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51. Písen z jizních Cech (1988 TV Short)
10 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Ladislav Rychman | Stars: Daniel Netusil, Jirí Vala
52. Smart Philip (2003)
95 min | Comedy, Crime
Inspired by the stories of the American writer Raymond Chandler, the classical hero is private detective Phil Marlowe, a romantic cowboy, who takes the law into his own hands in the rough ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Marhoul | Stars: Tomás Hanák, Vilma Cibulková, Pavel Liska, Bohumil Klepl
Votes: 517
53. Pearls of the Deep (1965)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
Set against the backdrop of a repressed Czechoslovakia, five non-related vignettes are presented, each showcasing the need and want for human connection. In "Mr. Baltazar's Death", a middle... See full summary »
Directors: Vera Chytilová, Jaromil Jires, Jirí Menzel, Jan Nemec, Evald Schorm | Stars: Pavla Marsálková, Ferdinand Kruta, Emil Iserle, Alois Vachek
Votes: 803
54. Sest cerných dívek aneb Proc zmizel Zajíc? (1969)
82 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Detective Lieutenant Boruvka (Lubomír Lipský) is called to the State Scientific Library to investigate the loss of a precious manuscript, the Infernal Psalter of the Occult Sciences by ... See full summary »
Director: Ladislav Rychman | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Zuzana Savrdová, Iva Janzurová, Zdenek Rehor
Votes: 39
55. The Oddsockeaters (2016)
83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Oddsockeaters are small creatures, who live alongside us humans and are responsible for socks that go missing when we only have one left from a pair - the odd sock. They eat socks, but only one from each pair.
Director: Galina Miklínová | Stars: Krystof Hádek, Jan Maxián, David Novotný, Ondrej Trojan
Votes: 301
56. Insect (2018)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Amateur actors rehearsing "Pictures from the Insects' Life". The actors find themselves living out their characters' roles and hallucinating insects. "Insects", is intercut with the ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Jirí Lábus, Jan Budar, Pavel Nový, Norbert Lichý
Votes: 524
57. Krakatit (1948)
97 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After an accidental explosion in the lab, its inventor slips in and out of dream-like hallucinations, realizing that he had given the formula to one of his colleagues, who he tries to stop before it is too late.
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Karel Höger, Florence Marly, Eduard Linkers, Jirí Plachý
Votes: 479
58. Bozena (2021– )
TV-PG | Biography, Drama, History
Biopic of Bozena Nemcová, a famous Czech 19th century writer and feminist, focused on her complicated on-off relationship with her husband Josef Nemec.
Stars: Anna Geislerová, Jan Hájek, Anna Kameníková, Martin Mysicka
Votes: 103
59. S certy nejsou zerty (1985)
95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Petr's greedy stepmother steals everything from her stepson. Meanwhile, Petr meets two daughters of a local duke. He falls in love with one of them, but she is very proud and Petr means ... See full summary »
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Vladimír Dlouhý, Ondrej Vetchý, Jana Dítetová, Josef Kemr
Votes: 1,357
60. The Golem: The Legend of Prague (1936)
83 min | Fantasy, Horror
The Golem, a giant creature created out of clay by a rabbi, comes to life in a time of trouble to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Harry Baur, Roger Karl, Charles Dorat, Roger Duchesne
Votes: 267
61. The Blue Tiger (2012)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In a city ruled by the diabolical Mayor, it appears that only one thing can save the old botanical garden from being demolished for the construction of an entertainment center: the Blue ... See full summary »
Directors: Petr Oukropec, Bohdan Sláma | Stars: Jan Hartl, Daniel Drewes, Tereza Bocková, Jana Brezková
Votes: 139
62. Bájecná léta pod psa (1997)
Not Rated | 109 min | Comedy
The story of an ordinary family living in Czechoslovakia from around 1963 until the Velvet Revolution. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Michal Wiewegh.
Director: Petr Nikolaev | Stars: Ondrej Vetchý, Libuse Safránková, Vladimír Javorský, Jan Zahalka
Votes: 735
63. Barefoot (2017)
111 min | Comedy, Drama
A boy and his family leave Prague during World War II and move to a small village called Slavonice. There, he meets distant relatives and adjusts to a new way of life.
