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1. Never on Sunday (1960)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the prostitute with whom he is infatuated.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, Giorgos Foundas, Titos Vandis
Votes: 6,172
2. Ekeino to kalokairi... (1971)
79 min | Drama, Romance
The mother of a girl decides to trust his father, with whom he is separated, when he learns that she is seriously ill. This summer will be the last for both of them and all that is left to Peter is to stand by their child.
Director: Vasilis Georgiadis | Stars: Elena Nathanail, Lakis Komninos, Roula Hristopoulou, Andreas Filippides
Votes: 310
3. Les Grands Mythes (2014–2021)
26 min | Documentary, Animation, Fantasy
Tales of love, sex, power, betrayal, heinous crimes, unbearable separations, atrocious revenge, and metamorphoses - the poetic force of the myths has crossed the centuries.
Star: Thomas Balou Martin
Votes: 618
4. Isaia... mi horeveis (1969)
89 min | Comedy, Romance
Utterly disappointed by his first unsuccessful marriage, Isaias declares war to love from his thriving introduction and dating agency, unaware that Cupid has plans in store for him and his secretary. Will he give love a second chance?
Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Labros Konstadaras, Jenny Roussea, Anna Matzourani, Nikitas Platis
Votes: 208
5. Chevalier (2015)
Unrated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
A fishing trip in the Aegean Sea among a sextet of friends becomes the perfect setting for a relentless contest of male dominance. Everything can spark a fierce competition; but, only one can wear the precious chevalier. Who will it be?
Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari | Stars: Vangelis Mourikis, Nikos Orfanos, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Yiorgos Kendros
Votes: 4,973 | Gross: $0.03M
6. Afti i nyhta menei (2000)
112 min | Drama, Music, Romance
On the brink of the new millennium, a young aspiring singer leaves Athens for the seedy nightclubs of the rough Greek province, bent on getting her big break amid milky-white cigarette smokes, decayed divas--and ultimately--broken hopes.
Director: Nikos Panayotopoulos | Stars: Nikos Kouris, Athina Maximou, Zoe Nalbanti, Kostas Markopoulos
Votes: 1,446
7. The Hot Month of August (1966)
79 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chance encounter with an international playboy and a clandestine affair with a cryptic married woman entangle an unsuspecting young man in a well-planned conspiracy. Has anyone emerged unscathed from the unbreakable shackles of passion?
Directors: Sokrates Kapsaskis, Doris Wishman | Stars: Petros Fyssoun, Giannis Fertis, Minas Christidis, Katerina Vasilakou
Votes: 140
8. The Waiter (I) (2018)
TV-MA | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Renos, a lonely professional waiter, sees his well-organized life routine changing after an unexpected series of events.
Director: Steve Krikris | Stars: Aris Servetalis, Giannis Stankoglou, Alexandros Mavropoulos, Chiara Gensini
Votes: 1,479
9. Stefania (1966)
95 min | Drama
Stefania, an eighteen-year-old temptress, ends up in a squalid Athenian reformatory for women. As she plans her escape, someone wants to destroy her. Can sinful Stefania hope for redemption?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Zoi Laskari, Spyros Fokas, Lefteris Vournas, Spyros Kalogirou
Votes: 342
10. Epiheirisis Apollon (1968)
88 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
When a handsome prince spots a beautiful Greek tour-guide, he decides to pose as an elegant tourist to mingle with her group. Will the wandering Apollo return to his duties once he takes a sip of powerful Eros' intoxicating elixir?
Director: Giorgos Skalenakis | Stars: Elena Nathanail, Thomas Fritsch, Athinodoros Prousalis, Hristos Tsaganeas
Votes: 232
11. Eisai stin EOK, pathe gia tin EOK (1981)
95 min | Comedy
As Greece prepares for the imminent admission in the European Economic Community, a pair of reporters arrive at a small village to document the inhabitants' mixed feelings. Will this pivotal political event mark the beginning of a new era?
Director: Dimis Dadiras | Stars: Stavros Paravas, Hronis Exarhakos, Nikos Tsoukas, Giannis Vogiatzis
Votes: 90
12. Safe Sex (1999)
100 min | Comedy
A satire of life in modern Greece, presented through a series of different stories about sex. We see several couples and their relation with sex in parallel stories that come together in a hilarious way as the film progresses.
Directors: Thanasis Papathanasiou, Michalis Reppas | Stars: Mina Adamaki, Alexandros Antonopoulos, Kostas Grekas, Vaso Goulielmaki
Votes: 3,849
13. Roza of Smyrna (2016)
97 min | Drama, Romance
During the volatile 1987 Aegean crisis, a collector sets out to the memory-laden coast of Asia Minor and unearths a haunting mystery dating back to the Great Fire of Smyrna. Can a blood sacrifice appease decades of pain and suffering?
