Leonid Gaidai
Director · 29 credits · 18 in highly-rated films
Best known for Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973)
Best Leonid Gaidai movies by genre
Directed movies (24 total, ranked by score)
1Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
1973 · ★ 7.9 (418 votes)
Comedy, Science Fiction
2Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
1965 · ★ 7.5 (522 votes)
Comedy
3Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
1967 · ★ 7.6 (292 votes)
Comedy
4The Diamond Arm
1969 · ★ 7.8 (335 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
512 Chairs
1971 · ★ 7.6 (175 votes)
Comedy, Adventure, Crime
6Bootleggers
1961 · ★ 7.3 (142 votes)
Comedy
7Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross
1961 · ★ 7.7 (80 votes)
Comedy
8Strictly Business
1963 · ★ 7.3 (49 votes)
Comedy
9For the Matches
1980 · ★ 6.2 (38 votes)
Comedy, Adventure, History
10It Can't Be!
1975 · ★ 7.3 (77 votes)
Comedy
11SportLotto - 82
1982 · ★ 6.8 (75 votes)
Comedy, Adventure
12Sovershenno seryozno
1961 · ★ 6.9 (18 votes)
Comedy
13Obsession
1965 · ★ 7.5 (33 votes)
Comedy
14Incognito from St.Petersburg
1978 · ★ 6.0 (17 votes)
Comedy
15Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation
1989 · ★ 5.6 (16 votes)
Comedy, Crime
16Thrice Resurrected
1960 · ★ 5.4 (7 votes)
Drama, Comedy
17Dangerous for Your Life!
1985 · ★ 6.7 (28 votes)
Comedy
18A Weary Road
1956 · ★ 6.0 (6 votes)
Drama, Romance
19There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
1993 · ★ 5.9 (64 votes)
Crime, Comedy, Action
20A Groom from the Right Society
1958 · ★ 6.4 (13 votes)
Comedy
21Darling Friends
1954
Comedy
22Heirloom
1981
Drama
- 23
Bird Market Incident
1988
Drama
- 24
Black Gloves
1973
Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.