42 Greatest ex-Yugoslavian movies of all time
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1. The Wounds (1998)
103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
This film follows two Belgrade youths on their rise to gangster legends in a decaying society.
Director: Srdjan Dragojevic | Stars: Dusan Pekic, Milan Maric, Dragan Bjelogrlic, Branka Katic
Votes: 11,729
2. One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (1970)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The story is seen through the eyes of 6 year old Perica Safranek. On a family picnic Perica's mother starts flirting with Mr Fulir, a Zagreb Dandy. The father at first doesn't notice it, ... See full summary »
Director: Kresimir Golik | Stars: Franjo Majetic, Mirjana Bohanec, Relja Basic, Mia Oremovic
Votes: 2,627
3. The Battle of Neretva (1969)
G | 105 min | Drama, History, War
World War II drama about the 1943 battle around the Neretva River between Axis forces and Yugoslav partisan units.
Director: Veljko Bulajic | Stars: Yul Brynner, Hardy Krüger, Franco Nero, Sylva Koscina
Votes: 4,045
4. Who's Singin' Over There? (1980)
86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
It's April 5, 1941, somewhere in Serbia. A group of people go on a bus to Belgrade, on a journey that will change their lives forever.
Director: Slobodan Sijan | Stars: Pavle Vuisic, Dragan Nikolic, Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic, Aleksandar Bercek
Votes: 16,629
5. Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996)
115 min | Drama, History, War
During the war in Bosnia, two childhood friends eventually become enemies, as the tragic and devastating circumstances of the war put them on the opposite sides and expose the most gruesome and cruel aspects of the human nature.
Director: Srdjan Dragojevic | Stars: Dragan Bjelogrlic, Nikola Kojo, Dragan Maksimovic, Zoran Cvijanovic
Votes: 17,767
6. The Parade (2011)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A homophobic Serbian gangster is forced to make a deal with wedding planner gay activist, to assemble a team which will protect the upcoming Pride Parade in Belgrade, and in exchange his fiancée can get her dream wedding.
Director: Srdjan Dragojevic | Stars: Nikola Kojo, Milos Samolov, Hristina Popovic, Goran Jevtic
Votes: 12,962
7. Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010)
140 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A story about Serbian football team that decides to follow a dream that takes them on a journey to the First World Football Championship in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930. A dream that allows them to become true stars and living legends.
Director: Dragan Bjelogrlic | Stars: Milos Bikovic, Petar Strugar, Nina Jankovic, Danina Jeftic
Votes: 13,019
8. Maratonci trce pocasni krug (1982)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
The Topalovic family has been in the burial business for generations. When the old (150 yrs old) Pantelija dies, five generations of his heirs start to fight for the inheritance.
Director: Slobodan Sijan | Stars: Bogdan Diklic, Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic, Pavle Vuisic, Mija Aleksic
Votes: 16,994
9. Sky Hook (2000)
95 min | Drama, War
Belgrade during the height of the war Yugoslavia in 1999. Kaja struggles with daily destruction and the constant threat of being drafted, but also with his impending divorce from his wife Tijana, who wants to emigrate with their son.
Director: Ljubisa Samardzic | Stars: Nebojsa Glogovac, Ana Sofrenovic, Ivan Jevtovic, Katarina Zutic
Votes: 5,095
10. I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967)
94 min | Drama
Tensions arise in a Gypsy community when a local feather seller falls in love with a much younger girl.
Director: Aleksandar Petrovic | Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Olivera Katarina, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Mija Aleksic
Votes: 2,607
11. Rage (1997)
97 min | Action
Overcome by an irrational rage, a 17 year-old hatchet man kidnaps his boss who had managed to cover up his true indentity and become part of the estabishment.The Kid takes this one time ... See full summary »
Director: Slobodan Skerlic | Stars: Lazar Ristovski, Nikola Djuricko, Nebojsa Glogovac, Bojana Maljevic
Votes: 2,280
12. Cabaret Balkan (1998)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
Random Belgrade citizens interact with each other in a night full of crime, frustration, betrayal and revenge.
Director: Goran Paskaljevic | Stars: Aleksandar Bercek, Vojislav 'Voja' Brajovic, Bogdan Diklic, Nebojsa Glogovac
Votes: 5,637 | Gross: $0.11M
13. Balkan Spy (1984)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Convinced that his subtenant is a spy and an enemy of the state, a man falls into deep paranoia which leads to absurd and destructive chain of events.
Directors: Dusan Kovacevic, Bozidar 'Bota' Nikolic | Stars: Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic, Bora Todorovic, Mira Banjac, Sonja Savic
Votes: 12,428
14. Na putu (2010)
100 min | Drama
From Bosnia and Herzegovina: Amar finds a new job working with a community of Muslims. This affects his relationship with his girlfriend Luna as his beliefs begin to change.
