Russian TV series + Movies
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1. Sophia (2016)
52 min | History
In 15th Century Russia, the last Byzantine princess, Sophia Palaiologina, moves from Rome to distant Moscow to marry Czar Ivan III. Destined to become the first influential female figure of... See full summary »
Stars: Evgeniy Tsyganov, Mariya Andreeva, Nadezhda Markina, Pyotr Zaychenko
Votes: 545
2. The Road to Calvary (2017)
48 min | Drama
Swept up in political unrest during World War I, two sisters in St. Petersburg cope with turbulent romances as Russian history is made around them.
Stars: Yulia Snigir, Anya Chipovskaya, Leonid Bichevin, Andrey Merzlikin
Votes: 906
3. Moya Prechistenka (2006– )
44 min | Drama, History
This is the saga of four decades in the lives of several families living around a quiet courtyard off Prechistenka Street in Moscow. Their story opens on New Year's Eve 1899 and ends on the eve of the Great Patriotic War in 1941.
Stars: Vladimir Shcherbakov, Liam Ark, Aleksey Osipov, Anna Proskurina
Votes: 12
4. Grigoriy R. (2014)
375 min | Biography, Drama, History
TV series about the mad monk Grigoriy Rasputin, who became a hugely influential figure at the court of Tsar Nicholas II.
Stars: Vladimir Mashkov, Ekaterina Klimova, Andrey Smolyakov, Ingeborga Dapkunaite
Votes: 165
5. Ekaterina. Vzlyot (2017)
45 min | Drama
Ekaterina Alekseevna has been reigning for the sixth year. She must contend with the threat of war, while a conspiracy brews against her at court. Love intrigues are closely intertwined ... See full summary »
Stars: Sayat Abadzhyan, Vitaliy Gerasimov, Monika Gossmann, Ola Keyru
Votes: 57
6. Ekaterina. Impostors (2019)
48 min | Biography, Drama, History
1774, the reign of Catherine was under great threat from four sides. There is a war with Turkey, which can turn out for Russia either a successful peace or a crushing defeat. In addition, ... See full summary »
Stars: Marina Aleksandrova, Vladimir Yaglych, Alina Tomnikov, Michael Gor
Votes: 80
7. Detective Anna (2016–2017)
92 min | Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
A 19-year-old girl discovers that she has supernatural powers that allow her to see spirits. The spirits haunt her and she uses them to solve crimes that the police have not been able to solve.
Stars: Aleksandra Nikiforova, Dmitriy Frid, Sergey Druzyak, Irina Sidorova
Votes: 693
8. Catherine the Great (2015–2024)
49 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Catherine the Great from the time she came to Russia as the bride of the heir to the Russian throne.
Stars: Yulia Snigir, Pavel Derevyanko, Viktoriya Agalakova, Mark Bogatyryov
Votes: 356
9. Okhota na gaulyaytera (2012–2013)
50 min | Drama, War
In 1941 Minsk is overrun by the Germans and social order is obliterated. Choices must be made - cooperate with the occupying forces or resist? A mini-series about surviving in the most uncertain times.
Stars: Alexander Diachenko, Anastasiya Zavorotnyuk, Masha Mashkova, Dirk Martens
Votes: 56
10. Anno 1790 (2011)
60 min | Crime, Drama, History
In 1790 Johan Gustav Dåådh joins the Stockholm police, in an attempt to change, or at least improve, the system from within. He is a modern thinker in an old hierarchy. Torn between alliances, he solves crimes among rich and poor.
Stars: Peter Eggers, Joel Spira, Linda Zilliacus, Johan H:son Kjellgren
Votes: 715
11. Godunov (2018– )
52 min | Drama, History
The mysterious death of the rightful heir ends the rule of the ancient dynasty, leading to a power struggle. The mystery of Godunov's rise to power, deceitful conspiracies, and destruction of his family are unveiled in this major saga.
Stars: Sergey Bezrukov, Sergey Makovetskiy, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Anna Mikhalkova
Votes: 299
12. Voskresenskiy (2021)
50 min | Drama
St. Petersburg, 1912. The progress of the new century is coming, but human nature does not change with progress - people still take each other's lives, sometimes in the most terrible and ... See full summary »
Stars: Yuri Kolokolnikov, Vilma Kutaviciute, Andrey Nazimov, Maksim Lagashkin
Votes: 116
13. Elizaveta (2022– )
Adventure, Drama, History
Life of Russian tsarina Elizabeth, an illuminated ruler, patron of the arts and cultural institutions, daughter of the great Peter the great. The series presents life at the Russian court ... See full summary »
Stars: Yuliya Khlynina, Aleksey Agranovich, Denis Nurulin, Nikita Grigorev
Votes: 47
14. Silver Skates (2020)
TV-MA | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Matvey, the fastest courier on the frozen canals of 19th century St. Peteresburg is recruited by a group of pickpockets working the winter markets and falls for high-ranking official's daughter, Alisa.
