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1. Capernaum (2018)
R | 126 min | Drama
While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.
Director: Nadine Labaki | Stars: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawsar Al Haddad
Votes: 105,906 | Gross: $1.66M
2. Millions (2004)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ethics, being human and the soul come to the fore when a 7-year old finds a bag of Pounds just days before the currency is switched to Euros and learns what we are really made of.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Alex Etel, James Nesbitt, Daisy Donovan, Lewis McGibbon
Votes: 26,535 | Gross: $6.58M
3. Time to Kill (1989)
R | 110 min | Drama, War
In 1936, when Ethiopia is being invaded by the Italian army, Lieutenant Silvestri sets off for the nearest camp hospital to take care of a toothache. En route he meets a young Ethiopian ... See full summary »
Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ricky Tognazzi, Patrice-Flora Praxo, Gianluca Favilla
Votes: 988
4. Happy, Happy (2010)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja. She is an eternal optimist in spite of living with a man who would rather go hunting with the boys, and who refuses to have sex with... See full summary »
Director: Anne Sewitsky | Stars: Agnes Kittelsen, Joachim Rafaelsen, Maibritt Saerens, Henrik Rafaelsen
Votes: 3,272 | Gross: $0.04M
5. Terraferma (2011)
R | 88 min | Drama
A Sicilian family deals with the arrival of a group of immigrants on their island.
Director: Emanuele Crialese | Stars: Filippo Pucillo, Donatella Finocchiaro, Giuseppe Fiorello, Mimmo Cuticchio
Votes: 3,233
6. Big Shot's Funeral (2001)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
Yankie director Don Tyler faces mounting insecurity and declining health while on location in Beijing, so his assistant hires down-and-out camerman YoYo to take the reins. Scrambling, ... See full summary »
Director: Xiaogang Feng | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Rosamund Kwan, Paul Mazursky, You Ge
Votes: 2,415 | Gross: $0.00M
7. 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: 6,356
8. Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
150 min | Drama
A doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Lea Massari
Votes: 2,757 | Gross: $0.07M
9. Teza (2008)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
The Ethiopian intellectual Anberber returns to his native country during the repressive totalitarian regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu and the recognition of his own displacement and ... See full summary »
Director: Haile Gerima | Stars: Aaron Arefe, Abiye Tedla, Takelech Beyene, Teje Tesfahun
Votes: 634
10. Alumim (2021– )
50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Follows a group of boys from the margins of Israeli society who become the main suspects of a girl's rape and their lives are thrown into upheaval.
Stars: Yoalah Brinson, Yehuda Levi, Shani Cohen, Yaniv Biton
Votes: 151
11. Mio on the Shore (2019)
96 min | Drama
20-year-old Mio has lost her parents early and runs a traditional Japanese inn in Nagano with her grandmother. As her grandmother gets sick and hospitalized, Mio is forced to leave the inn ... See full summary »
Director: Ryûtarô Nakagawa | Stars: Honoka Matsumoto, Daichi Watanabe, Eri Tokunaga, Kaito Yoshimura
Votes: 284
12. The Loves of Pharaoh (1922)
100 min | Drama, History
The Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Emil Jannings, Harry Liedtke, Paul Biensfeldt, Friedrich Kühne
Votes: 661
13. Christmas Crossfire (2020)
TV-MA | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A man foils an attempted murder, then flees the crew of would-be killers along with their intended target as a woman he's just met tries to find him.
Director: Detlev Buck | Stars: Kostja Ullmann, Alli Neumann, Sascha Alexander Gersak, Sophia Thomalla
Votes: 1,669
14. Atletu (2009)
Not Rated | 92 min | Biography, Drama
Running the streets of Rome in 1960, an unknown, barefooted Ethiopian man stunned the world by winning Olympic gold in the marathon. Overnight, Abebe Bikila became a sports legend. A hero ... See full summary »
Directors: Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew | Stars: Rasselas Lakew, Dag Malmberg, Ruta Gedmintas, Abba Waka Dessalegn
Votes: 266
15. Harvest: 3,000 Years (1975)
150 min | Drama
In Ethiopia; there is a slow boiling of a feud between a wealthy Lord and a protester who feels he is mistreating his laborers. While the viewer gets to closely examine the culture, conversations, and lives of the locals who surround them.
Director: Haile Gerima | Stars: Kasu Asfaw, Gebru Kasa, Worke Kasa, Melaku Makonen
Votes: 226
16. We Are the Children (1987 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama, Romance
A doctor and a photo-journalist try to help famine victims in Africa.
Director: Robert M. Young | Stars: Ally Sheedy, Ted Danson, Judith Ivey, Zia Mohyeddin
Votes: 38
17. Nevsu (2017–2021)
30 min | Comedy
Nebsu tells the story of a mixed family navigating the prejudices and tensions involved in raising their five-year old daughter. What ensues is a clash of modern day cultures.
Stars: Yossi Vasa, Meyrav Feldman, Hana Laslo, Gadi Yagil
Votes: 129
18. 13 Months of Sunshine (2007)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Romance
A drama about two Ethiopians who enter a marriage of convenience and struggle to maintain traditional values as they strive toward their dreams.
