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
Susedia 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.
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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.
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Cesta do Ojmjakonu 2024
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Za sklom 2016
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The 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
Hostel 2006
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
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Hostel: Part II 2007
Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.
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The Strangers: Chapter 2 2025
When The Strangers learn that one of their victims, Maya, is still alive, they return to finish what they’ve started.
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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.
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Invalid 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.
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Miki 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.
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