Best Ukrainian action movies

Sniper: The White Raven (2022)

Mykola is an eccentric pacifist who wants to be useful to humanity. When the war begins at Donbass, Mykola’s naive world is collapsing as the militants kill his pregnant wife and burn his home to the ground. Recovered, he makes a cardinal decision and gets enlisted in a sniper company. Having met his wife’s killers, he emotionally breaks down and arranges “sniper terror” for the enemy. He’s saved from a senseless death by his instructor who himself gets mortally wounded. The death of a friend leaves a “scar” and Mykola is ready to sacrifice his life.

Cyborgs (2017)

‘The Cyborgs’ is re-telling the recent history of Ukraine – the legendary fight for Donetsk Airport in 2014 during Russian invasion. The freedom fighters from various divisions of Ukrainian army and volunteer battalions took a 242-days stand against the Russian backed militants until the complete destruction of the airport’s terminal.

U311 Cherkasy (2020)

The crew of Ukrainian NAVY minesweeper U311 "Cherkasy" is resisting seizure of the vessel by Russian army in Crimea in 2014.

Beshoot (2019)

Based on a true story. Two fighters of 'Donbas' Volunteer Battalion get locked inside city of Ilovaysk after regular Russian army enters Ukraine and shells the surrounded divisions of Ukrainian Army in the infamous would-be 'green corridor'. The fighters survive thanks to the help of the locals and manage to break out through the front line to reach the freed territory. Taras Kostanchuk who is playing himself as 'Beshoot' is that same Donbas commander who is the prototype of the story. Half of the actors and extras are real 'Donbas' volunteers who survived the battle.

The Ukrainians: Battle for Donetsk Airport (2015)

Documentary about specific phases of the battle for the Donetsk airport and about the hero-fighters of the Ukrainian Volunteer corps in Pisky. The film presents the war in extreme focus – adrenaline, humor, pain, anguish, and courage are tightly packed into 82 minutes of screen time. It shows scenes of the battle, evacuation of the wounded, the capture of the new airport terminal, and civilians, who live near the fighting’s epicenter. It features death and frontline humor, and a bit of philosophical discussions as well.

Overturn (2011)

Christopher Gabriel suffers from constant terrifying nightmares. These dreams have been coming since childhood, and all his life Christopher tries to understand this disease, but no doctors or books give answers. Suddenly, an unknown group of people from different countries kidnap him and conduct a number of strange and cruel experiments. At first, it looks like one of his nightmares has come true, but gradually, he begins to realize that they know something important about him. Christopher also feels that something changes in him and suspects that he is not an ordinary guy. His dreams are the key to the answer.

A Man in a Green Kimono (1992)

Tamu, karate black belt returned to his hometown, with the aim to open a karate school. Someone Sedoy, who has opened an existing school in the city, helps Tamu in achieving his objectives, requiring instead the subordination to it.

Istanbul Transit (1993)

Noble tramps (2018)

A funny story of Lviv batiars (noble tramps) who live with the slogan: "To love Lviv, women and jokes". To make their life bright, they resort to various adventures, while remaining positive heroes. Unexpectedly the batiars become guardians of a young beauty and their adventures are gaining new momentum. The film's events take place in Lviv in 1938-1939.

The Abduction of Europe (1992)

The heroes of the film a stuntman and like-minded people accompanying him are fighting for justice. The condition of the authors is the absence of the "truth of life". So everything is quite compatible: love (the stuntman mutually loves the English rock star), chases, fights and even radiation.

The Stronghold (2017)

A solar eclipse activates a magic time portal, and a regular schoolboy Vit'ko from the 21st century goes a thousand years back in time. It doesn’t take Vitya long to recognize the legendary bogatyrs in young Oleshko, powerful Ilya and severe Dobrynya. Their life passes in fighting cumans who try to destroy Rusichi at any cost, using both weapons and black magic. Vitya finds himself in the very midst of incredible events, battles with mythical creatures and acquires real courage.

