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Alma Har'el

Alma Har'el

Director, producer and cinematographer · Born January 1, 1976 (50) · Tel Aviv, Israel

Alma Har'el is an Israeli-American music video and film director. She is best known for her 2019 feature film debut Honey Boy, for which she won a Directors Guild of America Award. Her 2011 documentary Bombay Beach, which took the top prize at Tribeca Film Festival, received a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award. In 2016, her documentary LoveTrue won the Grand Prix Best Documentary Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The same year, Har'el was named one of the "Top 12 female filmmakers ready to direct a blockbuster" by IndieWire.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1976 (50)
From
Tel Aviv, Israel
Works as
Director, producer and cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 28% in 30 days

What are Alma Har'el's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Survival
27%
Society
25%
Bonds
9%
Morality
6%
Trauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Dread
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Alma Har'el's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Alma Har'el'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

17 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lady in the Lake(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Creator · Editor · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Positive Reinforcement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • You Resemble Me(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Self (uncredited)

  • Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Dave(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Honey Boy(2019)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • 11/8/16(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Death in the Terminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • LoveTrue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Bombay Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • Death in Love(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Beirut: Elephant Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Mockingbird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Wet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles, 13 of them dated from 2007 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Honey Boy (2019)

$3.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Honey Boy (2019)

Midcredits 87th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 15: 4 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting2 of 15: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing11 of 15: 3 only producing, 8 with another roleCinematography2 of 15: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleEditing4 of 15: 0 only editing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 15: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

15 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Alma Har'el's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy (2020)

91st percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Dave (2020)

Midcredits 91st · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 56/100 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.

Who does Alma Har'el work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alma Har'el's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Boaz Yakin shares the most, 2.

Producers