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1. The Mire (2018– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In an early-'80s Polish town, a prostitute and a youth leader are found killed, but the police's handling of the case makes two journalists suspicious.
Stars: Dawid Ogrodnik, Andrzej Seweryn, Zofia Wichlacz, Magdalena Rózczka
Votes: 5,774
2. Shameless (2012)
81 min | Drama
A young man entertains an unhealthy desire for his older and unstable half-sister.
Director: Filip Marczewski | Stars: Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska, Anna Próchniak, Maciej Marczewski
Votes: 1,638
3. Good (2008)
R | 92 min | Drama, Romance, War
John Halder, a German literature professor in the 1930s, is initially reluctant to accept the ideas of the Nazi Party. He is pulled in different emotional directions by his wife, his mother, his mistress, and a Jewish friend.
Director: Vicente Amorim | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 7,847 | Gross: $0.02M
4. The Deluge (1974)
287 min | Adventure, History, Romance
During the 1655 war between Protestant Sweden and Catholic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth some Polish-Lithuanian nobles side with Swedish king Charles X Gustav while others side with the Polish king Jan Kazimierz.
Director: Jerzy Hoffman | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Malgorzata Braunek, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Kazimierz Wichniarz
Votes: 3,193
5. Hadik (2023)
108 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
During the Seven Years War, Austrian Queen Maria Theresa sends her best general, András Hadik and his Hussars to raid Berlin and humiliate the Prussian King, Frederick the Great.
Director: János Szikora | Stars: Zsolt Trill, Áron Molnár, Tamás Szalma, Gyözö Szabó
Votes: 1,687
6. Angry Harvest (1985)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance, War
In the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. They are separated in the woods, and Leon, a local peasant who's now a farmer of some wealth, discovers ... See full summary »
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Wojciech Pszoniak, Gerd Baltus
Votes: 867
7. All My Good Countrymen (1969)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
Various scenes in the life of a tight-knit community in Czechoslovakia exploring the human spirit in the backdrop of the political changes that they experience.
Director: Vojtech Jasný | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Vladimír Mensík, Waldemar Matuska
Votes: 1,095
8. You Are God (2012)
110 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The process of creating Polish hip-hop group Paktofonika, its highs and lows and very last days of life of its frontman and co-founder Piotr (Magik) Luszcz.
Director: Leszek Dawid | Stars: Marcin Kowalczyk, Dawid Ogrodnik, Tomasz Schuchardt, Arkadiusz Jakubik
Votes: 3,217
9. The Gleiwitz Case (1961)
70 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Re-enacted true story of successful assault by Nazis, posing as Poles, on a German border radio station so that Hitler could "justify" thereby his invasion of Poland.
Director: Gerhard Klein | Stars: Hannjo Hasse, Christoph Beyertt, Wolfgang Kalweit, Georg Leopold
Votes: 338
10. Wojaczek (1999)
90 min | Biography, Drama
Episodes from the last few years in the life of iconic Silesian poet Rafal Wojaczek. His provocative and scandalous life as well as tragic premature death made him a true literary legend.
Director: Lech Majewski | Stars: Krzysztof Siwczyk, Dominika Ostalowska, Andrzej Mastalerz, Elzbieta Okupska
Votes: 457
11. Szczescie swiata (2016)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
A journalist from Warsaw travels to Silesia and manages to find a tenement house full of exceptional inhabitants.
Director: Michal Rosa | Stars: Karolina Gruszka, Mateusz Lickindorf, Grzegorz Palkowski, Dariusz Chojnacki
Votes: 168
12. Strzepy (2022)
100 min | Drama
The Pateroks are a loving, multi-generational family. Their lives are peaceful and humorous. Suddenly a crack appears in this harmonious reality: Grandpa Gerard begins to act strangely, ... See full summary »
Director: Beata Dzianowicz | Stars: Michal Zurawski, Grzegorz Przybyl, Agnieszka Radzikowska, Pola Król
Votes: 117
13. Koniec wakacji (1975)
86 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Fifteen-year-old Jurek is to spend his holidays at home, in Silesia. After returning from school, he does not find her mother or her things. His father tells him a story about his mother's ... See full summary »
Director: Stanislaw Jedryka | Stars: Marek Sikora, Agata Siecinska, Józef Nalberczak, Tadeusz Bialoszczynski
Votes: 64
14. Skazany na bluesa (2005)
101 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life of Ryszard Riedel, former leader of cult Polish rock-blues band Dzem, including the history of his family relationships, music career and addiction to alcohol and drugs.
