mdblist.com logo Movie Search


Ratings
Between
and
Between
and
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Additional filters
m
Lists, Streaming Services, Cast and more
Create List (44 items)

Login to create a dynamic list


poster
Criterion Channel
88
86
8.4
/19586/
83
/345/
80
/270/
4.4
/28800/
97
/29/
95
/192/

The World of Apu (1959)
Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
8.3
/5516/
79
/122/
78
/99/
4.2
/13227/
93
/27/
92
/28/

The Big City (1963)
After her husband loses his job, a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
85
83
8.2
/19177/
80
/355/
78
/279/
4.3
/29438/
96
/25/
92
/137/

Aparajito (1956)
Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother.
poster
Netflix
82
7.4
/86460/
74
/4589/
72
/1295/
3.8
/544323/
95
/98/
82
/221/
85
/31/
cc age 8+

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
poster
Hoopla
79
7.2
/18720/
69
/315/
68
/244/
3.8
/4756/
95
/106/
91
/1029/
78
/32/

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)
Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the prostitutes when she met and became friends with their children. Briski began giving photography lessons to the children and became aware that their photography might be a way for them to lead better lives.
poster
78
7.6
/51681/
73
/570/
75
/366/
3.8
/27941/
86
/21/
88
/1001/

Devdas (2002)
In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
76
8.1
/7859/
77
/144/
74
/147/
4.2
/16441/
93
/29/
91
/54/

Charulata (1964)
In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art.
poster
66
6.5
/5953/
65
/121/
66
/160/
3.2
/2245/
56
/16/
74
/156/

City of Joy (1992)
Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
65
8.0
/4690/
77
/84/
76
/60/
3.9
/5764/
100
/12/
97
/13/

The Stranger (1991)
A well-off Indian family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman's long lost uncle. The initial suspicion with which they greet the man slowly dissolves as he regales them with stories of his travels, tales that are at odds with their conventional middle class perspective on the world.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
63
7.8
/3602/
69
/67/
73
/54/
4.0
/6735/
86
/38/

The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
A selfless young woman, the daughter of a middle-class refugee family from East Pakistan, sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
56
7.6
/2688/
72
/62/
72
/52/
3.8
/6007/
100
/5/
89
/8/

The Coward (1965)
Amitabha Roy is a Calcutta-based scriptwriter, driving around in the country to collect material for a film. His vehicle breaks down in a small town. A tea planter, Bimal Gupta, offers hospitality for the night. Amitabha is forced to accept the offer as he has no alternative.
poster
82
56
8.1
/2065/
70
/27/
71
/35/
4.0
/2817/
100
/7/
93
/14/

The Adversary (1970)
Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant young medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist socio-political climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job. He lives in a flat with his younger, employed sister, revolutionary brother and widowed mother. The strain of the situation ultimately causes him to hallucinate.
poster
75
41
7.8
/1500/
71
/14/
68
/17/
3.7
/1248/
86
/108/

Seemabaddha (1971)
Ambitious businessman Shyamalendu enjoys showing his visiting sister-in-law, Tutul, the extravagant life he leads with his wife. But Tutul is less than impressed with the trappings of wealth.
poster
Criterion Channel
69
19
7.2
/813/
65
/14/
65
/13/
3.5
/934/
73
/6/

Calcutta (1969)
When he was cutting "Phantom India," Louis Malle found that the footage shot in Calcutta was so diverse, intense, and unforgettable that it deserved its own film. The result, released theatrically, is at times shocking—a chaotic portrait of a city engulfed in social and political turmoil.
poster
57
16
6.4
/844/
64
/22/
63
/19/
3.2
/594/
30
/2/

Calcutta (1946)
Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.
poster
57
13
5.9
/185/
60
/2/
50
/4/
3.0
/1371/

Mother (2025)
The film follows seven consecutive days at a pivotal moment in Mother Teresa’s life, the period where she decides to leave the Loreto Entally convent in Calcutta and launch her own order.
poster
?
20
/1/

Her Excellency Lady Lytton At The Victoria Memorial (1922)
Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.
poster
?
100
/1/

Arrival of the Earl of Lytton at Calcutta (1922)
Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal.
poster
?
30
/1/

Government House Garden Party (1923)
Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.
poster
?
30
/1/

Car Assembly, Calcutta (1926)
Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.
poster
?
30
/1/

Calcutta, Darjeeling & Bihar (1947)
Rare amateur footage of East India.
poster
?
6.1
/41/
40
/1/

