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1. The Great (2020–2023)
TV-MA | 1,594 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor.
Stars: Elle Fanning, Phoebe Fox, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley
Votes: 54,735
2. American Pop (1981)
R | 96 min | Animation, Drama, History
The story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music in the 20th century.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Mews Small, Ron Thompson, Jerry Holland, Lisa Jane Persky
Votes: 5,524 | Gross: $6.00M
3. Russian Ark (2002)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov | Stars: Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Mikhail Piotrovsky
Votes: 21,862 | Gross: $0.04M
4. Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
With Lenin about to destroy the Romanovs, Rasputin sends Anastasia through a magical portal.
Director: Blake Harris | Stars: Amiah Miller, Emily Carey, Brandon Routh, Donna Murphy
Votes: 918
5. Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History
During the early part of his reign, Ivan the Terrible faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people.
Director: Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Nikolay Cherkasov, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Serafima Birman, Mikhail Nazvanov
Votes: 10,888
6. The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, History, Romance
A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser
Votes: 7,255
7. Michel Strogoff (1975– )
90 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Captain Michael Strogoff is chosen in Moscow to be the courier of the Tsar, 5,523 km far to Irkutsk, to warn the governor about the traitor Ivan Ogareff, a former colonel, who was once demoted and exiled and now seeks revenge.
Stars: Raimund Harmstorf, Lorenza Guerrieri, Pierre Vernier, Vernon Dobtcheff
Votes: 534
8. The Lost Prince (2003 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 180 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the story of a British royal Prince locked away because of epilepsy.
Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Daniel Williams, Matthew James Thomas, Brock Everitt-Elwick, Rollo Weeks
Votes: 2,099
9. Tsareubiytsa (1991)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, History
Over seventy five years ago Russia's last Tsar and his entire family met their fate at the hands of a murderous assassin. Yet, behind the closed doors of a modern day psychiatric hospital a patient is telling the story of the event.
Director: Karen Shakhnazarov | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Oleg Yankovskiy, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Yuriy Sherstnyov
Votes: 976
10. The Romanovs (2013)
60 min | History
This history of the Romanov dynasty, the family that ruled Russia from 1613 until the October Revolution of 1917.
Star: Ilya Sherbinin
Votes: 433
11. The Humpbacked Horse (1975)
G | 73 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Enthrallingly and fervently, colorfully and directly narration about the surprising adventures of little Ivanushka and his true friend - magic Horse, outwitting a foolish and greedy tsar.
Directors: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Boris Butakov | Stars: Jim Backus, Aleksey Gribov, Mariya Vinogradova, Georgiy Vitsin
Votes: 1,210
12. Michael Strogoff (1956)
111 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 19th century Russia, a Tartar rebellion led by Feofar Khan separates Russia from Siberia where the Tsar's brother and his troops are making a last stand. The Tsar entrusts Captain Michel Strogoff to deliver a vital message to them.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Geneviève Page, Jacques Dacqmine, Sylva Koscina
Votes: 605
13. Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958)
Not Rated | 88 min | Biography, Drama, History
As Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army, his political rivals, the Russian boyars, plot to assassinate their Tsar.
Director: Sergei Eisenstein | Stars: Nikolay Cherkasov, Serafima Birman, Pavel Kadochnikov, Mikhail Zharov
Votes: 8,081
14. Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973)
TV-G | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
An ordinary Soviet building manager, living in the 20th century, looks like Tsar of All Rus' - Ivan IV the Terrible (1530 - 1584). He'd never known this, until his neighbor created a time machine.
Director: Leonid Gaidai | Stars: Yuriy Yakovlev, Leonid Kuravlyov, Aleksandr Demyanenko, Saveliy Kramarov
Votes: 18,518
15. Catherine the Great (2015–2024)
49 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Catherine the Great from the time she came to Russia as the bride of the heir to the Russian throne.
Stars: Yulia Snigir, Pavel Derevyanko, Viktoriya Agalakova, Mark Bogatyryov
Votes: 362
16. The Russian Revolution (2017)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, History
A brief yet comprehensive documentary overview of the downfall of the Romanov dynasty and the evolution of Lenin's Ulyanov family, from the terrible acts and subsequent hanging of his brother to his own hunger for a revolution.
Director: Cal Seville | Stars: Daniel Beer, Helen Rappaport, Donald Rayfield, Victor Sebestyen
Votes: 713
17. Grigoriy R. (2014)
375 min | Biography, Drama, History
TV series about the mad monk Grigoriy Rasputin, who became a hugely influential figure at the court of Tsar Nicholas II.
Stars: Vladimir Mashkov, Ekaterina Klimova, Andrey Smolyakov, Ingeborga Dapkunaite
Votes: 166
18. The Snow Maiden (1952)
67 min | Animation, Fantasy, Musical
The tale about a girl with a cold heart who is dying in agony because of joy and love.
Directors: Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, Ivan Ivanov-Vano | Stars: Veronika Borisenko, Leonid Ktitorov, Irina Maslennikova, Veniamin Shevtsov
Votes: 365
19. Beauty and the Beast (1977)
98 min | Drama
Decameron-style collection of entertaining short stories with such diverse themes as nymphomania, bestiality, and masochism.
