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1. The Battle of Neretva (1969)
G | 105 min | Drama, History, War
World War II drama about the 1943 battle around the Neretva River between Axis forces and Yugoslav partisan units.
Director: Veljko Bulajic | Stars: Yul Brynner, Hardy Krüger, Franco Nero, Sylva Koscina
Votes: 4,042
2. Sabotage (1996)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Former special services agent plays an intricate game of chess involving several federal agencies. Queen takes pawn.
Director: Tibor Takács | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tony Todd, Graham Greene
Votes: 1,795
3. Savior (1998)
R | 103 min | Drama, War
A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.
Director: Predrag Antonijevic | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Nastassja Kinski, Pascal Rollin, Catlin Foster
Votes: 11,499 | Gross: $0.01M
4. Before the Rain (1994)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Romance, War
Three interconnected stories of love under the threat of civil war in Macedonia and London.
Director: Milcho Manchevski | Stars: Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Serbedzija, Grégoire Colin, Josif Josifovski
Votes: 15,857 | Gross: $0.76M
5. The Hunting Party (2007)
R | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the No.1 war criminal in Bosnia. However, their extremely dangerous target decides to come after them.
Director: Richard Shepard | Stars: Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg, Gordana Vukres
Votes: 25,995 | Gross: $0.97M
6. Twice Born (2012)
R | 127 min | Drama, Romance, War
A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
Director: Sergio Castellitto | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy
Votes: 17,368 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Warriors (1999)
175 min | Drama, War
After seeing devastating results of ethnic war in former Yugoslavia soldiers from UNPROFOR peace units find it impossible to return back to their civil lives in the UK.
Stars: Jodhi May, Damian Lewis, Matthew Macfadyen, Shaun Dooley
Votes: 2,566
8. Elveda Rumeli (2007–2009)
90 min | Drama
The year is 1896. The Ottoman Empire is slowly losing its dominance in the Balkans. The events that develop around Milkman Ramiz and his family also hold a mirror to the years of the Ottoman Empire retreating from the Balkans.
Stars: Erdal Özyagcilar, Gülçin Santircioglu, Tolgahan Sayisman, Filiz Ahmet
Votes: 1,393
9. My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure (2004)
R | 78 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When her surrogate father who owns the casino she works in gets murdered, Modesty Blaise takes on those that killed him and are now at the casino to rob it. It turns out she is more than just a modest worker.
Director: Scott Spiegel | Stars: Alexandra Staden, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Raymond Cruz, Fred Pearson
Votes: 2,569
10. Scream for Me Sarajevo (2017)
95 min | Documentary, Music, War
In 1994 Sarajevo began a descent into chaos. Amongst the madness, 2 UN personnel: decided it would be fun to persuade a rock star (Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden) to come and play a gig to ... See full summary »
Director: Tarik Hodzic | Stars: Bruce Dickinson, Alen Ajanovic, Esad Bratovic, Mirza Coric
Votes: 1,364
11. The Other Side of Everything (2017)
100 min | Documentary, Biography
For Serbian filmmaker Mila Turajlic, a locked door in her mother's apartment in Belgrade provides the gateway to both her remarkable family history and her country's tumultuous political inheritance.
Director: Mila Turajlic | Stars: Srbijanka Turajlic, Mila Turajlic, Mira Boskic, Mladen Kostic
Votes: 1,262 | Gross: $0.00M
12. Love (2005)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
Told through a looping, non-linear narrative from each of the characters' points of view, the film reconstructs the stories of a Yugoslav hit man, his former lover and her police officer boyfriend, as their paths cross in New York.
