#1 of 7 ranked Best-rated Macedonian movie
2025 Documentary 1h 20m Macedonian
92 Echo Score
Directed by Tamara Kotevska
About The Tale of Silyan Language · Europe
Macedonian Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
87 Macedonian-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 27 of them (31%) from the 2010s. Drama leads with 66, then comedy (20) and war (11). The best-rated is The Tale of Silyan (2025) with an Echo Score of 92; the newest release is The Tale of Silyan, out Nov 28, 2025. 17 films have reported box office, $3.3M worldwide in all.
- Macedonian films on the site
- 87
- ranked by rating
- 7
- worldwide gross of 17 films
- $3.3M
- busiest decade (27 films)
- 2010s
#1 of 7 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest Macedonian Movies?
The 6 most recent Macedonian-language releases, newest first: The Tale of Silyan came out on Nov 28, 2025. The full list below has all 87 released Macedonian films, newest first.
Best-rated
What Are the Best Macedonian Movies?
With an Echo Score of 92, The Tale of Silyan (2025) ranks first of the 7 ranked Macedonian films, ahead of DJ Ahmet (2025) and You Won't Be Alone (2022). 5 of the top 7 are from the 2020s. Ranked by Echo Score; 2 of these 7 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. The Tale of Silyan 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)
2025 · Documentary · 1h 20m
Dir. Tamara Kotevska
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2. DJ Ahmet 87 Echo (Echo Score 87 out of 100)2025 · Music, Comedy · 1h 37m
Dir. Georgi M. Unkovski
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3. You Won't Be Alone 83 Echo (Echo Score 83 out of 100)2022 · Drama, Horror · 1h 48m
Dir. Goran Stolevski
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3. Housekeeping for Beginners 83 Echo (Echo Score 83 out of 100)2024 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 47m
Dir. Goran Stolevski
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5. The Great Water 62 Metascore (Metascore 62 out of 100)2005 · Drama, War · 1h 33m
Dir. Ivo Trajkov No Echo Score: ranked 62/100 on critics & audiences
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6. God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija 60 Echo (Echo Score 60 out of 100)2021 · Drama · 1h 40m
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7. Shadows 49 Metascore (Metascore 49 out of 100 (5 critic reviews))2009 · Drama, Mystery · 2h 10m
Dir. Milcho Manchevski No Echo Score: ranked 49/100 on critics & audiences
Genres
What Kinds of Macedonian Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 76% of Macedonian films (66); comedy (20) and war (11) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Macedonian films lean most towards war: 13% of them, against 2% 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 66 · 76%Best-rated: You Won't Be Alone (2022)
- Comedy 20 · 23%Best-rated: Housekeeping for Beginners (2024)
- War 11 · 13%Best-rated: The Great Water (2005)
- Thriller 8 · 9%
- Crime 7 · 8%
- Documentary 7 · 8%Best-rated: The Tale of Silyan (2025)
- Adventure 6 · 7%
- History 6 · 7%
- Romance 6 · 7%
- Action 5 · 6%
Smaller genres: Horror (4), Sci-Fi (4), Family (3), Animation (2), Fantasy (2), Music (2), Mystery (2).
Decade by decade
Macedonian Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade with 27 films (31%); the earliest Macedonian film on the site is from 1952. The best-rated of the 2000s and 2020s: The Great Water (2005) and The Tale of Silyan (2025). No Macedonian film from before the 2000s is ranked.
- 4 Macedonian films from the 1950s 1950sNo ranked film
- 4 Macedonian films from the 1960s 1960sNo ranked film
- 6 Macedonian films from the 1970s 1970sNo ranked film
- 4 Macedonian films from the 1980s 1980sNo ranked film
- 7 Macedonian films from the 1990s 1990sNo ranked film
- 9 Macedonian films from the 2000s 2000s The Great Water 62 Metascore
- 27 Macedonian films from the 2010s 2010sNo ranked film
- 26 Macedonian films from the 2020s 2020s The Tale of Silyan 92 Echo
Box office
Which Macedonian Movies Earned the Most?
Mirage (2004) leads with $913.8K worldwide. The top 5 together took $3M, 92% of the $3.3M earned by the 17 Macedonian films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all Macedonian films
- $3.3M
- films with reported box office
- 17
- share of the top 5
- 92%
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1. Mirage $913.8K worldwide2004 · Drama
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2. Before the Rain $763.8K worldwide1994 · Drama
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3. Amok $652.7K worldwide2016 · Crime
- 4. You Won't Be Alone $335.5K worldwide
2022 · Drama
- 5. Housekeeping for Beginners $330.1K worldwide
2024 · Comedy
People
Who Are the Top Macedonian Directors and Actors?
Teona Strugar Mitevska has directed the most notable Macedonian films (3), ahead of Goran Stolevski (2) and Milcho Manchevski (2). Toni Mihajlovski leads the cast lists with 6 Macedonian films, ahead of Verica Nedeska (5) and Saško Kocev (5). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most Macedonian films
- Teona Strugar Mitevska 3 filmsBest-rated: God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija (2021)
- Goran Stolevski 2 filmsBest-rated: You Won't Be Alone (2022)
- Milcho Manchevski 2 filmsBest-rated: Shadows (2009)
- Vardan Tozija 2 filmsBest-rated: Amok (2016)
- Svetozar Ristovski 2 filmsBest-rated: Mirage (2004)
- Tamara Kotevska 2 filmsBest-rated: The Tale of Silyan (2025)
Most-cast actors in Macedonian films
- Toni Mihajlovski 6 filmsBest-rated: M (2023)
- Verica Nedeska 5 filmsBest-rated: You Won't Be Alone (2022)
- Saško Kocev 5 filmsBest-rated: This Is Not an American Movie (2011)
- Nikola Ristanovski 4 filmsBest-rated: You Won't Be Alone (2022)
- Vlado Jovanovski 4 filmsBest-rated: Mirage (2004)
- Labina Mitevska 4 filmsBest-rated: God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija (2021)
Full list
Browse All 87 Macedonian Movies
Filter all 87 Macedonian films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 87 released Macedonian films, newest first.
87 released Macedonian films
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Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From Europe
Europe has 56 languages on the site, English aside. Besides Macedonian, the biggest are French (12,503 films), Spanish (11,829 films) and German (6,511 films).
FAQ
Macedonian Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 87 Macedonian films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many Macedonian movies are there?
87 Macedonian-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1952 to 2025. 7 are ranked by rating and 17 have reported box office.
Browse all Macedonian movies What is the best Macedonian movie?
The Tale of Silyan (2025) ranks highest (Echo Score 92), followed by DJ Ahmet (2025) and You Won't Be Alone (2022). Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
About The Tale of Silyan What is the highest-grossing Macedonian movie?
Mirage (2004), with $913.8K worldwide, ahead of Before the Rain (1994) at $763.8K.
Macedonian box office charts Which decade had the most Macedonian films?
The 2010s, with 27 films (31% of all Macedonian films on the site).
Who has directed the most Macedonian films?
Teona Strugar Mitevska has directed the most notable Macedonian films (3), ahead of Goran Stolevski (2) and Milcho Manchevski (2). Teona Strugar Mitevska's best-rated is God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija (2021).
Teona Strugar Mitevska's films What are the newest Macedonian movies?
The Tale of Silyan (released Nov 28, 2025), The Tale of Sylian (released Nov 28, 2025) and Choice (released Feb 22, 2025).
New Macedonian releases