List of Russian films of 2023

A list of films produced in Russia in 2023 (see 2023 in film).

Box office

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The highest-grossing Russian films released in 2023, by global box office gross revenue, are as follows:

Highest-grossing films released in 2023
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross
1 Cheburashka Soyuzmultfilm $77,609,926
2 Wish of the Fairy Fish CTB Film Company $28,782,236
3 The Challenge Channel One $23,404,037
4 Tzadik Studio Trite $7,800,584
5 Baba Yaga Saves The World Fresh Film $6,857,309

Film releases

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1 Cheburashka Чебурашка Director: Dmitry Dyachenko
Cast: Olga Kuzmina, Sergei Garmash, Fyodor Dobronravov, Elena Yakovleva, Polina Maksimova, Sergei Lavygin
Central Partnership / Yellow, Black and White / START Studio / Soyuzmultfilm
The film is based on the children's book Gena the Crocodile and His Friends by Eduard Uspensky.
1 Grom: Boyhood
Major Grom. Special
Гром: Трудное детство Director: Oleg Trofim
Cast: Kay Aleks Getts, Sergey Marin, Aleksei Vedernikov, Vladimir Yaganov, Daniil Vorobyov, Irina Rozanova
Digital release by KinoPoisk / Bubble Studios
Major Grom, a difficult childhood is a prequel to the superhero movie Major Grom: Plague Doctor and tells about the childhood of Police Major Igor Grom and his father's work.
5 Clipmakers Клипмейкеры Director: Grigory Konstantinopolsky
Cast: Alexander Gorchilin, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Mariya Shalayeva, Vladimir Epifantsev
"Cinema Atmosphere" Film Distribution / CTB Film Company
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9 To Be Быть Director: Aleksandr Kovtunets
Cast: Oleg Gaas, Dmitry Vlaskin, Margarita Abroskina
National Media Group Film Distribution
In the role of a young rapper who finds himself in the past and must do everything not to disappear from the future.
9 Loose Relationship Свободные отношения Director: Dmitry Nevzorov
Cast: Aglaya Tarasova, Boris Dergachev, Ilya Sobolev
"KaroRental" Film Distribution / 1-2-3 Production
A romantic film decides to try an open relationship to save their unhappy marriage.
14 Naughty Непослушная Director: Dmitry Suvorov
Cast: Alexander Petrov, Anastasiya Reznik, Semyon Arzumanov
Erotic drama film
16 Tzadik Праведник Director: Sergei Ursuliak
Cast: Aleksandr Yatsenko, Sergei Makovetsky, Fyodor Dobronravov, Yevgeny Tkachuk, Mark Eidelstein, Lyubov Konstantinova
Central Partnership / Russia-1 / Moskino Film Studio / Studio Trite / WeiT Media
Soviet partisan Nikolay Kiselyov (soldier), who led 200 Jews out of the ghetto in the Belarusian village of Dolginovo, USSR behind the front line.
16 The Snow Queen & The Princess Снежная Королева: Разморозка Director: Aleksey Tsitsilin, Andrey Korenkov
Voice cast: Irina Chumantieva
VLG.FILM / Wizart Animation
23 Rabies Бешенство Director: Dmitry Dyachenko
Cast: Aleksei Serebryakov, Vsevolod Volodin, Yevgeny Tkachuk
VLG.FILM / Backup Copy / Hype Film
The film is based on the real story of the wild animal rabies outbreak in the Amur Oblast in 2019.
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2 Intensive Care Здоровый человек Director: Pyotr Todorovsky
Cast: Nikita Yefremov, Irina Starshenbaum, Yevgeny Tkachuk
"KaroRental" Film Distribution
2 Nuremberg Нюрнберг Director: Nikolai Lebedev
Cast: Sergey Kempo, Lyubov Aksyonova, Yevgeny Mironov, Sergey Bezrukov, Aleksey Bardukov, Igor Petrenko
National Media Group Film Distribution / Cinema Production Producer Center
Historical film about the preparation and course of the international military tribunal in 1945-46.
8 Off the Rails Поехавшая
Traveling by bike
Director: Anton Maslov
Cast: Olga Lerman, Viktor Khorinyak, Dmitry Chebotaryov, Elena Yakovleva, Askar Ilyasov
Central Partnership / Yellow, Black and White / START Studio
A road movie based on the book Why stay at home?, which is based on the real story of Anna Smolina.
16 Emergency Landing На солнце, вдоль рядов кукурузы Director: Sarik Andreasyan
Cast: Egor Beroev, German Modyagin, Olga Khokhlova
Aviation film about the successful emergency landing of a passenger plane near Zhukovsky on August 15, 2019.
