The Best Nikita Mikhalkov Movies, Ranked
46 credits from 1961 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel (2011) with $8.27M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Nikita Mikhalkov Box Office Hits
Nikita Mikhalkov's films have made $38.3M worldwide in total. Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel (2011) is the biggest hit at $8.27M, ahead of Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010) ($8.27M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel 2011 · War $8.27M - 2
Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus 2010 · Drama $8.27M - 3
The State Counsellor 2005 · Crime $7.73M - 4
12 2009 · Drama $3.76M - 5
The Barber of Siberia 1998 · Comedy $2.63M - 6
Burnt by the Sun 1994 · Drama $2.31M $2.3M dom. - 7
Dark Eyes 1987 · Drama $2.2M $2.2M dom. - 8
Sunstroke 2014 · History $1.68M - 9
It Doesn’t Hurt Me 2006 · Drama $1.04M - 10
Close to Eden 1991 · Drama $378K $378K dom.
The Best Nikita Mikhalkov Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Nikita Mikhalkov has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010) is the pick of them.
- Drama 20 films Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus 2010 · as Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
- Comedy 8 films The Barber of Siberia 1998 · as Imperator Aleksandr III
- History 1 film Sunstroke 2014 · Director
- War 1 film Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel 2011 · as Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
- Crime 1 film The State Counsellor 2005 · as Count Pozharsky
The Best Nikita Mikhalkov Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Nikita Mikhalkov's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.
- 2010s 3 films Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel 2011 · as Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
- 2000s 6 films The State Counsellor 2005 · as Count Pozharsky
- 1990s 6 films The Barber of Siberia 1998 · as Imperator Aleksandr III
- 1980s 11 films Dark Eyes 1987 · Director
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1970s 8 films Siberiade 1979 · as Aleksei Ustyuzhanin
The Latest Nikita Mikhalkov Movies
The most recent films Nikita Mikhalkov is credited on, newest first — starting with Sunstroke (2014). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Sunstroke 2014 · Director
- Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel 2011 · Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
- Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus 2010 · Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
- 12 2009 · Director
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Fat Stupid Rabbit 2007 · Nikita Sergeyevich - It Doesn’t Hurt Me 2006 · Sergei Sergeyevich
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Dead Man’s Bluff 2005 · Сергей Михайлович (Михалыч) - The State Counsellor 2005 · Count Pozharsky
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Persona non grata 2005 · Oleg - The Barber of Siberia 1998 · Imperator Aleksandr III
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Revizorro 1996 · Anton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky, the mayor - Burnt by the Sun 1994 · Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
The Best Nikita Mikhalkov Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nikita Mikhalkov films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Nikita Mikhalkov movie?
Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel (2011) made the most at the box office, with $8.27M worldwide, followed by Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010) with $8.27M. Together, Nikita Mikhalkov's films with box office figures have made $38.3M.
What is the best Nikita Mikhalkov drama movie?
Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010) is the best-rated of Nikita Mikhalkov's drama films. In other genres: The Barber of Siberia (comedy), Sunstroke (history) and Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel (war).
What is the newest Nikita Mikhalkov movie?
The newest film on Nikita Mikhalkov's filmography is Not Like Dad 2: Granddad (2025), with Nikita Mikhalkov as narrator (voice).
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