7 Best Ukrainian Movies to Watch

By Vlad Zakh · January 2, 2026

Ukrainian cinema has produced a remarkable run of acclaimed films in the last decade, many shaped by the war in Donbas and, more recently, by Russia’s full-scale invasion. The Tribe pulls a new boarding-school student into brutal criminal dealings, Atlantis follows a traumatised veteran in a near-future Donbas, Donbass is a darkly satirical mosaic of the war’s absurd chaos, and Stop-Zemlia follows a shy teenage girl through her final school year. My Thoughts Are Silent, Klondike and Home Games round out the list.

The Tribe (2014)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A new student at a boarding school for the deaf is drawn into the institution's brutal criminal underworld.

Directed by Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi · 2h 12m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Stop-Zemlia (2022)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A shy teenage girl navigates first love and identity alongside her friends during their final year of school.

Directed by Kateryna Gornostai · 2h 02m

Where to watch

Stream: OVID, Klassiki, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Atlantis (2020)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A traumatised veteran in a war-ravaged Donbas of the near future looks for a reason to keep living.

Directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych · 1h 46m

Where to watch

Stream: Fandor · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Takflix

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Donbass (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A darkly satirical mosaic of vignettes captures the absurd, violent chaos of the war in eastern Ukraine.

Directed by Sergei Loznitsa · 2h 02m

Where to watch

Stream: Film Movement Plus, Film Movement Plus Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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My Thoughts Are Silent (2020)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A frustrated sound engineer is sent to record rare bird calls in a remote Ukrainian village and finds more than he bargained for.

Directed by Antonio Lukich · 1h 44m

Where to watch

Stream: Klassiki · Buy: Takflix

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Klondike (2022)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A pregnant woman refuses to leave her home near the Ukraine-Russia border as the war closes in around her.

Directed by Maryna Er Gorbach · 1h 40m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Klassiki, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Home Games (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A teenage handball star is forced to abandon her athletic future to raise her younger siblings alone.

Directed by Alisa Kovalenko · 1h 26m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

7 Best Ukrainian Movies to Watch

The Tribe (2014)

Stop-Zemlia (2022)

Atlantis (2020)

Donbass (2018)

My Thoughts Are Silent (2020)

Klondike (2022)

Home Games (2018)

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