The Company of Heroes (2004)

One hundred soldiers of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, led by Michael Duda, fearlessly fighting against the Bolshevics and against the Nazis.

The Secret Train (1993)

The story of war veteran Sviatoslav Yavir. He follows the secret train that transports to the Siberia Ukrainian women, including his wife and daughter, repressed by the totalitarian regime.

Phantom (1994)

Demonic telepath Knyazev succeeds in extracting a soul from Nadya, but falls in love with the girl, soul foremost. Meanwhile, girl's spirit forms a bond with Viktor which results in a superpowered phantom.

Motylki (2014)

Based on true events, a boy and a girl fall in love during the worst nuclear disaster in history. Set in the city of Chernobyl in what is now Ukraine following the nuclear disaster of 1986, the narrative is a love story between two young Ukrainians.

Sniper (1992)

American Jay Benson has left behind the Vietnam War, in which he was an excellent sniper. After returning home and marrying the charming Lucy, the hero opens a shooting school. The only thing he needs for complete happiness is money. The first offer from a rich client promises good earnings - and Jay accepts it...

The Kumite (2009)

Maximus is twelve and captain of the National Ukrainian Karate Full-Contact Youth Team. They are the underdog favorites as they prepare and go into the ring against the much more ...

Once Upon a Time in Ukraine (2020)

What if Taras Shevchenko put down his pen and took a samurai sword into his hands? Akayo samurai enters the territory of Ukraine, seeking revenge on the Japanese Harimoto--a buyer of slaves from a Ukrainian master. On his way, Akayo meets the serf Taras, who is also guided by personal revenge and wants to organize the release of his beloved.

Ukrainian Style Robbery (2023)

An unlucky swimming coach decides to rob a bank to pay off a debt. But everything turns out not to be as planned...

Ransom (1994)

Srul Solomonovich Sudaker - "conductor of the symphony orchestra" - a conman who lives not only on retirement. And Eugene really needs money. To redeem his only friend from captivity, he decides to use the abilities of the "conductor".

Air Pirates (1992)

The chief of the airline agency gives the command to the special team not to drink, not to stand in the drafts and not to have contact with the girls, as these guys will have to hijack their own plane ... In order to identify weaknesses in the aviation services. During its implementation, our heroes are faced with real terrorists - this was not taken into account.

Kingdom of Swords (2018)

This is the story about man who had a great way. His adventures and losses, his life make you to be surprised. We invite you in the middle ages - a times of darkness, of heroes, of big power and of eternity love.

Sluchaynaya Zapis (2009)

Igor comes to Yalta to visit his friend. Here he wants to make a movie about old boat, which went down in the Black Sea many years ago. But life presents him a special meeting with Iryna, who works for politicians. Moreover, strange thing happens - murder - and Igor with his camera becomes a witness of it. This camera is the only source of truth and... danger for both heroes of the film!

Afghan 2 (1994)

A sequel to the 1991 feature Afganets, about a returning Soviet fighter from Afghanistan who had turned to crime.

Afghan (1992)

“The Afghan” - the first film of the dilogy - tells about the difficult fate of the “Afghan” warrior Ivan Koval, who fell into the souls and experienced all the horrors of captivity ... They captured him during transportation from the guardhouse to the base, and he was shone for 15 years in prison for the murder of a confessor, from whose house their armored personnel carrier was fired. He tried to escape, he was caught ...

Double (1995)

As in a classic detective action movie, this story begins with a kidnapping. A criminal plan came to the mind of a hired dance teacher - to kidnap his pupil Tim for a considerable ransom. However, he himself is not capable of such risky actions, so he is forced to look for perpetrators. And he found them: Stas with PTSD and a soft-spoken Victor who had just been kicked out of the house by his wife. At first, everything went pretty smoothly. Until the kidnappers learned that the boy was in no hurry to return to his "golden cage". And that he has no friends other than his kidnappers.