Director: Vladan Nikolic | Stars: Sergej Trifunovic, Geno Lechner, Peter Gevisser, Didier Flamand
Votes: 421
13. Mathilde (2006)
90 min | Drama
When Colonel Pretis of the U.N. falls in love with Mathilde, a local girl, during the Balkans war, he lets his passion overcome his sense of duty and responsibility in a country torn by ... See full summary »
Director: Nina Mimica | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Nutsa Kukhianidze, Dejan Acimovic, Radko Polic
Votes: 117
14. War Live (2000)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, War
In 1999 Belgrade, producer Sergei and his film crew are in a disastrous situation: The film they're making is under threat; there's no money, the crew are dissatisfied, and NATO bombing is ... See full summary »
Director: Darko Bajic | Stars: Dragan Bjelogrlic, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic, Aleksandar Bercek, Dubravka Mijatovic
Votes: 979
15. The Balkans in Flames (2021–2022)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
Three-part documentary series traces the history of the former Yugoslavia, home to five nationalities with three languages and four different religions,Tito's role, the Yugoslav Wars - and their influence today.
Stars: Misha Glenny, Marie-Janine Calic, James Gow, Laura Silber
Votes: 18
16. Le dernier seigneur des Balkans (2005– )
90 min | History
A half century of history in the Balkans is dramatized in this 4 part miniseries of 360 minutes total duration. Episode 1 takes us from the 1890s to 1914. In 1892, the Ottoman Empire is ... See full summary »
Stars: Arnaud Binard, Tasos Nousias, Mélisandre Meertens, Bogumil Atanasov
Votes: 98
17. Guerreros (2002)
Not Rated | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, War
The tragic story of a platoon of Spanish soldiers, in the hell of the Kosovo war in 2000
Director: Daniel Calparsoro | Stars: Eloy Azorín, Eduardo Noriega, Rubén Ochandiano, Carla Pérez
Votes: 1,201
18. Save the Last Bullet
Drama, History, War | Pre-production
Based on events from the Balkan Wars. 1991: Amidst the cruel battle of Vukovar, a brave squad of Croatian soldiers fights its way through the besieged country to deliver a truck full of weapons to the Serbian border.
Director: Joachim Masannek | Stars: Sophie Marceau, Christopher Lambert, Michael Paré, Costas Mandylor
19. Home for Christmas (2010)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
The film looks at those who are desperately trying to connect or reconnect with their families, friends, or anyone who will listen.
Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Nina Andresen Borud, Arianit Berisha, Joachim Calmeyer, Trond Fausa
Votes: 1,171
20. ZOS: Zone of Separation (2009)
Drama, War
An 8-part drama mini-series about the life and death struggle to enforce a U.N.-brokered ceasefire, as peacekeepers face the harsh reality of living in today's hot spots in many parts of ... See full summary »
Stars: Michelle Nolden, Rick Roberts, Enrico Colantoni, Allan Hawco
Votes: 180
21. The Godson (1952)
78 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Vivika Zaharouli, sick and tired of the goings-on of her womanizer husband, welcomes in Athens her godchild, who comes to live in their house. She doesn't know, however, that this is not her godchild but an impostor.
Director: Maria Plyta | Stars: Anthi Zaharatou, Mimis Fotopoulos, Alekos Alexandrakis, Lakis Skellas
Votes: 51
22. Forecast (2008)
100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Romance and political drama tight in an adventure, the "Forecast" tells a story of a Balkan conflict with a happy ending. Yes, there is one.
Director: Zornitsa Sophia | Stars: Assen Blatechki, Teodora Duhovnikova, Kresimir Mikic, Joost Scholte
Votes: 327
23. The Second Meeting (2013)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
In 1999 as NATO forces bombard Belgrade city USAF pilot Dale Zelko begins his sortie into nearby Belgrade target flying his F-117 stealth bomber. On the opposite side a Serbian colonel ... See full summary »
Director: Zeljko Mirkovic | Stars: Zoltan Dani, Iren Dani, Atila Dani, Tibor Dani
Votes: 65
24. The Trial of Ratko Mladic (2018)
99 min | Documentary, History
The war crimes trial of one of the most infamous figures from the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
Directors: Robert Miller, Henry Singer | Stars: Ratko Mladic, Camille Bibles, Elvedin Pasic, Dermot Groome
Votes: 301
25. Continental Express (1939)
Approved | 73 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A mystery thriller set aboard the Orient Express bound for Istanbul. A girl is blackmailed into throwing a bomb at the President of a fictional Balkan state with the intention of starting another major war.
