The best Russian films about the 90s

Each time has its advantages and disadvantages. So the 90s of the twentieth century passed for each person in different ways. Wonderful films about life in the 90s allow you to remember and see all the life subtleties of that time and to understand whether the life of that era has a difference from life in our days.

"Brother"

• Release Year: 1997
• Country Russia
• Cast: Yuri Kuznetsov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Maria Zhukova, Svetlana Pismichenko, Vyacheslav Butusov, Sergey Murzin, Igor Shibanov, Irina Rakshina, Andrey Fedortsov, Sergey Astakhov, Anatoly Zhuravlev, Sergey Bodrov ml.

“Brother” is a wonderful film about life in the 90s of the last century in Russia. The main character, Danila Bagrov, was demobilized from the army and, after a long search for work in his hometown, decides to go to his older brother in St. Petersburg. When Danila met with his brother, it turns out that he is a hired killer and that he has problems with the criminal world. The younger brother decides to help his older brother, and becomes involved in a criminal showdown.

"Brother 2"

• Release Year: 2000
• Country Russia
• Cast: Sergey Makovetsky, Sergey Bodrov, Irina Saltykova, Viktor Sukhorukov

“Brother 2” is one of the best films about the 90s of the twentieth century. The film, which is another criminal story about Danil. This time, Danila is in America to avenge a deceased friend and restore justice. He is helped by an older brother. Will the Bagrov brothers succeed in restoring justice and getting out of all the troubles alive, as well as safely returning to their homeland?

The Promised Heaven

• Release year: 1991
• Country: USSR
• Cast: Leah Akhidzhakova, Oleg Basilashvili, Nina Ruslanova, Leonid Bronevoy, Natalya Gundareva, Olga Volkova, Svetlana Nemolyaeva, Alexander Pankratov-Cherny, Vyacheslav Nevinniy

“Promised Heaven” is a tragicomedy film about the life of people of the 90s of the 20th century. Many could not fit into the life rhythm of the turning point and were literally in a city dump. The film shows the lives of such people, their fate, life's joys and sorrows. Residents of the landfill selflessly defend their lives and what is left from them. The film will make many smile through tears.

Boomer

• Release year: 2003
• Country Russia
• Cast: Andrey Merzlikin, Vladimir Vdovichenko, Sergey Gorobchenko, Anastasia Sapozhntkova, Evgeny Krainov, Yana Nikolaeva, Alexei Zaitsev, Lyudmila Polyakova, Vasily Sedykh, Maxim Konovalov

"Boomer" is a criminal drama in which events unfold in the late 90s of the last century, when laws did not apply on the streets, crime and gang warfare reigned everywhere. The heroes of the film are four friends who fall into an unpleasant story. They have to urgently break down in a black BMW car. Friends will often find themselves in difficult situations, risking their lives and not only their own. But the film, which tells about the criminal life, is worthy and interesting. The finale is dramatic and causes pity, but we must remember that everyone chooses his own life path.

"Sisters"

• Release year: 2001
• Country Russia
• Cast: Tatyana Tkach, Roman Ageev, Dmitry Orlov, Ekaterina Gorina, Alexander Bashirov, Kirill Pirogov, Oksana Akinshina, Sergey Bodrov, Tatyana Kolganova, Andrey Krasko

"Sisters" is one of the best films about the life of the 90s. The main characters are two sisters, teenagers. Two soul mates, between whom there is no understanding and love. The cruel time of the 90s draws their father into a criminal showdown, he has to hide his daughters in a secluded place. But time passes, and the girls understand that they need to run in order to survive. Having escaped, the sisters fall into a cruel and nightmare world, which until that moment they did not know.The heroines understand that in order to be saved in any difficult situation, they must remember that they are kindred and loving souls.

Down House

• Release year: 2001
• Country Russia
• Cast: Fedor Bondarchuk, Stanislav Duzhnikov, Ivan Okhlobystin, Alexey Panin, Artemy Troitsky, Elena Kotelnikova, Mikhail Vladimirov, Ivan Agapov, Andrey Vasilyev

“Down House” is a comedy film whose plot unfolds in the 90s of the late twentieth century. The main character is a programmer who returned to his homeland from Switzerland, where he was treated in a psychiatric clinic. On the bus, he meets a talkative man suffering from love and longing for a certain stranger. Our hero in absentia also falls in love with her. What came of this? Will the main character find his love?

"Children of the 90s"

• Release year: 2015
• Country Russia
• Cast: Vadim Leontyev, Maxim Yusupov, Sergey Stepanov, Mikhail Nosko, Nikita Yudaev

“Children of the 90s” is an interesting crime drama film. The history of the film begins in 1988, when the characters were very young. In those days, they become witnesses of a crime where they save a person’s life. More than ten years have passed. The guys grew up a long time ago, and that old story has already been forgotten. But friends were embroiled in a dangerous game in which they were drawn by a man whom they had once saved. Why did he do this, and can young people get out of this situation?

"Close Enemy"

• Release Year: 2010
• Country Russia
• Cast: Roman Kostomarov, Sergey Grekov, Nikolai Dobrynin, Nina Podolskaya, Dmitry. Dyuzhev, Ramil Sabitov, Alexander Golovin, Egor Pazenko

“Close Enemy” is a criminal drama set in the nineties of the twentieth century. The adjusted life of a young and beautiful girl, the daughter of a thieves' authority, suddenly changes dramatically. The girl’s young husband is being killed by some street scumbags. What to do and how to live on? The heroine decides to find the killers and take revenge.

"Oligarch"

• Release Year: 2002
• Country Russia
• Cast: Alexander Baluev, Andrey Krasko, Vladimir Mashkov, Marat Basharov, Vladimir Golovin, Vladimir Kashpur, Vladimir Steklov, Maria Mironova, Sergey Yushkevich, Mikhail Wasserbaum

“Oligarch” is a drama with elements of crime about the times of perestroika and the formation of a new state. A young and energetic junior researcher discovers huge prospects for making big money. But where there is a lot of money, there is crime, especially in the turbulent 90s of the last century.

Cinema about the 90s is not only crime, banditry and mafia showdowns. These are also films about human destinies, relationships and feelings. When we watch such a movie, we involuntarily empathize with the heroes, even if they are bandits. The nineties is a turbulent time and everyone survived as best he could. This selection of films will help you plunge into those distant and at the same time very recent times of the 90s of the last century.