Popular from Poland
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, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Plex,
The Congress
An aging actress decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood.
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- Israel, Germany, Poland • 2013
- Director Ari Folman
- Cast Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm, Danny Huston, Paul Giamatti, Kodi Smit-McPhee
- Genre Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Redbox, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Peacock, Peacock Premium, Kanopy, Plex,
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, Vudu, 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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Microsoft Store, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Crunchyroll, Peacock, Freevee, Netflix basic with Ads, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video 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
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
The Lure
(Córki dancingu)
Two mermaid sisters face cruel and bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a beautiful young man.
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- Poland • 2015
- Director Agnieszka Smoczyńska
- Cast Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszańska, Kinga Preis, Andrzej Konopka, Jakub Gierszał, Zygmunt Malanowicz
- Genre Horror, Fantasy, Music
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Lamb
(Dýrið)
An Icelandic couple takes a human-sheep hybrid as their child, with tragic consequences.
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- Iceland, Sweden, Poland • 2021
- Director Valdimar Jóhannsson
- Cast Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Ester Bibi
- Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Available on Hoopla, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
New from Poland
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Microsoft Store, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Crunchyroll, Peacock, Freevee, Netflix basic with Ads, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Peasants
(Chłopi)
Jagna, a young woman living in a 19th century Polish village, is determined to resist patriarchal traditions.
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- Poland, Serbia, Lithuania • 2023
- Director Dorota Kobiela
- Cast Kamila Urzedowska, Robert Gulaczyk, Mirosław Baka, Ewa Kasprzyk, Sonia Mietielica, Andrzej Konopka
- Genre Animation, Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Inland Empire
An actress's perception of reality gets distorted as her life begins to mimic the movie she's shooting in a nightmarish and surreal way.
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- France, Poland, United States • 2006
- Director David Lynch
- Cast Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, Karolina Gruszka, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Jan Hencz
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Farewells
(Pożegnania)
Class differences frustrate Pawel and Lidka's undying love, but will their love survive when Pawel is sent to Auschwitz?
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- Poland • 1958
- Director Wojciech Has
- Cast Maria Wachowiak, Tadeusz Janczar, Gustaw Holoubek, Stanisław Jaworski, Stanisław Milski, Zdzisław Mrożewski
- Genre Drama
- Available on Klassiki
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, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Microsoft Store
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
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
Art of Loving
(Sztuka Kochania)
Before her wedding, Anna seeks the advice of a sexologist to help her figure out if she is making the right choice.
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- Poland • 1989
- Director Jacek Bromski
- Cast Piotr Machalica, Joanna Trzepiecińska, Anna Romantowska, Wiktor Zborowski, Jerzy Bończak, Ewa Ziętek
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Cultpix
Leave No Traces
(Żeby nie było śladów)
Jurek is targeted by the Communist government in 1980's Poland for being the only witness to a police sanctioned murder.
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- Poland, Czech Republic, France • 2021
- Director Jan P. Matuszyński
- Cast Tomasz Zietek, Sandra Korzeniak, Jacek Braciak, Agnieszka Grochowska, Robert Więckiewicz
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Plex,
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
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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
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
The Promised Land
(Ziemia obiecana)
An exceptional portrait of rapid industrial expansion shown through the eyes of one Polish town.
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- Poland • 1975
- Director Andrzej Wajda
- Cast Daniel Olbrychski, Wojciech Pszoniak, Andrzej Seweryn, Kalina Jędrusik, Anna Nehrebecka, Bożena Dykiel
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel
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
Europa Europa
A boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth.
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- Germany, France, Poland • 1990
- Director Agnieszka Holland
- Cast Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy, René Hofschneider, Piotr Kozlowski, André Wilms
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max
The Mill and the Cross
(Młyn i krzyż)
Behind every great painting lies an even greater story
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- Poland, Sweden • 2011
- Director Lech Majewski
- Cast Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling, Michael York, Joanna Litwin, Dorota Lis, Bartosz Capowicz
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Kino Now, Tubi TV, Kanopy
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, Apple TV, Amazon Video
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 Hoopla, Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Demon
A bridegroom is possessed by an unquiet spirit in the midst of his own wedding celebration.
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- Poland, Israel • 2015
- Director Marcin Wrona
- Cast Itay Tiran, Agnieszka Żulewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Andrzej Grabowski, Tomasz Ziętek, Adam Woronowicz
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on AMC+, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
Ida
A young novitiate discovers a family secret dating back to World War II and must follow her history — wherever it takes her.
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- Poland, Denmark, France • 2013
- Director Paweł Pawlikowski
- Cast Agata Trzebuchowska, Agata Kulesza, Dawid Ogrodnik, Joanna Kulig, Adam Szyszkowski, Jerzy Trela
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, Fandor Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, Hoopla, fuboTV, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy, Plex, , Reveel
A Short Film About Killing
(Krótki film o zabijaniu)
Jacek climbs into Waldemar's taxi, tells him to drive to a remote location, then strangles him, seemingly without motive.
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- Poland • 1988
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Barbara Dziekan, Aleksander Bednarz
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Another Day of Life
The real-life story of a reporter who covered the Angolan Civil War as it was happening
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- Spain, Poland, Belgium • 2018
- Director Damian Nenow, Raúl de la Fuente
- Cast Artur Queiroz, Luis Alberto Ferreira, Joaquim António Lopes Farrusco, Kerry Shale
- Genre Animation, Documentary, History
- Available on Hoopla, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
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, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
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, Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy, Plex,
Pity
(Οίκτος)
After his wife falls into a coma, a man becomes accustomed and addicted to the sad void left in his life.
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- Greece, Poland • 2018
- Director Babis Makridis
- Cast Giannis Drakopoulos, Evi Saoulidou, Nota Tserniafski, Makis Papadimitriou, Georgina Chryskioti, Evdoxia Androulidaki
- Genre Drama
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Kanopy