Director: Jan Kidawa-Blonski | Stars: Tomasz Kot, Jolanta Fraszynska, Maciej Balcar, Adam Baumann
Votes: 2,450
15. Magnat (1987)
171 min | Drama, History
Film traces the fascinating saga of princely Polish dynasty in years 1900-1935. In 1900 Prince Hans von Teuss entertains Emperor Wilhelm II with a bison hunt at his palatial residence. He ... See full summary »
Director: Filip Bajon | Stars: Jan Nowicki, Olgierd Lukaszewicz, Jan Englert, Boguslaw Linda
Votes: 159
16. Pamietnik znaleziony w garbie (1993)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The film is set in Silesia, a disputed piece of provincial real estate that has variably belonged to both Poland and Germany. This tragi-comic family saga opens in 1939. Ewald is called up ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Kidawa-Blonski | Stars: Olaf Lubaszenko, Edward Linde-Lubaszenko, Boguslaw Linda, Marzena Trybala
Votes: 68
17. I Don't Know (1977)
47 min | Documentary
The confession of a man who was the director of a factory in Lower Silesia. "He was a Party member but opposed to the Mafia-like organization of Party members which was active in that factory and region.
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Votes: 103
18. Merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck (1973– )
415 min | Adventure
Stars: Matthias Habich, György ifj. Gonda, Rolf Becker, Alf Marholm
Votes: 85
19. Grzeszny zywot Franciszka Buly (1980)
98 min | Drama, Romance
Set in Silesia, a coalmining region of Poland in the 20's and 30's, between two world wars. The hero is a street performer. He is a quick- witted con-man belonging to a troupe of wandering actors roaming the countryside.
Director: Janusz Kidawa | Stars: Andrzej Grabarczyk, Jarek Antonik, Jerzy Cnota, Miroslaw Krawczyk
Votes: 86
20. Perla w koronie (1972)
111 min | Drama
Film set during the Silesian Uprising in the 1920's. The German owners of a mine decide that it is unprofitable and want to close it by flooding it. The miners go on strike.
Director: Kazimierz Kutz | Stars: Lucja Kowolik, Olgierd Lukaszewicz, Jan Englert, Franciszek Pieczka
Votes: 340
21. Drowsiness (2008)
105 min | Drama
The emotional inertia and chaos affecting a narcoleptic woman, a fatally ill writer and a doctor, and their attempts to escape from their dead-end situations.
Director: Magdalena Piekorz | Stars: Malgorzata Kozuchowska, Michal Zebrowski, Rafal Mackowiak, Bartosz Obuchowicz
Votes: 571
22. Gwiazdy musza plonac (1954)
63 min | Documentary, Drama
Directors: Witold Lesiewicz, Andrzej Munk | Stars: S. Halama, Gustaw Holoubek, P. Kania, Bernard Krawczyk
Votes: 30
23. Benek (2007)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
At 29 years old, Benek decides to quit his job as a coal miner and change his life once and for all. In spite of many obstacles, he finds the strength to carry on pursuing his dreams.
Director: Robert Glinski | Stars: Marcin Tyrol, Miroslawa Zak, Magdalena Poplawska, Zbigniew Stryj
Votes: 98
24. Co w haldzie piszczy (2008–2009)
Animation
A satirical take on daily life in Silesia.
Stars: Basia Brodowy, Franio Brodowy, Grzegorz P. Kowalski, Adam Zlotorowicz
25. Smierc jak kromka chleba (1994)
116 min | Drama, History
The violence and high drama of this film is taken directly from recent Polish history. On December 13, 1981 national security forces swoop down on unsuspecting workers of the Wujek mine and... See full summary »
Director: Kazimierz Kutz | Stars: Janusz Gajos, Jerzy Trela, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Mariusz Benoit
Votes: 257
26. A Year in the Life of Franek W. (1968)
59 min | Documentary
One year in the life of a young country boy who enters adulthood. Franek Wróbel leaves his home village and seeks a new life for his own, while writing a diary.
Director: Kazimierz Karabasz | Star: Franciszek Wróbel
Votes: 49
27. Opowiesc o czlowieku, który wykonal 552% normy (1973)
25 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Wojciech Wiszniewski | Star: Bernard Bugdol
Votes: 31
28. Raj za daleko (2007)
81 min | Drama
Octogenarian escapes from old people's home to see his son again. He is accompanied by a driver and two other pensioners. For all of them, this escape is a dream come true.
