A list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Romania ordered by year of release. For an A-Z list of articles on Romanian films see :Category:Romanian films.
1910s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1911Amor fatal Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra, 1912Independența României Înșir'te mărgărite Aristide Demetriade, Grigore Brezeanu Aristide Demetriade, Ghita Bateria Fantasy Released 2 February 1912 1913Detectivul , Constantin Radovici, Marioara Voiculescu Cetatea Neamțului Emil Gârleanu Remus Comăneanu, Coco Demetrescu 1914Dragoste la mănăstireG. Georgescu Tony Bulandra, Bebe Stănescu, Marioara Voiculescu English: Love at the Monastery
1920s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1924Păcat Drama 1925Manasse Jean Mihail Năbădăile Cleopatrei Charlotte Brodier, Ion Finteșteanu Drama Legenda celor două cruci Gheorghe Popescu Tuchi Eremia, Alexandru Giugaru Drama 1926Cererea în căsătorie Jean Mihail Alexandru Giugaru 1927Lia Jean Mihail Ion Armășescu, George Carussy, Aurel Costescu-Duca, Lilly Flohr Drama 1929 Povara Jean Mihail Elvira Godeanu Drama
1930s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1931AurJean Mihail
1940s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1946Floarea regineiPaul Călinescu Ioana Călinescu, Ileana Niculescu, Traian Vrajbă English: The Queen's Flower. Entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival
1950s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1955Moara cu noroc Victor Iliu Constantin Codrescu, , Ioana Bulcă, Colea Răutu Drama English: The Mill of Good Luck. Entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival 1956Afacerea Protar Radu Beligan, Jenică Constantinescu Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival 1958Ciulinii Bărăganului Louis Daquin Florin Piersic, Nuța Chirlea, Ana Vlădescu Drama English: The Thistles of the Bărăgan. Entered in the 1958 Cannes Film FestivalThe Ball Andrei Blaier, Drama Entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival 1959Telegrame, Gheorghe Naghi Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic, Costache Antoniu, Jules CazabanComedyEntered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival
1960s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1960 1961 Darclee Mihai Iacob , Victor Rebengiuc Entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival Thirst Mircea Drăgan, Mihai Iacob Mircea Balaban, Ion Besoiu Entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival 1962 A Bomb Was Stolen Ion Popescu-Gopo Iurie Darie, , Entered into the 1962 Cannes Film FestivalLupeni 29 Mircea Drăgan , Colea Răutu Entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film FestivalTudor Lucian Bratu Emanoil Petruț (Tudor Vladimirescu), George Vraca, Alexandru GiugaruHistorical biography Black and white. The life of the 1820s Wallachian leader Tudor Vladimirescu. 1963Codine Henri Colpi Alexandru Virgil Platon, Françoise Brion, Nelly Borgeaud, Germaine Kerjean Entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival 1964 1965 Forest of the Hanged Liviu Ciulei Victor Rebengiuc, Drama Won the Best Director Award at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival Răscoala Mircea Mureșan , Ion Besoiu Won the Best First Work at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival The White Moor Ion Popescu-Gopo Florin Piersic, Emil Botta, Fory Etterle, Chris Avram Entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival 1966 Sunday at Six Lucian Pintilie Irina Petrescu, , , , Entered into the Mar del Plata International Film Festival 1967 The 25th Hour Henri Verneuil Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, Grégoire Aslan International co-production Dacii Sergiu Nicolaescu Amza Pellea, Pierre Brice, Marie-José Nat, Georges Marchal, Mircea Albulescu, Sergiu Nicolaescu Entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival The Subterranean Virgil Calotescu Leopoldina Bălănuță Entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival 1968 The Last of the Mohicans Sergiu Nicolaescu Hellmut Lange The Reenactment Lucian Pintilie George Constantin, Emil Botta, George Mihăiță, Vladimir Gaitan Comedy drama 1969 A Woman for a Season Gheorghe Vitanidis Iurie Darie, Irina Petrescu, Ioana Bulcă Entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival
1970s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1970Mihai Viteazul Sergiu Nicolaescu Amza Pellea, Ion Besoiu, , Sergiu Nicolaescu, Ilarion Ciobanu, Mircea Albulescu, Florin Piersic, Ioana BulcăBiographical Entered into the 7th Moscow International Film FestivalSick Animals Nicolae Breban Mircea Albulescu, Ion Dichiseanu Entered into the 1971 Cannes Film FestivalSongs of the Sea Dan Spătaru, Natalya Fateyeva, Ion Dichiseanu, Ștefan Bănică Musical 1972Veronica Elisabeta Bostan , Margareta Pîslaru, Dem Rădulescu Cu mâinile curate Sergiu Nicolaescu 1973Explosion Mircea Drăgan Entered into the 8th Moscow International Film FestivalVeronica se întoarce Elisabeta Bostan Ultimul cartuș Sergiu Nicolaescu 1975The Actor and the Savages Manole Marcus Entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival 1976The Doom Sergiu Nicolaescu Entered into the 10th Moscow International Film FestivalThe Punishment Sergiu Nicolaescu Amza Pellea, Drama 1977Ma-ma Elisabeta Bostan Musical 1978The Prophet, the Gold and the TransylvaniansDan Pița Red Western 1979The Actress, the Dollars and the TransylvaniansMircea Veroiu Red Western Mihail, câine de circ Sergiu Nicolaescu Karl Michael VoglerAdventureThe Moment Gheorghe Vitanidis Entered into the 11th Moscow International Film FestivalUncle Marin, the Billionaire Sergiu Nicolaescu Vlad Țepeș Doru Năstase , Ernest Maftei Historical
1980s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1980A Girl's Tears Iosif Demian Screened at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival 1981Carnival Scenes Lucian Pintilie The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians Dan Pița Red Western The Pale Light of Sorrow Iulian Mihu Entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival 1982Glissando Mircea Daneliuc 1983Return from Hell Nicolae Mărgineanu Entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival 1984Life in the Romanian Danube Delta (Sosesc păsările călătoare) Geo Saizescu Emil Hossu, Tora Vasilescu, Rodica Muresan, Octavian Cotescu, Stefan Mihailescu-Braila, Sebastian Papaiani, Rodica Popescu Bitanescu, Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan 1985Pas în doi Dan Pița Entered into the 36th Berlin International Film FestivalThe Ring Sergiu Nicolaescu Entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival 1987 (The Forest Maiden) Nicolae Mărgineanu Victor Rebengiuc, Adrian Pintea, Manuela Harabor Drama, romance 1989The Last Ball in November Dan Pița
1990s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1992The Oak Lucian Pintilie Screened at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival 1993OglindaSergiu Nicolaescu Drama The Conjugal Bed Mircea Daneliuc Entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival 1994An Unforgettable Summer Lucian Pintilie Entered into the 1994 Cannes Film FestivalPepe & Fifi Dan Pița 1995The Snails' Senator Mircea Daneliuc Entered into the 1995 Cannes Film FestivalState of Things Stere Gulea 1996Eu AdamDan Pița Semne în pustiuNicolas Masson Too Late Lucian Pintilie Entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival 1997The Man of the DayDan Pița Nekro Nicolas Masson Thriller 1999The Famous Paparazzo Nicolae Mărgineanu Entered into the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival
2000s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 2001War in the Kitchen Stuff and DoughCristi Puiu DramaThe first feature by Cristi Puiu, who went on to make The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, Stuff and Dough is a youthful road film. 2002FilantropicaNae Caranfil ComedyOccidentCristian MungiuAlexandru Papadopol as Luci Comedy Relationships in the Romanian spiritual crisis. 