Movies Like Waltz with Bashir (2008)

Waltz with Bashir is a 2008 animation, documentary, drama, war film from Ari Folman with a MovieMagicScore of 7.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Paradise Now and Incendies.

Animation Documentary Drama War

Paradise Now

2005

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

6.9

MagicScore

Incendies

2010

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

8.1

MagicScore

Louis Theroux: The Settlers

2025

14 years after his first visit, Louis Theroux meets some of the growing community of religious-nationalist Israelis who have settled in the occupied West Bank.

8.5

MagicScore

Occupation 101: Voices of the Silenced Majority

2006

A thought-provoking documentary on the current and historical causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.

7.5

MagicScore

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008

An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.

5.7

MagicScore

5 Broken Cameras

2011

Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements.

7.5

MagicScore

Farha

2021

Palestine, 1948. After the withdrawal of the British occupiers, tensions rise between Arabs and Jews. Meanwhile, Farha, the smart daughter of the mayor of a small village, unaware of the coming tragedy, dreams of going to study in the big city.

7.2

MagicScore

The Voice of Hind Rajab

2025

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

8.1

MagicScore

No Other Land

2024

This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.

8.0

MagicScore

#10

The Present

2020

On his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy would it be to go shopping?

7.3

MagicScore

#11

Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists

2011

Louis Theroux spends time with a small and very committed subculture of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers. He discovers a group of people who consider it their religious and political obligation to populate some of the most sensitive areas of the West Bank, especially those with a spiritual significance dating back to the Bible. Throughout his journey, Louis gets close to the people most involved with driving the extreme end of the Jewish settler movement - finding them warm, friendly, humorous, and deeply troubling.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Inch'Allah

2012

A Canadian doctor finds her sympathies sorely tested while working in the conflict ravaged Palestinian territories.

6.5

MagicScore

#13

Beirut

2018

In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

The Gatekeepers

2012

In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel's intelligence and security agency — speak about their role in Israel's decades-long counterterrorism campaign, discussing their controversial methods and whether the ends ultimately justify the means.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Exodus

1960

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966

An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country as soon as partition is granted. He is made commander of the Israeli forces just before the war begins.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

The Time That Remains

2009

An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day. A semi-biographic film, in four chapters, about a family spanning from 1948 until recent times. Combined with intimate memories of each member, the film attempts to portray the daily life of those Palestinians who remained in their land and were labelled "Israeli-Arabs," living as a minority in their own homeland.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

The Ambassador

1985

An American ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East conflict through unconventional methods, but his efforts are hampered at every turn and his personal life threatened.

5.0

MagicScore

#19

Promises

2001

Documentarians Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg traveled to Israel to interview Palestinian and Israeli kids ages 11 to 13, assembling their views on living in a society afflicted with violence, separatism and religious and political extremism. This 2002 Oscar nominee for Best Feature Documentary culminates in an astonishing day in which two Israeli children meet Palestinian youngsters at a refugee camp.

7.5

MagicScore

#20

Walk on Water

2004

Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country, during which Axel challenges Eyal's values.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Waltz with Bashir?

The top films similar to Waltz with Bashir by MovieMagicScore are Paradise Now (6.9), Incendies (8.1), Louis Theroux: The Settlers (8.5). Each shares animation/documentary/drama/war themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Waltz with Bashir worth watching?

Waltz with Bashir holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.7/10 from 1,017 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Waltz with Bashir?

Waltz with Bashir (2008) is a animation, documentary, drama, war film directed by Ari Folman, starring Ari Folman, Mickey Leon, Ori Sivan.

Where can I find more recommendations like Waltz with Bashir?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more animation recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Waltz with Bashir

This ranked list pairs Waltz with Bashir (2008), a animation and documentary and drama and war film from Ari Folman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Ari Folman take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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