30 best Russian films whose characters will be close to you

30. The geographer drank away the globe

• Russia, 2013.
• Drama.
• Duration: 125 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.4.

After being fired from the research institute, biologist Viktor Sluzhkin goes to work at a school as a geography teacher. The hero’s personal life is not going well, but he is trying to at least teach children something really important.

The painting by Alexander Veledinsky was based on the novel of the same name by Alexei Ivanov (based on his own book, “Food unit»). The film, in which Konstantin Khabensky played one of his strongest roles, received the main prize of the Kinotavr and three nominations for the Golden Eagle award.

29. Live

• Russia, 2012.
• Drama.
• Duration: 119 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.4.

The plot tells three stories about life in the Russian outback. Each of the heroes loses someone close and chooses how to cope with difficulties and live on.

The film was shot by Vasily Sigarev according to his own script. Interestingly, in 2010, another unusual Russian director Yuri Bykov made his debut in a big movie with the work of the same name. But even he

acknowledgedDirected by Yuri Bykov. Creative meeting in Baumanka (08.12.2017) / YouTubethat the picture of Sigarev turned out to be much stronger.

28. Summer

• Russia, 2018.
• Biography, drama.
• Duration: 128 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.4.

Aspiring musician Viktor Tsoi meets the already popular Mike Naumenko. He helps the performer to join the rock party of Leningrad. But soon Mike's wife falls in love with Tsoi.

This film has been criticized for distorting real events. But the picture of Kirill Serebrennikov does not pretend to be documentary, but only recreates the atmosphere of the early 1980s.

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27. Major

• Russia, 2013.
• Drama, crime.
• Duration: 99 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.5.

Police Major Sobolev hurries to the maternity hospital to his wife and knocks down the boy with his car in front of his mother. Colleagues who have arrived destroy all evidence of his guilt and begin to put pressure on the woman to write exculpatory statements. These actions begin a series of deaths that even Sobolev himself cannot stop.

Yuri Bykov quickly became one of the most acute social directors and, thanks to the popular rumor about his work, gained popularity among ordinary viewers.

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26. Dislike

• Russia, 2017.
• Drama.
• Duration: 127 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.5.

Married couple Zhenya and Boris get divorced. In fact, each of them has already begun a new chapter in his life, but the main question has not yet been resolved: with whom will Alyosha's son remain. None of the parents wants to take the child to him, and one day the boy just runs away from home.

Initially, Andrey Zvyagintsev wanted to make a remake of Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Married Life. But gradually the idea was transformed into a completely new story. There was only the basis of the divorcing couple.

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25. Goddess: How I fell in love

• Russia, 2004
• Drama.
• Duration: 105 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.5.

Faina works as an investigator in militia, and the case of the missing girl accidentally falls into her hands. But at the same time, the heroine talks with the ghost of her mother at night and tries to understand what love is.

Prior to this film, Renata Litvinova had already written scripts for the films in which she played and acted as a producer (for example, in the film Sky. Airplane. Young woman."). But it was the "Goddess" that became her directorial debut in a big movie and at the same time the most sincere statement about personal experiences.

24. Tuner

• Russia, Ukraine, 2004.
• Drama, comedy.
• Duration: 154 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.6.

Piano tuner Andrei is in love with Lina, who is accustomed to a luxurious life. To win the girl's heart, the hero comes up with a cunning plan: he ingratiates himself with two rich elderly women and is going to rob them.

In this film by Kira Muratova, for the first time, many saw the famous participant in the Mask Show program, Georgy Deliev, in a serious dramatic role. But still, the incredible duet of Alla Demidova and Nina Ruslanova attracted more attention. The actresses received nominations for several Russian and international awards.

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23. Country of the Deaf

• Russia, France, 1998.
• Drama.
• Duration: 105 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.6.

Rita's young man owes a large amount of money to creditors and fled, leaving the girl to deal with the problems. She hides with a deaf dancer named Yaya. Gradually, the girls become best friends. But Rita still cannot overcome her painful attachment to her fiancé.

