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Movies by Lists - Most Important Polish Films (231 [304])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
11 Minutes [11 minut]The lives of several Varsovians are intertwined for just 11 minutes. These minutes turn out to be crucial for their ultimate fate.2015Jerzy SkolimowskiDrama, Thriller5.7 (2.1K votes)8120240323
33 Scenes from Life [33 sceny z zycia]A successful artist, married to a famous composer, must suddenly deal with a number of crises, from the death of the family dog to the illness of her father and absence of her husband.2008Malgorzata SzumowskaDrama6.2 (989 votes)10020211228
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...1989Maciej DejczerBiography, Drama7.1 (1.1K votes)10520240323
A.W.O.L. [Samowolka]New recruits go to the army and experience nothing but humiliation, cruelty and pure sadism from older soldiers.1993Feliks FalkDrama6.9 (598 votes)6220240916
AftermathA Polish man who returns home after the death of his father unearths a secret about the now-deceased Jewish residents of his village.2012Wladyslaw PasikowskiDrama, Fantasy, Thriller7.2 (3.9K votes)10720220414
Angel in the Wardrobe [Aniol w szafie]Soundman Jan is a respected and sensitive professional. But his internal life is shadowed by a secret from his past.1987Stanislaw RózewiczDrama8.3 (92 votes)9120220414
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.1958Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama, Romance, War7.8 (11.7K votes)10320211228
Ashes, The [Popioly]Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the 19th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napol1965Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama, History, War7.0 (383 votes)23420211228
At Full Gallop [Cwal]In the early 1950s, a 10-year-old boy moves to Warsaw to stay with his bourgeois aunt. In spite of harsh Stalinist times, they are both fascinated by horses.1996Krzysztof ZanussiComedy, Drama, History6.7 (318 votes)10420211228
Attempt, The [Zamach]Set in the occupied Warsaw, the film tells the story of the mission carried out by the student uderground resistance group to execute the hated SS General Franz Kutchera.1959Jerzy PassendorferDrama, War6.9 (123 votes)8320211228
AusteriaDuring a pogrom in Poland on the eve of World War I, a group of Jews seek refuge from the Cossacks. The fugitives hide out in a rural inn, terrified that they may be given away at any moment.1982Jerzy KawalerowiczDrama, War6.9 (580 votes)10920211228
Axiliad [Siekierezada]A young, idealistic poet turns his back on civilization and goes to a small, backwoods village, rents a bed in the house of an old woman, and decides to make his living as a lumberjack. He soon realizes that the world around him is f1986Witold LeszczynskiDrama7.2 (461 votes)8220211228
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 turni1960Andrzej MunkComedy7.5 (1.2K votes)9220211228
Barrier [Bariera]A rebellious student wants to get total independence and overcome all the barriers in his life: of money, age, status, cults and conventions. However, he meets a girl with completely different ideals.1966Jerzy SkolimowskiDrama, Comedy6.9 (440 votes)7720211228
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 i1971Krzysztof ZanussiDrama7.3 (122 votes)5620211228
Big Animal [Duze zwierze]Left behind by a circus, a camel wanders to the house of a simple middle-aged couple. Although the wife is initially bewildered by the strange and unexpected animal, her husband immediately adopts it as a pet. As the man and his new 2000Jerzy StuhrComedy, Drama7.1 (1K votes)7320211228
Big Deal [Kochaj albo rzuc]Pawlak and Kargul - neighbors, frenemies, and grandfathers to Ania- both receive invitation to America from Pawlak's brother- John. All three of them travel to Chicago, where they discover John has passed away, and they arrived ju...1977Sylwester ChecinskiComedy7.0 (1.8K votes)11420240323
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...1983Sylwester ChecinskiAction, Drama, Romance7.4 (1.1K votes)9620240323
Birch Wood, The [Brzezina]A musician tries to find his inner peace in a cottage within the woods.1970Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama6.9 (903 votes)9920230328
Birth Certificate [Swiadectwo urodzenia]Three episodes dealing with the harsh situation of children at the time of war. They stay at orphanages, wait for their parents to come back, help the soldiers, hide in the forests and do their best to survive.1961Stanislaw RózewiczDrama, War7.5 (380 votes)9920220731
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.1960Aleksander FordAdventure, Drama, History, Romance, War6.9 (1.9K votes)16620211228
Blind ChanceWitek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.1987Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Drama7.8 (9.6K votes)11420211228
Border Street [Ulica Graniczna]The story of Polish and Jewish families living side by side in one Warsaw street. Everything changes once and for all with the Nazi invasion.1948Aleksander FordDrama, War7.2 (220 votes)11020220723
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 1976Stanislaw BarejaComedy, Thriller7.4 (1.4K votes)9020211228
Calm, The [Spokój]After a three-year sentence, a man tries to start a new life.1976Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Drama7.2 (682 votes)8120240323
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 censorsh1979Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Comedy, Drama, Romance7.8 (7.2K votes)11220220414
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. 1977Krzysztof ZanussiComedy, Drama7.4 (1.4K votes)10620211228
Cellulose [Celuloza]A common worker tells a communist activist the story of his turbulent life - from the extreme poverty in the countryside to becoming a conscious worker's activist.1954Jerzy KawalerowiczDrama6.2 (108 votes)12020220912
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents [Kronika wypadków milosnych]Set in the summer months preceding the September 1939 outbreak of World War II in Polish part of Lithuania. A young highschool lad, Witek, is hoping to pass the entrance exams to the university. His love interest is Alina, his high-s1986Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama6.7 (373 votes)9020220414
Codes, The [Szyfry]A father searches for his son, who has been missing since WW II, in post-war Poland. In his quest for the truth about his son, the father is forced to contemplate the elusive and coded nature of truth itself.1966Wojciech HasDrama7.2 (188 votes)8020211228
Cold War [Zimna wojna]In the 1950s, a music director falls in love with a singer and tries to persuade her to flee communist Poland for France.2018Pawel PawlikowskiDrama, Music, Romance7.5 (56.7K votes)8920220822
Collector, The [Komornik]Lucjan Bohme is a ruthless debt collector working in a post-industrial Silesian town. In the land of unemployment and misery, he's got a lot of work and no mercy at all. Until something happens.2005Feliks FalkDrama7.0 (1.9K votes)9420211228
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.1969Jerzy HoffmanAdventure, History, War7.2 (1.8K votes)16020240323
Conductor, The [Dyragent]A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the U.S., ties up with the world-renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out, he was once in love with the violinist's mother1980Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama, Music6.9 (596 votes)10120211228
