Greek films I have seen
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1. The Counterfeit Coin (1955)
127 min | Drama, Romance
Pivoting around a shiny counterfeit gold sovereign freshly milled from the clandestine workshop of an otherwise honest goldsmith, four brief vignettes of human imperfection; seduction; fate; desire, and devotion inextricably interweave.
Director: Giorgos Tzavellas | Stars: Vasilis Logothetidis, Ilia Livykou, Mimis Fotopoulos, Sperantza Vrana
Votes: 3,121
2. Laterna, ftoheia kai filotimo (1955)
91 min | Comedy, Music
Instead of success in the Greek province, two poor portable barrel piano players stumble upon an affluent but desperate runaway girl, intent on escaping a much-despised arranged marriage. Will they forsake their beliefs for money's sake?
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Mimis Fotopoulos, Vasilis Avlonitis, Jenny Karezi, Alekos Alexandrakis
Votes: 1,165
3. The Auntie from Chicago (1957)
72 min | Comedy
Aunt Calliopi returns to Greece from Chicago after 30 years and plans to marry off her nieces.
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Orestis Makris, Georgia Vasileiadou, Jenny Karezi, Gely Mavropoulou
Votes: 1,766
4. The Grouch (1952)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
A grumpy old man finds a baby on his doorstep and decides to adopt it, much to the amazement of the people in his neighborhood.
Director: Giorgos Tzavellas | Stars: Orestis Makris, Mimis Fotopoulos, Dinos Iliopoulos, Georgia Vasileiadou
Votes: 132
5. I oraia ton Athinon (1954)
80 min | Comedy
A pampered president inherits a substantial legacy on the condition that he marries a woman of unconventional looks. To get off the hook, one of his unsuspecting and needy tenants needs to take his place; however, how easy can it be?
Director: Nikos Tsiforos | Stars: Mimis Fotopoulos, Georgia Vasileiadou, Nikos Stavridis, Sperantza Vrana
Votes: 472
6. Windfall in Athens (1954)
95 min | Comedy, Romance
On a lazy Athenian Sunday, a young and fresh saleswoman loses her soon-to-be winning lottery ticket, only to meet its handsome new owner. Of course, she wants it back; however, what if fortune and ardent Cupid are already on her doorstep?
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Ellie Lambeti, Giorgos Pappas, Dimitris Horn, Tasso Kavadia
Votes: 662
7. The Magic City (1954)
80 min | Crime, Drama
Kosmas, a young man living in the slums, constantly tries to make ends meet, hoping for a better day. Because of debts, he gets tangled up in smuggling. His morals are tested and he tries to find a way out.
Director: Nikos Koundouros | Stars: Giorgos Foundas, Margarita Papageorgiou, Stefanos Stratigos, Thanasis Vengos
Votes: 376
8. Stella (1955)
90 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Proud, independent Stella, an unconventional Rebetico singer who cherishes her freedom, finds herself in an intense whirlwind romance. Everything points to a tragic ending, and in the aftermath of passion, there can be no winners.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Melina Mercouri, Giorgos Foundas, Alekos Alexandrakis, Hristina Kalogerikou
Votes: 2,963
9. The Ogre of Athens (1956)
103 min | Crime, Drama
A peaceful, frightened little man is mistakenly identified as "the dragon", a notorious criminal at large. He briefly and reluctantly rules the underworld until they realize their mistake.
Director: Nikos Koundouros | Stars: Dinos Iliopoulos, Margarita Papageorgiou, Giannis Argyris, Thanasis Vengos
Votes: 2,201
10. Barrel Piano, Poverty and Carnations (1957)
86 min | Comedy, Drama
The impecunious duo of wandering musicians is struggling to eke out an existence, and Pavlaras' health is deteriorating. Now, they need Keti and Dimitris; but, it's been nearly three years since they last saw them. Where are they now?
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Mimis Fotopoulos, Vasilis Avlonitis, Jenny Karezi, Alekos Alexandrakis
Votes: 741
11. Mrs. Midwife (1958)
77 min | Comedy
Lykourgos, a retired doctor, opens a clinic in his wife's village. There, he is faced with a midwife who blames the evil eye for everything. When her son comes to the village, he falls for the daughter of the doctor and changes everything.
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Georgia Vasileiadou, Orestis Makris, Dimitris Papamichael, Xenia Kalogeropoulou
Votes: 947
12. Maiden's Cheek (1959)
98 min | Comedy, Romance
A young idealist scholar at an all-girls boarding school comes face to face with the institution's privileged students. Will they learn a thing or two about respect? Can a little discipline pave the way for a fresh whirlwind romance?