Valery Todorovsky made this film based on the story of Renata Litvinova "To possess and belong". The film received three Nika awards and was a success at many international festivals in Europe and the USA.

22. sisters

• Russia, 2001.
• Drama, crime.
• Duration: 83 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.6.

Sisters of Light and Dina are forced to hide from criminalsowed by the girls' father. At first, the heroines do not like each other because of too different characters. But difficulties bring them closer.

Unfortunately, this picture became the only directorial work of Sergei Bodrov, Jr. But the film received the Grand Prix of the Kinotavr festival and launched the career of Oksana Akinshina.

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21. big top show

• Russia, 2012.
• Comedy.
• Duration: 218 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.6.

The heroes of four stories come to the town of Simeiz, where each of them has to solve personal problems. For some, they are associated with love, for others, with family relationships or business cooperation.

At the box office, the film was divided into two parts with the subtitles "Love and Friendship" and "Respect and Cooperation". But it's better to watch them together.

20. Burnt by the sun

• Russia, France, 1994.
• Drama, historical, military.
• Duration: 151 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.7.

In the summer of 1936, the divisional commander of the Red Army Kotov is resting in the country with his large family. Suddenly, the funny and charming Mitya, the long-lost lover of Kotov's wife, comes to them. It soon becomes clear that he arrived with bad intentions.

Nikita Mikhalkov managed to very touchingly convey the combination of a fun summer holiday with an atmosphere of growing anxiety. After all, the action takes place on the eve of the beginning of political repression. The picture even receivedOscarin the Best Foreign Language Film category. After 15 years, the director returned to history, filming the second and third parts. But they were met much cooler.

19. I'll stay

• Russia, 2007
• Drama, fantasy.
• Duration: 112 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.7.

Dr. Tyrsa does not believe in otherworldly forces and life after death. But one day a bowling ball hits him on the head, and the hero ends up in a coma. Tyrsa finds himself in a desert between worlds where people like him are stuck. This greatly changes the attitude of the doctor to life.

During his acting career, Andrei Krasko became famous for his bright secondary roles. In the film "I stay" he first got the central character. And, unfortunately, this was one of his last works.

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18. Inadequate people

• Russia, 2010
• Melodrama, drama, comedy.
• Duration: 102 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.7.

Quiet and well-mannered Vitaly moves to Moscow from Serpukhov and immediately meets with inadequate people. An overly active schoolgirl Christina, who lives next door, presses on him. And at work, a worried boss flirts with Vitaly.

The directorial debut of Roman Karimov balances on the verge of melodrama and absurd comedy. Moreover, for the actress Ingrid Olerinskaya, “Inadequate People” also became the first work in a big movie. After 10 years, the director shot a sequel, which was received well, but still without the enthusiasm that the first part caused.

17. Arrhythmia

• Russia, 2017.
• Melodrama, drama.
• Duration: 116 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.7.

A talented doctor Oleg works in an ambulance. He saves patients, but he cannot fix his personal life by gradually becoming an inveterate drunkard. His wife Katya supports her husband, but then still files for divorce. Meanwhile, Oleg starts having problems at work.

"Arrhythmia" has become one of the main events of Russian cinema in recent years. The film perfectly combines a completely realistic plot and an amazing game of the cast, led by Irina Gorbacheva.

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16. cook

• Russia, 2007
• Drama.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.7.

Lena, tired of a good but unhappy life in Moscow, moves to St. Petersburg and gets the first job that comes across. Soon, she accidentally meets a six-year-old Cook, who lives alone in an evicted house. It turns out that the characters have a lot in common.

Prior to this, the director Yaroslav Chevazhevsky shot only commercials and succeeded very well in this. But his feature debut captivated everyone with a touching story about human kindness and mercy.

15. Siberian barber

• Russia, France, Italy, Czech Republic, 1998.
• Drama, historical.
• Duration: 179 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.8.

The inventor of the unique sawmill Douglas McCracken in 1885 is trying to get a contract with the Russian government. To do this, he agrees with the beautiful Jane that she should seduce General Radlov. But the girl falls in love with the Junker Tolstoy.

