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1. Live and Become (2005)
Unrated | 140 min | Drama
A Christian boy escapes to Israel from famine-stricken Ethiopia by pretending to be Jewish.
Director: Radu Mihaileanu | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Roschdy Zem, Moshe Agazai, Moshe Abebe
Votes: 6,314
2. Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
50 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After 17 years in captivity, Israeli soldiers Nimrode Klein, Uri Zach and Amiel Ben Horin return to the country that made them national icons. They work to overcome the trauma of torture and captivity.
Stars: Ishai Golan, Yoram Toledano, Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital
Votes: 2,689
3. Kadosh (1999)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
Two sisters become victims of the patriarchal, ultra-orthodox society.
Director: Amos Gitai | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Yoram Hattab, Meital Berdah, Uri Klauzner
Votes: 1,966 | Gross: $0.74M
4. A Borrowed Identity (2014)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
A Palestinian-Israeli boy named Eyad is sent to a prestigious boarding school in Jerusalem, where he struggles with issues of language, culture, and identity.
Director: Eran Riklis | Stars: Tawfeek Barhom, Razi Gabareen, Yaël Abecassis, Michael Moshonov
Votes: 1,883 | Gross: $0.28M
5. Hunting Elephants (2013)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In Jerusalem, a bullied teen befriends his grandfather and long lost uncle and soon they decide to solve their financial problems by robbing a bank.
Director: Reshef Levi | Stars: Sasson Gabay, Moni Moshonov, Patrick Stewart, Gil Blank
Votes: 1,175
6. Surviving with Wolves (2007)
118 min | Drama
In 1942, the young Jewish girl Misha, her Russian mother Gerusha and her German father Reuven hide from the Germans in a small house in Ardennes, Belgium. Misha is very connected to her ... See full summary »
Director: Véra Belmont | Stars: Mathilde Goffart, Yaël Abecassis, Guy Bedos, Michèle Bernier
Votes: 1,165
7. Aya (I) (2012)
TV-14 | 40 min | Short, Drama, Music
Two strangers unexpectedly meet at an airport. He mistakenly assumes her to be his assigned driver. She, enchanted by the random encounter, does not hurry to prove him wrong.
Directors: Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis | Stars: Sarah Adler, Ulrich Thomsen
Votes: 941
8. A Wonderful Country (2003– )
49 min | Comedy, News
Israels' most famoust satire comedy show about politics & other stuff.
Stars: Eli Finish, Eyal Kitzis, Mariano Idelman, Alma Zack
Votes: 722
9. Alila (2003)
123 min | Comedy, Drama
Slice-of-life look at the lives of twelve people who live or work in the same apartment complex in Tel Aviv.
Director: Amos Gitai | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Hana Laslo, Uri Klauzner, Liron Levo
Votes: 650 | Gross: $0.05M
10. Papa (II) (2005)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
Louis and his Daddy are driving back home. Daddy is a past master at clowning, which does not necessarily make Louis laugh. At times Daddy gets awfully mad, picking on people who don't ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Barthélémy | Stars: Alain Chabat, Martin Combes, Yaël Abecassis, Judith Godrèche
Votes: 649
11. Shiva (2008)
103 min | Drama, Romance
When one of the brothers (Ohayn) dies, all the whole family comes for Shiva (Jewish tradition,when the family sits seven days at the home after the death one of their family). A large ... See full summary »
Directors: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz | Stars: Ronit Elkabetz, Moshe Ivgy, Yaël Abecassis, Albert Iluz
Votes: 579
12. For Sasha (1991)
114 min | Drama, Romance, War
Israel, 1967. Sacha and Laura have been living in a kibbutz near the Syrian border for two years. They are visited by Simon, Michel and Paul, three friends from Paris who have come to celebrate Laura's twentieth birthday. Simon is obsessed by the death of the girl he loved and during the birthday evening, attempts to find someone to blame amongst his friends. Laura alone knows that the young girl... See full summary »
Director: Alexandre Arcady | Stars: Sophie Marceau, Richard Berry, Fabien Orcier, Niels Dubost
Votes: 559
13. Words with Gods (2014)
133 min | Drama
The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the world's most exciting directors, Words ... See full summary »
Directors: Guillermo Arriaga, Hector Babenco, Álex de la Iglesia, Bahman Ghobadi, Amos Gitai, Emir Kusturica, Mira Nair, Hideo Nakata, Warwick Thornton | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Demián Bichir, Richa Chadha, Inma Cuesta
Votes: 478
14. Rabin, the Last Day (2015)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Itzhak Rabin's murder ended all efforts of peace, and with him the whole left wing of Israel died. The movie shows the last of his days as prime minister, and what led to his murder.
