Jews are My People
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1. When Jews Were Funny (2013)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
Surveys the history of Jewish comedy.
Director: Alan Zweig | Stars: Marc Maron, Gilbert Gottfried, Rodney Dangerfield, Bob Einstein
Votes: 532
2. Drifting (1982)
80 min | Drama
A young gay Israeli man works in his grandmother's store while dreaming of becoming a film-maker.
Director: Amos Guttman | Stars: Jonathan Sagall, Ami Traub, Ben Levin, Dita Arel
Votes: 88
3. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
G | 181 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon
Votes: 47,898 | Gross: $80.50M
4. Jewish Mum of the Year (2012–2013)
Reality-TV
Richard Ferrer, editor of the Jewish News, launched a nationwide competition to find the ultimate Jewish mum. Women applied from all walks of Jewish life and eight super mums were chosen to go head to head.
Stars: Tracy-Ann Oberman, Richard Ferrer, Dovid Katz, Dovid Katz
5. Summer Vacation (2012)
22 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Sea, sun, island, a family on vacation. And all Yuval wants is to get the heck out of there.
Directors: Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon | Stars: Yiftach Klein, Oded Leopold, Hilla Vidor, Ido Bartal
Votes: 835
6. The Wonders (2013)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Mystery
The complex relationship between a Jerusalem street artist and a mysterious, modern-day prophet being held prisoner in an abandoned apartment across the alleyway.
Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Adir Miller, Ori Hizkiah, Yehuda Levi, Yuval Scharf
Votes: 354
7. Breaking (1985)
90 min | Comedy, Music
A group of actors goes to the Negev to film a rock Opera about David and Goliath. The budget is slim so the actors have to find solutions and defend their honor.
Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Izhar Ashdot, Gali Atari, Nathan Dattner, Arik Sinai
Votes: 20
8. Lool (1988)
94 min | Comedy
A collection of skits and songs from Israeli television shows from the 1970s.
Directors: Boaz Davidson, Uri Zohar | Stars: Dori Ben-Ze'ev, Arik Einstein, Uri Gross, Shalom Hanoch
Votes: 72
9. Auschwitz on My Mind (2013)
16 min | Short, Drama, Romance
The Journey of Roy, a 17-year-old Israeli teenager, trying to win the affection of a girl from his class while they both travel in Poland with their school between Holocaust memorials and death camps.
Director: Assaf Machnes | Stars: Yoav Rotman, Inbal Erez, Myrav Osofsky, Ron Gazit
Votes: 36
10. Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story (2013)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
A look at the life and work of Canadian comedy icon David Steinberg.
Director: Barry Avrich | Stars: David Bianculli, Johnny Carson, Larry Charles, Larry David
Votes: 105
11. Album 61 (2013)
70 min | Documentary, Biography
Boris's father has designated his son to become a world champion, He's devoted his life to Boris's talent while obsessively documenting the process. Can any child, given fine Soviet education, become a genius?
Director: Halil Efrat | Stars: Boris Gelfand, Viswanathan Anand, Ilya Smirin, Albert Kapengut
Votes: 62
12. The Yellow Ticket (1931)
Passed | 88 min | Adventure, Drama, War
A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a British journalist find their lives endangered when she reveals to him information regarding the social crimes rampant in her country.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Elissa Landi, Lionel Barrymore, Laurence Olivier, Walter Byron
Votes: 267
13. The Jewish Cardinal (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography
The Jewish Cardinal tells the amazing true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his cultural identity as a Jew even after converting to ... See full summary »
Director: Ilan Duran Cohen | Stars: Laurent Lucas, Aurélien Recoing, Audrey Dana, Henri Guybet
Votes: 334 | Gross: $0.13M
14. Bethlehem (I) (2013)
99 min | Drama, Thriller, War
Tells the story of the complex relationship between an Israeli Secret Service officer and his teenage Palestinian informant. Shuttling back and forth between conflicting points of view, the... See full summary »
Director: Yuval Adler | Stars: Tsahi Halevi, Shadi Mar'i, Hitham Omari, Michal Shtamler
Votes: 2,259
15. Before the Revolution (2013)
60 min | Documentary, History, Thriller
A documentary thriller describing the last days of the Israeli community in Tehran, on the eve of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The director, whose family was in Tehran at the time, uses ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Shadur | Stars: Ervand Abrahamian, Shaul Bakhash, Zahra Eshraghi, Ayatollah Khomeini
Votes: 113
16. Ida (2013)
PG-13 | 82 min | Drama
A novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski | Stars: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik, Jerzy Trela
Votes: 60,727 | Gross: $3.83M
17. Swim Little Fish Swim (2013)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
When a bubbly young artist moves into a couple's tiny Chinatown apartment, their already fragile balance is upset even further.
