Discover the best of Slovak cinema, film, and television
Discover the definitive list of popular and critically-acclaimed movies and TV shows from Slovakia. Find your next binge-watch, streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
The cinema of Slovakia
Slovak cinema is a world of quiet charm and profound reflection, a film culture with a unique voice that blends its rich history with a modern, humanistic perspective. Its roots run deep, sharing a past with its Czech neighbours in the celebrated Czechoslovak New Wave of the 1960s. During this era, visionary directors like Juraj Jakubisko, a master of surreal and poetic cinema, crafted a distinctively Slovak style, blending folklore with powerful social commentary. In the modern era, Slovak filmmakers have gained international recognition for their sensitive and often understated dramas. Films like The Line (Čiara) have brought thrilling crime stories to the screen, while others explore the complexities of its recent past with honesty and nuance. This new wave of talent is telling stories that are both deeply local and universally relatable. This creative energy has also revitalised Slovak television. Popular crime dramas and historical series are captivating audiences at home, building on a tradition of quality entertainment. What makes Slovak cinema so compelling is its ability to find the profound in the everyday. It is a cinema of careful observation, rich atmosphere, and deep emotional resonance, inviting audiences to discover a beautiful and thoughtful world.
Best Slovak series
The Slavs 2021
Young healer Draha finds a mortally wounded man in the wood. It is not clear from his appearance and clothes what tribe he belongs to. Due to Draha's healing skills, he manages to survive but he does not remember anything about his previous life. Draha names him Vlad.
59Susedia 2006
While married couples live side by side, but temperament, opinions and ways of life are quite different. They experience humorous situations based on misunderstandings and coincidences that life brings.
72Motýle Slovenska 2017
100Cesta do Ojmjakonu 2024
100Za sklom 2016
68The Informant 2020
1950s. Under the communist regime, a struggling actor joins the KGB as an informant to make ends meet. He quickly finds himself caught up in a dangerous web of deceit and treachery.
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Best Slovak movies
The Auschwitz Report 2021
This is the true story of Freddy and Walter – two young Slovak Jews, who were deported to Auschwitz in 1942. On 10 April 1944, after meticulous planning, they manage to escape. While the inmates they had left behind courageously stand their ground against the Nazi officers, the two men are driven on by the hope that their evidence could save lives.
69Invalid 2023
Grumpy handyman Laco loses everything to a group of mobsters. Now wheelchair-bound and with his life spiraling, it's his new friend Gabo, a local Roma who helps Laco see things with a new perspective. Revenge is sweet.
74Miki 2024
In the 1990s post-communist Slovakia, former woods worker Miki takes his chances to start doing business at a local level and climb up the ladder to become the biggest mafia boss in the country.
71Scumbag 2020
Political thriller based on the bestselling book of the same name by writer Arpad Soltész. It is set in the world of high politics, organized crime and big money. A promising member of parliament with the support of mafia starts his own party, which later wins the election with a landslide, and he becomes Prime Minister. Together with him, the country will be ruled by criminals who control the police, the courts and state business and subsidies. The mafia is also behind the disappearance of a teenager, Broni, from a rehabilitation centre. The girl is missing only by her friend Nada. She tells journalist Ondra about the missing inmate and the strange practices used by the management of the facility, such as forced sex or drugging. Based on her testimony, the young editor embarks on a dangerous investigation to uncover high-ranking politicians' links to the underworld and expose their abuse of power to enrich themselves and manipulate others.
66The Line 2017
Criminal thriller about traffickers and smugglers from Ukrainian border. The feature film about the borders and the life on their edge.
66Crack 2019
A man discovers the old psychiatric reports of a patient who went missing in the 1930s and starts to investigate similar disappearances.
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