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Hristos Tsaganeas, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Votes: 1,979
13. Snow White and the 7 Bachelors (1960)
101 min | Comedy, Romance
In this modern version of the "Snowhite" tale, we see a young girl escaping her home and finding refuge in a secluded house which is inhabited by seven middle-aged bachelors.
Director: Iakovos Kabanellis | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Andreas Barkoulis, Vasilis Avlonitis, Christos Efthimiou
Votes: 408
14. Madalena (1960)
91 min | Drama, Romance
A tenacious daughter and an expert boatman are more than eager to prolong their parents' irreconcilable feud. However, an untimely demise will only make things worse. Can a humble priest help them bury the hatchet and, maybe, find love?
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Pantelis Zervos, Thodoros Moridis
Votes: 1,229
15. I Aliki sto Naftiko (1961)
90 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
The frustration of an unkept promise and an insuppressible youthful rebellion lead to an unprecedented act of love, as the daughter of the Hellenic Naval Academy's commander and a fourth-year cadet meet again in the strangest of places.
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Giannis Gionakis, Giannis Malouhos
Votes: 1,981
16. Spoiled Rotten (1961)
104 min | Drama
A blonde diva breaks up with her arrogant libertine boyfriend, hurting his dangerous male ego. And as the pain of humiliation clouds the mind, the lethal revolver in her hand demands revenge. Who is to blame for her downfall?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Zoi Laskari, Nikos Kourkoulos, Mirka Kalatzopoulou, Vagelis Voulgaridis
Votes: 402
17. A Neighborhood Named 'The Dream' (1961)
95 min | Drama
The stories of poor people living in a neighborhood in Athens and their difficulties.
Director: Alekos Alexandrakis | Stars: Alekos Alexandrakis, Manos Katrakis, Aliki Georgouli, Spyros Mousouris
Votes: 946
18. Woe to the Young (1961)
87 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
In return for handsome and unclouded youth, a weary old geezer makes a pact with the father of lies to woo his beautiful next-door-neighbour. However, will he admit his mistake, now that things are not working out as planned?
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Dimitris Horn, Maro Kodou, Smaro Stefanidou, Spyros Mousouris
Votes: 1,406
19. Nomos 4000 (1962)
96 min | Drama
As the Athenian Teddy Boys find creative ways to channel their resentment, the daughter of a puritanical philologist has a secret relationship with a student. Now, an unforeseen complication leads to a crisis. Is law 4.000 the solution?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Zoi Laskari, Vagelis Voulgaridis, Eleni Zafeiriou, Kostas Voutsas
Votes: 481
20. The Wise Guy (1962)
83 min | Comedy, Romance
Alekos is in a relationship with Voula for some time but is not deciding to marry her before his sister gets married first. In the meantime, her brother threatens to assassinate Alekos unless he proceeds in setting the date to marry Voula.
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Dinos Iliopoulos, Zoi Laskari, Thanasis Vengos, Joly Garbi
Votes: 432
21. Jack of All Trades, Master of None (1963)
80 min | Comedy
Thanasis Vengos plays a poor young man that comes to Athens looking for a job. We watch as he tries many different jobs; druggist, photographer, even wrestling referee. The result is always hilarious and explosive!
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Marika Krevata, Giorgos Gavriilidis, Niki Linardou
Votes: 1,237
22. The Red Lanterns (1963)
132 min | Drama, Romance
The inextricably intertwined stories of five women who work as prostitutes just before the ban on brothels in Troumba.
Director: Vasilis Georgiadis | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Giorgos Foundas, Dimitris Papamichael, Manos Katrakis
Votes: 2,025
23. Throbs at the Desk (1963)
114 min | Comedy, Romance
A married gymnasium student who is longing for her classmates decides to go back to school, to finally get her diploma behind her husband's back. Will she manage to finish school, and keep her beloved spouse?
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Labros Konstadaras
Votes: 1,481
24. Tears for Electra (1966)
84 min | Drama
Determined to hurt herself, a young woman crashes her car on her mother's wedding day. This act of despair unfolds a tragic story of love, deception, and murder kept hidden behind the closed doors of a wealthy family.
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Zoi Laskari, Mary Hronopoulou, Alekos Alexandrakis, Manos Katrakis
Votes: 195
25. Miss Director (1964)
96 min | Romance, Comedy
A young engineer works in a firm that is managed by a beautiful but rather "stiff" civil engineer woman. When they come face to face, there are sparks flying everywhere...
