My Favourite Hungarian Movies
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1. Control (2003)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, the fellow inspectors on his team, all without exception likable characters, a rival ticket inspection team and racing along the tracks - and a tale about love.
Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Sándor Csányi, Eszter Balla, Zoltán Mucsi, Csaba Pindroch
Votes: 27,080 | Gross: $0.24M
2. Ripacsok (1981)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Stock and Salamon have been partners for a while now. Their cabaret performance is a great success night after night. Being broadcasted on TV at New Years Eve is very important for both of ... See full summary »
Director: Pál Sándor | Stars: Dezsö Garas, András Kern, Dorottya Udvaros, Tamás Major
Votes: 324
3. A Pogány Madonna (1981)
98 min | Comedy, Crime
During a heist to steal a golden statue from a museum, one of the robbers is injured and captured. A detective interrogates the thief to identify the gang and recover the statue.
Directors: Gyula Mészáros, István Bujtor | Stars: István Bujtor, András Kern, László Bánhidi, Mária Goór Nagy
Votes: 1,722
4. Meteo (1990)
98 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In a deserted industrial area on the edge of town, somewhere in Eastern Europe, there is a bathtub standing in the middle of an empty workshop. Eckermann, the meteorologist is having a bath... See full summary »
Director: András Monory Mész | Stars: Judit László, Péter Geltz, Károly Eperjes, László Kistamás
Votes: 354
5. A legényanya (1989)
80 min | Comedy
In the small village of Rátót, every male is called Béla. When a woman gives birth to her child, she names him Józsi... Almost 2 decades later, Józsi becomes pregnant...
Director: Dezsö Garas | Stars: Ferenc Kállai, Károly Eperjes, Judit Pogány, Dezsö Garas
Votes: 1,606
6. Cat City (1986)
Unrated | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An agent delivers plans to save mice from a feline syndicate dedicated to eradicating rodents.
Director: Béla Ternovszky | Stars: Miklós Benedek, Gyula Bodrogi, Ilona Béres, Péter Haumann
Votes: 10,779
7. Sortüz egy fekete bivalyért (1985)
101 min | Drama
Director: László Szabó | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Cottençon, Miklós Székely B.
Votes: 63
8. Talpuk alatt fütyül a szél (1976)
90 min | Drama, Western
Gyurka Farkos Csapó escapes from prison and returns to the steppe to find those who betrayed him.
Director: György Szomjas | Stars: Ferenc Bessenyei, Djoko Rosic, István Bujtor, György Cserhalmi
Votes: 376
9. Ez a villa eladó (1935)
83 min | Comedy
When a rich man, intending to go back to work, puts his villa up for sale, the butler hires a couple of agents to tell prospective customers the place is a bad buy.
Director: Géza von Cziffra | Stars: Ernö Verebes, Lili Berky, Gyula Kabos, Rózsi Csikós
Votes: 92
10. The Corporal and Others (1965)
111 min | Comedy, War
During World War II, PFC Molnár decides his military service is over, and with a serious amount of money hidden in hand grenades, he heads to an abandoned mansion where he encounters not ... See full summary »
Director: Márton Keleti | Stars: Tamás Major, Imre Sinkovits, Iván Darvas, György Pálos
Votes: 2,721
11. Hattyúdal (1964)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Old vagabond (Tamburás) thinks highly of freedom and independence. That is why he lives in a ramshackle hut with his friends and lives by stealing, cheating and singing. Tamburás takes it ... See full summary »
Director: Márton Keleti | Stars: Antal Páger, István Sztankay, Gyula Bodrogi, Zoltán Várkonyi
Votes: 192
12. Nyom nélkül (1982)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Buksi, smuggles watches for a living. He's on the run from the cops chasing him when he meets Peter. Peter is a freelance intellectual who has long been obsessed with the idea of the ... See full summary »
Director: Péter Fábry | Stars: Tamás Cseh, Miklós Székely B., Károly Eperjes, István Hunyadkürthy
Votes: 52
13. Égigérö fü (1979)
80 min | Comedy
Mr Poldi, a city worker, who works in public parks, is preparing for retirement. During his 52 years of employment the green grass and the flowers became a very important part of his life. ... See full summary »
Director: György Palásthy | Stars: György Hintsch, Mónika Ullmann, János Rajz, Márta Fónay
Votes: 507
14. The Round-Up (1966)
90 min | Drama, History, War
In Hungary, the national movement led by Kossuth has been crushed and the Austrian hegemony re-established, but partisans carry on with violent actions. In order to root out the guerilla, ... See full summary »
Director: Miklós Jancsó | Stars: János Görbe, Zoltán Latinovits, Tibor Molnár, Gábor Agárdi
Votes: 3,303
15. Simon, the Magician (1999)
100 min | Drama
In this surrealistic movie from the director of My 20th Century, the French police seek help from Simon, a visionary living in Budapest to solve a murder case. Whilst in Paris, Simon falls ... See full summary »
Director: Ildikó Enyedi | Stars: Péter Andorai, Julie Delarme, Péter Halász, Hubert Koundé
Votes: 862
16. Utolsó vacsora az Arabs Szürkénél (2001)
90 min | Comedy
Directors: Miklós Jancsó, István Márton | Stars: Zoltán Mucsi, Péter Scherer, József Szarvas, Emese Vasvári
Votes: 273
17. Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Mystery
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
Directors: Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky | Stars: Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla, János Derzsi
Votes: 15,950 | Gross: $0.03M
18. Szeleburdi vakáció (1987)
73 min | Comedy, Family
A family of boisterous children expect their Father to organise a really exciting holiday. So when the chance comes up of spending it on a boat, the Ramona, it seems that the problem is solved.
Director: György Palásthy | Stars: Miklós Benedek, Mari Kiss, Ida Turay, Zsuzsa Zolnay
Votes: 152
19. Just Sex and Nothing Else (2005)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy
Dora rejects all men when she discovers that her fiance has been living a double life with another women throughout their relationship (he was married). But with her biological clock ... See full summary »
Director: Krisztina Goda | Stars: Judit Schell, Kata Dobó, Sándor Csányi, Károly Gesztesi
Votes: 3,259
20. Szamba (1996)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
This story shows the two different parts of acting. The father is a strong, ambitious and inconsiderate actor but his son (Tibor) is a sensitive one. This all takes part somewhere in Hungary when socialism "controlled" the country.
Director: Róbert Koltai | Stars: László Görög, Róbert Koltai, Éva Kerekes, Zsolt László
Votes: 310
21. A koppányi aga testamentuma (1967)
92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The story is placed in the 16th century, during the Turkish oppression of Hungary. Laszlo Babocsai, a young Hungarian warrior defeats Oglu, the Turkish agha of the Koppány nahiyah (today: ... See full summary »
Director: Éva Zsurzs | Stars: Ferenc Bessenyei, Klári Tolnay, Péter Benkö, Ádám Szirtes
Votes: 292
22. Üvegtigris (2001)
100 min | Comedy
This film tells the story of a few uneventful days in the life of six pals. Lali, a great fan of America, owns a sandwich stand on the side of the road, called The Glass Tiger. Gaben ... See full summary »
Directors: Iván Kapitány, Péter Rudolf | Stars: Péter Rudolf, Gábor Reviczky, Imre Csuja, Sándor Gáspár
Votes: 7,288
23. Hungarian Vagabond (2004)
PG-13 | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy
Hungarian Vagabond is the funny and adventurous time travel of the seven Hungarian chieftains from the ninth century until nowdays. Full of cultural and historical references depicted in a ... See full summary »
Director: Gábor Herendi | Stars: Károly Gesztesi, János Gyuriska, János Greifenstein, Zoltán Seress
Votes: 4,029
24. Valami Amerika (2002)
115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Tamás is a young, Budapest-based director of video clips and commercials who dreams of directing his first feature film with the title 'The Guilty City'. He has already written the script ... See full summary »
Director: Gábor Herendi | Stars: Tibor Szervét, Csaba Pindroch, Gyözö Szabó, Eszter Ónodi
Votes: 5,219
25. The Boys of Paul Street (1968)
G | 110 min | Drama
In Budapest, two rival gangs of young boys lay claim to a vacant lot. The hostilities escalate yet never quite boil over into actual violence. The film poignantly portrays the struggles and... See full summary »
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Mari Törőcsik, Sándor Pécsi, László Kozák, Anthony Kemp
Votes: 3,298
26. Liliomfi (1955)
109 min | Comedy, Romance
Mariska and Liliomfi fall in love without suspecting that Mariska's foster father is also Liliomfi's uncle. Soon the couple must contend with the professor's plan to make Liliomfi give up his "unrespectable" profession of acting.
Director: Károly Makk | Stars: Iván Darvas, Marianne Krencsey, Margit Dajka, Samu Balázs
Votes: 598
27. Argo (2004)
106 min | Comedy, Action
The crew of Tibi Balogh sets out on a journey across Hungary to get the ancient Gold Owl statue, as well as the Milk Man. The treasure is worth millions, who gets there first?
Director: Attila Árpa | Stars: Lajos Kovács, Sándor Oszter, László Görög, Laura Ruttkay
Votes: 4,122
28. The Fifth Seal (1976)
116 min | Drama, War
In Budapest in 1944, a watchmaker, a book seller and a carpenter are drinking in a bar with the owner, when they are joined by a stranger. The watchmaker asks a hypothetical question that will change their lives.