Director: Michael Lockshin | Stars: Fedor Fedotov, Sonya Priss, Yura Borisov, Kirill Zaytsev
Votes: 7,644
15. The Terrible (2020)
52 min | Biography, Drama, History
Ivan the Terrible is the most discussed Character in the Russian history. At the same time, Ivan is the most unsolved mystery of the Russian Czars. The scale of his political achievements ... See full summary »
Stars: Tanya Lialina, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Aleksandr Yatsenko, Viktor Sukhorukov
Votes: 110
16. Dead Mountain (2020)
54 min | Drama, History, Mystery
In the Ural Mountains, nine students go on a ski hike, but never return. Local investigators must piece together what happened to them when their bodies are found a month later.
Stars: Andrey Dobrovolskiy, Andrey Arzyaev, Polina Chernyshova, Georgiy Bessonov
Votes: 3,203
17. Vesna na Zarechnoy ulitse (1956)
96 min | Drama, Romance
A newly appointed Russian literature teacher develops a strong connection with one of her flagging students.
Directors: Marlen Khutsiev, Feliks Mironer | Stars: Nina Ivanova, Nikolay Rybnikov, Vladimir Gulyaev, Valentina Pugachyova
Votes: 1,766
18. Nine Days of One Year (1962)
111 min | Drama
Nuclear physicists are risking their lives for scientific achievements.
Director: Mikhail Romm | Stars: Aleksey Batalov, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Tatyana Lavrova, Nikolai Plotnikov
Votes: 1,264
19. The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance, War
Veronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov | Stars: Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasiliy Merkurev, Aleksandr Shvorin
Votes: 19,790 | Gross: $0.02M
20. I Am Twenty (1965)
189 min | Drama
Following three lifelong friends who return to Moscow after military service, we see their aspirations juxtaposed against everyday life in 1960 Soviet Union.
Director: Marlen Khutsiev | Stars: Valentin Popov, Nikolay Gubenko, Stanislav Lyubshin, Marianna Vertinskaya
Votes: 1,625
21. Trial on the Road (1986)
96 min | Drama, War
A Soviet POW joins the partisan guerrillas and proves his loyalty fighting the Germans.
Director: Aleksey German | Stars: Rolan Bykov, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Vladimir Zamanskiy, Oleg Borisov
Votes: 2,589
22. The Ascent (1977)
111 min | Drama, War
Two Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the winter cold, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches.
Director: Larisa Shepitko | Stars: Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Sergey Yakovlev, Lyudmila Polyakova
Votes: 10,120
23. Russian Ark (2002)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years.
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov | Stars: Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Mikhail Piotrovsky
Votes: 21,830 | Gross: $0.04M
24. The Banishment (2007)
150 min | Drama, Romance
A trip to the pastoral countryside reveals a dark, sinister reality for a family from the city.
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev | Stars: Konstantin Lavronenko, Maria Bonnevie, Aleksandr Baluev, Dmitriy Ulyanov
Votes: 9,003
25. Leviathan (2014)
R | 140 min | Crime, Drama
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev | Stars: Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Roman Madyanov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Votes: 56,933 | Gross: $1.09M
26. Revenge (1989)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, History
After their daughter is murdered, a couple raises a son to avenge her.
Director: Yermek Shinarbayev | Stars: Aleksandr Pan, Valentina Tyo, Kasym Zhakibayev, Lyubov Germanova
Votes: 732
27. Anna Karenina (2017)
42 min | Drama
A mini-series based on the iconic Russian novel of the same name.
Stars: Viktoriya Isakova, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Maksim Matveev, Tatyana Lyutaeva
Votes: 264
28. Life of a Mistress (2018– )
History
Polina Lebedeva, daughter of Prince Alexei Golovin, is the most envied noblewoman in Yamburg. At her birthday ball, her father dies of a heart attack. A sorrow that is only the beginning of the hard trials destined for the young woman.
Stars: Tatyana Babenkova, Vladislav Abashin, Maksim Merkulov, Katharina Spiering
Votes: 215
29. Ekaterina (2014–2023)
44 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Russian Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), a German-born princess who came to Russia as the wife of Peter III, chosen by her aunt Elizabeth, and who, once in power, transformed the Russian empire.
Stars: Marina Aleksandrova, Michael Gor, Vladimir Yaglych, Pavel Tabakov
Votes: 1,685
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