2003Niki and FloLucian Pintilie DramaThe relationship between two neighboring in-laws. 2004Marele jaf comunist Documentary About the Ioanid Gang 2005The Death of Mr. LazarescuCristi Puiu Ioan Fiscuteanu as Dante Lăzărescu Drama The odyssey of an ill retired man, screened at Cannes.Femeia visurilorDan Pița Drama Ryna Ruxandra Zenide Doroteea Petre as Ryna A teenager in the Danube Delta.Second Hand Dan Pița Tertium non-datur Lucian Pintilie Medium length Located during the Second World War, the dialogue is in French, Romanian and German. 200612:08 East of Bucharest Corneliu Porumboiu Comedy About the actuality of the Romanian Revolution.Love Sick Tudor Giurgiu Drama Lesbian teenage drama.The Paper Will Be Blue Radu Muntean Drama The first night of the revolution.The Way I Spent the End of the World Cătălin Mitulescu Doroteea Petre The last year of the dictatorship as seen by a teenager and her smaller brother. Screened at Cannes 20074 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 DaysCristian Mungiu Abortion in Communist Romania, won the Palme d'Or at CannesCalifornia Dreamin'Cristian Nemescu American soldiers meet Romanian villagers.The Rest is SilenceNae Caranfil The making of one of the first Romanian films in 1911 2008Silent WeddingHorațiu MălăeleElevator George Dorobanțu Cristi Petrescu, Iulia Verdeș Drama / Comedy Low-budget independent film. 2009EveAdrian Popovici Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Ironside DramaTales from the Golden AgeCristian Mungiu Un Certain Regard section at CannesPolice, Adjective Corneliu Porumboiu Un Certain Regard section at CannesMy Beautiful Dacia Stefan Constantinescu, Julio Soto Gurpide Documentary / Humor Dacia, a simple and discreet automobile, but also a mirror of Romanian societyThe Happiest Girl in the World Radu Jude
2010s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 2010The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu Andrei Ujică Shown in the Hors Competition section at CannesAurora Cristi Puiu Entered into the Un Certain Regard section at CannesIf I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Florin Șerban Entered into the 60th Berlin International Film FestivalTuesday, After Christmas Radu Muntean Entered into the Un Certain Regard section at CannesMorgen Marian Crișan Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man Constantin Popescu, Jr. 2011Loverboy Cătălin Mitulescu Entered into the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival 2012Beyond the Hills Cristian Mungiu Entered into the main competition and won the awards for Best Screenplay and Best Actress at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. 2013Child's Pose Călin Peter Netzer Luminița Gheorghiu Won the Golden Bear for Best Film at 63rd Berlin International Film FestivalSunt o babă comunistăStere GuleaLuminița Gheorghiu, , Ana UlaruThe Japanese Dog Tudor Cristian Jurgiu RoxanneValentin HoteaIngrid Bisu, Cristian BotaDrama, FamilyWhen Evening Falls on Bucharest or MetabolismCorneliu PorumboiuBogdan Dumitrache, Mihaela SirbuDramaNominated of the Golden Leopard at the 2013 Locarno Film Festival2014A Love Story, LindenfeldRadu GabreaVictor Rebengiuc, DramaThe Second GameCorneliu PorumboiuDocumentary, History, SportSelfieCristina JacobComedy 2015Aferim! Radu Jude Won the Silver Bear for Best Director at 65th Berlin International Film FestivalBe My Cat: A Film for Anne Adrian Țofei Adrian Țofei, Sonia Teodoriu, Florentina Hariton, Alexandra Stroe Psychological Horror Romania's first found footage horror movie, winner of Best Film at the 2015 A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Sydney and Best Actor for Adrian Țofei at the 2016 Nashville Film FestivalBoxFlorin ȘerbanRafael FloreaDramaScreened during the 2015 Toronto Film Festival.Circle of Love Ion Marinescu Calina Epuran, Florian Ghimpu, Ana Udroiu and Silvian Valcu multimedia show: live concert and movie The film was made by director and cinematographer Mihai Georgiadi and the characters were played by actors Calina Epuran, Florian Ghimpu, Ana Udroiu, and Silvian Valcu. Artistic directing belongs to Florian Ghimpu and the concept and production of the entire show was made by Petre Marinescu.One Floor BelowRadu MunteanCrime, DramaScreened during Un Certain Regard at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.