Cinema fans have an ambiguous attitude towards Russian cinema. Over the past few years, a lot of candid hack-work was shot in the style of "people eat what they give." However, there are real pearls in a pile of coals, paintings that are worth seeing at least once to understand why others liked them so much.
Introducing you The best Russian films of 2015-2016. The list of the best films of Russian film companies was compiled on the basis of the “KinoPoisk” rating - one of the most famous Russian-language projects dedicated to cinema.
We have prepared for you a rating of the best Russian TV shows of 2015-2016, the list includes the top 20 series that are most popular with Russian viewers, as well as a list of the 20 best films of 2016-2017.
15. “Without Borders” (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Similar Russian films are good to watch on New Year's Eve. Several kinonovels transporting the viewer from the festive winter Moscow to the mountainous expanses of Armenia or the ancient Georgian city create a vague feeling of the peoples' friendship half-forgotten after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
14. “He is the dragon” (2015)
Genre: Fantasy
Once upon a time, in a distant, distant galaxy, Princess Miroslav is abducted by a dragon who transforms into a young man with the old Russian name Arman. Our answer to Twilight is in no way inferior to the original - the picture is beautiful, the main characters are cute, but what else is needed?
13. The Apprentice (2016)
Genre: Drama
Many children think they know everything about life. So the boy Benjamin is sure that there are no secrets for him in the field of moral standards. Having become a believer, he teaches others how to live correctly, exposes the vices of society in word and deed, and people follow the lead of an assertive youth. A film by Kirill Serebrennikov about understanding of faith, ideological confrontation and fanaticism will be interesting to both atheists and Christians.
12. “Champions: Faster. Higher. Stronger "(2016)
Genre: Sports Drama
Three newsreels about three world sports legends - Alexander Karelin (wrestling), Svetlana Khorkina (gymnastics) and Alexander Popov (swimming).
11. The Collector (2016)
Genre: Thriller, Drama
No one likes collectors. Their work, as they say in a children's song (albeit for a different reason), is difficult and difficult and they are in no hurry to advertise it to friends and relatives. But what if from the one who drives people into a corner, the collector itself will turn into a target? Arthur (Konstantin Khabensky), a master of psychological attacks, got into a binding and now he needs to restore his good name.
10. "And the dawns here are quiet ..." (2015)
Genre: War Drama, History
A new look at the story of the same name, according to which the famous Soviet film was already shot. They added dynamism, action, filming in slow-mo and a scene with naked anti-aircraft gunners in the bath. What have you lost? It seems that everything that made up the spirit of the original story.
9. The Box (2015)
Genre: Sports Drama, Comedy
Teenage drama about football, company in the yard and first love. The piquancy of a simple, like a radish, and unpretentious, like a rake plot was given by the migrant theme - the main character will have to confront not just a representative of a neighboring yard, but a guy with a speaking name Damir and his corresponding company. Pretty relevant, especially considering recent events.
8. “Icebreaker” (2016)
Genre: Drama
The icebreaker Mikhail Gromov, trying to avoid a collision with a giant iceberg, is captured by the ice. Drifting off the coast of Antarctica, the ship is waiting for salvation. The team begin to lose their nerves, and the icebreaker command needs to make the only right decision. The tape has every chance to head the list of Russian films of 2016 by the box office of the autumn.
7. The Ghost (2015)
Genre: Fiction, Comedy
A talented aircraft designer and partly macho suddenly and tragically dies in a car accident a step away from his triumph. Eighth grader Victor suffers from stuttering and his first love for a classmate. Afterlife connects these people - the aircraft designer becomes a ghost and with the help of Viti wants to complete the work of his life. Along the way, solving his problems, of course.
6. “Hardcore” (2015)
Genre: Action
The best Russian films of 2015-2016 included a first-person shooter with all the components of the genre - dynamic and bloody battles, a sea of adrenaline and, alas, a weak plot component. Still specifically for the target audience, the brew was sweetened with explicit nude scenes, so the film should go well with beer.
5. The Hammer
Genre: Sports Drama
Professional athlete Viktor Stroyev, nicknamed the "Hammer", is in a serious accident. From now on, any duel for him can end fatally. However, in order to repulse the powerful enemy and save the beloved woman, Stroyev has to justify her nickname with deed.
4. “72 hours”
Genre: War Drama
The small but strategically significant city of Stavrov during the years of World War II is under German control. In Stavrov there is an underground, consisting of young people. And in the center of the story are two recent schoolchildren: the underground member Alexei and the traitor Dmitry.
3. “Barefoot across the sky” (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
In a way, the first experience is the best North Caucasian feature film after the collapse of the USSR, the first work of director Sultan Khazhiroko, the first roles for many actors participating in the film. The genre of the film is difficult to determine - here is drama, and tragedy, and musical, and a bit of gang warfare, and a tour of the sights of the Caucasus ...
2. “The Battle of Sevastopol” (2015)
Genre: War Drama, Romance
A good patriotic film tells about one of the best female snipers in history, Lyudmila Pavlichenko. She had 309 confirmed fatal hits in the Nazis.
1. “Crew” (2016)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A talented young pilot Aleksey Gushchin is expelled from military aviation for not fulfilling an absurd order, but he miraculously gets a chance to become a civil aviation pilot. During the next flight, he has to show everything he can do to save hundreds of human lives and accomplish a feat.
Excellent cast, interesting plot, great play of actors and special effects, put the "Crew" on first place in the ranking of the best Russian films of 2015-2016.
The premiere took place on April 21, 2016.
