Hungarian films about coming of age

List of the best Hungarian films about coming of age according to the audience: Fallen, Corn Island, Land of Storms, Monte Carlo, The Whiskey Bandit, Strangled, The Field Guide to Evil, The Tragedy of Man, Outside the Wire, Underworld: Endless War.

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

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Markimdb: 5.2
Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Hungary
Duration02:30

Lucinda Price is sent to a reform academy under the assumption that she has killed a boy. There, she meets two mysterious boys, Cam and Daniel, to whom she feels drawn to both. But as the love triangle unfurls, it is Daniel that Luce cannot keep herself away from, and things begin to take a darker turn when she finds out his true identity.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredrama, military
CountryGeorgia, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Hungary
Duration01:40

The Inguri River forms a natural border dividing Georgia from Abkhazia. One of the spring floods has created a little island in the middle of the river, as if made for the cultivation of corn. At least, this is the belief of an old peasant, whose sunburned face resembles the landscape he has trodden for dozens of years.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genremelodrama, drama, sport
CountryHungary, Germany

Szabolcs plays in a German football team, as does Bernard. They are roommates, best friends, inseparable. A lost match makes him reconsider his life and he goes back to Hungary in hope for more simplicity. Yet his solitude does not last long. Soon after his arrival he meets Áron and a mutual attraction between the two boys develops when suddenly Szabolcs receives an unexpected phone call from Bernard: he has arrived to Hungary...

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, Hungary, France
Duration01:44

    Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genreaction, drama, crime, biography
    CountryHungary
    Duration01:40

    Between 1993 and 1999, one man robbed 29 financial institutions in Budapest. Banks, post offices and even travel agencies fell victim to his crime spree. The police had no leads and no hope of finding him during his six-year stint. The only clue left behind at the crime scenes was the distinct aroma of whiskey. The media christened him the “Whiskey Bandit”. Never physically harming anyone, many began to eagerly follow his escapades through the media. A Transylvanian immigrant, who also happened to be a goalie for one of the city's largest hockey teams, named Attila Ambrus, was finally identified as the “Whiskey Bandit”. The police had finally captured him... or so they thought.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryHungary

    In 1960s socialist Hungary, a serial killer targeting young women torments a small town and the determined detective on his trail. Based on true events.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrehorror
    CountryNew Zealand, USA, Greece, India, Hungary, Austria, Turkey, Poland

    A feature-length anthology film. They are known as myths, lore, and folktales. Created to give logic to mankind’s darkest fears, these stories laid the foundation for what we now know as the horror genre.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrefantastic, drama, cartoon, history
    CountryHungary
    Duration02:40

    Jankovics's adaptation of the eponymous play is divided into multiple parts, and depicts the creation and fall of Man throughout history.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantastic, action
    CountryUSA, Hungary

    In the near future, a drone pilot is sent into a deadly militarized zone and must work with an android officer to locate a doomsday device.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, cartoon, short
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary, Canada
    Duration00:18

    Underworld: Endless War is a collection of three short, anime-style tie-in stories-—whose creation was supervised by Len Wiseman, director of the first 2 Underworld movies and producer of Underworld 3 & 4--each tell a different story, and at different periods of history to highlight new events of the Underworld mythology. These stories also tell of what happened before the events in Underworld: Awakening

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama, military
    CountryHungary, Germany, Austria, France

    In a village on the Hungarian border, two young brothers grow up during war time with their cruel grandmother and must learn every trick of evil to survive in the absurd world of adults.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, history
    CountryHungary

    The new owner of a brilliant race horse finds love while carrying out his revenge on the man who murdered his father.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Malta, France, United Kingdom, Hungary
    Duration02:03

    After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genreaction, fantasy, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary
    Duration01:48

    Set in 1920s Vienna, this is the tale of a little girl, whose godfather gives her a special doll one Christmas Eve.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, cartoon, crime
    CountryHungary
    Duration01:29

    Psychotherapist Ruben Brandt becomes the most wanted criminal in the world when he and four of his patients steal paintings from the world's most renowned museums and art collections.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada, Hungary
    Duration02:24

    Audrey and Morgan, two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Croatia, France, Hungary
    Duration01:51

    A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary

    An old Jewish baker struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice accidentally drops cannabis in the dough and sends sales sky high.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrefamily
    CountryUSA, Hungary

    Follow the perilous journey to freedom when a young boy and his dog attempt to escape a concentration camp during World War II. Based on true events.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, thriller, military, biography
    CountryUSA, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Hungary
    Duration02:07

    With the Third Reich is at his peak in 1942, the Czech resistance in London plans the most ambitious military operation of WWII – Anthropoid. Two young recruits are sent to Prague to assassinate the most ruthless Nazi leader – Reinhardt Heydrich – head of the SS, the Gestapo and the architect of the Final Solution.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary
    Duration01:00

    Maigret: Night at the Crossroads tells a complex tale of murder, deceit and greed set in an isolated country community.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryHungary

    The story takes place on New Year's Eve that a group of friends have been celebrating together for years. The host is the newly divorced psychologist, Aliz, and her guests are her younger brother, Döme, the chemistry teacher, Kristóf, the gynecologist, Gábor, the cook, and Márk, the photographer. They are all childhood best friends. In the meantime, Gábor's wife, Saci, the lawyer, and Márk's girlfriend, Fanni, the young special education teacher joins the group. The topic of the conversation veers in the direction of how nowadays people store many secrets and confidential information on their cell phones, and what kinds of conflicts may arise if the phones fall into unauthorized hands. Each of the seven members of the group insists on not having any secrets, on their lives being an open book, to which Aliz suggests that they should prove it.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama
    CountryHungary