Director: Jasmila Zbanic | Stars: Zrinka Cvitesic, Leon Lucev, Ermin Bravo, Mirjana Karanovic
Votes: 2,077
15. Absolute Hundred (2001)
93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Igor Gordic was an Olympic Champion in shooting, but now he is a junkie without money and in debts to mafia. Sasa is his younger brother and he is getting ready for the next World ... See full summary »
Director: Srdan Golubovic | Stars: Vuk Kostic, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic, Paulina Manov, Sasa Ali
Votes: 3,734
16. Natasha (2001)
92 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
Seventeen year old Natasha, a daughter of a murdered police inspector, tries to discover her father's killers.
Director: Ljubisa Samardzic | Stars: Tijana Kondic, Nikola Djuricko, Anica Dobra, Davor Janjic
Votes: 1,745
17. Skinning (2010)
102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Life is sometimes rude game: one mistake can buy you ticket to hell.
Director: Stevan Filipovic | Stars: Nikola Rakocevic, Viktor Savic, Bojana Novakovic, Natasa Tapuskovic
Votes: 5,442
18. Frozen Stiff (2002)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Two brothers, Lemi and Kiza, having spent all their money, try to relocate their dead grandfather from Belgrade to Vrsac at the lowest cost, but he goes missing along the way.
Director: Milorad Milinkovic | Stars: Nikola Djuricko, Sonja Kolacaric, Tara Manic, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic
Votes: 10,128
19. The Professional (2003)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
After the collapse of the Yugoslavian government, a former secret agent, now a taxi driver, enters the office of a former university professor, now a firm director.
Director: Dusan Kovacevic | Stars: Bora Todorovic, Branislav Lecic, Natasa Ninkovic, Dragan Jovanovic
Votes: 7,243
20. War Live (2000)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, War
In 1999 Belgrade, producer Sergei and his film crew are in a disastrous situation: The film they're making is under threat; there's no money, the crew are dissatisfied, and NATO bombing is ... See full summary »
Director: Darko Bajic | Stars: Dragan Bjelogrlic, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic, Aleksandar Bercek, Dubravka Mijatovic
Votes: 979
21. Ne dao Bog veceg zla (2002)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The adventures of a small town Croatian family during the 1960s. The decade will left eternal marks on all of their members, but the most of the story focuses on the youngest one, a boy Frula who discovers the love and fashion of the time.
Director: Snjezana Tribuson | Stars: Filip Curic, Luka Dragic, Mirjana Rogina, Ivo Gregurevic
Votes: 599
22. Zona Zamfirova (2002)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
The plot follows the story of Zona Zamfirova (Katarina Radivojevic), a local rich man's daughter, and the vicissitudes of her affair with Mane (Vojin Cetkovic), an ordinary goldsmith. As it... See full summary »
Director: Zdravko Sotra | Stars: Vojin Cetkovic, Katarina Radivojevic, Dragan Nikolic, Milena Dravic
Votes: 4,817
23. The Battle of Sutjeska (1973)
PG | 130 min | War
In 1943, 20,000 Yugoslav partisans led by Tito find themselves encircled by 120,000 well-armed Axis troops in the mountains of Bosnia and must break out of encirclement.
Director: Stipe Delic | Stars: Richard Burton, Ljuba Tadic, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Irene Papas
Votes: 1,837
24. The Black Bomber (1992)
116 min | Drama
In a near-future Belgrade, a DJ stirs up trouble with his rocking anti-establishment broadcasts. After his station is shut down, he takes to the street and starts transmitting revolution with the police hot on his trail.
Director: Darko Bajic | Stars: Dragan Bjelogrlic, Anica Dobra, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic, Petar Bozovic
Votes: 3,639
25. The Fourth Man (2007)
107 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A man awakens from a two-month-long coma with total amnesia and sets out to discover the truth about his identity.
Director: Dejan Zecevic | Stars: Nikola Kojo, Dragan Petrovic-Pele, Bogdan Diklic, Marija Karan
Votes: 4,547
26. The Trap (2007)
Not Rated | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A couple finds out their son urgently needs an expensive heart surgery. While struggling to find the money, the father is approached by a mysterious man proposing a sinister deal.
Director: Srdan Golubovic | Stars: Nebojsa Glogovac, Natasa Ninkovic, Anica Dobra, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic
Votes: 10,272
27. Guardian Angel (1987)
90 min | Crime, Drama
The Guardian Angel in this harrowing film is the one who doesn't protect gypsy children from being sold into virtual slavery with gangs of organized beggars, pickpockets, and thieves all ... See full summary »
Director: Goran Paskaljevic | Stars: Ljubisa Samardzic, Jakup Amzic, Neda Arneric, Saban Bajramovic
Votes: 252
28. Someone Else's America (1995)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
This tale take place in a bar. The Spanish Alonso and his blind mother run this place. Bay, who is Alonso's friend live here too. This story tells something about Alonso and Bay and the "American Dream".
Director: Goran Paskaljevic | Stars: Tom Conti, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, María Casares, Zorka Manojlovic
Votes: 731
29. Labyrinth (2002)
115 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
An aging gambler and womanizer returns home after 20 years, haunted by the suicide of his friend.
