Top Greek Movies


The Top Greek Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Greek List". Lists are calculated daily.

1. Travelling Players, The ( O thiasos )

Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos
Actors: Eva Kotamanidou, Aliki Georgouli, Vangelis Kazan, Stratos Pahis

2. Never on Sunday ( Pote tin Kyriaki )

Year of Release: 1960
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jules Dassin
Actors: Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, Giorgos Foundas, Titos Vandis
Plot: Homer Thrace, a Connecticut amateur philosopher, arrives in Greece to try to understand how the city fell from ancient greatness. He decides that popular (and independent) local prostitute Illia represents everything wrong with modern Greece and sets about "saving" the poor lass. Local vice boss Mr. No Face is happy to fund the project, as he views Illia as a bad influence on the other prostitutes in the city.

3. Beekeeper, The ( O melissokomos )

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos
Actors: Marcello Mastroianni, Nadia Mourouzi, Serge Reggiani, Jenny Roussea
Plot: Spiros wants nothing more than to make his annual journey with his bees to collect honey. Yet a young stowaway enters his life and, although keeps most of his emotions in check, cannot deny the connection between them.

4. Dogtooth ( Kynodontas )

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Giorgos Lanthimos
Actors: Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni
Plot: Three teens isolated on a remote country estate invent their own world. Their father is the only one who can leave and both parents terrorize them into submission. The only outsider allowed in is Christina, who provides the son sexual release. When she decides to disrupt the delicate balance of their lives, the entire system devolves into violence and chaos.

5. Barefoot Battalion, The ( xypolito tagma, To )

Year of Release: 1954
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gregg C. Tallas
Actors: Maria Costi, Nikos Fermas, Vasilios Frangedakis, Antonios Voulgaris

6. Stella

Year of Release: 1957
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mihalis Kakogiannis
Actors: Melina Mercouri, Giorgos Foundas, Alekos Alexandrakis, Christina Kalogerikou

7. Touch of Spice, A ( Politiki Kouzina )

Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tassos Boulmetis
Actors: Georges Corraface, Ieroklis Michaelidis, Renia Louizidou, Tamer Karadagli

8. Landscape in the Mist ( Topio stin omichli )

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos
Actors: Michalis Zeke, Tania Palaiologou, Stratos Tzortzoglou, Eva Kotamanidou

9. Attila 74: The Rape of Cyprus ( Attilas '74 )

Year of Release: 1975
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mihalis Kakogiannis
Actors: Rauf Denktas, Mihalis Kakogiannis, Glafkos Klerides, Archbishop Makarios

10. Attenberg

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari
Actors: Ariane Labed, Giorgos Lanthimos, Vangelis Mourikis, Evangelia Randou
Plot: Marina's life in a drab factory town revolves around caring for her ailing father and hanging out with her one and only friend, promiscuous Bella. The arrival of a visiting engineer may be the spark Marina needs in her life in order to escape and talk on the challenges of adulthood.

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