Best Hungarian action movies
A curated collection of popular action movies from Hungary.

Mirage (2014)
Mirage (2014)
Francis is an African soccer player whose life comes spiraling down after he fixes a match. Soon, he's on the run, taking shelter at a mountain ranch led by a deadly crime boss. Soon, Francis inspires revolt among the boss's workers, putting his life on the line for freedom.

Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018)
Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018)
Psychotherapist Ruben Brandt becomes the most wanted criminal in the world when he and four of his patients steal paintings from the world's most renowned museums and art collections.

Black Soup (2014)
Black Soup (2014)
After a long night, Dj Feaky D loses a large sum of money on poker. When an old friend offers a "great opportunity of easy money", he calls up on his buddies locked away in a mental institution.
Robika a biciklista (2022)
Robika a biciklista (2022)

Szinglik éjszakája (2010)
Szinglik éjszakája (2010)

Now or Never! (2024)
Now or Never! (2024)
On March 15, 1848, a young firebrand poet, Sándor Petöfi ignites the Hungarian Revolution with his passionate 'National Song', prompting the Austrians to dispatch a ruthless secret agent to assassinate him and suppress the uprising.

1242: Gateway to the West (0)
1242: Gateway to the West (0)
Batu Khan, Genghis Khan’s military commander grandson, was elected commander in chief of the western part of the Mongol empire. Khan is confronted by a deeply spiritual man named Cesareani and a castle in Hungary that halts his invasion of Europe and ultimately causes his downfall.

Rákóczi's Lieutenant (1954)
Rákóczi's Lieutenant (1954)

Aura (2014)
Aura (2014)
Four kids, Tokyo, Pete, Adam and Esther wake up in their stranded car in an abandoned field only to find that the Sun did not rise. What's more, they discover that a strange, 30 foot diameter, almost invisible, bionic "aura" is covering their surroundings. It reacts to their touch, and soon mysterious things start to happen. Our heroes find seashells in and around their car, the smell and the sound of the ocean fill the air, and long lost memories start to materialize in front of their very eyes. Rainfall from nowhere, unexplainable noises, mysterious messages and clues hidden all around force them to go along on an investigation that reveals much more than they would have ever hoped for: they unearth long forgotten secrets rooted deep in the very beginning of mankind's existence. And these secrets have direct consequences not only on their lives; but also on the survival of our planet as we know it.

Kills on Wheels (2016)
Kills on Wheels (2016)
Two physically handicapped youngsters make friends with a paralysed hitman and are commissioned by a local mafia boss. They have little to lose although things are never as they first appear. The boundaries between fantasy and reality blur as the unlikely heroes stumble from one close encounter to the next and we gain an unusual insight into their lives on the periphery of society.

Coyote (2017)
Coyote (2017)
Muggy heat, small-town bleakness, unspoken social problems, hierarchy fights. This is Tuzko town, somewhere in Hungary, nowadays. Here comes Misi who inherits his grandfather's house and his property. Misi is a disillusioned, frustrated, constantly refugee young man. He can't find his role in his life, his job and relationship. He starts to build and renovate the house with some men from the town, but it violates the local oligarch's interests. Hard struggle begins for the property, for the love and for the life.

Before Dawn (2007)
Before Dawn (2007)
Before Dawn has a single shot which is several minutes in length. Technically this is immaculate, visually it is stunning. The story is set in a field; where the field is we don't know, but a lone truck drives up into the field and stops. A horn beeps and from beneath the long grass thirty of so people appear and proceed to enter the truck. We take it they hiding from something and this is their doorway. The truck leaves, but only to be greeted by a mass of police and even a helicopter blocking their path.

The Whiskey Bandit (2017)
The Whiskey Bandit (2017)
Between 1993 and 1999, one man robbed 29 financial institutions in Budapest. Banks, post offices and even travel agencies fell victim to his crime spree. The police had no leads and no hope of finding him during his six-year stint. The only clue left behind at the crime scenes was the distinct aroma of whiskey. The media christened him the “Whiskey Bandit”. Never physically harming anyone, many began to eagerly follow his escapades through the media. A Transylvanian immigrant, who also happened to be a goalie for one of the city's largest hockey teams, named Attila Ambrus, was finally identified as the “Whiskey Bandit”. The police had finally captured him... or so they thought.

Zsaruvér és Csigavér III.: A szerencse fia (2008)
Zsaruvér és Csigavér III.: A szerencse fia (2008)

Zsaruvér és Csigavér I.: A királyné nyakéke (2001)
Zsaruvér és Csigavér I.: A királyné nyakéke (2001)

Zsaruvér és Csigavér II.: Több tonna kámfor (2002)
Zsaruvér és Csigavér II.: Több tonna kámfor (2002)

Cop Hunt (2016)
Cop Hunt (2016)
A series of ritual murders target cops.

Sohasevolt Glória (2001)
Sohasevolt Glória (2001)

Light behind the Shutter (1966)
Light behind the Shutter (1966)
Torday Géza, a new engineer arrives at the ammunition factory disguised as if manufacturing camping gears. His appearance upsets existing patterns. The director sells the products at a low price in the West. In the meantime diversionaries attempt to destroy the plant. It turns out that Torday is a man of the intelligence built in among the reconnaissance people, as is his childhood lover, Magda. Agents and policemen play the game.

Argo (2004)
Argo (2004)
The crew of Tibi Balogh sets out on a journey across Hungary to get the ancient Gold Owl statue, as well as the Milk Man. The treasure is worth millions, who gets there first?

Pumpheads (2006)
Pumpheads (2006)

Bonus Trip (2024)
Bonus Trip (2024)
Two FBI agents defy orders while investigating a case. They team up with a translator to rescue her father and expose a global conspiracy. Along the way, they face humorous situations, unexpected twists, and life-threatening dangers.

The Lion is Ready to Jump (1969)
The Lion is Ready to Jump (1969)
SS doctor during the war worked on the serum of cancer, but discovered a terrible poison, one vial is enough to kill 100 000 people. 20 years after the war, the old Nazi gets out of prison, and the hunt for him and his discovery begins.

Európa expressz (1999)
Európa expressz (1999)
Crime is increasing in Hungary. Commander Papp is about to catch a maffia member.

One hundred and first senator (1967)
One hundred and first senator (1967)
Senator Fromm summoned to court, as it became known that he was involved in the Bobbi Beykera, the Secretary of the Democratic majority in the Senate. He is accused of stealing money from the fund of the party of bribing senators, blackmail, in tax evasion and other fraud. Investigation of the case of Senator Fromm leads the FBI. Parallel to this matter do Fromm's secretary and progressive journalist, her friend. They got incriminating documents closely related to senators in politics. But FBI agents taking care of the honor of politicians, millionaires do their best to hush up the case, and removed out of the way of those who want to tell people the truth.