Portrait of Aleksei Balabanov

Directing

Aleksei Balabanov

Career

Active from 1987 to 2012, busiest in 1989 and 2002 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Brother
Brother
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Aleksei Balabanov Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Russian Cinema 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Moral Decay 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Violence 2
  • Brotherhood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 68
Me Too
Me Too (2012)
GoodWatch score 55

as Director

The Stoker
The Stoker (2010)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Writer

2000s

7 titles · average score 70
Morphine
Morphine (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Cargo 200
Cargo 200 (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Writer

It Doesn't Hurt Me
It Doesn't Hurt Me (2006)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Director

Dead Man's Bluff
Dead Man's Bluff (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Director

War
War (2002)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Writer

River
River (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

Brother 2
Brother 2 (2000)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

1990s

8 titles · average score 68
Of Freaks and Men
Of Freaks and Men (1998)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Writer

Brother
Brother (1997)
GoodWatch score 89

Director, Writer

The Arrival of a Train
The Arrival of a Train (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

Secrets Shared with a Stranger
Secrets Shared with a Stranger (1996)

Producer

Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography (1996)

Producer

Trofim
Trofim (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

as сотрудник кинопроекта «Вокзалы Санкт-Петербурга»

The Castle
The Castle (1994)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

Happy Days
Happy Days (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

1980s

4 titles
Nastya and Egor
Nastya and Egor (1989)

Director, Screenplay

About air flying in Russia
About air flying in Russia (1989)

Director

One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1988)

Screenplay, Director

It was a different time
It was a different time (1987)

Screenplay, Director