Director: Amos Gitai | Stars: Ischac Hiskiya, Yitzhak Hizkiya, Pini Mittelman, Michael Warshaviak
Votes: 449 | Gross: $0.03M
15. Le grand journal de Canal+ (2004–2017)
60 min | Documentary, Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Michel Denisot, Ariane Massenet, Jean-Michel Aphatie, Yann Barthès
Votes: 300
16. Ballo a tre passi (2003)
107 min | Drama
Four separate-but-interconnected stories - one for each season - about life in Sardinia.
Director: Salvatore Mereu | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Domenico Arba, Pietro Arba, Karo Ardenti
Votes: 271
17. Legend of Destruction (2021)
93 min | Animation
The film "Legend of destruction" tells the story of the Jewish revolt against Rome which ended with the destruction of the Temple in the year 70.
Director: Gidi Dar | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Evangeline Lilly, Elliott Gould, Billy Zane
Votes: 252
18. That Lovely Girl (2014)
95 min | Drama
Moshe and Tami are a couple, Moshe is in his fifties and Tami is in her early twenties. They live together in a cruel and violent relationship, from which Tami seems unable to set herself free. Tami and Moshe are father and daughter.
Director: Keren Yedaya | Stars: Maayan Turjeman, Tzahi Grad, Yaël Abecassis, Tal Ben-Bina
Votes: 218
19. Inside (2018–2019)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A young woman about to leave a psychiatric clinic is found dead. Ana's heart has been torn out. Angèle, 29 years old, investigates alone for her first case. The inquiry shakes Angèle's grip on reality, driving her to the brink of madness.
Stars: Noémie Schmidt, Hippolyte Girardot, Judith El Zein, Samuel Theis
Votes: 164
20. Father's Footsteps (2007)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Arriving in France from Israel in 1968, the Maimons join scores of other Algerian and Tunisian Jewish families in Paris' burgeoning Belleville district. Good-hearted Felix (Gad Elmaleh) ... See full summary »
Director: Marco Carmel | Stars: Richard Berry, Yaël Abecassis, Gad Elmaleh, Jules-Angelo Bigarnet
Votes: 135
21. Rani (2011)
52 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A young noblewoman in 18th century France is falsely convicted for treason and exiled to India. Using her whit and her body, she avoids going under despite numerous threats.
Stars: Mylène Jampanoï, Pascal Demolon, Rémi Bichet, Jean-Hugues Anglade
Votes: 130
22. A Tramway in Jerusalem (2018)
94 min | Drama
On a tramway that connects several of Jerusalem's neighborhoods from East to West, a mosaic of people from different religious and ethnic backgrounds are brought together.
Director: Amos Gitai | Stars: Achinoam Nini, Mathieu Amalric, Lamis Ammar, Liron Levo
Votes: 120
23. Atlit (2014)
91 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In October 1995 three French sisters gather in Atlit, Israel to sell the family home. Tensions arise between elders Darel and Cali when Darel proves unwilling to sell. That's when the sisters start seeing apparitions of their dead parents.