Constant Factor, The [Constans]A young man is facing death of his mother. A petty corruption at his job leads to him being framed and robbed of his only desire to climb mountains in Himalayas, as his father did and where he died.1980Krzysztof ZanussiDrama7.1 (889 votes)8720211228
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 ...1991Sylwester ChecinskiComedy7.1 (1.7K votes)9320240916
Cross of Valor [Krzyz Walecznych]Three episodes showing the repercussions of war. A soldier returns to his ruined village, a stray dog turns out to be the former guard at Auschwitz, a young widow is hailed as the wife of the hero but dreams of something else.1959Kazimierz KutzComedy, Drama, Romance, War6.8 (176 votes)8420240323
Cure for Love, A [Lekarstwo na milosc]An architect Joanna tells her friend Halina on the telephone about her love troubles and suddenly hears a nice man's voice: ""The best cure for love is an other love."" Then she becomes a forgers dispatcher mistaken for Honorata by ...1966Jan BatoryCrime, Adventure, Comedy7.4 (423 votes)9520240323
Dancing Hawk, The [Tanczacy jastrzab]"The Dancing Hawk" refers to the son of a peasant who senses he can climb to the job in troubled times by playing his cards right. His slavery to work match his ambitions, and gradually he reaches the social position he desires. B...1977Grzegorz KrólikiewiczDrama7.2 (100 votes)9820220723
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 Bie2009Wojciech SmarzowskiCrime, Drama, Thriller7.4 (4.6K votes)10520211228
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.2002Marek KoterskiComedy, Drama, Romance8.1 (10K votes)9320211228
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.1968Witold LeszczynskiDrama7.1 (440 votes)8020220731
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...1994Kazimierz KutzDrama, History6.9 (260 votes)11620240916
Death of a President [Smierc prezydenta]Set at the historic moment of rebirth of Poland after World War I. The newly organized National Assembly elected Gabriel Narutowicz, a professor returning home from Switzerland to enter public life, as the first President in the h...1977Jerzy KawalerowiczDrama, History7.3 (269 votes)14420231001
Debt, The [Dlug]Two entrepreneurs become tangled in the web of a Russian thug.1999Krzysztof KrauzeDrama, Crime, Thriller7.9 (3.6K votes)10620211228
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.1974Jerzy HoffmanAdventure, History, Romance, War7.6 (2.6K votes)28720211228
Depot of the Dead, The [Baza ludzi umarlych]Because of the danger involved and the harsh conditions, wood transport drivers, working in the forests of south-east Poland, are going to quit their jobs. A party activist arrives to make them change their minds.1959Czeslaw PetelskiDrama7.4 (521 votes)10420220414
Devils, Devils [Diably, diably]During the Prussian army's invasion to Poland in 1793, a young Polish nobleman, Jakub is saved from the imprisonment by a stranger who wants in return to obtain a list of his fellow conspirators. Following his mysterious savior acros1972Andrzej ZulawskiDrama, History, Horror7.1 (2.1K votes)11920211228
Dezha vyuDuring the Prohibition, Chicago mob send a hitman after a traitor. The only problem is that his traces lead to Odessa, and no one hitman can overcome the hardcore Soviet bureaucracy.1990Juliusz Machulski (*)Comedy, Crime, History7.6 (1.3K votes)10820211228
Diabel .a.k.a. The DevilDuring the Prussian army's invasion to Poland in 1793, a young Polish nobleman, Jakub is saved from the imprisonment by a stranger who wants in return to obtain a list of his fellow conspirators. Following his mysterious savior acros1972Andrzej ZulawskiDrama, History, Horror7.1 (2.1K votes)11920211228
Doll [Papusza]The rise and fall of the most distinguished Polish-Gypsy poetess Bronislawa Wajs, widely known as Papusza, and her relationship with her discoverer, writer Jerzy Ficowski.2013Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof KrauzeBiography, Drama7.4 (1.3K votes)13120211228
Double Life of Veronique, The [La Double Vie de Veronique[Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. They don't know each other, but their lives are nevertheless profoundly connected.1991Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Drama, Fantasy, Music, Mystery, Romance7.8 (46.8K votes)9820211228
Dybbuk, The [Der Dibuk]The mystical love story between Chonen, a poor Talmud student, and Lea, a girl from a wealthy family, depicts the traditional folk culture of Polish Jews before WW2.1937Michal WaszynskiDrama, Fantasy6.6 (606 votes)10820211228
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.1972Janusz KondratiukComedy, Drama7.2 (425 votes)4520240916
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 th2002Piotr TrzaskalskiDrama7.4 (2.1K votes)9720211228
Eighth Day of the Week, The [Ósmy dzien tygodnia]A young couple in love hopes to have some privacy but the widespread housing problems don't allow them to find any place to stay.1958Aleksander FordDrama, Romance7.0 (147 votes)8320211228
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 under1958Andrzej MunkComedy, Drama7.4 (1.1K votes)8720211228
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.1990Wojciech MarczewskiComedy, Drama, Fantasy7.2 (1K votes)9220211228
Essential KillingAn Afghan POW attempts his escape.2010Jerzy SkolimowskiAction, Thriller, War6.1 (8.1K votes)8320240323
Europa EuropaA boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth.1990Agnieszka HollandDrama, History, War7.6 (16K votes)11220211228
Eve Wants to Sleep [Ewa chce spac]A young female student arrives in a new city, and finds herself in a confusing situation: there is no place for her for sleeping. An incredible odyssey through the endless maze of night streets is ahead.1958Tadeusz ChmielewskiAdventure, Comedy, Crime7.1 (448 votes)9520211228
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.1969Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama6.9 (758 votes)10520211228
Family Life [Zycie rodzinne]A young engineer is called back home, which he had left years before. The house is a crumbling, old mansion in which his father still works, illegally distilling vodka, much of which he drinks himself. He is alcoholic and unhappy. Hi1971Krzysztof ZanussiDrama6.8 (502 votes)8820211228
Farewell to Autumn [Pozegnanie jesieni]Decadence, homosexuality, excess wealth, infidelity, alcoholism and drugs all played a major role in the decline of aristocracy.1990Mariusz TrelinskiDrama, History, Romance6.4 (89 votes)9820221212
Fever [Goraczka - Dzieje jednego pocisku]The film is set in 1905, in a time of feverish revolutionary underground activity in Poland partitioned between three neighbours. All the characters are committed anarchists. The bomb maker puts an invention together to place it at t1981Agnieszka HollandDrama, History6.5 (222 votes)11620211228
Floating Skyscrapers [Plynace wiezowce]The story of a young man discovering his homosexuality, while his girlfriend tries to cling onto him.2013Tomasz WasilewskiDrama, Romance6.3 (3.2K votes)9320240323
Forbidden Songs [Zakazane piosenki]A Polish musician tells a young soldier about his wartime activity - setting up a street orchestra and taking part in the anti-Nazi resistance movement.1947Leonard BuczkowskiDrama, Music, War7.0 (476 votes)9720220414
