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1. 8-Ball (2013)
107 min | Crime, Drama
Single mother name Pike who, having just been released from prison, is trying to start her news life anew. When her former boyfriend Lalli come back from abroad, it open a window into her past that Pike want to put behind her.
Directors: Jose L Cruz, Aku Louhimies, Adrian Manzano, Dave Manzano | Stars: Jessica Grabowsky, Eero Aho, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Mikko Leppilampi
Votes: 1,996
2. Rukajärven tie (1999)
Not Rated | 123 min | War, Drama
Set during the World War 2. In the summer of 1941 the Finnish army crosses the border of Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola goes through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to ... See full summary »
Director: Olli Saarela | Stars: Peter Franzén, Irina Björklund, Kari Heiskanen, Taisto Reimaluoto
Votes: 4,472
3. Säilöttyjä unelmia (2012)
75 min | Documentary, Drama
Canned Dreams is a film about workers and their dreams on the journey of a canned food product.
Director: Katja Gauriloff | Stars: Lise Biskup, Neuci de Souza, Florentina Dumitru, Sebastian Laustsen
Votes: 399
4. Koirankynnen leikkaaja (2004)
105 min | Drama
Bright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the late 1940s he wanders around the Finnish countryside looking for simple work and relying on ... See full summary »
Director: Markku Pölönen | Stars: Peter Franzén, Taisto Reimaluoto, Ahti Kuoppala, Ville Virtanen
Votes: 1,483
5. Garter Snake (2011)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Vares gets a client who needs private investigations. Despite the beautiful wife, Vares smells a rat.
Director: Lauri Törhönen | Stars: Antti Reini, Matti Onnismaa, Eppu Salminen, Jasper Pääkkönen
Votes: 881
6. Hustlers (2010)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Saku and Ässä: two guys spend careless life. One day Ässä meet woman named Anna and boys careless lifestyle is in danger.
Director: Lauri Nurkse | Stars: Mikko Leppilampi, Antti Luusuaniemi, Pihla Viitala, Hennariikka Laaksola
Votes: 987
7. Lapland Odyssey 2 (2015)
87 min | Comedy
It's been three years since we last met Janne and Inari. Since then, they've had a daughter, Lumi. Janne and his friends experience a new adventure, this time on an autumn night. The boys ... See full summary »
Director: Teppo Airaksinen | Stars: Jussi Vatanen, Pamela Tola, Timo Lavikainen, Miia Nuutila
Votes: 2,039
8. Life for Sale (2011)
102 min | Drama, Thriller
Home Sweet Home is the story of one unlucky man's descent into disaster, a dramatic, human-destiny thriller with contemporary social undertones.
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Samuli Edelmann, Katariina Kaitue, Santeri Kinnunen, Kerli Kyllönen
Votes: 579
9. A Long Hot Summer (1999)
100 min | Comedy, Music
The story of a rock band "Kalle Päätalo" in the 1980s.
Director: Perttu Leppä | Stars: Unto Helo, Hanna-Mari Karhinen, Mikko Hakola, Jimi Pääkallo
Votes: 2,686
10. Priest of Evil (2010)
Not Rated | 106 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
Detective Sergeant Timo Harjunpää of the Helsinki Violent Crimes Unit is an honest and conscientious cop; one of the city's very best. He loses his daughter in tragic circumstances and is ... See full summary »
Director: Olli Saarela | Stars: Peter Franzén, Irina Björklund, Sampo Sarkola, Jenni Banerjee
Votes: 1,775
11. Raid (2003)
128 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A hard-nosed hit man Raid returns to Finland and is unofficially asked to investigate the arson case involving his old flame Tarja.
Director: Tapio Piirainen | Stars: Kai Lehtinen, Oiva Lohtander, Mari Rantasila, Pekka Huotari
Votes: 2,336
12. Raspberry Boat Refugee (2014)
94 min | Comedy, Romance
A Finnish man has dreamed of becoming a Swede since childhood.
Director: Leif Lindblom | Stars: Jonas Karlsson, Josephine Bornebusch, Frida Hallgren, Jerka Johansson
Votes: 1,658
13. The Kiss of Evil (2011)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young student is found stabbed, and her family hires Vares to investigate the case.