Directors: Ruben Amar, Lola Bessis | Stars: Lola Bessis, Dustin Guy Defa, Brooke Bloom, Anne Consigny
Votes: 842
18. Russendisko (2012)
100 min | Comedy
Following Russian immigrant narrator Wladimir as he and his friends navigate Berlin around the time of German Reunification, Russendisko holds plotlines pertaining to the lives and relationships of himself and those close to him.
Director: Oliver Ziegenbalg | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Friedrich Mücke, Christian Friedel, Peri Baumeister
Votes: 1,803
19. Friends from France (2013)
101 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1979, Carole and Jerome are 20 and go on tour in Odessa, behind the Iron Curtain. They are cousins and pretend engaged. The day as tourists, they visit monuments and museums. In the ... See full summary »
Directors: Philippe Kotlarski, Anne Weil | Stars: Soko, Jérémie Lippmann, Vladimir Friedman, Ania Bukstein
Votes: 154
20. The Man Who Made Angels Fly (2013)
64 min | Documentary
At the age of five, Michael Meschke and his family escaped from Nazi Germany to Sweden. From there, after graduation, he set off around the world, traveling with his puppet ensemble for over six decades.
Director: Wiktoria Szymanska | Stars: Michael Meschke, Elisabeth Beijer Meschke, Irène Jacob, Michaela Meschke
Votes: 17
21. The Band's Visit (2007)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.
Director: Eran Kolirin | Stars: Sasson Gabay, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour
Votes: 14,153 | Gross: $3.05M
22. Turn Left at the End of the World (2004)
110 min | Drama, Romance
As a family from India moves in to a desert neighborhood in Southern Israel in the 1960's, the family's eldest, beautiful daughter discovers friendship and romance with the lovely local ... See full summary »
Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Neta Garty, Liraz Charhi, Aure Atika, Jean Benguigui
Votes: 1,235
23. Cupcakes (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Music
In Tel Aviv, six friends who are appalled by the Israeli entry in the UniverSong competition record their own song on a mobile phone, then are shocked to learn their recording is selected as Israel's entry for next year's competition.
Director: Eytan Fox | Stars: Dana Ivgy, Keren Berger, Yael Bar-Zohar, Efrat Dor
Votes: 659 | Gross: $0.01M
24. Yossi (2012)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Romance
This sequel to "Yossi and Jagger" finds Dr. Yossi Gutmann reminiscing about his love ten years after his death. When he encounters a group of young soldiers, one of them, Tom, reignites his romantic feelings.
Director: Eytan Fox | Stars: Ohad Knoller, Shlomo Sadan, Oz Zehavi, Lior Ashkenazi
Votes: 3,262 | Gross: $0.12M
25. El Gusto (2011)
88 min | Documentary, Musical
El Gusto is the story of an orchestra of Muslim and Jewish musicians torn apart by war 50 years ago, and recently reunited for an exceptional concert. These musicians share a passion they never lost: the soul of Algiers, Chaâbi music.
Director: Safinez Bousbia | Stars: Rachid Berkani, Ahmed Bernaoui, Robert Castel, Abdelkader Chercham
Votes: 171
26. The Pawnbroker (1964)
Approved | 116 min | Drama
A Jewish pawnbroker, victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez
Votes: 10,724
28. Famous Nathan (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
A Coney Island-inspired, densely-layered visually dynamic documentary portrait of the life and times of the original Nathan's Famous, created in 1916 by filmmaker Lloyd Handwerker's ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Handwerker | Stars: Nathan Handwerker, Lloyd Handwerker, Sol Handwerker, Murray Handwerker
Votes: 142
29. The Wandering Jew (1923)
80 min | Fantasy
A cursed Jew lived through the Crusades, Mediaeval Italy, and dies in the Spanish Inquisition.
