List of Russian films of 2023

Last updated April 13, 2024

A list of films produced in Russia in 2023 (see 2023 in film).

Box office

The highest-grossing Russian films released in 2023, by global box office gross revenue, are as follows:

Highest-grossing films released in 2023
Rank	Title	Distributor	Worldwide gross
1	Cheburashka	Soyuzmultfilm	$77,609,926
2	Wish of the Fairy Fish	CTB Film Company	$28,782,236
3	The Challenge	Channel One	$23,404,037
4	Tzadik	Studio Trite	$7,800,584
5	Baba Yaga Saves The World	Fresh Film	$6,857,309

Film releases

Opening		Title	Russian title	Cast and crew	Details
J A N U A R Y	1	Cheburashka	Чебурашка	Director: Dmitry Dyachenko Cast: Olga Kuzmina, Sergei Garmash, Fyodor Dobronravov, Elena Yakovleva, Polina Maksimova, Sergei Lavygin	Central Partnership / Yellow, Black and White / START Studio / Soyuzmultfilm The film is based on the children's book Gena the Crocodile and His Friends by Eduard Uspensky.
	1	Grom: Boyhood Major Grom. Special	Гром: Трудное детство	Director: Oleg Trofim Cast: Kay Aleks Getts, Sergey Marin, Aleksei Vedernikov, Vladimir Yaganov, Daniil Vorobyov, Irina Rozanova	Digital release by KinoPoisk / Bubble Studios Major Grom, a difficult childhood is a prequel to the superhero movie Major Grom: Plague Doctor and tells about the childhood of Police Major Igor Grom and his father's work.
	5	Clipmakers	Клипмейкеры	Director: Grigory Konstantinopolsky Cast: Alexander Gorchilin, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Mariya Shalayeva, Vladimir Epifantsev	"Cinema Atmosphere" Film Distribution / CTB Film Company
F E B R U A R Y	9	To Be	Быть	Director: Aleksandr Kovtunets Cast: Oleg Gaas, Dmitry Vlaskin, Margarita Abroskina	National Media Group Film Distribution In the role of a young rapper who finds himself in the past and must do everything not to disappear from the future.
	9	Loose Relationship	Свободные отношения	Director: Dmitry Nevzorov Cast: Aglaya Tarasova, Boris Dergachev, Ilya Sobolev	"KaroRental" Film Distribution / 1-2-3 Production A romantic film decides to try an open relationship to save their unhappy marriage.
	14	Naughty	Непослушная	Director: Dmitry Suvorov Cast: Alexander Petrov, Anastasiya Reznik, Semyon Arzumanov	Erotic drama film
	16	Tzadik	Праведник	Director: Sergei Ursuliak Cast: Aleksandr Yatsenko, Sergei Makovetsky, Fyodor Dobronravov, Yevgeny Tkachuk, Mark Eidelstein, Lyubov Konstantinova	Central Partnership / Russia-1 / Moskino Film Studio / Studio Trite / WeiT Media Soviet partisan Nikolay Kiselyov (soldier), who led 200 Jews out of the ghetto in the Belarusian village of Dolginovo, USSR behind the front line.
	16	The Snow Queen & The Princess	Снежная Королева: Разморозка	Director: Aleksey Tsitsilin, Andrey Korenkov Voice cast: Irina Chumantieva	VLG.FILM / Wizart Animation
	23	Rabies	Бешенство	Director: Dmitry Dyachenko Cast: Aleksei Serebryakov, Vsevolod Volodin, Yevgeny Tkachuk	VLG.FILM / Backup Copy / Hype Film The film is based on the real story of the wild animal rabies outbreak in the Amur Oblast in 2019.
M A R C H	2	Intensive Care	Здоровый человек	Director: Pyotr Todorovsky Cast: Nikita Yefremov, Irina Starshenbaum, Yevgeny Tkachuk	"KaroRental" Film Distribution
	2	Nuremberg	Нюрнберг	Director: Nikolai Lebedev Cast: Sergey Kempo, Lyubov Aksyonova, Yevgeny Mironov, Sergey Bezrukov, Aleksey Bardukov, Igor Petrenko	National Media Group Film Distribution / Cinema Production Producer Center Historical film about the preparation and course of the international military tribunal in 1945-46.
	8	Off the Rails	Поехавшая Traveling by bike	Director: Anton Maslov Cast: Olga Lerman, Viktor Khorinyak, Dmitry Chebotaryov, Elena Yakovleva, Askar Ilyasov	Central Partnership / Yellow, Black and White / START Studio A road movie based on the book Why stay at home?, which is based on the real story of Anna Smolina.
	16	Emergency Landing	На солнце, вдоль рядов кукурузы	Director: Sarik Andreasyan Cast: Egor Beroev, German Modyagin, Olga Khokhlova	Aviation film about the successful emergency landing of a passenger plane near Zhukovsky on August 15, 2019.
	23	Puppeteer	Кукольник	Director: Sergey Kuznetsov Cast: Maria Mironova, Vitaliya Korniyenko, Polina Ryashko	AVK`PRO / Gorky Film Studios The sisters find themselves puppets in the hands of an otherworldly Puppeteer - a teen fantasy thriller.