Director: Anders Engström | Stars: Antti Reini, Matti Onnismaa, Eppu Salminen, Jasper Pääkkönen
Votes: 1,336
14. The Punk Syndrome (2012)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A Finnish punk-rock band formed by four mentally disabled guys.
Directors: Jukka Kärkkäinen, J-P Passi | Stars: Pertti Kurikka, Kari Aalto, Sami Helle, Toni Välitalo
Votes: 1,615
15. Häjyt (1999)
105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Häjyt tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Samuli Edelmann, Juha Veijonen, Teemu Lehtilä, Kalevi Haapoja
Votes: 5,284
16. Miesten vuoro (2010)
81 min | Documentary
Finnish men in sauna, speaking straight from the heart.
Directors: Joonas Berghäll, Mika Hotakainen | Stars: Timo Aalto, Pekka Ahonen, Aarne Aksila, Mauno Alasuutari
Votes: 2,687
17. Summertime (2014)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
25-year-old Iiris and Karoliina have been best friends since childhood. Karoliina has been travelling and living abroad for some years now, but is coming back home for the summer as Karoliina has found them a job as waitresses in Hanko, the best summer city in Finland.
Director: Inari Niemi | Stars: Anna Paavilainen, Iina Kuustonen, Minka Kuustonen, Lauri Tilkanen
Votes: 960
18. The Winter War (1989)
199 min | Drama, History, War
In 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union.
Director: Pekka Parikka | Stars: Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka, Heikki Paavilainen
Votes: 8,731
19. Nousukausi (2003)
98 min | Comedy
Katri and Janne want to make a trip, which none of their friends have made. They end up in Jakomäki.
Director: Johanna Vuoksenmaa | Stars: Tiina Lymi, Petteri Summanen, Kari-Pekka Toivonen, Juha Veijonen
Votes: 2,918
20. Vares: The Sheriff (2015)
91 min | Crime, Mystery
Private Eye Jussi Vares finds two dead bodies in a remote house. A year later, Vares is hired to investigate the case. Vares gets dangerously close to the "Council" - a secret gentlemen's ... See full summary »
Director: Hannu Salonen | Stars: Antti Reini, Jasper Pääkkönen, Jukka-Pekka Palo, Jukka Puotila
Votes: 636
21. Vares: Gambling Chip (2012)
97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Vares falls in love with a beautiful brunette - only to lose her in a horrible way. After dating Sole a few weeks, her body is found in a bird-watching tower.
Director: Lauri Törhönen | Stars: Antti Reini, Minna Haapkylä, Risto Kaskilahti, Ilkka Heiskanen
Votes: 680
22. Private Eye Vares (2004)
95 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
On the trail of a woman, Vares finds himself caught up with underworld characters who are on the trail of hidden millions.
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Juha Veijonen, Laura Malmivaara, Jari Halonen, Markku Peltola
Votes: 3,748
23. Vares: Tango of Darkness (2012)
91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The tango king Harry Koivikko was found dead six years ago in a sleaze bag motel, with a knife is his back. The biggest manhunt in the county faded away without results.
Director: Lauri Törhönen | Stars: Antti Reini, Jussi Lampi, Anna-Leena Härkönen, Sari Havas
Votes: 719
24. Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jussi Vares goes in a small town to investigate a murder of young girl. This little goodloving town isn't as pure as it seems.
Director: Anders Engström | Stars: Antti Reini, Peter Franzén, Merja Larivaara, Markku Maalismaa
Votes: 945
25. 21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage (2013)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy
If there are 21 ways to ruin a marriage, there must be 21 ways to fall in love.
Director: Johanna Vuoksenmaa | Stars: Armi Toivanen, Essi Hellén, Aku Hirviniemi, Riku Nieminen
Votes: 2,121
26. A Man's Job (2007)
104 min | Drama
Unemployed man forgets his dignity to support his family.
Director: Aleksi Salmenperä | Stars: Tommi Korpela, Maria Heiskanen, Jani Volanen, Stan Saanila
Votes: 2,338
27. Above Dark Waters (2013)
108 min | Drama
A ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love and fear.
