Popular from Switzerland
Take and Run
(Ala Kachuu)
Sezim is a young Kyrgyz woman with dreams of studying in the capital, but her plans are cut short when she's kidnapped and forced to marry a stranger.
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- Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan • 2020
- Director Maria Brendle
- Cast Alina Turdumamatova, Nurbek Esengazy Uulu, Madina Talipbek, Taalaikan Abazova, Kanat Abdahmanov, Aybike Erkinbekova
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Under the Skin
Unsuspecting men fall under the spell of a seductive alien that prowls the streets of Glasgow.
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- Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States • 2014
- Director Jonathan Glazer
- Cast Scarlett Johansson, Kryštof Hádek, Paul Brannigan, Michael Moreland, Scott Dymond, Jeremy McWilliams
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling
Pingu
This stop-motion claymated television series follows a family of a penguins living at the South Pole.
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- Switzerland, United Kingdom • 1986
- Creator Otmar Gutmann, Erika Brueggemann
- Cast Marcello Magni, David Sant
- Genre Animation, Comedy, Kids
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Three Colors: Red
(Trois couleurs : Rouge)
Valentine is outraged that an ex-judge in her neighborhood taps phone calls, but their debates lead to a strange bond.
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- Switzerland, France, Poland • 1994
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Frédérique Feder, Samuel Le Bihan, Marion Stalens
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
The Beach Bum
You gotta go low to get high.
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- Switzerland, United Kingdom, France • 2019
- Director Harmony Korine
- Cast Matthew McConaughey, Isla Fisher, Snoop Dogg, Stefania LaVie Owen, Martin Lawrence, Zac Efron
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV
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
Unrest
(Unrueh)
In late 19th century Switzerland, a factory worker becomes involved with a local group of anarchist watchmakers.
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- Switzerland • 2022
- Director Cyril Schäublin
- Cast Stefano Knuchel, Valentin Merz, Clara Gostynski, Alexei Evstratov, Laurence Bretignier, Li Tavor
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video
New from Switzerland
Microcosmos
(Microcosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe)
15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. And one great movie to restore your sense of wonder.
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- France, Switzerland, Italy • 1996
- Director Marie Pérennou
- Cast Jacques Perrin, Kristin Scott Thomas
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
Jean de Florette
When Jean de Florette inherits land in Provence, he decides to take up farming. But his scheming neighbors have other plans…
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- France, Switzerland, Italy • 1986
- Director Claude Berri
- Cast Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Elisabeth Depardieu, Margarita Lozano, Ernestine Mazurowna
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Year of the Discovery
(El año del descubrimiento)
In the shadow of the 1992 Olympic Games held in Spain, massive labor riots erupt in Cartagena.
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- Spain, Switzerland • 2020
- Director Luis López Carrasco
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Film Movement Plus
Blood of My Blood
(Sangue del mio sangue)
In a monastery, a nun accused of witchcraft tries to seduce a young confessor who refuses to yield to his searing temptation.
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- Italy, France, Switzerland • 2015
- Director Marco Bellocchio
- Cast Alba Rohrwacher, Filippo Timi, Toni Bertorelli, Ivan Franěk
- Genre History, Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
Unrest
(Unrueh)
In late 19th century Switzerland, a factory worker becomes involved with a local group of anarchist watchmakers.
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- Switzerland • 2022
- Director Cyril Schäublin
- Cast Stefano Knuchel, Valentin Merz, Clara Gostynski, Alexei Evstratov, Laurence Bretignier, Li Tavor
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video
Sisi & I
(Sisi & Ich)
When countess Irma arrives to be Empress Sisi’s new lady in waiting at an isolated commune, the two women grow extremely close.
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- Germany, Switzerland, Austria • 2023
- Director Frauke Finsterwalder
- Cast Susanne Wolff, Sandra Hüller, Tom Rhys Harries, Johanna Wokalek, Angela Winkler, Stefan Kurt
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, Hoopla
A Thousand Fires
A family in Myanmar runs an unregulated oil field.
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- France, Switzerland, Netherlands • 2021
- Director Saeed Taji Farouky
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films
Bassidji
To better understand their ideas, Mehran Tamadon engages with extremist supporters of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Basij.
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- Iran, France, Switzerland • 2009
- Director Mehran Tamadon
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on DocAlliance Films
Winter Nomads
(Hiver Nomade)
Two shepherds in Switzerland move 800 sheep 600km over four months with the help of three donkeys and four dogs.
