Franz Kafka Movies

Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic, the film follows the imprint Franz Kafka left on the world from his birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in...

A young man, recently arrived in New York from Europe, becomes swept up in a series of events that are beyond his knowledge or control.

‘The Great Wall has been completed at its most southerly point.’ So begins Kafka’s short story ‘At the Building of the Great...

During a walk in the woods a man stumbles upon a gate blocked by a guard who refuses to let him through. Gaining entry quickly becomes his obsession...

An Art and a Short Film in which the director records his childhood experiences and memories through the mischievous activities of a boy named...

Adapted from the short story by Franz Kafka, The Judgment is a psychological drama exploring themes of alienation, memory, and the lines between...

Set in a city both past and present, on a deserted street where only the distant sounds of life blow by. The Hunger Artist stands alone, locked in...

Filmmaker Richard Dindo's unique documentary uses historical reenactments and speculative "interviews" of historical figures to paint a fascinating...

Pedro is a young man, carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, but one day, he wakes up feeling different.

An episodic, animated biopic of Kafka, inspired by rumors of his collection of pornography. He writes - masturbates - dies. And within him we...

Two people have a plan and head to a party

An Imperial Message is a 1975 Hungarian experimental film directed by László Najmányi. The 'story' was based on Franz Kafka's...

Short film adaptation of Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis'.

The groom goes to the hairdresser to take the bride but he's been told that she has become a cockroach.

In this adaptation of Franz Kafka's story of the same name, a streamer fasts for 40 days in front of a large online audience. Thousands follow and...

When a man without a family or a home arrives at a mysterious tower in a mysterious land to request to meet ‘The Law’, he is confronted...

A fantasy biography of Franz Kafka, bringing to life the writer's diaries and photographs.