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    Russian Thriller Movies

    The 40 most popular russian thriller movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Calculator

    2014 · 1h 23m

    country: Russia

    Ten prisoners condemned to exile on a hostile planet XT-59 must pave the way through swamp to reach the Islands of Happiness, the only safe area on the planet, before the harsh climate or the underground horrors kill them all.

    Fib the Truth
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    Fib the Truth

    2021 · 1h 29m

    country: Russia

    A couple in love spends time away from civilization, but the sudden arrivals of the younger sister and then the girl's ex-boyfriend violate the country idyll.

    About Love
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    About Love

    2017 · 1h 35m

    country: Russia

    Beautiful Nina lives happily married, as she saw it, with intelligent Alexandr, professor of Sinology. But the debt for the mortgage begins to disturb the relationship of spouses. One day she meets Sergey, the head of the bank where her husband has debt, and so begins their passionate relationships. The story of the relationship with married Sergey hardly promises happiness, but Nina realizes that for the first time she feels true love.

    Superdeep
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    Superdeep

    2020 · 1h 53m

    country: Russia

    In 1984, a Russian research team goes below the surface to find out what secret the world's deepest borehole is hiding. On their expedition, something unexpectedly gruesome awaits the researchers.

    Guardians
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    Guardians

    2017 · 1h 29m

    country: Russia

    During the Cold War, an organization called "Patriot" created a superhero squad, which includes members of multiple Soviet republics. For years, the heroes had to hide their identities, but, in hard times, they must show themselves again.

    Day Watch
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    Day Watch

    2006 · 2h 26m

    country: Russia

    A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event.

    The Spacewalker
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    The Spacewalker

    2017 · 2h 20m

    country: Russia

    March 1965. In the heat of the Cold War, the USA and the USSR are competing for supremacy in space. What both superpowers aim for in this race, is to be the first to have a man walk in outer space. To accomplish that, no price is too high and no risk is too great. Now it’s up to the unlikely duo of a seasoned war veteran and a hot-headed test-pilot to fulfill this mission. Two men in a tiny spaceship, without proper testing, facing the complete unknown. They were supposed to do what no man has done before—and no man imagined what would happen next.

    Project Gemini
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    Project Gemini

    2022 · 1h 38m

    country: Russia

    After depleting Earth's resources for centuries, humankind's survival requires an exodus to outer space. An international expedition is quickly formed to find a suitable new planet, but when plans go awry, the crew is suddenly stranded without power on a strange planet, where something unimaginable lies in wait.

    The Abyss
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    The Abyss

    2026 · 1h 20m

    country: Russia

    Dasha and Sasha are a happy newlywed. A honeymoon and a parachute jump over the foothills of Mount Elbrus are supposed to be the beginning of their new life. But fate intervenes. The pilot turns out to be Artyom - Dasha's ex, a man she didn't even want to remember. When the plane crashes, the three are forced to jump without training. The lines get tangled. They miraculously survive - but find themselves suspended over a mountain abyss amid raging forest fires. Dasha finds herself between two men, each of whom is tied to her life. One is the present. The other is an unhealed past.

    Night Watch
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    Night Watch

    2004 · 1h 54m

    country: Russia

    Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their dark opponents. In modern day Moscow the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton, the movie's protagonist, try to control them and limit their outrage

    Row 19
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    Row 19

    2021 · 1h 17m

    country: Russia

    A young female doctor and her 6-year-old daughter are on an overnight flight in a violent storm. When passengers on the half-empty plane inexplicably begin to die, the woman’s grip on reality weakens and she is forced to relive her worst childhood nightmare.

    Forbidden Empire
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    Forbidden Empire

    2014 · 2h 8m

    country: Russia

    Early 18th century. Cartographer Jonathan Green undertakes a scientific voyage from Europe to the East. Having passed through Transylvania and crossed the Carpathian Mountains, he finds himself in a small village lost in impassible woods. Nothing but chance and heavy fog could bring him to this cursed place. People who live here do not resemble any other people which the traveler saw before that. The villagers, having dug a deep moat to fend themselves from the rest of the world, share a naive belief that they could save themselves from evil, failing to understand that evil has made its nest in their souls and is waiting for an opportunity to gush out upon the world.

    Mute Witness
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    Mute Witness

    1995 · 1h 35m

    country: Germany

    When a mute makeup/special effects artist working on a low-budget slasher film gets locked in a dilapidated Moscow movie studio late one night, she thinks she witnesses the making of a snuff film. Thus begins a night of terror.

    The Green Elephant
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    The Green Elephant

    1999 · 1h 27m

    country: Russia

    Two Russian prisoners are abused mentally and physically.

    Ad Libitum
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    Ad Libitum

    2021 · 1h 27m

    country: Russia

    The talented and practical journalist German Krylov, in pursuit of sensation, finds himself in a company that sells a feeling of love. Unexpectedly for himself, he becomes the object of manipulation and falls into a trap from which it is difficult to get out.

