What is your favorite movie based on classic Russian literature? Many Russian writers have written great literature that has been turned into movies around the world. Which one is your favorite?
If you have any to suggest, come to this page and ask Snegurochka (the snow maiden) and Grandfather Frost (both are the Russian version of Santa Claus) to include them here.
While Disney used Igor Stravinsky’s suite to tell a circle of life story of life, death, and rebirth, the story to the ballet to which this goes is like this - The Firebird, which is a magical half wo…
Two of these stories are based on Russian authors. One supposedly by Anton Chekhov though it is debated if he was the author. The other is Aleksei Tolstoy (billed as A. Tolstoy) who is not to be confu…
Pyotr Ershov - I came across this one while looking up the Russian fairy tale of The Firebird. I had learned about the fairytale from the very old computer game “The Last Express” where The Firebird …
In May 2014 Empire released their third greatest movies of all time list, voted for by over 250,000 readers. As always, there were some surprising omissions. Which of IMDb's 35 highest rated movies no…
The 1950s is regarded by film historians as the 'Golden Age' of Japanese cinema. Some of the most critically acclaimed Japanese films of all time were produced during this period. These are the top 35…
In memory of Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) on his birthday March 23rd, a retrospective on his greatest films. He is regarded as one of the most influential and important filmmakers ever; as well one of g…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky is often rated as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature.11th November, 2021 marks his 200th birth anniversary. He has authored 12 novels, four novellas, 16 short…
These are non-animated films spoken in a different language than English, chosen by the members of the IMDb Poll Board. Which of them is your favorite? Discuss here *Poll inspired by IMDb Poll Board m…
Prime Numbers create a unique sequence. The third prime number is 5.
Which do you think is the best movie with a title length of 5 characters?
English titles; Minimum of 50,000 votes; IMDb rating of …
The Criterion Collection is one of the most important film distribution companies in the world. They help to bring to light many classic films. Whether foreign or domestic and whether well-known or un…
The year is 2023! Which of these 23 movies, with a runtime of 2 hours and 23 minutes is your favorite? You may discuss the poll here Previous years:
2022 / 2021 / 2020
The poll board users chose their most beloved all time classic movies. They all have given their reasons for picking their first candidate made before 1970. With which user's list would you agree the …
Which of these top 35 art-house and international movies, according to Rotten Tomatoes, is your favorite? Discuss here Also vote for: Top Mystery & Suspense Movies
An art film is typically an independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. In the early years, the term "art film" was not used. However, there were films that…
The original word I was going to use was 'unhappy' but then I realized that it doesn't necessary take a pessimistic or dark ending to break your heart. Still, this is not a list of movies that end hap…
Movies that have at least 50,000 votes and an IMDb rating of at least 7.0 are considered. Which of these political-drama movies is your favorite? Discuss here
Which movie in IMDb's Top 250 with a percentage of 1/10 ratings equal to or higher than 4% should gain more respect? You can find these percentages if you click on the number of votes that the movie o…
These are top 35 highest rated foreign language (non english) non animated films from the IMDb Top 250 list as of 10th March 2015. Which one is your favorite?
Discuss the list here
Many memorable plot twists happened near the end of the movie or during the final act, to the degree that most of the time, the notion of 'twist' is associated with surprise endings. But that's ignori…
Given the Academy Awards started in 1927, there will not be the few films from the IMDb Top 250 that predate that year. Discuss here:
http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000088/nest/226089844