Popular from Poland
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 Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Hoopla
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
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
#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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
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
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
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
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
New from Poland
Mall Girls
(Galerianki)
A clique of young girls look for rich sponsors to pay for their shopping habits, in exchange for sex.
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- Poland • 2009
- Director Katarzyna Roslaniec
- Cast Anna Karczmarczyk, Dagmara Krasowska, Dominika Gwit, Magdalena Ciurzynska, Izabela Kuna, Artur Barciś
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
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
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
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
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
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
Spoor
(Pokot)
When a series of mysterious crimes occur around her, Janina is convinced she knows who—or what—the murderer is.
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- Poland, Germany, Czech Republic • 2017
- Director Agnieszka Holland
- Cast Agnieszka Mandat-Grabka, Wiktor Zborowski, Jakub Gierszał, Patrycja Volny, Miroslav Krobot
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Klassiki, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla
Katyn
(Katyń)
A historical drama on the 1940 Katyn massacre, a mass execution of Polish POWs by Soviet authorities.
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- Poland • 2007
- Director Andrzej Wajda
- Cast Andrzej Chyra, Maja Ostaszewska, Artur Żmijewski, Danuta Stenka, Jan Englert, Magdalena Cielecka
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Amazon Video
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
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Cold War
(Zimna wojna)
Two performers find and lose love in Cold War Poland — only to find it again years later.
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- Poland, United Kingdom, France • 2018
- Director Paweł Pawlikowski
- Cast Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cédric Kahn, Jeanne Balibar
- Genre Drama, Music, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Freevee
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 Tubi TV, Kanopy
Three Colors: White
(Trois couleurs : Blanc)
After his wife divorces him and frames him for arson, a Polish expatriate plots his revenge.
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- Switzerland, France, Poland • 1994
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Janusz Gajos, Jerzy Stuhr, Aleksander Bardini, Grzegorz Warchoł
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Katyn
(Katyń)
A historical drama on the 1940 Katyn massacre, a mass execution of Polish POWs by Soviet authorities.
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- Poland • 2007
- Director Andrzej Wajda
- Cast Andrzej Chyra, Maja Ostaszewska, Artur Żmijewski, Danuta Stenka, Jan Englert, Magdalena Cielecka
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Amazon Video
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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
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
Spies of Warsaw
A military attaché at the French embassy is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal,and intrigue in Warsaw during WWII.
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- United Kingdom, France, Poland • 2013
- Creator Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
- Cast David Tennant, Janet Montgomery, Linda Bassett, Allan Corduner, Anton Lesser, Jan Pohl
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Classics from Poland
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
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
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
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