Best Russian family movies

Father Frost (2010)

A modern take on an old folk tale. The musical retains the characters and motifs of the well-known tale by Alexander Rowe, but adds new plot collisions and characters.

A Dog Named Palma (2021)

The film is inspired by an incredible story of a shepherd dog named Palm who was inadvertently left in the airport by her owner. She befriends nine-year old Nicholas whose mother dies leaving him with a father he barely knows - a pilot who finds the dog at the airport. It's a story of amazing adventures, true friendship and unconditional love.

The New Bremen Musicians (2000)

The new amazing adventures of romantics from a big road and "byaks-books". Sequel to the films "The Bremen Town Musicians" and "On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians".

The Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro (2003)

The day before his wedding, handsome and merry Figaro learns of the bride Susanna, but he has a rival - voluptuous Count Almaviva. Count intends to use the old right of the first night in his possessions and to steal from the lovers their happiness. The case becomes more complicated as another lover - Marceline claims her love for Figaro as well, requiring a considerable amount of money to return and marry her.

A Christmas Fairy Tale (1993)

A musical Christmas story, told by little five-year-old girl and her fellows. This magnificent musical film is based on old Russian Christmas fairy tales, nativity scenes and authentic melodies that have accompanied this holiday for many centuries.

The House Elf (2019)

In an ordinary Moscow there is an unusual House — with a strange apartment in which not a single resident has stayed for long. And as soon as an independent mother and her lovely 8-year-old daughter moved there, the new residents find out that their living space is not that ordinary, and that the real House Elf lives there. But the House Elf has long been offended by the whole human race and would do all imaginable filth in order to remain alone in the ill-fated apartment.

Robo (2019)

Twelve-year-old Mitya Privalov dreams of becoming a superhero comics artist. But his robotics engineer parents want him to follow in their footsteps.

Return of Kesha's Parrot (2024)

In the hands of Mityai, a school geography teacher from Sochi, there turns out to be not just a talking parrot, but an intelligent parrot from an ancient family. His name is Innocent — or just Kesha for his own. The parrot turns out to be with Mitya at a difficult moment in his life — his girlfriend Lera puts the relationship on pause. She wants a luxurious life, but Mityai cannot provide it for her. But a parrot can. More precisely, he can "pump" Mitya so that he starts earning a lot. New friends conclude a contract — Kesha will help Mitya return Lera, and Mityai will help the parrot find and return his beloved parrot, from whom they were separated a long time ago.

Little Lord Fauntleroy (2003)

Cedric is an eight year old boy, son of a teacher of music. He is kind and fair, his friends respect him. Once he learns that in a great English manor lives a man who has the same portrait of a young officer, as his mother does...

Crazy New Year! (2020)

Sasha has three problems: a girl who wants a wedding, which he cannot decide on, because he is only a veterinary paramedic and cleans the ears of dogs, parents, because mom doesn’t like Olya, and dad doesn’t like his job because Sasha cleans ears for dogs, and third - Olya's mother doesn't like him, because ... yes, because he cleans dogs' ears. On New Year's Eve, everyone gathers at Sasha's house to celebrate his birthday, because he was born on January 1. Olya has prepared a gift for him - he will soon become a dad! In order to be alone with his thoughts for a while, Sasha hides in the toilet. By pressing the flush, he finds himself ... in his parents' apartment two hours before his birth. And in the yard on December 31, 1992.

Chebi. New Year (2025)

Practical Joke (2008)

Remake film. Russian drama school domination. In the last quarter of graduating class comes a new student, violating all classifications, and an affront to the leader. That, in turn, is ready to do anything not to give up this title until the end of school days. How badly would not have had to deal with those who stand in his path to goal.

Closer Than You Think (2015)

A six year old Kohl Pihtin, arrives at the musical contest in the capital. But his main goal is not to win, but to find his father, whom he never saw. A discovery of a basement has a passage leading to another reality: on the deserted coastline. The boy has a choice; to stay permanently in the country of fiction or to meet his real parents

The Flying Ship (2024)

The Tsar is having his daughter Zabava marry a charmingly handsome and a handsomely charming Paul, a rich heir and a foreign fancy pants. However, it's a bit of a challenge, since Zabava wants a marriage of love, not of calculation. Her unexpected encounter with sailor Ivan, a simpleton yet an honest and endearing guy, messes up Paul's plans of snatching the crown. Deeply in love with the princess, Ivan enlists help from the residents of an enchanted forest to build a Flying Ship which would then take him and his beloved away. The brave sailor is in for serious confrontation with the sneaky Paul, who's using dark magic to bring his unwanted opponent down. However, true love is going to win this battle: with the evil mastermind punished, Ivan and Zabava step aboard the magic Flying Ship and set sail towards a new common dream of theirs.

Letters Of Happiness (2019)

Three amazing stories about love and friendship, about faith in a dream and the connection of generations, about how not to betray yourself and remain human in any life situation. In the age of technology, people are used to rushing, running, making money, while forgetting about the main thing - about themselves and their true desires. It seems to us that we will become happier as soon as we have a new car or a high salary. And everything is much simpler - the secret of happiness is hidden in the soul of every person: in the ability to believe in miracles, make friends, love, be courageous, follow your dream!

