Movies by Lists - Best Polish Movies of All Time (90 [100]) Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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300 Miles to Heaven [300 mil do nieba]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 Denm... | 1989 | Maciej Dejczer | Biography, Drama | 7.1 (1.1K votes) | 105 | 20240323 |
A.W.O.L. [Samowolka]New recruits go to the army and experience nothing but humiliation, cruelty and pure sadism from older soldiers. | 1993 | Feliks Falk | Drama | 6.9 (598 votes) | 62 | 20240916 |
AftermathA Polish man who returns home after the death of his father unearths a secret about the now-deceased Jewish residents of his village. | 2012 | Wladyslaw Pasikowski | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller | 7.2 (3.9K votes) | 107 | 20220414 |
Ashes and Diamonds [Popiól i diament]As WWII and the German occupation ends, the Polish resistance and the Russian forces turn on each other in an attempt to take over leadership in Communist Poland. | 1958 | Andrzej Wajda (*) | Drama, Romance, War | 7.8 (11.7K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
Bad Luck [Zezowate szczescie]The story is an odyssey of a little man through Poland of 1930 to 1950. It shows his attempts to cope with a changing world which seems to have no place for him. He has no consciousness of any kind but is always on the verge of turni | 1960 | Andrzej Munk | Comedy | 7.5 (1.2K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
Behind the Wall [Za sciana]Jan is a young assistant professor in chemistry and a workaholic, whose entire life is dedicated to study and advancement to full professorship. Anna is an unsuccesful science writer who turns to Jan for advice and human compassion i | 1971 | Krzysztof Zanussi | Drama | 7.3 (122 votes) | 56 | 20211228 |
Big Shar [Wielki Szu]Released from prison after five years, con-artist Szu is sent packing by his young wife; he heads for the town of Lutyn where he runs a con and attracts the interest of Jurek, a young cab driver who imagines himself a great grifte... | 1983 | Sylwester Checinski | Action, Drama, Romance | 7.4 (1.1K votes) | 96 | 20240323 |
Black Cross [Krzyzacy]In the 15th century the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is facing a hard struggle against the neighboring Teutonic Order.Frequent clashes between the two powers finally culminate in 1410 with the Battle of Grunwald. | 1960 | Aleksander Ford | Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War | 6.9 (1.9K votes) | 166 | 20211228 |
Blind ChanceWitek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life. | 1987 | Krzysztof Kieslowski (*) | Drama | 7.8 (9.6K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
Boys Don't Cry [Chlopaki nie placza]A satirical look at the gangsters of Poland and some teens who accidentally get involved with them. | 2000 | Olaf Lubaszenko | Comedy, Crime | 7.6 (7.4K votes) | 90 | 20240820 |
Brunet Will Call [Brunet Wieczorowa Pora]Modest editor, has shipped his wife and kids for the weekend, and is trying to relax in his house at the outskirts of Warsaw. His quiet evening is only disturbed by the accidental forecast made by a Gypsy woman, that at evening time | 1976 | Stanislaw Bareja | Comedy, Thriller | 7.4 (1.4K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
Camera Buff [Amator]An ordinary factory worker buys a camera on the occasion of the birth of his child. The authorities order him to make documentaries about the factory's success. But his endeavor to be truthful leads him to opposition against censorsh | 1979 | Krzysztof Kieslowski (*) | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.8 (7.2K votes) | 112 | 20220414 |
Camouflage [Barwy ochronne]A group of students are spending the summer vacation at a university camp studying the science of linguistics. One of the camp directors, Jaroslaw, is a young professor who prefers the straightforward, intimate approach to students. | 1977 | Krzysztof Zanussi | Comedy, Drama | 7.4 (1.4K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
Colonel Wolodyjowski [Pan Wolodyjowski]In 1668 Polish colonel Michael Wolodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies. | 1969 | Jerzy Hoffman | Adventure, History, War | 7.2 (1.8K votes) | 160 | 20240323 |
Consul, The [Konsul]This film is based on the life of a swindler called Jack Silberstein who was active until the end of 1960s. | 1989 | Miroslaw Bork | Action, Comedy, Crime | 7.1 (429 votes) | 104 | 20220315 |
Controlled Conversations [Rozmowy kontrolowane]Stanislaw Tym revives his career-making role as government agent Ryszard Ochodzki in this follow-up to The Bear that tracks Ryszard on a brand-new assignment. Col. Molibden has asked him to infiltrate the legendary labor movement ... | 1991 | Sylwester Checinski | Comedy | 7.1 (1.7K votes) | 93 | 20240916 |
