Leonid

The comedy What Men Talk About (2010) is the first installment of the franchise about four friends who are troubled with eternal questions. Having left the capital with difficulties, the four friends are going to the concert of their favorite rock band. They left the wives, children, mistresses, and irritating clients behind. What lies ahead are more than 1,000 km path and talks about the most important things: good deeds, expensive restaurants, childhood dreams, and women of course. The heroes want to find out why men cheat and if a true love exists. The movie is available online.

Comedy

Russia

What Men Talk About

The comedy Election Day 2 (2015) is a sequel to the comedy about election race. The team of Kinda Radio has helped Igor Tsaplin to become a governor once, and now, the desperate PR guys are back in business. Right before the start of the election campaign, the bridge that building was under the supervision of former masseur and criminal collapses. Tsaplin's rating is zero. The heroes must do the impossible and save the reputation of the tired of the politics official who doesn't want to be elected. The movie is available online.

Election Day 2

Something Is Missing in Double or Quits (2021) is a comedy series about creative struggles, existential crisis, and film industry secrets. The director holds a private screening to celebrate the end of filming, but the team is far more interested in drinking, partying, and gossiping about their colleagues’ complicated personal lives. While managers, makeup artists, and actors mix vodka with champagne, the director is tormented by doubts, remembering the hardest parts of production and trying to find a new ending for the movie.

Romance

Double or Quits

Radio Day (2008) is a talk comedy about a day of radio DJs' life. The team of Kinda Radio is puzzled: the rival station stole the idea for the marathon 10 min before the air. Not to make the show on the same topic, the staff is rushing to find a new newsbreak: a small boat with animals onboard is out of fuel in the Sea of Japan. The DJs use their creative minds and turn an ordinal incident into a global problem. The things you do for beloved listeners and rating! The movie is available online.

Radio Day

Wonderland (2016) is an almanac of comedy stories that can only happen on New Year’s Eve. A firefighter from the province, Semyon goes to the capital to take part in the legendary quiz show and answer the main question of life: “Prize or Money?” Sasha, a young police officer, is patrolling the streets for his first time and needs a large sum of money for his wife’s labor. Four strangers can’t get out of a provincial airport. While a fruit vender, an auditor, a showman and a former military man are trying to get to Moscow, a simple village peasant Valera comes into contact with an alien civilization under the influence of moonshine and pickles. The movie is available online.

Sci-fi

Wonderland

Faster than Rabbits (2013) is an absurd comedy. What should you do if the morning after a great party you wake up in an unknown and frightening place instead of your home? While the friends are trying to find an answer, the reality of the event is becoming more doubtful. New frightening people keep showing up, and the level of absurdity is becoming higher. What happened last night? Is it someone’s prank or the world has gone crazy? The members of a famous comedian quartet will try to solve this puzzle having no idea what awaits them at the end. The movie is available online.

Faster than Rabbits

The comedy What Else Men Talk About (2011) is the second installment of the franchise about four friends. Sasha has accidentally quarreled with a beautiful but rowdy female driver, and now her bodyguards are waiting for him in front of his office building. The owner of the ad agency asks Lyosha, Kamil and Slava to help, but they don't know how to deal with the dangerous men. The four guys find themselves locked in the office, but the holiday starts in a few hours. Thinking of an escape plan, the heroes start discussing the eternal topics. New Year's Eve is the best time to sum up the results and talk about life. The movie is available online.

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