Yana+Yanko (2017)

Yana Titova is a very successful businesswoman, editor-in-chief of a fashion glossy magazine. She considers herself a self-sufficient, accomplished woman and supports "child-free". It doesn't bother Yana at all that at thirty-eight she doesn't have a husband or children. Having achieved popularity, Yana confidently goes forward, not wanting to compromise her own principles. But suddenly, clouds are gathering over Yana's well-being, and in order to strengthen her almost lost position, she agrees to an unthinkable step, deciding to adopt a child. Yana takes her from the orphanage a little gypsy by the name of Yanko. That's just Yana does not even suspect what will turn out for her such a PR move.

That Very Karloson! (2012)

The hero of Mikhail Galustyan, known in our world as KarlOson, lives in a magical and colorful world of metrics - chubby flying big-ear humanoids one meter tall, whose mission - to help kids. Metrics can show themselves to children, but are forced to carefully hide the fact of their existence from boring adults.

The Wonderland (2016)

The main characters of the film are residents of different places of this country, most common people, with whom most uncommon things, pure wonders, happen. Semyon and Lyuba, a family of fireguards, have a chance to fulfill a dream – to go to Moscow to take part in their favorite TV show “Field of Miracles” (“Pole Chudes”), where they should make a life choice “trophy or money?” An inexperienced officer of Patrol-Guard Service and at the same time an experienced loser Sanya will have to not only survive his first day of service but also to accept his wife’s labors and to reanimate his partner. Four newly acquainted fellows must by any means fly to Moscow in non-flying weather, and a couple of young lovers must reconcile their irreconcilable parents by some mysterious way. Valera has to decide on a dilemma: to save mankind from the Deluge or just to fly with his karaoke-alien-friends in their old UFO? All these things can happen only once a year – on December, 31!

Puppy (2009)

A boy receives a long-awaited puppy as a gift from his parents.

Ballerina (1993)

A young girl is dreaming to become a ballerina despite a difficult times she's going through...

The Escape Of Horned Vikings, or Five Days In The Life Of Johnny Vorobyova (2019)

Friends terrorized by a gang of street hooligans run the risk of spending the entire summer being locked up in their backyard. But thanks to their resourcefulness, mutual assistance and the support of the local population, they manage to get into their hands a serious “biological weapon”.

Summer Time: Travel Back (2022)

Your desires must be treated with caution. Romka, Yarik, Nikoletta and Yelisey made their own wishes at the magic tree in the Artek camp. The tree took them 30 years ago - to 1988, where they meet their parents, who then also rested in Artek. Now the guys need to make friends with their parents and, acting together, find a way back to the future.

Children for Rent (2017)

A parents struggling with their children suddenly get an advise for psychologist - to exchange the kids...

Happiness Is... (2015)

Seven good-ending stories for a whole family.

Russian Shorts. Vol. 3 (2019)

Exactly five stories from different parts of Russia - from Arkhangelsk to Sakhalin. The modern romantic comedy "Firefly" was filmed in Severodvinsk. The musical film “Not for the River” from Arkhangelsk is dedicated to the ability to establish strong, like sea knots, relationships. The Kazan traffic police officer on duty on the highway, opening the trunk of a stopped car, changes his life forever (“Lost Path”). The heroine of the novel "Tamara" from Krasnoyarsk, showing a hard character in her work, will be helpless in her personal life. The Sakhalin short film "In the arms of the sea" in a poetic manner tells the story of true friendship and farewell.

Happiness Is... Part 2 (2019)

Another seven good-ending stories for a whole family.

Palma 2 (2025)

After leaving commercial aviation, Vyacheslav Lazarev and his family move to the countryside, where he continues to go flying, but now on a small propellered AN-2. And the life of the Lazarev family goes on as usual, until one day a small bear cub, to whom Kolya, the pilot’s son, gives the nickname Mansur, bursts in. When Mansur is kidnapped by local poachers, the faithful sheepdog Palma comes to his aid. The two animals need to find their way home through a forest full of wild animals, hunters and other dangers. And the Lazarevs, who set off in search of their four-legged friends, will have to remember what it means to be a real family.

The Little Princess (1997)

The film is set in 1890s London. Sarah lived happily in India with her father, but when he was drafted into military service he placed Sarah in a boarding school in London. Sarah was lonely, but she made some good friends at school. Suddenly her father was announced dead in a mine accident and Sarah became an orphan. Now she goes on a long and dangerous journey to find her father, who loved her and called her a "little princess".

Only Me is Normal (2021)

In the summer camp, a serious war broke out between a detachment of disabled children and hooligans who suddenly appeared. And only one thing can reconcile them - saving the camp from demolition, which was conceived by the local director and the mayor for the purpose of profit.

Здравствуй, Дедушка Мороз! (2021)

A Moscow journalist is sent to prepare a report on the work of Santa Claus on New Year's Eve. Dressed in the suit and beard of the main New Year's wizard, he gets home to the boy Sasha, to whom he promises to fulfill his desire - to return his dad.