01 A young soldier is ordered to take part in a mass execution over the course of one long, unbearable day.
Directed by Mathias Gokalp · 1h 31m
Where to watch
Stream: France Channel Amazon Channel
11 Best Serbian Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · September 13, 2026
Serbia Drama thought provokingintense
Emir Kusturica’s chaotic, carnivalesque epics defined Serbian and Yugoslav cinema abroad for decades, but newer films face the Balkan wars and their aftermath with a colder, more direct eye. Ordinary People puts a young soldier in a mass execution over one unbearable day, Cabaret Balkan spreads a night of violence across Belgrade, and Pretty Village, Pretty Flame sets childhood friends on opposite sides of the Bosnian war. A Serbian Film is an extreme exploitation nightmare. Underground, The Marathon Family, Tito and Me, The Trap and When Father Was Away on Business round out the list.
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02 One night of interconnected violence and cruelty spreads across a fractured Belgrade.
Directed by Goran Paskaljević · 1h 42m · Rated R
03 A retired porn star's comeback role turns into an escalating nightmare of exploitation.
Directed by Srđan Spasojević · 1h 44m · Rated NC-17
Where to watch
Stream: Bloodstream · Rent or buy: Fandango At Home, Bloodstream
Stream: Bloodstream · Rent or buy: Bloodstream
Stream: Bloodstream · Rent or buy: Bloodstream
Stream: Bloodstream · Rent or buy: Bloodstream
Stream: Bloodstream · Rent or buy: Bloodstream
04 Two childhood friends from different ethnic backgrounds end up on opposite sides of the Bosnian war.
Directed by Srđan Dragojević · 2h 10m
05 A young boy's obsessive devotion to Tito sends him on an absurd pilgrimage to the leader's birthplace.
Directed by Goran Marković · 1h 44m
06 A desperate father takes on an assassination job to pay for his son's life-saving surgery.
Directed by Rita Wilson · 0h 20m
07 A sprawling extended family of undertakers squabbles over inheritance while the family patriarch fades.
Directed by Slobodan Šijan · 1h 32m
08 A boy is told his father is away on a work trip, unaware he's actually been sent to a labour camp.
Directed by Emir Kusturica · 2h 16m
09 Two friends profiteering from the Second World War find their lives entangled across decades of Yugoslav history.
Directed by Emir Kusturica · 2h 50m
Where to watch
Stream: Kino Film Collection · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel
10 A ragtag Yugoslav football club chases an improbable run at the first-ever World Cup.
Directed by Dragan Bjelogrlić · 2h 20m
11 A struggling filmmaker's travelling performance troupe descends into war-zone chaos.
Directed by Mladen Đorđević · 1h 52m · Rated NC-17
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