Best Romanian crime movies

The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians (1981)

The Whistlers (2019)

A Romanian police officer, determined to free from prison a crooked businessman who knows where a mobster's money is hidden, must learn the difficult ancestral whistling language (Silbo Gomero) used on the island of Gomera.

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)

An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Țofei's spiritual trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.

Last Stop Paradise (1998)

Mitu and Elena get to know each other in the course of a vodka drinking contest and discover that they are both dissatisfied with the status quo. Mitu is about to begin military service and Elena is to be married to a man she does not love. They decide they are meant for each other and plan on a different future, one that is on a collision course with the authorities, and start a mad affair.

Why Me? (2015)

Cristian, a young idealistic prosecutor whose career is on the rise, tries to crack a case against a senior colleague accused of corruption. The dilemma of choosing between his career and the truth weighs heavily on his shoulders. Looking further to solve the case, he enters a danger zone paved with unexpected and painful revelations.

Attack in the Library (1993)

Andrei Mladin, a young investigative reporter, is set up for two murders by a criminal that he brought to justice earlier.

Boss (2023)

A meticulous ambulance driver working in poverty-stricken Bucharest, who takes part in an armed robbery together with three men he barely knows. As the robbery ends in disaster, Bogdan starts a thorough, almost compulsive investigation to dig up the true identities of his accomplices, but the more he discovers, the deeper he sinks into a spiral of fear and paranoia.

Kowalski (2014)

Three men go into a pub. The first man has too many questions. The second man has the perfect plan. The third man has no chance.

The Axe (1969)

A breathtaking story in which a woman goes in search of her husband.

Luca (2020)

He wanted to become Someone, and he became somebody else.

A Good Day for a Swim (2008)

The short is about three juvenile delinquents who break out of prison, kidnap a prostitute and a driver and play with them on an empty beach.

Parabellum (2018)

Seven months after their divorce, Ducu pays Maria one last visit...

Bad Penny (2013)

One night, just before the holidays, in an empty park, two small-time thugs hold up a strange looking man. Where's the Christmas spirit?

The Cyanide and the Raindrop (1978)

Investigation into the death of a modest cashier.

Tanti (2011)

Vantage Point (2017)

Desperately searching for a high-profile story for the editorial, a photojournalist decides to follow a mysterious and somewhat familiar car to a secluded place on his way home.

Accident (1977)

Three young man run in the rain with a borrowed car. The first accident, whose victim is a girl, gives the signal for a race through the city to escape the police crews. Race ends tragically, with another serious incident, even one victim is involved. The only way out is escape. The film shows the psychological transformation of fugitives, in their desperate attempt to evade the consequences and pressures of their conscience.

Stuff and Dough (2001)

A young man from Constanța who has his own business aims to expand, but he doesn't have the resources.

The Mill of Good Luck (1957)

Follows the inner transformation of a man who tried to fight his demon, the love for money, and lost.