Discover the best of Georgian cinema, film, and television
Discover the definitive list of popular and critically-acclaimed movies and TV shows from Georgia. Find your next binge-watch, streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
The cinema of Georgia
Georgian cinema is a world of lyrical allegory and brilliantly dark humour, a film culture with a soul as deep and resilient as the Caucasus mountains. During the Soviet era, its filmmakers became masters of telling profound truths through poetry and metaphor. They created a cinematic language all their own, full of visual beauty and philosophical depth. The legendary Tengiz Abuladze’s masterpiece Repentance, a stunning allegory of dictatorship, became a symbol of creative courage for the entire region. This era also gave us the wonderfully wry, observational films of Otar Iosseliani. This incredible legacy has fuelled a modern renaissance, led by a powerful new generation. Films like the Oscar-shortlisted In Bloom and the wonderful family drama My Happy Family, which found a huge international audience on streaming, have showcased a new, confident voice. This new wave is notably powered by brilliant female directors like Dea Kulumbegashvili, whose films are celebrated at the world’s top festivals. What makes Georgian cinema so unforgettable is this very spirit. It’s a cinema that can stare into the darkest corners of history and still find a moment of absurd laughter. It is a cinematic experience full of wit, beauty, and immense heart.
Best Georgian series
About Justin 2016
The journey of Justin and his adventure to find himself and love.
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Tiflis 2014
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Shua Qalaqshi 2007
A group of friends as they live in Tbilisi's district of Vake. The plot follows the life of one peculiar family, with friends, in Tbilisi, each of which has a risible, odd life-style with many surprises. As for the frivolous family, with singular friends and neighbouring gossip girls, they lead a normal life.
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Hot Dog 2003
Two detectives Bidzina Tabagari and Lekso Nizharadze try to investigate murder cases connected to the influential businessmen, politicians and members of national security.
70Georgia's Got Talent! 2010
Georgian version of the Got Talent series. Singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other performers compete against each other for audience support. The winner of the show receives 500,000 laris.
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Kerch: Lost Heroes 2015
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Best Georgian movies
Crossing 2024
Lia, a retired teacher from Georgia, learns from her young neighbor, Achi, that her long-lost transgender niece, Tekla, has crossed the border into Turkey. In search of Tekla, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi, where they explore the hidden depths of the city.
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Let It Snow 2020
Separated from her fiance after sneaking onto a restricted slope, Mia, a free riding snowboarder, must survive not only against nature, but the masked snowmobile rider in black who's out for her blood.
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The Trader 2018
A traveling trader provides a window into rural life in the Republic of Georgia, where potatoes are currency and ambition is crushed by poverty.
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My Happy Family 2017
In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ home and live alone. Without her family and her husband, a journey into the unknown begins.
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The Lady of Heaven 2021
Two stories separated by 1400 years. After losing his mother in the midst of a war-torn country, an Iraqi child learns the importance and power of patience by discovering the historical story of Lady Fatima and her suffering.
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Corn Island 2014
The Inguri River forms a natural border dividing Georgia from Abkhazia. One of the spring floods has created a little island in the middle of the river, as if made for the cultivation of corn. At least, this is the belief of an old peasant, whose sunburned face resembles the landscape he has trodden for dozens of years.
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