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Alekos Alexandrakis, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Lili Papayanni
Votes: 1,555
26. And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband (1965)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
An unmarried couple in the strict Greek society of the 60s.
Director: Giorgos Tzavellas | Stars: Maro Kodou, Giorgos Konstadinou, Despo Diamantidou, Stavros Xenidis
Votes: 2,057
27. A Crazy... Crazy Family (1965)
105 min | Comedy, Romance
A young bride-to-be flies off to Venice only to become another man's wife. But, as the newlyweds return home, her family's unmanageable eccentricity will prepare the ground for a ceaseless battle of wills. Who can tame this crazy family?
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Alekos Alexandrakis, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Lili Papayanni
Votes: 1,428
28. Yparhei Kai Filotimo (1965)
89 min | Comedy
An ornamental minister visits his constituency to inaugurate an obstetrical clinic; however, a clumsy accident will expose not only his voters' needs but also a well-planned conspiracy. Can he right the wrongs before the next elections?
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Labros Konstadaras, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Niki Linardou, Andreas Douzos
Votes: 1,491
29. My Daughter, the Socialist (1966)
94 min | Comedy, Romance
Liza falls in love with one of her father's employees. Her socialistic ideas about employment drive her to collide with her father and the sociopolitical status of the time.
Director: Alekos Sakellarios | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Stavros Xenidis, Labros Konstadaras
Votes: 1,469
30. Jenny Jenny (1966)
103 min | Comedy, Romance
In order to help her father who has financial problems, Tzeni agrees to a fake marriage with his political rival.
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Andreas Barkoulis, Mary Lalopoulou
Votes: 1,373
31. Stefania (1966)
95 min | Drama
Stefania, an eighteen-year-old temptress, ends up in a squalid Athenian reformatory for women. As she plans her escape, someone wants to destroy her. Can sinful Stefania hope for redemption?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Zoi Laskari, Spyros Fokas, Lefteris Vournas, Spyros Kalogirou
Votes: 341
32. The Brightest Star (1967)
94 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
The most beautiful singer in the whole fish market finds herself not only singing at the local nightclub but also working side by side with a handsome, yet sour classical music student. Are they both willing to put aside their differences?
Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Lavrentis Dianellos, Despoina Stylianopoulou
Votes: 631
33. Help Its Vengos Visible Agent '000' (1967)
89 min | Comedy
Vengos studies in a secret agents' academy, dreaming of becoming a great spy like 007. Unfortunately, he can't do anything right, so he wreaks havoc during his final exams.
Director: Thanasis Vengos | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Zannino, Dimitris Nikolaidis, Periklis Hristoforidis
Votes: 1,459
34. I Agapi Mas (1968)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
An artistic usherette gets her big break when the irritable female lead has an accident. However, as the talented amateur thespian shares a deep bond with the protagonist, the past comes back to haunt them. Can anything come between them?
Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Katerina Helmy, Petros Lohaitis
Votes: 450
35. The Lady and the Tramp (1968)
109 min | Drama, Romance
To flee from an arranged marriage, a free-spirited Corfiot disguises herself as a gawky lad and abandons a life of riches to seek freedom. An honest fellow traveller becomes her guardian angel; however, will he ever find out her secret?
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Floretta Zana
Votes: 1,290
36. I neraida kai to palikari (1969)
102 min | Romance, Comedy
Captivated by the stranger who arrived at her engagement, a spirited woman unaware of his identity forgets the vendetta between their clans. Is love alone potent enough to quench her thirst for revenge, and pave the way for a truce?
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Spyros Kalogirou
Votes: 1,403
37. The Teacher with the Blonde Hair (1969)
96 min | Drama, Romance, War
Amid blinding prejudice, a vivacious blonde teacher gets married to an honest man, only to see him leave for the Greco-Italian Front, a few hours after their wedding ceremony. Will she cope with her loss, when there's no one to turn to?
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Angelos Antonopoulos, Pantelis Zervos
Votes: 737
38. Oso yparhei erotas (1970)
110 min | Drama
A shipwrecked man who suffers from amnesia, is between two women that both offer him their love and at the same time he has to remember quickly because the police is looking for someone with his description.
Director: Omiros Efstratiadis | Stars: Thodoros Roubanis, Gisela Dali, Gianna Hamaraki, Bob Behling
Votes: 13
39. Battlefield Constantinople (1970)
136 min | War, Drama
After two decades, the poisoned memories of WWII still haunt a selfless patriot. Will she ever forget her former conservatoire classmate and relentless SS leader; the tortures, or her Resistance fighter husband? Can she forgive and forget?
