Polish Movies
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1. 300 Miles to Heaven (1989)
105 min | Biography, Drama
Based on a true story dating back to 1985 when two Polish boys, a teenager and his little brother, escaped from communist Poland all the way to Sweden, hidden under a truck. In the movie, their destination has been changed to Denmark.
Director: Maciej Dejczer | Stars: Wojciech Klata, Rafal Zimowski, Kama Kowalewska, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak
Votes: 1,083
2. Wszystko bedzie dobrze (2007)
98 min | Drama
A teenage boy, whose mother is terminally ill, and his alcohol-addicted sports teacher set out on a pilgrimage to Czestochowa.
Director: Tomasz Wiszniewski | Stars: Robert Wieckiewicz, Adam Werstak, Beata Kawka, Izabela Dabrowska
Votes: 648
3. Czarne stopy (1987)
98 min | Adventure, Family
A group of Boy scouts who name themselves Black Feet learn lessons about honor and brotherhood in a camp.
Director: Waldemar Podgórski | Stars: Marcin Kowalczyk, Sasza Depczynski, Bartosz Hajncz, Sebastian Iwanow
Votes: 91
4. Jestem (2005)
93 min | Drama
A self-reliable 11-year-old boy runs away from children's home to be with his dysfunctional mother. She doesn't want him back so he starts living on an old barge.
Director: Dorota Kedzierzawska | Stars: Piotr Jagielski, Agnieszka Nagórzycka, Edyta Jungowska, Barbara Szkaluba
Votes: 1,053
5. In Darkness (2011)
R | 145 min | Drama, War
A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the German-occupied Polish city of Lvov.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Schrader
Votes: 11,161 | Gross: $1.04M
6. Kochankowie mojej mamy (1986)
93 min | Drama
Rafal takes care of his dysfunctional carefree mother who is more interested in men, pills and alcohol than in the problems of her young yet very mature son.
Director: Radoslaw Piwowarski | Stars: Krystyna Janda, Rafal Wegrzyniak, Hanna Skarzanka, Krzysztof Zaleski
Votes: 213
7. Luksus (2008)
39 min | Short, Drama
A 17 years young man, a story about child prostitution and pedophilia. The lives of two boys converge on the central train station in Warsaw, the day before Christmas. Senior - prostitute ... See full summary »
Director: Jaroslaw Sztandera | Stars: Piotr Sokolowski, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Michal Wlodarczyk, Dorota Chotecka
Votes: 91
8. Swinki (2009)
94 min | Drama
14-year-old Tomek falls in love with Marta. Being poor he seeks ways of earning money so as to please her. He approaches a man who was seeking people for work. Not realizing the man is a pimp, Tomek has no idea of what awaits him.
Director: Robert Glinski | Stars: Filip Garbacz, Bogdan Koca, Dorota Wierzbicka-Matarrelli, Piotr Jagielski
Votes: 630
9. Rest4rt (2011)
10 min | Short, Drama
Director: Bartosz Kruhlik | Stars: Kamil Tomczak, Daniel Zawala, Adam Adrianczyk, Patryk Cihosz
10. Zerwany (2003)
97 min | Drama
From orphanage to foster home and back, then to the reformatory, 10-year-old Mateusz endures cruel brutality while aspiring to unite with his mother.
Director: Jacek Filipiak | Stars: Krzysztof Ciupa, Lech Dyblik, Agnieszka Dygant, Jan Frycz
Votes: 82
11. Sztuczki (2007)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Six-year-old Stefek challenges fate. He believes that setting a chain of events in motion will help him get closer to his father who left his mother. His sister helps him bribe fate with ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Jakimowski | Stars: Damian Ul, Ewelina Walendziak, Tomasz Sapryk, Rafal Guzniczak
Votes: 2,158
12. Venice (2010)
115 min | Drama
Marek is in his early teens and dreams of going to Venice. Although the war makes his plans highly unlikely, the boy won't let his dreams drift away too easily.
Director: Jan Jakub Kolski | Stars: Magdalena Cielecka, Marcin Walewski, Agnieszka Grochowska, Grazyna Blecka-Kolska
Votes: 529
13. Siemiany (2009)
19 min | Short, Drama
Andrzej and Michal are two young teenagers who come together every summer in the small tourist village 'Siemiany' on the countryside. Their friendship has grown into years of great memories.
