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Yiddish Movies: New Releases & Every Film on the Site

20 Yiddish-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 9 of them (45%) from the 1930s. Drama leads with 12, then comedy (5) and documentary (3). The newest release is Seed of Doubt, out Feb 14, 2024.

Yiddish films on the site
20
first release (latest 2024)
1934
plot summaries
3
busiest decade (9 films)
1930s
Genres

What Kinds of Yiddish Movies Are There?

Drama is part of 60% of Yiddish films (12); comedy (5) and documentary (3) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Yiddish films lean most towards drama: 60% 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.

Decade by decade

Yiddish Cinema, Decade by Decade

The 1930s are the busiest decade with 9 films (45%); the earliest Yiddish film on the site is from 1934. Only the 2010s have a ranked film: Menashe (2017).

  1. 9 Yiddish films from the 1930s 1930s
    No ranked film
  2. 3 Yiddish films from the 1940s 1940s
    No ranked film
  3. 0 Yiddish films from the 1950s 1950s
    No ranked film
  4. 0 Yiddish films from the 1960s 1960s
    No ranked film
  5. 0 Yiddish films from the 1970s 1970s
    No ranked film
  6. 1 Yiddish films from the 1980s 1980s
    No ranked film
  7. 0 Yiddish films from the 1990s 1990s
    No ranked film
  8. 0 Yiddish films from the 2000s 2000s
    No ranked film
  9. 4 Yiddish films from the 2010s 2010s
    Menashe (2017) movie poster Menashe 80 Echo
  10. 3 Yiddish films from the 2020s 2020s
    No ranked film
Explained

Yiddish Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings

3 Yiddish films have a full plot summary on the site. The newest are Menashe (2017) and The Dybbuk (1937).

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Browse All 20 Yiddish Movies

Filter all 20 Yiddish films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 20 released Yiddish films, newest first.

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20 released Yiddish films

Yiddish movies, newest first. Page 1 of 1.

  2. SHTTL (2022) movie poster

    SHTTL

    2022 · 1h 49m

    Released Oct 13, 2022

    • War
    • Drama
  5. M (2018) movie poster

    M

    2018 · 1h 45m

    Released Aug 6, 2018

    • Documentary
  6. Menashe (2017) movie poster

    Menashe

    2017 · 1h 22m

    80 Echo Released Jul 28, 2017

    • Drama
  7. The Pin (2013) movie poster

    The Pin

    2013

    Released Oct 25, 2013

    • Drama
  12. Tevye (1939) movie poster

    Tevye

    1939 · 1h 33m

    Released Dec 21, 1939

    • Drama
  15. Mamele (1938) movie poster

    Mamele

    1938 · 1h 43m

    Released Apr 4, 1938

    • Comedy
  16. The Dybbuk (1937) movie poster

    The Dybbuk

    1937 · 2h 5m

    Released Sep 29, 1937

    • Drama
    • Music
    • Fantasy
Related languages

Movies in Other Languages From Europe

Europe has 56 languages on the site, English aside. Besides Yiddish, the biggest are French (12,503 films), Spanish (11,829 films) and German (6,511 films).

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FAQ

Yiddish Movies: Questions & Answers

Answers from the 20 Yiddish films on the site.

How many Yiddish movies are there?

20 Yiddish-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1934 to 2024. 1 is ranked by rating and 1 has reported box office.

Browse all Yiddish movies

Which decade had the most Yiddish films?

The 1930s, with 9 films (45% of all Yiddish films on the site).

What are the newest Yiddish movies?

Seed of Doubt (released Feb 14, 2024), SHTTL (released Oct 13, 2022) and Yiddish Mean Girls (released Sep 14, 2022).

New Yiddish releases