Is it worth watching Russian comedies when you can instead enjoy the creation of American or French cinema? It is worth it, because domestic cinema can pleasantly surprise the viewer not only with good acting, high-quality camera work and memorable musical accompaniment, but also with jokes that are understandable to the Russian audience. So that you don’t have to bother choosing from a huge number of films, we have compiled a list of the best Russian comedies, which includes films released in 2016-2017 and gaining the highest rating on the KinoPoisk website.
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15. House for rent with all the inconveniences, 2016
Kinopoisk rating: 5.7
Genre: Comedy
A cunning swindler manages to rent a house on the seaside to several families at once. So three women with children and one mother-in-law come to a small house at once. But the money has already been paid, so they all have to somehow get along together. And then there is the owner, who does not even suspect that his apartment is rented out, returned.
It is a pity that the film did not receive the share of attention that it could rightfully claim in terms of the quality of shooting, acting and uncommon plot.
14. Dream Fish, 2016
Rating: 5.7
Genre: Comedy
A St. Petersburg intellectual comes to a quiet sanatorium on the Baltic coast to edit a book on the fauna of this very Baltic Sea. Only now he will not be allowed to work quietly - either the local macho calls "to hunt" for beauties, then the museum workers get drunk, or even a naked woman distracts. And, like the icing on the cake, a midlife crisis is approaching. The result is a funny art house fairy tale for adults.
13. Voices of a Big Country, 2016
Rating: 5.8
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
All-Russian competition of songs and dances, where, like bees to honey, swarms of young artists flock. An uncomplicated scenario with an obligatory confrontation "rich - poor", a love line, pleasant audio and video sequences.
12. Kitchen. The last battle, 2017
Rating: 5.9
Genre: Comedy
On the 12th line in the list of Russian comedies of 2017, which have already been released, is the continuation of the series "Kitchen". In it, the viewer will learn about the fate of the chef Viktor Barinov and his team. Fierce ladder battles, love affairs, eccentric culinary geniuses, family twists and turns - and all this is delicious, juicy and with a twinkle!
11. Grandmother of easy virtue, 2017
Rating: 5.9
Genre: Comedy
Swindler Sanya, able to reliably portray any person of any age and gender, crosses the road to the wrong people. So the fraudster has to hide in a nursing home under the guise of an elderly woman. Despite the monstrous title, the overall picture is better than it sounds. It is a simple and fun series of gags that can deliver many enjoyable minutes.
10. Petersburg. Only for love, 2016
Rating: 6.1
Genre: Comedy, Romance
The most romantic city in Russia, shown through the eyes of seven directors. Seven mini-short stories, each of which is about love - from love for art to love for family, dogs, homeland and, of course, for the opposite sex. The backdrop to all this abundance of love are perfectly filmed views of the beautiful and melancholic Petersburg.
9. Yana + Yanko, 2017
Rating: 6.1
Genre: Comedy, Family
If the beginning of the film may seem somewhat secondary (a harsh bitch-chief editor of a fashion magazine, a mannered PR man in a tight shirt, a nervous editorial staff - we have definitely seen this somewhere), then from the middle begins a real movie - a touching, sweet and funny story about how an independent woman and an even more independent child learn to find joy in each other. Much credit for the popularity of this comedy belongs to the young actor Danil Zinatullin, (Yanko), who plays in such a way that you hate him first, and then love him.
8. Blockbuster, 2017
Rating: 6.2
Genre: Comedy, Crime
The girl Liza, who was fed up with everything, goes to the city of Elektrougli to eat shawarma, and then, at dead midnight, she witnesses the robbery of a micro-credit point. So the unfortunate robber Natasha enters her life ... If “our answer to Guy Ritchie” came out on a smaller scale, but still “Blockbuster” is a funny and full of life crime comedy, one hundred percent Russian cinema with jokes on topical topics, successfully balancing on the line between satire, noir and melodrama.
7. Love with limitations, 2016
KinoPoisk rating: 6.3
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Thanks to a presidential decree on the introduction of job quotas for people with disabilities, yesterday's student Misha pretends to be a wheelchair user and gets a dream job in a company with a name dear to every Russian called NashGaz. But from now on he will have to dissect all the time in a wheelchair, and this is not so easy in modern Moscow. But you should not be afraid of the social component of the picture - although it raises the real problems of the life of a wheelchair user, in general it is an easy, pleasant and lyrical comedy, where everyone learns something from another, and in the end love wins over everything.