Director: Radoslaw Markiewicz | Stars: Józef Luksin, Jacek Borusinski, Jan Skrzek, Jolanta Wisnia
Votes: 12
30. Triangle of Death (1990)
57 min | Documentary
Depicts the Polish "triangle of death" - Upper Silesia, where heavy elements and other pollutants are the main cause of death of inhabitants.
Director: Jerzy Sladkowski
31. Slaski Teksas (2000)
34 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Ryszard Romanowski | Star: Józef Klyk
32. Rodzina Milcarków (1962)
83 min | Action, Drama, History
Director: Józef Wyszomirski | Stars: Jadwiga Andrzejewska, Krzysztof Chamiec, Mieczyslaw Czechowicz, Aleksander Dzwonkowski
Votes: 10
33. Dwa oblicza Boga (1961)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Jerzy Hoffman, Edward Skórzewski
Votes: 18
34. Goracy czwartek (1994 TV Movie)
52 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three teenage boys from unprivileged Silesian families spend their time wandering around, stealing and then selling the stolen stuff. One day they get the chance to take part in a big heist.
Director: Michal Rosa | Stars: Damian Lubas, Grzegorz Lempa, Daniel Nowak, Ewa Dalkowska
Votes: 29
35. Schlesien - Brücke in Europa (1996 TV Movie)
103 min | Documentary
Directors: Andrzej Falber, Ekkehard Kuhn
38. Zielony i czarny Slask (1956)
Approved | Documentary, Short
A short documentary looking at old world versus new world in the Silesia region of Poland.
Director: Witold Lesiewicz
39. Nudle (2008)
9 min | Animation
Current life and childhood memories of teenage friends living in a Silesian town in early 90s.
Stars: Krzysztof Nojman, Lukasz Kozak, Piotr Kozak, Dariusz Nojman
40.
Budniokowie i inni (1986–1987)
Episode:
Album Rodzinny
(1986)
30 min | Drama
The Budnioks throw a 50th anniversary party and reminisce about the past.
Director: Janusz Kidawa | Stars: Maria Myszor, Marta Straszna, Wilhelm Pietrek, Lidia Bienias
41.
Budniokowie i inni (1986–1987)
Episode:
Chopy! Eureka!
(1986)
30 min | Drama
The Budnioks are up to their usual shenanigans while Alojz is convinced a dwarf-like creature is stealing his cigarettes.
Director: Janusz Kidawa | Stars: Maria Myszor, Marta Straszna, Wilhelm Pietrek, Andrzej Chlapek
42.
Budniokowie i inni (1986–1987)
Episode:
Karczma Piwna
(1987)
30 min | Drama
The Budnioks attend a traditional tavern.
Director: Janusz Kidawa | Stars: Wilhelm Pietrek, Bernard Krawczyk, Andrzej Afanasjew, Eugeniusz Stol
43.
Budniokowie i inni (1986–1987)
Episode:
Herody Dziadka Alojza
(1987)
30 min | Drama
Alojz, angered by carolers' lust for money, decides to create a Christmas stage play.
Director: Janusz Kidawa | Stars: Wilhelm Pietrek, Maria Myszor, Ewa Lesniak, Wojciech Lesniak
44.
The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode:
Seven Years' War: Episode 2/2
(2019)
17 min | Documentary, Animation
The Armchair Historian traces the battles of the Seven Years War from 1759 and the fall of Quebec to the Treaty of Paris in 1763 which effectively ended the first truly global conflict, ... See full summary »
Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen
45.
The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode:
Why was Germany Divided After WW2?
(2023)
10 min | Documentary, Animation
The Armchair Historian discusses the reasons behind Germany's division into two nations - East and West Germany - shortly after the end of World War 2.
Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen
46.
TLDR News EU (2020– )
Episode:
Europe's Separatist States: Every Place Trying to Escape - TLDR News
(2022)
13 min | News
Europe has no shortage of independence movements. Some regions demand full independence. Others want greater regional autonomy and have achieved varying degrees of success.
Star: Jack Kelly
47.
The Great War (2010–2012)
Episode:
The Battle of Berlin
(2012)
45 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Germany has without question lost World War II in Europe, but Hitler, by now a heavily medicated and deluded character, refuses to give up hope; he orders the roughly one million German ... See full summary »
Votes: 11
48.
The Great War (2010–2012)
Episode:
The Battle for Germany
(2012)
44 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Soviet forces traverse Poland quickly as they encounter relatively few major army units. The volkssturm, national militia, that Hitler hoped would offer fanatical resistance, were poorly ... See full summary »
Votes: 10