7 Best Lithuanian Movies to Watch

By Vlad Zakh · December 24, 2025

Lithuania Drama slow and atmosphericthought provoking

Lithuania’s recent cinema leans towards quiet, patient character studies, a repressed teenage romance, a wartime massacre confronted decades on, that reward the same stillness they practise. The Ancient Woods is a wordless nature documentary following an untouched forest through the seasons, Nova Lituania has a geography professor proposing a government-in-exile before the Second World War, and Isaac pulls a respected photographer into an old massacre. The Summer of Sangaile, The Excursionist, Vanishing Waves and Bridges of Time round out the list.

The Ancient Woods (2017) 01

The Ancient Woods (2017)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A wordless nature documentary follows the seasons and creatures of an untouched Lithuanian forest.

Directed by Mindaugas Survila · 1h 25m

Nova Lituania (2019) 02

Nova Lituania (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A geography professor pitches a plan to build a Lithuanian government-in-exile before the Second World War arrives.

Directed by Karolis Kaupinis · 1h 36m

Isaac (2019) 03

Isaac (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A decades-old wartime massacre resurfaces to implicate a respected Lithuanian photographer.

Directed by Jurgis Matulevičius · 1h 44m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

The Summer of Sangailė (2015) 04

The Summer of Sangailė (2015)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A withdrawn teenager's fear of heights is challenged by a confident new friend who flies stunt planes.

Directed by Alantė Kavaitė · 1h 28m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Strand Releasing Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

The Excursionist (2013) 05

The Excursionist (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A young girl fleeing a Soviet deportation train sets off on a desperate solo trek home to Lithuania.

Directed by Audrius Juzėnas · 1h 50m

Vanishing Waves (2012) 06

Vanishing Waves (2012)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A scientist testing a mind-linking device becomes obsessed with a comatose woman's inner consciousness.

Directed by Kristina Buožytė · 2h 00m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel

Bridges of Time (2018) 07

Bridges of Time (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A documentary tracing the shared Baltic New Wave film movement across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania under Soviet rule.

Directed by Audrius Stonys & Kristine Briede · 1h 20m

Where to watch

Stream: DocAlliance Films, Klassiki · Rent or buy: DocAlliance Films

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.