Director: Miroslav Lekic | Stars: Dragan Nikolic, Maja Sabljic, Branislav Lecic, Katarina Radivojevic
Votes: 2,340
30. Bosko Buha (1978)
124 min | Biography, Drama, War
The movie is based on the true story about a group of children, barely teenagers, who joined Yugoslav Partizans after losing their families in WW2. At first, Partizans want to get rid of ... See full summary »
Director: Branko Bauer | Stars: Marko Nikolic, Zarko Radic, Ljubisa Samardzic, Miroljub Leso
Votes: 775
31. We Are Not Angels 3: Rock & Roll Strike Back (2006)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Angel and the Devil fight for the soul of a Belgrade rocker, that he can't survive in the body of an old punker.
Director: Petar Pasic | Stars: Nikola Pejakovic, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic, Uros Djuric, Zlatko Rakonjac
Votes: 2,398
32. Tango Argentino (1992)
91 min | Drama, Music
A boy who is helping lonely, elderly people revives their urge to live and receives in return their love and understanding, which have been denied to him by his parents.
Director: Goran Paskaljevic | Stars: Mija Aleksic, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Nikola Zarkovic, Rahela Ferari
Votes: 876
33. Ivko's Feast (2005)
110 min | Comedy
The story takes place in Nis, towards the end of the nineteenth century, during the calm down of the stormy historic events which led to final liberation of southern Serbian parts from ... See full summary »
Director: Zdravko Sotra | Stars: Zoran Cvijanovic, Dragan Bjelogrlic, Milorad Mandic-Manda, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic
Votes: 4,477
34. We Are Not Angels (1992)
98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Angel and the devil fight for the soul of a Belgrade playboy who made a young girl pregnant.
Director: Srdjan Dragojevic | Stars: Nikola Kojo, Milena Pavlovic, Branka Katic, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic
Votes: 9,462
35. We Are Not Angels 2 (2005)
89 min | Comedy
In this sequel of "We Are Not Angels", a highly successful Yugoslavian comedy, a former playboy must cope with his daughter's adolescence, as well as numerous boys that keep knocking at her... See full summary »
Director: Srdjan Dragojevic | Stars: Nikola Kojo, Mirka Vasiljevic, Uros Djuric, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic
Votes: 5,121
36. Boulevard of the Revolution (1992)
99 min | Drama
A love story between a teenager girl and a small time mob set in Belgrade during the times of great political turmoil.
Director: Vladimir Blazevski | Stars: Bojana Maljevic, Branislav Lecic, Miralem Zupcevic, Olivera Markovic
Votes: 1,269
37. The Red Colored Grey Truck (2004)
95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
At the dawn of a civil war in Yugoslavia, a chance encounter brings together a color blind truck driver and a free-spirited city girl. Their road trip proves to be fateful.
Director: Srdjan Koljevic | Stars: Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic, Aleksandra Balmazovic, Dragan Bjelogrlic, Bogdan Diklic
Votes: 5,724
38. Virtual Reality (2001)
93 min | Drama, Thriller, Action
A female teenager from a good family enters the world of drug use via her boyfriend-pusher.
Director: Ratiborka Ceramilac | Stars: Maja Mandzuka, Lazar Jokic, Nikola Djuricko, Sonja Savic
Votes: 364
39. Time of the Gypsies (1988)
R | 142 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In this luminous tale set in the area around Sarajevo and in Italy, Perhan, an engaging young Romany (gypsy) with telekinetic powers, is seduced by the quick-cash world of petty crime, which threatens to destroy him and those he loves.
Director: Emir Kusturica | Stars: Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic, Ljubica Adzovic, Husnija Hasimovic
Votes: 32,714 | Gross: $0.28M
40. Pjevajte nesto ljubavno (2007)
106 min | Comedy, Music
The main character Struja (Stream) is an unyielding rock musician in a demo-band called When Dirty Harry Met Dirty Sally. Struja would do anything to gather money to record the album as ... See full summary »
Director: Goran Kulenovic | Stars: Ivan Herceg, Ivan Djuricic, Ivan Glowatzky, Hrvoje Keckes
Votes: 1,569
41. Fine mrtve djevojke (2002)
Not Rated | 77 min | Drama, Thriller
A lesbian couple rents an apartment in a seemingly normal building which happens to be populated with all kinds of freaks. Initially kind but unaware of their secret, a landlady tries to ... See full summary »
Director: Dalibor Matanic | Stars: Olga Pakalovic, Nina Violic, Kresimir Mikic, Inge Appelt
Votes: 2,453
42. Red Dust (1999)
105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Wistful croquis of the neigborhood in western Zagreb at the beggining of the '90's.
Director: Zrinko Ogresta | Stars: Josip Kuchan, Marko Matanovic, Ivo Gregurevic, Slaven Knezovic
Votes: 504
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