Sarik Garnikovich Andreasyan (; ) is a
Russian Armenian director,
producer, and
screenwriter
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who has worked on
film
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s and
commercial
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s. He is the founder of
Enjoy Movies. In May 2017, Andreasyan left Enjoy Movies studio to start another studio, Bolshoe Kino (Big Movies in Russian).
His early movies were mostly low-budget
comedies. However, since 2015, Sarik began to move towards science fiction, action and dramas.
Reception
Most of Andreasyan's films were met with negative critical reception in Russian media, according to review aggregators
Kritikanstvo and Megacritic. Notable exceptions are the drama ''Earthquake'' and
anthology film
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duology ''Moms'', that received more positive reviews. Only two movies by Andreasyan were rated by
Rotten Tomatoes
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, both American Heist and Guardians have a "rotten" rating.
His early comedies, such as ''
The Pregnant'' ($8.3M Gross), ''
Moms'' ($7.8M Gross), ''
What Men Do!'' ($11.3M Gross), were commercial hits. Andreasyan's recent high-budget movies, however, are considered
box office bombs, according to various Russian media. This includes ''
American Heist'',
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,
Scandals
In March 2025, during a lecture at Moscow Film College No. 40, Sarik Andreasyan sparked controversy by criticizing auteur cinema and filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (, ; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Russian origin. He is widely considered one of the greatest directors in cinema history. Works by Andrei Tarkovsky, His films e ...
.
Sanctions
In October 2022 Ukraine
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sanctioned Sarik Andreasyan for being involved in Russian propaganda and spreading misinformation relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
Film people from Yerevan
Russian people of Armenian descent
Russian film directors
1984 births