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Matheson Lang, Nellie Hutin Britton, Malvina Longfellow, Isobel Elsom
Votes: 14
30. Bar 51 (1986)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama
After the mother's death, the siblings leave the family home and go to Tel Aviv. They both intend to start a new life. They meet the transgender Apolonia, the owner of Bar 51, who offers them help and work.
Director: Amos Guttman | Stars: Smadar Kilchinsky, Juliano Mer-Khamis, Ada Valerie-Tal, Rahel Shor
Votes: 82
31. Himmo, King of Jerusalem (1987)
84 min | Drama
Adapted from Yoram Kaniuk's best-selling novel, this heart-rending love story unfolds during the siege of Jerusalem in 1948. A young and beautiful volunteer nurse is drawn to the enigmatic ... See full summary »
Director: Amos Guttman | Stars: Icho Avital, Shay Capon, Amiram Gabriel, Avi Gilor
Votes: 45
32. An Appeal to the Jews of the World (1941)
6 min | Documentary, Short
In 1941, a group of the Soviet Union's most prominent Jewish writers and artists, including Solomon Mikhoels, Peretz Markish, and Sergei Eisenstein, signed an appeal to Jews throughout the ... See full summary »
33. 94 Years and 1 Nursing Home Later (2000)
46 min | Documentary
Through intimate scenes with her father and grandmother, Greenberg depicts the struggle to balance personal needs with familial responsibility.
Director: Laurel Greenberg
34. The Matchmaker (2010)
112 min | Drama
During the summer of 1968 a teenage boy goes to work for a matchmaker who has survived the Holocaust - both their lives are forever altered.
Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Adir Miller, Maya Dagan, Dror Keren, Tuval Shafir
Votes: 866
35. Yair Lapid (2000–2007)
Talk-Show
Stars: Yonatan Barak, Anat Magen, Haim Tzinovich, Yair Lapid
Votes: 8
36. Hand in Hand (1961)
Approved | 78 min | Drama, Family
A little Roman Catholic boy and a little Jewish girl become best friends despite the prejudice that surrounds them.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Loretta Parry, Philip Needs, John Gregson, Sybil Thorndike
Votes: 587
37. Esther Kahn (2000)
Not Rated | 157 min | Drama, Romance
A Jewish girl in nineteenth century London, dreams of becoming a stage actress.
Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Fabrice Desplechin, Akbar Kurtha
Votes: 1,172
38. Exodus (1960)
Approved | 208 min | Action, Drama, War
The State of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford
Votes: 11,399 | Gross: $18.97M
39. Funny Girl (1968)
G | 151 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis
Votes: 25,179 | Gross: $58.50M
40. Funny Lady (1975)
PG | 136 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Story of singer Fanny Brice's stormy relationship with showman Billy Rose.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 5,960 | Gross: $40.06M
41. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Musical
A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading to chaos.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford
Votes: 9,852
42. Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance
A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm
Votes: 17,781
43.
The Goldbergs (1949–1957)
Episode:
The Milk Farm
(1955)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy
Molly goes to a weight reduction "milk farm" and soon finds herself leading a secret mutiny among the other women
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Gertrude Berg, Eli Mintz, Arlene McQuade, Tom Taylor
Votes: 9
44.
The Goldbergs (1949–1957)
Episode:
Social Butterfly
(1955)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy
After moving into their suburban Connecticut home, Molly misses the intimacy of the Bronx and struggles to make friends.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Gertrude Berg, Eli Mintz, Arlene McQuade, Tom Taylor
Votes: 18
45.
The Goldbergs (1949–1957)
Episode:
Molly's Dreams
(1955)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy
When Molly dreams of vacuuming up Jake, Rosie, and Sam, Molly's friend provides some dream analysis that does not sit well with the rest of the Goldberg family.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Gertrude Berg, Eli Mintz, Arlene McQuade, Tom Taylor
46.