Four Nights with Anna [Cztery noce z Anna]A crematorium worker repeatedly breaks into a woman's house at night to help with housework.2008Jerzy SkolimowskiCrime, Drama6.8 (1.8K votes)8720211228
Free City [Wolne miasto]The heroic struggle of Polish post office workers in Gdansk on the first day of World War II.1958Stanislaw RózewiczDrama, History, War7.1 (119 votes)9820240323
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.1963Jerzy Hoffman, Edward SkórzewskiAction, Comedy, Crime7.3 (299 votes)8220211228
Generation, A [Pokolenie]Story of youths during the German occupation of Poland in the World War II who come to adulthood through love and adversity.1955Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama, War7.1 (2.6K votes)8720211228
Giuseppe in Warsaw [Giuseppe w Warszawie]Adventures of the Italian soldier in a rebellious Warsaw in 1943, between Germans and the Polish resistance.1964Stanislaw LenartowiczComedy, War7.2 (286 votes)9920211228
Gods [Bogowie]The early career of cardiac surgeon Zbigniew Religa. Despite the harsh reality of 1980s Poland, he successfully leads a team of doctors to the country's first human heart transplantation.2014Lukasz PalkowskiBiography, Drama7.6 (7.7K votes)12020240323
Good Bye, Till Tomorrow [Do widzenia, do jutra...]Jacek is a handsome young Pole who belongs to a drama company. One day, in the streets of Gdansk, he meets Marguerite, a beautiful daughter of the French consul, and immediately falls for her.1960Janusz MorgensternDrama, Romance7.1 (701 votes)8820211228
Goodbye, See You Tomorrow [Do widzenia, do jutra...]Jacek is a handsome young Pole who belongs to a drama company. One day, in the streets of Gdansk, he meets Marguerite, a beautiful daughter of the French consul, and immediately falls for her.1960Janusz MorgensternDrama, Romance7.1 (699 votes)8820211228
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.1977Janusz MajewskiCrime, Drama, Mystery7.2 (179 votes)13720211228
H.M. Deserters [C.K. Dezerterzy]In 1918, a group of soldiers of various nationalities conspires to desert the imperial Austro-Hungarian army.1986Janusz MajewskiAdventure, Comedy, War7.2 (1.2K votes)15520220723
Hands Up! [Rece do góry]Censored by the Polish authorities, this movie was re-edited and new footage added. It begins with a science fiction motif: abstract images and electronic music take the viewer from ruins of Lebanon to the set of Voelker Schloendorf 1981Jerzy SkolimowskiDrama6.6 (338 votes)7620211228
HatredDespite being in love with a Ukrainian boy from the same village, Polish girl named Zosia is forced into marrying a wealthy widower. Soon World War II begins and ethnic tensions arise. Amidst the war chaos Zosia tries to survive.2016Wojciech SmarzowskiDrama, History, War7.6 (5.8K votes)15020220415
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.2001Robert GlinskiDrama7.0 (1.5K votes)8620211228
History of Cinema in Popielawy [Historia kina w Popielawach]A young boy dreams of rebuilding a cinematograph constructed by his ancestor. The boy's father, however, does not approve of the idea.1998Jan Jakub KolskiDrama, Fantasy, Romance7.0 (340 votes)10020211228
Hospital of the Transfiguration [Szpital Przemienienia]The film is set in 1943 in an unusual mental asylum in the country. There are several incurable schizophrenic cases, the staff is bit strange, and a writer has voluntarily entered the clinic because he is ""peculiar"" and a drug add...1979Edward ZebrowskiDrama7.2 (432 votes)9020240323
Hotch-Potch [Kogel-mogel]A country girl Kasia Solska is forced by her family to marry the man she finds unattractive. She secretly gets to university, escapes from her village to Warsaw and starts working as a babysitter there.1988Roman ZaluskiComedy6.7 (2K votes)10520240323
Hotel Pacific [Zaklete rewiry]A teenage country boy starts working in a restaurant of the famous Pacific Hotel in the 1930s. He soon discovers that to get promoted one needs to conform and sacrifice his dignity.1975Janusz MajewskiDrama7.3 (1000 votes)9420211228
Hourglass Sanatorium, The [Sanatorium pod klepsydra]Józef visits his dying father at a remote mental institution, where time itself doesn't seem to exist, and the line between dreams and memories becomes indistinguishable.1973Wojciech HasDrama, Fantasy, Horror7.6 (4K votes)12420211228
How Far, How Near [Jak daleko stad, jak blisko]Middle-aged Andrzej takes a dreamlike journey to his troubled past, trying to understand his friend's suicide.1972Tadeusz KonwickiDrama7.0 (276 votes)9520220822
How to Be Loved [Jak byc kochana]An actress travels from Warsaw to Paris and during the trip reflects on the last few years of her life. It goes back to the German occupation and her hiding of a fellow actor who has supposedly killed a collaborator. He is weak and a1963Wojciech HasDrama7.4 (581 votes)9720211228
Hunting Flies [Polowanie na muchy]Wlodek is a shy man who's afraid of his mother as well as his wife. However, upon meeting Irena, his life takes a new turn.1969Andrzej Wajda (*)Comedy, Romance6.3 (357 votes)10420221116
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.1971Andrzej KondratiukComedy, Mystery7.3 (1.2K votes)7020211228
I Am [Jestem]A self-reliable 11-year-old boy runs away from children's home to be with his dysfunctional mother. She doesn't want him back so he starts living on an old barge.2005Dorota KedzierzawskaDrama7.3 (992 votes)9320211228
I Hate Mondays [Nie Lubie Poniedzialku]An acute case of Mondayitis in Warsaw. Interwoven stories of a few inhabitants of Warsaw, including one very unlucky Italian on a governmental mission and a charitable Polish American.1971Tadeusz ChmielewskiComedy7.5 (1.9K votes)9820211228
IdaA novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.2013Pawel PawlikowskiDrama7.4 (56.4K votes)8220211228
Identification Marks - None [Rysopis]After being drafted into military service, a Polish student spends his last day coming to terms with his estranged wife, visiting old friends, and savoring some last moments of freedom.1965Jerzy SkolimowskiDrama6.7 (383 votes)7320211228
Illumination, The [Iluminacja]Tabloid life of a physicist; his work, his love life and his quest for the meaning beyond.1973Krzysztof ZanussiDrama7.2 (1.6K votes)9120211228
I'm a Killer [Jestem morderca]Inspired by true events from the 1970s, the story revolves around a young detective who becomes the head of a police unit focused on catching a rampant serial killer of women, nicknamed 'The Silesian Vampire'.2016Maciej PieprzycaCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.9 (2.8K votes)11720211228
ImagineA blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life.2012Andrzej JakimowskiDrama7.3 (2.8K votes)10520240323
In DarknessA dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the German-occupied Polish city of Lvov.2011Agnieszka HollandDrama, War7.3 (10.5K votes)14520211228
In the Name Of [W imie...]Running toward God but away from his sexuality, Adam became a priest at age 21. Now the head of a rural parish, he's still tormented by desire. When Father Adam attempts to help a troubled teen, long-suppressed feelings begin to s...2013Malgorzata SzumowskaDrama, Thriller6.6 (3.1K votes)10220220731
Index [Indeks]Following the political events of March 1968, rebellious student Józef Moneta fights for his fellow students expelled from the university. Soon he must face expulsion himself.1977Janusz KijowskiDrama6.9 (70 votes)9420240519