Director: Nikos Foskolos | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Kostas Karras, Spyros Kalogirou
Votes: 1,121
40. Provocation (1971)
110 min | Drama, Romance
Aggelos is getting ready to leave for Australia. In Piraeus he meets a girl who falls in love with him. This new acquaintance strongly reminds him of his old lover.
Director: Omiros Efstratiadis | Stars: Udo Kier, Elena Nathanail, Werner Pochath, Anna Fonsou
Votes: 99
41. Evdokia (1971)
97 min | Drama, Romance
Athens, 1971. In the tumultuous years of the Greek military junta, an unconventional couple is torn between the complexities of love, life, and the suffocating pressure of fragile societal relations. Will they survive one another?
Director: Alexis Damianos | Stars: Maria Vassiliou, Giorgos Koutouzis, Koula Agagiotou, Hristos Zorbas
Votes: 868
42. Pio thermi kai ap' ton ilio (1972)
R | 125 min | Drama
The sexual needs of a sensuous, but neglected, married woman drive her to the red light district when her husband is away on business. She seduces and falls in love with a young man, who stalks her when she tries to break up their affair.
Director: Omiros Efstratiadis | Stars: Anna Fonsou, Andreas Barkoulis, Hristos Nomikos, Faidon Georgitsis
Votes: 103
43. Ta kourelia tragoudane akoma... (1979)
123 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Five friends (representatives of the Fifties generation) now in their forties, get together after many years of silence.
Director: Nikos Nikolaidis | Stars: Alkis Panagiotidis, Konstantinos Tzoumas, Rita Bensousan, Hristos Valavanidis
Votes: 1,108
44. The Jackals (1981)
TV-MA | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Once on the brink of destruction, a former drug-addict and social pariah recounts the events that led to his rapid downfall and the untimely demise of a dear friend. But, can there be forgiveness for the dangerous Athenian jackals?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Panos Mihalopoulos, Athina Tsilyra, Yorgos Rigas, Stamatis Gardelis
Votes: 593
45. Turning Point (1982)
102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Lured by the big city's bright lights, a band of at-risk youths arrives in Athens only to find themselves pushed into delinquency and drug addiction. Now, life has hit rock bottom. Could this be the turning point in their tragic existence?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Panos Mihalopoulos, Lia Raka, Sofia Aliberti, Koula Agagiotou
Votes: 300
46. Mathe paidi mou grammata (1981)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
In a small Greek village, short time after the collapse of the Junta regime, a memorial of those who died in the German occupation of Greece brings in the surface the political differences of a conservative teacher and his two sons.
Director: Thodoros Maragos | Stars: Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Anna Matzourani, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Christos Kalavrouzos
Votes: 1,218
47. Vasika... kalispera sas (1982)
90 min | Comedy
Worlds collide in summer Athens when two rival pirate radio stations broadcast on the same frequency. As the turf war simmers, are the young competitors ready for reconciliation in the name of love?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Stathis Psaltis, Panos Mihalopoulos, Stamatis Gardelis, Efi Pikoula
Votes: 1,147
48. Arpa Colla (1982)
98 min | Comedy
Two filmmakers with progressive ideas try to be inspired by the surrounding reality on an attempt to make a movie.
Director: Nicos Perakis | Stars: Mimis Hrysomallis, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Despina Pajanou, Rocky Taylor
Votes: 506
49. Glykia symmoria (1983)
154 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A band of handsome Athenian pariahs waiting for a miracle have a fateful encounter with the ever-present state instead. And as the law's suffocating stranglehold tightens around them, the shotguns have the final say.
Director: Nikos Nikolaidis | Stars: Despina Tomazani, Dora Masklavanou, Takis Moshos, Takis Spyridakis
Votes: 1,706
50. Kamikazi, agapi mou (1983)
98 min | Comedy
A kind pipe-dreamer has hopes in pursuing his aspirations and marrying his sweetheart; however, a string of unforeseen situations will bring him back to square one. But, what good is a motorcycle when his love is in someone else's arms?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Stathis Psaltis, Stamatis Gardelis, Kaiti Finou, Sofia Aliberti
Votes: 858
51. Darling, Let's Get Naked! (1984)
91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
During the summer of 1984, on a sun-kissed Greek island somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea, Stathis and his army of Greek lovers do their best to keep the lonely female tourists happy.
