Movie Database

Movies by Director - Aki Kaurismäki (27 [Missing: 8])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
The Saimaa GestureNA1981 Documentary,Music Not Available
Crime and Punishment [Rikos ja rangaistus]An adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel, set in modern Helsinki. Slaughterhouse worker Rahikainen murders a man, and is forced to live with the consequences of his actions.1983Aki KaurismäkiCrime,Drama7.1 (2.4K votes)9320211228
Calamari UnionAn exodus to a better life in Eira1985Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Drama,Music7.1 (3.3K votes)8120211228
Rocky VINA1986 Comedy,Music,Short Not Available
Shadows in Paradise [Varjoja paratiisissa]An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more.1986Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Drama,Music7.5 (5.3K votes)7420211228
Hamlet Goes Business [Hamlet liikemaailmassa]A bizarre black-and-white film noir reworking of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. After the death of his father, young Hamlet inherits a seat on the board of a company controlled by his uncle that decides to move into the rubber duck market. 1987Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Drama,Romance6.9 (2K votes)8920211228
ArielA Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.1988Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Crime,Romance7.5 (6.7K votes)7220211228
Leningrad Cowboys Go AmericaSiberian rock band Leningrad Cowboys go to the USA in pursuit of fame.1989Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Music7.1 (7.3K votes)7920211228
Likaiset kädetDefinately one of the strangest films about a man living in a country with a twisted political system. See this film if you want to know what kind of a country Finland might have been in the 60/70s... a must to see, if you are interested in political history and are focusing in soviet satellite countries and the likes...1989Aki KaurismäkiDrama6.1 (200 votes)6820211228
Match Factory Girl, The [Tulitikkutehtaan Tyttö]A woman's terribly dull life is upended by a one-night stand pregnancy, causing her to seek retribution.1990Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Crime,Drama7.5 (9.8K votes)6920220414
I Hired a Contract KillerAfter fifteen years' service, Henri Boulanger is made redundant from his job. Shocked, he attempts suicide, but can't go through with it, so he hires a contract killer in a seedy bar to murder him at some unspecified time in the futu1990Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Crime,Drama7.2 (6.2K votes)7920211228
Bohemian Life, The [La vie de bohème]Three struggling artists try to make passable livings in Paris despite knock backs and tragedies.1992Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Drama,Romance7.7 (5.5K votes)10320211228
Leningrad Cowboys Meet MosesThe Cowboys are lured from Mexico to Coney Island by their former manager who disappeared at the end of Leningrad Cowboys Go America. He believes he is the reincarnation of Moses, sent to lead them back to the promised land - Siberia1994Aki KaurismäkiAdventure,Comedy,Music5.7 (1.5K votes)9420211228
Take Care of Your Scarf Tatiana [Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana]Lugubrious Finns Valto and Reino take to the road in search of coffee and vodka, without which their lives are not worth living. But their reveries are interrupted by the arrival of garrulous Russian Klaudia and Estonian Tatiana - wh1994Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Romance7.2 (3.1K votes)6220211228
Total Balalaika ShowA 57 minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more tra1994Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Documentary,Music6.9 (762 votes)5720211228
Drifting Clouds [Kauas pilvet karkaavat]The recession hits a couple in Helsinki.1996Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Drama7.7 (7.6K votes)9720211228
JuhaA farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.1999Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Drama,Romance6.9 (2.6K votes)7820211228
Man Without a Past, The [Mies vailla menneisyyttä]M arrives in Helsinki only to be viciously attacked by thugs and pronounced dead by medics. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He rebuilds his life from scratch, but the past inevitably catches up with him.2002Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Drama,Romance7.7 (23.2K votes)9720211228
Employment AgentNA1996 Short Not Available
Lights in the DuskNA2006 Crime,Drama Not Available
Havre, LeWhen an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.2011Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Drama7.2 (21.4K votes)9320211228
Fallen Leaves [Kuolleet lehdet]In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.2023Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Drama,Romance7.5 (11K votes)8120240122
Centro HistóricoNA2012 Drama Not Available
O TasqueiroNA2012 Drama,Short Not Available
Juice Leskinen & Grand Slam: Bluesia Pieksämäen asemallaNA2013 Documentary,Music,Short Not Available
The FoundryNA2007 Comedy,Short Not Available
Other Side of Hope, The [Toivon tuolla puolen]A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.2017Aki KaurismäkiComedy,Drama7.2 (11.8K votes)10020211228