Dad [Tato]A father, who is in the middle of a brutal custody battle with his mentally ill wife, fights relentlessly for the right to take care of his 7-year-old daughter. | 1995 | Maciej Slesicki | Drama | 7.1 (1.7K votes) | 110 | 20240916 |
Dark House, The [Dom zl]The story takes place in two parallel time planes. The first plot follows the events of one autumn night in 1978. Edward Srodon, a zootechnician, makes an accidental stopover in a farmhouse of Dziabas family in the remote area of Bie | 2009 | Wojciech Smarzowski | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.4 (4.6K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
Day of the Wacko [Dzien swira]24 hours in the bitter life of a frustrated divorced teacher who stays in the vicious circle of his numerous obsessions. | 2002 | Marek Koterski | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 8.1 (10K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
Days of Matthew [Zywot Mateusza]Mateusz is a weird man living a peaceful life in a remote country house by the lake. When a stranger is attracted to his beloved sister, his life starts falling apart. | 1968 | Witold Leszczynski | Drama | 7.1 (440 votes) | 80 | 20220731 |
Death as a Slice of Bread [Smierc jak kromka chleba]The violence and high drama of this film is taken directly from recent Polish history. On December 13, 1981 national security forces swoop down on unsuspecting workers of the Wujek mine and arrest a Solidarity leader. Pushed to th... | 1994 | Kazimierz Kutz | Drama, History | 6.9 (260 votes) | 116 | 20240916 |
Debt, The [Dlug]Two entrepreneurs become tangled in the web of a Russian thug. | 1999 | Krzysztof Krauze | Drama, Crime, Thriller | 7.9 (3.6K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
Deluge, The [Potop]During the 1655 war between Protestant Sweden and Catholic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth some Polish-Lithuanian nobles side with Swedish king Charles X Gustav while others side with the Polish king Jan Kazimierz. | 1974 | Jerzy Hoffman | Adventure, History, Romance, War | 7.6 (2.6K votes) | 287 | 20211228 |
Dziewczyny do wzieciaThree ordinary country girls head to Warsaw to escape from their monotonous lives, have some fun and search for the men of their dreams. | 1972 | Janusz Kondratiuk | Comedy, Drama | 7.2 (425 votes) | 45 | 20240916 |
EdiThe film tells a story of two scrap pickers - the title hero Edi and his friend Jureczek. Edi is wrongly accused of having raped the girl whose brothers have got the control over one of the city areas. Edi is severely punished for th | 2002 | Piotr Trzaskalski | Drama | 7.4 (2.1K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
EroicaTwo sketches covering episodes from the World War II. In the first novel, "Scherzo alla polacca", a shrewd son, trying to preserve his skin, ultimately becomes a hero and finds a reason for fighting. He initially tries to avoid under | 1958 | Andrzej Munk | Comedy, Drama | 7.4 (1.1K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema [Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc']During the screening of the film "Daybreak" at the Liberty Cinema, movie characters suddenly come alive and begin to talk to the viewers. The situation surprises communist authorities who send a censor to the theatre. | 1990 | Wojciech Marczewski | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | 7.2 (1K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
Everything for Sale [Wszystko Na Sprzedaz]The disappearance of the leading actor from the film's set worries its director Andrzej. He embarks on a journey to look out for the actor with a young actor and missing actor's wife and mistress. | 1969 | Andrzej Wajda (*) | Drama | 6.9 (758 votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
Farewell to Autumn [Pozegnanie jesieni]Decadence, homosexuality, excess wealth, infidelity, alcoholism and drugs all played a major role in the decline of aristocracy. | 1990 | Mariusz Trelinski | Drama, History, Romance | 6.4 (89 votes) | 98 | 20221212 |
Full Moon [Pelnia]Although neither his wife nor his friends can understand him, a Varsovian architect leaves the hustle bustle of Warsaw to find peace and make new friends while living in a small village. | 1979 | Andrzej Kondratiuk | Drama | 6.8 (56 votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
Ga-ga - Glory to the Heroes [Ga, Ga - Chwala bohaterom]In the 21st century, prisoners aboard penitentiary space ships explore unknown worlds. | 1986 | Piotr Szulkin | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.0 (561 votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
Gangsters and Philantropists [Gangsterzy i filantropi]A criminal mastermind responsible for a failed robbery and an accidental petty conman meet inside a prison carriage. Soon they are both going to hear the court verdict. | 1963 | Jerzy Hoffman, Edward Skórzewski | Action, Comedy, Crime | 7.3 (299 votes) | 82 | 20211228 |