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- Switzerland, France, Germany • 2012
- Director Manuel von Stürler
- Cast Pascal Eguisier, Carole Noblanc, Jean-Paul Peguiron
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
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The Five Obstructions
(De fem benspænd)
About a filmmaker not only revisiting, but also recreating one of his first films, 1967's The Perfect Human five different ways.
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- Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium • 2003
- Director Jørgen Leth
- Cast Claus Nissen, Lars von Trier, Majken Algren Nielsen, Jacqueline Arenal, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
- Genre Documentary
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
Clouds of Sils Maria
A veteran actress faces some uncomfortable truths when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career.
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- France, Germany, Switzerland • 2014
- Director Olivier Assayas
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger, Johnny Flynn, Brady Corbet
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
The Stolen Children
(Il ladro di bambini)
A young police officer befriends two children while escorting them to an orphanage.
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- Italy, France, Switzerland • 1992
- Director Gianni Amelio
- Cast Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici, Giuseppe Ieracitano, Marina Golovine, Florence Darel, Vitalba Andrea
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Blood of My Blood
(Sangue del mio sangue)
In a monastery, a nun accused of witchcraft tries to seduce a young confessor who refuses to yield to his searing temptation.
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- Italy, France, Switzerland • 2015
- Director Marco Bellocchio
- Cast Alba Rohrwacher, Filippo Timi, Toni Bertorelli, Ivan Franěk
- Genre History, Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
Dead Souls
(死靈魂)
Meet the survivors of China's 1957 reeducation camps. Who are they? What did they face? And what's become of them now?
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- Switzerland, France • 2018
- Director Wang Bing
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
Winged Migration
(Le peuple migrateur)
Five film crews follow a rich variety of bird migrations through forty countries and across each of the seven continents.
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- France, Germany, Switzerland • 2001
- Director Jacques Perrin
- Cast Philippe Labro, Jacques Perrin
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Three Colors: Red
(Trois couleurs : Rouge)
Valentine is outraged that an ex-judge in her neighborhood taps phone calls, but their debates lead to a strange bond.
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- Switzerland, France, Poland • 1994
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Frédérique Feder, Samuel Le Bihan, Marion Stalens
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Winter Nomads
(Hiver Nomade)
Two shepherds in Switzerland move 800 sheep 600km over four months with the help of three donkeys and four dogs.
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- Switzerland, France, Germany • 2012
- Director Manuel von Stürler
- Cast Pascal Eguisier, Carole Noblanc, Jean-Paul Peguiron
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
Advocate
(לאה צמל, עורכת דין)
The gripping true story of Lea Tsemel, a Jewish Israeli lawyer who represents Palestinian political prisoners.
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- Israel, Canada, Switzerland • 2019
- Director Philippe Bellaiche
- Cast Lea Tsemel
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Swiss Series
The Team
The serial murder of prostitutes across national borders prompts the creation of a pan-European police task force to catch the killer.
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- Switzerland, Austria, Germany • 2015
- Creator
- Cast Jürgen Vogel, Marie Bach Hansen, Lynn Van Royen, Navid Negahban
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
The Undertaker
(Der Bestatter)
A police detective leaves the force to take over the family business as an undertaker, where he discovers that the two jobs have some surprising areas of overlap.
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- Switzerland • 2013
- Creator Hartmut Block
- Cast Mike Müller, Barbara Terpoorten, Reto Stalder, Samuel Streiff, Suly Röthlisberger
- Genre Crime
- Available on Amazon Video, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Banking District
(Quartier des banques)
A thriller set in the heart of the Swiss banking sector, where the members of a banking family wage a ruthless battle for control.
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- Switzerland, Belgium • 2017
- Creator Jean-Marc Fröhle
- Cast Laura Sépul, Féodor Atkine, Arnaud Binard, Vincent Kucholl, Brigitte Fossey, Lauriane Gilliéron
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Video, MZ Choice Amazon Channel
Wilder
A detective returns to her home town to come to terms with the death of her brother who died in an accident many years ago.
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- Switzerland • 2017
- Creator Béla Batthyany, Alexander Szombath
- Cast Sarah Spale, Marcus Signer
- Genre Crime
- Available on MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Labyrinth of Peace
(Frieden)
In the aftermath of World War II, neutral Switzerland finds itself a nexus of escaped Nazi war criminals, Holocaust survivors, and spies.
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- Switzerland • 2020
- Creator Michael Schaerer, Petra Biondina Volpe
- Cast Miron Sharshunov, Gustav Strunz, Britta Güntert, Dimitri Stapfer, Annina Walt, Max Hubacher
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Chai Flicks, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Scene of the Crime
(Tatort)
German, Austrian, and Swiss police solve complex crimes in this long-running crime procedural.