    Dead Man's Bluff
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    Dead Man's Bluff

    2005 · 1h 51m

    country: Russia

    Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only problem-solving technique they are familiar with is a shot in the head.

    Tycoon
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    Tycoon

    2002 · 2h 8m

    country: France

    During the Gorbachev years, Platon Makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on the private capitalism movement. Fast-forward 20 years, Platon finds himself the richest man in Russia, having sacrificed his friends to get to the top. But with this cynical rise, comes a brutal fall.

    Centaur
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    Centaur

    2023 · 1h 41m

    country: Russia

    Liza works at night, a taxi ride for her is a moment of much-desired peace. The driver Sasha inspires confidence, he knows the approach to the most demanding client. There are many unexpected turns in the lights of the big city, behind each of which lies a terrible threat. And perhaps the main danger is closer than it seems.

    Succubus
    TMDB2.8

    Succubus

    2024 · 1h 36m

    country: Russia

    An erotic island retreat plays host to an exclusive couple’s retreat designed to rekindle the flames of passion. When Stacy and her boyfriend arrive, the sexy fun is quickly interrupted by a malevolent entity that feeds on their pain.

    Cargo 200
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    Cargo 200

    2007 · 1h 29m

    country: Russia

    While returning to Leningrad from a visit to his brother, Professor Artyom's car breaks down and he finds assistance at an isolated farmhouse occupied by Alexey, his wife, a Vietnamese laborer, and a stranger who wanders around the farm. When his car is repaired, Artyom leaves, drunk on moonshine, and students Valera and Angelika arrive. After Valera gets drunk, the stranger abducts Angelika.

    Branded
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    Branded

    2012 · 1h 46m

    country: Russia

    In a dystopian future, where corporate brands have created a disillusioned population, one man's effort to unlock the truth behind the conspiracy leads to an epic battle with hidden forces that control the world.

    The Blackout
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    The Blackout

    2019 · 2h 7m

    country: Russia

    Contact between most towns on Earth has been severed. A small ring-like area in Eastern Europe still has electricity, and maybe even life is being reported from space. What military forces find outside the ring is shocking.

    Whisper of the Witch
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    Whisper of the Witch

    2024 · 1h 30m

    country: Russia

    Mara, an ancient pagan spirit, hunts a group of teenagers, taking their body parts to be reborn. A disillusioned and desperate investigator has to face his deepest fears to save the teenagers.

    Free Fall
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    Free Fall

    2025 · 1h 21m

    country: Russia

    In the near future, humanity has successfully colonized space and build a giant orbital station "Delta". Max is a repairman working on the station. After a disaster caused by a proton storm, he is left alone without his crew members, drifting into space. His space suit is broken, he is exhausted, and he lacks communication with people. But suddenly a dispatcher named Anna comes to help. She is the only one who can guide Max through difficulties and get him to the station. Max has to risk everything to save his life, but he has no idea what Anna is up to.

    The Factory
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    The Factory

    2018 · 1h 49m

    country: Russia

    When a factory is bound to close, a group of workers decides to take action against the owner.

    The One
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    The One

    2022 · 1h 48m

    country: Russia

    On August 24, 1981, the newlyweds Larisa and Vladimir Savitsky stepped on board the plane following the flight Komsomolsk-on-Amur - Blagoveshchensk. 30 minutes before landing, the civilian aircraft AN-24 collided with another aircraft and broke into pieces at an altitude of more than 5 kilometers above the ground. No one was supposed to survive ... but a miracle happened. Larisa Savitskaya woke up in the middle of the wreckage of the plane in the impenetrable taiga. Now she herself had to create a real miracle, which only a strong-minded person is capable of.

    Shurale
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    Shurale

    2026 · 1h 30m

    country: Russia

    Aysha is preparing for the wedding, but suddenly learns that her brother Timur has disappeared. In search of her brother, the girl returns to her native village, where she encounters not only her own past, but also a secret hidden in the depths of the forest.

    Gogol. The Beginning
    TMDB3.1

    Gogol. The Beginning

    2017 · 1h 40m

    country: Russia

    1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.

    The Iris Effect
    TMDB2.4

    The Iris Effect

    2005 · 1h 50m

    country: Germany

    In Los Angeles, Dr. Sarah Hathaway hired private eyes trying to find her missing son, the painter Thomas, who ran away from their home ten years ago after a quarrel with her. She finds a clue in a catalog of a panting exhibition in San Petersburg and she decides to travel alone to Russia to search for Thomas. Once there, she is not able to locate him and she has a nervous breakdown, but with the support of Dr. Ivan and helped by a street boy, she discloses what happened with her son.

    Apartment 18
    TMDB2.5

    Apartment 18

    2014 · 1h 29m

    country: Russia

    Sveta and Maxim, a happy newlyweds, are moving to their hew apartment only to discover that there is something mysterious and wrong about their new building.

