#1 of 72 ranked Best-rated Russian movie
1926 Drama History Thriller 1h 15m Russian
97 Metascore $62.7K worldwide
Directed by Sergei M. Eisenstein
About Battleship Potemkin Language · Europe
Russian Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
3,789 Russian-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 851 of them (22%) from the 2010s. Drama leads with 1,758, then comedy (1,102) and animation (584). The best-rated is Battleship Potemkin (1926) with a Metascore of 97; the newest release is My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile, out Oct 9, 2026. 645 films have reported box office, $2.3B worldwide in all.
- Russian films on the site
- 3,789
- ranked by rating
- 72
- worldwide gross of 645 films
- $2.3B
- busiest decade (851 films)
- 2010s
#1 of 72 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest Russian Movies?
The 12 most recent Russian-language releases, newest first: My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile came out on Oct 9, 2026. 3 Russian films have come out in 2026 so far.
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Oct 9, 2026 My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile 2026 · Documentary -
Mar 20, 2026 Two Prosecutors 2026 · Biography -
Jan 21, 2026 Mr. Nobody Against Putin 2026 · Documentary -
Aug 29, 2025 The Antique 2025 · Drama -
Aug 19, 2025 Whisper of the Witch 2025 · Horror -
Aug 15, 2025 My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow 2025 · Documentary -
Aug 8, 2025 White Snail 2025 · Romance -
Jun 19, 2025 I Am Vertical 2025 · Drama -
May 30, 2025 На деревню дедушке 2025 · Comedy -
May 30, 2025 Three Heroes. Daily Tales 2 2025 · Animation -
May 18, 2025 Мэр поневоле 2025 · Comedy -
May 14, 2025 Two Prosecutors 2025 · History
Best-rated
What Are the Best Russian Movies?
Battleship Potemkin (1926) ranks first of the 72 ranked Russian films, ahead of My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile (2026) and Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025). 8 of the top 10 are from the 2020s. Ranked by Echo Score; 3 of these 10 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. Battleship Potemkin 97 Metascore (Metascore 97 out of 100 (22 critic reviews))
1926 · Drama, History · 1h 15m
Dir. Sergei M. Eisenstein No Echo Score: ranked 92/100 on critics & audiences
- 2. My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile 91 Metascore (Metascore 91 out of 100 (7 critic reviews))
2026 · Documentary · 5h 55m
Dir. Julia Loktev No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences
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3. Mr. Nobody Against Putin 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2025 · Documentary · 1h 30m
Dir. David Borenstein
- 3. Two Prosecutors 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)
2025 · History, Drama · 1h 57m
Dir. Sergei Loznitsa
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6. My Perestroika 90 Metascore (Metascore 90 out of 100 (9 critic reviews))2011 · Biography, History · 1h 28m
Dir. Robin Hessman No Echo Score: ranked 84/100 on critics & audiences
- 7. My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow 84 Echo (Echo Score 84 out of 100)
2025 · Documentary · 5h 24m
Dir. Julia Loktev
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8. The Execution 82 Echo (Echo Score 82 out of 100)2024 · Crime, History · 2h 18m
Dir. Lado Kvataniya
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Genres
What Kinds of Russian Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 46% of Russian films (1,758); comedy (1,102) and animation (584) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Russian films lean most towards war: 6% of them, against 2% of all films. Films can have several genres. Each bar opens the full list filtered to that genre, with its best-rated film underneath.
- Drama 1,758 · 46%Best-rated: Battleship Potemkin (1926)
- Comedy 1,102 · 29%Best-rated: Tulpan (2009)
- Animation 584 · 15%Best-rated: Cats in the Museum (2023)
- Romance 524 · 14%Best-rated: Ice (2018)
- Family 400 · 11%Best-rated: Silver Skates (2020)
- Adventure 358 · 9%Best-rated: Major Grom: Plague Doctor (2021)
- Fantasy 287 · 8%Best-rated: Russian Ark (2002)
- Documentary 265 · 7%Best-rated: My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile (2026)
- War 244 · 6%Best-rated: Sobibor (2019)
- History 217 · 6%Best-rated: Two Prosecutors (2025)
Smaller genres: Action (216), Thriller (195), Crime (187), Sci-Fi (176), Mystery (138), Horror (115), Music (108), Biography (7), Western (7), Musical (2), Sport (2).
Decade by decade
Russian Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade with 851 films (22%); the earliest Russian film on the site is from 1911. The best-rated of the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s: Russian Ark (2002), My Perestroika (2011) and My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile (2026). No Russian film from before the 1920s is ranked.
- 5 Russian films from the 1910s 1910sNo ranked film
- 21 Russian films from the 1920s 1920s Battleship Potemkin 97 Metascore
- 72 Russian films from the 1930s 1930sNo ranked film
- 77 Russian films from the 1940s 1940sNo ranked film
- 157 Russian films from the 1950s 1950sNo ranked film
- 312 Russian films from the 1960s 1960sNo ranked film
- 357 Russian films from the 1970s 1970sNo ranked film
- 474 Russian films from the 1980s 1980sNo ranked film
- 295 Russian films from the 1990s 1990sNo ranked film
- 385 Russian films from the 2000s 2000s
Russian Ark 87 Metascore - 851 Russian films from the 2010s 2010s My Perestroika 90 Metascore
- 701 Russian films from the 2020s 2020s My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile 91 Metascore
Box office
Which Russian Movies Earned the Most?