Giuseppe in Warsaw [Giuseppe w Warszawie]Adventures of the Italian soldier in a rebellious Warsaw in 1943, between Germans and the Polish resistance. | 1964 | Stanislaw Lenartowicz | Comedy, War | 7.2 (286 votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
Golem, TheThe film is set in a terrorizing world of the future, where technology commands the movements of individuals, supervised by the doctors, carrying out a program to improve the human race. Thus, instead of doctors creating a monster, t | 1980 | Piotr Szulkin | Sci-Fi | 6.7 (613 votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
Gorgon Case, The [Sprawa Gorgonowej]One of the most talked-about trials in 1930s Polish press. Housekeeper Rita Gorgon, who has an affair with her employer, is accused of murdering his teenage daughter. | 1977 | Janusz Majewski | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 7.2 (179 votes) | 137 | 20211228 |
H.M. Deserters [C.K. Dezerterzy]In 1918, a group of soldiers of various nationalities conspires to desert the imperial Austro-Hungarian army. | 1986 | Janusz Majewski | Adventure, Comedy, War | 7.2 (1.2K votes) | 155 | 20220723 |
Hi, Tereska [Czesc Tereska]A sensitive teenage girl from a poor family befriends a cynical schoolmate, who shows her how to smoke, drink, have sex and steal. Tereska's life heads towards a catastrophe. | 2001 | Robert Glinski | Drama | 7.0 (1.5K votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
How I Unleashed World War II [Jak rozpetalem druga wojne swiatowa]The adventures of unlucky Polish soldier Franek Dolas during world war II. In September he escapes from Stalag and goes to France. After that he fights in Africa and Europe. | 1970 | Tadeusz Chmielewski | Adventure, Comedy, War | 8.0 (3.2K votes) | 224 | 20211228 |
HydrozagadkaWarsaw is mysteriously running out of water during the summer heat wave. This mystery can only be solved by a Polish superhero whose name is As. | 1971 | Andrzej Kondratiuk | Comedy, Mystery | 7.3 (1.2K votes) | 70 | 20211228 |
Interrogation [Przesluchanie]Tonia goes out drinking. She wakes up in prison, not having a clue why she's there. She is tortured to encourage her to confess to a crime she is not aware of. | 1989 | Ryszard Bugajski | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 8.0 (3.2K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
Is Lucyna a Girl [Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna]After becoming a licensed engineer abroad, Lucyna comes back to Poland and looks for a job. Because her wealthy father thinks it's inappropriate for a girl to work, she decides to put on men's clothes and get a job as Julian Kwiat... | 1934 | Juliusz Gardan | Comedy, Romance | 6.8 (229 votes) | 80 | 20240916 |
It's Me, the Thief [To ja, zlodziej]Boys must steal because their parents is apparently doing nothing for them. Our heroes is in danger when they stole a Jaguar car. The Mafia wanted this car and now they are being chased by not only the police and owner but the Maf... | 2000 | Jacek Bromski | Crime, Drama | 6.0 (725 votes) | 100 | 20240916 |
Johnnie Waterman [Jancio Wodnik]The old man Johnnie lives a peaceful but eccentric rural life with his young wife Veronica. Shortly after conceiving the child they have longed for, Johnnie discovers that he possesses previously unsuspected healing powers, and can c | 1993 | Jan Jakub Kolski | Comedy, Drama | 7.4 (586 votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
Jungle Book Of Regulations, A [Nie ma rózy bez ognia]After moving from a small flat to a bigger one, a young married couple unexpectedly meet their new flatmate. | 1974 | Stanislaw Bareja | Comedy | 7.4 (1.1K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
KanalIn 1944, during the Warsaw uprising against the Nazis, Polish Lieutenant Zadra and his resistance fighters use Warsaw's sewer system to escape the German encirclement. | 1957 | Andrzej Wajda (*) | Drama, War | 7.9 (7.2K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
KilerAn innocent cab driver Jurek Kiler is mistaken for a contract killer and imprisoned. Soon, he is sprung by a mob boss who needs "Killer" for a few more jobs. | 1997 | Juliusz Machulski (*) | Action, Comedy, Crime | 7.6 (6.7K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
King Size [Kingsajz]This comedy follows a young scientist in the contemporary world, who actually came from the world of dwarves, thanks to a magic potion, held by the Big Eater, ruler of the dwarves. The dwarf kingdom, Shuflandia, exists in a cellar of | 1988 | Juliusz Machulski (*) | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 7.3 (3K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
