#1 of 5 ranked Best-rated Bulgarian movie
2024 Drama Romance 2h 39m Bulgarian
89 Echo Score $7M worldwide
Directed by Dimitar Dimitrov
About Gundi: Legend of Love Language · Europe
Bulgarian Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
215 Bulgarian-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 65 of them (30%) from the 2010s. Drama leads with 148, then comedy (59) and history (16). The best-rated is Gundi: Legend of Love (2024) with an Echo Score of 89; the newest release is Eraserhead in a Knitted Shopping Bag, out May 18, 2025. 76 films have reported box office, $22.7M worldwide in all.
- Bulgarian films on the site
- 215
- ranked by rating
- 5
- worldwide gross of 76 films
- $22.7M
- busiest decade (65 films)
- 2010s
#1 of 5 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest Bulgarian Movies?
The 6 most recent Bulgarian-language releases, newest first: Eraserhead in a Knitted Shopping Bag came out on May 18, 2025. The full list below has all 213 released Bulgarian films, newest first.
Best-rated
What Are the Best Bulgarian Movies?
With an Echo Score of 89, Gundi: Legend of Love (2024) ranks first of the 5 ranked Bulgarian films, ahead of The Father (2019) and Run (2019). 4 of the top 5 are from the 2010s. Ranked by Echo Score; 2 of these 5 films have none and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. Gundi: Legend of Love 89 Echo (Echo Score 89 out of 100)
2024 · Drama, Romance · 2h 39m
Dir. Dimitar Dimitrov
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3. Run 79 Echo (Echo Score 79 out of 100)2019 · Adventure, Crime · 1h 30m
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4. Glory 83 Metascore (Metascore 83 out of 100 (8 critic reviews))2017 · Drama · 1h 41m
Dir. Kristina Grozeva No Echo Score: ranked 78/100 on critics & audiences
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5. Nina 27 Metascore (Metascore 27 out of 100 (19 critic reviews))2016 · Biography, Drama · 1h 30m
Dir. Cynthia Mort No Echo Score: ranked 44/100 on critics & audiences
Genres
What Kinds of Bulgarian Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 69% of Bulgarian films (148); comedy (59) and history (16) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Bulgarian films lean most towards history: 7% of them, against 3% of all films. Films can have several genres. Each bar opens the full list filtered to that genre, with its best-rated film underneath.
- Drama 148 · 69%Best-rated: Gundi: Legend of Love (2024)
- Comedy 59 · 27%
- History 16 · 7%
- Romance 16 · 7%
- Documentary 13 · 6%
- Family 12 · 6%
- Thriller 11 · 5%
- Adventure 9 · 4%Best-rated: Run (2019)
- Crime 8 · 4%
- War 8 · 4%
Smaller genres: Music (6), Fantasy (5), Mystery (5), Action (3), Animation (3), Horror (3), Sci-Fi (3), Biography (2).
Decade by decade
Bulgarian Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade with 65 films (30%); the earliest Bulgarian film on the site is from 1952. The best-rated of the 2010s and 2020s: The Father (2019) and Gundi: Legend of Love (2024). No Bulgarian film from before the 2010s is ranked.
- 4 Bulgarian films from the 1950s 1950sNo ranked film
- 15 Bulgarian films from the 1960s 1960sNo ranked film
- 30 Bulgarian films from the 1970s 1970sNo ranked film
- 30 Bulgarian films from the 1980s 1980sNo ranked film
- 7 Bulgarian films from the 1990s 1990sNo ranked film
- 11 Bulgarian films from the 2000s 2000sNo ranked film
- 65 Bulgarian films from the 2010s 2010s The Father 86 Echo
- 51 Bulgarian films from the 2020s 2020s Gundi: Legend of Love 89 Echo
Box office
Which Bulgarian Movies Earned the Most?
Gundi: Legend of Love (2024) leads with $7M worldwide. The top 5 together took $12.2M, 54% of the $22.7M earned by the 76 Bulgarian films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all Bulgarian films
- $22.7M
- films with reported box office
- 76
- share of the top 5
- 54%
- 1. Gundi: Legend of Love $7M worldwide
2024 · Drama
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2. Mission London $1.9M worldwide2010 · Comedy
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3. Convinced $1.6M worldwide2021 · Drama
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4. A Dose of Happiness $850.8K worldwide2019 · Drama
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5. Bai Ivan: The Movie $848.8K worldwide2021 · Comedy
People
Who Are the Top Bulgarian Directors and Actors?
Stephan Komandarev and Martin Makariev share the lead with 4 notable Bulgarian films each, ahead of Kristina Grozeva (2) and Petar Valchanov (2). Ivan Barnev leads the cast lists with 10 Bulgarian films, ahead of Julian Vergov (9) and Assen Blatechki (7). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most Bulgarian films
- Stephan Komandarev 4 filmsBest-rated: The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner (2008)
- Martin Makariev 4 filmsBest-rated: Attraction (2018)
- Kristina Grozeva 2 filmsBest-rated: The Father (2019)
- Petar Valchanov 2 filmsBest-rated: The Father (2019)
- Veselin Dimanov 2 filmsBest-rated: Milen (2025)
- Pavel G. Vesnakov 2 filmsBest-rated: Windless (2024)
Most-cast actors in Bulgarian films
- Ivan Barnev 10 filmsBest-rated: The Father (2019)
- Julian Vergov 9 filmsBest-rated: Gundi: Legend of Love (2024)
- Assen Blatechki 7 filmsBest-rated: A Dose of Happiness (2019)
- Stefan Denolyubov 7 filmsBest-rated: Class ‘90 (2025)
- Malin Krastev 6 filmsBest-rated: Mission London (2010)
- Gerasim Georgiev 6 filmsBest-rated: Directions (2017)
Explained
Bulgarian Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
20 Bulgarian films have a full plot summary on the site and 1 has the ending explained. The newest are The Good Driver (2022) and Irina (2018).
Full list
Browse All 215 Bulgarian Movies
Filter all 215 Bulgarian films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 213 released Bulgarian films, newest first.
213 released Bulgarian films
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Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From Europe
Europe has 56 languages on the site, English aside. Besides Bulgarian, the biggest are French (12,503 films), Spanish (11,829 films) and German (6,511 films).
FAQ
Bulgarian Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 215 Bulgarian films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many Bulgarian movies are there?
215 Bulgarian-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1952 to 2025. 5 are ranked by rating and 76 have reported box office.
Browse all Bulgarian movies What is the best Bulgarian movie?
Gundi: Legend of Love (2024) ranks highest (Echo Score 89), followed by The Father (2019) and Run (2019). Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
About Gundi: Legend of Love What is the highest-grossing Bulgarian movie?
Gundi: Legend of Love (2024), with $7M worldwide, ahead of Mission London (2010) at $1.9M.
Bulgarian box office charts Which decade had the most Bulgarian films?
The 2010s, with 65 films (30% of all Bulgarian films on the site). Its best-rated film is The Father (2019).
Who has directed the most Bulgarian films?
Stephan Komandarev and Martin Makariev share the lead with 4 notable Bulgarian films each, ahead of Kristina Grozeva (2) and Petar Valchanov (2). Stephan Komandarev's best-rated is The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner (2008).
Stephan Komandarev's films What are the newest Bulgarian movies?
Eraserhead in a Knitted Shopping Bag (released May 18, 2025), What Stays After (released May 13, 2025) and The cruel way (released Apr 18, 2025).
New Bulgarian releases