Opening		Title	Russian title	Cast and crew	Details
A P R I L	6	Live	Прямой эфир	Director: Karen Oganesyan Cast: Kirill Käro, Pavel Chernyshyov, Irina Voronova	The White Nights film distribution company / Kargo Film / Irsna Media
	13	Doctor	Доктор	Director: Artyom Temnikov Cast: Sergei Puskepalis, Olga Tsirsen, Igor Chernevich	AVK`PRO / AT production
	13	Zoskin Gas Station	Зоськина заправка	Director: Natalya Uglitsky Cast: Zoya Berber, Grigory Siyatvinda, Aleksandr Samoylenko	"Paradise" Film Distribution / Paradise Production Center
	20	The Challenge	Вызов	Director: Klim Shipenko Cast: Yulia Peresild, Miloš Biković, Vladimir Mashkov, Andrey Shchepochkin, Aleksandr Baluev, Igor Gordin, Alexey Barabash, Alexey Grishin, Yelena Valyushkina	Central Partnership / Roscosmos / Channel One / Yellow, Black and White / START Studio Space docudrama film by Klim Shipenko with Yulia Peresild, which was filmed aboard the International Space Station, 400 km above the Earth’s surface.
	27	Yaga and the Book of Spells	Яга и книга заклинаний	Director: Vladimir Sakov Voice cast: Yulia Khlynina, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Lidiya Chistyakova-Ionova	National Media Group Film Distribution / Art Pictures Studio / Gluk’oza Animation Based on Baba Yaga .^[1]
M A Y	11	14+: Continued	14+: Продолжение	Director: Andrey Zaytsev Cast: Gleb Kalyuzhny, Ulyana Vaskovich, Olga Ozollapinya	Central Partnership The sequel to the 2015 film 14+ .
	18	Khitrovka. The Sign of Four	Хитровка. Знак четырёх	Director: Karen Shakhnazarov Cast: Konstantin Kryukov, Mikhail Porechenkov, Alexander Oleshko, Anfisa Chernykh, Alexey Vertkov	"KaroRental" Film Distribution A detective inspired by the work of Arthur Conan Doyle, based on the works of Vladimir Gilyarovsky. The action will unfold in Khitrovka, 1902.
	26	Here's to You and Us!	За нас с вами	Director: Andrei Smirnov Cast: Yuliya Snigir, Andrey Smolyakov, Irina Rozanova
J U N E	8	The Sun Tastes	Солнце на вкус	Director: Eldar Salavatov Cast: Leonid Basov, Kamila Yakubova, Aleksandr Ilyin
	8	Three Minutes of Silence	Снегирь	Director: Boris Khlebnikov Cast: Makar Khlebnikov, Oleg Savostyuk, Aleksandr Robak, Timofey Tribuntsev, Yevgeny Sytyy	"Cinema Atmosphere" Film Distribution / Globus Film Studio / Official website at the CTB Film Company
	15	Forgotten Experiment	Сквозь время	Director: Alexandr Boguslavsky Cast: Egor Koreshkov, Viktor Dobronravov, Valeriya Shkirando	National Media Group Film Distribution / KinoDanz (KD Studios)

Opening		Title	Russian title	Cast and crew	Details
A U G U S T	24	Ruslan and Ludmila. More than a Fairy Tale The Rebel Princess	Руслан и Людмила. Больше, чем сказка	Director: Alexey Tsitsylin, Vladimir Nikolaev, Alexey Zamyslov Voice cast: Artem Krylov, Irina Obrezkova, Valentin Morozov, Artem Kazyukhanov, Alexander Bykovsky	VLG.FILM / Voronezh Animation Studio / CTB Film Company An animated feature film is a modern version of Pushkin's poem Ruslan and Ludmila .^[2]
S E P T E M B E R	7	Holidays	Праздники	Director: Boris Dergachev Cast: Vitaly Khaev, Mariya Aronova	Central Partnership / Good Story Media / TNT Comedy film: will the Pyzhovs be able to save their family when everything secret becomes clear?
	21	Lost in the North	Чужая	Director: Alexey Lukanev Cast: Anna Slyu, Artyom Tkachenko, Nyurgun Bechigen	National Media Group Film Distribution / Noah Film Company
	28	1993	1993	Director: Alexander Veledinsky Cast: Ekaterina Vilkova, Yevgeny Tsyganov, Aleksandr Robak	"Cinema Atmosphere" Film Distribution / Gate Film

Opening		Title	Russian title	Cast and crew	Details
O C T O B E R	5	Lord of the Wind	Повелитель ветра	Director: Igor Voloshin Cast: Fyodor Bondarchuk, Anna Mikhalkova, Yevgeny Tkachuk, Andrey Burkovsky, Daniil Vorobyov	Central Partnership / Art Pictures Studio / Vodorod Pictures The history of the 11-day round-the-world balloon flight that Fyodor Konyukhov made in 2016.
	12	The Cage is Looking for a Bird	Клетка ищет птицу	Director: Malika Musaeva Cast: Khadizha Bataeva, Madina Akkieva	"Pioner" Film Distribution / Alexander Sokurov's Fund / Hype Studios
	12	KikoRiki are Making a Movie	Смешарики снимают кино	Director: Denis Chernov, Svetlana Mardagolimova, Dmitry Yakovenko	National Media Group Film Distribution / Riki Group This cartoon is based on the animated series KikoRiki .
	19	Matthew Passion	Страсти по Матвею	Director: Sergey Ilyin Cast: Denis Vlasenko, Valeriia Zoidova, Timofey Tribuntsev, Aleksey Rozin, Olga Medynich	National Media Group Film Distribution / QS Films / START Studio / Yellow, Black and White The romantic relationship between an altar boy and a society girl.
	26	The Empresses	Императрицы	Director: Andrei Kravchuk Cast: Yulia Peresild, Ivan Kolesnikov, Igor Gordin, Kseniya Utekihina, Anastasia Talyzina	Central Partnership / 1-2-3 Production Sequel to the film Peter I: The Last Tsar and the First Emperor (2022).
	26	Wish of the Fairy Fish	По щучьему велению	Director: Alexandr Voitinsky Cast: Nikita Kologrivy, Mila Ershova, Alina Alekseeva, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Roman Madyanov, Fyodor Lavrov, Agrippina Steklova	National Media Group Film Distribution / Official website at the CTB Film Company / Studio Globus Slavic peasant fairy tale based on the Russian folk tale At the Pike's Behest by Alexander Afanasyev.
N O V E M B E R	2	The Man from Nowhere	Человек ниоткуда	Director: Renat Davletyarov Cast: Aleksandr Metyolkin, Varvara Komarova, Irina Medvedeva, Ilya Lyubimov, Ivan Zlobin	Nashe Kino (transl. "Our Cinema") / Interfest The sci-fi thriller film begins in the 1960s, a Soviet spaceship has crashed, and an astronaut wakes up in Moscow in 2023.
	9	Year of Birth	Год рождения	Director: Mikhail Mestetsky Cast: Eldar Kalimulin, Anastasia Talyzina, Yuri Borisov	VLG.FILM / Droog Drooga / Pinery / Kinoprime Foundation A young dreamer is torn between family life and fantasies.
	9	Syndrome	Синдром	Director: Anton Bormatov Cast: Oksana Akinshina, Kirill Käro, Alina Alekseyeva, Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya	The company Central Partnership took on the creation of a psychological thriller / Producer center "Gorad"
	16	The Legend of Sambo	Легенда о самбо	Director: Andrey Bogatyrev Cast: Wolfgang Cerny, Dmitry Pavlenko, Anton Vohmin Aleksey Shevchenkov	ABS Film Company A biography about the sporting clash between the greatest Soviet martial artists Viktor Spiridonov and Vasili Oshchepkov.
	23	The White List	Белый список	Director: Alisa Khazanova Cast: Aleksei Serebryakov, Vladimir Averyanov, Evgeniya Kregzhde
D E C E M B E R	21	Bad Habit	Вредная привычка	Director: Mitry Semenov-Aleinikov Cast: Yan Tsapnik, Anton Zhizhin, Aleksandra Solovyova	National Media Group Film Distribution A comedy film, a village father and son are getting used to the world of smoothies and pilates.
	21	New Year’s All Inclusive	Новогодний ол инклюзив	Director: Oleg Asadulin Cast: Yan Tsapnik, Alexandr Zlatopolsky	"Cinema Atmosphere" Film Distribution Two warring families find themselves under the same roof on New Year's Eve.
	28	Three Heroes and the Navel of the World	Три богатыря и Пуп Земли	Director: Konstantin Feoktistov	VLG.FILM / Melnitsa Animation Studio / CTB Film Company

Cultural Russian films

The Palace is a 2023 drama film directed by Roman Polanski.
Tetris is a 2023 biographical film directed by Jon S. Baird.

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↑ Taylor, Hansen (January 19, 2023). "The trailer for the fairy tale "Yaga and the Book of Spells" with Fyodor Bondarchuk and Yulia Khlynina KXan 36 Daily News has been released". ePrimefeed. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
↑ Zahed, Ramin (October 29, 2021). "Wizart Makes More Animated Magic for AFM with The Warrior Princess". Animation Magazine . Retrieved November 3, 2021.

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[1] Taylor, Hansen (January 19, 2023). "The trailer for the fairy tale "Yaga and the Book of Spells" with Fyodor Bondarchuk and Yulia Khlynina KXan 36 Daily News has been released". ePrimefeed. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

[2] Zahed, Ramin (October 29, 2021). "Wizart Makes More Animated Magic for AFM with The Warrior Princess". Animation Magazine . Retrieved November 3, 2021.

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