Discover the best of Serbian cinema, film, and television

Discover the definitive list of popular and critically-acclaimed movies and TV shows from Serbia. Find your next binge-watch, streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

The cinema of Serbia

Serbian cinema is a film culture of raw emotion, dark humour, and a distinctive, often provocative, artistic edge. It tells stories with a unique, unflinching spirit. Its foundations were laid in the rich tradition of Yugoslav cinema, which often produced acclaimed and daring films. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, a new, fiercely independent Serbian cinema emerged. Directors like Emir Kusturica, with his anarchic, magical-realist epics like Underground (a Palme d’Or winner at Cannes), became an international icon, embodying a certain wild, passionate energy. In the modern era, a new generation has gained global attention, crafting powerful dramas that explore the complexities of the recent past. Films like Circles (Krugovi) and Tilva Roš have earned critical acclaim at international festivals, showcasing a brave and honest storytelling approach. This creative energy has also transformed Serbian television. The gritty, fast-paced crime drama Senke nad Balkanom (Shadows over the Balkans) became a massive phenomenon, captivating audiences with its intricate plot and historical depth. This has paved the way for a new wave of high-quality series, proving that Serbian storytelling can be both deeply local and universally compelling. What makes Serbian cinema so unforgettable is its refusal to shy away from difficult truths, tempered by a wonderfully dark, survivor’s wit. It’s a cinema of immense soul and a truly unique voice.

Best Serbian series

  • Poster for Black Sun

    Black Sun 2017

    A historical fiction drama and thriller set in the turbulent period of the late 1930s in the Balkans as a place where high politics, local interests, capital and crime all merge together.

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  • Poster for Operation Sabre

    Operation Sabre 2024

    Belgrade, 2003. When Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic is assassinated, the country plunges into chaos, and the authorities' response is to introduce a state of emergency. A turning point in recent Serbian history through the perspective of a journalist, a police officer, and a criminal.

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  • Poster for Besa

    Besa 2018

    Besa is a strong promise for the Albanians, which must be maintained, even at the cost of living. It is most often used in the form of blood feuds, which is certainly a suitable ground for the action of the series that is in front of us.

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  • Poster for The Storks Will Return

    The Storks Will Return 2007

    It follows the two lead characters, Svaba and Ekser, as they try to make a living on the streets of Belgrade through the life of petty crime. Making matters worse is the fact that Shvaba owes a lot of money to a local big-shot criminal. And just when things seem lost for the two men, Shvaba's mother inherits a house in Baranda - a village near Belgrade no one's ever heard of. As Shvaba and Ekser happily rush to Baranda, hoping to sell the house and solve all their problems, the villagers are equally happy to see them, thinking that two businessmen from Belgrade are finally taking an interest in their village...

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  • Poster for South Wind

    South Wind 2020

    A young member of a gang in Belgrade puts his family in danger when he angers a mafia boss.

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  • Poster for My Father's Murderers

    My Father's Murderers 2016

    The action series begins when the main character, a young police inspector Aleksandar Jakovljevic, despite its problematic behavior, receives an important case - killed the daughter of a prominent man unit whose company is building the largest residential - commercial complex in the region. The investigation goes in that direction, or even torn Aleksandar their problems, nothing leaves the case and digging into every aspect of life of the murdered girl, unaware of the danger which is exposed because someone cares about is to cover up the killing as quickly as possible. Aleksandar tortured and personal pain of the never solved the murder of his father Mileta also a police inspector when he discovers that the murder may be linked both to him solve the murder of a young girl becomes a mission. he don't know who to trust along the way, whether your boss and best friend of his dead father, police chief Marjanovic, Mirko whether colleagues or two women in his life, Mary - the public prosecutor with whom he related, while in his heart does not pick up a young scientist Jelena. While all the risks and desperately searching for the truth, they will not know how it can be really painful.

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Best Serbian movies

  • Poster for A Serbian Film

    A Serbian Film 2010

    Retired porn star Milos leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, Milos must participate in one last mysterious film. From then on, Milos is drawn into a maelstrom of unbelievable cruelty and mayhem.

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  • Poster for A.I. Rising

    A.I. Rising 2018

    On a lonely mission to Alpha Centauri, Milutin is teamed up with Nimani 1345, a female cyborg designed to fulfill his every need. At first thrilled to be able to control her, Sebastian grows tired of having his desires fulfilled so easily. Longing for human intimacy, Sebastian alters Nimani's programmed responses, but in doing so he risks the mission's security — and his own life.

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  • Poster for Normal People

    Normal People 2001

    The plot follows Steva, who is in love with an actress, Duja, who adores his motorcycle, and Bane, who plans to steal the motorcycle. Nikola desperately searches for a job, while Toma is in love with Mira, who is in an abusive relationship and occasionally thinks about Toma. The film highlights the despair and isolation of a generation in the post-war era.

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  • Poster for Clip

    Clip 2012

    Jasna, a beautiful teenager, leads a crude life in post-war Serbia. She goes on a spree of sex, drugs and partying until she finds love and tenderness in a harsh environment.

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  • Poster for South Wind

    South Wind 2018

    A story about Petar Maraš, a Belgrade criminal in his late twenties, whose one reckless move causes an avalanche of events that will greatly affect the lives of those around him.

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  • Poster for Life Is a Miracle

    Life Is a Miracle 2004

    Set during the Bosnian war in the early 1990s, Luka is a mild-mannered railway clerk whose life is turned upside down, not just by the outbreak of the war, but when his wife runs off with a local musician. Then Luka's son is conscripted and eventually captured in the fighting. To recover his son, Luka is commanded to guard a pretty young Muslim nurse who will be used in a hostage swapping operation.

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