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Stathis Psaltis, Stamatis Gardelis, Kaiti Finou, Efi Pikoula
Votes: 725
52. Loafing and Camouflage (1984)
99 min | Comedy
The "adventures" of some friends during their military service.
Director: Nicos Perakis | Stars: Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Giorgos Kimoulis, Takis Spyridakis, Stavros Xenidis
Votes: 3,647
53. Bordello (1985)
130 min | Drama, History
In 1897 Crete, as the armies of the Great Powers jockey for position, the French madam, Rosa Bonaparte, arrives in Chania escorted by twelve of her girls to start a brothel. All that she wants is a peaceful life. Will her dream come true?
Director: Nikos Koundouros | Stars: Marina Vlady, Eleonora Stathopoulou, Vasilis Laggos, Aris Retsos
Votes: 143
54. Bios + politeia (1987)
101 min | Comedy
A smart electronic technician needs his fifteen minutes of fame to scrutinise the corrupt Government, threatening to blow a building to smithereens with his devilishly intricate explosive device. Who can stop a man with nothing to lose?
Director: Nicos Perakis | Stars: Giorgos Kimoulis, Dimitris Kallivokas, Giorgos Kotanidis, Pavlos Kontoyannidis
Votes: 737
55. Love Me Not? (1989)
102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An admirer of women falls from the balcony and dies while trying to see a woman sunbathing in the nude. In the moments before his death, all his erotic memories pass before his eyes.
Director: Giorgos Panousopoulos | Stars: Andreas Barkoulis, Betty Livanou, Giorgos Konstas, Antonis Theodorakopoulos
Votes: 215
56. Erotas sti hourmadia (1990)
82 min | Comedy, Romance
Best friends Panagiotis and Giannis are looking for a date tree in Peloponnese to prove the innocence or guilt of Panagiotis' wife, who may or may not have been Giannis' lover.
Director: Stavros Tsiolis | Stars: Argyris Bakirtzis, Lazaros Andreou, Dora Masklavanou, Vina Asiki
Votes: 300
57. Ap' to hioni (1993)
90 min | Drama
This film follows a few men from Albania as they travel to Greece looking for a better life in Athens.
Director: Sotiris Goritsas | Stars: Gerasimos Skiadaressis, Vasias Eleftheriadis, Andonis Manolas, Mania Papadimitriou
Votes: 149
58. Lefteris Dimakopoulos (1993)
105 min | Drama
After years of estrangement, two best friends reunite at a New Year's Eve party. As they take a trip down memory lane, their bittersweet story unfolds: 15 long years of youthful ambitions, sacrifices, lost loves, and forgotten ideals.
Director: Periklis Hoursoglou | Stars: Nikos Georgakis, Maria Skoula, Nikos Orfanos, Manolis Mavromatakis
Votes: 159
59. Eleftheri katadysi (1995)
120 min | Drama, Romance
A young man returns to the city where he grew up where he will meet his childhood love, a married pharmacist, while he will also meet a girl who has just been released from prison.
Director: Giorgos Panousopoulos | Stars: Karyofyllia Karabeti, Alekos Sissovitis, Valeria Hristodoulidou, Antonis Antoniou
Votes: 160
60. End of an Era (1994)
98 min | Drama
In late-1960s Athens, a student forms a strong friendship with a group of young dreamers, against the backdrop of a new reality. The vision to change the world holds them together; but, after a tragic event, will things be the same again?
Director: Antonis Kokkinos | Stars: Kostas Kazanas, Dimosthenis Papadopoulos, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Peggy Trikalioti
Votes: 314
61. Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
Unrated | 176 min | Drama, War
An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.
Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Maia Morgenstern, Erland Josephson, Thanasis Vengos
Votes: 7,446 | Gross: $0.04M
62. Truants (1996)
115 min | Drama
The story follows the sporadic reunions of six friends during the seven-year period of their integration into society.
Director: Nikos Grammatikos | Stars: Nikos Georgakis, Giorgos Evgenikos, Vangelis Mourikis, Tasos Nousias
Votes: 976
63. O orgasmos tis ageladas (1996)
90 min | Comedy
A cow's eye-opening climax inspires two young women to break all taboos and chase their dreams beyond the narrow confines of their families and village.
Director: Olga Malea | Stars: Irini Balta, Natalia Stylianou, Eleni Gerasimidou, Katerina Didaskalou
Votes: 421
64. No Budget Story (1997)
87 min | Comedy
In order to secure money for the production of his first film, a young man asks help from a film producer. The producer, however, was involved with pornographic films.