    Profile
    TMDB3.5
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    Profile

    2018 · 1h 46m

    country: Russia

    Looking to investigate recruitment techniques of ISIS to lure women into Syria, a journalist creates a Facebook profile of a Muslim convert. When an ISIS recruiter contacts her online character, she experiences the process first hand.

    My Girl
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    My Girl

    2024 · 1h 15m

    country: Russia

    Shocked by the suicide of his only relative, the hunter Yegor comes from the taiga to the city and brings witnesses to the death of his daughter - young guys - to the altar of the bloody goddess Ilbis. Mysterious murders rock the northern city. Egor meets Kira, the same age as his daughter, and a strange relationship begins between the hunter and the nymphet.

    DAU
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    DAU

    2026 · 3h 15m

    country: Germany

    Inspired by the physicists who built the Soviet atomic bomb, the film DAU follows a brilliant Greek-born physicist from 1928 through four tumultuous decades in the USSR. Driven to uncover the laws of the universe, the idealistic Dau is drawn into state service to help create one of history’s deadliest weapons. Inside a secret research institute, life is governed by scientific ambition, power, surveillance and privilege. As his autonomy erodes, Dau seeks freedom beyond his marriage through a succession of affairs, gradually losing both himself and his capacity to love. At once an intimate portrait of a man in pursuit of happiness and freedom and a vast fresco of a society founded on violence and ideology, DAU traces the small compromises that shape a life and alter the course of history.

    Evil Spirit
    TMDB4.0

    Evil Spirit

    2016 · 1h 10m

    country: Russia

    Life circumstances, curiosity, corruption, ignorance. Four sinister stories based on folk legends. A bunch of friends gathers around an Ouija board. Two hunters wake up in a hut in the middle of woods. A young guy arrives at a rural community on a business trip. A stranger in a stolen car is trying to leave the area. None of them has an idea that during the mysterious Tankha season THEY come to our world...

    Silver Spoon
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    Silver Spoon

    2021 · 1h 38m

    country: Russia

    The silver spoon masterfully escapes from prison and starts a new life. New sweet life! Sokolovsky joins the secular crowd, where everyone is sitting on a new synthetic drug, and he is again surrounded by cars, villas and top models. Friends, enemies and the FSB are following the trail of the silver spoon, trying to understand what game he has started and on whose side he is. Igor is trying to understand who he is - a traitor, a saint or is it the same ... silver spoon?

    Elena
    TMDB3.6

    Elena

    2011 · 1h 50m

    country: Russia

    After suffering a heart attack, a wealthy elderly Russian man plans to will most of his estate to his estranged daughter. However, his wife has other plans.

    Metro
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    Metro

    2013 · 2h 10m

    country: Russia

    Terror strikes the underground train system in Moscow in the form of a flood from a collapsed tunnel. The film follows a diverse group of Moscow citizens who find themselves trapped in the city’s underground rail network, their train derailed and virtually crushed after an aging tunnel collapses. Amongst this band of survivors is softly spoken surgeon Andrey (Sergei Puskepalis), whose wife is having an affair with the conceited businessman Vlad (Anatoly Beliy). Fate brings these two men together on the same doomed train, but there is little time to resolve their differences, as the tunnel begins to quickly fill with water, forcing them to work together with the others and find a way back to the surface.

    Without Justice
    TMDB4.0

    Without Justice

    1993 · 1h 30m

    country: Russia

    A mother and daughter were brutally murdered in their apartment on Saturday morning. The killer treated the latter cruelly — her face was disfigured beyond recognition. The missing item — an ancient cross with black pearls — was found at one of the acquaintances of the murdered woman. He was hastily tried and sentenced to capital punishment...

    Why Don't You Just Die!
    TMDB3.3

    Why Don't You Just Die!

    2018 · 1h 34m

    country: Russia

    Andrey, a detective and the world's most horrible father, brings together a terrible group of people in his apartment: his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug, and a cheated cop. Each one of them has a reason to want revenge..

    Resurrected
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    Resurrected

    2023 · 1h 37m

    country: France

    In a dystopian future, the Vatican knows how to resurrect people. A priest discovers a conspiracy behind the resurrections and their possible link to a series of murders.

    About Russian Thriller Movies

    Russian cinema

    Russian and Soviet cinema produced the montage theory that underpins modern editing, along with Tarkovsky's long-form spiritual epics — two traditions about as far apart as film gets.

    Thriller

    Thrillers are engineered for tension: the pace, the withholding, the sense that something is closing in. The genre blends freely with crime, horror, and science fiction, and it's where a lot of the sharpest genre craft happens.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1993–2026
    Best reviewed
    Elena (7.2)
    Often also
    Drama, Horror, Science Fiction

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    Russian thriller movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
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