Director: Luigi Russo | Stars: Lisbeth Hummel, Robert Hundar, Philippe Hersent, Brigitte Petronio
Votes: 115
20. Congress Dances (1931)
85 min | Comedy, History, Musical
Vienna glove-sales-lady Christl falls in love to Czar Alexander. Metternich tries to use this to keep him out of the conferences of the Vienna Congress from 1815.
Director: Erik Charell | Stars: Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, Otto Wallburg, Conrad Veidt
Votes: 601
21. Boris Godounov (1989)
118 min | Musical, Drama
The film is based on the musical recording of the famous opera by Modest Mussorgsky about the tragic events surrounding the ruling of the Russian tsar Boris in the early 17th century. The ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Zulawski | Stars: Ruggero Raimondi, Kenneth Riegel, Bernard Lefort, Paul Plishka
Votes: 379
22. The Hunchback Horse (1947)
57 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Adventures of Ivan the Fool and humpbacked horse in the world of kind magical creatures and cruel people.
Directors: Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, Viktor Gromov, Ivan Ivanov-Vano | Stars: Georgi Chernovolenko, Alik Kachanov, Anatoliy Kubatskiy, Georgiy Millyar
Votes: 1,156
23. Dobrinya and the Dragon (2006)
Not Rated | 68 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Dobrinya Nikitich goes on a quest to save the royal niece and finds out whether his old friend Zmey Gorinich is loyal to him. During the adventures, he is accompanied by the royal messenger who's in love with the royal niece.
Director: Ilya Maksimov | Stars: Mikhail Chernyak, Natalya Danilova, Ekaterina Gorokhovskaya, Oleg Kulikovich
Votes: 2,707
24. Ivan the Terrible (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Orphaned in his childhood and treated abusively by higher-ranking Boyars, Tzar Ivan was a mercurial ruler who committed his first murder at the age of 13 and was feared for his random acts ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Moers | Stars: Erik Schäffler, Axel Petermann, Heidi Kastner, Andreas Kappeler
Votes: 292
25. The Truth of Princess Anastasia (2019)
90 min | Documentary
One of the great mysteries of the 20th century has never been solved in nearly 100 years. In 1918, revolutionaries brutally murdered the last Russian tsar and his family. However, the ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher H.K. Lee | Stars: Anna Anderson, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Olga
26. The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1984)
53 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Czar marries one of three sisters and they have a son. The other two consumed by jealousy throw the girl and the boy into the sea. They end up on an island where the boy meets a magical swan who grants wishes. The boy uses three.
Directors: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Lev Milchin | Stars: Anastasiya Zueva, Mikhail Zimin, Aleksey Zolotnitskiy, N. Boronina
Votes: 876
27. The Tale About the Dead Princess and Seven Strong Men (1951)
30 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A cruel queen jealous of her stepdaughter's beauty sends her deep into the woods on the night before wedding. The princess comes across a hut where seven good knights live, while the prince goes on a quest to find his bride.
Directors: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya | Stars: Mariya Babanova, Zinaida Bokareva, Nikolay Litvinov, Mikhail Nazvanov
Votes: 320
28. Royal Cousins at War (2014)
60 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about the closely related rulers of three different European empires: Georg V of Britain, Wilhelm II of Germany and Nicholas II of Russia, all of them grandchildren of Queen ... See full summary »
Stars: Tamsin Greig, Queen Alexandra, Queen Victoria, Franz Schubert
Votes: 143
29. The Last Bolshevik (1993)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This documentary tells the story of film director Aleksandr Medvedkin, throughout his life a sincere believer in communism, whose films were repeatedly banned in the Soviet Union. Modern ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Marker | Stars: Léonor Graser, Nikolai Izvolov, Kira Paramonova, Viktor Dyomin
Votes: 734
30. In the Blue Sea, in the White Foam ... (1984)
8 min | Animation, Short, Family
Musical fantasy on the plots.
Director: Robert Sahakyants | Stars: Garri Bardin, Yaroslava Turylyova, Anait Kanachyan, Igor Taradaikin
Votes: 636
31. Katia (1938)
89 min | Drama
The love affair, between Alexander II and Princess Katia
Director: Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, John Loder, Aimé Clariond, Marie-Hélène Dasté
Votes: 81
32. Martynko (1987)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The story about young deserter who found a magic cards and fell in love with a horned princess .
Director: Eduard Nazarov | Stars: Leonid Kuravlyov, Nelli Kornienko, Nina Ruslanova, Eduard Nazarov
Votes: 472
33. Miguel Strogoff (1944)
92 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A Russian courier has to deliver a message from the Czar to the Grand Duke across enemy lines.On the way he encounters adventures and colorful characters.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Julián Soler, Lupita Tovar, Julio Villarreal, Anita Blanch
Votes: 12
34. I leoni di Pietroburgo (1972)
98 min | Action, Drama, History
The story is about two rivals during the Russian Revolution.
