Domestic cinema can both shock and pleasantly surprise. And this craving for drama! It has long been traced in Russian literature. It's time to taste the bitter sweetness of Russian melodramas.
Movies
- “Office Romance” (1977)
A classic of Soviet cinema! A story about a strict business woman who completely forgot about her personal life and about her single father, with whom fate brings her together. And also: deceit, intrigue and gossip. A bonus feature is the now-favorite gimmick of a complete external (and internal) “reboot” of a female character.
- Irony of Fate or Enjoy Your Bath (1975)
Seventies, Moscow, New Year's Eve. An incredible set of circumstances brings two unfree people together. Their acquaintance turned out to be utterly strange, but they soon realize that they have been looking for each other all their lives. The film, under which more than one generation absorbed Olivier.
- Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1979)
The story of three girlfriends who came to conquer Moscow. One dreams of a family, the other of wealth, and the third charms a cameraman from Ostankino. But there are more and more obstacles on the way to female happiness.
- “From Sorrow to Joy” (2020)
The Trifonov family lived and did not grieve, worked at a local enterprise. Yes, the youngest son managed to fall in love with a woman. And the chosen one is older than him, and has three children …
- “Love and Doves” (1984)
While other villagers spent time with a bottle, Vasya sat on the roof and admired the pigeons. And then the dreamy electrician started a holiday romance and left his wife. And only after a while Vasya realizes how much he misses his family and birds.
- “Cruel Romance” (1984)
The older sisters have already been married off, but no one wants to marry the dowry Larisa. When the husband finally arrives, a man returns to the city, to whom Larisa has not cooled down after many years …
- “Inadequate people” (2010)
Vitaly runs away from problems in his native Serpukhov and moves to Moscow. He never manages to find harmony, and the people around him seem inadequate to him. But are they the only problem? Or should Vitaly still look inside himself?
- Yolki 2 (2011)
The second part of this epic received the highest ratings from viewers. In the center of the plot is a guy with amnesia, a police captain, two extreme sportsmen and their grandmother.
- “Arrhythmia” (2017)
They save other people's lives, but they can't fix their own. A story about doctors and
disturbances in their own homes, hearts and beds.
- Piter FM (2006)
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Masha is preparing for the wedding, and Maxim is expected in Germany, but both are not sure that they are in the right place. A sudden phone romance between the two changes everything.
- Moms (2012)
Eight stories about motherly love. Sad, funny and touching – in other words, as different as life itself.
- The Barber of Siberia (1998)
An American adventurer asks his friend to charm a Russian general so that he agrees to develop a sawmill. Ready to embark on a cunning plan, she meets Junker Tolstoy.
- Elena (2011)
Elena married a wealthy man, but she cares little about her own well-being. She wants to raise money to help her son and save her grandson from the army.
- “The Walk” (2003)
A story with an unpredictable ending about a girl and her two random companions
walking around St. Petersburg.
- House of the Sun (2009)
Sasha's life was calm and correct. But then she fell in love with a hippie boy named Sun.
- “It Doesn't Hurt Me” (2006)
Natella is young, but already tired of life. Love for Misha awakens in her the desire to live and she introduces him to luxury and wealth. Everything is overshadowed by the secret that Natella guards.
- “Silver Skates” (2020)
Nineteenth century Petersburg. Christmas night brings together the son of a lamplighter and the daughter of a major dignitary. So different, they decide to pursue their dreams together.
- “Come See Me” (2000)
Sofya Ivanovna does not get up from her chair, and her daughter Tanya devotes herself to her mother. But on New Year's Eve, miracles suddenly begin to happen.
- Star (2004)
The story of a young actress, socialite and her adopted son. And about how their destinies are intertwined.
- Orphans of Kazan (1997)
After the death of her mother, Nastya decides to send her a letter intended for a certain Pavel. And suddenly three Pavels appear in the city at once, or rather, three fathers of the girl at once.
- “2 Days” (2011)
The story of how a young literary critic from the provinces changes the plans of a Moscow official and his whole life.
- Expulsion (2007)
The family goes on vacation to the village. After putting the children to bed, the main character confesses to her husband that she is pregnant. Not from him.