Director: Peter Franzén | Stars: Olavi Angervo, Matleena Kuusniemi, Milja Tuunainen, Samuli Edelmann
Votes: 598
28. Ainoat oikeat (2013)
117 min | Comedy, Romance
A romantic comedy about a woman who finally finds her "Only One", but then the man mysteriously disappears. Her next great love appears, but happens to also be the Prime Minister of Finland.
Director: Saara Cantell | Stars: Anna-Maija Tuokko, Antti Reini, Ilkka Villi, Inka Kallén
Votes: 438
29. Tyttö sinä olet tähti (2005)
102 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A woman dulled with praise, Nelli is well on her way to Med-School thanks to her parents, but dreams of a career as a singer.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Pamela Tola, Samuli Vauramo, Joonas Saartamo, Eero Milonoff
Votes: 3,432
30. Musta jää (2007)
110 min | Drama, Thriller
Upon discovering that her husband is having an affair, a Helsinki gynecologist attempts to gather more knowledge about her rival and, in the process, becomes hopelessly entangled in the other woman's life.
Director: Petri Kotwica | Stars: Outi Mäenpää, Martti Suosalo, Ria Kataja, Ville Virtanen
Votes: 2,807
31. Body Fat Index of Love (2012)
98 min | Comedy
Stigu and Ella have a just-sex relationship. Stigu is secretly in love but settles for what he can get because Ella wants nothing more. Until they find themselves in a same work project: ... See full summary »
Director: Mikko Kuparinen | Stars: Mikko Nousiainen, Jarkko Niemi, Hanna Vahtikari, Antti Virmavirta
Votes: 720
32. Christmas Story (2007)
PG | 83 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
The touching story of how Santa Claus came to be Santa.
Director: Juha Wuolijoki | Stars: Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Otto Gustavsson, Jonas Rinne, Kari Väänänen
Votes: 4,699
33. August (2011)
108 min | Drama
Summer begins, Aku graduates high school and faces a great emptiness. As his girlfriend, parents and friends all leave the city, it looks to be the dullest summer ever. Everything changes ... See full summary »
Director: Oskari Sipola | Stars: Eppu Pastinen, Lina Turkama, Zagros Manuchar, Niina Koponen
Votes: 813
34. Fanatics (2012)
85 min | Comedy, Romance
A buddy comedy about a fanatic small town football supporter who falls in love with a perfect girl, only to notice that his dream-girl supports the wrong football team. Now he has to befriend the enemy or forget the girl he loves.
Director: Teppo Airaksinen | Stars: Eero Ritala, Joonas Saartamo, Jussi Vatanen, Lotta Kaihua
Votes: 1,216
35. Kielletty hedelmä (2009)
104 min | Drama
Two teen girls from a very restrictive Conservative Laestadian faith community, go alone to Helsinki for the first time.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Marjut Maristo, Amanda Pilke, Malla Malmivaara, Joel Mäkinen
Votes: 2,190
36. Frozen Land (2005)
130 min | Drama
One bad event begins a chain reaction of misery as problems transfer from one person to another. It starts when a schoolteacher is fired and projects his issues onto his teenage son.
Director: Aku Louhimies | Stars: Jasper Pääkkönen, Mikko Leppilampi, Pamela Tola, Petteri Summanen
Votes: 6,344
37. Headfirst (2014)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
A single mother tries to rescue her daughter from state custody with the help of a teacher and a stranger with bad drinking habits.
Director: Antti Heikki Pesonen | Stars: Armi Toivanen, Eero Ritala, Kai Lehtinen, Mimosa Willamo
Votes: 645
38. Heart of a Lion (2013)
104 min | Drama, Romance
Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Peter Franzén, Laura Birn, Jasper Pääkkönen, Yusufa Sidibeh
Votes: 4,169
39. Rööperi (2009)
133 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Professional criminals in Finland from 1966 to 1979.