Knife In The WaterA couple pick up a hitchhiker on the way to their yacht. The husband invites the young man to come along for their day's sailing. As the voyage progresses, the antagonism between the two men grows. A violent confrontation is inevitab | 1962 | Roman Polanski (*) | Drama, Thriller | 7.5 (21.5K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
KonopielkaKaziuk, a stubborn peasant and his pregnant wife live in a backwood village, unaffected by the civilization. The village is once visited by a couple of wanderers, and strange things start to happen afterward. A new schoolteacher is s | 1982 | Witold Leszczynski | Comedy, Drama | 7.6 (732 votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
Maids of Wilko, The [Panny z Wilka]Set in the late '20s. A thirtyish young man, who heads a small factory, faints at the funeral of a close friend. He decides to go home to his aunt and uncle for a while, but gets involved with a family of five women who had been i... | 1979 | Andrzej Wajda (*) | Drama, Romance | 7.4 (1.4K votes) | 118 | 20230328 |
Man - Woman Wanted [Poszukiwany, poszukiwana]Falsely accused Warsaw art museum assistant goes into hiding as a woman. | 1973 | Stanislaw Bareja | Comedy | 7.5 (2.1K votes) | 82 | 20211228 |
Man of Iron [Czlowiek z zelaza]A few years after the events of Czlowiek z marmuru (1977), a journalist investigates Mateusz Birkut's son Maciek Tomczyk, now an activist leading a shipyard strike. | 1981 | Andrzej Wajda (*) | Drama, History | 7.4 (3.3K votes) | 156 | 20211228 |
Man of Marble [Czlowiek z marmuru]A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared. | 1977 | Andrzej Wajda (*) | Drama | 7.8 (4.3K votes) | 160 | 20211228 |
Mister Blot's Academy [Akademia pana Kleksa]Ten-year-old Adas, beginning his education at the Academy, finds the hideout of Bird Matt, who used to be a prince. Touched by his fate, he promises to find the magic button which has the power to restore him to human shape. | 1984 | Krzysztof Gradowski | Family, Fantasy | 6.8 (1.1K votes) | 166 | 20211228 |
Mother Joan of the AngelsA priest is sent to a small parish in the Polish countryside which is believed to be under demonic possession and there he finds his own temptations awaiting. | 1961 | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Drama, Horror, Mystery | 7.6 (3.2K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
Mother Teresa of Cats [Matka Teresa od kotów] Police arrest two brothers, Artur and Martin, at their aunt's provincial motel and escort them to jail in the capital. Unfolding in flashback, the film seeks out the motives for the crime they have committed. How did such irration... | 2010 | Pawel Sala | Drama | 6.3 (491 votes) | 95 | 20240916 |
Night Train [Pociag]Jerzy enters a train set for the Baltic coast. He seems to be on the run from something - as does the strange woman with whom he must share a sleeping compartment. | 1959 | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 7.8 (3.1K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
Nights and Days [Noce i dnie]An epic saga of the Niechcic family, told from a woman's perspective. In 1914 in the war-torn Kaliniec, Barbara Niechcic remembers her youthful love, marriage hardships, family life in the countryside and finally her husband's death. | 1975 | Jerzy Antczak | Drama, Romance, War | 7.5 (470 votes) | 245 | 20220414 |
Nothing Funny [Nic smiesznego]Bumbling film director Adam Miauczynski's calamity-ridden life sees his career and relationships suffering due to his lack of common sense, leaving him clueless on how to fix things. | 1995 | Marek Koterski | Comedy, Drama | 7.3 (3.9K votes) | 95 | 20240820 |
Our Folks [Sami swoi]Two quarreling peasant families, who were forced to leave their lands after the war, are settled by accident on two neighbouring farms. | 1967 | Sylwester Checinski | Comedy | 7.9 (3.5K votes) | 81 | 20211228 |
Pan Tadeusz - The Last Foray in Lithuania [Pan Tadeusz]In the early 1810s, Poles, part of Russia's client state of Lithuania, think independence will come if they join forces with Napoleon when he invades Russia. This unity of purpose, in one district, is undermined by two families, f... | 1999 | Andrzej Wajda (*) | Drama, History, Romance, War | 6.1 (3.8K votes) | 147 | 20240916 |
Pharaoh [Faraon]Young Pharaoh Ramses XIII clashes with Egypt's clergy over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers. | 1966 | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Adventure, Drama, History | 7.4 (1.9K votes) | 180 | 20211228 |
Pigs [Psy]In the good old days Franz Maurer and his partners from the secret police used to live like kings. Now, they all must adapt to a new post-communist environment where they are scorned and losing all privileges. Some, like Franz, are l | 1992 | Wladyslaw Pasikowski | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.7 (4.8K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