Director: Shirel Amitay | Stars: Géraldine Nakache, Judith Chemla, Yaël Abecassis, Arsinée Khanjian
Votes: 116
24.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
The Return
(2010)
61 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After seventeen years in captivity, Nimrode Klein, Uri Zach, and Amiel Ben Horin return home to Israel and reunite with their families.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Ishai Golan, Yoram Toledano, Mili Avital, Yaël Abecassis
Votes: 113
25. Tel Aviv Stories (1992)
108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three stories about three women: one is trying to find the right guy; one is trying to get a divorce from her runaway husband so she takes hostages; one turns Tel Aviv upside down in order to save a kitten trapped in a storm drain.
Directors: Ayelet Menahemi, Nirit Yaron | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Sharon Alexander, Doron Avrahami, Modi Bar-On
Votes: 105
26. Bella ciao (2001)
103 min | Drama, Romance
Nella and Orfeo, communists, flee Tuscany with their children to escape fascism. Wanting to start their life over in the New World, they embark on a boat for America. They will in fact dock in Marseille, far from the land of their dreams
Director: Stéphane Giusti | Stars: Jacques Gamblin, Yaël Abecassis, Jalil Lespert, Alvise Sinivia
Votes: 105
27. Black Notebooks: Ronit (2021)
108 min | Documentary, Drama
Shlomi Elkabetz shares a love letter to his sister, the late actress and director Ronit Elkabetz.
Director: Shlomi Elkabetz | Stars: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz, Miriam Elkabetz, Eli Elkabetz
Votes: 96
28. Sans moi (2007)
90 min | Drama
Anna, a divorced single mother, employs a mysterious young woman called Lise to care for her children.
Director: Olivier Panchot | Stars: Clémence Poésy, Yaël Abecassis, Eric Ruf, Yannick Soulier
Votes: 89
29.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
Hamachon: Part 1
(2009)
49 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Nimrode and Uri are taken to an interrogation facility designed for released Israeli prisoners of war. There, they meet Haim, a military psychologist who tries to understand what Nimrode and Uri experienced while in captivity.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Ishai Golan, Yoram Toledano, Mili Avital, Yaël Abecassis
Votes: 89
30.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
Hamachon: Part 2
(2009)
48 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Haim investigates Nimrode and Uri, while in the process of deciphering their secret language. Talia is desperate to see Nimrode.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Doron Amit, Mili Avital, Assi Cohen
Votes: 83
31.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
Letter from mom
(2009)
48 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Depressed, Uri refuses to leave his bed, even when Nurit attempts to speak with him. Uri's father, Yoske, gives Uri letters written by his mother when he was held in captivity.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital, Sendi Bar, Assi Cohen
Votes: 80
32.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
The tombstone
(2010)
56 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Talia makes Nimrode choose between the miserable past or a future with her, Nurit decides which Zach brother to be with, and Yael confronts the death of her brother, Amiel.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Byan Anteer, Mili Avital, Assi Cohen
Votes: 80
33.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
Hatufim
(2012)
63 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Operation Judas. Amiel returns home to Israel, and wants his wife and Sammy to come with him. Once home, Amiel faces the greatest conflict of his life.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Ishai Golan, Yoram Toledano, Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital
Votes: 78
34. Vivement dimanche prochain (1998– )
Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Michel Drucker, Jean-Pierre Coffe, Philippe Geluck, Claude Sérillon
Votes: 73
35.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
Take care
(2009)
46 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The funeral of Amiel Ben Horin. Yael still sees her brother everywhere, and is desperate for him to leave her alone.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital, Aki Avni, Shmil Ben Ari
Votes: 73
36.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
The diary
(2009)
41 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Talia and Nimrode go on television for an interview, where Talia learns that she doesn't know Nimrode as well as she thought. Dana is taken to meet Dr. Ostrovstky, a psychologist.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital, Aki Avni, Assi Cohen
Votes: 72
37. Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me (2015)