- Swings (2008)
A sledgehammer is a commando. But even everyday work does not bring him as much pain as his wife's confession that she fell in love with another.
- Silver Lily of the Valley (2000)
Dreaming of fame as a singer, Zoya meets the producers in jail. She hooks up with new acquaintances, and so begins her transformation into a pop star.
- Roadblock (1998)
Soldiers of one of the units are sent by the authorities to a quiet village in order to protect the Highlanders from revenge. While they are smoking, drinking and having fun with a local girl, they are closely watched by a sniper.
- Plus One (2008)
Masha closed herself off from the world and plunged headlong into her work. But sooner or later life will make adjustments to her measured life. Whether she wants it or not.
- Peasant Lady (1995)
Liza wants to meet a young master, but their fathers are in a strained relationship. Then the girl decides to change into a peasant dress and go for a walk in the forest, which the gentleman likes to go around in the morning.
- “KostyaNika. Summer Time (2006)
Nika is 15, Kostya is 16. Nika lives in abundance, but does not know warmth and care. Only Kostya understands her. However, the first love is overshadowed by the girl's illness.
- “Happiness in an envelope” (2019)
Amazing stories about believing in a dream told by postal workers. A warm and kind film about human destinies.
- Scavenger (2001)
On a cold snowy morning, a scavenger and a blonde in a scarlet Renault meet on the road. Obviously, both have a very interesting past. But the heroes are in no hurry to show their cards.
- Eagle and Tails (1995)
Oleg returns to Moscow to win back his bride. But suddenly another one is carried away.
- “Nastya” (1993)
A simple store clerk suddenly becomes a beauty. But will this miracle help her finally find her happiness?
- Crossroads (1998)
Misha urgently needs to find a wife for himself so that he can get a visa and go to America. And then a cute English teacher appears on the screen, who is just not married …
- “Children of the Arbat” (2004)
The early 1940s were a tough time. But even in the face of war, people continue to love and hope for happiness.
- “Women's Property” (1998)
The student falls in love with the examiner. There is no need to wait for a happy ending – the guy's beloved is not only older than him, but also terminally ill.
- “Decoy” (2010)
The film reveals the theme of cooperation between citizens and authorities. Is “squealing” good or bad?
- Spartak and Kalashnikov (2002)
The adventures of a 13-year-old orphanage and his true sheepdog friend. Two vagabonds on the sidelines who will eventually become heroes.
- Carmen (2003)
An unusual story about an executive police officer and a defiant prisoner.
- The Restless Sagittarius (1993)
Herman learns from his dying grandfather that he created a time corridor. He decides to take advantage of the situation and improve his financial situation, but he gets the taste too quickly.
- “Indy” (2007)
Arina's life is very prosperous, and her husband adores her. Everything changes after a car accident and a captive man with whom Arina falls in love.
- Beauty and the Beast (2014)
Barbara is a threat to the local market. She works day and night, but her alcoholic mother and her husband take away her salary. And after Varya is thrown out of the market, it begins to seem that a white streak will never come in her life at all.
- “Every 88” (2015)
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The story of a young soldier who, after death, finds himself in another world and awaits a new ticket to life .
- Northern Lights (2001)
The main character spent her whole life thinking about her father, whom she did not know and wondering why he left her. Tired of uncertainty, she boards a train to Moscow.
- “Snow Love or A Winter Night's Dream” (2003)
A renowned journalist and brilliant hockey player returned from Canada. It's New Year's Eve outside.
- “The sky. Airplane. Girl (2002)
The story of how a chance meeting in a coffee shop can change your life. Business trips, flights, pouring rain – everything is nothing when you love.
- “Lover” (2002)
They both loved her and both lost her. And now, thanks to this woman, the fates of a linguistics professor and a retired military man are linked forever.
- The Bride (2006)
Fortune-telling at Christmas time, Olya saw Sasha in the mirror, with whom she had long been in love. It soon becomes clear that Sasha died tragically in Chechnya. It would seem that there is no hope, but in the hospital where the girl ends up with an attack of appendicitis, the incredible happens …
- “Listening to the Silence” (2006)
Moving to Moscow plunged the naive Nastya into harsh reality. Will she keep making music or will she give in to her problems?