Simanaheen (2013)
Drawing inspiration from the romantic classics of yesteryear, Simanaheen is the tale of an eternal search for love told through two relationships in two different eras.
poster
?
5.1
/38/

Biye Not Out (2014)
Rina and Nikhil have been married for eight years and feel that their marriage has become lifeless. Their situation worsens after their former lovers enter their lives.
poster
?
5.0
/93/
40
/1/
50
/1/

Tobe Tai Hok (2012)
A web of secrets, deceits, games and lies ... and three human beings caught up in a dangerous tangle of love, lust and passion.
poster
?
10
/1/

Portrait of a City (1961)
A documentary portrait of Calcutta
poster
66
?
8.0
/287/
58
/5/
63
/3/
3.7
/356/

Runaway (1958)
Kanchan, all of eight years old, is always up to pranks and mischief in his village home. He finds his father a cruel demon who keeps his mother oppressed and imprisoned. In his dreams, the big city is El Dorado, until he reaches there.
poster
53
?
5.4
/166/
55
/4/
40
/3/
3.2
/317/

Panorama of Calcutta (1899)
One of the earliest films to be shot in India apparently shows the Calcutta ghats - or does it?
poster
58
?
6.9
/278/
52
/7/
55
/4/

Howrah Bridge (1958)
Rakesh lives with his brother, Madan, and his dad in Rangoon. Madan has fallen into bad company and steals the family heirloom, in the shape of a dragon, some cash and runs away to India. Shortly thereafter, his dead body is found under Calcutta's Howrah Bridge. Rakesh travels to Calcutta in order to find out the mystery behind Madan's death, and also try to recover the family heirloom.
poster
?
50
/3/
50
/1/

Picturesque India or, In and About Calcutta (1913)
Botanical gardens in Bombay plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta.
poster
61
?
6.2
/484/
72
/4/
46
/10/

Clive of India (1935)
Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain the favor of the local kings, Robert Clive (1725-1774), a frustrated but talented clerk who works for the East Indian Company and struggles to earn his fortune, makes a bold decision that will change his life forever.
poster
Hoichoi
66
?
5.5
/155/
75
/2/
70
/1/

Jaani Dekha Hobe (2011)
A young musician and a fatso model have the same dream together, and they meet and fall in love at a bookstore. When their relationship starts to fall apart, an out-of-work magician steps in.
poster
?
6.3
/18/

If Not For You (2019)
A tribute film on Bob Dylan, depicting Calcutta's affinity with Dylan through cityscape and interviews of notable Indian musicians who were inspired by him. The film also draws parallels between Dylan's body of work and the Baul tradition of Bengal.
poster
?
8.6
/70/
10
/1/

A Burnt House (1964)
Madhuri cannot bear a child yet her husband Shatadal is fond of children. They decide to part ways but years later when they meet in a railway station they realize their fondness for each other hasn't died.
poster
79
?
7.5
/351/
83
/3/

Chirodini Tumi Je Amar 2 (2014)
An agonizing tale of love and desire, focusing on the difference of power, social values and respect for others among the different classes of the society.
poster
56
?
5.8
/378/
55
/6/
58
/3/
2.9
/368/
56
/6/

The Bengali Night (1988)
Allan is an engineer working in 1930s Calcutta. He is invited to stay with the family of his boss, Narendra Sen which includes his wife, Indira and daughter Gayatri. Gayatri and Allan become romantically involved leading to tragedy.
poster
62
?
6.4
/423/
56
/13/
66
/6/

Bapi Bari Jaa (2012)
The film is about youngsters and the story of the film revolves around a young sheltered man who suddenly discovers life when he comes out on to the streets one day.
poster
Hoichoi
68
?
5.3
/337/
72
/19/
80
/1/

Bolo Dugga Maiki (2017)
Bolo Dugga Maiki is an entertaining movie about Samya who always leads his life as a liar. However, when he meets a gorgeous girl in a train, Uma, his life changes in the blessings of Ma Durga.
poster
?

Troilokya
The story, set in 19th century Calcutta during British rule, sees a female prostitute embark on an unheard-of killing spree.
poster
?

Calcutta Topical No. 2 (1925)
The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.
poster
?

From England to India by Air (1917)
A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.
poster
?

Calcutta Topical No. 1 (1925)
Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.
poster
?

Scenes at his Excellency the Viceroys's Garden Party at Belvedere (1926)
Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.
poster
?

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Calcutta and Delhi (1921)
The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.
poster
?

Annual Inspection of the Bodyguard by His Excellency Lord Lytton (1925)
The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.


mdblist.com © 2020 | Contact | Reddit | Discord | API | Privacy Policy