Portrait of Amos Gitai

Directing

Amos Gitai

Career

Active from 1972 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Amos Gitai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Middle East Conflict 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Anthology Film 2
  • Global Perspectives 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Ensemble Character Study 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Slow Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
Metamorphosis of a Melody
Metamorphosis of a Melody

Director

Architectura
Architectura

Director

Wadi Salib Riots
Wadi Salib Riots

Director

Dona Gracia
Dona Gracia

Director, Writer

2020s

5 titles · average score 29
The Road to Jericho
The Road to Jericho (2026)

Producer, Director

Why War
Why War (2025)

Writer, Director

Golem in Pompei
Golem in Pompei (2025)

Writer, Director

Shikun
Shikun (2024)

Screenplay, Producer

Laila in Haifa
Laila in Haifa (2021)
GoodWatch score 29

Director, Screenplay

2010s

11 titles · average score 52
A Tramway in Jerusalem
A Tramway in Jerusalem (2018)

Director, Screenplay

West of the Jordan River
West of the Jordan River (2018)

Director

A Letter to a Friend in Gaza
A Letter to a Friend in Gaza (2018)

Director, Screenplay

Rabin, the Last Day
Rabin, the Last Day (2015)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer, Director

Tsili
Tsili (2015)

Writer, Director

Words with Gods
Words with Gods (2014)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Ana Arabia
Ana Arabia (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Producer

Architecture in Israel
Architecture in Israel (2013)

Director

Lullaby to my Father
Lullaby to my Father (2012)

as Narrator (voice)

Roses on Credit
Roses on Credit (2010)
GoodWatch score 48

Adaptation, Director

2000s

15 titles · average score 53
Carmel
Carmel (2009)

Producer, Director

One Day You'll Understand
One Day You'll Understand (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer, Adaptation

To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Director

Disengagement
Disengagement (2007)
GoodWatch score 45

as Dani

Free Zone
Free Zone (2005)
GoodWatch score 37

Writer, Director

Promised Land
Promised Land (2004)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer, Director

Welcome to São Paulo
Welcome to São Paulo (2004)

Director

Alila
Alila (2003)
GoodWatch score 44

Director, Writer

September 11
September 11 (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

Kedma
Kedma (2002)
GoodWatch score 44

Director, Screenplay

Eden
Eden (2001)
GoodWatch score 39

Producer, Director

Kippur
Kippur (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Director

1990s

12 titles · average score 64
Kadosh
Kadosh (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Producer

Day After Day
Day After Day (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Director

A House in Jerusalem
A House in Jerusalem (1998)

Director, Writer

Zion, auto-émancipation
Zion, auto-émancipation (1998)

Director

War and Peace in Vesoul
War and Peace in Vesoul (1997)

Director

The Arena of Murder
The Arena of Murder (1996)

Writer, Director

Things
Things (1995)

as Goldman

In the Valley of the Wupper
In the Valley of the Wupper (1994)

Writer, Director

Golem: The Petrified Garden
Golem: The Petrified Garden (1993)

Writer, Director

Golem, the Spirit of Exile
Golem, the Spirit of Exile (1992)

Director, Writer

Wadi 1981 - 1991
Wadi 1981 - 1991 (1992)

Director

Birth of a Golem
Birth of a Golem (1990)

Director

1980s

10 titles
Berlin-Jerusalem
Berlin-Jerusalem (1989)

Director, Producer

Brand New Day
Brand New Day (1987)

Director

Esther
Esther (1986)

Director, Writer

Pineapple
Pineapple (1984)

Director

Bangkok-Bahrain
Bangkok-Bahrain (1984)

Director

Not Gone and Not Forgotten: A Story of Urban Redevelopment and Community Organizing in Los Angeles
Not Gone and Not Forgotten: A Story of Urban Redevelopment and Community Organizing in Los Angeles (1983)

Additional Camera

Field Diary
Field Diary (1982)

Producer, Director

Wadi
Wadi (1981)

Director

House
House (1980)

Director

In Search of Identity
In Search of Identity (1980)

Director

1970s

8 titles
Charisma
Charisma (1976)

Cinematography, Director

Waves 2
Waves 2 (1976)

Director

Shosh
Shosh (1974)

Director

Paper is Fire, Fire is Paper
Paper is Fire, Fire is Paper (1973)

Director

Hayam
Hayam (1973)

Director

Black is White
Black is White (1972)

Director

Textura [1]
Textura [1] (1972)

Director

Maïm
Maïm (1972)

Director