Innocent Sorcerers [Niewinni czarodzieje]A young doctor is tired of being sought by women. One night he meets a young girl who all but forces herself into his room where they talk of morals and love. But he loses her when he goes out to see some friends and then rushes madl1960Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama, Music, Romance7.4 (1.3K votes)8720211228
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.1989Ryszard BugajskiCrime, Drama, Thriller8.0 (3.2K votes)11820211228
Inventory [Stan posiadania]Difficulty of human relations in a 3-cornered tale: a neurotic woman, idealistic young man and his mother. Tomek is a clean-cut, high-minded geography student. He lives with his mother Zofia, a sensitive, practicing Catholic, like he1989Krzysztof ZanussiDrama6.4 (106 votes)10320220414
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...1934Juliusz GardanComedy, Romance6.8 (229 votes)8020240916
Jack StrongThe most spectacular Polish spy of the Cold War era, Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski, informs Americans about the Communist Bloc's top secrets in the face of the upcoming martial law.2014Wladyslaw PasikowskiThriller7.1 (4.8K votes)12820211228
JoannaDuring the Nazi occupation, a young woman whose husband disappeared at the war decides to keep hiding a small Jewish girl. To save the child, she gets into an affair with a German.2010Feliks FalkDrama, War6.8 (489 votes)11020240323
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 c1993Jan Jakub KolskiComedy, Drama7.4 (586 votes)10120211228
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.1974Stanislaw BarejaComedy7.4 (1.1K votes)9120211228
Just Beyond That Forest [Jeszcze tylko ten las]Set in 1942, film opens with an Aryan washerwoman arrival to the Warsaw's ghetto. The Jewish wife she worked for before the war hires her to take her young daughter to the countryside until the war is over. Realizing she has the u...1991Jan LomnickiDrama, War7.5 (104 votes)8620240323
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.1957Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama, War7.9 (7.2K votes)9120211228
KatynAn examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.2007Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama, History, War7.0 (16.3K votes)12120211228
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.1997Juliusz Machulski (*)Action, Comedy, Crime7.6 (6.7K votes)10420211228
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 of1988Juliusz Machulski (*)Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi7.3 (3K votes)10520211228
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 inevitab1962Roman Polanski (*)Drama, Thriller7.5 (21.5K votes)9420211228
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 s1982Witold LeszczynskiComedy, Drama7.6 (732 votes)9220211228
KorczakAccount of the last days of life of the legendary Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his heroic dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war. Jewish doctor Henryk Goldszmit, known also as Janusz Korczak, is a man of high p1990Andrzej Wajda (*)Biography, Drama, War7.4 (1.4K votes)11820211228
Kung-fuA well-regarded engineer in a big enterprise is hounded by trumped up attacks on his integrity when he delves too deeply into how bonuses are handled by the management. He gets into an argument with the guard, is arrested and subs...1979Janusz KijowskiDrama6.7 (91 votes)11220230619
LalkaSet in the 19th century Warsaw. The indolence of aristocrats who, secure with their pensions, are too lazy to undertake new business risks, frustrates Wokulski. His ability to make money is respected but his lack of family and social1968Wojciech HasDrama, Romance6.8 (526 votes)13920211228
Landscape After Battle [Krajobraz po bitwie]Film opens with the mad rush of haphazard freedom as the concentration camps are liberated. Men are trying to grab food, change clothes, bury their tormentors they find alive. Then they are herded into other camps as the Allies try t1970Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama, History, Romance, War7.0 (812 votes)10920211228
Last Day of Summer, The [Ostatni dzien lata]A young man meets a middle-aged woman at a deserted beach. Will they overcome their personal and wartime traumas and find a way to stay together?1958Tadeusz KonwickiDrama, Romance6.9 (581 votes)6620211228
Last Family, TheThe story of a well-known artistic family: legendary painter Zdzislaw Beksinski, his wife Zofia and their son Tomasz, a highly-praised music critic and translator. Their lives were far from being usual.2016Jan P. MatuszynskiBiography, Drama7.4 (4.2K votes)12320220415
Last Stage, The [Ostatni etap]Female prisoners of various ethnic background struggle to survive the hardships of Auschwitz Concentration Camp.1948Wanda JakubowskaDrama7.1 (329 votes)11020220315
Lava [Lawa. Opowiesc o 'Dziadach' Adama Mickiewicza]In the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.1989Tadeusz KonwickiDrama, Mystery, Romance6.9 (276 votes)12920211228
Law and the Fist, The [Prawo i piesc]At the end of World War Two, Polish people move to the western lands vacated by Germans. But some ruthless profiteers pose as government representatives and intend to make off with loot from a deserted town they took over. One hon...1964Jerzy Hoffman, Edward SkórzewskiDrama7.3 (445 votes)9020241019
Leaves Have Fallen [Opadly liscie z drzew]Henryk looks back at the last year of war and reminiscences the friends from his guerrilla unit, the fighting and living in the forest, his first love and first encounters with death.1975Stanislaw RózewiczDrama, War8.5 (108 votes)9720230328
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease [Zycie jako smiertelna choroba przenoszona droga plciowa]A cynical doctor, who is dying of cancer, would like to know the meaning of his life. He has to fight for it or just get ready for death.2000Krzysztof ZanussiDrama7.0 (1.4K votes)9920231013
Life Feels Good [Chce sie zyc]The story of a boy suffering from cerebral palsy and his troubled growing up during Poland's transition in the 1980s and 90s.2013Maciej PieprzycaDrama7.7 (3.2K votes)11220240323
Lodger, The [Sublokator]A young scientist looking for a peaceful place to live rents a room in a house inhabited only by women. Soon he discovers their unusual passions and obsessions.1966Janusz MajewskiComedy6.6 (115 votes)9020220315
Love Stories [Historie milosne]Four stories of love: yearned-for, betrayed, found. In the confessional, a priest is confronted for the first time by his eleven-year-old daughter (and seeks advice from his mother); a married colonel in the Polish Army is reunite...1997Jerzy StuhrRomance, Comedy7.0 (561 votes)8720240323
Lydia Ate the Apple [Pozegnania]Pawel and Lidka are from different worlds but they somehow meet each other in a night club. He's a young lad from a wealthy family, she's an attractive dancer. They fall in love and go out of town but their happiness doesn't last lon1958Wojciech HasDrama, Romance7.3 (408 votes)9720211228
Magnate, The [Magnat]Film traces the fascinating saga of princely Polish dynasty in years 1900-1935. In 1900 Prince Hans von Teuss entertains Emperor Wilhelm II with a bison hunt at his palatial residence. He finds out many years later that his wife was 1987Filip BajonDrama, History6.8 (124 votes)17120211228
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...1979Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama, Romance7.4 (1.4K votes)11820230328