Director: George Kordellas | Stars: Tasos Nousias, Lida Protopsalti, Evgenia Dimitropoulou, Yilmaz Gruda
Votes: 2,083
14. Otan oi rodes horevoun (1984)
88 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Yorgos and his friends are a bike gang that lives wild, until he meets Eirini and things get complicated.
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Stamatis Gardelis, Vasia Panagopoulou, Tolis Velonakis, Pavlos Evagelopoulos
Votes: 176
15. I zoi mou arhizei me sena (1961)
92 min | Drama
An arrogant lieutenant of the Royal Hellenic Navy who finds out that his ex-lover has deeper feelings for one of his colleagues, wants to take his revenge on him after a nearly fatal accident. Can he swallow his pride and accept the truth?
Director: Filippos Fylaktos | Stars: Pari Leventi, Nikos Xanthopoulos, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Giorgos Moutsios
Votes: 22
16. Ena votsalo sti limni... (1952)
102 min | Comedy
A nice comedy about a miserly man who cheats on his wife one night. A series of misunderstandings make him change his life forever.
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Vasilis Logothetidis, Ilia Livykou, Mary Lalopoulou, Vangelis Protopappas
Votes: 442
17. Giannis kai Maria (1982– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
After a brush with the law, the sixteen-year-old student, Maria, runs away from home and has a chance encounter with the seventeen-year-old Athenian, Yannis, who takes her in his grandmother's empty house. Is this a rendezvous with fate?
Stars: Elias Yannitsos, Pemi Zouni, Tania Savopoulou, Giannis Kasdaglis
Votes: 29
18. Battlefield Constantinople (1970)
136 min | War, Drama
After two decades, the poisoned memories of WWII still haunt a selfless patriot. Will she ever forget her former conservatoire classmate and relentless SS leader; the tortures, or her Resistance fighter husband? Can she forgive and forget?
Director: Nikos Foskolos | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Kostas Karras, Spyros Kalogirou
Votes: 1,125
19. Wandering Jews (1959)
75 min | Comedy
Two friends and expert shop assistants pluck up the courage to start their own business and venture into the world of instalment selling. Intent on succeeding, they hit the road; but, it is easier said than done. Can they make it work?
Director: Vasilis Georgiadis | Stars: Nikos Stavridis, Thanasis Vengos, Aleka Stratigou, Lela Patrikiou
Votes: 74
20. O methystakas (1950)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A poor cobbler has become a drunkard and the laughing stock of the whole neighborhood, besetting his daughter. When she falls in love with a rich young man, her father tries in vain to hide his passion from his family.
Director: Giorgos Tzavellas | Stars: Orestis Makris, Dimitris Horn, Billy Konstantopoulou, Athanasia Moustaka
Votes: 395
21. A Girl in Black (1956)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Against the backdrop of a cloudless summer, love's unforeseen complications will entwine an Athenian writer, a morosely beautiful daughter, and a scorned local suitor. And then, calamity strikes. Can love redeem the sad girl in black?
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn, Eleni Zafeiriou, Stefanos Stratigos
Votes: 1,129
22. Glykia symmoria (1983)
154 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A band of handsome Athenian pariahs waiting for a miracle have a fateful encounter with the ever-present state instead. And as the law's suffocating stranglehold tightens around them, the shotguns have the final say.
Director: Nikos Nikolaidis | Stars: Despina Tomazani, Dora Masklavanou, Takis Moshos, Takis Spyridakis
Votes: 1,713
23. Perfect Strangers (2016)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
Seven friends meet up for dinner on a full moon Friday night and deep secrets will come to the surface, shaking their lives and threatening their relationships.
Director: Thodoris Atheridis | Stars: Thodoris Atheridis, Smaragda Karydi, Alkis Kourkoulos, Maria Nafpliotou
Votes: 2,171
24. A Pitiful Don Juan (1960)
81 min | Comedy, Romance
The exciting world of a confirmed bachelor turns upside down when a lively chemistry student moves into his home. Now, he is her guardian and father figure. Will the love-smitten man realise that some barriers are not meant to be broken?
Director: Dimis Dadiras | Stars: Labros Konstadaras, Anna Fonsou, Giannis Gionakis, Ketty Panou
Votes: 64
25. Valkanizater (1997)
97 min | Comedy
Two friends from a small Greek town travel to Bulgaria and Switzerland, hoping they can gain money from the difference in foreign exchange rates.
