Taxidermia

Taxidermia 2006

6.62

Grotesquely surreal offering charting three male generations of the same bizarre family, including a pervert who constantly seeks for new kinds of satisfaction, an obese speed eater, and a passionate embalmer.

2006

Damnation

Damnation 1988

7.60

Karrer plods his way through life in quiet desperation. His environment is drab and rainy and muddy. Eaten up with solitude, his hopelessness would be incurable but for the existence of the Titanik Bar and its beautiful, haunting singer. But the lady is married and Karrer is determined to keep her husband away...

1988

Lesson Learned

Lesson Learned 2024

1

Ten-year-old Palkó has just moved home to Budapest from Berlin and observes the daily life of an ordinary Hungarian elementary school with confused amazement. Juci, the young teacher just started working there. She is the only one who understands Palkó, as in their own way, they are both suffering from the same, sometimes grotesque educational system.

2024

Satantango

Satantango 1994

8.17

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.

1994

Hadik

Hadik 2023

5.94

During the Seven Years War, Austrian Queen Maria Theresa sends her best general, András Hadik and his Hussars to raid Berlin and humiliate the Prussian King, Frederick the Great.

2023

The Whiskey Bandit

The Whiskey Bandit 2017

6.50

Between 1993 and 1999, one man robbed 29 financial institutions in Budapest. Banks, post offices and even travel agencies fell victim to his crime spree. The police had no leads and no hope of finding him during his six-year stint. The only clue left behind at the crime scenes was the distinct aroma of whiskey. The media christened him the “Whiskey Bandit”. Never physically harming anyone, many began to eagerly follow his escapades through the media. A Transylvanian immigrant, who also happened to be a goalie for one of the city's largest hockey teams, named Attila Ambrus, was finally identified as the “Whiskey Bandit”. The police had finally captured him... or so they thought.

2017

Land of Storms

Land of Storms 2014

6.30

Szabolcs plays in a German football team, as does Bernard. They are roommates, best friends, inseparable. A lost match makes him reconsider his life and he goes back to Hungary in hope for more simplicity. Yet his solitude does not last long. Soon after his arrival he meets Áron and a mutual attraction between the two boys develops when suddenly Szabolcs receives an unexpected phone call from Bernard: he has arrived to Hungary...

2014

Son of Saul

Son of Saul 2015

7.15

In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son, seeking to give him a proper jewish burial.

2015

Twilight

Twilight 1990

7.03

In the dense and murky woodlands of provincial Hungary, the search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession enshrouded by irresolution and despair, even long after he has been taken off the case. What emerges is not a crime story, but a harrowing venture through the darkness of the human soul.

1990

Werckmeister Harmonies

Werckmeister Harmonies 2001

7.88

A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.

2001

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012

7.60

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.

2012

The Little Fox

The Little Fox 1981

7.56

A tale about a little fox Vuk from the novel of the famous Hungarian writer István Fekete.

1981

A martfűi rém

A martfűi rém 2016

6.42

A psychotic killer is on the prowl, who continues to slaughter young women while an innocent man is wrongly accused and sentenced for crimes he could never have committed. A determined detective arrives on the scene and soon becomes obsessed with the case while under pressure from the prosecutor to see a man hang.

2016

The Courtship

The Courtship 2022

7.02

Eighteen year old Ida returns home after being raised by nuns, but her father isn't too pleased. Determined to see her married, he publishes an ad and offers suitors a generous dowry.

2022

The Turin Horse

The Turin Horse 2011

7.70

A monumental windstorm and an abused horse's refusal to work or eat signal the beginning of the end for a poor farmer and his daughter.

2011

Post Mortem

Post Mortem 2020

6.76

A post mortem photographer and a little girl confront ghosts in a haunted village after the First World War.

2020

On Body and Soul

On Body and Soul 2017

7.23

Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled, incredulous, a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange coincidence, they try to recreate in broad daylight what happens in their dream.

2017

The Man from London

The Man from London 2007

7.20

A switchman at a seaside railway witnesses a murder but does not report it after he finds a suitcase full of money at the scene of the crime.

