Best Armenian movies

The Earthquake (2016)

After the devastating Spitak earthquake of December 7th, Konstantin Berezhnoy, a 50-year-old Russian, and Robert Melkonyan, a 28-year-old Armenian, work together to rescue the desperate survivors.

Crumbs (2015)

A mild-mannered man journeys across a post-apocalyptic landscape in search of answers regarding a derelict spaceship hovering in the sky.

Amerikatsi (2022)

In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as a child, Charlie returns in the hopes of finding a connection to his roots, but what he finds instead is a country crushed under Soviet rule. After being unjustly imprisoned, Charlie falls into despair, until he discovers that he can see into a nearby apartment from his cell window - the home of a prison guard.

Calendar (1993)

A photographer and his wife travel across Armenia photographing churches for a calendar project. Travelling with them is a local man acting as their driver and guide. As the project nears completion, the distance between husband and wife grows.

The Lighthouse (2006)

Lena returns to her home in a remote, war-ravaged Armenian village to try and persuade her grandparents to leave with her for safety in Moscow.

Enchained (2020)

In this lush historical drama set in 1916 Ethiopia, Gobeze is a timid, peace-loving literature student who has dedicated his life to studying Sem Ina Werq — riddles with dual meaning. After spending years searching for his first love, Aleme, who was abducted seven years earlier, he finally finds her married to Gonite, a wealthy judge and landlord. When Gonite catches the two reunited lovers, a fight ensues. Following tradition, the feuding men are bound together, and, side by side, must make the long journey to stand trial in the royal court.

Nothing to be Afraid of (2019)

Ever since the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, the still disputed territory is contaminated by landmines. This documentary follows five female de-miners on their risky job.

The Last Sparapet (2025)

Based on true events, the film presents nearly all stages of national hero Sparapet Vazgen Sargsyan's life, intertwined with significant events in the modern history of our country.

Nature (2019)

While it was long thought that his filmography had concluded with the film Life in 1993, Peleshian has now returned with a new film, simply titled La Nature, through which he once again observes the delicate cohabitation of human communities with their environment. Gathered from the internet, most of the images that compose the film are fragile, amateur-shot traces from within nature and its tremors that regularly rock these communities. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis form the film’s visual fabric, and are set against images of grandiose natural landscapes. A visual elegy, the film resolutely acknowledges the superiority of nature, with its unrelenting force, capable of transcending all human ambition. With this, the filmmaker seems to remind us that humankind will not emerge victorious from the ecological havoc that it has created.

Life (1994)

Poetic essay about the beginning of life from labor pains and birth and about its symbolic meaning.

Should the Wind Drop (2021)

International auditor Alain has arrived to appraise the airport of a small self-proclaimed republic in the Caucasus to green light its eventual reopening. Through Edgar, a local boy running a make-shift business in the airport, Alain will risk all to help this isolated territory to open up.

North-South (2015)

Receiving a professional order from oligarch Lambert Khachaturovich, the junior research officer Never makes up his mind to seize the occasion and use luxurious country house of the client to organize a party for his friends. The result of the guests' excessive activity is the broken statue of Lambert Khachaturovich'es father. Considering the host's attitude to his father's memory, the friends can easily envisage Nver's fate... The young men contrive a "salvation plan", but as the saying goes, instead of settling the matter, they make it even worse. Now they not only have to pay for the broken statue, but also organize a magnificent wedding party, the up-front payment of which is already gone, while the groom is out of the game... The things you do for friendship.

Aurora's Sunrise (2023)

The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.

Dream of Kafka (2021)

"Miserable me. Two plates are screwed to my temples", Franz thought, closing his eyes. A dark abyss, the mad court, the sentence to be served in the form of everlasting insomnia.

Luka (2023)

Luka, a young and ambitious soldier, embeds himself in the legendary Fort Kairos where heroic warriors defend the remains of civilization. His hopes to serve as an elite sniper are crushed when he is assigned to maintenance and must submit to the code of Kairos: obedience-endurance-sacrifice.

