Popular from Poland
Ashes and Diamonds
(Popiół i diament)
A resistance fighter in WWII Poland questions his commitment to the cause.
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- Poland • 1958
- Director Andrzej Wajda
- Cast Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyżewska, Wacław Zastrzeżynski, Adam Pawlikowski, Bogumił Kobiela, Jan Ciecierski
- Genre Drama, Romance, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
(サイバーパンク：エッジランナーズ)
After losing everything, a teenager becomes a high-tech, black-market mercenary known as an "edgerunner."
- Poland, United States • 2022
- Creator Rafał Jaki
- Cast KENN
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Mr. Car and the Knights Templar
(Pan Samochodzik i Templariusze)
Mr. Samochodzik: art historian, treasure hunter, car owner. Currently in possession of a relic of the Knights Templar, which as the power to change the world. Start your engines for adventure.
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- Poland • 2023
- Director Antoni Nykowski
- Cast Mateusz Janicki, Sandra Drzymalska, Olgierd Blecharz, Piotr Sega, Kalina Kowalczuk, Jacek Beler
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Family
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Filip
A young Polish Jew escapes Warsaw and assumes a false identity in Germany allowing him to live luxuriously. His comfort doesn't last, however.
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- Poland • 2022
- Director Michał Kwieciński
- Cast Eryk Kulm, Caroline Hartig, Zoë Straub, Sandra Drzymalska, Victor Meutelet, Robert Więckiewicz
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Captain
(Der Hauptmann)
A deserter of the Nazi army stumbles upon an officer's uniform and soon finds people following him.
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- Germany, France, Poland • 2017
- Director Robert Schwentke
- Cast Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau, Marko Dyrlich, David Scheller, Sebastian Rudolph
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV
EO
(Hi-Han)
A gray donkey begins his life as a circus performer before escaping on a trek across the Polish and Italian countryside.
- Poland • 2022
- Director Jerzy Skolimowski
- Cast Isabelle Huppert, Jacek Murański, Mateusz Murański, Lorenzo Zurzolo, Sandra Drzymalska
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Hunter x Hunter
(HUNTERxHUNTER
)
A young boy decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a Hunter - a special class of warrior.
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- Japan, Poland • 2011
- Creator Yoshihiro Togashi
- Cast Banjou Ginga
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama
- Available on Tubi TV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Microsoft Store, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Crunchyroll, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Freevee, Netflix basic with Ads, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
1670
Jan Paweł is a minor nobleman with big dreams: to become the most famous man of his name in Poland. A tall ask, coming from someone who owns half a village.
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- Poland • 2023
- Creator Jakub Rużyłło
- Cast Bartłomiej Topa, Katarzyna Herman, Martyna Byczkowska, Michał Sikorski, Andrzej Kłak, Dobromir Dymecki
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Wil
In Antwerp, 1942, Wil is serving as an auxiliary policeman, and must make the painful choice between following orders and supporting the resistance.
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- Belgium, Poland • 2023
- Director Tim Mielants
- Cast Stef Aerts, Matteo Simoni, Annelore Crollet, Dirk Roofthooft, Kevin Janssens, Koen De Bouw
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Love Never Lies: Poland
(Love Never Lies: Polska)
In this Polish spinoff of the popular reality dating show, couples rely on trust and honesty to walk away with a cash prize.
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- Poland • 2022
- Creator Malgorzata Majda
- Cast Maja Bohosiewicz, Katarzyna Rybak, Jędrzej Urbański, Mateusz Mróz, Damian Bruno Wolny, Wiktoria Mleczek
- Genre Reality
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
#BringBackAlice
Alicja Stec, an influencer, was thought missing until she suddenly reappears with no memory of the last year.
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- Poland • 2023
- Creator Dawid Nickel
- Cast Helena Englert, Sandra Drzymalska, Katarzyna Gałązka, Marcel Opaliński, Mila Jankowska, Sebastian Dela
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max
Cracow Monsters
(Krakowskie potwory)
Alex, a young woman, joins the enigmatic Professor Zawadzki and his students who investigate the paranormal and combat the diabolical.