Man - Woman Wanted [Poszukiwany, poszukiwana]Falsely accused Warsaw art museum assistant goes into hiding as a woman.1973Stanislaw BarejaComedy7.5 (2.1K votes)8220211228
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.1981Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama, History7.4 (3.3K votes)15620211228
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.1977Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama7.8 (4.3K votes)16020211228
Man on the Tracks [Czlowiek na torze]In 1950, at night, a passenger train kills a man on the tracks. He is Orzechowski, an engineer since 1914. An inquiry immediately follows. Testimony takes the form of flashbacks. Tuszka, the station master, believes Orzechowski was a1957Andrzej MunkDrama7.6 (653 votes)8920211228
March Caresses [Marcowe migdaly]Young people in Poland of the late 1960s have to face life-changing dilemmas and make tough choices. Some of them are forced to leave their country for having Jewish origins. Others are persecuted for political reasons.1990Radoslaw PiwowarskiDrama6.8 (105 votes)8920211228
Medium [Metiam]Story of four people in Sopot in 1933, mysteriously brought together to an old villa to reenact a murder ritual that took place 36 years earlier.1985Jacek KoprowiczHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (613 votes)9820211228
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.1961Jerzy KawalerowiczDrama, Horror, Mystery7.6 (3.2K votes)11020211228
Mother of Kings, The [Matka Królów]Made in 1982, shelved for five years. Story opens with Lucja Krol's husband under the tram. She gives birth to her fourth son on the floor of their new apartment. Neighbor Wiktor, a communist intellectual, befriends the poverty-stric1987Janusz ZaorskiDrama, History, War7.3 (248 votes)12720220414
Mug [Twarz]A man undergoes a face transplant and experiences ensuing identity issues.2018Malgorzata SzumowskaComedy, Drama6.4 (2.6K votes)9120220822
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.1959Jerzy KawalerowiczDrama, Mystery, Thriller7.8 (3.1K votes)9920211228
Nightmares [Zmory]The life and times of a sensitive, poetic Polish boy who watches his country strive towards the liberation movement.1979Wojciech MarczewskiDrama6.8 (257 votes)10020211228
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.1975Jerzy AntczakDrama, Romance, War7.5 (470 votes)24520220414
No End [Bez konca]The wife of the recently deceased lawyer tries to cope with grief after his loss and to keep his last case going in court.1985Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Drama, Romance7.5 (4.7K votes)10720211228
Nobody's Calling [Nikt nie wola]The story of Poles moving to the west of the country after the war - to the lands originally inhabited by Germans - and starting a new life there. Lonely boy Bozek meets a girl called Lucyna and wants to run away from his wartime pas1960Kazimierz KutzDrama, Romance, War6.7 (206 votes)8620211228
Noose, The [Petla]One day in the life of an alcohol addict. With the help of his girlfriend Krysia, Kuba attempts to regain control of his life. But when she's at work, Kuba is home alone, and it becomes hard not to resist the temptation.1958Wojciech HasDrama7.7 (995 votes)9620220315
Nothing [Nic]A mother of three is afraid of losing her husband, whom she loves, if he finds out she's pregnant again, so she tries to conceal the fact she's pregnant. But every attempt to change or improve her situation fails. when she finally...1998Dorota KedzierzawskaDrama7.2 (149 votes)8020231101
On the Silver Globe [Na srebrnym globie]A team of astronauts land on an inhabitable planet and form a society. Many years later, a single astronaut is sent to the planet and becomes a messiah.1988Andrzej ZulawskiAdventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi7.3 (3K votes)16620211228
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.1967Sylwester ChecinskiComedy7.9 (3.5K votes)8120211228
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...1999Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama, History, Romance, War6.1 (3.8K votes)14720240916
Passenger [Pasazerka]While being aboard a transatlantic ship, German woman Liza notices someone who looks like Marta, the former inmate at Auschwitz, where Liza used to be the guard.1963Andrzej Munk, Witold LesiewiczDrama, War7.5 (1.7K votes)6220211228
Perla w koronieFilm set during the Silesian Uprising in the 1920's. The German owners of a mine decide that it is unprofitable and want to close it by flooding it. The miners go on strike.1972Kazimierz KutzDrama7.2 (277 votes)11120211228
Personnel [Personel]Romek, an idealistc 19-year-old boy, takes a job as a tailor in the costume department of a Warsaw theater company where his new colleague, Sowa, is pressured to make a costume for an overbearing soloist, named Siedlecki, who does no1975Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Drama6.8 (499 votes)6720211228
Pharaoh [Faraon]Young Pharaoh Ramses XIII clashes with Egypt's clergy over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers.1966Jerzy KawalerowiczAdventure, Drama, History7.4 (1.9K votes)18020211228
Pianist, TheA Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.2002Roman Polanski (*)Biography, Drama, Music, War8.5 (790.4K votes)15020211228
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 l1992Wladyslaw PasikowskiAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.7 (4.8K votes)10420211228
Pilate and Others [Pi?at i inni; Pilatus und andere - Ein Film für Karfreitag]The trial of Yeshua Ha-Notsri is led by prosecutor Pontius Pilate who believes in the innocence of the accused but is forced to sentence him to death. This biblical story is set in present-day Germany.1972Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama6.8 (159 votes)9820220315
Prawo i piescAt the end of World War Two, Polish people move to the western lands vacated by Germans. But some ruthless profiteers pose as government representatives and intend to make off with loot from a deserted town they took over. One honest1964Jerzy Hoffman, Edward SkórzewskiDrama7.2 (345 votes)9020211228
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 toge1975Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama7.9 (3.5K votes)17920211228
Provincial Actors [Aktorzy prowincjonalni]The film is set in a small town near Warsaw, to which a young and coming director comes to produce a classic play (Wyspianski ""Wyzwolenie"") with a modern vein. Everyone in the production gets his usual stereotypical role, but the ...1979Agnieszka HollandComedy, Drama6.8 (372 votes)12120240323
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 l1992Wladyslaw PasikowskiAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.7 (4.7K votes)10420211228
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.1995Kazimierz KutzAdventure, Comedy, History, Romance, War7.0 (930 votes)12320231101
Quiet Is the Night [Wsród nocnej ciszy]A psychological detective story about a police hunt for the murderer of young boys during the Christmas season. The police commissioner ends up tracing the clues to his own home, where he has an adolescent son with whom he has diffic1978Tadeusz ChmielewskiCrime, Drama, Mystery7.2 (198 votes)12820211228
Revenge, The [Zemsta]A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom the love between the niece, Klara, and the no2002Andrzej Wajda (*)Comedy5.7 (1.5K votes)10020211228
