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1. Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)

PG | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

New York actors rehearse Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in a dilapidated theatre.

Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Wallace Shawn, Phoebe Brand, George Gaynes, Jerry Mayer

Votes: 5,174 | Gross: $1.75M

2. Red Planet Mars (1952)

Approved | 87 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

An American scientist is able to contact and communicate with Mars with shattering political, economic, and spiritual repercussions.

Director: Harry Horner | Stars: Peter Graves, Andrea King, Herbert Berghof, Walter Sande

Votes: 1,495

3. Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) (2008)

Unrated | 78 min | Animation, Comedy

Jóska, a Hungarian immigrant in Los Angeles is sharing an apartment with the Russian Vladislav. In their search for the "American Dream" they get into all kinds of troubles, wild adventures... See full summary »

Director: Gabor Csupo | Stars: Hank Azaria, Ahmed Ahmed, Jen Alexander, Jack Angel

Votes: 883

4. Hedgehog in the Fog (1975)

11 min | Animation, Short, Drama

A little hedgehog, on the way to visit his friend the bear, gets lost in thick fog, where horses, dogs and even falling leaves take on a terrifying new aspect.

Director: Yuri Norstein | Stars: Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Mariya Vinogradova, Aleksey Batalov

Votes: 8,117

5. Spies (1928)

Not Rated | 90 min | Romance, Thriller

The mastermind behind a ubiquitous spy operation learns of a dangerous romance between a Russian lady in his employ and a dashing agent from the government's secret service.

Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Gerda Maurus, Willy Fritsch, Lien Deyers

Votes: 3,956

6. Uncle Vanya (1970)

104 min | Drama

The ordinary life of the Russian provincial intellectuals seems to them gray and bleak. Are exceptions possible?

Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Sergey Bondarchuk, Irina Kupchenko, Irina Miroshnichenko

Votes: 838 | Gross: $0.05M

7. Summer Storm (1944)

Passed | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In this filmed Chekhov adaptation, Olga is an alluring peasant woman who lures cynical aristocrat Fedor away from his milquetoast fiancée, with tragic consequences.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Anna Lee, Edward Everett Horton

Votes: 680

8. Siberian Lady Macbeth (1962)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

In what might be termed Russo-Shakespearean noir, a ruthless woman's adulterous affair with a drifter sets in motion a chain-reaction of murder and deception in a remote village in 19th Century Mtsensk.

Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Olivera Markovic, Ljuba Tadic, Kapitalina Eric, Bojan Stupica

Votes: 384

9. School Holidays in Prostokvashino (1980)

18 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

When his mom plans a vacation to a resort, little Fyodor runs away to family's cottage house instead, to visit his friends Matroskin the Cat and Sharik the Dog.

Director: Vladimir Popov | Stars: Oleg Tabakov, Valentina Talyzina, Mariya Vinogradova, Boris Novikov

Votes: 3,026

10. Tüzoltó utca 25. (1973)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, History, Romance

Hungary's postwar history told through the dreams, nightmares, and memories of the inhabitants of an old house on the eve of its destruction.

Director: István Szabó | Stars: Lucyna Winnicka, Margit Makay, Károly Kovács, András Bálint

Votes: 349

11. Staryy novyy god (1981)

138 min | Comedy

Two men, sharing the same first name and living in the same building but each with different background and attitude to life, have to rethink their views in the midst of crowded winter holiday celebration.

Directors: Naum Ardashnikov, Oleg Efremov | Stars: Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Aleksandr Kalyagin, Kseniya Minina, Irina Miroshnichenko

Votes: 510

12. Dom na Trubnoy (1928)

Not Rated | 64 min | Comedy

A girl Parasha Pitunova comes to Moscow from a deep province, eventually she arrives at a house. This is a story about the house and its inhabitants.

Director: Boris Barnet | Stars: Vera Maretskaya, Anel Sudakevich, Ada Voytsik, Vladimir Fogel

Votes: 730

13. A Snake's Tail (2006)

74 min | Drama

Bijan asks Manou to meet so that he can tell the story of Kami: Kami's father has passed away and he is introduced to the Agha that has conducted the funeral. A friendship develops between ... See full summary »

Director: Bijan Daneshmand | Stars: Manou Marzban, Omid Gholami, Bijan Daneshmand, Sleem Hasan

Votes: 43

14. Kaçkar, la Turquie méconnue (2020 TV Movie)

51 min | Documentary

A travel through the northern part of Turkey: villages like Petran (2.400 meters above see level) where only few people remain i the winter.Then return at the Black Sea , Surmene, Trabzon,;... See full summary »

Director: Eric Bacos

15. How Grandfather Disturbed the Great Balance (1976 TV Short)

8 min | Animation, Short, Family

The old man lived in his wooden hut. In the mornings, he drank tea from a samovar, but not empty, but diluted it with milk, which his beloved cow gave him. He cherished his cow, because as ... See full summary »

Director: Vladimir Danilevich | Star: Lev Durov

Votes: 20

16. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode: The Wood Demon (1974)

110 min | Drama

A luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden old professor who makes life Hell for his... See full summary »

Director: Donald McWhinnie | Stars: Ian Holm, Francesca Annis, Ronald Hines, Ronald Fraser

Votes: 48

17. The Bidding Room (2020– )
Episode: Episode #3.6 (2021)

44 min | Reality-TV

Will Jane, Tash, JB, Adi and Jo be tempted to splash the cash on a wind-up toy monkey that plays the cymbals, a set of samovars, stained-glass windows, a railway platform ticket machine and an antique game of kings and queens.

Directors: Steven Coward, Claire Egerton-Jones | Stars: Nigel Havers, Simon Bowers, James Broad, Jane Cave

18. Grace and Frankie (2015–2022)
Episode: The Party (2016)

TV-MA | 31 min | Comedy

Frankie gets shocking news from Babe, and helps her friend throw the best party of her life.

Director: Wendey Stanzler | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen

Votes: 736

19. Grace and Frankie (2015–2022)
Episode: The Coup (2016)

TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy

Frankie and Grace receive surprises from Babe, which broaden their horizons. Bud receives interesting gifts at his own birthday, and Sol discloses long-kept secrets about himself and Robert, which aren't well received by Frankie or Grace.

Director: Rebecca Asher | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen

Votes: 891