Popular from Switzerland
Pingu
This stop-motion claymated television series follows a family of a penguins living at the South Pole.
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- Switzerland, United Kingdom • 1986
- Creator Otmar Gutmann, Erika Brueggemann
- Cast Marcello Magni, David Sant
- Genre Animation, Comedy, Kids
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Beach Bum
You gotta go low to get high.
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- Switzerland, United Kingdom, France • 2019
- Director Harmony Korine
- Cast Matthew McConaughey, Isla Fisher, Snoop Dogg, Stefania LaVie Owen, Martin Lawrence, Zac Efron
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Three Colors: Red
(Trois couleurs : Rouge)
Valentine is outraged that an ex-judge in her neighborhood taps phone calls, but their debates lead to a strange bond.
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- Switzerland, France, Poland • 1994
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Frédérique Feder, Samuel Le Bihan, Marion Stalens
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Unrest
(Unrueh)
In late 19th century Switzerland, a factory worker becomes involved with a local group of anarchist watchmakers.
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- Switzerland • 2022
- Director Cyril Schäublin
- Cast Stefano Knuchel, Valentin Merz, Clara Gostynski, Alexei Evstratov, Laurence Bretignier, Li Tavor
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video
Three Colors: White
(Trois couleurs : Blanc)
After his wife divorces him and frames him for arson, a Polish expatriate plots his revenge.
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- Switzerland, France, Poland • 1994
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Janusz Gajos, Jerzy Stuhr, Aleksander Bardini, Grzegorz Warchoł
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video
New from Switzerland
One Day in September
The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre that emphasizes the role of the incompetent German authorities.
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- Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom • 1999
- Director Kevin Macdonald
- Cast Michael Douglas, Ankie Spitzer, Jamal Al Gashey, Gerald Seymour, Axel Springer, Gad Zahari
- Genre Documentary
- Available on ScreenPix Apple TV Channel, Pluto TV
The Promise
(Das Versprechen)
A love, a hope, a wall.
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- Germany, France, Switzerland • 1995
- Director Margarethe von Trotta
- Cast Meret Becker, Corinna Harfouch, Anian Zollner, August Zirner, Eva Mattes, Hark Bohm
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
(De humani corporis fabrica)
The film takes viewers inside the human body during surgeries and autopsies performed in Paris.
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- France, Switzerland • 2023
- Director Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Winter Nomads
(Hiver Nomade)
Two shepherds in Switzerland move 800 sheep 600km over four months with the help of three donkeys and four dogs.
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- Switzerland, France, Germany • 2012
- Director Manuel von Stürler
- Cast Pascal Eguisier, Carole Noblanc, Jean-Paul Peguiron
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
Fire!
Two bank robbery witnesses are embroiled in a complex political conspiracy that threatens to take their lives.
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- Switzerland, Germany • 2009
- Director Raoul W. Heimrich
- Cast Gary Dourdan, Cosma Shiva Hagen, Ken Duken, Ralph Herforth, Numan Acar
- Genre Action, Adventure
- Available on DocAlliance Films
Jean de Florette
When Jean de Florette inherits land in Provence, he decides to take up farming. But his scheming neighbors have other plans…
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- France, Switzerland, Italy • 1986
- Director Claude Berri
- Cast Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Elisabeth Depardieu, Margarita Lozano, Ernestine Mazurowna
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Mother Lode
Jorge leaves his home and family in the outskirts of Lima to try his luck in the goldmines of the Andes.
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- France, Italy, Switzerland • 2023
- Director Matteo Tortone
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Film Movement Plus
We Want Roses Too
(Vogliamo anche le rose)
A powerful look at the Italian feminist movement in the '60s and '70s.
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- Italy, Switzerland, Finland • 2008
- Director Alina Marazzi
- Cast Anita Caprioli, Teresa Saponangelo
- Genre
- Available on DocAlliance Films
Behind the Sun
(Abril Despedaçado)
They killed his brother. His father wants revenge. But if he takes it, they will come for him next.
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- Brazil, France, Switzerland • 2001
- Director Walter Salles
- Cast Rodrigo Santoro, José Dumont, Rita Assemany, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Ravi Ramos Lacerda, Flavia Marco Antonio
- Genre Crime, Drama, Family, Thriller
- Available on Hoopla
Thunder
(Foudre)
Amidst tradition's grip, Elisabeth forges her path in 1900 Switzerland, unraveling secrets and defying the village order for the right to live freely.
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- Switzerland • 2022
- Director Carmen Jaquier
- Cast Lilith Grasmung, Noah Watzlawick, Benjamin Python, Mermoz Melchior, François Revaclier, Sabine Timoteo
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Madeleine Collins
In this dramatic suspense thriller, A woman's double life teeters on the edge of collapse.
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- France, Belgium, Switzerland • 2021
- Director Antoine Barraud
- Cast Virginie Efira, Bruno Salomone, Quim Gutiérrez, Jacqueline Bisset, Nadav Lapid, Valérie Donzelli
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now
Pingu
This stop-motion claymated television series follows a family of a penguins living at the South Pole.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Switzerland, United Kingdom • 1986
- Creator Otmar Gutmann, Erika Brueggemann
- Cast Marcello Magni, David Sant
- Genre Animation, Comedy, Kids
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Microcosmos
(Microcosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe)
15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. And one great movie to restore your sense of wonder.