The painting by Nikita Mikhalkov is striking in its scale. While working on it, a unique incident occurred: at the request of the director, the lighting of the Kremlin stars was turned off so that they would not fall into the frame. Previously it happenedDevyatov: the Kremlin stars were extinguished only because of the war and Mikhalkov / RIA Novosti only once, during the war.

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14. What Men Talk About

• Russia, 2010
• Comedy.
• Duration: 93 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.8.

Four friends go to rest in Odessa for a concert of the Bi-2 group, and at the same time celebrate a friend's birthday. At first, everything almost breaks down at the stage of fees. And then on the road they are regularly in trouble. But for the time travel friends have time to discuss all possible topics.

The famous "Quartet I" made a conversational film based on his play "Middle-aged men talk about women, movies and aluminum forks." As the name implies, most of the action is built on dialogues. And almost dozens of phrases from this picture eventually went to the people.

13. Voroshilov Sharpshooter

• Russia, 1999
• Drama, crime.
• Duration: 95 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.8.

Modest Katya lives with her grandfather and studies at a music school. One day, three young people lure the heroine to visit and rape her. Since one of the villains is the son of a colonel, the police do not want to get down to business. Then Katya's grandfather decides to take justice into his own hands.

Stanislav Govorukhin took a very controversial picture. The director was repeatedly accused of romanticizing lynching. On the other hand, the plot is clearly visible criticism of human rights bodies, mired in corruption and nepotism.

12. DMB

• Russia, 2000.
• Comedy.
• Duration: 85 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.8.

At the recruiting station, several completely different young people meet: from a student who seduced the dean's wife to a worker who accidentally burned down a factory. And a lot of those who tried to evade, and the main character who lost in the casino. They all have to join the army.

Roman Kachanov made a very funny film about the service, which reflected the experiences and memories of many who went through it. Numerous jokes and quotes instantly went to the people. Then several sequels were shot for the film without the participation of Kachanov, but they all turned out to be much weaker than the original.

11. Election Day

• Russia, 2007
• Comedy.
• Duration: 125 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.8.

The team of a popular radio station is instructed to support the desired candidate in the regional elections. They arrange a large-scale promotional campaign, using stars and all modern PR technologies. Here are just a client they got very very difficult.

The first film of Quartet I is based on the play of the same name. Transferring the action to the screen, the authors tried to keep the best jokes and all the madness of the plot. Unless they expanded the cast and recorded a new one soundtrack.

10. Thief

• Russia, France, 1997.
• Drama, crime.
• Duration: 98 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.9.

In 1952, six-year-old Sanya and his mother Katya are on a train. The girl meets a retired officer Anatoly. The characters fall in love and move in together. But gradually it becomes clear that the man is not a military man, but a professional one. thief.

The painting by Pavel Chukhrai, in which Vladimir Mashkov played one of the main roles, gained popularity not only in Russia. The Thief was even nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

9. Come see me

• Russia, 2001.
• Melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 101 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.9.

Tatyana spends almost all her free time caring for her elderly mother Sofya Ivanovna. Shortly before the New Year, she says that she will die soon, and in the end she would like her daughter to have a lover. And literally right there on the threshold appears a man with a bouquet of flowers. He just made a mistake with the address, but this is how the romance of casual acquaintances will begin.

The picture based on the play by Nadezhda Ptushkina “While she was dying” was shot by Oleg Yankovsky, who himself played one of the main roles. The director wanted to show something bright and pleasant, so melodramatic the foundation here is adjacent to an almost fabulous atmosphere.

8. Return

• Russia, 2003.
• Drama.
• Duration: 106 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.9.

Boys Ivan and Andrei live with their mother. But suddenly their father appears, whom they had previously seen only in photographs. He takes the children with him on camping trips and seems to be trying to give them the maximum attention that the brothers have been missing all these years. But in fact, everything is not so clear.

Andrey Zvyagintsev's directorial debut turned out to be a very personal and at the same time elegant picture. A completely everyday story ends almost philosophically, leaving room for interpretation.

