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10 famous stories set in Budapest

Live snapshot of the top 10 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-04). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.

Browse 27 books, 40 movies and 2 games set in Budapest.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Fox Searchlight Pictures-Scott Rudin Productions-Studio Babelsberg-Indian Paintbrush-TSG Entertainment-American Empirical Pictures
movie

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of…

Setting: Budapest, Hungary; Karlovy Vary, Czech RepublicTime Period: 1930s
The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
movie

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.

Setting: Budapest, HungaryTime Period: 1930s
Spy

Spy

Chernin Entertainment-Feigco Entertainment-TSG Entertainment
movie

A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer and prevent diabolical global disaster.

Setting: Paris, France; Rome, Italy; Budapest, HungaryTime Period: 2015
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Saturn Films-Burr! Productions
movie

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative…

Setting: Budapest, Hungary; MexicoTime Period: 2022
Gemini Man

Gemini Man

Skydance-Jerry Bruckheimer Films-Alibaba Pictures Group-Fosun Pictures-Paramount-Gobierno de Colombia-Hungarian National Film Fund
movie

Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict…

Setting: Budapest, Hungary; Colombia; USA; BelgiumTime Period: Contemporary
On Body and Soul

On Body and Soul

Inforg-M&M Film
movie

Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled incredulous a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange coincidence they try to recreate in broad…

Setting: Budapest, HungaryTime Period: 2017
Dracula

Dracula

by Bram Stoker, Nina Auerbach (Editor), David J. Skal (Editor)
book

You can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here and here.A rich selection of background and source materials is provided in three areas: Contexts includes probable inspirations for Dracula in the earlier…

Setting: ['Transylvania (Romania)', 'Budapest (Hungary)', 'Whitby, Yorkshire, England', 'London, England']Time Period: 1890s
Kontroll

Kontroll

Café Film-Bonfire
movie

A tale about a strange young man Bulcsú and the fellow ticket inspectors on his team who work aboard the subterranean Budapest Metro. A tale about racing along the tracks and about a mysterious serial killer. And a tale…

Setting: Budapest, HungaryTime Period: 2000s
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86

Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86

Mafilm-Queen Films
movie

On 27th July 1986 British stadium rock band Queen broke new ground by playing for the first time in Hungary a country which was still under a communist dictatorship behind the Iron Curtain.

Setting: Budapest, HungaryTime Period: 1986
Gloomy Sunday

Gloomy Sunday

Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion-Dom Film GmbH
movie

Budapest in the thirties. The restaurant owner Laszlo hires the pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires András to his only composition. His song of…

Setting: Budapest, HungaryTime Period: 1930s

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