The Goldbergs (1949–1957)
Episode:
Nurse's Aide
(1956)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy
Molly becomes a volunteer nurse's aid at the local hospital, but much to the chagrin of her family, begins bringing her patients home.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Gertrude Berg, Eli Mintz, Arlene McQuade, Tom Taylor
Votes: 10
47.
The Goldbergs (1949–1957)
Episode:
The Jury
(1955)
Comedy
When chosen for a jury of an accused pickpocket. Molly convinces the other jurors that the man is innocent and they vote to acquit. When the accused later shows up at the Goldbergs' ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Gertrude Berg, Eli Mintz, Arlene McQuade, Tom Taylor
Votes: 10
48.
The Goldbergs (1949–1957)
Episode:
The Singer
(1956)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy
When Rosie demonstrates a degree of singing talent, Molly is convinced that she should take voice lessons and struggles to raise the money for the instruction
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Gertrude Berg, Eli Mintz, Arlene McQuade, Tom Taylor
49.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Memory of the Camps
(1984)
TV-MA | 56 min | Documentary, News
In 1945, camera crews went with the American and British armies in the nazis death camps and filmed the horror they found there. A group of directors among whom was Alfred Hichcock ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Bernstein | Stars: Trevor Howard, Sidney Bernstein, Alfred Hitchcock
Votes: 288
50. Invincible (2001)
PG-13 | 133 min | Drama, War
A Jewish strongman performs in Berlin as the blond Aryan hero Siegfried.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Jouko Ahola, Tim Roth, Anna Gourari, Max Raabe
Votes: 4,545 | Gross: $0.08M
51. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)
PG | 122 min | Documentary, History, War
The secret smuggling of 9,300 Jewish children out of Nazi Germany in the late 1930s.
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris | Stars: Judi Dench, Lory Cahn, Kurt Fuchel, Eva Hayman
Votes: 1,963 | Gross: $0.37M
52. Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Arnold is a gay man working as drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Brian Kerwin
Votes: 7,823 | Gross: $4.87M
53. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
After her husband leaves her, young mother of two Miriam "Midge" Maisel discovers that she has a talent for stand-up comedy. Could this be her calling?
Stars: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle
Votes: 143,049
54. Srugim (2008–2012)
TV-14 | 35 min | Drama
"Srugim" is a dramady series that deals with the life of single Modern Orthodox people from Jerusalem. The series offers a glance into the lives of intelligent and educated young people who... See full summary »
Stars: Maayan Weinstock, Yael Sharoni, Ohad Knoller, Tali Sharon
Votes: 450
55. The Sturgeon Queens (2014)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Comedy, Family
Four generations of a Jewish immigrant family create Russ and Daughters, a Lower East Side lox and herring emporium that survives and thrives. Produced to coincide with the 100th ... See full summary »
Director: Julie Cohen | Stars: Mario Batali, Anne Russ Federman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Hattie Gold
Votes: 32
56. Shtisel (2013–2021)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
A Haredi family living in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Jerusalem reckons with love, loss and the doldrums of daily life.
Stars: Doval'e Glickman, Michael Aloni, Neta Riskin, Shira Haas
Votes: 8,160
57. Israel, Why (1973)
185 min | Documentary
A documentary examining life in Israel twenty-five years after the birth of the state.
Director: Claude Lanzmann | Stars: Jacques Barkat, Schmuel Birger, Ran Cohen, Mikael Feldman
Votes: 146
58. I Am Israel (2017)
Documentary
I AM ISRAEL is an epic film which will take you on a soaring journey through the Land of the Bible, and introduce you to Jewish men and women whose very lives are a testimony to the promises of God.
Director: David Kiern | Stars: Daniella Avraham, Yaakov Berg, Yuval David, Jeremy Gimpel
Votes: 56
59. Made in Israel (2001)
113 min | Drama
Two pairs of assassins are sent by a Holocaust survivor's son to bring the last Nazi for a show trial in Israel.
Director: Ari Folman | Stars: Menashe Noy, Evgenia Dodina, Jürgen Holtz, Sasson Gabay
Votes: 197
61. Is That You? (2014)
81 min | Drama, Romance
Is That You? Is an Israeli Academy Award Wining film. Staring the renown Alon Aboutboul (London Has Fallen, Dark Knight Rises) as Ronnie, a 60 years old man looking for his old time ex girl friend from 40 years ago.
