According to a survey conducted by the Cinema Foundation, together with VTsIOM, the majority of Russians (66%) choose a suitable film long before going to the cinema. After all, this event is not just entertainment, but also the most popular type of leisure time in Russia. This means that it requires a responsible approach.
And so that your visit to the cinema does not turn into disappointment, we have prepared a rating of the best Russian films of 2019. And after watching them, you can go to the best foreign films... Or vice versa.
10. Lost Island
KinoSearch: 5.31 out of 10
IMDB: 4.30 out of 10
Genre: drama, thriller, detective
Country: Russia
Producer: Denis Silyakov
Music: Dmitry Emelyanov
Duration: 90 minutes
Moscow journalist Igor Voevodin had no idea what his trip to the beautiful Far Eastern island would turn out to be.
There, in a small fishing village, near people who are practically cut off from civilization and the mysterious mistress of the island, the "metropolitan thing" leaves the comfort zone. And he finds himself in a zone much darker and more surreal.
9. Save Leningrad
KinoSearch: 5.37 out of 10
IMDB: 6.80 out of 10
Genre: drama, military
Country: Russia
Producer: Alexey Kozlov
Music: Yuri Poteeenko
Duration: 95 minutes
Despite the large-scale title, the film is focused not on the city, but on the barge, which is supposed to take some of the residents out of besieged Leningrad. Among them are young lovers - Kostya and Nastya.
At night, the ship is in distress, but instead of help it is under fire from enemy aircraft.
“To Save Leningrad” does not pretend to be a “masterpiece film” or “revelation film”. However, he will give a not too picky viewer of different ages exactly what is expected from modern cinema: action scenes, a romantic component and a formulaic villain in the person of an NKVD major.
8. Mistresses
KinoSearch: 5.45 out of 10
IMDB: 4.60 out of 10
Genre: comedy
Country: Russia
Producer: Elena Khazanova
Music: Diana Arbenina
Duration: 97 minutes
To be in the role of a woman to whom a man goes to "rest" from his wife is a pleasure below average. And the three heroines of the film are ready not only to abandon the role of mistresses, but also very ingeniously to punish men who cheat on their wives and use the feelings of ladies in love in their own selfish interests.
Beware, deceivers, for the mistresses are on the warpath!
7. Seven dinners
KinoSearch: 6.04 out of 10
IMDB: 5.30 out of 10
Genre: comedy
Country: Russia
Producer: Kirill Pletnev
Music: Artem Mikhaenkin
Duration: 91 minutes
In the family of Eugene and Alena, there has been no peace and harmony for a long time. They have no children, they have no common interests, and Alena no longer has the strength to endure Zhenya, who is in permanent depression. And she decides to divorce.
And the story of an ordinary Russian family could have ended there. But before us is a comedy. So, not everything is so bad. And Zhenya, realizing that he can remain in splendid isolation, takes decisive steps to restore the feelings that had been extinguished. He asks Alina to go to seven dinners with him before the divorce. Each of them will have a unique atmosphere, but will it help to return the love of your wife?
6. Barabbas
KinoSearch: 6.13 out of 10
IMDB: 5.90
Genre: drama, history
Country: Russia
Producer: Evgeny Emelin
Music: Alexander Kendysh, Oleg Saksonov and others.
Duration: 115 minutes
"The son of the father" - so they translate Barabbas from Aramaic - is a movie about a robber who was released instead of Jesus Christ by the decision of the crowd.
It will show the audience what happened to Barabbas after gaining freedom, and the motives that were driven by the famous biblical characters - Pontius Pilate, Judas and Joseph, nicknamed Caiaphas.
The viewers also received special praise for the beautiful costumes and decorations that allow them to immerse themselves deeper into the times of the epochal event - the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
5. Brownie
KinoSearch: 6.38 out of 10
IMDB: no
Genre: fantasy, comedy, family
Country: Russia
Producer: Evgeny Bedarev
Music: Mark Dorbsky
Duration: 104 minutes
Brownies, witches and talking cats - this is something from the field of Russian children's fairy tales. So let yourself be a child for a while, watching this funny and touching comedy about a very mischievous Brownie, and a family of mom, daughter and the adorable cat Kuzi.
And also about an evil sorceress who has her own plans for the contents of the Brownie's apartment and his (at first unwanted) guests.
4. Cry of silence
KinoSearch: 6.90 out of 10
IMDB: no
Genre: drama, history, military
Country: Russia
Producer: Vladimir Potapov
Music: Denis Pekarev
Duration: 97 minutes
Little Mitya, left alone in besieged Leningrad, was doomed to die. However, the girl Katya played the role of his guardian angel. Still a teenager herself, she fights day after day for Mitya's life in the middle of a war-torn, frozen and hungry city.
Despite all the tragedy of what is happening, this picture does not set itself the task of bringing down on the viewer the burden of despair and "chernukha". As people who have already watched the "Cry of Silence" claim, this movie is life-affirming, it gives faith in humanity and kindness.
3. Brotherhood
KinoSearch: 7.17 out of 10
IMDB: 6.40 out of 10
Genre: drama, action, military
Country: Russia
Producer: Pavel Lungin
Music: unknown
Duration: 113 minutes
At the epicenter of events is the reconnaissance company, which must rescue the captured Soviet pilot and, concurrently, the general's son. However, if you think that this is an ordinary heroic film in which invincible fighters mow down in droves of helpless enemies, then you are wrong.
The film by Pavel Lungin is about a real Afghan war with its blood, sweat, fear, and the desire to just survive and return home. And peaceful episodes, interspersed with battle scenes, give the audience an emotional release and bring a bit of humor into the gloom of what is happening.
2. Corridor of immortality
KinoSearch: 6.25 out of 10
IMDB: 6.90 out of 10
Genre: drama, military, history
Country: Russia
Producer: Fedor Popov
Music: Andrey Golovin
Duration: 125 minutes
Many films have been filmed about the exploits of sailors, tankers, pilots and scouts during the Great Patriotic War. But no less heroic railway workers have been ignored so far. And “Corridor of Immortality” corrects this cinematic defect.
This is a film about heroism, about a valuable cargo that must be delivered at any cost, about the construction of the Shlisselburg highway under continuous fire from German artillery. And about the feeling of victory, which is voiced by the lips of the main character - Masha Yablochkina. Ours beat the fascists!
1. Balkan border
KinoSearch: 7.28 out of 10
IMDB: 7.80 out of 10
Genre: drama, action, military
Country: Russia, Serbia
Producer: Andrey Volgin
Music: Mikhail Afanasiev
Duration: 151 minutes
This picture is heading the top best war films of 2019, based on real events that took place in Kosovo relatively recently - in 1999, during the armed conflict between Albanians and Serbs.
A group of Russian special forces under the command of Shatai was tasked with seizing the airport, which is under the control of Albanian militants, and holding it until reinforcements arrive.The situation is complicated by the fact that among the hostages at the airport there is a young nurse Yasna, whom Shatai really likes.