Three Seconds (2017) leads with $108.6M worldwide. The top 5 together took $363.7M, 16% of the $2.3B earned by the 645 Russian films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all Russian films
- $2.3B
- films with reported box office
- 645
- share of the top 5
- 16%
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1. Three Seconds $108.6M worldwide2017 · Drama
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2. Chebi: My Fluffy Friend $77.6M worldwide2023 · Family
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3. Stalingrad $68.3M worldwide2014 · Action
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4. The Irony of Fate. The Sequel $55.6M worldwide2007 · Romance
- 5. The Execution $53.5M worldwide
2024 · Crime
People
Who Are the Top Russian Directors and Actors?
Sarik Andreasyan has directed the most notable Russian films (11), ahead of Dmitriy Dyachenko (8) and Karen Shakhnazarov (8). Дмитрий Сорокин leads the cast lists with 65 Russian films, ahead of Mikhail Efremov (31) and Sergey Garmash (30). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most Russian films
- Sarik Andreasyan 11 filmsBest-rated: Guardians (2017)
- Dmitriy Dyachenko 8 filmsBest-rated: Finist. The First Warrior (2024)
- Karen Shakhnazarov 8 filmsBest-rated: The Rider Named Death (2005)
- Vasily Rovensky 7 filmsBest-rated: Cats in the Museum (2023)
- Marius Weisberg 7 filmsBest-rated: Corporal vs. Napoleon (2012)
- Renat Davletyarov 7 filmsBest-rated: The Dawns Here Are Quiet (2015)
Most-cast actors in Russian films
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Дмитрий Сорокин 65 filmsBest-rated: The Last Warrior (2018) - Mikhail Efremov 31 filmsBest-rated: Moscow Never Sleeps (2017)
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Sergey Garmash 30 filmsBest-rated: Three Seconds (2017) - Konstantin Khabenskiy 28 filmsBest-rated: Sobibor (2019)
- Sergey Burunov 28 filmsBest-rated: The Bremen Town Musicians (2024)
- Yevgeni Tsyganov 27 filmsBest-rated: Battle for Sevastopol (2015)
Awards
Which Russian Films Have Won the Most Awards?
Navalny (2022) leads with 2 wins from 3 nominations, ahead of Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) with 2 wins from 3 nominations. 2 Russian films were nominated for the Oscar for Best International Feature (Best Foreign Language Film until 2019); none has won. Counted like the awards pages: one film in one category is one nomination.
| Film | Wins | Noms.Nominations | Won at |
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 Navalny 2022 · Thriller | 2 | 3 | BAFTA Oscars |
| Mr. Nobody Against Putin 2025 · Documentary | 2 | 3 | BAFTA Oscars |
 Leviathan 2013 · Documentary | 1 | 3 | Golden Globes |
 Hymn of the Plague 2024 · Drama | 1 | 2 | DGA Awards |
| Russian Ark 2002 · Drama | 1 | 1 | TIFF |
 Loveless 2017 · Drama | – | 4 | Nominated only |
 A House Made of Splinters 2023 · Documentary | – | 2 | Nominated only |
 Compartment No. 6 2021 · Drama | – | 1 | Nominated only |
Explained
Russian Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
523 Russian films have a full plot summary on the site and 14 have the ending explained. The newest are The Postman (2025) and Kraken (2025); Russian Ark (2002) and Ice (2018) are among the best-rated after the top 10.
Full list
Browse All 3,789 Russian Movies
Filter all 3,789 Russian films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 72 ranked Russian films, best-rated first.
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Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From Europe
Europe has 56 languages on the site, English aside. Besides Russian, the biggest are French (12,503 films), Spanish (11,829 films) and German (6,511 films).
FAQ
Russian Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 3,789 Russian films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many Russian movies are there?
3,789 Russian-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1911 to 2026. 72 are ranked by rating and 645 have reported box office.
Browse all Russian movies What is the best Russian movie?
Battleship Potemkin (1926) ranks highest (No Echo Score: ranked 92/100 on critics & audiences), followed by My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile (2026) and Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025). Ranked by Echo Score; 2 of these 3 films have none and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
About Battleship Potemkin What is the highest-grossing Russian movie?
Three Seconds (2017), with $108.6M worldwide, ahead of Chebi: My Fluffy Friend (2023) at $77.6M.
Russian box office charts Which decade had the most Russian films?
The 2010s, with 851 films (22% of all Russian films on the site). Its best-rated film is My Perestroika (2011).
Who has directed the most Russian films?
Sarik Andreasyan has directed the most notable Russian films (11), ahead of Dmitriy Dyachenko (8) and Karen Shakhnazarov (8). Sarik Andreasyan's best-rated is Guardians (2017).
Sarik Andreasyan's films What are the newest Russian movies?
My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile (released Oct 9, 2026), Two Prosecutors (released Mar 20, 2026) and Mr. Nobody Against Putin (released Jan 21, 2026).
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