Director: Herbert Mason | Stars: Rex Harrison, Valerie Hobson, John Loder, Muriel Aked
Votes: 27
26. A View from Eiffel Tower (2005)
92 min | Drama, Romance
The main character is a young and very beautiful girl, Marijana. Now, Marijana is 25, and when she was 16 - her father's boss sexually used her. Marijana's father did not do anything ... See full summary »
Director: Nikola Vukcevic | Stars: Branislav Trifunovic, Marija Vickovic, Svetozar Cvetkovic, Darko Rundek
Votes: 470
27. Weird Tales (1994)
82 min | Drama
During a train journey, to please his bored daughter, a father tells her three stories. In the first a man discovers that, because he hasn't payed the air-bill, he can't breath any more. ... See full summary »
Director: Sandro Baldoni | Stars: Flavio Bonacci, Consuelo Strangarone, Ivano Marescotti, Silvia Cohen
Votes: 165
28. Milosevic on Trial (2007 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, War
An exclusive look into the trial against Slobodan Milosevic documenting the court proceedings and their background.
Director: Michael Christoffersen | Stars: Milan Babic, Wesley Clark, Carla Del Ponte, Vladimir Dzuro
Votes: 75
29. Snipers Valley (2007)
91 min | Drama, War
Kosovo 1999: Two KFOR soldiers save a Serbian woman from the vendetta of an Albanian child and lose their political and emotional distance.
Director: Rudolf Schweiger | Stars: Adrian Topol, Max Riemelt, Susanne Bormann, Damir Dzumhur
Votes: 129
30. Anatema (2006)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, War
A woman who is raped and gives birth to a child in war torn Kosovo, struggles to keep her child.
Director: Agim Sopi | Stars: Lumnie Sopi, Doug Barron, Blerim Gjoci, Enver Petrovci
Votes: 225
31. The Captive (1915)
50 min | Drama, Romance, War
With her brother killed Sonya is given Turkish captive Mahmud to do the hard work on the farm. After they become fond of each other he strikes a Turkish officer. When peace arrives, his ... See full summary »
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Blanche Sweet, House Peters, Gerald Ward, Page Peters
Votes: 160 | Gross: $0.06M
32. Manuela Jankovic's War (2014)
92 min | Drama
In the year 1991, Manuela and her grandmother, a Serbian immigrant who flew from the World War II, live together in Mexico. A conflict starts in their homeland, as well as in their private lives.
Director: Diana Cardozo | Stars: Karina Gidi, Mima Vukovic-Kuric, Carlos Corona, Hector Kotsifakis
Votes: 74
33. Byen som kunne ofres (2011)
59 min | Documentary
Prelude of the Srebrenica massacre (1995).
Directors: Ola Flyum, David Hebditch | Stars: Sefer Halilovic, Alija Izetbegovic, Radovan Karadzic, Ratko Mladic
Votes: 34
34. Medak (2022)
15 min | Short, Drama
In 1993, Canadian soldiers deployed to Croatia in support of a UN mission. They experienced intense firefights and witnessed brutal ethnic cleansing. some of the soldiers are still fighting today.
Director: Danny Crossman | Stars: Kurtis Sanheim, Jason Sedlar, Ben Crossman, Brianna Gorgerat
35. Wear (2015)
128 min | Drama, Fantasy
The lives of four generations of Southern women are explored through the eyes of a peculiar young boy with a wild imagination.
Director: Felix Else | Stars: Rachel Lynn Jackson, Julian Murdoch, Mary Ellen Ashley, Chris Kerson
36. I genia ton iroon (1969)
87 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Bulgarian guerrillas led by Tsakalarof attack a village in Macedonia and engage in major crimes.
Director: Vangelis Melissinos | Stars: Pantelis Zervos, Nora Katseli, Giorgos Loukakis, Giorgos Maramenos
Votes: 16
37. A Mayor in Kosovo (2000)
27 min | Documentary, Short
This is where sizzling fire still smoldering in a war which everybody talked a lot and which we rarely had the opportunity to hear the actors.
Directors: François Crémieux, Chris Marker | Star: Bajram Rexhepi
Votes: 17
38. O ilios tou thanatou (1978)
115 min | Drama
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Nelly Angelidou, Nikitas Tsakiroglou, Thanasis Benetatos, Olga Tournaki
Votes: 13
39. In God's Command (1995)
48 min | Documentary, War
The story of Mark Sargent, a Canadian Forces chaplain stationed in the former Yugoslavia.
Director: Garth Pritchard | Stars: Gwynne Dyer, Mark L. Sargent
41. Filling His Own Shoes (1917)
65 min | Comedy
Finding himself broke and out of a job in Paris, American William Ruggles joins the Turkish army and is sent to fight in its war in the Balkans. During a particularly hard-fought battle, he... See full summary »
Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Bryant Washburn, Hazel Daly, Rod La Rocque, Lyda Dalzell
42. Liberty Live... (2001)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
This film is about a charming, intelligent, energetic woman, special correspondent of radio "Liberty" in Yugoslavia, a Latvian - Aija Kuge who from simple countryside girl has developed into internationally recognized journalist.
Director: Romualds Pipars
43. Remote Control (2001)
24 min | Short, Drama, War
Three young soldiers have no problem taking over a strategic position near a deserted village. But with nothing better to do, the real battle begins when they stumble upon a television and its owner, a stubborn old woman.
Director: Ivan Zivkovic | Stars: Branko Tomovic, Jesse Petrick, Maciek Bakowski, Jill Basey
Votes: 151
44. The Rageh Omaar Report: The Secret Life of Radovan Karadzic (2010 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
The story of the hunt for and final arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the former President of Serbia, who had been indicted by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against ... See full summary »
Stars: Shahida Abdurahmanovic, Elma Dizdan, Dragan Graovac, Zijad Hadziomerovic
Votes: 7
45. Silent Balkans (2012)
Documentary, History
To mark the centenary of the Balkan Wars, 'Silent Balkans' explores how after the fall of the Ottoman Empire ethnic nationalism destroyed the previous peaceful coexistence of Balkan peoples now eager to fight over liberated territories.
Director: Andreas Apostolidis | Stars: Halil Berktay, Frasher Demaj, Alexei Kalionski, Machiel Kiel
46. Le 20 heures dans les camps (1993)
26 min | Documentary, Short
In the town of Roska in Slovenia, a group of Bosnian refugees produces a newscast every day, "stealing" the transmissions of major international news channels and refashioning them by re-editing and dubbing in their own commentaries.
Director: Chris Marker | Stars: François Périer, Mathieu Kassovitz, Catherine Belkhodja
Votes: 40
48. The Aegean Tragedy (1961)
63 min | Documentary, History
Documentary history of the turmoil and factionalism Greece went through, from the pre WWI accession of King Constantine to the post WWII defeat of leftist forces in a civil conflict.
Director: Basil Maros | Stars: Vassilis Zochos, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, King George VI
Votes: 11
49. Balkanskata voyna (1913)
43 min | Short, War
This documentary features the following stories: the destroyer "Drazki" defuses the Turkish ship " Hamidye"; the city of Lyuleburgaz after its capture by the Bulgarian army is shown; the ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Iv. Zhekov
50. A Road Apart (2009)
Short, Drama
A road trip set in the Swiss Alps, as the paths of Italian motorist Filippo and Serbian hitchhiker Boris cross in dramatic circumstances while both travelling back to their homelands to face their two very different pasts.
Director: Olivier Kaempfer | Stars: Branko Tomovic, Giuseppe Lorusso
Votes: 82