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- Poland • 2022
- Creator Kasia Adamik
- Cast Barbara Liberek, Andrzej Chyra, Stanisław Linowski, Mateusz Górski, Kaja Chan, Maja Chan
- Genre Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Absolute Beginners
(Absolutni debiutanci)
Two best friends are making a movie during their seaside summer vacation, but the arrival of an alluring young athlete complicates things.
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- Poland • 2023
- Creator Kamila Tarabura, Nina Lewandowska
- Cast Martyna Byczkowska, Bartłomiej Deklewa, Jan Sałasiński, Paulina Krzyżańska, Katarzyna Warnke, Piotr Witkowski
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Mother's Day
(Dzień Matki)
Poke the mama bear, and you get the claws.
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- Poland • 2023
- Director Mateusz Rakowicz
- Cast Agnieszka Grochowska, Adrian Delikta, Dariusz Chojnacki, Paulina Chruściel, Paweł Koślik, Arkadiusz Brykalski
- Genre Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
A Girl and an Astronaut
(Dziewczyna i kosmonauta)
Astronaut Niko is selected to embark on a space expedition and comes back 30 years later without having aged a day.
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- Poland • 2023
- Creator Jeremi Prokopowicz
- Cast Vanessa Aleksander, Magdalena Boczarska, Magdalena Cielecka, Anna Cieślak, Andrzej Chyra, Grzegorz Damięcki
- Genre Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
New from Poland
Angel of Death
(Szadź)
Commissioner Agnieszka Polkowska races to stop a serial killer before he claims his next victim.
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- Poland • 2020
- Creator Igor Brejdygant
- Cast Aleksandra Popławska, Maciej Stuhr, Bartosz Gelner, Piotr Trojan
- Genre Crime
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max
The Zone of Interest
The commandant of Auschwitz and his wife create an idyllic life right beside the concentration camp.
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- United Kingdom, Poland, United States • 2023
- Director Jonathan Glazer
- Cast Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
The Green Glove Gang
(Gang Zielonej Rękawiczki)
After nearly getting caught during a heist, three female burglars decide to hide in an assisted living home until the coast is clear.
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- Poland • 2022
- Creator
- Cast Magdalena Kuta, Małgorzata Potocka, Anna Romantowska, Beata Bandurska, Karolina Rzepa, Mirosław Zbrojewicz
- Genre Comedy, Crime
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Strawman
(Figurant)
A secret service officer surveils a bishop in secret over several decades, to help the government monitor the activities of the church.
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- Poland • 2023
- Director Robert Gliński
- Cast Mateusz Więcławek, Marianna Zydek, Zbigniew Stryj, Adrian Brząkała, Maciej Mikołajczyk, Zuzanna Lit
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
1670
Jan Paweł is a minor nobleman with big dreams: to become the most famous man of his name in Poland. A tall ask, coming from someone who owns half a village.
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- Poland • 2023
- Creator Jakub Rużyłło
- Cast Bartłomiej Topa, Katarzyna Herman, Martyna Byczkowska, Michał Sikorski, Andrzej Kłak, Dobromir Dymecki
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Boxer
(Bokser)
Jedrzej flees Cold War Poland for England in hopes of becoming a successful boxer.
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- Poland • 2024
- Director Mitja Okorn
- Cast Eryk Kulm, Adrianna Chlebicka, Eryk Lubos, Adam Woronowicz, Jacek Poniedziałek, Bartłomiej Kotschedoff
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Man of Iron
(Człowiek z żelaza)
A Communist Party attempt to expose the faults of rebellious shipyard workers in Poland reveals the necessity of their movement.
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- Poland • 1981
- Director Andrzej Wajda
- Cast Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania, Irena Byrska, Wiesława Kosmalska, Franciszek Trzeciak
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Klassiki
November
In a medieval Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk wisdom to survive the winter.
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- Estonia, Netherlands, Poland • 2017
- Director Rainer Sarnet
- Cast Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Arvo Kukumägi, Katariina Unt, Taavi Eelmaa, Heino Kalm
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, OVID, Night Flight Plus, Midnight Pulp, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spamflix, Kanopy
Go Ahead, Brother
(Idź przodem, bracie)
When special ops officer Oskar has a panic attack, he is dismissed from the force and takes a job as a retail security officer.