Director: Philip James McGoldrick | Stars: Damian Ul, Michal Wlodarczyk, Aleksandra Radwanska, Kamil Grenda
Votes: 137
14. Warsaw '44 (2014)
130 min | Drama, History, Romance
A story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
Director: Jan Komasa | Stars: Józef Pawlowski, Zofia Wichlacz, Anna Próchniak, Antoni Królikowski
Votes: 6,715
15. Run Boy Run (2013)
Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Biography, Drama
8-year-old Srulik flees from the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 and attempts to survive, at first alone in the forest, and then on a farm as a Christian orphan named Jurek. Throughout his ordeal, he... See full summary »
Director: Pepe Danquart | Stars: Andrzej Tkacz, Kamil Tkacz, Elisabeth Duda, Itay Tiran
Votes: 2,820
16. Obce niebo (2015)
107 min | Drama, Thriller
A family of Polish immigrants lives in Sweden. One innocent lie triggers suspicions and leads to their daughter being placed with a foster family by social services. The parents undertake a dramatic fight to get their child back.
Director: Dariusz Gajewski | Stars: Agnieszka Grochowska, Bartlomiej Topa, Barbara Kubiak, Ewa Fröling
Votes: 462
17. Frank (2014)
5 min | Short, Drama
Be careful what you dream of - it may come true. A story of the friendship of two boys at the beginning of World War II. One day Franek's grandmother dies. Before her death she gives the ... See full summary »
Director: Bartek Tryzna | Stars: Ryszard Dolinski, Mateusz Supron, Przemek Dorozko, Jerzy Stpiczynski
Votes: 15
18. Behind the Blue Door (2016)
99 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
After a serious car accident, Lukasz discovers that the blue door in his new room leads to alternate reality.
Director: Mariusz Palej | Stars: Dominik Kowalczyk, Ewa Blaszczyk, Magdalena Niec, Michal Zebrowski
Votes: 1,499
19. Playground (2016)
82 min | Drama, Thriller
It's the last day of school in small town Poland and Gabrysia wants to tell her classmate that she loves him. But it will not end well.
Director: Bartosz M. Kowalski | Stars: Michalina Swistun, Nicolas Przygoda, Przemyslaw Balinski, Patryk Swiderski
Votes: 1,081
20. Karbala (2015)
115 min | Drama, War
Year 2004, operation Iraqi freedom. Iraqi rebels loyal to Shiite leader Muqtada Al-Sadr, launched an insurgency. Karbala City Hall is cut off, leaving inside 40 Poles and 40 Bulgarian soldiers with supplies of food and ammo to 24h fight.
Director: Krzysztof Lukaszewicz | Stars: Bartlomiej Topa, Antoni Królikowski, Hristo Shopov, Atheer Adel
Votes: 1,529
21. Janek/Bastard (2017)
18 min | Short, Drama
An exploration of the intricate relationship between a Christian and a Jewish boy in 1942 Poland.
Director: Muriel Naim | Stars: Jesse Willhite, Avery Walker, Bjarne Hecht, Maritza Brikisak
Votes: 27
22. Calling (2014)
75 min | Drama
Father and son on a journey in the forest. Their trip through nature is an act of initiation for them both. What looks innocent and safe turns out to be dangerous and vicious. A beautifully... See full summary »
Director: Marcin Dudziak | Stars: Sebastian Pawlak, Witold Kotrys, Marcin Ochwald, Pawel Balajewicz
Votes: 40
23. Double Trouble (2017)
85 min | Adventure, Family
A young girl, her new friend and his dog try to find a long-lost Picasso painting in an abandoned house before a gang of burglars seize it.
Director: Marta Karwowska | Stars: Hanna Hryniewicka, Jakub Janota-Bzowski, Joanna Szczepkowska, Maria Maj
Votes: 191
24. Werewolf (2018)
88 min | Drama, Horror, War
Children liberated from a Nazi concentration camp have to overcome hunger, thirst and vicious dogs in an abandoned mansion surrounded by the forest.
Director: Adrian Panek | Stars: Kamil Polnisiak, Nicolas Przygoda, Sonia Mietielica, Danuta Stenka
Votes: 1,624
25. Kolysanka (I) (2010)
95 min | Comedy, Horror
Black comedy. A weird family named Makarewicz moves into a house recently abandoned by owner, set in idyllic but isolated Masurian village. Very soon a number of local residents and a few ... See full summary »
Director: Juliusz Machulski | Stars: Robert Wieckiewicz, Malgorzata Buczkowska, Janusz Chabior, Filip Ochinski
Votes: 1,445
26. Kratka (1996)
50 min | Comedy, Family
Two people meet one morning in the center of Warsaw - Sebastian, 10-years old boy from a broken family and embittered pensioner, Eugeniusz. Both notice a French tourists lost a 500 francs ... See full summary »
Director: Pawel Lozinski | Stars: Jerzy Kamas, Michal Michalak, Jadwiga Bukowska, Jolanta Czaplinska
Votes: 58
27. Play (IV) (2018)
13 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A man consumed by guilt because he did not dare to defend his mother, he plays the role of a murderer and forces ten-year-old self to face trauma.
