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1. Kafka (1991)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Kafka works during the day at an insurance company, where events lead him to discover a mysterious underground society with strange suppressive goals.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Joel Grey, Ian Holm
Votes: 10,572 | Gross: $1.06M
2. A Christmas Tale (2008)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Drama
The troubled Vuillard family is no stranger to illness, grief, and banishment, but when their matriarch requires a bone-marrow transplant, the estranged clan reunites just in time for Christmas.
Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny
Votes: 7,563 | Gross: $1.06M
3. De gedaanteverwisseling (2023)
26 min | Short, Drama, Horror
As Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning from unsettling dreams, he finds himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.
Director: Andreas van Riet | Stars: Natalia Cincunegui, Enola Sirzad, Donna van Doorn, Andreas van Riet
4. In the Penal Colony (2006)
24 min | Short, Drama
A woman explorer is invited to a penal colony to investigate its justice system, where the condemned is executed without any defense.
Director: Sibel Guvenc | Stars: Steve Rankine, Rachelle Bencze, Eran Schwartz, Balazs Hollosy
Votes: 15
5. Coléoptère (2023)
Short, Fantasy
Grégoire Samsa is a solitary young man, a building caretaker, always ready to help everyone, in order to exist. Scorned, even by his adoptive mother, Grégoire will begin an uncontrolled mutation.
Director: Martin Gouzou | Stars: Birane Ba, Tess Boutmann, Isabelle Nanty, Rod Paradot
6. The Trial (2021)
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A melting pot of Franz Kafka's legendary unfinished novel, The Trial, and Ramzi Abed's own life. A darkly comedic satire rooted in the social and political environment of America in the 21st Century AD.
Director: Ramzi Abed | Star: Eric Fleming
7. A Metamorfose (2007)
27 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Pedro is a young man, carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, but one day, he wakes up feeling different.
Director: Frederico Beja | Stars: Luís Veríssimo, Sandra Santos, Eloy Monteiro, Ana Maria Oliveira
Votes: 26
8. The Judgment (2016)
45 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Adapted from the short story by Franz Kafka, The Judgment is a psychological drama exploring themes of alienation, memory, and the lines between fantasy and reality. The film follows Georg ... See full summary »
Director: Connor Doyle | Stars: Carlo Brady, Rachael Cowan, Connor Doyle, Gershon Eigner
9. La metamorfosis de Franz Kafka (1994)
30 min | Fantasy, Short
Free adaptation based on Kafka's "Metamorphose". The action is in Praga occupied by Germans, at home of a Jew family (maybe the Kafka's). Novel's room of G. Samsa is replaced by an enormous library.
Director: Carlos Atanes | Stars: Antonio Vladimir, Manel Solás, Arantxa Peña, José María Nunes
Votes: 37
10. Franz Kafka (1992)
16 min | Animation, Short, Biography
Animated scenes from the Kafka's life, as told in his diaries.
Director: Piotr Dumala
Votes: 393
11. The Metamorphosis VR (2018)
Short
Wake up in the virtual world as Gregor Samsa, not only late for work but transformed into a giant insect. Experience the alienation of Kafka's classic text like never before, this time ... See full summary »
Director: Mika Johnson | Stars: Julie Gibson, Peter Hosking, Max Hruska, Mika Johnson
12. Mortis (2022)
Short, Drama, Thriller
A meeting of a radio programmer who has a strange longing for death and a diener worker who seeks more than just being among the dead, over nostalgia and wills.
Director: Furkan Nihat Tüken | Stars: Ilayda Esmer, Omer Gunes, Muhammed Safi, Hamit Sagkol
13. Gemeinschaft (2008 Video)
4 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The transformation of causeless habits into taboos.
