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The Uzbek film industry produced six feature films in 2014. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made in Uzbekistan. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2014.
| Title | Director | Release Date | Genre | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amerikanets | Rustam Khalilov | Comedy | [ citation needed ] | |
| Chilla | Saodat Ismailova | 7 January 2014 (Germany) | Drama | [ citation needed ] |
| Геолог Сильнее Смерти (Geologist - Stronger than Death) | Dilmurod Massaidov | 22 May 2014 (Uzbekistan) | Action | [1] |
| Heart of Snow | Jeong Kim | Documentary | [ citation needed ] | |
| Nae Pasaran | Felipe Bustos Sierra | Documentary | [ citation needed ] | |
| Silk Road Ghosts | Stephen Fenech | 4 September 2014 (Canada) | Documentary | [ citation needed ] |
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