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Samuli Edelmann, Peter Franzén, Kari Hietalahti, Pihla Viitala
Votes: 3,682
40. Jadesoturi (2006)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Thousands of years ago in ancient China, a love struck sword hero fights against his destiny. He wants another chance to be reunited with his loved one and he gets that chance, in a far ... See full summary »
Director: Antti-Jussi Annila | Stars: Tommi Eronen, Markku Peltola, Jingchu Zhang, Krista Kosonen
Votes: 4,048
41. Koti-ikävä (2005)
85 min | Drama
Director: Petri Kotwica | Stars: Julius Lavonen, Tarja Heinula, Janne Virtanen, Labinot Bajgora
Votes: 516
42. Lapland Odyssey (2010)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Janne has made a career out of living on welfare; suddenly, his girlfriend gives him an ultimatum: Buy a new digital TV box or she will leave him.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Pamela Tola, Jussi Vatanen, Jasper Pääkkönen, Timo Lavikainen
Votes: 6,549
43. Luokkakokous (2015)
88 min | Comedy
Three friends from class '95 go on a journey to a reunion.
Director: Taneli Mustonen | Stars: Aku Hirviniemi, Niina Lahtinen, Annikki Hirviniemi, Taneli Mäkelä
Votes: 2,626
44. Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006)
135 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A ski jumper descends from winning 4 Olympic Gold Medals, to serving two years for stabbing a relative. Careers as a stripper and singer, plus five marriages, replete with allegations of ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Jasper Pääkkönen, Elina Hietala, Juha Veijonen, Peter Franzén
Votes: 4,168
45. Naked Harbour (2012)
123 min | Drama
Naked Harbour tells the story of people who seek love and acceptance at any cost.
Director: Aku Louhimies | Stars: Alma Pöysti, Aino Louhimies, Sean Pertwee, Deogracias Masomi
Votes: 2,790
46. Menolippu Mombasaan (2002)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
A cancer patient meets a new friend at the hospital, and together they escape on the adveture of their lives.
Director: Hannu Tuomainen | Stars: Antti Tarvainen, Joonas Saartamo, Johanna Rönnlöf, Timo Päiväsalo
Votes: 1,847
47. Open Up to Me (2013)
95 min | Drama, Romance
Maarit has successfully managed to live her life as a transgender, attractive and intelligent woman. However, this new life has come at a considerable price, as many transgender individuals... See full summary »
Director: Simo Halinen | Stars: Leea Klemola, Peter Franzén, Ria Kataja, Emmi Nivala
Votes: 785
48. Pearls and Pigs (2003)
113 min | Comedy
When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by ... See full summary »
Director: Perttu Leppä | Stars: Mikko Leppilampi, Laura Birn, Amanda Pilke, Unto Helo
Votes: 3,290
49. Tummien perhosten koti (2008)
108 min | Drama
A boy is sent to Saari, an isolated island and home to a home for troubled boys, where he falls in love with the daughter of the school's superintendent.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Niilo Syväoja, Tommi Korpela, Kristiina Halttu, Kati Outinen
Votes: 2,502
50. Prinsessa (2010)
104 min | Biography, Drama
Princess tells the true story of former cabaret dancer Anna Lappalainen's redemptive struggle with insanity, who checked in to Finland's Kellokoski Psychiatric Hospital in 1945.
Director: Arto Halonen | Stars: Katja Küttner, Samuli Edelmann, Krista Kosonen, Peter Franzén
Votes: 1,157
51. Rat King (I) (2012)
94 min | Drama, Thriller
In this taut and violent noir thriller, the lines between reality and the game blur as two teenagers become absorbed into a computer game's cryptic and increasingly morbid world.
Director: Petri Kotwica | Stars: Max Ovaska, Julius Lavonen, Outi Mäenpää, Niina Koponen
Votes: 599
52. Restless (2000)
111 min | Drama, Romance
For Ari, nothing feels like anything. He doesn't do relationships, doesn't do attachments. There's only sex. That is until he meets Tiina. Together with Tiina and her closest circle of friends, this could be their last summer of freedom.