Love Odd (2015)

A charade of love. A man attempts to find love with a tennis player, whilst in a fake engagement with a wealthy heiress.

Harvest: 3,000 Years (1975)

In this meditative film the everyday lives of poor Ethiopian peasants are shown using documentary as well as storytelling techniques, with its drama arising out of the timeless yet persistent issues of their lives.

Thank You, Dad (2014)

A young Armenian woman living in New York inherits $50 million from her dad. But to get it, she must return home and get married within a month.

Our Yard (1996)

Life at the ordinary backyard in Yerevan. Two hours of non-stop jokes and music.

Urartu: The Forgotten Kingdom (2020)

In the Bible, Urartu was the most ancient state on Earth. It was there where Noah’s ark stopped, and there where humanity found its salvation. The locals had a developed culture, economy, astronomy, and religious life. According to scientists’ latest discoveries, the culture of Urartu was the most advanced in the ancient world. And it had a great impact on the Persian Empire of the Achaemenids and ancient Greece. Due to a lack of research, Urartu is probably one of the most mysterious states in history. This documentary will introduce us to its unique background.

Run Away or Get Married (2016)

Aghasik is a very energetic and joyful taxi driver, whose life changes when the bride running from her own wedding gets into his car.

Unknown Subscriber (2019)

Poker.AM (2012)

The lead character of the film works in one of the most known city restaurants. He is going to make a proposal to his fiancé and for this occasion he managed to get all necessary things-both a ring and even a bright blue tie. He as well enlisted his best friend Garik's (Misho) support but the latter has poker championship final "at hand" and besides, there is an emergency situation at his work place. Garik asks for help and Musho (Hovhannes Azoyan), of course, cannot deny. And what consequences it had... Everything gets out of control and the main hero becomes the main acting character of the situations which are non-typical for him at all: funny, dangerous, fatal...

Agent 044: Operation Geghard (2018)

The agent, who is actually incompetent in his work, arrives in Armenia from Argentina to find the stolen Holy Lance "Geghard" before Pope's visit to Armenia.

Anbessa (2019)

Asalif and his mother defy Ethiopia’s omnipresent modern housing development culture, by continuing to live a life characterised by proximity to nature and rootedness in community. The boy counters the ruptures in his accustomed surroundings and the threat posed by the hyena that haunts his neighbourhood by reinventing himself as a hero: as Anbessa, the lion.

Happy Family (2018)

Artur is an Armenian guy who dreams about a career in filmmaking, but his grandfather wants him to take over the family wine business. When a bad review from an Estonian critic threatens to ruin the family business, Artur has to go to Tallinn to set things straight. There he meets the feisty Ingrid and things take an unexpected turn.

Adaptation (2017)

This experimental film portrays real life on screen, and shows different groups of people living in Yerevan today... The director’s impression of the city is the film’s focal point, every moment adapted to a different mood and period of life.

The Line (2016)

Tigran loses the girl he loves, then he participates in the war over Nagorno-Karabakh to overcome his inner fears.

If Only Everyone (2012)

A beautiful girl named Sasha from Russia comes to Armenia. Born between Russian father and Armenian mother, Sasha is searching for the grave of her father who died in the Karabakh War. Karabakh, which was the territory of the Azerbaijani Republic during the Soviet Union’s collapse, has many Armenian residents. At the time, Armenians demanded their independence from Azerbaijani Republic and the subsequent conflict caused heavy casualties. Many Russian soldiers also lost their lives in the war. The conflict is still going on. This film is a postscript to a historical event occurred in the early 1990s and about a still ongoing conflict. In the scene that camera quietly crosses the border from Armenia, the director presents an image of each side of the people communicating with one another despite their own wounds instead of one pointing a gun at the other side.

The Knight's Move (2013)

Chess player Tigran unknowingly swallows a stolen ruby at the end of a tournament in Almaty and flies to Armenia. Felix must get back the ruby no matter what.