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The Man Without a Past
(Mies vailla menneisyyttä)
Unable to remember anything from his past, a man moves to the outskirts of Helsinki and slowly begins a new life.
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- Finland, Germany, France • 2002
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemelä, Kaija Pakarinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Annikki Tähti
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Other Side of Hope
(Toivon tuolla puolen)
A gambler and a refugee look to smuggle the refugee's sister out of Lithuania.
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- Finland, Germany • 2017
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Sakari Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Simon Al-Bazoon, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Le Havre
As Arletty suddenly becomes seriously ill, Marcel's path crosses with an underage illegal immigrant from Africa, who needs Marcel's help to hide from the police.
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- Finland, France, Germany • 2011
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Blondin Miguel, Elina Salo, Evelyne Didi, Quoc Dung Nguyen
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Lights in the Dusk
(Laitakaupungin valot)
Out of the blue, a young, sophisticated blonde woman attaches herself to Koistenin, and he takes her on the rounds.
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- Finland, Germany, France • 2006
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Janne Hyytiäinen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Maria Heiskanen, Ilkka Koivula, Sergei Doudko, Andrei Gennadiev
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Drifting Clouds
(Kauas pilvet karkaavat)
Tram driver Lauri and his wife Ilona both lose their jobs, and are too proud to receive money from the welfare system.
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- Finland, Germany, France • 1996
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo, Sakari Kuosmanen, Markku Peltola, Matti Onnismaa
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
La Vie de Bohème
Three penniless artists become friends in modern-day Paris: an Albanian painter, a playwright and magazine editor, and Schaunard, a post-modernist composer.
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- Finland, France, Sweden • 1992
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Matti Pellonpää, Evelyne Didi, André Wilms, Kari Väänänen, Christine Murillo, Jean-Pierre Léaud
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Ariel
Taisto Kasurinen’s father has just committed suicide and Taisto is framed for a crime he did not commit.
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- Finland • 1988
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpää, Eetu Hilkamo, Erkki Pajala, Matti Jaaranen
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Shadows in Paradise
(Varjoja paratiisissa)
Nikkander, a garbageman, finds himself lost and lonely after his friend and co-worker dies of a sudden heart attack.
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- Finland • 1986
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari, Kylli Köngäs, Pekka Laiho
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Match Factory Girl
(Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö)
One weekend, wearing her new red dress at a local dance, Iris sleeps with Aarne, whom she believes is her new boyfriend.
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- Finland, Sweden • 1990
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Vesa Vierikko, Reijo Taipale, Silu Seppälä
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Fallen Leaves
(Kuolleet lehdet)
Ansa and Holappa cross paths accidentally, and despite adversity and misunderstandings, they attempt to forge a relationship in the challenging realm of state welfare.
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- Finland, Germany • 2023
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Anna Karjalainen, Kaisa Karjalainen, Janne Hyytiäinen
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
I Hired a Contract Killer
Unable to commit suicide, Henri hires a contract killer to murder him at some unknown time. But then he falls for Margaret.
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- Finland, Sweden, Germany • 1990
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley, T.R. Bowen, Imogen Claire, Angela Walsh
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana
(Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana)
Finns Valto and Reino take to the road in search of coffee and vodka, without which their lives are not worth living.
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- Finland, Germany • 1994
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Kati Outinen, Kirsi Tykkyläinen, Matti Pellonpää, Mato Valtonen, Elina Salo, Irma Junnilainen
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Saimaa Gesture
(Saimaa-Ilmiö)
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- Finland • 1981
- Director Aki Kaurismäki, Mika Kaurismäki
- Cast Ismo Alanko, Reijo Heiskanen, Jussi Kinnunen, Harri Kinnunen, Aku Syrjä, Juice Leskinen
- Genre Music, Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Crime and Punishment
(Rikos ja rangaistus)
Slaughterhouse worker Rahikainen murders a man, and is forced to live with the consequences of his actions...
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- Finland • 1983
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Markku Toikka, Aino Seppo, Esko Nikkari, Hannu Lauri, Olli Tuominen, Matti Pellonpää
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
The Leningrad Cowboys, a Siberian rock band, and their manager, travel to America, seeking fame and fortune.
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- Finland, Sweden • 1989
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakke Järvenpää, Heikki Keskinen, Pimme Korhonen, Sakari Kuosmanen
- Genre Comedy, Music
- Available on Criterion Channel
Calamari Union
Unhappy in their Helsinki district, seventeen men embark on an epic journey to a nearby district where they imagine life is better.
