Watchlist Romanian Titles
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1. Matei copil miner (2013)
80 min | Drama, Family
Matei, a young boy on the verge of adolescence is fascinated by the past of the Transylvanian mining region he lives in. Upon his return from an initiation journey filled with rich ... See full summary »
Director: Alexandra Gulea | Stars: Alexandru Czuli, Remus Margineanu, Claudiu Ababei, Izidor-Sorin Caranja
Votes: 101
2. Gratian: The Real life Romanian Werewolf (1995)
45 min | Documentary
The people in Izbuc, a village in the Romanian Carpathian mountains (Transylvania), think that their fellow villager Gratian Florea is a werewolf.
Director: Thomas Ciulei | Star: Gratian Florea
Votes: 23
3. Totul pentru fotbal (1982)
98 min | Comedy, Sport
In a small provincial town everything goes well, apart from sports activities. The local soccer team is on the verge of relegation. But the ones responsible with the team are ready to do "everything for soccer", even match-fixing.
Director: Andrei Blaier | Stars: Petrica Gheorghiu, Aurel Giurumia, Paul Lavric, Ovidiu Schumacher
Votes: 109
4. Back Home (2015)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
Robert is a young writer passing through a difficult time in his life.
Director: Andrei Cohn | Stars: Alexandru Papadopol, Andi Vasluianu, Ioana Flora, Mirela Oprisor
Votes: 654
5. The Oak (1992)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
A description of Romania before Ceausescu's downfall, through the story of Nela. Daughter of a former colonel of the Securitate, the romanian political police. She refused to become as her ... See full summary »
Director: Lucian Pintilie | Stars: Maia Morgenstern, Razvan Vasilescu, Victor Rebengiuc, Dorel Visan
Votes: 3,830
6. Sabina: Tortured for Christ - The Nazi Years (2021)
PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History
A story of transformation and hope in a time of turmoil and terror.
Director: John Grooters | Stars: Raluca Botez, Emil Mandanac, Gabriel Costin, Adrian Titieni
Votes: 228
7. Radeti cu oameni ca noi (2002 TV Movie)
Comedy
Directors: Melia Cerchez Anghel, Theodor Halacu-Nicon | Stars: Mugur Mihaescu, Radu Pietreanu, Emil Mitrache, Mirela Stoian
Votes: 34
8. Morometii (1987)
142 min | Drama
The story of a family: Problems, marriage, taxes, revenge, friendship, army and much more.
Director: Stere Gulea | Stars: Victor Rebengiuc, Luminita Gheorghiu, Gina Patrichi, Dorel Visan
Votes: 4,229
9. Actorul si salbaticii (1975)
150 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The director of a famous theater in 1930s Bucharest and his Jewish dramatist are preparing a show designed to satirize the fascist (legionnaire) movement, but the legionnaires are determined to stop the spectacle by any means.
Director: Manole Marcus | Stars: Toma Caragiu, Mircea Albulescu, Margareta Pogonat, Ion Besoiu
Votes: 842
10. Brasov 1987. Doi ani prea devreme (2017)
74 min | Documentary
A documentary film about the strike from 15 November 1987, from Brasov, Romania, started by dissatisfied workers from the "Întreprinderea de Autocamioane Brasov ("Steagul Rosu")" factory.
Director: Liviu Tofan | Stars: Demeter András, Vasile Badin, Gheorghe Banciu, Aureliu Bejenariu
Votes: 27
11. Operation 'The Monster' (1976)
102 min | Comedy
A group of five work colleagues leave for an expedition in the Danube Delta, without letting their wives know anything about it. Going fishing and hunting, the characters end up in the funniest and ridiculous situations.
Director: Manole Marcus | Stars: Toma Caragiu, Octavian Cotescu, Marin Moraru, Nineta Gusti
Votes: 1,461
12. Michael the Brave (1971)
203 min | Action, Biography, Drama
At the end of the 16th century Wallachian ruler Prince Michael the Brave overcame the adversity of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires to unite Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania into one country.
Director: Sergiu Nicolaescu | Stars: Amza Pellea, Ion Besoiu, Olga Tudorache, Irina Gardescu
Votes: 6,567
13. Filantropica (2002)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Ovidiu, a high-school teacher looking for an extra buck, finds an unexpected way to earn easy money.
Director: Nae Caranfil | Stars: Mircea Diaconu, Gheorghe Dinica, Mara Nicolescu, Viorica Voda
Votes: 13,860
14. The Earth's Most Beloved Son (1993)
138 min | Drama
The film is an adaptation of a novel by Marin Preda, a controversial novelist who died during the Communist rule soon after the book was published. It tells the story of an intellectual, ... See full summary »
Director: Serban Marinescu | Stars: Stefan Iordache, Gheorghe Dinica, Dorel Visan, Maia Morgenstern
Votes: 1,857
15. Asta-seara dansam in familie (1972)
98 min | Comedy
The master is Temistocle T. Temistocle. The aprentice is Alecu A. Alecu. Together they formed one of the most funny couple of crooks wich manage to cheat unhappy women and steal their money... See full summary »
Director: Geo Saizescu | Stars: Dem Radulescu, Sebastian Papaiani, Vasilica Tastaman, Ioana Bulca
Votes: 928
16. Doua lozuri (1957)
58 min | Comedy
Based on I.L. Caragiale famous romanian novel of the same name, the story explores the fun, bitter and tragic experiences of the main character Lefter Popescu in his desperate attempts to retrieve 2 winning lottery tickets that he lost.
