Greek movies

List of the best Greek movies selected by visitors to our site: Zorba the Greek, Man of God, Hercules, Attenberg, Landscape in the Mist, Never on Sunday, Dogtooth, Eternity and a Day, Finnick, Immortals.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryGreece, USA
Duration02:22
CharactersFriends, Losers, Widows
PlotDancing, Friendship
PlaceVillage, Islands, Greece
StyleExciting, To cry, Soulful, Fascinating, Touching

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama, biography
CountryGreece
PlotOn real events, Religious, Hatred
StyleFascinating, Tense, Serious, Disturbing

Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, adventure
CountryUSA, Hungary
Duration01:38
CharactersGods, Heroes, Amazons, Archers, Warriors
PlotAdventure, Fate, Cheating, Feats
PlaceCollege, Greece, Sparta
StyleExciting, Fascinating, Serious, For men

Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and presence of death. These men and woman never question where they go to fight or why or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen when they must train an army to become as ruthless and blood thirsty as their reputation has become.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genredrama
CountryGreece
Duration01:35
CharactersLesbians, Friends
PlotCars, Friendship, Death, Cancer
PlaceGreece, Small cities
StyleAtmospheric, Fascinating, Gloomy, Serious

Marina, 23, is growing up with her architect father in a prototype factory town by the sea. Finding the human species strange and repellent, she keeps her distance. Instead she chooses to observe it through the songs of Suicide, the mammal documentaries of Sir David Attenborough, and the sexual-education lessons she receives from her only friend, Bella. A stranger comes to town and challenges her to a foosball duel, on her own table. Her father meanwhile ritualistically prepares for his exit from the 20th century, which he considers to be "overrated." Caught between the two men and her collaborator, Bella, Marina investigates the wondrous mystery of the human fauna.

Markimdb: 8
Genredrama
CountryGreece, West Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, France
Duration02:07
CharactersSoldier
PlotTravel
PlaceGermany
StyleTouching

Two children search for their father who is supposed to live in Germany. Their obsession for this father figure will take them to the boundaries between childhood and adolescence.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryGreece
CharactersLosers, Tourists
PlotLove, Jealousy
PlaceParty, Greece
StyleTouching

An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the prostitute with whom he is infatuated.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, drama
CountryGreece
Duration01:34
PlotMental disorders
StylePsychological problems, Makes me think, Serious

Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryFrance, Greece, Luxembourg, Italy, Germany
Duration02:17
CharactersWriters, Terminally ill, Street children, Poets
PlotWedding, Life, Death, Border, Family life
PlaceOcean, Greece, Hospitals
StylePsychological problems, Soulful, Atmospheric, Gloomy, Serious

Alexander, a famous writer, is very ill and has only a few days to live. He meets a little boy on the street, who is an illegal immigrant from Albania. Alexander then takes the boy home.

Genreadventure, cartoon
CountryRussia
CharactersBrownies
StyleFor children

Not many people know that every house is inhabited by finns. They are furry creatures that appear in human world to take care of a house and keep the hearth. Finnick is a young Finn, who doesn't seem to care about his responsibility of making a home out of the house. He is just making pranks on «his people» and that is the reason why none of the families wanted to stay long in his house. Everything changes when a new family comes to his house, where Finnick's tricks do not work at all, and he meets 13-year old Christine and inexplicable events begin to happen in the city. Finnick and Christine, who are so different, will have to team up and work together to solve the mystery of the events and save the city.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom
Duration01:50
CharactersGods, Monsters, Heroes, Immortals, Soldier
PlotAdventure, Abduction, Revenge, Hunting, Mythology
PlaceGreece, Labyrinths
StyleUnexpected ending, Exciting, Serious

Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Austria, Luxembourg, Greece
Duration01:49
CharactersWriters, Twins, Friends, Parents
PlotVacation, Dreams
PlaceGreece, Hotels
StyleRomantic, To cry, Soulful, Philosophical, Atmospheric

We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryGreece, Turkey
Duration01:48
CharactersTeens, Cooks, Friends
PlotLife, Friendship, Family life
PlaceTurkey
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Touching, Serious

"A Touch of Spice" is a story about Fanis, a young Greek boy growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor, teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor. They both require... A Touch of Spice. Fanis grows up to become an excellent cook and uses his cooking skills to spice up the lives of those around him. 35 years later he leaves Athens and travels back to his birthplace of Istanbul to reunite with his grandfather and his first love. He travels back only to realize that he forgot to put a little bit of spice in his own life.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
CountryUSA, Spain, United Kingdom, Australia
Duration01:42
CharactersWitch, Gods, Monsters, Immortals, Gladiators
PlotTime travel, Adventure, Travel, Superpowers, Supernatural
PlaceGreece, Sparta
StyleExciting, Serious

Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama
CountryGreece, France, USA
Duration01:55

A retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. In modern Greece, Alexis's father, an extremely wealthy shipping magnate, marries the younger, fiery Phaedra. When Alexis meets his stepmother, sparks fly and the two begin an affair. What will the Fates bring this family? Alexis's roadster and the music of Bach figure in the conclusion.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryGreece, USA, France
Duration02:08
PlaceShips
StyleRomantic

A young female character, Nikki Douka, from Samothraki, is sailing to the U.S. to fulfill a marriage contract and save her family honor. Her skills as a seamstress keep her busily sewing throughout the voyage to alter wedding dresses for the third-class voyagers. But along the way, she meets a young American photographer who is returning from the Middle East where he was snapping shots of the war in Smyrna, 1922. Her honesty, pride, and beauty attract the attention of the American who falls in love with her. Tribulations abound during the voyage, following the dramas of several unfortunate young women upon whom nasty characters preyed, as Nikki struggles with her feelings for the photographer.