Director: Zoltán Fábri | Stars: Lajos Öze, László Márkus, Ferenc Bencze, Sándor Horváth
Votes: 5,911
29. Hyppolit a lakáj (1931)
72 min | Comedy
A butler changes the life of a nouveau-riche entrepreneur's life, while his daughter falls in love with the company's manager instead of a suitor chosen for her.
Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Gyula Csortos, Gyula Kabos, Mici Haraszti, Éva Fenyvessy
Votes: 1,754
30. Foto Háber (1963)
108 min | Adventure, Crime
A priest who has been set free from prison recently joins a spy organization.
Director: Zoltán Várkonyi | Stars: Éva Ruttkai, Zoltán Latinovits, Miklós Szakáts, Mária Sulyok
Votes: 143
31. Az aranyember (1962)
107 min | Drama, History, Romance
Michael Tímar, captain of the St. Barbara, marries the daughter of a Turkish aristocrat on the run. While skilfully managing his wife fortune, Tímar is torn between the demands of bourgeois civilization and the ideal of freedom.
Director: Viktor Gertler | Stars: András Csorba, Ilona Béres, Ernö Szabó, Marianne Krencsey
Votes: 628
32. Uramisten (1984)
93 min | Drama
Young artiste (Oszkár Sajek) has an accident and gets a limp. He finds out that a superannuated artiste (Lipót Binder) has a fantastic attraction. Sajek would do anything to get it, but Lipót Binder is a very stubborn old man.
Director: Péter Gárdos | Stars: Kamill Feleki, Károly Eperjes, György Dörner, László Csákányi
Votes: 166
33. One Skirt, One Pants (1943)
84 min | Comedy
Sóvári, an actor, is in love with the actress Ibolya Pintér. Ibolya is also courted by the poor count Borsay, too, who could only be saved from bankruptcy if he marries the rich Spanish ... See full summary »
Director: Dezsõ Ákos Hamza | Stars: Kálmán Latabár, Ernö Mihályi, Rózsi Csikós, Ida Turay
Votes: 328
34. Kopaszkutya (1981)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A Hungarian band plays American rock & roll and blues hits with great enthusiasm and passion, but success seems to avoid them. TV and radio don't play their songs, sometimes even their ... See full synopsis »
Director: György Szomjas | Stars: Gyula Deák Bill, László Földes, József Körös, István Mareczky
Votes: 635
35. Stars of Eger (1968)
157 min | Adventure, History, Romance
1552, the great Turkish Empire wants to conquer Europe, and the world. The last stand is Hungarian Kingdom, and the castle of Eger. The brave soldiers decides they will fight till the end of their lives.
Director: Zoltán Várkonyi | Stars: István Kovács, Vera Venczel, Imre Sinkovits, György Korga
Votes: 2,641
36. Mattie the Goose-Boy (1977)
70 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young peasant boy stands up to tyranny, aided by his trusting friend- a goose.
Director: Attila Dargay | Stars: András Kern, Péter Geszti, László Csákányi, Gábor Agárdi
Votes: 2,287
37. Twilight (1990)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a schoolgirl is found murdered in the woods, a retiring detective tries to find her murderer.
Director: György Fehér | Stars: Péter Haumann, János Derzsi, Judit Pogány, Kati Lázár
Votes: 996
38. Retúr (1997)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: György Palásthy | Stars: Gábor Agárdi, György Bárdy, Zoltán Gera, Ervin Kibédi
Votes: 151
39. Különös házasság (1951)
112 min | Drama
Count János is tricked into marriage with a baron's daughter by her lover, the priest. When the Church and the Viennese court refuse to annual the marriage, János must find another way out.
Director: Márton Keleti | Stars: Gyula Benkö, Miklós Gábor, Lajos Rajczy, Hédi Temessy
Votes: 26
40. Janika (1949)
80 min | Comedy
Director: Márton Keleti | Stars: Ida Turay, Sándor Szabó, Mária Mezei, Gyula Gózon
Votes: 89
41. Mágnás Miska (1949)
95 min | Comedy, Musical
Rolla, the daughter of Count Korláthy sneaks out to the village funfair dressed as a maid. There she meets a young engineer, Baracs, and they fell in love almost instantly.
Director: Márton Keleti | Stars: Miklós Gábor, Ági Mészáros, Marika Németh, János Sárdy
Votes: 261
42. Csak egy mozi (1985)
89 min | Drama
Director: Pál Sándor | Stars: András Kern, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Tamás Major, Gisela May
Votes: 16
43. Egy magyar nábob (1966)
96 min | Drama, History
Based on the novel by Mór Jókai, the film revolves around several decades of life of a noble family Karpati, during the first half of the XVIII century.
Director: Zoltán Várkonyi | Stars: Ferenc Bessenyei, Iván Darvas, Zoltán Latinovits, Tibor Bitskey
Votes: 352
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