Director: Renos Haralambidis | Stars: Renos Haralambidis, Yannis Bostantzoglou, Dimitra Papadima, Giorgos Voultzatis
Votes: 622
65. Valkanizater (1997)
97 min | Comedy
Two friends from a small Greek town travel to Bulgaria and Switzerland, hoping they can gain money from the difference in foreign exchange rates.
Director: Sotiris Goritsas | Stars: Gerasimos Skiadaressis, Stelios Mainas, Katharina Zapatka, Giota Festa
Votes: 904
66. Vasiliki (1997)
135 min | Drama
A communist woman and a soldier are ostracized for falling in love after the Greek civil war.
Director: Vangelis Serdaris | Stars: Paschalis Tsarouhas, Tamilla Koulieva, Vassilis Papanikas, Vivian Kontomari
Votes: 192
67. Pater Familias (1997)
99 min | Comedy, Crime
A young writer takes to edit the autobiography of a popular folk singer then, however, falls victim to intrigues and accused of kidnapping her daughter.
Director: Nicos Perakis | Stars: Renos Haralambidis, Katerina Bei, Alkis Panagiotidis, Kassandra Voyagis
Votes: 276
68. From the Edge of the City (1998)
Unrated | 94 min | Crime, Drama
A group of Pontian Greek immigrant teenage dreamers dwelling marginalised in the notorious and lustreless wild suburbia, witness the city's repulsive face and an unrelenting world defined by prostitution, drugs, and inevitably, loss.
Director: Constantine Giannaris | Stars: Stathis Papadopoulos, Costas Kotsianidis, Panagiotis Chartomatsidis, Anestis Polychronidis
Votes: 1,474
69. I diakritiki goiteia ton arsenikon (1999)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
Three sisters in search of romance. Aimilia is a stockbroker who tends to scare most men away. Student Elena has a string of failed relationships. Laoura is a gym instructor who has her own problems with her married lover.
Director: Olga Malea | Stars: Natalia Dragoumi, Leda Matsaggou, Natalia Stylianou, Filippos Sofianos
Votes: 422
70. It's a Long Road (1998)
118 min | Drama
Three men head towards a turning point in their lives.
Director: Pantelis Voulgaris | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Giorgos Armenis, Dimitris Katalifos, Kostas Kazanas
Votes: 2,468
71. I epithesi tou gigantiaiou mousaka (1999)
99 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Around the year 2000, a terrible incident shocks the city of Athens: a huge piece of moussaka appears on the city streets, spreading panic and death. Everyone keeps wondering: why, where, how? But no one can give an answer.
Director: Panos H. Koutras | Stars: Giannis Angelakis, Christos Mantakas, Myriam Vourou, Gregory Patrick Karr
Votes: 1,120
72. Beware of Greeks... Bearing Guns (2000)
82 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
A woman, obsessed with tracking down the man who she claims killed her husband, targets her eldest grandson as her instrument of revenge.
Director: John Tatoulis | Stars: Lakis Lazopoulos, Zoe Carides, John Bluthal, Claudia Buttazzoni
Votes: 643
73. Peppermint (1999)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
With the sweet taste of love's first kiss in his mouth, an engineer takes a trip down memory lane after receiving an invitation from an old friend. Thirty years after that innocent peck on the lips, fate reunites two estranged soulmates.
Director: Costas Kapakas | Stars: Georges Corraface, Ageliki Spiliopoulou, Anny Loulou, Alexandros Mylonas
Votes: 997
74. Thilyki etaireia (1999)
104 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman's company, with women of high society of a small greek town is doing everything to have sex with the first male they can find.
Director: Nicos Perakis | Stars: Maria Georgiadou, Smaragda Diamandidou, Sofi Zanninou, Hristina Theodoropoulou
Votes: 867
75. Safe Sex (1999)
100 min | Comedy
A satire of life in modern Greece, presented through a series of different stories about sex. We see several couples and their relation with sex in parallel stories that come together in a hilarious way as the film progresses.
Directors: Thanasis Papathanasiou, Michalis Reppas | Stars: Mina Adamaki, Alexandros Antonopoulos, Kostas Grekas, Vaso Goulielmaki
Votes: 3,838
76. Afti i nyhta menei (2000)
112 min | Drama, Music, Romance
On the brink of the new millennium, a young aspiring singer leaves Athens for the seedy nightclubs of the rough Greek province, bent on getting her big break amid milky-white cigarette smokes, decayed divas--and ultimately--broken hopes.