94 min | Drama
Muhammad, a rejected boy from the fringe of society, floats through the streets of a filthy city, exposed and desolated, until he meets Gurevich; a lone rover who rides his motorcycle into ... See full summary »
Director: Hadar Morag | Stars: Muhammad Daas, Yuval Gurevich, Hila Alpert, Odel Hayon
Votes: 70
38.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
Awake at Night
(2009)
47 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Nimrode has a nightmare of the night he was killed Amiel. Talia tries to convince Nimrode to talk to her. Yael surprises Ilan at his home.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital, Assi Cohen, Yael Eitan
Votes: 70
39.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
A picture from captivity
(2009)
46 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Talia and Nimrode enjoy some time alone. Dana's intentions for Dr. Ostrovsky becomes more clear. Hatzav prepares for his Army tests.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital, Aki Avni, Assi Cohen
Votes: 69
40.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
Ve'Sahvu Mitsraim
(2009)
49 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Uri and Nimrode disappear, and worry their families. The Klein family find a few joyous moments while Nimrode is missing. Nimrode's nightmares take a physical toll on Talia.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital, Assi Cohen, Yael Eitan
Votes: 67
41.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
Lehitraot Matok
(2012)
62 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Uri and Nimrode try to push the Ministry of Defense into figuring out where Amiel Ben Horin is by exposing the CD.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital, Sendi Bar, Assi Cohen
Votes: 65
42. Maria, figlia del suo figlio (2000 TV Movie)
176 min | Drama
Very human story of a village woman called to a transcendental task: to be the mother of God.
Director: Fabrizio Costa | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Nancho Novo, Caterina Vertova, Nicholas Rogers
Votes: 64
43. Driver (2017)
87 min | Drama
A 'Driver' in the oltra orthodox community takes his daughter on his nightly journey, exposing her to the more questionable members of this pious society in the dark alleys of Bnei Barak ... See full summary »
Director: Yehonatan Indursky | Stars: Moshe Folkenflick, Manuel Elkaslassy, Yaël Abecassis, Avi Dangur
Votes: 62
44. Shabatot VeHagim (2000–2004)
47 min | Drama
Stars: Alon Aboutboul, Romi Aboulafia, Yaël Abecassis, Dror Keren
Votes: 60
45. Miss Entebbe (2003)
80 min | Drama
Director: Omri Levy | Stars: Merav Avrahami, Yaël Abecassis, Itamar Glucksmann, Meirav Gruber
Votes: 54
46.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
Hag La Sameach
(2012)
50 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Nimrode is out partying while Talia breaks down. Uri and Nurit try to bridge the gap formed by the past 17 years and resume their relationship. Yusuf and Abdullah head out to handle an arms deal.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Ishai Golan, Yoram Toledano, Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital
Votes: 54
47.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
Shkarim Ktanim
(2012)
48 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Yusuf has trouble dealing with his past. Abdullah attempts to recruit children to be martyrs. Uri shares the horrors and psychological mind games his captors tortured him with to Nurit.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Ishai Golan, Yoram Toledano, Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital
Votes: 53
48.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
HaTmuna
(2012)
53 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Uri is troubled by the mystery of the picture of the man. Haim Cohen orders Uri and Iris to investigate the picture. Nimrode struggles with his new life.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Ishai Golan, Yoram Toledano, Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital
Votes: 52
49.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
Kachol
(2012)
48 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The connection between Jamal, Amiel, and Yusuf is revealed. Yusuf struggles with the shooting and the pressure to execute an act of terrorism against Israel.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Ishai Golan, Yoram Toledano, Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital
Votes: 50
50.
Prisoners of War (2009–2012)
Episode:
Mivtza Yehuda
(2012)
50 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The soldier's kidnapping makes Nimrode feel guilty over what happened with Amiel. Yael is worried about the kidnapped soldier. Ynon embarks upon Operation Judas.
Director: Gideon Raff | Stars: Ishai Golan, Yoram Toledano, Yaël Abecassis, Mili Avital
Votes: 50