Director: Dani Menkin | Stars: Alon Aboutboul, Naruna Kaplan de Macedo, Rani Blair, Suzanne Sadler
Votes: 149
62. A Touch Away (2006– )
37 min | Drama
Impossible love story between Zorik and Roha'Le.
Stars: Evgenia Dodina, Henry David, Tzahi Grad, Lucy Dubinchik
Votes: 121
63. Jewish Beauty
Documentary
Böske Simon was reflecting upon what happened to her during the year of 1929. An ordinary girl from Keszthely, her whole life was changed tremendously. 47 years after the blood libel trial ... See full summary »
Director: Gábor Murai
64. Jewish Luck (1925)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Jewish Luck revolves around Menakhem Mendl (one of Sholem Aleichem's characters), a daydreaming entrepreneur who specializes in doomed strike-it-rich schemes. Despite Jewish oppression in ... See full summary »
Director: Alexis Granowsky | Stars: Solomon Mikhoels, S. Epstein, Moisei Goldblat, Tevye Khazak
Votes: 170
65. The Jewish Gauchos (1975)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Musical, Drama
The film recreates the arrival of a group of Jewish immigrants fleeing persecution in Czarist Russia established the first Hebrew colonies in the province of Entre Rios, Argentina.
Director: Juan José Jusid | Stars: Pepe Soriano, Dora Baret, Víctor Laplace, Jorge Barreiro
Votes: 84
66. Jew(ish) (2015)
10 min | Short, Comedy
When Sam proposes to Ariel she doesn't realize the lengths she'll have to go to to be accepted by the family.
Director: Tameson Duffy | Stars: Marnie Alton, Rebecca Berman, Mark Bloom, Chad Donella
Votes: 8
68. Jewish Alley (2012)
34 min | Short, Drama
Long the flower box despite SS marching in their street, SA, and Hitler Youth want to not admit the seriousness of the situation - until eventually their lives brutally collapses.
Director: Carsten Degenhardt | Stars: Benjamin Berg, Oliver Bode, Konstantin Buchner, Alexander Duda
69. The Jewish Americans (2008)
360 min | Documentary
Acclaimed filmmaker David Grubin traces 350 years of Jewish American history, from the arrival of the first Jews in 1654 up to the present day. THE JEWISH AMERICANS tells the story of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Carl Reiner, Sid Caesar, Tony Kushner
Votes: 105
70. Hapless (2020– )
Comedy
Misadventures of Paul Green, an investigative journalist working for a small Jewish publication in the UK, The Jewish Enquirer.
Stars: Tim Downie, Josh Howie, Jeany Spark, Lucy Montgomery
Votes: 223
71. The Jewish Underground (2017)
91 min | Documentary
Their target was to blow up the Muslim Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Success would have probable meant a World War. This political-detective thriller tells the story of how the members of ... See full summary »
Director: Shai Gal
Votes: 24
72. Laces (2018)
98 min | Drama
'Laces' tells the story of a complicated relationship between an aging father and his special-needs son, whom he abandoned while he was still a young boy. Reuben's (60) kidney's are failing... See full summary »
Director: Jacob Goldwasser | Stars: Doval'e Glickman, Evelin Hagoel, Nevo Kimchi, Yafit Asulin
Votes: 196
73. The Unorthodox (2018)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The year is 1983 and Yaakov Cohen, the owner of a Jerusalem printing press, is tired from being pushed around. It seems that he was born on the wrong side, with the wrong family name and in... See full summary »
Director: Eliran Malka | Stars: Shuli Rand, Yaacov Cohen, Yoav Levi, Golan Azulai
Votes: 266
74. Budapest Noir (2017)
95 min | Crime, Drama, History
A murder mystery set in Budapest, 1936. Just as Hungary was preparing to allign itself with Hitler, a young beautiful girl is found dead and no one wants to investigate - except Gordon a ... See full summary »
Director: Éva Gárdos | Stars: Krisztián Kolovratnik, Réka Tenki, János Kulka, Adél Kováts
Votes: 1,905
75. The Last Suit (2017)
TV-14 | 91 min | Drama
Abraham Bursztein, an 88 year-old Jewish tailor, runs away from Buenos Aires to Poland, where he proposes to find a friend who saved him from certain death at the end of World War II. After... See full summary »
Director: Pablo Solarz | Stars: Miguel Ángel Solá, Ángela Molina, Olga Boladz, Julia Beerhold
Votes: 939 | Gross: $0.07M
76. The Waldheim Waltz (2018)
93 min | Documentary, History
A biographical drama film about Kurt Josef Waldheim, former UN Secretary General and the controversy of his participation and role in the Nazi regime during WW II .
