Best Hungarian science fiction movies
A curated collection of popular science fiction movies from Hungary.

1 (2009)
1 (2009)
A bookshop renowned for its rare works is mysteriously and filled with copies of a book entitled 1, which doesn't appear to have a publisher or author. The strange almanac describes what happens to humanity in a minute. A police investigation begins and the bookshop staff are placed in solitary confinement by the Bureau for Paranormal Research. As the investigation progresses, the situation becomes more complex and the book becomes increasingly well-known, raising numerous controversies. Plagued by doubts, the protagonist has to face facts: reality only exists in the imagination of individuals.
R.E.M. (2016)
R.E.M. (2016)
Two addicts discover that exploring other people's dreams with the help of a machine can beat any drug. But the process holds more danger for both dreamer and "dreamwalker" than they could imagine.

Jupiter's Moon (2017)
Jupiter's Moon (2017)
A young refugee, Aryan, is shot while illegally trying to cross the Hungarian border. While tending him back to health, a doctor at a refugee camp discovers that Aryan has gained an extraordinary talent—he can levitate. Aryan is smuggled out by the doctor, who is intent on exploiting his secret.

The Planet of the Orchids (1976)
The Planet of the Orchids (1976)
A screen adaptation of Herbert W. Franke's science fiction novel "The Orchid's Cage".

Aelita (1980)
Aelita (1980)
A mysterious radio message is beamed around the world, and among the engineers who receive it are Los, the hero, and his colleague Spiridonov. Los is an individualist dreamer. Aelita is the daughter of Tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on Mars in which the working class are put into cold storage when they are not needed. With a telescope, Aelita is able to watch Los. As if by telepathy, Los obsesses about being watched by her.

Project 42: The universal message (2015)
Project 42: The universal message (2015)
A 107-minute long message that will be sent by a rocket to aliens who were detected from outside our solar system. The film is about the making of this message, and it follows the building of the space capsule from the signals received until the launch of the rocket. The valuable and illuminating interviews made with 42 role models tries to answer the big quesions of the human existence with unique humour. The message of the film is actually intended for everybody who is searching for their path, a handhold, motivation, to live their daily life to the fullest.

Időutazás (1999)
Időutazás (1999)

Land of Warm Waters (2021)
Land of Warm Waters (2021)
The Buharovs, as the harbingers of a supra-human world, blend their instinctive cosmos with a kind of quiet poetry to lead the viewer into the Land of Warm Waters and onwards to new dimensions of storytelling.

Mezga Csalad kulonos kalandjai 1. - Uzenet a jovobol (1970)
Mezga Csalad kulonos kalandjai 1. - Uzenet a jovobol (1970)
Compilation DVD of "Mezga Csalad kulonos kalandjai" released by Tower Video. This is volume 1/3, episodes included: "Távszervíz", "Csodabogyó", "Autó-tortura", and "Memumo".

Windows of Time (1969)
Windows of Time (1969)
Five social misfits undergo cryogenic suspension. When they awake in the far distant future, they find a world devastated by nuclear war. Yet they discover that each of them has some personal involvement - and responsibility - for the series of the events that ended in the destruction of the world they knew.

Diamond Pyramid (1985)
Diamond Pyramid (1985)
A rescue team is sent to a planet to investigate the death of the crew of two ships.