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Come and See (1985)

0.2031Canon Score · ranked #103 all time

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About the film

The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.

Why it ranks #103

Every list on which Come and See appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Letterboxd Top 500 (2026-07 snapshot)Editorial list#4 / 500
Sight & Sound Directors' 100 (2022)Major international poll#45 / 104
Empire 500 Greatest (2008)Editorial list#60 / 500
Time Out 100 Best (2026 ed.)Critics' canon#68 / 99
Sight & Sound Critics' 250 (2022)Major international poll#104 / 264
Halliwell's Top 1000 (2005)Critics' canon#241 / 1041
Ebert Great Movies (I–IV)Critics' canonSelected
1001 Movies (2003-2024 union)Critics' canonSelected