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- France, Switzerland, Italy • 1996
- Director Marie Pérennou
- Cast Jacques Perrin, Kristin Scott Thomas
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Line
(La ligne)
Forbidden by restraining order from entering her family home, Margaret seeks connection with her family from behind this imaginary line.
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- France, Belgium, Switzerland • 2023
- Director Ursula Meier
- Cast Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Stéphanie Blanchoud, Benjamin Biolay, Dali Benssalah, Elli Spagnolo, India Hair
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Year of the Discovery
(El año del descubrimiento)
In the shadow of the 1992 Olympic Games held in Spain, massive labor riots erupt in Cartagena.
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- Spain, Switzerland • 2020
- Director Luis López Carrasco
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Film Movement Plus
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My Little Sister
(Schwesterlein)
The bond of twin siblings is tested by a diagnosis of leukemia in this poignant Swiss drama.
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- Switzerland, Germany • 2020
- Director Stéphanie Chuat
- Cast Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger, Marthe Keller, Jens Albinus, Thomas Ostermeier
- Genre
- Available on Hoopla, Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Chimes at Midnight
(Campanadas a medianoche)
John Falstaff takes center stage as the funny, loyal, and often drunk companion of King Henry IV’s son, Prince Hal.
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- Spain, Switzerland • 1965
- Director Orson Welles
- Cast Orson Welles, Keith Baxter, John Gielgud, Jeanne Moreau, Margaret Rutherford, Marina Vlady
- Genre Comedy, Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Guardians
(Les Gardiennes)
While the men go off to war, the women of the Paridier farm take charge.
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- France, Switzerland • 2017
- Director Xavier Beauvois
- Cast Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry, Cyril Descours, Olivier Rabourdin, Gilbert Bonneau
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex,
Three Colors: Blue
(Trois couleurs : Bleu)
Julie distances herself from everywhere and everyone after her husband and daughter are killed in a car accident.
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- France, Poland, Switzerland • 1993
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Véry, Hélène Vincent, Philippe Volter
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video
L'Argent
When Yvon accidentally uses a forged 500-franc note at a restaurant, his life begins to spiral into fear and crime.
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- France, Switzerland • 1983
- Director Robert Bresson
- Cast Christian Patey, Vincent Risterucci, Sylvie Van den Elsen, Michel Briguet, Caroline Lang, Marc Ernest Fourneau
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Clouds of Sils Maria
A veteran actress faces some uncomfortable truths when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career.
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- France, Germany, Switzerland • 2014
- Director Olivier Assayas
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger, Johnny Flynn, Brady Corbet
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex,
Advocate
(לאה צמל, עורכת דין)
The gripping true story of Lea Tsemel, a Jewish Israeli lawyer who represents Palestinian political prisoners.
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- Israel, Canada, Switzerland • 2019
- Director Philippe Bellaiche
- Cast Lea Tsemel
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Hoopla, Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Dead Souls
(死靈魂)
Meet the survivors of China's 1957 reeducation camps. Who are they? What did they face? And what's become of them now?
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- Switzerland, France • 2018
- Director Wang Bing
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
At Eternity's Gate
The story of Vincent van Gogh's artistic genius — and the misunderstanding public.
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- Switzerland, Ireland, United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Julian Schnabel
- Cast Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Freevee
The Stolen Children
(Il ladro di bambini)
A young police officer befriends two children while escorting them to an orphanage.
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- Italy, France, Switzerland • 1992
- Director Gianni Amelio
- Cast Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici, Giuseppe Ieracitano, Marina Golovine, Florence Darel, Vitalba Andrea
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Image Book
(Le livre d'image)
Social commentary and cinema’s depiction of the Arab World
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- Switzerland, France • 2018
- Director Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville, Dimitri Basil
- Genre Drama, Documentary
- Available on Metrograph, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy,
My Life as a Zucchini
(Ma vie de courgette)
A stop-motion tale of loss, friendship, and young love.
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- Switzerland, France • 2016
- Director Claude Barras
- Cast Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz, Raul Ribera
- Genre Animation, Drama, Family
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Olga
A Ukrainian gymnast living in Switzerland finds her life changing with the 2013 protests in her home country.
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- France, Switzerland, Ukraine • 2021
- Director Elie Grappe
- Cast Thea Brogli, Nastya Budiashkina, Sabrina Rubtsova, Caterina Barloggio, Tanya Mikhina
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Azor
A private banker travels to Argentina in the midst of a dictatorship to search for his missing partner
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- Argentina, Switzerland, France • 2021
- Director Andreas Fontana
- Cast Fabrizio Rongione, Stéphanie Cléau, Elli Medeiros, Juan Pablo Geretto, Alexandre Trocki, Yvain Juillard
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Sister
(L'enfant d'en haut)
A young boy steals from rich patrons at a posh ski resort to support himself and his irresponsible older sister.
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- France, Switzerland • 2012
- Director Ursula Meier
- Cast Kacey Mottet Klein, Léa Seydoux, Martin Compston, Gillian Anderson, Jean-François Stévenin, Yann Trégouët
- Genre Drama
- Available on Metrograph, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kino Now, Kanopy