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- Poland • 2024
- Creator Kacper Wysocki
- Cast Piotr Witkowski, Konrad Eleryk, Marcin Kowalczyk, Aleksandra Adamska, Anastasiia Pustovit, Cezary Żak
- Genre Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Telescope Recommends
Phoenix
A noirish study of treachery, identity, and survival.
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- Germany, Poland • 2014
- Director Christian Petzold
- Cast Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Trystan Pütter, Michael Maertens, Imogen Kogge
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Ayka
(Айка)
A young immigrant worker in Moscow desperately works to pay off her debts while dealing with postpartum health issues.
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- Russia, Germany, Poland • 2019
- Director Sergei Dvortsevoy
- Cast Samal Yeslyamova, Dzhipargul Abdilova, David Alaverdyan, Cholponay Borubaeva, Nurzhan Kunnazarova
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
The Innocents
(Les Innocentes)
Poland, 1945. Mathilde, a young French Red Cross doctor, is on a mission to help war survivors when a nun asks for her help.
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- France, Poland • 2016
- Director Anne Fontaine
- Cast Lou de Laâge, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza, Vincent Macaigne, Joanna Kulig, Eliza Rycembel
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV, Darkroom
The Double Life of Véronique
(La double vie de Véronique)
Each of us is matched somewhere in the world by our exact double, someone who shares our thoughts and dreams.
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- France, Poland, Norway • 1991
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Irène Jacob, Halina Gryglaszewska, Philippe Volter, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Kalina Jędrusik, Aleksander Bardini
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Three Colors: Blue
(Trois couleurs : Bleu)
Julie distances herself from everywhere and everyone after her husband and daughter are killed in a car accident.
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- France, Poland, Switzerland • 1993
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Véry, Hélène Vincent, Philippe Volter
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
The Auschwitz Report
(Správa)
Two Jewish men escape Auschwitz and subsequently seek to bring the truth of the concentration camps to light.
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- Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland • 2021
- Director Peter Bebjak
- Cast Noël Czuczor, Peter Ondrejička, John Hannah, Wojciech Mecwaldowski, Jacek Beler, Jan Nedbal
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Over the Limit
An elite Russian rhythmic gymnast pushes herself to extremes in an attempt to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
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- Poland, Germany, Finland • 2018
- Director Marta Prus
- Cast Margarita Mamun
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Zone of Interest
The commandant of Auschwitz and his wife create an idyllic life right beside the concentration camp.
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- United Kingdom, Poland, United States • 2023
- Director Jonathan Glazer
- Cast Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
Blind Chance
(Przypadek)
Three different stories show how the simple act of either catching or missing a train profoundly changes one man's life.
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- Poland • 1987
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Bogusław Linda, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Bogusława Pawelec, Marzena Trybała, Jacek Borkowski
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Polish Series
1983
In this alternate version of history, a law student and a police investigator stumble upon the conspiracy that kept the Iron Curtain in place.
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- Poland, United States • 2018
- Creator Maciej Musiał, Joshua Long
- Cast Robert Więckiewicz, Maciej Musiał, Michalina Olszańska, Andrzej Chyra, Zofia Wichłacz, Agnieszka Żulewska
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Witcher
Monsters come in many forms.
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- Poland, United States, Hungary • 2019
- Creator Lauren Schmidt
- Cast Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra, Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring, Anna Shaffer
- Genre Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Angel of Death
(Szadź)
Commissioner Agnieszka Polkowska races to stop a serial killer before he claims his next victim.
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- Poland • 2020
- Creator Igor Brejdygant
- Cast Aleksandra Popławska, Maciej Stuhr, Bartosz Gelner, Piotr Trojan
- Genre Crime
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max
Open Your Eyes
(Otwórz oczy)
Julia, a teen with amnesia, tries to rebuild her life at a treatment center where nothing is as it seems.
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- Poland • 2021
- Creator Anna Jadowska, Adrian Panek
- Cast Maria Wawreniuk, Ignacy Liss, Marcin Czarnik, Wojciech Dolatowski, Zuzanna Galewicz, Sara Celler-Jezierska
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Green Glove Gang
(Gang Zielonej Rękawiczki)
After nearly getting caught during a heist, three female burglars decide to hide in an assisted living home until the coast is clear.
