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1. The Two Faces of January (2014)

PG-13 | 96 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance

A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the death of a private detective.

Director: Hossein Amini | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac, Daisy Bevan

Votes: 33,636 | Gross: $0.51M

2. Gordon, Gino & Fred's Road Trip (2018– )

45 min | Adventure, Comedy, Reality-TV

Join British superstar Gordon Ramsay, Italian stallion Gino D'Acampo and French master maitre d' Fred Sirieix as they take a road trip.

Stars: Gordon Ramsay, Gino D'Acampo, Fred Sirieix, Luke Campbell

Votes: 2,156

3. The Moon-Spinners (1964)

G | 118 min | Adventure, Family, Mystery

A teenager encounters romance, intrigue and a search for stolen jewels during her visit to the island of Crete.

Director: James Neilson | Stars: Hayley Mills, Eli Wallach, Pola Negri, Peter McEnery

Votes: 3,016 | Gross: $3.50M

4. In Which We Serve (1942)

Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, War

This "story of a ship", the British destroyer H.M.S. Torrin, is told in flashbacks by survivors as they cling to a life raft.

Directors: Noël Coward, David Lean | Stars: Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson

Votes: 6,441 | Gross: $0.45M

5. The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A storyteller in a labyrinth tells his dog the stories of Perseus and Medusa, Icarus and Daedalus, Theseus and the Minotaur, and Orpheus and Euridyce.

Stars: Michael Gambon, Brian Henson, Steve Varnom, Derek Jacobi

Votes: 1,862

6. My Grandfather's People (2011)

126 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Grandpapa and his family were torn from their land, forced to migrate from Crete during the population exchange when he was just seven years old. Grands greatest desire is to see the land ... See full summary »

Director: Çagan Irmak | Stars: Çetin Tekindor, Yigit Özsener, Gökçe Bahadir, Sacide Tasaner

Votes: 11,329

7. Inside the Mind of a Cat (2022)

TV-PG | 67 min | Documentary

Cat experts dive into the mind of the feline to reveal the true capabilities of the pouncing pet in this captivating and cuddly documentary.

Director: Andy Mitchell | Stars: Neil Wilson, Bruce Kornriech, Kristyn Vitale, Saho Takagi

Votes: 6,669

8. Programmed to Kill (1987)

R | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi

A middle eastern female terrorist is captured by the CIA in Greece, after an attack on a marketplace. Transported back to the USA, the terrorist undergoes an operation where she is ... See full summary »

Directors: Allan Holzman, Robert Short | Stars: Robert Ginty, Sandahl Bergman, James Booth, Alex Courtney

Votes: 541

9. Victory Through Air Power (1943)

Approved | 70 min | Documentary, Animation, History

An animated documentary promoting of the soundness of strategic aerial bombing in World War II.

Directors: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, H.C. Potter | Stars: Alexander de Seversky, Art Baker, Billy Mitchell

Votes: 1,174 | Gross: $0.80M

10. Bordello (1985)

130 min | Drama, History

In 1897 Crete, as the armies of the Great Powers jockey for position, the French madam, Rosa Bonaparte, arrives in Chania escorted by twelve of her girls to start a brothel. All that she wants is a peaceful life. Will her dream come true?

Director: Nikos Koundouros | Stars: Marina Vlady, Eleonora Stathopoulou, Vasilis Laggos, Aris Retsos

Votes: 143

11. The Battle of Crete (1970)

86 min | Action, Drama, History

During the German invasion of Crete, a unit of the Greek army, with heroic efforts, manages to escape the Greek gold to Egypt.

Director: Vasilis Georgiadis | Stars: Hristos Politis, Stefanos Stratigos, Giorgos Tzortzis, Giota Soimoiri

Votes: 157

12. Theseus (II)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Pre-production

The epic mythical adventure of the ancient Greek hero Theseus.

13. El Greco (2007)

119 min | Biography, Drama

The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".

Director: Yannis Smaragdis | Stars: Nick Clark Windo, Juan Diego Botto, Laia Marull, Lakis Lazopoulos

Votes: 4,944

14. My Son, the Hero (1962)

Not Rated | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

An evil king makes a bargain with a devil in order to get away with murdering his wife.

Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Pedro Armendáriz, Giuliano Gemma, Antonella Lualdi, Serge Nubret

Votes: 460

15. Forbidden Sun (1988)

R | 88 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

After a rape at a girl's gymnastics school, questions arise and bring to light ancient Cretan rituals.

Director: Zelda Barron | Stars: Lauren Hutton, Cliff De Young, Robert Beltran, Viveka Davis

Votes: 151

16. Icarus (2022)

76 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

On the island of Crete, under the reign of King Minos, Humans worship and fear the Gods of Olympus. Only a fool would dare to offend them.

Director: Carlo Vogele | Stars: Camille Cottin, Niels Schneider, Féodor Atkine, Wolf Van Cappellen

Votes: 370

17. The Face of Medusa (1967)

90 min | Drama

On a deserted Greek island a number of men are leaded by an attractive female who, like a medusa or spider, devours any male without inhibition.

Director: Nikos Koundouros | Stars: Fanis Hinas, Philippo Vlachos, Alexis Mann, Hara Angelousi

Votes: 210

18. I neraida kai to palikari (1969)

102 min | Romance, Comedy

Captivated by the stranger who arrived at her engagement, a spirited woman unaware of his identity forgets the vendetta between their clans. Is love alone potent enough to quench her thirst for revenge, and pave the way for a truce?

Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Spyros Kalogirou

Votes: 1,401

19. Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime (2020–2021)

59 min | Documentary

Michael Palin has a nostalgic look back on five of his travel adventures - Around the World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Sahara and Himalaya.

Stars: Michael Palin, Joanna Lumley, David Attenborough, Simon Reeve

Votes: 185

20. For the Love of Benji (1977)

G | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Benji sniffs out a bogus CIA agent in Athens, Greece.

Director: Joe Camp | Stars: Patsy Garrett, Benjean, Art Vasil, Allen Fiuzat

Votes: 1,229 | Gross: $22.26M

21. Proti fora nonos (2007)

86 min | Comedy, Drama

Brought up in California, offspring of an important political family, 11 year old Alex travels to Crete in order to baptize the baby child of a local cacique and parliamentary candidate. He... See full summary »

Director: Olga Malea | Stars: Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Eleni Kastani, Tex Pardue, Manos Gavras

Votes: 725

22. Tis agapis mahairia (2006–2007)

45 min | Drama, Romance

Two families separated by deep hatred. A feud that rose a century ago. A vendetta that has lasted a century. Now, an unlawful daughter born twenty years ago from a forbidden love, returns ... See full summary »

Stars: Kostas Sommer, Fei Zafeirakou, Giannis Voglis, Spyros Fokas

Votes: 210

23. Kaptara (2013)

94 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

The epic myth of the Minotaur brought to life through computer animation.

Directors: Lani Minella, Patrick Canning | Stars: Jonathan Lipow, Clare Fog, Lani Minella, Isaac C. Singleton Jr.

Votes: 162

24. Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend (2011 TV Movie)

88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Tells the story of the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world, an event that experts believe inspired the legend of Atlantis.

Director: Tony Mitchell | Stars: Stephanie Leonidas, Reece Ritchie, Langley Kirkwood, Isadora Verwey

Votes: 1,108

25. Cavewoman (2022)

94 min | Drama

During the Nazi invasion of Greece, a female resistance fighter embarks a revenge operation to assassinate her own mother, in the name of God. Inspired by Euripides' masterful Electra.

Director: Spiros Stathoulopoulos | Stars: Ewen Bremner, Angeliki Papoulia, Alejandro Uribe Holguin

Votes: 41

26. Beware of Greeks... Bearing Guns (2000)

82 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama

A woman, obsessed with tracking down the man who she claims killed her husband, targets her eldest grandson as her instrument of revenge.

Director: John Tatoulis | Stars: Lakis Lazopoulos, Zoe Carides, John Bluthal, Claudia Buttazzoni

Votes: 642

27. I tyhi mou trellathike... (1970)

81 min | Comedy

Unable to get married, a poor clerk who has a hard time explaining this awkward situation to his beloved's tough brother, decides to impersonate his boss' son who has the same problem. Will they manage to change their lives for the better?

Director: Hristos Kyriakopoulos | Stars: Giannis Gionakis, Sotiris Moustakas, Alekos Tzanetakos, Sasa Kastoura

Votes: 37

28. Psyhraimia (2007)

100 min | Comedy

The film follows the parallel and entwining stories as well as the common fates of some very different young people for 24 hours in the summertime: from the prison to the corridors of the ... See full summary »

Director: Nicos Perakis | Stars: Yannis Tsimitselis, Vasso Kavalieratou, Andreas Konstantinou, Eftyhia Giakoumi

Votes: 598

29. Pilala (2004)

15 min | Comedy, Short

A spirited 12-year-old boy wants to watch his Greek sprinter idol win the men's 200m final event in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics. Instead, everything goes wrong all at once on the big day. Will the kid make his dream come true?

Director: Theo Papadoulakis | Stars: Andypas Damosidis, Lefteris Botonakis, Zoi Maniti, Gianna Glabedaki

Votes: 118

30. The 11th Day (2005)

72 min | Documentary, War

"The 11th Day" chronicles the story of the men, women, and children of the Cretan civilian resistance movement and their relentless battle against Nazi occupation forces from 1941-1945.

Director: Christos Epperson | Stars: Chase Brandon, Patrick Leigh-Fermor, George Tzitzikas, Andre Gerolymatos

Votes: 85

31. The Legend of Siegfried (2020)

75 min | Documentary, Biography

A film about the long-term relationship between the director and the character of her first film, the French indie artist, musician and filmmaker Siegfried, known as Sig.

Director: Svetlana Strelnikova | Star: Siegfried

32. The Dawn of Victory (1971)

91 min | Drama, Adventure, Action

Allied forces in the Middle East commission the son of a German collaborator to destroy the German military airport in Crete.

Director: Dimis Dadiras | Stars: Lakis Komninos, Betty Arvaniti, Miranda Kounelaki, Nikos Dadinopoulos

Votes: 66

33. To gamilio party (2008)

89 min | Comedy, Romance

In this fast-paced Greek wedding comedy, young lovers Ilias and Marina arrive on the island of Crete for their wedding, along with their large, boisterous families all eager to celebrate ... See full summary »

Director: Christine Crokos | Stars: Alex Dimitriades, Fay Xyla, Yorgos Karamihos, Betty Maggira

Votes: 977

34. Prince Charming Polska (2021– )

60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV, Romance

Polish Version of Finding Prince Charming (2016) and Prince Charming (2019).

Stars: Agnieszka Lal, Jacek Jelonek, Oskar Stanczak, Oliwer Kubiak

Votes: 13

35. The Island of Silence (1958)

65 min | Drama

Seven-hundred metres off the East Coast of Crete lies the isolated islet of Spinalonga: a place that housed those who suffered from Hansen's disease, from 1903 to 1958. Can two idealistic young doctors make a difference in their lives?

Director: Lila Kourkoulakou | Stars: Orestis Makris, Giorgos Kabanellis, Nina Sgouridou, Giannis Sparidis

Votes: 57

36. Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927 (1980)

175 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life and work of Greek politician Eleftherios Venizelos from his election in 1910 until 1927.

Director: Pantelis Voulgaris | Stars: Minas Christidis, Giannis Voglis, Dimitris Myrat, Manos Katrakis

Votes: 228

37. Ashes - Documentary (2024)

Documentary, Short

Iliana Malihin, a winemaker and viticulturist, talks about the tragic hours lived by the residents of the village Melambes in Rethimno (Crete - Greece), from the devastating fires that ... See full summary »

Director: John Mathioudakis

38. Ariad

Action, Fantasy, Horror | Pre-production

Five friends fight for their souls in Hell's Labyrinth in search of the magical Amulet of Ariad, but find a war with gods and pursued by a shape-shifting evil goddess and the demigod Minotaur, seeking King Minos' lost treasure.

39. Csudafilm (2005)

Comedy

A homeless Hungarian finds out he inherited a luxury hotel in Greece.

Director: Elemér Ragályi | Stars: András Kern, Katerina Didaskalou, Péter Rudolf, Gábor Reviczky

Votes: 412

40. I theia mou, i hipissa (1970)

93 min | Comedy, Musical

A hard-working hotel cleaner poses as an undercover hippie aunt when her daughter and her free-spirited flower-child fiancé take refuge in a happy commune of non-conformists. Will she manage to talk some sense into her radical child?

Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Rena Vlahopoulou, Andreas Barkoulis, Nora Valsami, Giannis Mihalopoulos

Votes: 541

41. The Battle of Olympus (1988 Video Game)

Adventure, Fantasy

God of the Underworld Hades has kidnapped Eurydice. Only Orpheus can to rescue her girlfriend in an epic odyssey along the entire Ancient Greece.

Votes: 44

42. The Truth Behind: Atlantis (2011 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary

Uncover fascinating new information about the "lost" underwater city of Atlantis, a legend that has long mystified scholars and explorers.

Director: Steve Baker | Stars: Harry Chase, Elsie Brown, Robert Carmichael, David Wilcock

Votes: 31

43. Battle of Crete (2009 Video)

45 min | Documentary, History, War

A gripping World War Two documentary recounting the German airborne invasion of the Greek island of Crete in May 1941.

Director: Robert Garofalo | Stars: Roy Ward, Bernard Freyberg, Kurt Student

44. The Braves' Island (1959)

102 min | Drama, War

During World War II, a battle-hardened officer of the Greek Army arrives in the island of Nazi-occupied Crete, to organise a counter-attack strategy, and sabotage the enemy's vital facilities.

Director: Dimis Dadiras | Stars: Alekos Alexandrakis, Jenny Karezi, Aliki Georgouli, Lykourgos Kallergis

Votes: 68

45. Samoure (2005)

25 min | Short, Drama

Somewhere in the rocky mountains of Crete, a touching story of honour, respect, and the way of the samurai unfolds, as interpreted by an unlikely hero.

Director: Theo Papadoulakis | Stars: Thomas Leikos, Marinela Vlahaki, Dimitris Kalogerakis, Andypas Damosidis

Votes: 107

46. Exotikes vitamines (1964)

90 min | Comedy, Romance

A middle-aged womaniser takes in his distant cousin, who has fled from an arranged marriage, and she decides to use a potent love potion to seduce the unattainable object of her desire. Can a dash of exotic vitamins help her succeed?

Director: Sokrates Kapsaskis | Stars: Nikos Stavridis, Nandia Horafa, Zoi Fytousi, Kaiti Lambropoulou

Votes: 45

47. Under the Grecian Sun: Crete (2016 Video)

58 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

A romantic culinary travel journey with The Goddess and the Greek® on the Greek island of Crete. Hosted by award-winning on-camera personality, lifestyle journalist, author of 'Diary of A ... See full summary »

Directors: Cynthia Daddona, James Stathis | Stars: Cynthia Daddona, James Stathis

48. They Found Atlantis (1976)

G | Documentary

Was the lost continent partly the island of Crete? Doctors Virginia and Jeremy More claim to have unraveled the mystery.

Director: Jeremy More | Stars: Virginia More, Jeremy More

49. Crete Arising (2019)

58 min | Documentary

Concerned that the mega-industry of summer tourism has begun to alter the fabric of their island, a group of mountaineers set about to organize the first ever winter ski mountaineering race on Crete.

Director: Constantine Papanicolaou

Votes: 6

50. Germaniki peripolos stin Kriti (1949)

80 min | Action, Drama, War

Set during the dark years of the German occupation of Crete, depicting the resistance movement, the heroism of the local people, brave acts of sabotage, and the will to be free and fall in love in times of war.

Director: Antonis Papadantonakis | Stars: Sotos Sidiropoulos, Vaso Samara, John Lyterinas, Michalis Nikolopoulos