Poranek KojotaKuba, a young cartoon artist who works as a waiter at sophisticated parties, falls in love with beautiful Noemi and accidentally gets involved in gangster affairs. | 2001 | Olaf Lubaszenko | Comedy | 6.8 (3.6K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
Promised Land, The [Ziemia obiecana]At the turn of the century, Lodz, Poland was a quick-paced manufacturing center for textiles, replete with cutthroat industrialists and unsafe working conditions. Three young friends, a Pole, a Jew and a German, pool their money toge | 1975 | Andrzej Wajda (*) | Drama | 7.9 (3.5K votes) | 179 | 20211228 |
PsyIn the good old days Franz Maurer and his partners from the secret police used to live like kings. Now, they all must adapt to a new post-communist environment where they are scorned and losing all privileges. Some, like Franz, are l | 1992 | Wladyslaw Pasikowski | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.7 (4.7K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
Pulkownik KwiatkowskiIn 1945, military doctor Andrzej Kwiatkowski pretends to be a communist army colonel in order to save innocent people from Stalinist imprisonment and to get the heart of the girl he's in love with. | 1995 | Kazimierz Kutz | Adventure, Comedy, History, Romance, War | 7.0 (930 votes) | 123 | 20231101 |
Quo VadisMarcus Vinicius meets Lygia in Rome and falls in love. But she is Christian and doesn't want anything to do with him. Marcus decides to kidnap her but Ursus, her bodyguard, catches Marcus. After that, Lygia falls in love, but Marcus | 2001 | Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Drama | 5.7 (2.1K votes) | 165 | 20211228 |
Rose [Róza]Rose, a German widow, hides from Russian soldiers who like to rape women and fights off Polish refugees who will steal everything she has. She gets help when Tadeusz, a former Polish officer, arrives looking to hide from his past. | 2011 | Wojciech Smarzowski | Drama, War | 7.5 (4K votes) | 90 | 20240323 |
Saragossa Manuscript, The [Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie]Upon finding a book that relates his grandfather's story, an officer ventures through Spain meeting a wide array of characters, most of whom have a story of their own to tell. | 1965 | Wojciech Has | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | 7.9 (5.2K votes) | 182 | 20211228 |
Saviour Square [Plac Zbawiciela]A story of a married couple with two children, whose housing problems, the man's infidelity and the woman's fragility lead the family to destruction. | 2006 | Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze | Drama | 7.4 (1.8K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
SexmissionTwo scientists are placed in hibernation and should be awaken after three years. But when they wake up, it turns out that it has been fifty years, and they are the only two males in a new, underground society composed exclusively of | 1984 | Juliusz Machulski (*) | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi | 7.6 (12.9K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
Short Film About Killing, A [Krótki film o zabijaniu]A soon-to-be lawyer crosses his path with a taxi driver and a young sinister man. | 1988 | Krzysztof Kieslowski (*) | Crime, Drama | 8.0 (19.5K votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
Short Film About Love, A [Krótki film o milosci]An innocent virgin spies on his frontal neighbor and falls in love with her, thus starts using tricks on her which he hopes will lead to them meeting. | 1988 | Krzysztof Kieslowski (*) | Drama, Romance | 8.2 (22.3K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
Somersault [Salto]A man hops off a train by the small town where he claims he was before. His presence allows to bring out the inner feelings and beliefs of the inhabitants. A man who has hidden through all of the war because he looked Jewish, even if | 1965 | Tadeusz Konwicki | Drama | 7.3 (743 votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
Spiral [Spirala]A strange arrogant tourist arrives at the Morskie Oko mountain shelter. Next morning, in spite of danger, he climbs alone and the search for him begins. | 1978 | Krzysztof Zanussi | Drama | 6.6 (474 votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
Squint Your Eyes [Zmruz oczy]The story of a spirited ten-year-old girl who has run away from her proudly affluent parents in town and finds grudging refuge with the slightly slovenly caretaker of an abandoned farm, an ex-teacher. | 2002 | Andrzej Jakimowski | Drama, Comedy | 6.7 (904 votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
Suicide Room [Sala samobójców]After suffering extreme humiliation at school, Dominik holes himself up in his room and begins spending all his time in a virtual reality chat room. | 2011 | Jan Komasa | Drama, Thriller | 6.6 (11.5K votes) | 110 | 20240323 |