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- Poland • 2022
- Creator
- Cast Magdalena Kuta, Małgorzata Potocka, Anna Romantowska, Beata Bandurska, Karolina Rzepa, Mirosław Zbrojewicz
- Genre Comedy, Crime
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Hunter x Hunter
(HUNTERxHUNTER
)
A young boy decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a Hunter - a special class of warrior.
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- Japan, Poland • 2011
- Creator Yoshihiro Togashi
- Cast Banjou Ginga
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama
- Available on Tubi TV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Microsoft Store, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Crunchyroll, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Freevee, Netflix basic with Ads, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Go Ahead, Brother
(Idź przodem, bracie)
When special ops officer Oskar has a panic attack, he is dismissed from the force and takes a job as a retail security officer.
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- Poland • 2024
- Creator Kacper Wysocki
- Cast Piotr Witkowski, Konrad Eleryk, Marcin Kowalczyk, Aleksandra Adamska, Anastasiia Pustovit, Cezary Żak
- Genre Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
1670
Jan Paweł is a minor nobleman with big dreams: to become the most famous man of his name in Poland. A tall ask, coming from someone who owns half a village.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Poland • 2023
- Creator Jakub Rużyłło
- Cast Bartłomiej Topa, Katarzyna Herman, Martyna Byczkowska, Michał Sikorski, Andrzej Kłak, Dobromir Dymecki
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Absolute Beginners
(Absolutni debiutanci)
Two best friends are making a movie during their seaside summer vacation, but the arrival of an alluring young athlete complicates things.
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- Poland • 2023
- Creator Kamila Tarabura, Nina Lewandowska
- Cast Martyna Byczkowska, Bartłomiej Deklewa, Jan Sałasiński, Paulina Krzyżańska, Katarzyna Warnke, Piotr Witkowski
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Feedback
(Informacja zwrotna)
Marcin is a has-been rockstar with memory issues induced by alcoholism. When his son Piotr goes missing, Marcin has to pick up the pieces of his life to find him.
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- Poland • 2023
- Creator Leszek Dawid
- Cast Arkadiusz Jakubik, Jakub Sierenberg, Dominika Bednarczyk, Nel Kaczmarek, Juliusz Chrząstowski, Agata Wątróbska
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Woods
(W głębi lasu)
At summer camp in 1994, Paweł Kopiński's sister went missing. Decades later, he tries to solve the mystery.
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- Poland, United States • 2020
- Creator Harlan Coben
- Cast Grzegorz Damięcki, Hubert Miłkowski, Agnieszka Grochowska, Wiktoria Filus, Adam Wietrzyński, Jacek Koman
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
(サイバーパンク：エッジランナーズ)
After losing everything, a teenager becomes a high-tech, black-market mercenary known as an "edgerunner."
- Poland, United States • 2022
- Creator Rafał Jaki
- Cast KENN
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Classics from Poland
Eroica
A drunk becomes an unwitting hero of the Warsaw uprising and another man attempts to escape a prison camp.
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- Poland • 1958
- Director Andrzej Munk
- Cast Edward Dziewoński, Barbara Połomska, Leon Niemczyk, Kazimierz Opaliński, Ignacy Machowski, Zofia Czerwińska
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Klassiki
Kanal
(Kanał)
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- Poland • 1957
- Director Andrzej Wajda
- Cast Teresa Iżewska, Tadeusz Janczar, Wienczysław Gliński, Tadeusz Gwiazdowski, Stanisław Mikulski, Emil Karewicz
- Genre War, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Knife in the Water
(Nóż w wodzie)
A married couple invite a hitchhiker on their boating trip, creating a tense dynamic that leads to a cataclysmic outcome.
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- Poland • 1962
- Director Roman Polanski
- Cast Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz, Roman Polanski, Anna Ciepielewska
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Ashes and Diamonds
(Popiół i diament)
A resistance fighter in WWII Poland questions his commitment to the cause.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Poland • 1958
- Director Andrzej Wajda
- Cast Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyżewska, Wacław Zastrzeżynski, Adam Pawlikowski, Bogumił Kobiela, Jan Ciecierski
- Genre Drama, Romance, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy