Croatia

Croatian cinema stood out in Yugoslav times for its animation, with the Zagreb School of Animation winning an Oscar for a short in 1962. After independence in 1991 it dealt with the war and its aftermath, and directors like Dalibor Matanić have won festival attention with intimate stories of ethnic tension and memory.

Famous Directors

AAntonio NuićCroatiaAntun VrdoljakCroatiaArsen Anton OstojićCroatiaBBogdan ŽižićCroatiaBranko SchmidtCroatiaBBruno GamulinCroatiaDalibor MatanićCroatiaDamir ČučićCroatiaDDana BudisavljevićCroatiaDanilo ŠerbedžijaCroatiaFadil HadžićCroatiaFFedor HanžekovićCroatiaFFedor ŠkubonjaCroatiaGGoran RušinovićCroatiaIgor BezinovićCroatiaJuraj LerotićCroatiaKKarolj VičekCroatiaKKristijan MilićCroatiaKrsto PapićCroatiaLordan ZafranovićYugoslavia (Croatia)NNeven HitrecCroatiaNikola TanhoferCroatiaOOgnjen SviličićCroatiaRajko GrlićCroatia

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Sonja TarokićCroatiaStefan ĐorđevićCroatiaSStipe DelićCroatiaTTomislav RadićCroatiaVatroslav MimicaCroatiaVVedrana PribačićCroatiaVeljko BulajićYugoslavia (Croatia)VVinko BrešanCroatiaZZrinko OgrestaCroatiaZZvonimir BerkovićCroatia

Top films · 72 films

1. Zora 2008 · Dalibor Matanić · IMDb 8.3
2. H-8 1958 · Nikola Tanhofer · IMDb 8.3
3. Bigger than Trauma 2023 · Vedrana Pribačić · IMDb 8.0
4. Fiume o Morte! 2025 · Igor Bezinović · IMDb 8.0
5. Rondo 1966 · Zvonimir Berković · IMDb 7.9
6. Master of His Own Body 1957 · Fedor Hanžeković · IMDb 7.9
7. Halima's Path 2012 · Arsen Anton Ostojić · IMDb 7.9
8. Metastases 2009 · Branko Schmidt · IMDb 7.8
9. How the War Started on My Island 1996 · Vinko Brešan · IMDb 7.8
10. Official Position 1964 · Fadil Hadžić · IMDb 7.7
11. The Constitution 2016 · Rajko Grlić · IMDb 7.7
12. When the Dead Start Singing 1998 · Krsto Papić · IMDb 7.6
13. The Border Post 2006 · Rajko Grlić · IMDb 7.6
14. Banovic Strahinja 1981 · Vatroslav Mimica · IMDb 7.6
15. Occupation in 26 Pictures 1978 · Lordan Zafranović · IMDb 7.5
16. Handcuffs 1969 · Krsto Papić · IMDb 7.5
17. Boom Town 1961 · Veljko Bulajić · IMDb 7.5
18. The Diary of Diana B. 2019 · Dana Budisavljević · IMDb 7.4
19. My Uncle's Legacy 1988 · Krsto Papić · IMDb 7.4
20. A Wonderful Night in Split 2004 · Arsen Anton Ostojić · IMDb 7.4
21. Charuga 1991 · Rajko Grlić · IMDb 7.3
22. Downstream from the Sun 1969 · Fedor Škubonja · IMDb 7.3
23. Monday or Tuesday 1966 · Vatroslav Mimica · IMDb 7.3
24. Kozara 1962 · Veljko Bulajić · IMDb 7.2
25. Evening Bells 1986 · Lordan Zafranović · IMDb 7.2
26. Samo jednom se ljubi 1981 · Rajko Grlić · IMDb 7.2
27. Don't Lean Out the Window 1977 · Bogdan Žižić · IMDb 7.2
28. Marshal Tito's Spirit 2000 · Vinko Brešan · IMDb 7.2
29. Train Without a Timetable 1959 · Veljko Bulajić · IMDb 7.2
30. Vegetarian Cannibal 2012 · Branko Schmidt · IMDb 7.2
31. The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla 1980 · Krsto Papić · IMDb 7.2
32. Will Not End Here 2008 · Vinko Brešan · IMDb 7.2
33. Safe Place 2023 · Juraj Lerotić · IMDb 7.2
34. Fine Dead Girls 2002 · Dalibor Matanić · IMDb 7.1
35. No One's Son 2008 · Arsen Anton Ostojić · IMDb 7.1
36. What Iva Recorded 2005 · Tomislav Radić · IMDb 7.1
37. The Battle of Neretva 1969 · Veljko Bulajić · IMDb 7.0
38. The High Sun 2015 · Dalibor Matanić · IMDb 7.0
39. Prometheus from the Island of Viševica 1964 · Vatroslav Mimica · IMDb 7.0
40. A Letter to My Father 2012 · Damir Čučić · IMDb 6.9
41. The Staffroom 2022 · Sonja Tarokić · IMDb 6.9
42. 72 days 2010 · Danilo Šerbedžija · IMDb 6.9
43. Svjedoci 2003 · Zrinko Ogresta · IMDb 6.8
44. Long Dark Night 2004 · Antun Vrdoljak · IMDb 6.8
45. Number 55 2014 · Kristijan Milić · IMDb 6.8
46. The Battle of Sutjeska 1973 · Stipe Delić · IMDb 6.8
47. Story from Croatia 1992 · Krsto Papić · IMDb 6.8
48. Here 2003 · Zrinko Ogresta · IMDb 6.8
49. The Priest's Children 2013 · Vinko Brešan · IMDb 6.8
50. The Fall of Italy 1981 · Lordan Zafranović · IMDb 6.7
51. Tereza37 2020 · Danilo Šerbedžija · IMDb 6.7
52. Sorry for Kung Fu 2004 · Ognjen Sviličić · IMDb 6.7
53. All for Free 2006 · Antonio Nuić · IMDb 6.6
54. Mondo Bobo 1997 · Goran Rušinović · IMDb 6.6
55. Just Between Us 2010 · Rajko Grlić · IMDb 6.6
56. Countess Dora 1993 · Zvonimir Berković · IMDb 6.6
57. The Rat Savior 1976 · Krsto Papić · IMDb 6.6
58. Kotlovina 2011 · Tomislav Radić · IMDb 6.5
59. Washed Out 1995 · Zrinko Ogresta · IMDb 6.5
60. Wind, Talk to Me 2025 · Stefan Đorđević · IMDb 6.5
61. A Blue Flower 2021 · Zrinko Ogresta · IMDb 6.4
62. Drazen 2024 · Danilo Šerbedžija · IMDb 6.4
63. Buick Riviera 2008 · Goran Rušinović · IMDb 6.3
64. Mali 2018 · Antonio Nuić · IMDb 6.2
65. Trophy 1979 · Karolj Viček · IMDb 6.2
66. The Day That Shook the World 1975 · Veljko Bulajić · IMDb 6.1
67. A Brief Excursion 2017 · Igor Bezinović · IMDb 6.1
68. The Living and the Dead 2007 · Kristijan Milić · IMDb 6.0
69. That Summer of White Roses 1989 · Rajko Grlić · IMDb 5.6
70. Madonna 1999 · Neven Hitrec · IMDb 5.4
71. Slow Surrender 2001 · Bruno Gamulin · IMDb 5.2
72. General 2019 · Antun Vrdoljak · IMDb 2.7