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Crew: Arkady Strugatsky

Hard to Be a God (1989)

4 March 201530 June 2021
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Human Observers on a Barbarous Alien World

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Peter Fleischmann.
Actors: Edward Zentara and Werner Herzog.
Crew: Peter Fleischmann, Jean-Claude Carriere, Boris Strugatsky, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen and Arkady Strugatsky.
Themes: Other Planets, Aliens, Soviet Cinema, Russian Cinema, German Cinema and Films of 1989.

Hard to Be a God (2013)

5 April 20157 October 2024
Hard to Be a God (2013) poster

Human Observers on a Barbarous Alien World

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Alexei German.
Actors: Leonid Yarmolnik, Aleksandr Chutko, Evgeny Gerchakov, Aleksandr Ilin and Yuriy Tsurito.
Crew: Alexei German, Boris Strugatsky, Arkady Strugatsky and Lenfilm.
Themes: Other Planets, Aliens, Russian Cinema and Films of 2013.

Inhabited Island (2008)

21 September 201119 December 2023
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Russian Science Fiction/Dystopian Planet

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Fyodor Bondarchuk.
Actors: Vasiliy Stepanov, Yuliya Snigir, Pyotor Fyodorov, Aleksey Serebryakov, Sergey Garmash, Mikhail Evlanov, Gosha Kutsenko, Andrei Merzlikin and Maksim Sukhanov.
Crew: Fyodor Bondarchuk, Boris Strugatsky and Arkady Strugatsky.
Themes: Planetary Adventure, Other Planets, Dystopias, Russian Cinema and Films of 2008.

Stalker (1979)

7 October 202414 July 2025
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Alien Affected Zone

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 5.
Directors: Andrei Tarkovsky.
Actors: Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Nikolay Grinko, Alisa Freyndlikh and Natasha Abramova.
Crew: Andrei Tarkovsky, Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky and Mosfilm.
Themes: Borderland Zones, Labyrinths, Miracles, Alien Artefacts, Psychic Powers, Soviet Cinema, Russian Cinema and Films of 1979.

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  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
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  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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