Tired of binge watching the same type of programming? All these Greek films are available for streaming. If you missed them the first time we screened them in theaters (or loved them so much you want to see them again), check them out now! Visit JustWatch, type in the title to see where to stream it, grab a beverage of your choice (ouzo, anyone?) and enjoy! Stay inside, stay healthy and, when it’s safe, we’ll see you at the movies!
GLORIA
Written and directed by John Cassavetes
Starring Gena Rowlands, Buck Henry, John Adames, Julie Carmen
A former gangster moll (Gena Rowlands) reluctantly agrees to protect a 6-year-old boy being hunted by the mob in a cat-and-mouse chase across New York City in this gritty crime drama.
Rowlands earned a Best Actress Oscar Nomination and the film won the Golden Lion Award, the highest honor given at the 1980 Venice Film Festival.
Gloria is available on streaming services including Amazon Prime, Apple iTunes, GooglePlay, YouTube, and FandangoNow.
KAZANTZAKIS
Written and directed by Yannis Smaragdis
Starring Odysseas Papaspilioupoulos, Marina Kalogirou, Thodoris Atheridis
This lushly photographed, award-winning dramatization recounts the life of Nikos Kazantzakis, best known for writing Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation of Christ, and widely considered the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century.
Winner, Best of Show; Best Actor (Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos); Best Cinematography; Best Music Score, 2018 WorldFest Houston. In Greek, with English subtitles.
Kazantzakis is available on Amazon Prime.
MARIA BY CALLAS: In Her Own Words
Directed by Tom Volf
Referencing interviews, personal letters, diary entries and unpublished memoirs, this acclaimed documentary tells the life story of legendary Greek American opera singer Maria Callas and reveals the private woman behind the public image. Stunning performance footage captures once and for all what great singing is all about.
Maria By Callas is available on streaming services including Amazon Prime, DIRECTV, and iTunes.
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
Directed by Joel Zwick
Starring Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan
Toula struggles to convince her loving, but proudly Greek family to accept her non-Greek boyfriend as they both come to terms with her heritage and cultural identity in this classic comedy.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding is available on streaming services including Amazon Prime, YouTube, and GooglePlay.
SMUGGLING HENDRIX
Written and directed by Marios Piperides
Starring Adam Bousdoukos, Fatih Al, Vicky Papadopoulou
In this engaging comedy, a Greek Cypriot faces a bureaucratic nightmare when he tries to retrieve his dog from the Turkish occupied sector of the divided city of Nicosia. Desperate, he engages an unlikely band of accomplices, including a Turkish settler, to help him smuggle the dog back. In the words of the Tribeca jury, the film is a “unique, comedic exploration of a complicated absurd political situation told in a clear, personal, compelling way.”
Winner, 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, Best International Narrative Feature. In Greek, with English subtitles.
Smuggling Hendrix is available on Amazon Prime.
SWING AWAY
Directed by Michael Achilles Nickles
Starring Shannon Elizabeth, John O’Hurley, Manos Gavras, Renos Haralambidis
A troubled golfer travels to the island of Rhodes where she reconnects with her Greek roots, mentors a young girl determined to become a golf sensation, and rallies the townspeople to stand up against a greedy real estate developer who has designs not only on the local golf course but the village as well.
Swing Away is available on streaming services including Amazon Prime, YouTube, GooglePlay.
WORLDS APART
Directed by Christopher Papakaliatis
Starring Christopher Papakaliatis, Andrea Osvart, J.K. Simmons, Maria Kavogianni
Three different stories of Greeks falling in love with non-Greeks in a time of social and economic turmoil form the core of this stunning drama. The three narratives unite in an utterly surprising way at the end, revealing how deeply and extensively social crisis can affect private lives.
Worlds Apart is available on streaming services including YouTube, GooglePlay, and Vudu.
Z (1969)
Directed by Costa-Gavras
Starring Yves Montand, Irene Papas
Music by Mikis Theodorakis
Political intrigue drives this Costa-Gavras masterpiece, as a journalist tries to uncover the truth behind the murder of a prominent professor, despite the government’s cover-up efforts. The drama is a fictionalized account of the 1963 killing of Grigoris Lambrakis, who led the forces opposing the placement of US Polaris missiles in Greece.
Winner of 12 major awards, including the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Z is available on Amazon Prime.