    Eszter, 16, is secretly in love with her English teacher, while Peter, also 16, is hopelessly in love with Eszter. One day, the teacher announces that he is leaving the school to move to London. That same day, Eszter receives a farewell e-mail message from him. An online affair begins and spirals into sexual abuse.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada, Hungary

    Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredrama
    CountryHungary, Turkey

    Mehmet is a man living with his family in a mountain village in the Black Sea region. He earns his living by breeding a few animals, while passionately looking for a mineral reserve on the mountains, but his pursuit is seen useless by his family. Devastated by vain efforts, his hope is renewed with a competition. Mehmet will attend the bull fight held in Artvin, but he returns from Artvin completely lost, once again. This simple story pictures the naive portrait of a touching life, a life struggle in hardship and the relationship between nature, animals and human beings.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, military, history
    CountryRomania, Hungary, Canada, USA

    Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent Horthy gives up control of his country to the Nazis, who quickly move Hungarians to ghettos and death camps, with no hope in sight. But the despair changes when a young man named Elek emerges. Separated from his family during the relocations and aided by the woman he loves , Elek defies the enemy by becoming one of them. In a race against time, disguised as a Nazi Officer he embarks on a mission to save his family and thousands of his countrymen.

    Markimdb: 8.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryHungary

    Known as the best satire about communism, banned for over a decade in Hungary. 'The Witness' has become a cult classic, well received by critics and general audiences when it was finally released outside of Hungary. 'The Witness' takes place during the height of the Rákosi Era, which was closely modeled after the ruthless and brutal Stalin regime. The film follows the life of an ordinary dike keeper, József Pelikán, who has been caught for illegally slaughtering his pig, Dezsõ. Instead of doing hard time for his "heinous" crime, Pelikán is elevated into an important position, generally reserved for the communist elite. His new benefactor, the mysterious Comrade Virág, is reluctant to reveal the real reason behind Pelikán's preferential treatment. Thus, begins Pelikán's hilarious adventure deep within the "sophisticated" communist society... Until one day, when he gets called for to return the "favour" by falsely testifying against his long-time friend in a mock-up show trial.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantastic, thriller, crime
    CountryHungary
    Duration01:58

    Drugdealer wants get out of the circle with his pregnant girlfriend and a time loop effect makes it more complicated.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama
    CountryHungary

    An unsettling feeling overwhelms a small Hungarian town when two orthodox Jews arrive with a mysterious trunk. As residents begin to speculate on the purpose of the visit of these two strangers, order starts to crumble in town with some pursuing devious plans and others finding remorse in their hearts.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryHungary

    Áron stands in his life as an average 29-year-old weirdo. He has many contemporary complexes, a fresh university degree, and a recent break up. His parents have to support him financially as he is still a job seeker and while Áron is agonizing on his lost love, he is always interrupted by something; it seems like he’s not the main character in his life.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrethriller
    CountryHungary

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    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genreaction, comedy, drama
    CountryHungary

    Two physically handicapped youngsters make friends with a paralysed hitman and are commissioned by a local mafia boss. They have little to lose although things are never as they first appear. The boundaries between fantasy and reality blur as the unlikely heroes stumble from one close encounter to the next and we gain an unusual insight into their lives on the periphery of society.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryRomania, Bulgaria, Hungary

    A humble Romanian actor in his 40's, hardly surviving between a complicated part in a musical, a depressed wife, and the obsession of an imminent, devastating earthquake, becomes the victim of his manipulative father.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA, Serbia, Hungary
    Duration02:34

    A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrehorror, action
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Hungary

    When Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair is shot down over Afghanistan, she finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons - half human, half alien - are awakened.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama, history
    CountryCanada, Hungary, United Kingdom, Germany

    A man searching for his childhood best friend — a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust — who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredrama
    CountryHungary, France, Luxembourg, Germany, USA
    Duration02:26

    A monumental windstorm and an abused horse's refusal to work or eat signals the beginning of the end for a poor farmer and his daughter.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
    CountryGermany, Hungary, France
    Duration01:47

    A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, detective
    CountryHungary

    Vampires are among us! But no need to worry: the Hungarian Secret Police are after them, and beyond the usual spy gadgets, they even use garlic to repel the beasts.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantastic, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Hungary

    Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in a brutal dictatorship shut off from the outside world. When the government imprisons his father, Peter, and Djata and his mother Hannah are labeled traitors, the boy will not rest until he sees his father again.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama
    CountryCanada, Hungary, USA

    When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA, Hungary

    After the death of her mother, Evie is approached by an unknown cousin who invites her to a lavish wedding in the English countryside. Soon, she realizes a gothic conspiracy is afoot and must fight for survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her family’s history.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA, Hungary
    Duration01:42

    A man awakes-- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama
    CountryHungary, Germany, France
    Duration01:35

    Drawing inspiration from the death-squad murders of several Gypsy families in Hungary in 2008, director Bence Fliegauf's chilling and unforgettable real-life horror story follows a family whose dreams of emigration and escape are suddenly, horribly destroyed.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrefantasy, comedy, family
    CountryUSA, Hungary

    Reboot of "The Munsters," that followed a family of monsters who moves from Transylvania to an American suburb.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryGermany, Hungary, France, Italy

    A sea captain makes a bet in a cafe with a friend that he will marry the first woman who walks in.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, adventure
    CountryUSA, Hungary
    Duration01:38

    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: 3.6
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama
    CountryGermany, Hungary, Austria, Sweden, United Kingdom, Canada

    In the Seventeenth Century, while Hungary is fighting the Turks, the population of a small village in...

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France, Hungary, Netherlands
    Duration02:37

    After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryHungary

    A post mortem photographer and a little girl confront ghosts in a haunted village after the First World War.




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