2007

What Ever Happened to Timi

What Ever Happened to Timi 2014

6.20

Dani was always the good boy at school and is about to get married. He bumps into Tímea Hajnal, who is now a top model but is trying to get over a humiliating break-up. After a few glasses of wine, they fall into each other’s arms, which wouldn’t be so bad on the face of it, but there’s a tiny problem: Bögöcs, the bad boy of the class, has been recording everything on his mobile phone, and he’s thinking of using it to finally be able to fulfil his teenage dream - to sleep with Tímea. He threatens to show the video to Dani’s fiancée if he doesn’t take steps to set things up for him with Tímea. The pressure very quickly starts to have consequences for Dani’s relationship with his bride-to-be, as she starts to nag him chronically. The wedding is fast approaching, and Dani has to do something…

2014

Banana Skin Waltz

Banana Skin Waltz 1987

5.50

A typist girl who is under the influence of nervous breakdown walks out to the street stark naked from the office she works in. A young physician goes by accidentally and tries to help her, spreading his coat over her nude body. From this moment his life changes completely.

1987

Dear Heirs

Dear Heirs 2019

5.30

Hungarian remake of the Bulgarian series about a disconnect family living together in order to get an inheritance.

2019

X-Faktor

X-Faktor 2010

1

X-Faktor is the Hungarian version of The X Factor, a show originating from the United Kingdom. It is a television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. The show premiered in 2010 and it continues its success nowadays in the eleventh series.

2010

Hungarian Folktales

Hungarian Folktales 1977

6.50

Hungarian Folktales is a Hungarian animated series. Each episode is based on a Hungarian folk tale. The creators paid special attention to using Hungarian folk motives in the episodes.

1977

The History of Hungary

The History of Hungary 2009

10.00

"Magyarország története" (The History of Hungary) is a documentary TV series created by Nagy György. It chronicles the history of the Hungarian people and nation; starting with the exodus from ancient Magna Hungaria (in today's Russia), via numerous occupations and wars, ending with the present day nation state.

2009

Fallen

Fallen 2024

7.50

Follows the story of Luce, a young woman who is sent to a cult-like rehab facility called Sword & Cross to serve time for a crime she can't remember committing. Among the other residents, she encounters the enigmatic Daniel and exasperating but irresistible Cam, all of whom are under the watchful eye of the sinister chief doctor Howson, and devout twin sisters Miriam and Sophia. Luce must untangle the mystery of who she is and why she has a connection to Daniel that goes far back beyond their time in the institution

2024

Our Little Village

Our Little Village 2017

8.53

The amusing everyday life of a small, stereotypical Hungarian village focusing on a corrupt mayor, a bodybuilder priest, a hot bartender girl, a dumb police officer, and a womanizing football coach.

2017

200 First Dates

200 First Dates 2018

8.40

Single and somewhat unattractive, Luca overhears her mother speaking with her younger sister, saying that she won't be able to bring a real boyfriend to her sister's wedding. Luca swears to defy this prediction and she makes a bet with her mother and declares that she'll find her true love in 275 days.

2018

Berry and Dolly

Berry and Dolly 2010

10.00

The animated series is set in a little forest with Berry, Dolly, and their forest and beetle friends. The two main characters are Berry the snail, and Dolly, the ladybird. The stories are based on children's everyday lives with love, loyalty and the respect of nature as the main messages.

2010

The Mézga Family

The Mézga Family 1970

8.00

The family consists of Géza, the father, a comical and inept figure, his wife Paula who actually dominates family affairs, pubertal daughter Kriszta and 12-year-old son Aladár, a child prodigy. The cat Maffia and a dog, Blöki accompany the family. Dr. Máris, their cynical neighbour, is regularly and unvoluntarily involved in disasters surrounding the family.

1970

A Konyhafőnök

A Konyhafőnök 2014

7.00

A cooking competition where amatuer chefs compete for the title of A Konyhafőnök, the Chief Chef.

2014

For Better or Worse

For Better or Worse 2005

4.80

For Better or Worse is a daily prime time Hungarian soap opera.

2005

Korhatáros szerelem

Korhatáros szerelem 2017

7.50

Families come in all shapes and sizes Dávid, a 24-year-old ordinary slacker, finds his life turned upside down when he meets the girl of his dreams - Eszter - and her three kids. 'Korhatáros szerelem' is a light-hearted, feel-good family drama which demonstrates one of the realities of modern life - that families come in all different shapes and sizes. In this series, home is where the heart is - even if that home is crammed full of kids, teenagers, ex-mother-in-laws and hangers-on. Can this unconventional relationship survive the age difference and the pressures of the multi-generational household? Can Dávid step up (no pun intended) and be a proper parent? Should he even try to? Can this unruly bunch live happily ever after as one big happy family?

2017