Director: Nikos Panayotopoulos | Stars: Nikos Kouris, Athina Maximou, Zoe Nalbanti, Kostas Markopoulos
Votes: 1,421
77. My Best Friend (2001)
104 min | Comedy
When Konstadinos misses a flight and returns home unexpectedly, he finds his wife in bed with his best friend. Shocked, he leaves the house without letting them know what he saw and begins wandering in the streets of Athens.
Directors: Yorgos Lanthimos, Lakis Lazopoulos | Stars: Lakis Lazopoulos, Antonis Kafetzopoulos, Vera Krouska, Smaragda Karydi
Votes: 1,163
78. Rizoto (2000)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two mothers/wives devise a solution to the downsides of marriage.
Director: Olga Malea | Stars: Anna Mascha, Dimitra Matsouka, Kleon Gregoriadis, Constantine Markoulakis
Votes: 421
79. In Good Company (2000)
96 min | Comedy
A convict out of prison to visit his mother, followed by two policemen. A lunatic out of the asylum, followed by two doctors. Their meeting is the beginning of the most hilarious situations, as they begin their quest for freedom.
Director: Nikos Zapatinas | Stars: Giorgos Kimoulis, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Evelina Papoulia, Mimis Hrysomallis
Votes: 359
80. Back Door (2000)
105 min | Drama
An Athens youth has adulthood thrust upon him after he loses his father.
Director: Yorgos Tsemberopoulos | Stars: Konstandinos Papadimitriou, Alexandriani Sikelianou, Haris Sozos, Ieroklis Michaelidis
Votes: 547
81. Agelastos petra (2000)
87 min | Documentary
The past and the present coexist in a place spoiled by modern industry but which long ago hosted the Eleusinian Mysteries, the secret ceremonies that initiated the ancient Greeks into the miracles of life, death and the afterlife.
Director: Filippos Koutsaftis | Star: Panagiotis Farmakis
Votes: 538
82. The Bubble (2002)
104 min | Comedy, Crime
A man with difficulties in the stock market, falls for the woman who is the mistress of a big tycoon, in which he has invested in.
Director: Nicos Perakis | Stars: Alexis Georgoulis, Maria Solomou, Giorgos Vasileiou, Yannis Bostantzoglou
Votes: 418
83. One Day in August (2001)
106 min | Drama
Three couples flee Athens for the summer, and their journeys change their lives forever.
Director: Constantine Giannaris | Stars: Eleni Kastani, Akilas Karazisis, Amalia Moutousi, Emilios Chilakis
Votes: 1,194
84. Brazilero (2001)
95 min | Drama, Comedy
Vasilis buys a Brazilian football player with the money he received from the European Union to build a cultural centre. But complications ensue when two incorruptible financial auditors unexpectedly show up to investigate.
Director: Sotiris Goritsas | Stars: Stelios Mainas, Maria Kehayioglou, Ivano Marescotti, Rufus Beck
Votes: 296
85. Beautiful People (2001)
105 min | Drama
A successful model abandons the world of fashion to marry her beloved. A little before the wedding, their relationship goes through a serious crisis, when they meet a wealthy and enigmatic man.
Director: Nikos Panayotopoulos | Stars: Nikos Kouris, Rea Toutountzi, Giannis Voglis, Rénos Mandis
Votes: 275
86. Sose me (2001)
100 min | Drama
A young woman is trapped by the mistakes she has made in her life and struggles to free herself from their stranglehold. Despite her efforts to gain lost time she doesn't make it and asks the man she once loved to save her.
Director: Stratos Tzitzis | Stars: Maria Zorba, Alekos Sissovitis, Vassiliki Deliou, Yorgos Karamihos
Votes: 315
87. Akrovates tou kipou (2001)
110 min | Drama
1974. The "Acrobats", a group of eleven year-old boys, spend a carefree summer, the last of their childhood. They are unaware that the world of "grown-ups" with its loves, passions, prejudices and "curses" will seal their own fate.
Director: Christos Dimas | Stars: Giota Festa, Themis Bazaka, Giorgos Marinos, Michalis Evripiotis
Votes: 218
88. Word of Honor (2001)
153 min | Comedy, Drama
Drama set in 1940 about a peasant who traverses Cyprus to pray at a monastery.
Director: Andreas Pantzis | Stars: Georges Corraface, Valeria Golino, Giannis Voglis, Ilias Aletras
Votes: 101
89. Spirtokouto (2003)
80 min | Drama
During an unbearably hot Athenian summer, a cramped flat becomes a hellish urban battlefield for an ornamental paterfamilias and his family. Now, ugly truths and deleterious words become weapons in a dirty war. Can they emerge unscathed?