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7. Island

• Russia, 2006
• Drama.
• Duration: 112 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.9.

During wars fireman Anatoly, on the orders of the Germans, kills his friend Tikhon. The hero himself survives thanks to the monks. Years later, Anatoly is considered a wise old man, able to heal with prayer. But he never forgave himself for his mortal sin.

After this film, literally the whole country fell in love with the musician and actor Peter Mamonov. And according to wordsThe history of the film "The Island" / RIA Novosti directed by Pavel Lungin, he didn’t even have to get used to the role, he mostly played himself.

6. You are my only

• Russia, 1993
• Drama.
• Duration: 101 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.9.

Former boxer Yevgeny Timoshin works as an engineer, and at night he even takes a shift as a loader. He lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment. But suddenly a girl arrives from the USA who has been in love with him for many years. Eugene has to choose between a poor life and the opportunities that have opened up.

Dmitry Astrakhan and his constant collaborator Oleg Danilov shot a magnificent drama that reflected all the experiences of the perestroika period: a poor engineer encounters luxury for the first time. Later, already in the era of the Internet, a separate popularity gained sceneWhat are you looking at? It's a dollar! / Youtube with Alexander Lykov in an unexpected role.

5. In August 44th

• Russia, Belarus, 2001.
• Drama, military, detective.
• Duration: 118 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.9.

By the summer of 1944, Belarus had already been liberated from the German invaders. But in the rear there is still a group spies, which regularly transmits important information to enemies. SMERSH officer Pavel Alekhin and his team must uncover the intelligence network before the military begins a full-scale operation.

The film by Mikhail Ptashuk is based on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Bogomolov (also known as The Moment of Truth). The original author did not like the director's interpretation of some episodes, and he asked to remove his name from the credits. However, the audience liked the picture.

4. War

• Russia, 2002
• Action, drama, war.
• Duration: 120 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.9.

Conscript Ivan and Englishman John Boyle were held captive by Chechen fighters for a long time. Then they were simply released: they did not give a ransom for Ivan, and John was sent to collect money for the return of his wife. But no one wants to help the Englishman. And then he agrees with Ivan to return to Chechnya and release his wife on his own.

Alexey Chadov played one of his first roles in a tough film by Alexei Balabanov. And the director's favorite, Sergei Bodrov, Jr., briefly appeared in the guise of a paralyzed Captain Medvedev.

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3. Legend No. 17

• Russia, 2013.
• Drama, sports, biography.
• Duration: 134 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 8.0.

Hockey player Valery Kharlamov begins to play in the lower league teams, but soon becomes one of the leading players in the famous CSKA. However, after an accident and injury, he is forced to pause his career. Kharlamov needs to recover before the start of friendly matches between the USSR and Canada.

In a biopic about the legendary hockey player played by Danila Kozlovsky. And along with him, such stars as Oleg Menshikov, Vladimir Menshov and many others appeared in the frame. The film received 11 nominations for the Golden Eagle Award and won six awards.

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2. Fool

• Russia, 2014.
• Drama.
• Duration: 116 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 8.1.

Plumber Dmitry Nikitin notices that there are dangerous cracks in the walls of the hostel. The house could collapse at any moment. And it seems that at first the local authorities want to help. But the further we go, the more things get bogged down in bureaucracy.

Initially, the picture of Yuri Bykov was almost not noticed at the box office. But when the film appeared on the Web, it quickly gained popularity among the audience. Now "The Fool" is considered one of the most poignant stories about Russian realities.

1. Brother

• Russia, 1997
• Action, drama, crime.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 8.3.

Veteran of the Chechen war Danila Bagrov comes to St. Petersburg to visit his brother Victor. He tries to return to a peaceful life, but a relative draws the hero into a showdown with criminals.

Alexey Balabanov made a landmark film that became a symbol of the 90s. The picture glorified both the director and the lead actor Sergei Bodrov, Jr. Later, Balabanov released the sequel "Brother-2", which turned out to be just as successful.

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