Reverse, The [Rewers]A story about women, set in the present and in 1950s Warsaw. The main character is Sabina, a quiet, shy woman who has just turned thirty. Clearly, she lacks a man in her life. Her mother knows all about it and tries at all costs to f2009Borys LankoszComedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller7.1 (2.1K votes)9920211228
RezerwatA young photographer moves to Praga, the most notorious district of Warsaw, known for common crime and alcoholism as well as unique folklore. This experience will have much impact on both his personal and professional life.2007Lukasz PalkowskiComedy, Drama6.8 (851 votes)10020240323
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.2011Wojciech SmarzowskiDrama, War7.5 (4K votes)9020240323
RysDuring the Nazi occupation a young priest tries hard to prevent the execution of a local farmer, accused of treason, by a resistance fighter.1982Stanislaw RózewiczDrama, War5.8 (266 votes)8420211228
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.1965Wojciech HasComedy, Drama, Fantasy7.9 (5.2K votes)18220211228
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.2006Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof KrauzeDrama7.4 (1.8K votes)10520211228
Scar, The [Blizna]1970. After discussions and dishonest negotiations, a decision is taken as to where a large new chemical factory is to be built and Bednarz, an honest Party man, is put in charge of the construction. He used to live in the small town1976Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Drama6.7 (1.8K votes)10620211228
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 1984Juliusz Machulski (*)Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi7.6 (12.9K votes)11720211228
Shivers [Dreszcze]A boy comes of age under an oppressive, cruel socialist government and watches as it slowly but surely distorts his family, his school and even his own thoughts.1981Wojciech MarczewskiDrama, History6.9 (455 votes)10620211228
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.1988Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Crime, Drama8.0 (19.5K votes)8420211228
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.1988Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Drama, Romance8.2 (22.3K votes)8720211228
Silence [Milczenie]A young boy is accused of attempting to murder a local priest. When the boy gets hurt in an accident, the townspeople are not willing to give him a hand.1963Kazimierz KutzDrama6.8 (87 votes)10020240323
Silent Night [Cicha noc]Adam unexpectedly visits his family house at Christmas after a few years of working abroad. No family member knows about his secret plans and the real reasons of his visit.2017Piotr DomalewskiComedy, Drama7.2 (2.9K votes)10020240323
Smierc prezydentaSet at the historic moment of rebirth of Poland after World War I. The newly organized National Assembly elected Gabriel Narutowicz, a professor returning home from Switzerland to enter public life, as the first President in the hist1977Jerzy KawalerowiczDrama, History7.2 (230 votes)14420211228
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 if1965Tadeusz KonwickiDrama7.3 (743 votes)10420211228
Sons and Comrades [Jezioro Bodenskie]A Pole who spent time in an internment camp during the war on the Swiss-German border, visits the site many years later and recalls these days. He meets with other Poles confined in the same camp, including several women, in whose...1986Janusz ZaorskiDrama5.7 (92 votes)8220240511
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.1978Krzysztof ZanussiDrama6.6 (474 votes)8320211228
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.2002Andrzej JakimowskiDrama, Comedy6.7 (904 votes)8820211228
Strong Man, A [Mocny czlowiek]Journalist Henryk Bielecki is not very talented but he desperately wants to become a famous writer. Nothing will stop him from making his dreams come true.1929Henryk SzaroCrime, Drama, Thriller7.0 (260 votes)7720240323
Structure of Crystal, The [Struktura krysztalu]Jan and Marek used to study physics together but after graduation their paths were different. Jan got married and moved to the countryside. Marek stayed in Warsaw and now wants to persuade Jan to follow his path.1969Krzysztof ZanussiDrama7.2 (1.6K votes)7420230806
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.2011Jan KomasaDrama, Thriller6.6 (11.5K votes)11020240323
Sun Rises Once a Day, The [Slonce wschodzi raz na dzien]After the war, the community of mountaineers is eager to start their own sawmill. When the communist authorities come to take over the sawmill, a rebellion starts.1972Henryk KlubaDrama6.8 (92 votes)9420240630
Sweet Rush [Tatarak]In small-town Poland in the late 1950s, an aging woman married to a workaholic doctor meets a young man who makes her feel young again. Framed around this story, lead actress Krystyna Janda discusses the death of her husband from can2009Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama6.4 (1.4K votes)8520211228
Symmetry [Symetria]A man falsely accused of assaulting an old woman tries to adapt to his new life in prison.2003Konrad NiewolskiDrama, Thriller7.6 (3.5K votes)9920211228
Take It Easy [Nie ma mocnych]The main characters are the same two quarreling pesant families introduced in ""Sami swoi"" (Our Folks). The action of the film starts 18 years later. The old quarrels have been forgotten, but new problems keep popping up. They have...1974Sylwester ChecinskiComedy7.5 (2.2K votes)8920240323
Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve', A [Lawa. Opowiesc o 'Dziadach' Adama Mickiewicza]In the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.1989Tadeusz KonwickiDrama, Mystery, Romance6.9 (277 votes)12920211228
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.1970Kazimierz KutzDrama, War7.1 (275 votes)9920211228
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 h1981Stanislaw BarejaComedy8.2 (5.9K votes)11120211228
Third Part of the Night [Trzecia czesc nocy]Set during the occupation of Poland during World War II. Some German soldiers, slaughter a woman, her son and daughter-in-law. The husband and his father escape by being in the forest. The young man decides to join the resistance but1971Andrzej ZulawskiDrama, Horror, War7.4 (2.1K votes)10720211228
Three Colors - BlueA woman struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child.1993Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance7.9 (98.4K votes)9420211228
Three Colors - RedA model discovers a retired judge is keen on invading people's privacy.1994Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Drama, Mystery, Romance8.1 (100.2K votes)9920211228
Three Colors - WhiteAfter his wife divorces him, a Polish immigrant plots to get even with her.1994Krzysztof Kieslowski (*)Comedy, Drama, Romance7.6 (71.1K votes)9220211228
Through and Through [Na wylot]Based on a pre-war murder case of the Malisz couple. They end up committing a petty robbery and a sordid murder. He is an illustrator who is not used by a climbing architect. His folks don't like his wife and keeping both of them aro1973Grzegorz KrólikiewiczCrime6.9 (222 votes)7020211228
Time to Die [Pora umierac]When the witty old lady Aniela finally gets rid of her last lodger, she thinks it's finally time for her to feel at home in her beautiful old wooden house. But her greedy son and neighbours have other plans.2007Dorota KedzierzawskaDrama7.5 (1.1K votes)10420211228
