#1 of 6 ranked Best-rated Lithuanian movie
2024 Comedy 2h Lithuanian
85 Echo Score
Directed by Ignas Miškinis
About Southern Chronicles Language · Europe
Lithuanian Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
219 Lithuanian-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 84 of them (38%) from the 2010s. Drama leads with 125, then comedy (46) and romance (25). The best-rated is Southern Chronicles (2024) with an Echo Score of 85; the newest release is How to Divorce During the War, out Aug 21, 2026. 53 films have reported box office, $12.2M worldwide in all.
- Lithuanian films on the site
- 219
- ranked by rating
- 6
- worldwide gross of 53 films
- $12.2M
- busiest decade (84 films)
- 2010s
#1 of 6 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest Lithuanian Movies?
The 6 most recent Lithuanian-language releases, newest first: How to Divorce During the War came out on Aug 21, 2026. 1 Lithuanian film has come out in 2026 so far. The full list below has all 219 released Lithuanian films, newest first.
Best-rated
What Are the Best Lithuanian Movies?
With an Echo Score of 85, Southern Chronicles (2024) ranks first of the 6 ranked Lithuanian films, ahead of Drowning Dry (2025) and Slow (2024). 4 of the top 6 are from the 2020s. Ranked by Echo Score; 3 of these 6 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
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3. How to Divorce During the War 76 Metascore (Metascore 76 out of 100 (6 critic reviews))2026 · Drama · 1h 48m
Dir. Andrius Blazevicius No Echo Score: ranked 76/100 on critics & audiences
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5. The Summer of Sangaile 63 Metascore (Metascore 63 out of 100 (8 critic reviews))2015 · Drama, Romance · 1h 28m
Dir. Alanté Kavaïté No Echo Score: ranked 67/100 on critics & audiences
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6. Vanishing Waves 58 Metascore (Metascore 58 out of 100 (6 critic reviews))2013 · Sci-Fi, Thriller · 2h 4m
Dir. Kristina Buozyte No Echo Score: ranked 64/100 on critics & audiences
Genres
What Kinds of Lithuanian Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 57% of Lithuanian films (125); comedy (46) and romance (25) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Lithuanian films lean most towards history: 6% 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 125 · 57%Best-rated: Drowning Dry (2025)
- Comedy 46 · 21%Best-rated: Southern Chronicles (2024)
- Romance 25 · 11%Best-rated: Slow (2024)
- Documentary 21 · 10%
- History 13 · 6%
- Family 11 · 5%
- Thriller 11 · 5%
- Adventure 9 · 4%
- Action 8 · 4%
- Fantasy 7 · 3%
Smaller genres: War (7), Crime (6), Music (6), Sci-Fi (4), Mystery (3), Animation (2), Horror (1), Western (1).
Decade by decade
Lithuanian Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade with 84 films (38%); the earliest Lithuanian film on the site is from 1957. The best-rated of the 2010s and 2020s: The Summer of Sangaile (2015) and Southern Chronicles (2024). No Lithuanian film from before the 2010s is ranked.
- 10 Lithuanian films from the 1960s 1960sNo ranked film
- 6 Lithuanian films from the 1970s 1970sNo ranked film
- 14 Lithuanian films from the 1980s 1980sNo ranked film
- 12 Lithuanian films from the 1990s 1990sNo ranked film
- 14 Lithuanian films from the 2000s 2000sNo ranked film
- 84 Lithuanian films from the 2010s 2010s The Summer of Sangaile 63 Metascore
- 77 Lithuanian films from the 2020s 2020s Southern Chronicles 85 Echo
Box office
Which Lithuanian Movies Earned the Most?