Director: Sotiris Goritsas | Stars: Gerasimos Skiadaressis, Stelios Mainas, Katharina Zapatka, Giota Festa
Votes: 911
26. Maid on Call (1972)
87 min | Comedy
A talented actress who's in love with the irresolute son of an autocratic mother, who refuses to let him get married, takes matters into her own hands by landing a job as their live-in housemaid. Will the secret lovebirds succeed?
Director: Kostas Andritsos | Stars: Despoina Stylianopoulou, Giannis Vogiatzis, Smaro Stefanidou, Sotiris Tzevelekos
Votes: 29
27. Three Wishes (2002 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
After a drunken night, three best friends hit a man with their car and then they dump his dead body into a lake. After that night their friendship ends, before a beautiful girl returns to their lives and perplexes them again.
Director: Elissavet Chronopoulou | Stars: Christopher Papakaliatis, Marilita Lambropoulou, Haris Asimakopoulos, Alexandros Bourdoumis
Votes: 259
28. I nona (1981)
93 min | Action, Comedy
A duo of gamblers is winning large sums of money at the casino. Two great private investigators are on the case; but, providing proof of foul play is easier said than done. Can they find the lair of the "Godmother", the elusive medium?
Director: Omiros Efstratiadis | Stars: Sotiris Moustakas, Nikos Papanastasiou, Maria Bonelou, Takis Miliadis
Votes: 110
29. I Rena einai 'off-side' (1972)
85 min | Comedy, Musical
An undelivered silk ball gown will unite a famous football player and a forthright dressmaker. Now, all Premier League Clubs implore her to convince him to accept a lucrative transfer; but, will she make the right decision?
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Rena Vlahopoulou, Nikos Galanos, Dimitris Nikolaidis, Vasilis Tsivilikas
Votes: 340
30. Xypna, Vasili! (1969)
81 min | Comedy
A very kind man looses his mind after his brother in law wins the lottery ticket he rejected,after many years of buying these.
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Giorgos Konstadinou, Elena Nathanail, Alekos Alexandrakis, Eleni Zafeiriou
Votes: 631
31. Athoa i enohi? (1963)
86 min | Drama, Crime
Begging for mercy and a swift death, a man implores his loyal wife to put an end to his excruciating suffering. Now, a few drops of a heavy sedative separate him from an eternal slumber. Before God and men, is she guilty or innocent?
Director: Nestoras Matsas | Stars: Antigoni Valakou, Manos Katrakis, Nikos Tzogias, Miranta Myrat
Votes: 19
32. The Magic City (1954)
80 min | Crime, Drama
Kosmas, a young man living in the slums, constantly tries to make ends meet, hoping for a better day. Because of debts, he gets tangled up in smuggling. His morals are tested and he tries to find a way out.
Director: Nikos Koundouros | Stars: Giorgos Foundas, Margarita Papageorgiou, Stefanos Stratigos, Thanasis Vengos
Votes: 375
33. The Miracle-Worker (1969)
91 min | Comedy
When a great illusionist cancels his show, an impoverished fireworks maker must become a magician in less than three days, and spare his avaricious impresario cousin the embarrassment. Will he become a great miracle-worker?
Director: Kostas Andritsos | Stars: Dinos Iliopoulos, Nikos Stavridis, Viveta Tsiouni, Takis Miliadis
Votes: 28
34. The Man on the Train (1958)
85 min | Drama, Thriller
A stop at a level crossing brings a happily married woman face to face with the memory of a fleeting liaison with a Resistance fighter. Now, this bittersweet fantasy demands answers. Did a ghost of the distant past return to haunt her?
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Giorgos Pappas, Anna Synodinou, Michalis Nikolinakos, Giorgos Gavriilidis
Votes: 121
35. The Counterfeit Coin (1955)
127 min | Drama, Romance
Pivoting around a shiny counterfeit gold sovereign freshly milled from the clandestine workshop of an otherwise honest goldsmith, four brief vignettes of human imperfection; seduction; fate; desire, and devotion inextricably interweave.
Director: Giorgos Tzavellas | Stars: Vasilis Logothetidis, Ilia Livykou, Mimis Fotopoulos, Sperantza Vrana
Votes: 3,132
36. One Day in August (2001)
106 min | Drama
Three couples flee Athens for the summer, and their journeys change their lives forever.
Director: Constantine Giannaris | Stars: Eleni Kastani, Akilas Karazisis, Amalia Moutousi, Emilios Chilakis
Votes: 1,196
37. Enas trellos glentzes (1970)
88 min | Comedy
To keep up appearances, an otherwise reputable businessman who leads a double life has devised a clever scheme; however, when his partner's rich aunt pays a visit, things will take a turn for the unexpected. Will he keep his secret safe?
Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Labros Konstadaras, Jenny Roussea, Vicky Vanita, Theodoros Katsadramis
Votes: 207
38. Jack of All Trades, Master of None (1963)
80 min | Comedy
Thanasis Vengos plays a poor young man that comes to Athens looking for a job. We watch as he tries many different jobs; druggist, photographer, even wrestling referee. The result is always hilarious and explosive!
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Marika Krevata, Giorgos Gavriilidis, Niki Linardou
Votes: 1,245
39. Prologue (2015)
TV-MA | 6 min | Animation, Short
Taking place 2,400 years in the past, Prologue depicts a brutal battle between two teams of Spartan and Athenian warriors.
Director: Richard Williams
Votes: 1,279
40. Bios + politeia (1987)
101 min | Comedy
A smart electronic technician needs his fifteen minutes of fame to scrutinise the corrupt Government, threatening to blow a building to smithereens with his devilishly intricate explosive device. Who can stop a man with nothing to lose?
Director: Nicos Perakis | Stars: Giorgos Kimoulis, Dimitris Kallivokas, Giorgos Kotanidis, Pavlos Kontoyannidis
Votes: 738
41. The Despot (1967)
87 min | Comedy
A widower, who has acted like a real satrap to his two ex-wives, marries a girl who, in her own way, manages to change his behavior.
Director: Kostas Andritsos | Stars: Dinos Iliopoulos, Stavros Xenidis, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Hristos Tsaganeas
Votes: 25
42. Honey and the Pig (2005)
86 min | Comedy
Manos returns to his hometown where he finds his children love and starts a chain of events that leads to the uncovering of a dark secret.
Director: Olga Malea | Stars: Christos Loulis, Fay Xyla, Vladimiros Kyriakidis, Haris Mavroudis
Votes: 563
43. I megali apofraxi (1987 Video)
82 min | Comedy
The 2 protagonists, Trifon and his assistant, Vassilakis work as plumbers, try to survive with dignity, but instead they destroy everything they undertake to repair, while demonstrating brazen behavior to their clients.
Director: Takis Vougiouklakis | Stars: Kostas Tsakonas, Tasos Kostis, Magda Tsagani, Thomas Konstantinidis
Votes: 622
44. Kai oi... 14 itan yperohoi! (1965)
109 min | Comedy
To split into four equal shares the astronomical amount of 120,000,000 million drachmas, each of the four rightful legatees has to perform a difficult feat. All of them must be successful. Are they up to the task?
Director: Vagelis Seilinos | Stars: Kakia Analyti, Giorgos Pantzas, Giannis Gionakis, Stavros Paravas
Votes: 56
45. Ziteitai pseftis (1961)
82 min | Comedy
A sharp altercation will pave the way for a brilliant career when a shameless liar meets his future employer: a resourceful parliamentarian. But, what happens when he tells one lie too many? Is his flair for fiction always beneficial?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Dinos Iliopoulos, Pantelis Zervos, Anna Kyriakou, Thanasis Vengos
Votes: 813
46. Lysistrata (1972)
100 min | Comedy, Musical
During the Peloponnesian War, two resourceful women, idealistic Athenian Lysistrata and courageous Spartan Labito, declare abstinence from lovemaking until men come to their senses and make peace. For everyone's sake, will they succeed?
Director: George Zervoulakos | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Kostas Kazakos, Anna Fonsou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Votes: 150
47. Thilyko thiriotrofeio (1984)
88 min | Comedy
The crazy misbehavior of students in their final year of a girls' college, constantly upsetting their teachers.
Director: Nikos Zervos | Stars: Sofia Aliberti, Takis Hrysikakos, Kostas Tsakonas, Steve Douzos
Votes: 109
48. O blofatzis (1969)
100 min | Comedy
For the fun of it, a jolly bachelor poses as a missing-in-action Hellenic Air Force Flight Lieutenant. Soon, he meets an alleged daughter and a flirty secret admirer who is, too, willing to play games. Can he sustain his guilty white lie?
Director: Vasilis Georgiadis | Stars: Labros Konstadaras, Maro Kodou, Giannis Voglis, Despoina Stylianopoulou
Votes: 212
49. The Husband of My Wife (1962)
74 min | Comedy, Romance
A philandering pharmacist has a chance encounter with an alluring blonde stranger who insists that she is his wife. Now, a revered psychiatrist attempts to shed light on a curious case of split personality. Who's the husband of his wife?
Director: Dimis Dadiras | Stars: Giannis Gionakis, Maro Kodou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Martha Vourtsi
Votes: 48
50. The Policeman of the 16th Precinct (1959)
84 min | Comedy
Three poor friends, Ilias, Thomás and Vangelis, decide to commit a burglary, but everything, although being planned with detail, goes wrong.
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Kostas Hatzihristos, Marika Krevata, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Kyveli Theohari
Votes: 1,868