Director: Jan Sverák | Stars: Jan Tríska, Oldrich Kaiser, Tereza Ramba, Ondrej Vetchý
Votes: 898
64. There Was Once a King... (1955)
107 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A story about a king who out of three daughters preferred two: the most beautiful and the most cheerful, and the most intelligent, and even able to cook well, he kicked out, which he later bitterly regretted.
Director: Borivoj Zeman | Stars: Jan Werich, Vlasta Burian, Irena Kacírková, Stella Májová
Votes: 1,309
65. The Snowdrop Festivities (1984)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
This movie is based on texts of Bohumil Hrabal, world-known Czech prosaic. It's a story (in a form of a mosaic of short episodes and pictures) about the sadness and happiness of inhabitants... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Menzel | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Jaromír Hanzlík, Josef Somr, Petr Cepek
Votes: 1,651
66. ...and the Fifth Horseman Is Fear (1965)
TV-MA | 100 min | Drama, War
A Jewish doctor in Nazi-occupied Prague risks his life by assisting a gravely injured member of the resistance.
Director: Zbynek Brynych | Stars: Miroslav Machácek, Olga Scheinpflugová, Zdenka Procházková, Jirí Adamíra
Votes: 649
67. The Spies (1957)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Short of cash for his private clinic, a French psychiatrist accepts money from a NATO Intelligence agent to shelter a defecting Soviet-bloc scientist but enemy spies are closing-in.
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov, O.E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 1,100
68. The Proud Princess (2025)
Animation, Comedy, Family | Filming
The black-and-white fairy tale The Proud Princess was one of the most viewed films in the Czech cinema of all times. Punished pride is one of the most beautiful fairy tales by Bozena ... See full summary »
Director: Radek Beran
69. Nobody Will Laugh (1965)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
A bitter-sweet comedy about the problems which come with the avoidance of saying uncomfortable truths. An assistant professor gets lost in his lies as he attempts to postpone writing a negative review of an amateur fine arts essay.
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Jan Kacer, Stepánka Rehákova, Josef Chvalina, Hana Kreihanslova
Votes: 154
70. Prvok, Sampon, Tecka a Karel (2021)
118 min | Comedy
Four friends battle their midlife crisis by completing several challenges.
Director: Patrik Hartl | Stars: Martin Pechlát, David Svehlík, Hynek Cermák, Martin Hofmann
Votes: 583
71. R.U.R.: Genesis (2013)
7 min | Short, Action, Drama
Set in the style of a sexy, alt-history 1969, this adaptation depicts a world populated by genetically engineered workers ("artificials") -- perfect, made-to-order people who lack fundamental rights.
Director: James Kerwin | Stars: Chase Masterson, Kipleigh Brown, James Ellis Lane, Amara Cash
Votes: 32
72. Gump - pes, který naucil lidi zít (2021)
92 min | Adventure, Family
A stray dog named Gump is searching for his place in the human world. He wishes to get a companion, but has to endure several challenges along the way.
Director: F.A. Brabec | Stars: Ivan Trojan, Bolek Polívka, Eva Holubová, Ivana Chýlková
Votes: 269
73. Ferdy (1984– )
30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
"Fredy" is a black ant who solves his problems in every episode with his intelligence and the help of his friends.
Star: Susan Sheridan
Votes: 217
74. Operace me dcery (1986)
84 min | Drama
A car accident occurs and Dusan's teenage daughter Milena gets very seriously injured. To add insult to injury, Dusan is unable to donate a kidney when he finds out he is not Milena's ... See full summary »
Director: Ivo Novák | Stars: Klára Pollertová, Jana Sulcová, Vlastimil Harapes, Jan Kacer
Votes: 22
75. Pupendo (2003)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
A bittersweet comedy set just prior to 1984, during the era of 'practical socialism'. For political reasons, Bedrich Mára (Bolek Polívka) has had to give up teaching at Prague's Academy of ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Hrebejk | Stars: Bolek Polívka, Eva Holubová, Jaroslav Dusek, Jirí Pecha
Votes: 1,507
76. Lotrando a Zubejda (1997)
106 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Once upon a time, there was a band of robbers, ruled by Lotrando, the robber of robbers. He took from the poor and the rich, and gave generously to his cronies. His son had long since ... See full summary »
Director: Karel Smyczek | Stars: Jirí Strach, Barbora Seidlová, Pavel Zednícek, Arnost Goldflam
Votes: 543
77. Capricious Summer (1968)
Unrated | 74 min | Comedy
The friends enjoy the charms of nature - and of their guests.
Director: Jirí Menzel | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlastimil Brodský, Frantisek Rehák, Míla Myslíková
Votes: 1,629
78. Vlastníci (2019)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Mrs. Zahrádková has a plan to convince the other co-owners of the flats to finally save the house in which they live together and which is in emergency condition.
Director: Jirí Havelka | Stars: Tereza Ramba, Vojtech Kotek, Dagmar Havlová, Jirí Lábus
Votes: 1,096
79. O zatoulané princezne (1987)
94 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Princess Julia doesn't want to marry an old prince Hubert so she runs away from home. She meets two old magicians and join the circus, where she meets lovely Franta Kuldan and evil devil performer.
Director: Antonín Kachlík | Stars: Lucie Tomková, Petr Mikulá, Jindrich Bonaventura, Oldrich Vlach
Votes: 66
80. Smrt krásných srncu (1987)
91 min | Comedy, Drama, War
During World War II, Leo Popper, a travel agent traveling across the country to sell vacuum cleaners, loses his job, for the sole fault of being Jewish. When his two sons are sent to the ... See full summary »
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Karel Hermánek, Rudolf Hrusínský, Jirí Krampol, Lubor Tokos
Votes: 606
81. Spící mesto (2021)
94 min | Family, Fantasy, Mystery
All the parents suddenly fall asleep, and children have to survive in the world. A thrilling adventure showing what can happen when chaos reigns and children are forced to face the pitfalls of the world on their own.
Director: Dan Svátek | Stars: Petra Buckova, Tomás Mechácek, Adam Svátek, Krystof Svátek
Votes: 28
82. Hosszú öszi nap (1974 TV Movie)
Director: Antonín Moskalyk | Stars: Katalin Gyöngyössy, József Horváth, Ági Mészáros, Géza Tordy
83. Skeleton on Horseback (1937)
78 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
"The White Sickness", a leprosy-like disease, ravages the world during a war.
Director: Hugo Haas | Stars: Hugo Haas, Bedrich Karen, Zdenek Stepánek, Václav Vydra
Votes: 383
84. Igraszki z diablem (1979 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Tadeusz Lis | Stars: Marian Kociniak, Magdalena Zawadzka, Marek Kondrat, Barbara Wrzesinska
Votes: 94
85. Little Crusader (2017)
87 min | Drama, History
Knight Borek is searching for his missing son. Enthralled by the stories of children's crusades, little Jan has run away from home. Borek's crusade is a journey into his own subconscious, where he is forced to confront his greatest fear.
Director: Václav Kadrnka | Stars: Karel Roden, Ales Bílík, Matous John, Jana Semerádová
Votes: 115
86. Alois Nebel (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Animation, Drama
A train dispatcher encounters a mute stranger who appears out of nowhere, and finds himself mysteriously involved with a murder in Poland.
Director: Tomás Lunák | Stars: Miroslav Krobot, Marie Ludvíková, Karel Roden, Leos Noha
Votes: 1,621
87. Vrazda ing. Certa (1970)
77 min | Comedy, Fantasy
She (Jirina Bohdalová) is approximately forty-years old, intelligent and attractive, but, unfortunately, lonesome as one could be. She handles her life quite well, but whenever nostalgia ... See full summary »
Director: Ester Krumbachová | Stars: Jirina Bohdalová, Vladimír Mensík, Ljuba Hermanová, Helena Ruzicková
Votes: 225
88. Pan Tau (2020)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Whenever a kid at Westpark School needs help, Pan Tau steps in with incredible alien magic powers. But the real heroes are the boys and girls as they discover their own superpowers, like courage, self-confidence and friendship.
Stars: Matt Edwards, Hannah Chinn, Jacob Avery, Tom Gerhardt
Votes: 65
89. Grandhotel (2006)
97 min | Comedy
In this whimsical, rather fey movie in a setting that's both shabby (the city) and grand (the landscape), two couples who trade places and two older men who bother the shy main character ... See full summary »
Director: David Ondricek | Stars: Marek Taclík, Klára Issová, Jaroslav Plesl, Jaromír Dulava
Votes: 363
90. Aristokratka ve varu (2024)
Comedy
Count Frank Kostka, his wife Vivien and their daughter Marie live in their ancestral castle Kostka. The housekeeper Mrs. Ticha, the maintenance man Krasa and the castellan Josef help them ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Vejdelek | Stars: Tatiana Dyková, Hynek Cermák, Eliska Balzerová, Pavel Liska
Votes: 34
91. Dívka s muslí (1981)
90 min | Drama, Family
Thirteen-year-old Vendula (Dita Kaplanová) dozes off at school and dreams about her parents riding in a carriage dressed in their wedding clothes. The young teacher is angry with the girl ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Svoboda | Stars: Dita Kaplanová, Evelyna Steimarová, Dana Medrická, Ladislav Frej
Votes: 47
92. The Proud Princess (1952)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A fairy tale of all Czech fairy tales about the proud princess Krasomila who refused to marry King Miroslav.
Director: Borivoj Zeman | Stars: Alena Vránová, Vladimír Ráz, Stanislav Neumann, Mária Sýkorová
Votes: 908
93. Identity Card (2010)
137 min | Comedy, Drama
Bittersweet comedy from Ondrej Trojan - "Obcanský prukaz", based on book by Petr Sabach about four teenage boys, their friends, parents, lovers - from the moment when they are 15 to moment ... See full summary »
Director: Ondrej Trojan | Stars: Libor Kovár, Matous Vrba, Jakub Sárka, Jan Vlcek
Votes: 1,193
94. An Angel of the Lord (2005)
90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A screwup angel is exiled from the Heaven down to Earth, incarnated as a beggar.
Director: Jirí Strach | Stars: Ivan Trojan, Jirí Dvorák, Zuzana Kajnarová, David Svehlík
Votes: 921
95. Noc na Karlstejne (1974)
87 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Charles IV, Czech king and Holy Roman Emperor, has built Karlstejn castle to house the crown jewels. More importantly, it is a place of relaxation and meditation, so no women are permitted,... See full summary »
Director: Zdenek Podskalský | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Jana Brejchová, Karel Höger, Jaroslav Marvan
Votes: 627
96. Príbehy obycejného sílenství (2005)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
A black comedy based on director Petr Zelenka's successful stage play. It treats a simple theme: Jana has left Petr (Ivan Trojan), a boy 'who's not doing very well at the moment,' and he ... See full summary »
Director: Petr Zelenka | Stars: Ivan Trojan, Zuzana Sulajová, Zuzana Stivínová, Miroslav Krobot
Votes: 1,752
97. Muj vysvlecenej denik (2012)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Bittersweet teenage comedy based upon the best-selling novel written by a seventeen year old girl, Johana Rubinova. Johana (Veronika Khek Kubarová) lives with her father and stepmother. Her... See full summary »
Director: Martin Dolenský | Stars: Igor Bares, Sandra Cernodrinská, Jana Dopitová, Jan Antonín Duchoslav
Votes: 83
98. The Prince and the Evening Star (1979)
86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The old King (Vladimír Mensík) is not satisfied with his four children. It is high time for the Princesses to get married and for the Prince to assume the reign. Once the King sets out to ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Juraj Durdiak, Libuse Safránková, Vladimír Mensík, Radoslav Brzobohatý
Votes: 889
99. Faunovo velmi pozdní odpoledne (1983)
99 min | Comedy
This film was made as a kind of a "protest-song" against the panic fear of getting old and also against flirtation. The main character (played by Leos Sucharípa) is an elderly man, ... See full summary »
Director: Vera Chytilová | Stars: Leos Sucharípa, Libuse Pospísilová, Vlasta Spicnerová, Jirí Hálek
Votes: 293
100. Kolobezka první (1984 TV Movie)
70 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Director: Ludvík Ráza | Stars: Dagmar Patrasová, Jan Censký, Zdena Hadrbolcová, Jitka Molavcová
Votes: 58