Director: Ruth Beckermann | Stars: Kurt Waldheim, Ruth Beckermann, Yasser Arafat, Hubertus Czernin
Votes: 533
77. Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
Engaging, humorous, and provocative, Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy examines the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. The film ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Kantor | Stars: Mary Ellin Barnett, Jamie Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Matthew Broderick
Votes: 133
78. Jewish Blind Date (2015)
16 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Unhappy in love, Mary Lou decides to reconnect with her religious roots by marrying a practicing Jew. In order to get married, she has to pass the Shidduch test, which will determine whether her life will be a success or failure.
Director: Anaëlle Morf | Stars: Estelle Darnault, Axel Fernandez, Joëlle Séchaud, Raphaël Vachoux
Votes: 14
79. Jewish Sparks (2003– )
30 min | Documentary
Documentary television series about Jewish spirituality, life and culture. 13 episodes contain between 2 to 4 original documentaries and in-studio segments featuring panels of Jewish ... See full summary »
Stars: Pinny Gniwisch, Joel Asa Miller
80.
Seeking: the Web Series (2013– )
Episode:
Are You Jewish?
(2013)
Comedy
Director: Quincy Morris | Stars: Bob Ader, Etai Benson, Brian Cheng, Ronit Gilbert-Aranoff
81.
The Migrant Kitchen (2016– )
Episode:
The Jewish Deli
(2018)
Documentary
This episode of The Migrant Kitchen focuses on the impact of the Jewish deli on American food culture.
Director: James Mann
82. Glorious Mail (2005)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Musical
A Jewish filmmaker from New York travels to the small town of Sinnaville, Mississippi for a week to shoot his graduate thesis documentary about a gay antique dealer and community theater ... See full summary »
Director: JD Evermore | Stars: Will Atkinson, Jane Rule Burdine, Bruce Butler, Sharon Cave
Votes: 35
83. Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998 TV Movie)
98 min | Documentary, History
The history of the influence of Eastern European Jewish Emigre culture has had on Hollywood and the films created in its golden age.
Directors: Simcha Jacobovici, Stuart Samuels | Stars: Neal Gabler, R.H. Thomson, J. Hoberman, Arthur Tracy
Votes: 378
84. The Last Stage (1948)
110 min | Drama, History, War
Female prisoners of various ethnic background struggle to survive the hardships of Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
Director: Wanda Jakubowska | Stars: Wanda Bartówna, Huguette Faget, Tatyana Guretskaya, Antonina Gordon-Górecka
Votes: 763
85. Jud Süß (1940)
98 min | Drama
Infamous anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda historical drama about Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg and his treasurer Süß Oppenheimer.
Director: Veit Harlan | Stars: Ferdinand Marian, Kristina Söderbaum, Heinrich George, Werner Krauss
Votes: 3,370
86. The 81st Blow (1974)
92 min | Documentary
Historical documentary made up of footage and stills shot by the Nazis. A compilation of testimony from witnesses who appeared at the Eichmann trial provides a telling narrative.
Directors: David Bergman, Jacques Ehrlich, Haim Gouri
Votes: 54
87. Oma & Bella (2012)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
Two adorable elderly best friends spend their days making sumptuous Jewish meals and recalling their experiences as Holocaust survivors in this powerful family portrait.