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- Finland • 1985
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Sakari Kuosmanen, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Timo Eränkö, Kari Heiskanen, Asmo Hurula, Sakke Järvenpää
- Genre Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
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- Finland • 2013
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Juice Leskinen, Puntti Valtonen, Matti Pellonpää, Harri Marstio, Dave Lindholm, Safka Pekkonen
- Genre Music
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Hamlet Goes Business
(Hamlet liikemaailmassa)
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- Finland • 1987
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Esko Salminen, Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Kari Väänänen
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Total Balalaika Show
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- Finland • 1994
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Atte Blom, Mato Valtonen, Twist-Twist Erkinharju, Sakke Järvenpää, Ben Granfelt, Sakari Kuosmanen
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on Criterion Channel
Juha
A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.
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- Finland, Germany, France • 1999
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Sakari Kuosmanen, Kati Outinen, André Wilms, Markku Peltola, Elina Salo, Ona Kamu
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Historic Centre
(Centro Histórico)
An anthology of short films by four legends of cinema set in the Portuguese city of Guimaraes, European Capital of Culture in 2012.
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- Portugal • 2012
- Director Aki Kaurismäki, Víctor Erice, Manoel de Oliveira, Pedro Costa
- Cast Ilkka Koivula, Ventura, Valdemar Santos, Henriqueta Oliveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Manuel Silva
- Genre Comedy, Documentary, Drama
- Available on MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Foundry
(Valimo)
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- Finland • 2007
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Matti Hyvönen, Tarmo Nyholm, Arto Malmberg, Jukka Rautiainen, Jukka Salmi, Marie-Christine Möller
- Genre Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Rocky VI
(Rock'y VI)
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- Finland • 1986
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Silu Seppälä, Sakari Kuosmanen, Heinäsirkka, Mato Valtonen, Juuso Hirvikangas, Matti Pellonpää
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Criterion Channel
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
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- Finland, Germany, France • 1994
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, André Wilms, Twist-Twist Erkinharju, Ben Granfelt, Sakke Järvenpää
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Music
- Available on Criterion Channel
Markus Allan: Always Be a Human
(Markus Allan: Oo aina ihminen)
- Finland • 1996
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Markus Allan, Pauli Granfelt, Kari Lindqvist, Pentti Mutikainen, Tommi Parkkonen
- Genre Music
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Dogs Have No Hell
- • 2002
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Kati Outinen, Markku Peltola, Sulevi Peltola, Kirsi Tykkyläinen, Aarre Karén, Janne Hyytiäinen
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
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- Spain, United Kingdom, Germany • 2002
- Director Aki Kaurismäki, Wim Wenders, Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, Werner Herzog, Chen Kaige, Víctor Erice
- Cast Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Marko Haavisto, Ana Sofia Liaño, Chloë Sevigny, Charles Esten
- Genre Documentary, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Dirty Hands
(Likaiset kädet)
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- Finland • 1989
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Sulevi Peltola, Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Kaija Pakarinen, Pertti Sveholm, Kari Väänänen
- Genre TV Movie, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Leningrad Cowboys: L.A. Woman
- Finland • 1987
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Nicky Tesco, Silu Seppälä, Mato Valtonen, Sakke Järvenpää, Sakari Kuosmanen
- Genre
- Available on Criterion Channel
Thru the Wire
- Finland • 1987
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Nicky Tesco, Marja-Leena Hukkanen, Mato Valtonen, Sakke Järvenpää, Silu Seppälä
- Genre Music
- Available on Criterion Channel
Melrose: Rich Little Bitch
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- Finland • 1987
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Melrose, Jarmo Haapanen, Repa Nurmi
- Genre Music
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Leningrad Cowboys: Those Were the Days
- Finland • 0
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on Criterion Channel
These Boots
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- Finland • 1992
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Mato Valtonen, Anu Frosterus, Kirsi Tykkyläinen, Jaakko Talaskivi, Atte Blom, Jouko Lumme
- Genre Music
- Available on Criterion Channel
Bico
- Finland • 2004
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Brazélina Rodrigues, Virginia Rodrigues, Palmira Fernandes, Mariana Lopes-Alves, Abel Alves
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Midnight Man
- Finland • 2017
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Ismo Haavisto, Sherwan Haji
- Genre Music
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Tavern Man
(O Tasqueiro)
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- Finland • 2012
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Ilkka Koivula
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Bico
- Finland • 2004
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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