#1 of 66 ranked Best-rated Hebrew movie
Waitress - The Musical: Cameri
2023 Music Comedy Drama 2h 30m Hebrew
87 Echo Score
Directed by Ido Rosenberg
About Waitress - The Musical: Cameri Language · Middle East & North Africa
Hebrew Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
642 Hebrew-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 233 of them (36%) from the 2010s. Drama leads with 396, then comedy (184) and documentary (86). The best-rated is Waitress - The Musical: Cameri (2023) with an Echo Score of 87; the newest release is Come Closer, out Dec 5, 2025. 95 films have reported box office, $107M worldwide in all.
- Hebrew films on the site
- 642
- ranked by rating
- 66
- worldwide gross of 95 films
- $107M
- busiest decade (233 films)
- 2010s
#1 of 66 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest Hebrew Movies?
The 12 most recent Hebrew-language releases, newest first: Come Closer came out on Dec 5, 2025.
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Dec 5, 2025 Come Closer 2025 · Drama -
May 22, 2025 Yes 2025 · Drama -
May 9, 2025 Ada: My Mother the Architect 2025 · Documentary -
Jan 16, 2025 I Hate My Friends 2025 · Comedy -
Jan 6, 2025 Kafka’s Last Trial 2025 · Documentary -
Jan 5, 2025 Life Without Credit 2025 · Drama -
Dec 5, 2024 The Property 2024 · Comedy -
Nov 26, 2024 The Binding 2024 · Drama -
Nov 22, 2024 Cabaret Total 2024 · Drama -
Nov 17, 2024 Pink Lady 2024 · Drama -
Sep 18, 2024 The Ring 2024 · Drama -
Sep 6, 2024 Of Dogs and Men 2024 · Drama
Best-rated
What Are the Best Hebrew Movies?
With an Echo Score of 87, Waitress - The Musical: Cameri (2023) ranks first of the 66 ranked Hebrew films, ahead of Waltz with Bashir (2008) and Almost Famous (2000). 4 of the top 10 are from the 2020s. Ranked by Echo Score; 5 of these 10 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. Waitress - The Musical: Cameri 87 Echo (Echo Score 87 out of 100)
2023 · Music, Comedy · 2h 30m
Dir. Ido Rosenberg
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2. Waltz with Bashir 91 Metascore (Metascore 91 out of 100 (33 critic reviews))2008 · Biography, Drama · 1h 30m
No Echo Score: ranked 85/100 on critics & audiences
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3. Almost Famous 90 Metascore (Metascore 90 out of 100 (38 critic reviews))2000 · Drama, Music · 2h 2m
No Echo Score: ranked 84/100 on critics & audiences
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5. Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem 90 Metascore (Metascore 90 out of 100 (20 critic reviews))2015 · Drama · 1h 55m
Dir. Ronit Elkabetz No Echo Score: ranked 82/100 on critics & audiences
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9. The Flat 83 Metascore (Metascore 83 out of 100 (14 critic reviews))2012 · Documentary · 1h 37m
Dir. Arnon Goldfinger No Echo Score: ranked 79/100 on critics & audiences
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9. The Gatekeepers 91 Metascore (Metascore 91 out of 100 (27 critic reviews))2013 · Documentary · 1h 41m
Dir. Dror Moreh No Echo Score: ranked 79/100 on critics & audiences
Genres
What Kinds of Hebrew Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 62% of Hebrew films (396); comedy (184) and documentary (86) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Hebrew films lean most towards drama: 62% of them, against 41% 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 396 · 62%Best-rated: Almost Famous (2000)
- Comedy 184 · 29%Best-rated: One Week and a Day (2017)
- Documentary 86 · 13%Best-rated: Advocate (2020)
- Romance 73 · 11%Best-rated: Yossi (2013)
- Family 32 · 5%Best-rated: Six Million and One (2012)
- Crime 31 · 5%Best-rated: Like Me (2018)
- Thriller 31 · 5%Best-rated: The Vanishing (2019)
- Music 29 · 5%Best-rated: Waitress - The Musical: Cameri (2023)
- Adventure 21 · 3%
- War 18 · 3%Best-rated: Lebanon (2010)
Smaller genres: Fantasy (17), History (14), Action (13), Animation (13), Horror (11), Sci-Fi (11), Mystery (7), Biography (2), Sport (1).
Decade by decade
Hebrew Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade with 233 films (36%); the earliest Hebrew film on the site is from 1955. The best-rated of the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s: Waltz with Bashir (2008), Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2015) and Waitress - The Musical: Cameri (2023). No Hebrew film from before the 1990s is ranked.
- 14 Hebrew films from the 1960s 1960sNo ranked film
- 33 Hebrew films from the 1970s 1970sNo ranked film
- 42 Hebrew films from the 1980s 1980sNo ranked film
- 45 Hebrew films from the 1990s 1990s
Fire Birds 31 Metascore - 89 Hebrew films from the 2000s 2000s Waltz with Bashir 91 Metascore
- 233 Hebrew films from the 2010s 2010s Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem 90 Metascore
- 177 Hebrew films from the 2020s 2020s Waitress - The Musical: Cameri 87 Echo
Box office
Which Hebrew Movies Earned the Most?
Almost Famous (2000) leads with $47.4M worldwide. The top 5 together took $79.1M, 74% of the $107M earned by the 95 Hebrew films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all Hebrew films
- $107M
- films with reported box office
- 95
- share of the top 5
- 74%
- 1. Almost Famous $47.4M worldwide
2000 · Drama
- 2. Fire Birds $14.8M worldwide
1990 · Action
- 3. Waltz with Bashir $11.2M worldwide
2008 · Biography
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4. Fill the Void $3.2M worldwide2013 · Drama
- 5. The Gatekeepers $2.6M worldwide
2013 · Documentary
People
Who Are the Top Hebrew Directors and Actors?
Joseph Cedar, Amos Gitai and Nadav Lapid share the lead with 4 notable Hebrew films each, ahead of Eytan Fox (3) and Avi Nesher (3). Dana Ivgy leads the cast lists with 8 Hebrew films, ahead of Lior Ashkenazi (6) and Tzahi Grad (5). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most Hebrew films
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Joseph Cedar 4 filmsBest-rated: Footnote (2012) -
Amos Gitai 4 filmsBest-rated: Kippur (2000) -
Nadav Lapid 4 filmsBest-rated: Policeman (2014) -
Eytan Fox 3 filmsBest-rated: Yossi (2013) -
Avi Nesher 3 filmsBest-rated: The Other Story (2019) -
Rama Burshtein 2 filmsBest-rated: Fill the Void (2013)
Most-cast actors in Hebrew films
- Dana Ivgy 8 filmsBest-rated: Cinema Sabaya (2023)
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Lior Ashkenazi 6 filmsBest-rated: Foxtrot (2017) - Tzahi Grad 5 filmsBest-rated: June Zero (2024)
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Sasson Gabai 5 filmsBest-rated: The Other Story (2019) - Ohad Knoller 4 filmsBest-rated: Yossi (2013)
- Liron Levo 4 filmsBest-rated: Kippur (2000)
Awards
Which Hebrew Films Have Won the Most Awards?
Almost Famous (2000) leads with 4 wins from 16 nominations, ahead of Waltz with Bashir (2008) with 3 wins from 8 nominations. 2 Hebrew films were nominated for the Oscar for Best International Feature (Best Foreign Language Film until 2019); none has won. Counted like the awards pages: one film in one category is one nomination.
| Film | Wins | Noms.Nominations | Won at |
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| Almost Famous 2000 · Drama | 4 | 16 | BAFTA Critics' Choice Oscars |
| Waltz with Bashir 2008 · Biography | 3 | 8 | Critics' Choice DGA Awards Golden Globes |
 Footnote 2012 · Drama | – | 2 | Nominated only |
| Fill the Void 2013 · Drama | – | 2 | Nominated only |
| Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem 2015 · Drama | – | 1 | Nominated only |
| The Gatekeepers 2013 · Documentary | – | 1 | Nominated only |
 5 Broken Cameras 2012 · Documentary | – | 1 | Nominated only |
Hebrew Films Nominated for Best International Feature
2 nominations for Hebrew films (Best Foreign Language Film until 2019).
- 2012 Footnote Nominated
- 2009 Waltz with Bashir Nominated
Explained
Hebrew Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
89 Hebrew films have a full plot summary on the site and 1 has the ending explained. The newest are Tantura (2022) and The Swimmer (2022); Foxtrot (2017) and Lebanon (2010) are among the best-rated after the top 10.
Full list
Browse All 642 Hebrew Movies
Filter all 642 Hebrew films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 66 ranked Hebrew films, best-rated first.
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Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From the Middle East & North Africa
Middle East & North Africa has 6 languages on the site. Besides Hebrew, the biggest are Arabic (3,085 films), Turkish (2,721 films) and Persian (1,507 films); the largest languages elsewhere follow.
FAQ
Hebrew Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 642 Hebrew films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many Hebrew movies are there?
642 Hebrew-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1955 to 2025. 66 are ranked by rating and 95 have reported box office.
Browse all Hebrew movies What is the best Hebrew movie?
Waitress - The Musical: Cameri (2023) ranks highest (Echo Score 87), followed by Waltz with Bashir (2008) and Almost Famous (2000). Ranked by Echo Score; 2 of these 3 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
About Waitress - The Musical: Cameri What is the highest-grossing Hebrew movie?
Almost Famous (2000), with $47.4M worldwide, ahead of Fire Birds (1990) at $14.8M.
Hebrew box office charts Which decade had the most Hebrew films?
The 2010s, with 233 films (36% of all Hebrew films on the site). Its best-rated film is Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2015).
Who has directed the most Hebrew films?
Joseph Cedar, Amos Gitai and Nadav Lapid share the lead with 4 notable Hebrew films each, ahead of Eytan Fox (3) and Avi Nesher (3). Joseph Cedar's best-rated is Footnote (2012).
Joseph Cedar's films What are the newest Hebrew movies?
Come Closer (released Dec 5, 2025), Yes (released May 22, 2025) and Ada: My Mother the Architect (released May 9, 2025).
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