Director: Alexa Karolinski | Stars: Regina Karolinski, Bella Katz
Votes: 75
88. Berlin Calling (2015)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
In an effort to confront her family's dark past a punk-chick from California traces her father's roots back to pre-war Berlin. Her journey takes her to Houston, Paris, Berlin, Prague and ... See full summary »
Director: Nigel Dick
Votes: 58
89. Madame Rosa (1977)
PG | 105 min | Drama
Madame Rosa, an ex-prostitute of Jewish origin, lives in a dilapidated old building in Belleville. Tired and worn out by life, she looks after young children, placed in her care by the social welfare people.
Director: Moshé Mizrahi | Stars: Simone Signoret, Michal Bat-Adam, Samy Ben-Youb, Gabriel Jabbour
Votes: 1,732
90. Ben-Gurion, Epilogue (2016)
61 min | Documentary, History
Based on archive material, the film reveals the final years of Israel's founder, David Ben-Gurion. Excluded from leadership, he allowed himself a hindsight perspective on the Zionist enterprise.
Director: Yariv Mozer | Star: David Ben-Gurion
Votes: 119
91. Abe (2019)
TV-PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
With the help of a Brazilian chef, a 12-year-old boy who dreams of being a cook tries to find the ideal recipe to break down the cultural barriers that divide his half Israeli and half Palestinian family.
Director: Fernando Grostein Andrade | Stars: Noah Schnapp, Seu Jorge, Dagmara Dominczyk, Arian Moayed
Votes: 2,331
92. Looking for Lenny (2011)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary
Looking for Lenny is an in-depth, controversial documentary that uses Lenny Bruce's legacy to explore the present condition of the fear of words and expression.
Director: Elan Gale | Stars: Lenny Bruce, Richard Lewis, Robin Williams, Roseanne Barr
Votes: 234
93. Aftermath (2012)
Unrated | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A Polish man who returns home after the death of his father unearths a secret about the now-deceased Jewish residents of his village.
Director: Wladyslaw Pasikowski | Stars: Ireneusz Czop, Jerzy Szymkiewi, Wojciech Walasik, Zbigniew Zamachowski
Votes: 4,243 | Gross: $0.00M
94. Sallah Shabati (1964)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
The sharp, often hilarious satire that became the most successful film in Israeli history (until that time) is about new immigrants Sallah and his family, who are left in a shack near their... See full summary »
Director: Ephraim Kishon | Stars: Topol, Geula Nuni, Gila Almagor, Albert Cohen
Votes: 1,165
95. 999 Aliza: The Policeman (1967)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
The firm of Green, Greenberg and Greenbaum is in trouble: large quantities of jam are missing from the storage. Worse, two of the senior partners are murdered. The incompetent inspector ... See full summary »
Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Edna Fliedel, Avner Hizkiyahu, Uri Zohar, Shoshana Shani-Lavie
Votes: 33
96. Topele (1968)
G | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Topele recreates in loving detail the economically poor but culturally rich world of the "shtedtl" or small town, with its bustling marketplace, muddy duck pond, and vodka-guzzling police ... See full summary »
Director: Leo Filler | Stars: Rachel Attas, Shlomo Bar-Shavit, Ya'ackov Bodo, Dassi Hadari
Votes: 8
97. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
Director: Roberto Benigni | Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano
Votes: 743,663 | Gross: $57.60M
98. Newland (1994)
105 min | Drama
A brother and sister arrive alone in the new country of Israel after World War II where they hope to find their lost mother. The complexities of life with colorful characters in the refugee... See full summary »
Director: Orna Ben-Dor Niv | Stars: Etti Ankri, Louise Asher, Gedalia Besser, Guy Bracca
Votes: 58
99. Golda (2023)
PG-13 | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History
Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the 'Iron Lady of Israel,' faced during the Yom Kippur War.
Director: Guy Nattiv | Stars: Helen Mirren, Zed Josef, Henry Goodman, Olivia Brody
Votes: 11,912
100. The Invisibles (2017)
110 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
While Joseph Goebbels infamously declared Berlin "free of Jews" in 1943, 1,700 managed to survive in the Nazi capital through the end of WWII. The Invisibles traces the stories of four young people who learned to hide in plain sight.
Director: Claus Räfle | Stars: Max Mauff, Alice Dwyer, Ruby O. Fee, Aaron Altaras
Votes: 1,726 | Gross: $0.41M
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