To Kill This Love [Trzeba zabic te milosc]The young couple love each other. The boy is in constant work which will fit him, and in the end becomes a petty thief who cannot pay his debts anymore and decides to steal from homes where he pays scheduled visits to lonely housewif1972Janusz MorgensternDrama, Romance6.5 (180 votes)9220211228
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.1978Feliks FalkDrama7.6 (730 votes)10420211228
Traffic Department [Drogówka]Comic and tragic scenes from the lives of police officers in the Warsaw Traffic Department.2012Wojciech SmarzowskiCrime, Drama7.3 (5.1K votes)11820240323
TredowataA simple governess and a wealthy aristocrat fall madly in love with each other. However, his family are prejudiced towards her and have other plans for him.1976Jerzy HoffmanDrama, Romance6.4 (321 votes)9120220414
Tricks [Sztuczki]Six-year-old Stefek challenges fate. He believes that setting a chain of events in motion will help him get closer to his father who left his mother. His sister helps him bribe fate with small sacrifices. Tricks and coincidences b...2007Andrzej JakimowskiComedy, Drama7.0 (2.2K votes)9520240323
Trip Down the River, A [Rejs]A stowaway on a cruise ship is mistaken for an entertainment director.1970Marek PiwowskiComedy7.6 (3.3K votes)6520211228
Unvanquished City [Robinson warszawski]The story of those who stayed in the ruins and rubbles of Warsaw after the failure of the 1944 uprising.1950Jerzy ZarzyckiDrama, War5.2 (45 votes)8620231001
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 leav1981Juliusz Machulski (*)Comedy, Crime7.9 (4.3K votes)10820211228
Vabank II, czyli ripostaConvict Kramer manages to escape from prison. Before leaving for Switzerland, he wants to take revenge on Kwinto, the man who sent him to jail.1985Juliusz Machulski (*)Comedy, Crime7.5 (2.6K votes)9720211228
Valley of the Issa [Dolina Issy]The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political c1982Tadeusz KonwickiDrama6.3 (133 votes)11020211228
VinciAfter several years of serving his sentence, Cuma - a notorious art thief is released from prison due to his poor health. It was all arranged by dealer Gruby who plans a heist of the famous 'Lady with an Ermine' by Leonardo da Vinci.2004Juliusz Machulski (*)Crime, Comedy6.9 (3.5K votes)10820211228
WalkoverA young boxer Andrzej Leszczyc not only has to face a tough boxing opponent but needs to make some serious personal and professional choices.1965Jerzy SkolimowskiDrama, Sport6.9 (410 votes)7720211228
Warsaw [Warszawa]On an ordinary winter's day, various people from outside Warsaw come to the Polish capital city for different reasons. They all have something to deal with, and their paths eventually intertwine.2003Dariusz GajewskiDrama6.2 (452 votes)10420211228
Weather Forecast, The [Prognoza pogody]When a delivery of coffins foreshadows a harsh winter, residents of a retirement home escape their confines and rediscover the world outside.1983Antoni KrauzeDrama6.6 (130 votes)8620240727
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 dr1973Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama7.0 (1.2K votes)10220211228
Wedding, The [Wesele]A wealthy small-town wiseguy organizes the wedding party for his daughter. As the party begins, unexpected events start to occur and disturb the party for the hosts and guests alike.2004Wojciech SmarzowskiComedy, Drama7.7 (4.4K votes)10920211228
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.2004Magdalena PiekorzDrama7.1 (1.3K votes)9120240323
We're All Christs [Wszyscy jestesmy Chrystusami]Son's painful memories of his father's lifelong alcohol addiction turn to be traumatic for both of them. These memories make them realise the booze inheritance in their family. Will they get out of this vicious circle?2006Marek KoterskiDrama7.2 (2.7K votes)10720240323
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 ...1978Stanislaw BarejaComedy7.6 (1.9K votes)9920240323
Wicket Gate, The [Drzwi w murze]Accomplished playwright supervises the stage rehearsals for his new play away from home. He rents a room at a private house, which is owned by mother and daughter. Wiktor gets entangled in the two women's bizarre relationship.1974Stanislaw RózewiczDrama, Romance7.4 (146 votes)9120240323
Winter Twilight [Zimowy zmierzch]Rumsza, the elderly railwayman, leading a sedate life with his wife, misses his only remaining son (two older boys were killed in the war). Joziuk finally returns from the military in the first scene but with the pregnant Zosia, whil1957Stanislaw LenartowiczDrama6.6 (74 votes)9420211228
With Fire and Sword [Ogniem i mieczem]An epic story about the Ukrainian uprising against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnates in the 17th Century.1999Jerzy HoffmanAdventure, Drama, History, Romance, War7.0 (4.8K votes)17520220315
Without Anesthesia [Bez znieczulenia]A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His...1978Andrzej Wajda (*)Drama7.3 (710 votes)13120231231
Without Love [Bez milosci]Ewa is so desperate to become a well-known journalist that she can sacrifice anything and anyone to achieve her goal.1980Barbara SassDrama6.8 (45 votes)10320220822
WojaczekEpisodes from the last few years in the life of iconic Silesian poet Rafal Wojaczek. His provocative and scandalous life as well as tragic premature death made him a true literary legend.1999Lech MajewskiBiography, Drama7.0 (455 votes)9020240323
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 anybody1987Agnieszka HollandDrama7.1 (432 votes)9220211228
Woman in a Hat [Kobieta w kapeluszu]A psychological portrait of a young Polish theatre actress, searching for her own way in life. She plays a mechanical dancer in a play ""Dance of the Marionette"", a complete opposite of her real personality. She lives on her own, o...1985Stanislaw RózewiczDrama6.8 (114 votes)10520230424
Woman's Decision, A [Bilans kwartalny]The main character is a bookkeeper, 40, who lives a quiet, uninteresting life with her husband and son of school age. She realizes that soon she won't be needed much at home as the boy grows up and the relationship with her husban...1975Krzysztof ZanussiDrama6.8 (198 votes)9820220731
WronyA thin child of about 10, nicknamed "Crow" because she mimics the bird, has no friends and rejects a teacher's hug. At home, she is left on her own, her mom locks her out while entertaining a lover or is asleep. One morning, Crow see1994Dorota KedzierzawskaDrama7.2 (639 votes)6620211228
Year of the Quiet Sun, A [Rok spokojnego slonca]In the aftermath of World War II, an American soldier falls in love with a Polish woman, and offers his help of leaving the country. But the circumstances turns out otherwise.1984Krzysztof ZanussiDrama, Romance, War7.1 (1.2K votes)10620211228
YesterdayThe growing up of four teenagers is connected with the songs of the Beatles.1985Radoslaw PiwowarskiComedy, Drama, Music, Romance6.9 (248 votes)8720240323
Young Forest [Mlody las]1905 revolution in Russian-occupied Poland. High school students try to rebel against the oppression and duplicity of their teachers.1934Joseph LejtesDrama5.9 (63 votes)7120211228
Zólty szalikA respected middle-aged company chairman tries to fight with his alcohol addiction during Christmas time.2000Janusz MorgensternDrama7.5 (705 votes)5920211228
