (2005)
86 min | Comedy
Manos returns to his hometown where he finds his children love and starts a chain of events that leads to the uncovering of a dark secret.
Director: Olga Malea | Stars: Christos Loulis, Fay Xyla, Vladimiros Kyriakidis, Haris Mavroudis
Votes: 561
31. Love Stories (1959)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Rabid desires and ungovernable passions rule the lives of mortals, as impatient wishes and blind hopes interweave in this triptych of disastrous human flaws. The glowing fire of love, or the lack of it, engulfs us. Can we have it all?
Director: Sokrates Kapsaskis | Stars: Eleni Zafeiriou, Sasa Katsarou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Kostas Ploumbis
Votes: 117
32. The Boy I Love (1960)
85 min | Comedy, Romance
Bent on conquering his heart, a crafty high-school student barges into the life of a debonair and handsome young actor. However, it will take two long years before he notices his persistent and beautiful fan. Do dreams come true?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Anna Fonsou, Andreas Barkoulis, Lavrentis Dianellos, Niki Linardou
Votes: 39
33. Spoiled Rotten (1961)
104 min | Drama
A blonde diva breaks up with her arrogant libertine boyfriend, hurting his dangerous male ego. And as the pain of humiliation clouds the mind, the lethal revolver in her hand demands revenge. Who is to blame for her downfall?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Zoi Laskari, Nikos Kourkoulos, Mirka Kalatzopoulou, Vagelis Voulgaridis
Votes: 402
34. Stefania (1966)
95 min | Drama
Stefania, an eighteen-year-old temptress, ends up in a squalid Athenian reformatory for women. As she plans her escape, someone wants to destroy her. Can sinful Stefania hope for redemption?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Zoi Laskari, Spyros Fokas, Lefteris Vournas, Spyros Kalogirou
Votes: 341
35. Agapi gia panta (1970)
92 min | Drama, Romance
A brief encounter at a record shop paves the way for a youthful romance between an impecunious pianist and a rich woman; however, a terrible car accident renders him incapable of playing. Can true love overcome life's towering obstacles?
Director: Vasilis Georgiadis | Stars: Zoi Laskari, Giannis Fertis, Notis Peryalis, Andreas Filippides
Votes: 75
36. Murder in Kolonaki (1959)
115 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A shroud of mystery covers the brutal murder of a successful artist, as the main suspect's sceptical son begins an unswerving personal investigation to prove his father's innocence. Could he succeed where Athens' police have failed?
Director: Jannis Aliferis | Stars: Michalis Nikolinakos, Gely Mavropoulou, Andreas Barkoulis, Eleni Hatziargyri
Votes: 184
37. Maria in Silence (1973)
85 min | Drama
Shunned as a pariah for being deaf, Maria's silent beauty has caught the eye of the isle's most influential member, whose disgusting romantic advances lead to vicious sexual assault. Can the community's new teacher furnish a shred of hope?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Alekos Alexandrakis, Pantelis Zervos, Spyros Kalogirou
Votes: 493
38. Lysistrata (1972)
100 min | Comedy, Musical
During the Peloponnesian War, two resourceful women, idealistic Athenian Lysistrata and courageous Spartan Labito, declare abstinence from lovemaking until men come to their senses and make peace. For everyone's sake, will they succeed?
Director: George Zervoulakos | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Kostas Kazakos, Anna Fonsou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Votes: 151
39. Alaloum (1982)
116 min | Comedy
Peppered with unblushing advertisements against the backdrop of a new era in early-1980s Greece, Harry Klynn's enthusiastic triptych unfolds, depicting an entire nation's aspirations, desires, and fears before a brave new world.
Directors: Yorgos Apostolidis, Yannis Smaragdis, Yiannis Typaldos | Stars: Harry Klynn, Dimitris Piatas, Joly Garbi, Manos Destounis
Votes: 632
40. Wedding Night (1967)
94 min | Comedy
As fate would have it, four newly-weds who aren't quite total strangers unknowingly reunite at a sea-side resort, eager to experience a hot wedding night. However, love isn't always a bed of roses. Will their first night be unforgettable?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Kostas Voutsas, Martha Karagianni, Faidon Georgitsis, Betty Arvaniti
Votes: 692
41. When the City Dies (1969)
91 min | Drama
A famous actress realises that the producer of her movie is trafficking dangerous adulterated medicines. When ten orphans die, an innocent doctor takes the blame for his wrongdoings. Can a woman alone bring down his lucrative business?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Mary Hronopoulou, Faidon Georgitsis, Andreas Barkoulis, Vasos Andronidis
Votes: 67
42. Ah!... Kai namoun antras (1966)
88 min | Comedy
Stella frustrated by the sexual harassment at the work places decide to work as a male disguised.
Director: Stefanos Fotiadis | Stars: Maro Kodou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Giannis Mihalopoulos, Giorgos Moutsios
Votes: 134
43. One Day in August (2001)
106 min | Drama
Three couples flee Athens for the summer, and their journeys change their lives forever.
Director: Constantine Giannaris | Stars: Eleni Kastani, Akilas Karazisis, Amalia Moutousi, Emilios Chilakis
Votes: 1,194
44. Fox (2016)
29 min | Short, Drama
Stephanos is a boy working out. He does not know though, that he soon will be carrying the burden's of a man.
Director: Jacqueline Lentzou | Stars: Nikos Zeginoglou, Nota Tserniafski, Katerina Zisoudi, Mikaela Choleza
Votes: 123
45. Uphill (1964)
100 min | Drama
A bright-eyed and fiercely principled high school graduate is willing to go to great lengths not to betray her beliefs.
Director: Maria Plyta | Stars: Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Giannis Fertis, Byron Pallis, Ketty Papanika
Votes: 38
46. The Magic City (1954)
80 min | Crime, Drama
Kosmas, a young man living in the slums, constantly tries to make ends meet, hoping for a better day. Because of debts, he gets tangled up in smuggling. His morals are tested and he tries to find a way out.
Director: Nikos Koundouros | Stars: Giorgos Foundas, Margarita Papageorgiou, Stefanos Stratigos, Thanasis Vengos
Votes: 376
47. The Policeman of the 16th Precinct (1959)
84 min | Comedy
Three poor friends, Ilias, Thomás and Vangelis, decide to commit a burglary, but everything, although being planned with detail, goes wrong.
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Kostas Hatzihristos, Marika Krevata, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Kyveli Theohari
Votes: 1,863
48. Battlefield Constantinople (1970)
136 min | War, Drama
After two decades, the poisoned memories of WWII still haunt a selfless patriot. Will she ever forget her former conservatoire classmate and relentless SS leader; the tortures, or her Resistance fighter husband? Can she forgive and forget?
Director: Nikos Foskolos | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Kostas Karras, Spyros Kalogirou
Votes: 1,120
49. Parangelia! (1980)
87 min | Crime, Drama
The real story of Nikos Koemtzis, who one night knifed a company of men in a tavern, just because they wanted to dance on the song he had "ordered" from the musicians.
Director: Pavlos Tasios | Stars: Antonis Antoniou, Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Katerina Gogou, Sofia Roubou
Votes: 783
50. Edo kai tora... aggouria!!! 'Posa fagate simera?' (1982)
77 min | Comedy
To have a clear picture of the Greek public opinion after the recent victory of the current government, the editor-in-chief of a famous newspaper organisation enlists the help of two of his best reporters. What will the survey show?
Director: Dimis Dadiras | Stars: Hronis Exarhakos, Nikos Tsoukas, Eleni Filini, Dinos Iliopoulos
Votes: 34