1. Brother (Брат)
Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding after asking for too much money to assassinate a Chechen mob boss. To avoid exposure, Victor convinces Danila to kill the boss instead.
It has an average vote of 7.629 on TMDB.
2. Leaving Afghanistan (Братство)
1988-1989. The end of the Soviet-Afghan war. The USSR begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviet General Vasiliev's son - a pilot named Alexander gets kidnapped by the mujahideen after his airplane crashes. As a result the 108th motorized infantry division's long awaited return home gets put on hold for one last mission: bring the General's son back. Based on true events the previously untold story of the courageous and tragic withdrawal campaign reveals the danger the horror and the complexity of human nature during wartime.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
3. War (Война)
During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.
It has an average vote of 7.104 on TMDB.
4. Nocturnal
Laurie, a cynical schoolgirl, builds a secret friendship with Pete, an older handyman who is obsessed with her.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
5. The Stoker (Кочегар)
A shell-shocked Afghanistan war hero named Ivan Skryabin spends his days stoking the fire in a giant coal furnace. When he isn’t tending the flames, he keeps busy with other activities. He works on a historical novel. His adult daughter Sasha comes to visit. Local kids come to gaze at the flames. Gangsters, including a former Army sergeant and a sniper known as Bison , drop by to add special kindling to the fire.
It has an average vote of 6.316 on TMDB.
6. Dear Yelena Sergeyevna (Дорогая Елена Сергеевна)
Four school graduates congratulate their teacher of mathematics Yelena Sergeyevna on her birthday and ask her to return them their graduate works on mathematics in order to change them before the marks. Yelena Sergeyevna strongly objects...
It has an average vote of 6.68 on TMDB.
7. The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы)
Based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The tragic story of the Karamazov family takes place in a Russian province in the late 19th century. The relations of their father and three brothers are very complicated and contradictory. One of the brothers is accused of killing his father, whom he did not commit. The brothers are unable to help him, and only a loving girl follows him to hard labour.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
8. Dead Man's Bluff (Жмурки)
Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only problem-solving technique they are familiar with is a shot in the head.
It has an average vote of 6.758 on TMDB.
9. At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own (Свой среди чужих, чужой среди своих)
Following the Russian Civil War, a loyal Red, Shilov, must prove he is at home among strangers as he attempts to recapture a shipment of gold that he was supposed to deliver to Moscow. Needed as a means of buying food for the people, the gold Shilov was entrusted with is stolen, initially by a group of assassins and then by a group of bandits. In tracking the gold’s whereabouts, Shilov’s motives are questioned and he is suspected of treason, in part because his brother was a devoted White. In an effort to clear his name, Shilov locates the gold, but he also discovers rampant greed and corruption.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
10. To Live (Жить)
Early autumn, godforsaken Russian countryside. A local hunter Michail witnesses a skirmish in the middle of the forest - three men want to kill the forth, Andrey. Kind-hearted Michail helps Andrey escape and together they run from the villains who chase them. Thus, two totally different men start a long and dangerous journey together, constantly arguing with each other regarding their ideology, morals and opinions about life. But life will put everything on its place and make the men understand who they really are.
It has an average vote of 6.52 on TMDB.
11. Sisters (Сёстры)
A movie about two sisters - thirteen year old Sveta, poor and abandoned by her father, who longs to go off and be a sniper in the army, and spoilt eight-year old Dina, doted on by her gangster father...
It has an average vote of 6.994 on TMDB.
12. Kikoriki: Team Invincible (Смешарики: Начало)
But the lives of the Kikoriki are suddenly turned upside-down when they stumble on a strange device they had only heard about - a TV.
It has an average vote of 6.439 on TMDB.
13. Bimmer (Бумер)
A black BMW, a symbol of luxury, is racing along the night streets of Moscow in the 90s. Bad luck turns four friends into criminals and they have no way back. Only the black “bimmer” is reliable in this life without rules, taking the friends farther and farther from Moscow, into the crazy and ruthless wilderness of Russian roads… None of them wanted to kill. None of them wanted to die. But they will have to face their destiny in the end.
It has an average vote of 6.388 on TMDB.
14. The Banishment (Изгнание)
While vacationing in the countryside at his childhood home, a woman suddenly reveals to her husband that she is expecting a child – but not his.
It has an average vote of 7.193 on TMDB.
15. Welcome, or No Trespassing (Добро пожаловать, или Посторонним вход воспрещен)
A satirical comedy about the excessive restrictions that children face during their vacation in a Young Pioneer camp.
It has an average vote of 7.848 on TMDB.
16. A Fairy Tale Wedding (Un matrimonio da favola)
After twenty years, five high school classmates meet again at Daniele's wedding, the only one who has built a career for himself. During a long weekend in Switzerland, the five friends rediscover the affection and complicity of the past, and they get a chance to straighten out their destinies. A whirlwind of misunderstandings will bring down their shaky balances, and they'll all find the courage to put themselves on the line and start their lives afresh
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
17. Courier (Курьер)
Ivan Mirosnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life . Meanwhile, he lives with his divorced mother, and works as a courier at a Russian newspaper. Through his job, he meets patronizing Professor Kuznetzov and his rebellious daughter Katya. To annoy the professor, Ivan claims to have an affair with Katya. To his surprise, Katya backs his story up.
It has an average vote of 7.538 on TMDB.
18. Lucky
Follows the journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map desert town. He finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration.
It has an average vote of 7.357 on TMDB.
19. Case départ (Case départ)
Two contempo Frenchmen of Antillean descent visit their ancestor's time as well as their land in the slavery-themed French era.
It has an average vote of 6.031 on TMDB.
20. Major Payne
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.
It has an average vote of 6.365 on TMDB.