23 Puppeteer Кукольник Director: Sergey Kuznetsov
Cast: Maria Mironova, Vitaliya Korniyenko, Polina Ryashko
AVK`PRO / Gorky Film Studios
The sisters find themselves puppets in the hands of an otherworldly Puppeteer - a teen fantasy thriller.
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6 The Flood Наводнение Director: Ivan Tverdovskiy
Cast: Anna Slyu, Sofya Shidlovskaya, Maxim Shchyogolev
Cinema Art Pro Film Distribution / New People Film Company
6 Live Прямой эфир Director: Karen Oganesyan
Cast: Kirill Käro, Pavel Chernyshyov, Irina Voronova
The White Nights film distribution company / Kargo Film / Irsna Media
13 Doctor Доктор Director: Artyom Temnikov
Cast: Sergei Puskepalis, Olga Tsirsen, Igor Chernevich
AVK`PRO / AT production
13 Zoskin Gas Station Зоськина заправка Director: Natalya Uglitsky
Cast: Zoya Berber, Grigory Siyatvinda, Aleksandr Samoylenko
"Paradise" Film Distribution / Paradise Production Center
20 The Challenge Вызов Director: Klim Shipenko
Cast: Yulia Peresild, Miloš Biković, Vladimir Mashkov, Andrey Shchepochkin, Aleksandr Baluev, Igor Gordin, Alexey Barabash, Alexey Grishin, Yelena Valyushkina
Central Partnership / Roscosmos / Channel One / Yellow, Black and White / START Studio
Space docudrama film by Klim Shipenko with Yulia Peresild, which was filmed aboard the International Space Station, 400 km above the Earth’s surface.
27 Yaga and the Book of Spells Яга и книга заклинаний Director: Vladimir Sakov
Voice cast: Yulia Khlynina, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Lidiya Chistyakova-Ionova
National Media Group Film Distribution / Art Pictures Studio / Gluk’oza Animation
Based on Baba Yaga.[1]
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11 14+: Continued 14+: Продолжение Director: Andrey Zaytsev
Cast: Gleb Kalyuzhny, Ulyana Vaskovich, Olga Ozollapinya
Central Partnership
The sequel to the 2015 film 14+.
18 Khitrovka. The Sign of Four Хитровка. Знак четырёх Director: Karen Shakhnazarov
Cast: Konstantin Kryukov, Mikhail Porechenkov, Alexander Oleshko, Anfisa Chernykh, Alexey Vertkov
"KaroRental" Film Distribution
A detective inspired by the work of Arthur Conan Doyle, based on the works of Vladimir Gilyarovsky. The action will unfold in Khitrovka, 1902.
26 Here's to You and Us! За нас с вами Director: Andrei Smirnov
Cast: Yuliya Snigir, Andrey Smolyakov, Irina Rozanova
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8 The Sun Tastes Солнце на вкус Director: Eldar Salavatov
Cast: Leonid Basov, Kamila Yakubova, Aleksandr Ilyin
8 Three Minutes of Silence Снегирь Director: Boris Khlebnikov
Cast: Makar Khlebnikov, Oleg Savostyuk, Aleksandr Robak, Timofey Tribuntsev, Yevgeny Sytyy
"Cinema Atmosphere" Film Distribution / Globus Film Studio / Official website at the CTB Film Company
15 Forgotten Experiment Сквозь время Director: Alexandr Boguslavsky
Cast: Egor Koreshkov, Viktor Dobronravov, Valeriya Shkirando
National Media Group Film Distribution / KinoDanz (KD Studios)
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24 Ruslan and Ludmila. More than a Fairy Tale
The Rebel Princess
Руслан и Людмила. Больше, чем сказка Director: Alexey Tsitsylin, Vladimir Nikolaev, Alexey Zamyslov
Voice cast: Artem Krylov, Irina Obrezkova, Valentin Morozov, Artem Kazyukhanov, Alexander Bykovsky
VLG.FILM / Voronezh Animation Studio / CTB Film Company
An animated feature film is a modern version of Pushkin's poem Ruslan and Ludmila.[2]
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7 Holidays Праздники Director: Boris Dergachev
Cast: Vitaly Khaev, Mariya Aronova
Central Partnership / Good Story Media / TNT
Comedy film: will the Pyzhovs be able to save their family when everything secret becomes clear?
21 Lost in the North Чужая Director: Alexey Lukanev
Cast: Anna Slyu, Artyom Tkachenko, Nyurgun Bechigen
National Media Group Film Distribution / Noah Film Company
28 1993 1993 Director: Alexander Veledinsky
Cast: Ekaterina Vilkova, Yevgeny Tsyganov, Aleksandr Robak
"Cinema Atmosphere" Film Distribution / Gate Film
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5 Lord of the Wind Повелитель ветра Director: Igor Voloshin
Cast: Fyodor Bondarchuk, Anna Mikhalkova, Yevgeny Tkachuk, Andrey Burkovsky, Daniil Vorobyov