Director: Yannis Economides | Stars: Errikos Litsis, Eleni Kokkidou, Costas Xikominos, Giannis Voulgarakis
Votes: 3,817
90. Gamilia narki (2003)
80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Thomas and Lily, a couple in their mid-thirties with a child, are in the seventh "difficult" year of their marriage. The sudden departure of their household help sets off a chain of ... See full summary »
Director: Dimitris Indares | Stars: Fanis Mouratidis, Natalia Stylianou, Alexandros Logothetis, Ana Dimitrijevic
Votes: 82
91. Oi gennaioi tis Samothrakis (2003)
85 min | Comedy
During the blood-soaked Turkish invasion in Cyprus in 1974, a company of soldiers end up in the sun-kissed island of Samothrace in the northern Aegean Sea, against the backdrop of the violent and terrible events that shatter the country.
Director: Stamatis Tsarouchas | Stars: Renos Haralambidis, Costas Santas, Dimitris Piatas, Stavros Nikolaidis
Votes: 641
92. A Touch of Spice (2003)
108 min | Drama
A Greek boy grows up to become a talented cook after political turmoil forces his family to leave Turkey.
Director: Tassos Boulmetis | Stars: Georges Corraface, Ieroklis Michaelidis, Renia Louizidou, Tamer Karadagli
Votes: 14,895
93. Testosteroni (2004)
92 min | Comedy
Peter, the hero, aged 20, finds himself on a deserted Greek island with no other men in sight. The women of the island, regardless of age harass him sexually. What starts off as a typical male sexual fantasy turns out into a nightmare.
Director: Giorgos Panousopoulos | Stars: Dimitris Liakopoulos, Natalia Dragoumi, Dimitra Matsouka, Ketty Papanika
Votes: 672
94. Alithini zoi (2004)
118 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A rich man loves a poor woman. A rich mother loves her poor self. A rich city loves its poor...end
Director: Panos H. Koutras | Stars: Nikos Kouris, Themis Bazaka, Marina Kalogirou, Yiannis Diamantis
Votes: 312
95. Ena tragoudi de ftanei (2003)
118 min | Drama
In the winter of '72 a young actor and separated mother, she is arrested and enters Korydallos for resistance. But her 9-year-old daughter, Olga, who now has to live with her father, will ... See full summary »
Director: Elissavet Chronopoulou | Stars: Gogo Brebou, Yannis Kokiasmenos, Petros Alatzas, Katerina Filiotou
Votes: 64
96. Brides (2004)
128 min | Drama, Romance
Set in 1922, is the story of a mail order bride, one of 700, aboard the SS KING ALEXANDER, who falls in love with an American photographer. She is bound for her new husband, in New York; he is on his way home to a failed marriage.
Director: Pantelis Voulgaris | Stars: Damian Lewis, Victoria Haralabidou, Andréa Ferréol, Evi Saoulidou
Votes: 5,005
97. Hostage (2005)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Inspired by the real-life story of a bus hijacking in Northern Greece, HOSTAGE explores the sensitive issue of Greek-Albanian relations through a young Albanian who takes over an intercity ... See full summary »
Director: Constantine Giannaris | Stars: Stathis Papadopoulos, Theodora Tzimou, Giannis Stankoglou, Minas Hatzisavvas
Votes: 590
98. To oneiro tou skylou (2005)
90 min | Fantasy
During a strange night, a prostitute, an opera singer, a fortune teller, a travel agent, a police chief and an insomniac meet by chance.
Director: Angelos Frantzis | Stars: Constantine Markoulakis, Peggy Trikalioti, Aris Servetalis, Lina Sakka
Votes: 357
99. I horodia tou Haritona (2005)
135 min | Comedy, Music
The flirtatious headmaster of a school in a small town prepares his pupils for the Choir Olympics. The arrival of the new army commander in town upsets the headmaster, as they both fall in love with the same woman.
Director: Grigoris Karantinakis | Stars: Georges Corraface, Akilas Karazisis, Maria Nafpliotou, Christos Stergioglou
Votes: 447
100. Sirens in the Aegean (2005)
115 min | Comedy
A group of Greek solders, who serve their military service in Kos, is sent to guard the skerry of Pitta. Everything looked normal until a Turkish boat disembarks 4 castaways on Pitta.
Director: Nicos Perakis | Stars: Yannis Tsimitselis, Yorgos Seitaridis, Ioannis Papazisis, Socratis Patsikas
Votes: 3,314
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