Pruska kultura1908Kazimierz PrószynskiShort, Drama5.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Bartek zwyciezca1923Edward PuchalskiShort, Drama, History, Warnan (Unkn) Excluded
Pietro wyzej1937Leon TrystanComedy, Music, Romance7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Dziewczeta z Nowolipek1937Joseph LejtesDrama, Romance5.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Zapomniana melodia1938Jan Fethke, Konrad TomComedy, Musical, Romance6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Granica1938Joseph LejtesDrama, Romance6.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Pawel i Gawel1938Mieczyslaw KrawiczComedy7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Strachy1938Eugeniusz Cekalski, Karol SzolowskiDrama5.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Skarb1949Leonard BuczkowskiComedy, Romance7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Dom na pustkowiu1949Jan RybkowskiDrama5.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Gromada1952Jerzy KawalerowiczDrama5.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Przygoda na Mariensztacie1954Leonard BuczkowskiComedy, Musical, Romance5.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Godziny nadziei1955Jan RybkowskiAction, Drama, War5.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Koniec nocy1957Julian Dziedzina, Walentyna Maruszewska, Pawel KomorowskiDrama6.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Zagubione uczucia1957Jerzy ZarzyckiDrama6.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Dzis w nocy umrze miasto1961Jan RybkowskiDrama, War6.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Wiano1964Jan LomnickiDrama, Romance6.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Gdzie jest general...1964Tadeusz ChmielewskiComedy, War6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Drewniany rózaniec1965Czeslaw Petelski, Ewa PetelskaDrama5.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Chudy i inni1967Henryk KlubaDrama6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Trad1971Andrzej Trzos-RastawieckiAction, Crime6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Przyjecie na dziesiec osób plus trzy1973Jerzy GruzaComedy7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
W pustyni i w puszczy1973Wladyslaw SlesickiAdventure, Family6.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Palec bozy1973Antoni KrauzeDrama5.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Awans1975Janusz ZaorskiComedy, Drama6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Przepraszam, czy tu bija?1976Marek PiwowskiAction, Comedy, Crime6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Zdjecia próbne1977Pawel Kedzierski, Jerzy Domaradzki, Agnieszka HollandDrama, Romance6.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Pokój z widokiem na morze1978Janusz ZaorskiDrama7.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Hallo Szpicbródka, czyli ostatni wystep króla kasiarzy1978Janusz Rzeszewski, Mieczyslaw JahodaComedy, Musical, Romance6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Szansa1979Feliks FalkDrama6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Lekcja martwego jezyka1979Janusz MajewskiDrama, War6.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Aria dla atlety1979Filip BajonBiography, Drama, Sport6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Paciorki jednego rózanca1980Kazimierz KutzComedy, Drama7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Wizja lokalna 19011980Filip BajonDrama, History6.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Wahadelko1981Filip BajonDrama6.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Wielki bieg1981Jerzy DomaradzkiDrama7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Dziecinne pytania1981Janusz ZaorskiDrama, Romance6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Gwiezdny pyl1982Andrzej KondratiukDrama7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Znachor1982Jerzy HoffmanDrama, Romance7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Niedzielne igraszki1983Robert GlinskiDrama6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Krzyk1983Barbara SassDrama6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Lata dwudzieste... lata trzydzieste...1984Janusz RzeszewskiComedy, Musical, Romance6.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Cztery pory roku1985Andrzej KondratiukComedy, Drama, Romance6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Dom wariatów1985Marek KoterskiComedy, Drama6.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Nadzór1985Wieslaw SaniewskiDrama6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Kobieta z prowincji1985Andrzej BaranskiDrama5.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Baryton1985Janusz ZaorskiDrama7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Kochankowie mojej mamy1986Radoslaw PiwowarskiDrama6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Cudzoziemka1986Ryszard BerDrama5.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Pociag do Hollywood1987Radoslaw PiwowarskiComedy, Romance6.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Zycie wewnetrzne1987Marek KoterskiDrama6.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Ostatni dzwonek1989Magdalena LazarkiewiczDrama7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Kapital, czyli jak zrobic pieniadze w Polsce1990Feliks FalkComedy5.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Nad rzeka, której nie ma1991Andrzej BaranskiComedy, Drama, Romance6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Wszystko, co najwazniejsze...1992Robert GlinskiBiography, Drama, War6.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Sauna1992Filip BajonComedy, Drama6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Przypadek Pekosinskiego1993Grzegorz KrólikiewiczBiography, Drama6.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Dwa ksiezyce1993Andrzej BaranskiDrama6.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Kolejnosc uczuc1993Radoslaw PiwowarskiDrama, Comedy, Romance5.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Zawrócony1994Kazimierz KutzComedy, Drama7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Goracy czwartek1994Michal RosaComedy, Crime, Drama6.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Wrzeciono czasu1995Andrzej KondratiukComedy, Drama, Romance6.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Lagodna1995Mariusz TrelinskiDrama6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Gry uliczne1996Krzysztof KrauzeCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Poznan 561996Filip BajonAdventure, Biography, Drama6.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Egoisci2000Mariusz TrelinskiDrama5.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Mój Nikifor2004Krzysztof KrauzeBiography, Drama6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Pare osób, maly czas2005Andrzej BaranskiBiography, Drama, Romance6.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Co slonko widzialo2006Michal RosaDrama6.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Statysci2006Michal KwiecinskiComedy5.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Rysa2008Michal RosaDrama6.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Chrzest2010Marcin WronaDrama, Thriller6.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Erratum2010Marek LechkiDrama6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Zjednoczone stany milosci2016Tomasz WasilewskiDrama6.1 (Unkn) Excluded