Director: Aku Louhimies | Stars: Mikko Nousiainen, Laura Malmivaara, Petteri Summanen, Matleena Kuusniemi
Votes: 3,952 | Gross: $0.02M
53. Road North (2012)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to bond with his son, on a road trip to the north.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Samuli Edelmann, Leena Uotila, Eija Vilpas
Votes: 2,242
54. Run Sister Run! (2010)
113 min | Drama
Emilia is a teenager and a good girl, who never forgets her homework or her little sister, Elsa. Siiri is just one year older than Emilia but not at all like her. When Emilia and Siiri ... See full summary »
Director: Marja Pyykkö | Stars: Ada Kukkonen, Sara Melleri, Anna-Leena Uotila, Seppo Pääkkönen
Votes: 1,379
55. Sauna (2008)
Unrated | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
As a 25-year war between Russia and Sweden concludes, two brothers who are part of an effort to outline new border accords become undone by their actions, and their mistreatment of a young woman during their journey.
Director: Antti-Jussi Annila | Stars: Ville Virtanen, Tommi Eronen, Viktor Klimenko, Rain Tolk
Votes: 7,489
56. Käsky (2008)
115 min | Drama, Romance, War
There is civil war in Finland. Between whites vs reds. A woman soldier of reds is captured by the whites. She is ordered to be executed.
Director: Aku Louhimies | Stars: Samuli Vauramo, Pihla Viitala, Eero Aho, Eemeli Louhimies
Votes: 1,488
57. The Cuckoo (2002)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, War
In World War II, a Finnish sniper is left chained to a rock by German soldiers, while a captain of the Red Army, en route to his court martial, is almost blown up by Russian planes. A Lapp woman gives shelter to both of them at her farm.
Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin | Stars: Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Ville Haapasalo, Viktor Bychkov, Mikhail Korobochkin
Votes: 7,986 | Gross: $0.24M
58. The Grump (2014)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
The Grump is a man from the past. A man who knows that everything used to be so much better in the old days. Pretty much everything that's been done after 1953 has always managed to ruin ... See full summary »
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Antti Litja, Petra Frey, Mari Perankoski, Iikka Forss
Votes: 2,957
59. The Hijack That Went South (2013)
93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Aarno Lamminparras hijacked an airplane with a gun in 1978. A true story.
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Kari Hietalahti, Aake Kalliala, Jussi Vatanen, Elina Keinonen
Votes: 974
60. They Have Escaped (2014)
102 min | Drama, Mystery
Two teenage outcasts run away from a halfway house and embark on a rambling cross-country journey.
Director: J.-P. Valkeapää | Stars: Roosa Söderholm, Teppo Manner, Petteri Pennilä, Jari Pehkonen
Votes: 1,026
61. Things We Do for Love (2013)
96 min | Drama
Vaarala, a reserved romantic photographer, has an odd artistic vision of loneliness: he takes serial photos of an empty park bench in remote spaces of nature. When he meets and falls in ... See full synopsis »
Director: Matti Ijäs | Stars: Sampo Sarkola, Krista Kosonen, Tommi Korpela, Aurora Kuusisto
Votes: 473
62. Adult Camp (2015)
90 min | Comedy
Adult Camp is a comedy about the bumpy road to personal growth. A group of men and women, strangers to one another, choose to spend a different kind of summer-holiday week by traveling to ... See full summary »
Director: Johanna Vuoksenmaa | Stars: Minttu Mustakallio, Taneli Mäkelä, Eppu Salminen, Iina Kuustonen
Votes: 473
63. Village People (2013)
85 min | Comedy
The long-time president of the Republic of Finland, Urho Kaleva Kekkonen is scheduled to visit Alli's Bar on his way to northern Finland.
Director: Marja Pyykkö | Stars: Wilma Rosenqvist, Merja Larivaara, Marjaana Maijala, Konsta Mäkelä
Votes: 430
64. Tom of Finland (2017)
Not Rated | 117 min | Biography, Drama
Award-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski brings to screen the life and work of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen (aka Tom of Finland), one of the most influential and celebrated figures of 20th-century gay culture.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Pekka Strang, Seumas F. Sargent, Chris Myland, Alf Myreen
Votes: 6,415 | Gross: $0.38M
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