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- West Germany, Austria, Switzerland • 1970
- Creator Günter Rohrbach, Gunther Witte
- Cast
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Hoopla, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
New Heights
(Neumatt)
A city boy inherits a failing farm, and with it, family drama.
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- Switzerland • 2021
- Creator Marianne Wendt
- Cast Julian Koechlin, Sophie Hutter, Anouk Petri, Jérôme Humm, Marlise Fischer, Rachel Braunschweig
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Documentaries from Switzerland
The Congo Tribunal
(Das Kongo Tribunal)
20 years of atrocities due to greed claimed the lives of over 6 million people in Congo. Milo Rau collects details from survivors and perpetrators.
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- Germany, Switzerland • 2017
- Director Milo Rau
- Cast
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on DocAlliance Films, myfilmfriend
Life Without Basketball
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir was an all-star on her high school and college basketball teams, but courted controversy over her choice to wear a hijab while playing.
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- Switzerland, United States, United Arab Emirates • 2018
- Director Tim O'Donnell, Jon Mercer
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
My Sister Maria
(Meine Schwester Maria)
The life of classical Hollywood actress Maria Schell, as told by her brother.
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- France, Germany, Switzerland • 2002
- Director Maximilian Schell
- Cast Maria Schell, Maximilian Schell, Yul Brynner, Nastassja Schell, Gerhard Hannak
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Tubi TV
Stop-Over
(L'escale)
This documentary follows illegal Iranian migrants stopping in Greece on their journey to the west.
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- Switzerland, France • 2013
- Director Kaveh Bakhtiari
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Iranian
(Iranien)
An atheist Iranian filmmaker engages four mullahs in a group conversation about faith, belief, and daily life.
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- France, Switzerland, Iran • 2014
- Director Mehran Tamadon
- Cast Mohsen Kalhor
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV
Goodnight Nobody
A look at the lives of four insomniacs from around the world as they navigate another sleepless night.
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- Switzerland, Burkina Faso, China • 2010
- Director Jacqueline Zünd
- Cast Mila Dean, Jeremie Kafando, Fedir Nesterchuck, Lin Yao
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films
The Five Obstructions
(De fem benspænd)
About a filmmaker not only revisiting, but also recreating one of his first films, 1967's The Perfect Human five different ways.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium • 2003
- Director Jørgen Leth
- Cast Claus Nissen, Lars von Trier, Majken Algren Nielsen, Jacqueline Arenal, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
- Genre Documentary
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
Océans
What wonders await under the surface of the oceans?
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- France, Switzerland, Spain • 2009
- Director Jacques Perrin
- Cast Pierce Brosnan, Lancelot Perrin
- Genre Documentary, Family
- Available on Disney Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
A documentary about the unique vision behind the iconic American jazz record label, Blue Note.
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- Switzerland • 2019
- Director Sophie Huber
- Cast Don Was, Herbie Hancock, Lou Donaldson, Wayne Shorter, Norah Jones, Robert Glasper
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video
Sagrada - The Mystery Of Creation
A celebration of visionary architect Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia.
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- Switzerland • 2012
- Director Stefan Haupt
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Kanopy
Sing Me a Song
Documentarian Thomas Balmès witnesses the transformative impact of the internet on a young Buddhist monk in Bhutan.
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- France, Germany, Switzerland • 2020
- Director Thomas Balmès
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Freevee, Hoopla
Echoes of Home
(Heimatklänge)
This documentary follows three Swiss vocal artists as they perfect their own sound.
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- Switzerland, Germany • 2007
- Director Stefan Schwietert
- Cast Erika Stucky, Noldi Alder, Christian Zehnder
- Genre Documentary
- Available on GuideDoc, DocAlliance Films, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
#Female Pleasure
#FEMALE PLEASURE is a 21st century plea for a self-determined female sexuality and an equal, passionate relationship between the sexes.
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- Switzerland, Germany • 2018
- Director Barbara Miller
- Cast Deborah Feldmann, Rokudenashiko, Leyla Hussein, Doris Wagner, Vithika Yadav
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
Genesis 2.0
After the discovery of a well-preserved mammoth carcass, scientists hope it could be a major step forward in bioengineering.
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- Switzerland, China, Russia • 2018
- Director Christian Frei, Maxim Arbugaev
- Cast Peter Grigoriev, Semyon Grigoriev, George Church, Spira Sleptsov, Woo Suk Hwang
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
I Am Not Your Negro
A study of race in America then and now, inspired by James Baldwin's unpublished writings.
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- Switzerland, France, Belgium • 2017
- Director Raoul Peck
- Cast Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Ray Charles
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Hulu, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel