Yuval Adler is an Israeli filmmaker. Adler is perhaps best known for directing Bethlehem (2013), a film for which he won the Ophir Award for best director and best screenplay. Several scenes in Bethlehem were filmed in the West Bank. It was described in Haaretz as 'one of the most powerful Israeli films ever made.' Adler studied mathematics and physics at Tel Aviv University and received a PhD in philosophy from Columbia University in New York City.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Herzlia, Israel
- Director, writer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
What are Yuval Adler's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Yuval Adler's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Yuval Adler's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Sympathy for the Devil(2023)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Secrets We Keep(2020)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Operative(2019)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Bethlehem(2013)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Seduction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles, 5 of them dated from 2006 to 2023.
How do Yuval Adler's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Broadly Agreed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Yuval Adler's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Yuval Adler work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yuval Adler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joel Kinnaman shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Joel KinnamanShared titles: Sympathy for the Devil (2023), The Secrets We Keep (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Kinnaman
Composers and cinematographers
- Ishai AdarShared titles: Sympathy for the Devil (2023), Bethlehem (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Ishai Adar
- Kolja BrandtShared titles: The Secrets We Keep (2020), The Operative (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Kolja Brandt