Milijonieriaus palikimas (2023) leads with $1.9M worldwide. The top 5 together took $6M, 49% of the $12.2M earned by the 53 Lithuanian films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all Lithuanian films
- $12.2M
- films with reported box office
- 53
- share of the top 5
- 49%
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1. Milijonieriaus palikimas $1.9M worldwide2023 · Comedy
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2. ReEmigrants 2 $1.2M worldwide2024 · Action
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3. The Generation of Evil $1.1M worldwide2021 · Drama
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4. ReEmigrants $977.7K worldwide2022 · Comedy
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5. And All Their Men $806.5K worldwide2019 · Comedy
People
Who Are the Top Lithuanian Directors and Actors?
Algimantas Puipa, Kristijonas Vildžiūnas, Justinas Krisiūnas and 1 more share the lead with 3 notable Lithuanian films each, ahead of Kęstutis Gudavičius (2) and Ernestas Jankauskas (2). Valentinas Krulikovskis leads the cast lists with 12 Lithuanian films, ahead of Aleksas Kazanavičius (8) and Darius Meškauskas (8). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most Lithuanian films
- Algimantas Puipa 3 filmsBest-rated: The Night Screening (2025)
- Kristijonas Vildžiūnas 3 filmsBest-rated: Back to Your Arms (2010)
- Justinas Krisiūnas 3 filmsBest-rated: A Bet Between Friends (2024)
- Ignas Miškinis 3 filmsBest-rated: Southern Chronicles (2024)
- Kęstutis Gudavičius 2 filmsBest-rated: ReEmigrants 2 (2024)
- Ernestas Jankauskas 2 filmsBest-rated: Sasha Was Here (2018)
Most-cast actors in Lithuanian films
- Valentinas Krulikovskis 12 filmsBest-rated: How to Divorce During the War (2026)
- Aleksas Kazanavičius 8 filmsBest-rated: Owl Mountain (2018)
- Darius Meškauskas 8 filmsBest-rated: Owl Mountain (2018)
- Vaidotas Martinaitis 7 filmsBest-rated: Southern Chronicles (2024)
- Marius Repšys 7 filmsBest-rated: The Generation of Evil (2021)
- Dainius Gavenonis 7 filmsBest-rated: Southern Chronicles (2024)
Explained
Lithuanian Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
6 Lithuanian films have a full plot summary on the site and 4 have the ending explained. The newest are The Saint (2017) and Paradise Road (1997).
Full list
Browse All 219 Lithuanian Movies
Filter all 219 Lithuanian films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 219 released Lithuanian films, newest first.
219 released Lithuanian films
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Five and a Half Love Stories in an Apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania
2023 · 1h 52m
Released Nov 18, 2023
- Drama
- Romance
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Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From Europe
Europe has 56 languages on the site, English aside. Besides Lithuanian, the biggest are French (12,503 films), Spanish (11,829 films) and German (6,511 films).
FAQ
Lithuanian Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 219 Lithuanian films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many Lithuanian movies are there?
219 Lithuanian-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1957 to 2026. 6 are ranked by rating and 53 have reported box office.
Browse all Lithuanian movies What is the best Lithuanian movie?
Southern Chronicles (2024) ranks highest (Echo Score 85), followed by Drowning Dry (2025) and Slow (2024). Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
About Southern Chronicles What is the highest-grossing Lithuanian movie?
Milijonieriaus palikimas (2023), with $1.9M worldwide, ahead of ReEmigrants 2 (2024) at $1.2M.
Lithuanian box office charts Which decade had the most Lithuanian films?
The 2010s, with 84 films (38% of all Lithuanian films on the site). Its best-rated film is The Summer of Sangaile (2015).
Who has directed the most Lithuanian films?
Algimantas Puipa, Kristijonas Vildžiūnas, Justinas Krisiūnas and 1 more share the lead with 3 notable Lithuanian films each, ahead of Kęstutis Gudavičius (2) and Ernestas Jankauskas (2). Algimantas Puipa's best-rated is The Night Screening (2025).
Algimantas Puipa's films What are the newest Lithuanian movies?
How to Divorce During the War (released Aug 21, 2026), Drowning Dry (released Jul 18, 2025) and All In (released Mar 14, 2025).
New Lithuanian releases