Russian cinema continues to gain momentum and release a huge number of films annually. We must admit the percentage of high-quality Russian cinema is growing year by year.
Especially for "Women's Opinion", the Top 10 best Russian films of recent years have been compiled according to reviews of the female audience.
10. The Earthquake 2016
The film "Earthquake" was released in 2016 and was shocked by its realism. The earthquake in Armenia in 1988 was one of the most devastating in history and left more than 300 cities and villages in ruins. The protagonist of a young guy Robert lost his parents in a car accident as a child. The culprit of the accident went to jail. But on the day of the tragedy of the Armenian people, they will meet and there will be no place for revenge. When there is so much grief and broken destinies around, it’s not up to personal accounts. A tragedy of this magnitude exposes human hearts. And all the survivors rush to the rescue. This is a piercing story of love, courage and brotherhood of all nations in the face of death itself.
9. The Ghost 2015
The film "Ghost" stands out from such comedies with a chic cast. Fedor Bondarchuk and Semyon Treskunov will give a positive charge and make you believe in a miracle even in the most dreary evening. What could bring the famous aircraft designer and the 8th-grader overwhelmed by maternal guardianship? Death. Having an accident, Yuri Gordeev performed by Bondarchuk dies, but his ghost is still on the ground. And only Vanya Kuznetsov sees him. For an ambitious Gordeev, a teenager becomes the only opportunity to finish the work of his life on earth. Well, Vanya is learning to fly a plane, communicate with his mother, overcome his fears and love!
8. "The Last Hero" 2017
A kind fairy tale that will make you laugh to tears. Two worlds will collide and good will triumph! In the best traditions of folk tales, here is just the main character - Ivan, the "fake" psychic from Moscow. But he does a show with us and takes away naive fellow citizens, in a parallel world he turns out to be a hero, and not just, but the only surviving descendant of Ilya Muromets himself. And he alone will be able to resist the evil spell of Dobrynia and his Tsarevna. Amazing adventures in a fairy-tale world with the participation of all famous characters. Baba Yaga will appear in a seductive manner, and Ivan will be able to charm even Wonder-Yudo. The filmmakers were able to give a good mood.
7. "Upward" 2017
Another sports drama dedicated to the feat of the Soviet basketball team. The film has all the attributes of a sports drama genre - and a charismatic coach - Vladimir Mashkov piercingly played his part, and a team of very different guys - each, in his own way, is unique, and a decisive match where no one else believed in Russian victory. The victory of the Soviet team over the indestructible US team in the last 3 seconds of the match at the Olympics in 1972 looked like a miracle, but is it a miracle? The hellish work of all the players and the unwavering faith of the coach in their guys are what made the story.
6. "Good boy" 2016
In the rating, it is impossible to get around another film with the amazing Semen Treskunov and Konstantin Khabensky in the lead roles. Easy melodramatic comedy with music, dancing and an interesting plot of the development of the personality formation of a teenager. Who is he a good boy Kolya Smirnov? Kolya Smirnov’s life is full of adventure - today he kisses a teacher, and tomorrow plays in a casino with the school principal. Maybe he also set fire to the school? Kolya will conduct an investigation himself and, of course, find his love. “Good Boy” is a movie for everyone, a movie about our life and love for children.
5. "Arrhythmia" 2017
A non-trivial film was directed by Boris Khlebnikov. A fragment from the life of an ordinary ambulance doctor Oleg. This is not a threat to a career in medicine, their work and their calling is to go on a call and save lives, and so on and on. Because if you stop, you do not have time and life ends. Working in an ambulance, Oleg sees life every day as it is, not from the best side. And when he comes home, he drinks and sleeps. Oleg’s wife, she is also a doctor, it’s hard to find a place in her husband’s life. Oleg does not even notice that his marriage is already destroyed. But is there any time to figure out and save love, because we must again fly to the challenge. A film without a beginning or an end will make you think.
4. "Legend No. 17" 2013
Another sports drama. The film has already become a classic of this genre. The cast is entirely domestic stars - Danila Kozlovsky, Oleg Menshikov, Vladimir Menshov. After such a movie, children want to go on the ice, they want to play hockey, they want to win. Valery Kharlamov is a legendary man in sports, just like his coach Anatoly Tarasov. This movie is about them. About the Soviet national hockey team, which was second to none. Strength of mind, talent, a sense of duty to his great Motherland - helped to “tear” everyone. And even Canadians became second after us. For this, the sports dramas fell in love with the viewer - they again and again evoke a sense of pride in past feats.
3. "Dislike" 2017
The film by Andrei Zvyagintsev, an Oscar nominee, is a drama in which it is scary to recognize yourself. This picture is so scary for its realism that it is impossible to watch it without turning inside out from pain. This is the story of a family where parents decided to divorce. Alyosha’s boy is no longer a child, he’s 12, he understands and feels everything - dislike is what he feels in his family. The story is deeper than just breaking up. This is an instructive tale of total egoism absorbing our consumer society. Both mom and dad Alesha are passionate about a new personal life, where the child has no place. And one day Alyosha disappears ... But will something change in the hearts of the main characters? ...
2. "The Battle of Sevastopol" 2015
This is a story about a feat, about friendship and love, filmed with the participation of the magnificent Julia Peresild. The film is based on the real story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko - a woman sniper, about the exploits of which all veterans knew. A female hero or a female mother - it doesn’t matter when it comes to love. Is it possible to kill and remain a woman? To become an example for millions of soldiers and carry love through all battles? The dramatic nature of the unfolding military events, the personal tragedies of the soldiers and their families, the realization that this is our past, cannot leave the viewer indifferent.
1. "Salute-7" 2017
Cosmic scale drama. Station "Salute 7" is in distress in orbit. What is happening there and what danger is an uncontrolled space station in the event of a crash to the earth is terrible to imagine. The flight control center decides to send the best representatives of the Soviet cosmonautics there - captain Fedorov and mechanic Alekhine already decommissioned by that time. They flew into the unknown. No one knew what awaited them and whether they would return to Earth. They will have to make all decisions on the spot, without communication with the Earth. Will the astronauts be able to restore life at the station and see their families again? ...
