Josef Abrhám Movies

Waiter, Scarper!

82/100

A comedy concerning a down on his luck bookshop owner with a penchant for women who decides to make some money by pretending to be a waiter and collecting cash from unsuspecting diners.

K.u.K. Deserteure

73/100

Set in military barracks in a small town during World War I. The soldiers herded in the barracks are 'politically suspect' mix of characters from all over of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: ... See full summary »

Happy End

80/100

A dark comedy about a murder and its consequences presented in a backwards manner, where death is actually a rebirth. The film starts with an "execution" of the main protagonist and goes ... See full summary »

Beauty in Trouble

69/100

A flood in Prague has damaged Marcela and Jarda's home. He behaves boorishly over their son's asthma so she threatens divorce and takes the kids to her mom's, a possessive woman whose ... See full summary »

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

80/100

Czech comedy film about the fictional national hero Jára Cimrman (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminologist, poet, writer and philosopher).

Morgiana

74/100

Klara and Viktoria are sisters. Their father dies, leaving most of his property to Klara. When Klara becomes involved with a man that her sister loves, Viktoria begins to plot her murder.

Ball Lightning

79/100

In the flat of the retired opera singer Bílek there is a meeting of people wishing to exchange their flats...

All My Loved Ones

73/100

Told from the perspective of man reflecting on his childhood in Prague in the early years of World War 2 and the eventual destruction of his family as the Nazis rise to power.

Sakalí léta

67/100

A period musical comedy set in a quiet Prague quarter at the end of the fifties. Using the western plot device of the "man from nowhere" a generation gap story unfolds of changing social ... See full summary »

Konec starych casu

72/100

Czechoslovakia 1918. The newly formed National Assembly has made Stoklasa the administrator of the Kratochvile Castle...

The Hit

70/100

Leaving

60/100

An absurdist look at the life of an ex-politician.

322

71/100

A psychological drama of the illness of an individual and the illness of the society.

Svatební cesta do Jiljí

79/100

Krik

69/100

TV mechanic Slávek (Josef Abrhám) takes his wife Ivana (Eva Límanová) to the maternity hospital...

Ein Mädchen zum Erschlagen

64/100

In a white jeep the waitress Gita from the hotel Bobí vrch reproaches to the driver who has not left his wife yet. She gives him an ultimatum: if he does not do all according to her wish, ... See full summary »

The Beggar's Opera

70/100

Screen version of the play written in 1728 of the same name, portrays the underworld of Mafia-like gangsters and the rivalry and animosity between the various different gangs.

Halt, or I'll Miss!

53/100

A period war comedy which signs on to the tradition of successful French crazy comedies. The protagonists, a train engineer (Josef Abrhám) and stoker (Radek Holub), find it necessary to ... See full summary »

Little Baby Jesus

47/100

Charming 60-something José (Josef Abrhám) returns to Prague after 30 years living in Mexico, though he was convinced that he would never see his hometown again. He was persuaded by his ... See full summary »

Skalpel, prosím

77/100

Pension pro svobodné pány

73/100

Visits by women are strictly prohibited in Ms Mossie's English pension for bachelors. Nevertheless,...

Nikolaus geht durch die Stadt

77/100

During the evening when St. Nicholas arrives to hand out gifts to good children, when human hearts and souls are yielding to the good deeds of the Christmas season, events in the lives of ... See full summary »

Andelské oci

57/100

This comedy is based on stories by the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal. It takes place in summer of 1947...

Clovek proti zkáze

76/100

Kouzla králu

53/100

This is the story of two kingdoms. The king of the first empire is called Vladan. He is regarded as evil and vindictive. His many wars have brought pain and misery to the country. Life in ... See full summary »