Directors: Aurel Miheles, Gheorghe Naghi | Stars: Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic, Dorina Done, Marcel Anghelescu, Alexandru Giugaru
Votes: 477
17. Impossible Love (1984)
169 min | Drama
The film is a masterpiece of directing and acting in the same time.In starring brilliant play Serban Ionescu, Amza Pellea,Gheorghe Cozorici and Tora Vasilescu in a realistic vision of the ... See full summary »
Director: Constantin Vaeni | Stars: Serban Ionescu, Amza Pellea, Tora Vasilescu, Irina Petrescu
Votes: 124
18. Forest of the Hanged (1965)
154 min | Drama, Romance, War
In 1916 as an officer in the Habsburg Army ethnic Romanian Apostol Bologa is torn between remaining loyal to the Habsburgs or deserting to the Romanian Army across enemy lines.
Director: Liviu Ciulei | Stars: Victor Rebengiuc, Liviu Ciulei, Stefan Ciubotarasu, György Kovács
Votes: 1,285
19. The Rest is Silence (2007)
114 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1911-12, the Romanian movie director Grigore Brezianu and the financial tycoon Leon Popescu made together the 2 hours long movie "Romania's Independence" - an as faithful as possible ... See full summary »
Director: Nae Caranfil | Stars: Marius Florea Vizante, Ovidiu Niculescu, Mirela Zeta, Sandu Mihai Gruia
Votes: 2,931
20. Tales from the Golden Age (2009)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, History
Several urban legends of Communist Romania are dramatized.
Directors: Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru | Stars: Diana Cavallioti, Radu Iacoban, Vlad Ivanov, Tania Popa
Votes: 6,078
21. The Secret of Bacchus (1984)
120 min | Comedy, Action
During the communist era in Romania, a reporter finds an incredibly well organized network of a local winery. The whole movie is a satire of the communist regimes' absurd economical and social rules.
Director: Geo Saizescu | Stars: Emil Hossu, Stefan Mihailescu-Braila, Dem Radulescu, Gheorghe Dinica
Votes: 684
22. Bucharest Identity Card (1984)
88 min | Comedy
A young graduate tries to get a Bucharest ID card in comunist Romania, by pretending to marry a taxi driver.
Director: Virgil Calotescu | Stars: Catrinel Dumitrescu, Mircea Diaconu, Draga Olteanu Matei, Octavian Cotescu
Votes: 748
23. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
R | 153 min | Comedy, Drama
Mr. Lãzãrescu, a dying old man, is shuttled from hospital to hospital by a loyal paramedic as doctors refuse to operate and no one can agree on a diagnosis.
Director: Cristi Puiu | Stars: Doru Ana, Monica Barladeanu, Alina Berzunteanu, Dorian Boguta
Votes: 15,930 | Gross: $0.08M
24. Carnival Scenes (1981)
119 min | Comedy, Drama
A small world of bourgeois intrigues and frivolities lived with intensity by its own protagonists: Pampon's lover, Didina is in love with the barber Nae, who is Mitza's lover, while she is ... See full summary »
Director: Lucian Pintilie | Stars: Victor Rebengiuc, Mariana Mihut, Petrica Gheorghiu, Tora Vasilescu
Votes: 972
25. Perfect Strangers (2021)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
One evening, a glass of wine, 7 friends enter a dangerous game: they put their phones on the table and decide that everything they receive that evening, calls, messages, wapp, emails, it will be answered by speaker or read aloud.
Director: Octavian Strunila | Stars: Anca Dumitra, Andreea Gramosteanu, Leonid Doni, Ada Gales
Votes: 2,241
26. Pistruiatul (1973)
350 min | Adventure
During the times of the Second World War in Royal Romania, a street smart kid accidentally becomes part of an organisation which will eventually decide the future of his country.
Stars: Costel Baloiu, Florin Tanase, Ion Dichiseanu, Cornelia Lazar Turianu
Votes: 972
27. One Step Behind the Seraphim (2017)
150 min | Drama
A group of freshmen in an orthodox college are introduced in a world of cons, pleasure and money, but they soon discover that's not the way one's life should be lead.
Director: Daniel Sandu | Stars: Stefan Iancu, Vlad Ivanov, Toto Dumitrescu, Cristian Bota
Votes: 3,674
28. Collective (2019)
Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians and led to the deaths of innocent citizens.
Director: Alexander Nanau | Stars: Dan Alexandru Condrea, Liviu Iolu, Razvan Lutac, Mirela Neag
Votes: 13,449
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