- “The American” (1997)
Lesha, a ninth-grader, makes an unusual bet with his dead brother's girlfriend. How will this story end?
- Koktebel (2003)
The story of a father and son's journey to an amazing place not on a normal map.
- Man at the Window (2009)
Alexander, by the age of 50, achieved practically nothing in life. But he has an amazing ability – watching passers-by at the window, he changes their fate.
- One Life (2003)
Tired of her husband's betrayals and workload, the main character goes to a sanatorium. She just doesn't know she's being watched.
- Eyes (1992)
A tragic love story between a boy and a girl who met at the eye center. Will they be able to see this life in all its glory?
- “Fall Up” (2002)
This is the story of a woman who had everything except… a fireplace. And then one fine day she decides to hire a bricklayer …
- “Tulip” (2008)
Askhat urgently needs to get married. There is no one to choose a guy from – there is only one girl in the district of brides. And her name is Tulip.
- Barefoot Through the Sky (2015)
This is a film about fate and how mercilessly it sometimes plays with our lives.
- Zaza (2008)
Arriving to visit her son, Azalea suddenly starts an affair with young Anton. Having learned about his mother's happiness, Nikita decides to destroy it.
- Casanova's Cloak (1993)
The story of a Russian girl who falls in love with a vicious Italian gigolo.
- Father (2007)
Peaceful life is too unusual for Alexei. Moreover, this meeting with the girl Masha on the train on the way home …
- “Instead of me” (2000)
A wheelchair millionaire hires a young director to accompany him on a ship. Will this youth be able to fulfill the main condition of the contract – the fulfillment of any desires of the Old Man?
- Year of the Dog (1994)
In an abandoned village contaminated by radiation, an ex-con and a lonely woman learn to live again.
- “Ivan's Happiness” (2021)
Shift worker Ivan will have to cover 9000 km to get home. And at the same time – to meet a lot of people and rethink your whole life.
- “Lovers” (2006)
An unpredictable love story between a womanizer teacher and his student.
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After leaving her child, the heroine begins to slowly kill herself with guilt. After a suicide attempt and a psychiatric hospital, she decides to listen to the priest and gets a job in an orphanage.
- Angel's Chapel (2008)
The son of a priest must kill a general in the Finnish army. But She appears on the horizon.
- That Woman in the Window (1993)
Once upon a time, she fell in love with him and even named her son after him. And then this mysterious Valerian appears in the city.
- “The Moon Was Full of the Garden” (2000)
The quiet life of an elderly couple is disturbed by the appearance of Alexei, Vera Andreevna's first love.
- Date (2018)
History about how a husband and wife go on a date to Georgia. The catch is that she is on the ground, and he is in orbit …
TV series
- “The Eighties” (2011 – 2016)
Comedy melodrama about how it used to be. Causes nostalgia even for those who were born much later than the events described.
- “Favorite Women of Casanova” (2014)
Ivan asks an eccentric acquaintance to pretend to be his fiancee so that shocked relatives will later accept his real girlfriend. However, things don't go according to plan.
- Beautiful Life (2014)
Sasha and Zhanna decide to break up a happy couple and build their happiness on someone else's misfortune. The insidious brother and sister are ready for any meanness, just to get their way.
- “Money” (2016)
This is the story of a talented Soviet scientist and his devoted wife. Once Aleksey is so tired of a dull life that he decides on a crazy scam that promises wealth. Is the game worth the candle?
- The Secret Sign (2001)
School girls go missing in a small town, residents are worried. There are rumors about a maniac, but in reality it turns out that a cult is involved.
- Nine Months (2006)
In the center of the plot are expectant mothers. The series talks about why women give birth to children in our time.
- “Angel in the Heart” (2012)
Xenia and Peter are planning to get married, but suddenly the girl's father is involved in a financial fraud case. Mom's friend is ready to help, but only if Ksenia marries his son.
- Samara (2012)
Oleg is a first-class surgeon and wit. But in the past he has a secret that can destroy everything he has been going for so long.
