10 Russian Movies To Watch On Netflix In March 2023

Russian cinema has dominated the global film business with its unbridled energy and inventiveness. Moreover, beautifully filmed contemporary classics offer breathtaking glimpses into the situation of the present Russian state and the spirit of its culture, varying from art house films and independent docu-films to mainstream blockbusters.

If you’re someone who is captivated by the Russian language and culture, watching Russian movies on Netflix can be just what you need. When it comes to international films, Netflix is unrivaled, plus they have some amazing Russian-language content. Although, your country will determine how many are available to you. Though, new ones are constantly being added.

In addition to that, we advise individuals who are learning the language to watch the Russian movie and series as well as to become fluent in speaking Russian. Because language learning requires engagement and watching movies makes that experience very accessible.

So, if you are planning to watch Russian movies, but can’t decide on which ones to start with. We have gathered a list of 10 amazing Russian movies to watch in 2023.

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#1. Chernobyl: Abyss (2021)

Director: Danila Kozlovskiy
Genre: Mystery & thriller
Cast: Danila Kozlovskiy, Oksana Akinshina, Filipp Avdeev

The story is about a firefighter named Alexey who learns he has a son with his ex-lover, Olga. He fails to keep his commitments to his family, but when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurs, he endeavors to save the city and confront his past blunders. The film is set in Pripyat and features strong performances from its lead actors, as well as realistic depictions of the aftermath of the disaster. It is a powerful story about devotion, loss, and redemption that is worth watching.

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#2. The Execution (Kazn) 2021

Director:Lado Kvataniya
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Cast: Niko Tavadze, Yuliya Snigir, Daniil Spivakovskiy &

In this story, the Russian police kept trying to arrest the most clever and wanted serial killer. Even after getting caught, no one will be able to prove him guilty. As the story deepens, the tension between the investigator and suspect rose high on a personal level.

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#3. Tchaikovsky’s Wife (2023)

Director: Kirill Serebrennikov
Genre: Drama & Romance
Cast: Alena Mikhaylova, Odin Lund Biron & Nikita Elenev

The movie depicts Antonina’s fascination with Tchaikovsky as she pursues him until he caves and accepts her proposal of marriage. While the young bride is eager to uphold her marital vows, the composer views the union as a simple way to mask his homosexuality. She wants him to love her, but he rejects every attempt. She is devastated and perplexed, and he feels extremely suffocated. In a few weeks, he pushes on divorce and separation, and she never caves. It shattered the young woman and eventually drove her mad.

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#4. Russian Ark (2002)

Director: Alexander Sokurov
Genre: Drama & Fantasy
Cast: Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy

The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, with its enormous art collection, is a small representation of Russian history and the ark of the Russian soul. Additionally, this auditory and visual feast of artwork, politics, and mysticism wonderfully combines characters from the past and the present. A lavish cinematic experience built around the innovative idea of taking a single, uninterrupted 90-minute camera shot.

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#5. Major Grom: Plague Doctor (2021)

Director: Oleg Trofim
Genre: Action & Adventure
Cast: Tikhon Zhiznevskiy, Lyubov Aksyonova, Sergei Goroshko

Igor Grom is a famous police officer who is famous all over St. Petersburg for his perceptive personality and strong attitude against all shady criminals. However, everything changes when someone in the mask of a Plague Doctor appears in the story.

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#6. Silver Skates (2020)

Director: Michael Lockshin
Genre: Romance & Drama
Cast: Fedor Fedotov, Sonya Priss, Yuriy Borisov

In this story, Matvy who is 18 years old makes deliveries on his skates. Suddenly, he gets fired without any fair reason got offered a job by Alex who is cunning and intelligent to steal from people wandering in the canals. The rich but dissatisfied bride-to-be Alisa lives on the other side of the city. Alisa struggles to escape life at her father’s home and the soon-to-be groom who is infatuated with her because of forced marriage. The story takes a turn when Matvey, who is now a criminal meets Alisa and they start falling for each other.

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#7. Secret Magic Control Agency (2021)

Director: Aleksey Tsitsilin
Genre: Fantasy & Comedy
Cast: Nicholas Corda(voice), Sylvana Joyce(voice), Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld(voice)

In the story of Secret Magic Control Agency, the King of a faraway kingdom gets kidnapped by a spaghetti monster when he is tasting dishes for his birthday celebration.

Further, the Secret Magic Control Agency gives top agent Gretel a mission to rescue the King and seize the criminal. Nevertheless, Gretel then asked to work with her estranged brother, Hansel, who is a con artist. While on their mission, Gretel and Hansel accidentally consume a magic elixir that converts them into children. They seek advice from Baba Yaga, a witch who captures and plans to eat them.

They eventually discover that Ilvira, a former chef at the castle, is planning to become queen by bewitching the King and the entire country with her magic love cookies. Hansel and Gretel must work through their differences to stop Ilvira.

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#8. Dovlatov (Довлатов) (2018)

Director: Aleksey German Jr.
Genre: Biography & Drama
Cast: Milan Maric, Danila Kozlovskiy, Helena Sujecka

Dovlatov depicts six days in the life of the brilliant, sardonic author who saw well beyond the restrictive bounds of Soviet Russia in the 1970s. Sergei Dovlatov protects his skills and morality along with poet and author Joseph Brodsky as he watched his fellow artists destroyed by the repressive state machinery.

#9. Petrov’s Flu (2021)

Director: Kirill Serebrennikov
Genre: Drama & Sci-fi
Cast: Semyon Serzin, Chulpan Khamatova, Vladislav Semiletkov

The Petrovs are a regular family living in the calm city of Yekaterinburg in the post-Soviet era of Russia. They lead a routine life, but there remains an extraordinary aspect hidden underneath their ordinary facade.

#10. 2. (2014)

Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Genre: Fiction
Cast: Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Elena Lyadova, Aleksey Serebryakov

Leviathan, a gigantic whale-like animal, uncontrollable by mankind, is referenced in “The Book of Job.” Further, it represents the presence of forces opposed to God, a place where human domination is impossible, which is very much the figurative theme of the Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev’s film Leviathan.

Moreover, in the story, Kolya is obliged to take on the dishonest mayor of a Russian coastal village after learning that his home would be demolished. He enlists the aid of a legal pal, but when the man shows up, Kolya and his family suffer yet more loss.