Markimdb: 4.2
Genreaction, fantasy
CountryUSA, Bulgaria
Duration01:39
CharactersGods, Heroes, Gladiators
PlotAdventure, Slavery, Supernatural, Mythology, Fate
PlaceEgypt, Greece
StyleExciting, Epic, Serious, For men

In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama
CountryGreece
Duration01:38
PlotInvestigation
PlaceGreece
StyleSoulful, Fascinating, Serious

On the day of her birthday, eleven-year-old Angeliki jumps off the balcony and falls to her death with a smile on her face. While the police and Social Services try to discover the reason for this apparent suicide, Angeliki's family keep insisting that it was an accident. What is the secret that young Angeliki took with her? Why does her family persist in trying to "forget" her and to move on with its life?

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:48
CharactersFriends, Partners
PlotTravel, Friendship
PlaceEngland, Greece
StyleTo cry, Fascinating, Smart, Touching

Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryGreece
PlotLove

Hot on the heels of his breakthrough film Stella, Greek moviemaker Michael Cacoyanis came up with To Koritsi Me Ta Mara. Released worldwide as A Girl in Black, the film stars Ellie Lambetti as the title character. Because of her mother's loose reputation, Lambetti is considered "easy" by the male population of the tiny Greek island where she lives. She ultimately finds true love in the form of vacationer Dmitri Horn. The lovers' relationship is placed in sharp contrast with the cruelty and implicit degeneracy all around them.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryGreece, Germany
Duration01:24
CharactersCooks, Heroes, Soldier
PlotFreedom, Competitions, Contests
PlaceUSSR, Greece, Yachts
TimeGreat Patriotic War, World War II

In the middle of the Aegean Sea, six men on a fishing trip on a luxury yacht decide to play a game. During this game, things will be compared. Things will be measured. Songs will be butchered, and blood will be tested. Friends will become rivals and rivals will become hungry. But at the end of the journey, when the game is over, the man who wins will be the best man. And he will wear on his smallest finger the victory ring: the Chevalier.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, fantasy, military
CountryUSA
Duration01:57
CharactersWarriors
PlotWar
PlaceGreece, Sparta
StyleBy comics, For men

Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, melodrama, drama, history
CountryUSA, Malta, United Kingdom
Duration02:43
CharactersKings, Heroes, Warriors
PlotWar, Jealousy, Mythology, Sword Battles
PlaceGreece, Sparta
StyleExciting, Heavy, Epic

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnom to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. So they set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of Achilles, the Greeks are able to fight the never before defeated Trojans.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime
CountryYugoslavia, France, Germany, Austria, Greece
Duration02:15
CharactersGangsters, Thieves, Gypsies, Friends, Girlfriends
PlotWedding, Music, Debts
PlaceVillage
StyleFascinating, Fancy, Black humor

Matko is a small time hustler, living by the Danube with his 17 year old son Zare. After a failed business deal he owes money to the much more successful gangster Dadan. Dadan has a sister, Afrodita, that he desperately wants to see get married so they strike a deal: Zare is to marry her.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryFrance, Greece
Duration01:28
CharactersTeens, Animals, Family, Friends
PlotLife, Friendship, Family life, Adoption
PlaceSea, Village, Islands, Greece
StyleTo cry, By books, Touching

After his wife died a man refuses to go out and doesn't want to talk to his only son. Life has no meaning for him. One day his son finds a baby pelican and decides to leave the bird at home. Pelican helps the boy find his father again and revive him back to life ...

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, military, biography, history
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Morocco, Thailand
Duration02:55
CharactersHeroes, Military, Emperors
PlotLove, War, Adventure, Travel, Death
PlaceEgypt, Greece
StyleTense, Epic, Serious

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genredrama
CountryGreece, France, Germany
Duration01:22
CharactersNuns, Hermits
PlotLove, Religious
PlaceGreece
TimeMiddle Ages
StyleLight, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Serious

In a monastery set on the top of sandstone pillars young monk Theodoros and nun Urania find themselves physically drawn to one and other after devoting their lives to the strict rituals and practises of the monasteries. Below them the eternal cycle of farm-life provides a strong contrast to their lives and they are forced to choose between human desire and spiritual devotion

Duration02:11
CharactersMilitary
PlotLove, War, Love triangle
PlaceVillage, Islands, Greece
TimeWorld War II
StyleRomantic, To cry, By books, Atmospheric, Epic

When a Greek fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during WWII, his fiancee falls in love with the local Italian commander. The film is based on a novel about an Italian soldier's experiences during the Italian occupation of the Greek island of Cephalonia (Kefalonia), but Hollywood made it into a pure love story by removing much of the "unpleasant" stuff.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genredrama, documentary, biography, history
CountryFrance, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, Greece
Duration02:38
PlotPolitical
PlaceFrance, Greece, USA

Jorge de Sena was forced to leave his country. First he moved to Brazil, and later to the USA. He never returned to Portugal. During his 20-year-long exile, he kept an epistolary correspondence with Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen. These letters are a testimony of the profound friendship between the two poets, letters of longing and of desire to “fill years of distance with hours of conversation”. Through excerpts and verses, a dialog is established, revealing their divergent opinions but mostly their strong bond, and their efforts to preserve it until their last breaths.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryGreece, France, Canada, USA
Duration01:33
CharactersNurses
PlotTennis
PlaceGreece, Hospitals
StyleAction, Fancy, Gloomy, Black humor, Serious

A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach offer a service for hire wherein they stand in for dead people by appointment, hired by relatives, friends or colleagues of the deceased, to assist with the grieving process.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredrama, biography
CountryGreece, Spain, Hungary
Duration01:59
CharactersArtists
PlotRevenge, Political
PlaceItaly, Greece, Venice
Time16th century
StyleEpic, Serious

The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".





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