Symmetry [Symetria]A man falsely accused of assaulting an old woman tries to adapt to his new life in prison. | 2003 | Konrad Niewolski | Drama, Thriller | 7.6 (3.5K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
Taste of the Black Earth, The [Sól ziemi czarnej]During the 1920 Silesian uprising, seven brothers take part in the struggle with the Germans to keep the region in the Polish hands. | 1970 | Kazimierz Kutz | Drama, War | 7.1 (275 votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
Teddy Bear [Mis]The main character is the manager of a sport club, nicknamed "Teddy Bear" by his friends and acquaintances. One day he is detained at the border just as his sport team is off to a tournament - somebody has torn out a few pages from h | 1981 | Stanislaw Bareja | Comedy | 8.2 (5.9K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
Top Dog [Wodzirej]An ironic look at a climber who decides to do anything, including throwing mud at his best friend, to get a job he thinks will launch him into a better career. | 1978 | Feliks Falk | Drama | 7.6 (730 votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
Trip Down the River, A [Rejs]A stowaway on a cruise ship is mistaken for an entertainment director. | 1970 | Marek Piwowski | Comedy | 7.6 (3.3K votes) | 65 | 20211228 |
VabankSet in Warsaw in 1930's. After six years in jail, framed for bank robbery by an accomplice, the legendary Kwinto has only revenge on his mind. He is a safecracker in the old style, a thief with a sense of pride and loyalty. Upon leav | 1981 | Juliusz Machulski (*) | Comedy, Crime | 7.9 (4.3K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
Wedding, The [Wesele]Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get dr | 1973 | Andrzej Wajda (*) | Drama | 7.0 (1.2K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
Welts, The [Pregi]Wiktor, who was mistreated by his father as a child, is now a tormented grown-up. He meets beautiful Tania and wants to settle down but it's not easy to get rid of childhood traumas. | 2004 | Magdalena Piekorz | Drama | 7.1 (1.3K votes) | 91 | 20240323 |
What Will You Do When You Catch Me [Co mi zrobisz jak mnie zlapiesz]What Will You Do When You Catch Me? is a parody of comunist times in Poland. A state-owned company director is having an afair during his delegation. Later on, his mistress turns out to be the daughter of a Communist party bigwig ... | 1978 | Stanislaw Bareja | Comedy | 7.6 (1.9K votes) | 99 | 20240323 |
With Fire and Sword [Ogniem i mieczem]An epic story about the Ukrainian uprising against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnates in the 17th Century. | 1999 | Jerzy Hoffman | Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War | 7.0 (4.8K votes) | 175 | 20220315 |
WniebowzieciTwo simple men win the lottery and decide to spend the money on their first plane flight and some other pleasures. But all that does not bring enough happiness to their lives. | 1973 | Andrzej Kondratiuk | Comedy | 7.3 (469 votes) | 45 | 20240930 |
Woman Alone, A [Kobieta samotna]A story of a middle-aged woman, Irena, living alone on the outskirts of Wroclaw with her 8-year old son. They live in a drab apartment. She is a mail carrier and her son is her only pride and joy. She hardly communicates with anybody | 1987 | Agnieszka Holland | Drama | 7.1 (432 votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
Dekalog: Dekalog, dziesiec | 1989 | Krzysztof Kieslowski | Drama | 8.3 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Zawrócony | 1994 | Kazimierz Kutz | Comedy, Drama | 7.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Dekalog: Dekalog, cztery | 1989 | Krzysztof Kieslowski | Drama | 8.2 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Big Bang | 1986 | Andrzej Kondratiuk | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi | 6.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Skarb | 1949 | Leonard Buczkowski | Comedy, Romance | 7.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Aria dla atlety | 1979 | Filip Bajon | Biography, Drama, Sport | 6.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
W pustyni i w puszczy | 1973 | Wladyslaw Slesicki | Adventure, Family | 6.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
A Few People, a Little Time | 2005 | Andrzej Baranski | Biography, Drama, Romance | 6.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Hello, Fred the Beard | 1978 | Mieczyslaw Jahoda, Janusz Rzeszewski | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 6.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Uprowadzenie Agaty | 1993 | Marek Piwowski | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 5.3 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
Dom wariatów | 1985 | Marek Koterski | Comedy, Drama | 6.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |