Israeli Films
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1. Zero Motivation (2014)
Unrated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A unit of female Israeli soldiers at a remote desert base bide their time as they count down the minutes until they can return to civilian life.
Director: Talya Lavie | Stars: Dana Ivgy, Nelly Tagar, Shani Klein, Heli Twito
Votes: 4,517 | Gross: $0.10M
2. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
Director: Ari Folman | Stars: Ari Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ori Sivan
Votes: 60,396 | Gross: $2.28M
3. The City (2023)
75 min | Drama, Musical
The first ever Hebrew rap musicalinspired by black music, film noir, and detective films, the plot focuses on the character of Joe, a cynical and bitter detective working in a corrupt, ... See full summary »
Director: Amit Ulman | Stars: Amit Ulman, Moria Akons, Omer Havron, Alon Neuman
Votes: 197
4. Big Bad Wolves (2013)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After a little girl is brutally murdered, a suspect avoids arrest due to lack of evidence. Working separately, her father and a cop decide to do something about it.
Directors: Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado | Stars: Lior Ashkenazi, Rotem Keinan, Tzahi Grad, Doval'e Glickman
Votes: 17,552 | Gross: $0.03M
5. Freak Out (2015)
84 min | Comedy, Horror
A soldier sets off for a week of patrolling with his unit. It is not long before strange and frightening things begin to happen to all the soldiers, and they start question whether they will come out of this experience alive.
Director: Boaz Armoni | Stars: Itay Zvolon, Kye Korabelnikov, Assaf Ben-Shimon, Eran Peretz
Votes: 314
6. The Gatekeepers (2012)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.
Director: Dror Moreh | Stars: Ami Ayalon, Avraham Shalom, Avi Dichter, Yaakov Peri
Votes: 5,886 | Gross: $2.42M
7. 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
8. Rabies (2010)
Unrated | 90 min | Horror
A brother and sister who run away from home find sanctuary in a deserted nature reserve. When the sister falls into the trap of a psychopathic killer, the brother sets out on a race against... See full summary »
Directors: Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado | Stars: Lior Ashkenazi, Ania Bukstein, Danny Geva, Yael Grobglas
Votes: 3,013
9. Life in Stills (2011)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A photo shop owner and her grandson join forces to save the shop and the nearly one million negatives that document Israel's defining moments.
Director: Tamar Tal-Anati
Votes: 153
10. The Congress (2013)
Not Rated | 122 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
Director: Ari Folman | Stars: Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Votes: 19,904 | Gross: $0.14M
11. Saint Clara (1996)
85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The year is 1999 and the storyline is actually a number of subplots all revolving around the 13-year old Clara, a girl who can predict the future and has telekinetic powers. The subplots ... See full summary »
Directors: Ari Folman, Ori Sivan | Stars: Lucy Dubinchik, Halil Elohev, Johnny Peterson, Maya Maron
Votes: 776
12. Goldberg & Eisenberg: Til Death Do Us Part (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Goldberg is a mediocre computer programmer. Eisenberg is an emotionally disturbed thug. Unfortunately the two cross paths.
Director: Oren Carmi | Stars: Yitzhak Laor, Yahav Gal, Eran Bohem, Daniel Brusovani
Votes: 101
13. Footnote (2011)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are father and son as well as rival professors in Talmudic Studies. When both men learn that Eliezer will be lauded for his work, their complicated relationship reaches a new peak.
Director: Joseph Cedar | Stars: Shlomo Bar-Aba, Lior Ashkenazi, Aliza Rosen, Alma Zack
Votes: 6,321 | Gross: $2.01M
14. Not in Tel Aviv (2012)
84 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a repressed high-school teacher loses his job, he decides to pull his entire life down with it. Within the span of a few days, he will kidnap a teenage student, reconnect with his old ... See full summary »
Director: Nony Geffen | Stars: Nony Geffen, Romi Aboulafia, Yaara Pelzig, Tal Friedman
Votes: 115
15. Halfon Hill Doesn't Answer (1976)
92 min | Comedy
Swindler Sergio Konstanza owes money to Mr. Hasson. He escapes to the desert where he joins a wacky Army reserve unit whose Sergeant has his eye on one of Mr. Hasson's daughters, although ... See full summary »
Director: Assi Dayan | Stars: Yisrael Poliakov, Gavri Banai, Shaike Levi, Nitza Shaul
Votes: 1,527
16. The Green Prince (2014)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary, Biography
The son of a founding leader in the Palestinian organization, Hamas, becomes a spy for the Israelis.