Central Partnership / Art Pictures Studio / Vodorod Pictures
The history of the 11-day round-the-world balloon flight that Fyodor Konyukhov made in 2016.
12 The Cage is Looking for a Bird Клетка ищет птицу Director: Malika Musaeva
Cast: Khadizha Bataeva, Madina Akkieva
"Pioner" Film Distribution / Alexander Sokurov's Fund / Hype Studios
12 KikoRiki are Making a Movie Смешарики снимают кино Director: Denis Chernov, Svetlana Mardagolimova, Dmitry Yakovenko National Media Group Film Distribution / Riki Group
This cartoon is based on the animated series KikoRiki.
19 Matthew Passion Страсти по Матвею Director: Sergey Ilyin
Cast: Denis Vlasenko, Valeriia Zoidova, Timofey Tribuntsev, Aleksey Rozin, Olga Medynich
National Media Group Film Distribution / QS Films / START Studio / Yellow, Black and White
The romantic relationship between an altar boy and a society girl.
26 The Empresses Императрицы Director: Andrei Kravchuk
Cast: Yulia Peresild, Ivan Kolesnikov, Igor Gordin, Kseniya Utekihina, Anastasia Talyzina
Central Partnership / 1-2-3 Production
Sequel to the film Peter I: The Last Tsar and the First Emperor (2022).
26 Wish of the Fairy Fish По щучьему велению Director: Alexandr Voitinsky
Cast: Nikita Kologrivy, Mila Ershova, Alina Alekseeva, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Roman Madyanov, Fyodor Lavrov, Agrippina Steklova
National Media Group Film Distribution / Official website at the CTB Film Company / Studio Globus
Slavic peasant fairy tale based on the Russian folk tale At the Pike's Behest by Alexander Afanasyev.
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2 The Man from Nowhere Человек ниоткуда Director: Renat Davletyarov
Cast: Aleksandr Metyolkin, Varvara Komarova, Irina Medvedeva, Ilya Lyubimov, Ivan Zlobin
Nashe Kino (transl. "Our Cinema") / Interfest
The sci-fi thriller film begins in the 1960s, a Soviet spaceship has crashed, and an astronaut wakes up in Moscow in 2023.
9 Year of Birth Год рождения Director: Mikhail Mestetsky
Cast: Eldar Kalimulin, Anastasia Talyzina, Yuri Borisov
VLG.FILM / Droog Drooga / Pinery / Kinoprime Foundation
A young dreamer is torn between family life and fantasies.
9 Syndrome Синдром Director: Anton Bormatov
Cast: Oksana Akinshina, Kirill Käro, Alina Alekseyeva, Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya
The company Central Partnership took on the creation of a psychological thriller / Producer center "Gorad"
16 The Legend of Sambo Легенда о самбо Director: Andrey Bogatyrev
Cast: Wolfgang Cerny, Dmitry Pavlenko, Anton Vohmin Aleksey Shevchenkov
ABS Film Company
A biography about the sporting clash between the greatest Soviet martial artists Viktor Spiridonov and Vasili Oshchepkov.
23 The White List Белый список Director: Alisa Khazanova
Cast: Aleksei Serebryakov, Vladimir Averyanov, Evgeniya Kregzhde
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4 Let’s Go to Macau With You Поедем с тобой в Макао Cast & Director: Roman Mikhaylov
Cast: Oleg Chugunov, Yuliya Marchenko, Roman Ageev
VLG.FILM / Fruit Time
21 Bad Habit Вредная привычка Director: Mitry Semenov-Aleinikov
Cast: Yan Tsapnik, Anton Zhizhin, Aleksandra Solovyova
National Media Group Film Distribution
A comedy film, a village father and son are getting used to the world of smoothies and pilates.
21 New Year’s All Inclusive Новогодний ол инклюзив Director: Oleg Asadulin
Cast: Yan Tsapnik, Alexandr Zlatopolsky
"Cinema Atmosphere" Film Distribution
Two warring families find themselves under the same roof on New Year's Eve.
28 Three Heroes and the Navel of the World Три богатыря и Пуп Земли Director: Konstantin Feoktistov VLG.FILM / Melnitsa Animation Studio / CTB Film Company

Cultural Russian films

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Hansen (January 19, 2023). "The trailer for the fairy tale "Yaga and the Book of Spells" with Fyodor Bondarchuk and Yulia Khlynina KXan 36 Daily News has been released". ePrimefeed. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Zahed, Ramin (October 29, 2021). "Wizart Makes More Animated Magic for AFM with The Warrior Princess". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 3, 2021.