Sarik Andreasyan
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Sarik Andreasyan | |
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.jpg) Sarik Andreasyan in March 2012 | |
| Born | Sarik Garnikovich Andreasyan |
| Occupations | Film director, film producer, screenwriter |
Sarik Garnikovich Andreasyan (Russian: Сарик Гарникович Андреасян; Armenian: Սարիկ Գառնիկի Անդրեասյան) is a Russian Armenian director, producer, and screenwriter who has worked on films and commercials.[1][unreliable source] 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.
Scandals
Most of Andreasyan's films were met with negative critical reception in Russian media, according to review aggregators Kritikanstvo[2][3][4][5][6][7] and Megacritic.[8] Notable exceptions are the drama Earthquake[9] and anthology film duology Moms,[10] that received more positive reviews. Only two movies by Andreasyan were rated by Rotten Tomatoes, both American Heist[11] and Guardians[12] have a "rotten" rating.
His early comedies, such as The Pregnant ($8.3M Gross),[13] Moms ($7.8M Gross),[14] What Men Do! ($11.3M Gross),[15] were commercial hits. Andreasyan's recent high-budget movies, however, are considered box office bombs, according to various Russian media. This includes American Heist,[16][17][18][19] Mafia: The Game of Survival,[20][21] and Guardians.[22][23][24]
Andreasyan's disaster drama film Earthquake was selected as the Armenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards,[25][26] but was disqualified by the Academy.[27][28]
In March 2025, during a lecture at Moscow Film College No. 40, Sarik Andreasyan sparked controversy by criticizing auteur cinema and filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky.[29]
Sanctions
In October 2022 Ukraine sanctioned Sarik Andreasyan for being involved in Russian propaganda and spreading misinformation relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[30][31]