Director: Nadav Schirman | Stars: Mosab Hassan Yousef, Gonen Ben Yitzhak, Sheikh Hassan Yousef
Votes: 2,872 | Gross: $0.26M
17. Life According to Agfa (1992)
100 min | Drama
The film takes place in Tel Aviv, much of it in a fictitious local pub called Barbie, a satirical nickname for a famous Israeli mental health institution. The pub's name hints at the ... See full summary »
Director: Assi Dayan | Stars: Gila Almagor, Akram Tillawi, Smadar Kilchinsky, Tsipor Aizen
Votes: 654
18. 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: 353
19. Cats on a Pedal Boat (2011)
87 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Two teenagers and a cat try to enjoy a quiet afternoon by a peaceful looking lake in Tel Aviv.
Directors: Yuval Mendelson, Nadav Hollander | Stars: Nitay Dagan, Dana Frider, Gidi Gov, Michael Hanegbi
Votes: 88
20. $9.99 (2008)
R | 78 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A stop-motion animated story about people living in a Sydney apartment complex looking for meaning in their lives.
Director: Tatia Rosenthal | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Anthony LaPaglia, Samuel Johnson, Barry Otto
Votes: 3,475 | Gross: $0.05M
21. Beaufort (2007)
Unrated | 131 min | Action, Drama, War
The story of a group of Israeli soldiers stationed in an outpost prior to the withdrawal of forces of 2000.
Director: Joseph Cedar | Stars: Oshri Cohen, Itay Tiran, Eli Eltonyo, Ohad Knoller
Votes: 4,838 | Gross: $0.10M
22. Robot Awakening (2015)
75 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Danny is amazed to find out he is a deadly robot. With renewed hopes and robotic forces, and with the help of his macho boss and a small Jewish "R2D2" (Dubbed by Rob Schneider), Danny sets off to rescue the love of his life.
Directors: Tal Goldberg, Gal Zelezniak | Stars: Yotam Ishay, Hili Yalon, Tzahi Grad, Dror Keren
Votes: 1,005
23. The Policeman (1971)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
One of Israel's most beloved films, this film centers around the policeman Azulai, who is as kind as he as inept.
Director: Ephraim Kishon | Stars: Shaike Ophir, Zaharira Harifai, Avner Hizkiyahu, Itzko Rachamimov
Votes: 810
24. Avanti Popolo (1986)
84 min | Drama, War
June 11th 1967, the Six-Day War is over and the cease fire has just begun. We follow the journey of Gassan and Haled, two Egyptian soldiers whose only wish is to make their way through the ... See full summary »
Director: Rafi Bukai | Stars: Salim Daw, Suhel Haddad, Tuvia Gelber, Danny Segev
Votes: 429
25. Rock the Casbah (2012)
93 min | Action, Drama, History
The year is 1989. In an era of Palestinian demands for independence, the State of Israel sends young soldiers to oversee the Palestinian population in the Occupied Territories. After one of... See full summary »
Director: Yariv Horowitz | Stars: Yon Tumarkin, Roy Nik, Henry David, Lavi Zitner
Votes: 378
26. Atomic Falafel (2015)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Two girls from nuclear towns in Israel and Iran spill their countries most valuable secrets on Facebook while trying to prevent a nuclear crisis.
Director: Dror Shaul | Stars: Michelle Treves, Shai Avivi, Mali Levi, Alexander Fehling
Votes: 552
27. Abulele (2015)
TV-PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A boy struggles at home and at school with bullies after his brother is killed. When he befriends and shelters a mythical creature, it helps him outsmart his tormenters and overcome his grief.
Director: Jonathan Geva | Stars: Yoav Sadian, Idan Barkai, Bar Miniely, Makram Khoury
Votes: 332
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