Director: Ozlem Akin
Votes: 34
14. Four Very Short Lectures on Kafka (2018)
Short
Written and performed by Reiner Stach, "Four very short lectures on Kafka" presents four short documentaries on Franz Kafka's novel, "The Metamorphosis," in virtual reality. Filmed on ... See full summary »
Director: Mika Johnson | Star: Reiner Stach
15. Kafka's Last Story (2011)
62 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
An International detective story that starts by following the twisted rout of Franz Kafka's manuscripts to a damp and dank apartment in Tel Aviv, and continues on a worldwide journey with ... See full summary »
Director: Sagi Bornstein | Star: Dror Keren
Votes: 18
17. The Metamorphosis (2009)
16 min | Short, Thriller
Franz Kafka's tragic tale 'The Metamorphosis' as witnessed through the eyes of Gregor's sister, Elsa.
Director: Eric Aaron Lizer | Star: Audi Resendez
18. Der Ärgermacher (2003)
87 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An aspiring writer can't deal with the fact that no publisher is willing to publish his debut novel. Therefore, he decides to draw the public's attention by committing a series of spectacular and highly media-savvy crimes.
Directors: Bettina Bouju, Steffen Jürgens | Stars: Steffen Jürgens, Kathrin Kühnel, Hans Peter Hallwachs, Hussi Kutlucan
Votes: 62
19. A Hunger Artist (2005 Video)
18 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
For his action 'Above The Below' David Blaine starved himself for 44 days, hanging on a Plexiglas box on a crane near Tower Bridge in London. Why did 'Above The Below' become such a big event for the masses and the media.
Director: Christof Wolf
20. The Manuscripts' Secret History (2021)
Documentary
The Manuscripts Adventure traces the origin and journey of works of international significance or some major stories, the original manuscript of which came down to us.
Stars: Edward Wakeling, Mark Davies, Franziska Kohlt
21. The Dark Forest (1996)
58 min | Music
Director: Greg Stitt | Stars: Michael Parmenter, Brian Carbee, Claire O'Neil, Helen Winchester
22. Essere felici (2004)
16 min | Short, Drama
A little girl appears in K.'s apartment, he speaks to her.
Director: Alessandro Brucini | Stars: Alessandro Brucini, Rita Fiaschi, Letizia Franchi, Carlo Gambaro
23. 1919 Times (2009)
4 min | Short
Director: Matthias Schömer | Stars: Helge Bechert, Dirk Helbig, Alexandra Hüsgen, Adam Markiewicz
24. Akathit (2022– )
47 min | Drama
When an anonymous letter lands at a law firm, it becomes a topic of intense discussion between a senior lawyer and his intern. Penned away are a series of lived experiences of a boy and the long-term repercussions of his emotional abuse.
Stars: Saksham Bambha, Parmanand, Manish Bambha, Reyansh Chaudhary
Votes: 12
25.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
The Insurance Man
(1986)
TV-14 | 76 min | Drama
Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a skin-rash, like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with ointment fail, and the rash gradually ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Trevor Peacock, Alan MacNaughtan, Robert Hines, Diana Rayworth
Votes: 118
26.
Télévision de chambre (1982–1984)
Episode:
Une villa aux environs de New York
(1982)
55 min | Drama
Karl, a young European immigrant, lives with his uncle in New York. The uncle watches over the education of his nephew. Karl is invited to Mr Pallunder. Despite strong opposition from his uncle, Karl accepts.
Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Nicolas Baby, Anne-Laure Meury, Hubert Deschamps, Michel Delahaye
27.
Northern Exposure (1990–1995)
Episode:
Cicely
(1992)
TV-PG | 46 min | Comedy, Drama
Joel encounters a 108-year-old man who has come home to Cicely. He tells Joel that Cicely, founded by two incredible, free-thinking women named Roslyn and Cicely, was once considered the "... See full summary »
Director: Rob Thompson | Stars: Rob Morrow, Barry Corbin, Janine Turner, John Cullum
Votes: 450
28.
The Jews Are Coming (2014– )
Episode:
Episode #1.11
(2015)
Comedy, History
Director: Kobi Havia | Stars: Moni Moshonov, Yael Sharoni, Yaniv Biton, Ido Mosseri