6. Secret Zohar, 2016
Rating: 6,397
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
It is rather an adventurous movie with elements of mysticism, comedy and attempts at a deeper understanding of reality. Judging by the reviews, a rare viewer flew to the middle of the Dnieper - that is, he understood what was happening in the picture. The plot is simple: a guy named Max accidentally gets an ancient artifact at his disposal, and his whole life turns into a phantasmagoria, united by one goal - to bring the artifact to Jerusalem.
The film can be recommended for those who love fantastic stories with a mysterious and intricate plot. A bit easier to understand what is happening, good-quality non-trivial humor and several purely comedic episodes.
5. Walk, Vasya !, 2016
Rating: 6.5
Genre: Comedy
Mitya urgently needs to get married, only his wife Vasilisa does not want to give a divorce if Mitya does not help her get Pasha into bed. At the same time, to speed up the process, Mitya pretends that he has a bride, but the situation is complicated by the fact that Nastya has a boyfriend who, for the good of the case, agrees to play the role of a brother. Such a tricky plot serves as a guarantee of many funny situations and funny episodes. In general, "Walk, Vasya!" - Superbly filmed, bold, energetic, funny and intelligent movie with bright and voluminous characters, each of which goes crazy in its own way.
4. Good boy, 2016
Rating: 6.5
Genre: Comedy
Next on the list of the best Russian comedies of 2016-2017 is the story of growing up, which brings to mind the classic Soviet films about teenagers. Boy Kolya is torn between falling in love with two girls at once, along the way experiencing difficult relationships in the family, witnessing the arson of a computer class, and at the end of the week there is also a Saturday school holiday, where all the characters will gather. A thin, lyrical and funny film about that fine line that separates a child from an adult. Separately, it is worth noting the excellent acting performance of Semyon Treskunov, the main character.
3. Friday, 2016
Rating: 6.5
Genre: Comedy
This is a magical day - Friday, the day when the harsh gray days turn into a carnival, and on Monday morning the carriage becomes a pumpkin again. On this day, the capital major (he is also Prince Vladimir in a different guise, he is Danila Kozlovsky in life) can become a waiter, an office loser - the king of the party, someone will find love, and someone will chase a kangaroo in the forests near Moscow ( don't even ask, see for yourself).
2.Moscow, I endure you, 2016
Rating: 6.6
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
A rare non-state film work on the screens of his native country. The actors have not yet had time to set the viewer sore on the frequency of appearances on the screen and the pages of magazines, and director Sergei Aksenov has this in general the first film. The result is a very beautiful movie in the rhythm of a big city, somewhat similar to “I walk around Moscow”. Although many of the problems invented to create the feeling of the "whirlpool of metropolitan life" seem far-fetched, but lively, bright and cute heroes, a luxurious live picture of modern Moscow and sometimes funny jokes leave a pleasant aftertaste.
1. The monk and the demon, 2016
Rating: 6.8
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
The daring experiment of director Nikolai Dostal and screenwriter Yuri Arbatov, who wished to create a modern version of Faust, but for the Russian people and Russian realities, can be called successful - the result is, if not one of the best Russian comedies, then certainly one of the brightest. The action takes place in one of the remote monasteries of the Russian Empire during the reign of Nicholas I, where miracles begin to work with the advent of a new novice. However, there is something strange about these miracles ...
It seems to be a non-religious story about temptation and redemption, but the brilliant acting work (especially the main character - Timofey Tribuntsev), witty characters and Gogol's entourage give it authenticity and fun. Even if it is laughter through tears.
Among the Russian comedies that the audience liked, there are representatives of the arthouse, and fantastic films, and absolutely "walk-through" films aimed only at entertainment, and not at thoughtful reflections, films. And this is good, because thanks to such a variety, each viewer can choose a tape to their liking. We wish you a pleasant viewing!
IS THE FILM SWORD FISH EXACTLY A COMEDY? ARE YOU SURE?
There is no such movie on the list!