- “Sklifosovsky” (2012 – …)
A series about the everyday life of doctors and about the complex relationship between the surgeon Oleg Bragin and his boss Larisa, who saw a lonely person behind the cynical armor.
- “Pregnancy Test” (2014)
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Natasha was in a secret relationship with the official for a long time, but she realized that he would not leave his wife. Having broken off relations with him, Natasha realizes that she is pregnant. Now she has to make the right decision as she runs an obstetrics department and saves lives every day.
- Treason (2015)
The heroine had a husband and three lovers. The series is about how cheating ends.
- “Catherine” (2014)
Catherine enters the struggle for the throne. Now she has to protect not only herself, but also her children. Will she have the courage and resilience to face numerous enemies?
- Border: A Taiga Romance (2000)
Serious passions are unfolding on the border with China. The characters have different histories, but fate and duty brought them all together.
- The Thaw (2013)
Young screenwriter Kostya, drinking with a friend, dies after falling out of a window. After his death, Victor finds Kostya's script and realizes that in his hands is a masterpiece that needs to be shown to the world.
- Hearts of Three (1992)
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Francis and Henry go in search of a treasure hidden by their ancestor. But suddenly they are joined by Leoncia, who immediately captivates them both.
- “A short course in a happy life” (2011)
A divorced single mother named Sasha, secretary Anya in search of love, mired in everyday life Katya and Lyuba, who cannot have children, are trying to find their happiness.
- “Street” (2017 – 2018 )
Series about the hectic life of the inhabitants of the bedroom area in a big city. Here, all the heroes are the main ones.
- “On the edge” (2018 – …)
Three women with different fates are captured by militants. Having met in one place, they decide to escape.
- “Admiral” (2009)
A series about the life of a Russian officer. About his devotion to Russia and the woman he loves.
- Swallow's Nest (2012)
After the death of her beloved mother, Ida decides to become a doctor. Once in the house of a rich father, she falls in love with her half-brother, but there can be no talk of a happy ending. Many years later, Ida fulfills her dream, gets married and becomes a mother. But he can't forget his past love.
- Bad Blood (2013)
The carefree life of a provincial girl ends after moving to Moscow – she is raped by the rich son of a factory owner . Later, the girl finds out that she is pregnant, and her child is the only heir to the empire, standing in the way of his own father.
- How to Marry a Millionaire 2 (2013)
Polina again quarreled with her fiancé, and therefore she decides to hire a young photographer for the role of her companion for an important event. The guy ends up falling in love with his rich boss.
- Witch Doctor (2017)
The life of a young and talented neurosurgeon is changed dramatically by an accident. Pavel is losing his memory, but he is still ready to help people.
- Anna Detective (2016 – …)
Anna is smart, observant and straightforward. This is what catches in her the capital's investigator, who came to the province to find a mysterious criminal.
- “Give me back my love” (2014)
Cellist Vera falls in love with Anton. His wife finds out about the affair, beats her rival and cripples her hand. Not only is Vera unable to play now, she also finds out that she is expecting a baby from Anton.
- Free Literacy (2018)
Polina is sold at auction and the girl becomes the property of a vicious count and the worst enemy of her former benefactor.
- “Peace! Friendship! Gum!” (2020 – …)
The series takes place in 1993. 14-year-old Sanka Ryabinin, having contacted the girl Zhenya, gets involved in a dangerous game and draws his relatives into it. And against this background, a rapidly changing Russia.
- Beauty Queen (2015)
A story about a simple country girl who runs away from home to become a successful fashion model.
- Queen Margo (1996)
The French Valois dynasty in the twilight of its reign. How can everything do without intrigue and drama? Of course not.
- Operation Muhabbat (2018)
Mitya and Anya find themselves embroiled in a clever political game. And outside the window – 1984 and the height of the conflict between the USSR and Afghanistan.
- “Marriage by Will” (2009)
Sasha Kozintseva inherits £9 million. But she will be able to dispose of them only under one condition …
- “Martha's Line” (2014)
Olga and her daughter Natasha find a letter from 1942 in their apartment. They decide to look for Marta, who is the recipient of the letter.
< i>Top 10 Russian MELODRAMAS