Director: Mario Siciliano | Stars: Mark Damon, Erna Schurer, Gary Wilson, Barbara O'Neil
Votes: 36
35. Die Gezeichneten (1922)
105 min | Drama
Based on the 1918 novel 'Elsker hverandre' by Aage Madelung, the film follows various lives, one of which is Jewish girl Hanne Liebe, as she grows up, and experiences the pains of living as a Jew in Russia, leading to a revolution.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Adele Reuter-Eichberg, Vladimir Gajdarov, Polina Piekowskaja, Sylvia Torf
Votes: 556
36. The Czar's Courier (1936)
Drama
Nazi adaptation of Verne's Michel Strogoff: a Czarist courier has to get across the Siberia frontier, threatened by Tartar invaders and a treacherous Russian helping them.Strogoff encounters several colorful characters along the way.
Director: Richard Eichberg | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Lucie Höflich, Maria Andergast, Alexander Golling
Votes: 44
37. Der Zarewitsch (1973 TV Movie)
90 min | Musical, Romance
Lehar romantic operetta set in Russia about a beautiful dancer who is set up to attract a tsar's son, and they fall in love. Beautiful settings and wonderful music.
Director: Arthur Maria Rabenalt | Stars: Wieslaw Ochman, Teresa Stratas, Birke Bruck, Harald Juhnke
Votes: 24
38. Poet (1957)
96 min | Drama
The Bolsheviks try to retake a Russian city from tsarist and French forces in the aftermath of the Revolution. A local poet helps the Bolsheviks with writing two poems, one for the May Day celebration and one for the celebration of the Bolshevik victory against tsarist and foreign forces.
Director: Boris Barnet | Stars: Nikolay Kryuchkov, Izolda Izvitskaya, Sergey Dvoretskiy, Zoya Fyodorova
Votes: 39
39. Petr Pervyy. Zaveshchanie (2011– )
50 min | Drama, History
A story of the first Emperor of All Russia - Peter I.
Stars: Aleksandr Baluev, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Irina Rozanova, Anna Kovalchuk
Votes: 91
40. Emelya-durak (1992 TV Movie)
85 min | Family, Fantasy
A lazy young man, Emelya, with a good heart lives with his mother. One day his mother convinces him to help with chores. As he's fetching water, one of his buckets catches a magic fish that... See full summary »
Director: Boris Rytsarev | Stars: Aleksandr Polyanin, Svetlana Kharitonova, Yuliya Romashina, Anatoliy Kuznetsov
41. La guerre et la paix (2000 TV Movie)
289 min | Drama, Romance, War
Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.
Director: François Roussillon | Stars: Nathan Gunn, Olga Gouriakova, Margarita Mamsirova, Leonid Bomstein
Votes: 33
42. Gypsy Night (1935)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Musical, Romance
Gypsies sing and dance around the fire while their children dream.
Directors: Josef Berne, Harold Hecht | Stars: Mary Jo Mathews, Joseph Marievsky, Ilia Khmara, Perry Askam
Votes: 81
43. Coronation of the Emperor Nicholas the Second (1896)
2 min | Documentary, Short, News
The coronation of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II in Moscow.
Director: Camille Cerf | Stars: Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Grand Duchess Maria
Votes: 171
45. How Mushrooms Fought with Peas (1977)
19 min | Animation, Short
The tale about pease Romeo and mushroom Juliet.
Director: Ivan Aksenchuk | Stars: Anatoliy Papanov, Yuriy Volyntsev, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Aleksandr Shirvindt
Votes: 90
46. Svoboda po russki (2006)
260 min | Documentary
Documentary covering 100 years of Russian history.
Directors: Irina Bessasrabova, Aleksandr Guryanov, Slava Padalka, Andrey Smirnov | Stars: Yuriy Shevchuk, Mikhail Gorbachev, Andrei Sakharov, Aleksandr Yakovlev
47. Morozko (2010 TV Movie)
Musical
Director: Aleksandr Igudin | Stars: Nikolay Baskov, Aleksey Chumakov, Vladimir Danilets, Andrey Danilko
Votes: 16
48. Zelyonaya kareta (1967)
101 min | Biography, Drama
The film tells about the tragic and transient fate of the actress of the Aleksandrinsky Theater of the mid-19th century, Varvara Nikolayevna Asenkova. Fate gave Varvara talent, but the ... See full summary »
Director: Yan Frid | Stars: Natalya Tenyakova, Vladimir Chestnokov, Aleksandr Susnin, Igor Dmitriev
Votes: 37
49. Zar und Zimmermann (1970 TV Movie)
137 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
Director: Joachim Hess | Stars: Raymond Wolansky, Peter Haage, Hans Sotin, Lucia Popp
Votes: 12
50. Arrivée du Tzar à Paris (1896)
Documentary, Short
The scene is taken from the Champs-Elysées. The Tzar and Tzarina are accompanied by Félix Faure and magnificent escorts.
Stars: François Félix Faure, Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra
Votes: 35