Director: Piotr Sulkowski | Stars: Joanna Kulig, Adam Woronowicz, Alan Tybulczuk, Eryk Remanski
Votes: 33
28. The Day of Chocolate (2018)
80 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Through the window, Dawid watches a new neighbour move into a house next door. The girl is more or less his age. She's wearing a strange skirt. Later on, Dawid finds out it's a Hawaiian ... See full summary »
Director: Jacek Piotr Blawut | Stars: Julia Odzimek, Leo Stubbs, Dawid Ogrodnik, Katarzyna Kwiatkowska
Votes: 109
29. Maly Jakub (2017)
78 min | Drama, Mystery
A boy with problems at home hides in the house of an elderly man is discovered and has to deal with the reasons he ran from home.
Director: Mariusz Bielinski | Stars: Miroslaw Baka, Jan Saczek, Eryk Lubos, Dorota Kolak
Votes: 77
30. Dziewczyna i chlopak (1978– )
Family
Stars: Bogdan Krzywicki, Danuta Rastawicka, Anna Sieniawska, Wojciech Sieniawski
Votes: 82
31. David and the Elves (2021)
TV-G | 105 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A jaded, overworked elf runs off to the real world where he tries to experience the magic of Christmas with the help of a newly befriended young boy.
Director: Michal Rogalski | Stars: Cyprian Grabowski, Jakub Zajac, Cezary Zak, Anna Smolowik
Votes: 923
32. Czarny mlyn (2020)
100 min | Adventure, Family
Twelve year old Iwo lives in a small, post-communist town. with destroyed Black Mill - once a place of work for many parents. Breaking the promise to not approach the old mill - the ... See full summary »
Director: Mariusz Palej | Stars: Iwo Wicinski, Pola Galica Galoch, Oliwia Ogorzelska, Borys Wicinski
Votes: 164
33. Heart Parade (2022)
TV-PG | 108 min | Comedy, Romance
A careerist from Warsaw, who does not like dogs, has to go to Kraków for professional reasons, where she meets a charming widower, his son and their four-legged pet.
Director: Filip Zylber | Stars: Anna Próchniak, Michal Czernecki, Iwo Rajski, Piotr Rogucki
Votes: 786
34. Gabriel (II) (2013)
82 min | Adventure, Family
The 12 year old driving enthusiast Gabriel is frustrated with his grandparents and decides to go across Poland with a comrade to find the father who left him as young. A subtle, cheerful, and touching story of friendship and love.
Director: Mikolaj Haremski | Stars: Jan Rotowski, Natan Czyzewski, Jowita Chwalek, Slawomir Orzechowski
Votes: 47
35. Za duzy na bajki (2022)
106 min | Comedy, Family
The life of Waldek is filled mainly with computer games. When his mother needs to go away for a while, he stays under the care of a crazy and unpredictable aunt, who introduces him to discipline and new duties.
Director: Kristoffer Rus | Stars: Maciej Karas, Amelia Fijalkowska, Patryk Siemek, Dorota Kolak
Votes: 1,654
36. Zupa nic (2021)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Marta is a romantic and a victim of fate. She shares a room with her sister Kasia and their grandmother, who tells her granddaughters insurgent stories instead of fairy tales. In the room ... See full summary »
Director: Kinga Debska | Stars: Kinga Preis, Adam Woronowicz, Ewa Wisniewska, Barbara Papis
Votes: 770
37. Detektyw Bruno (2022)
108 min | Comedy, Family
The story of eight-year-old Oscar, a big fan of the series "Detective Bruno". The boy lives in the family orphanage and on his birthday he finds an envelope with a clue leading to the last ... See full summary »
Directors: Magdalena Niec, Mariusz Palej | Stars: Piotr Glowacki, Iwo Rajski, Karolina Gruszka, Dorota Kolak
Votes: 100
38. Fucking Bornholm (2022)
99 min | Drama
A group of friends with their children go on a traditional long weekend trip on the Danish island of Bornholm. An incident between children will trigger a wave of crisis in their relationships.
Director: Anna Kazejak | Stars: Agnieszka Grochowska, Maciej Stuhr, Grzegorz Damiecki, Jasmina Polak
Votes: 517
39. Mr. Car and the Knights Templar (2023)
TV-14 | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When an art historian finds an ancient Templar cross, he must join forces with an unlikely group of adventurers on a quest to unlock the relic's secrets.
Director: Antoni Nykowski | Stars: Mateusz Janicki, Sandra Drzymalska, Maria Debska, Olgierd Blecharz
Votes: 1,296
40. Return to Legoland (2021)
109 min | Drama
A father returns from America after abandoning his family. He struggles with alcoholism which destroys his family. The son is forced to mature as his childhood ends.
Director: Konrad Aksinowicz | Stars: Maciej Stuhr, Weronika Ksiazkiewicz, Teodor Koziar, Kacper Janusinski
Votes: 611
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