Director: Yehdego Abeselom | Stars: Sammy Amare, Tsion Fikreselassie, Salem Dawit, Aaron Arefe
Votes: 46
19. 400 Miles to Freedom (2012)
61 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
In 1984, the Beta Israel, a secluded 2,500-year-old community of observant Jews in the northern Ethiopian mountains, fled a dictatorship and began a secret and dangerous journey of escape. ... See full summary »
Directors: Avishai Mekonen, Shari Rothfarb Mekonen
Votes: 7
20. Woven (2016)
96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ethiopian-born Elenie struggles to integrate her mother's traditions with her own American dreams. When a tragic accident thrusts her into the life of American-born Logan, Elenie realizes that one's search for a sense of place is universal.
Directors: Nagwa Ibrahim, Salome Mulugeta | Stars: Salome Mulugeta, Ryan O'Nan, Ryan Spahn, Larisa Polonsky
Votes: 160
21. Selam Bekele, an Oakland Afrofuturist (2015 Video)
3 min | Documentary, Short
The night club is in Oakland. The dance floor is packed. Streams of various colored lights illuminate the room. Letters or characters from another language mix with images of a ... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Michel | Stars: Selam Bekele, Saul Williams
22. Rabbit Ears: How the Leopard Got His Spots (1989 Video)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Short, Family
The leopard and his friend the Ethiopian hunt for animals (like the kudu) on the veldt. The animals move to the jungle, into the shade, for safety. The leopard himself visits the jungle, ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Raglin | Star: Danny Glover
Votes: 42
23. Zrubavel (2008)
70 min | Drama
Itzhak is an Ethiopian-Jewish boy who dreams of becoming the future Spike Lee of Israel. Generational clashes though incite a surprising chain of events.
Stars: Avinu Berro, Dani Berro, Meir Deseh, Kfir Levy
Votes: 9
24. White Land (2018)
40 min | Documentary
The series follows five Israelis of Ethiopian descent, who encounter racism, overt or implied, on a daily basis. In each episode, the velocity and depth of this tough racism is exposed, in ... See full summary »
Stars: Shlomit Berhanu, Oshrat Masala, Esti Almo, Shai Fredo
26. Red Leaves (2014)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
An Ethiopian immigrant, sets out on a journey through his children's homes after losing his wife. Coming to know some of life's harsh new realities, he tries to survive in his own way.
Director: Bazi Gete | Stars: Ruti Asarsai, Meir Deseh, Debebe Eshetu, David Getahun
Votes: 48
27. Menelik - Black Jewish Prince (1999)
56 min | Documentary
Gadi Abaje, a 23-year-old Ethiopian Jew who lives in the Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station. His mother was forced to stay in Ethiopia. The film follows Gadi as he returns to Ethiopia for an emotional encounter with his mother.
Director: Daniel Wachsmann
28. Broken Hearts Club (2016)
72 min | Documentary
Four Ethiopian kids arrive in the middle of the night, on their own, to Israel. They all suffer from heart defect from birth. Their only hope are a group of Israeli heart surgeons that ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Krispel
29. Transitions (II) (2016)
15 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Mimi (18) reconstructs her immigration story. Her identity dissolves and lost between Ethiopia and Israel.
Directors: Aalam-Warqe Davidian, Kobi Davidian | Stars: Netsanet Mekonen, Hava Tizazu, Tamar Yamala
30. World Record (2011)
3 min | Short, Drama
An Ethiopian athlete is on his way to break the world record in cross-country running. Or is he?
Director: Marie Lora-Mungai | Star: Eyob Tadese
31. The Jerusalem Dream (2016)
54 min | Documentary
After thousands of years of praying for Jerusalem, Ethiopia's Jews began arriving in Israel in the late 1970s.
Director: Meni Elias
32. Adera (2009)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
The story of an Ethiopian woman's plight in South Africa as she struggles to earn enough money to support and return to her children in Ethiopia.
Director: Nega Tariku | Stars: Mikael Balcha, Tigist Kidane Gebre Hiwo, Alemayo Kefle, Zelalem Mekonnen
Votes: 19
34. When Israel Went Out (2010)
80 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Between 1983-1985, thousands of 'Falasha' Jews marched 200 kilometers from Gondar, Ethiopia, toward the Sudanese border, with the hope of reaching the land of Israel. These immigrants, many... See full summary »
Director: Meni Elias
35. Debut (2007)
22 min | Documentary
The documentary series "Debut" ("Hofa'at Bechora") portrays the exciting journey of two youth groups from the south of Israel ("Brinks" from Netivot and "Ditora" from Kiriyat Malachi) ... See full summary »
Stars: Hadag Nahash, Shaanan Street, David Klemes
36. Growing Up and Going Home (2007 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Three teenagers, adopted by an extended Australian family as children, return to Ethiopia to reconnect with the family, friends and culture they left behind.
Director: Belinda Mason
37. Mekonen: The Journey of an African Jew (2016)
43 min | Documentary, Short
The film follows the backstory of Mekonen Abebe, a new commander in the Israeli Defense Forces, as he returns to Africa to explore his roots, make peace with his past and embrace his future in Israel.
Director: Rebecca Shore
Votes: 23
38. The Minnesotan (2009)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
An informant in the U.S. Federal Witness Protection Program faces the consequences of his choice.
Director: Erick Peterson | Stars: Michael Anthony Bianco, Michael McMonagle, Johnny Pitrelli, Erick Peterson
39. The Name My Mother Gave Me (2008)
60 min | Documentary
Follows a group of Ethiopian and Russian Israeli adolescents on a life-changing journey to Ethiopia. While all would consider themselves members of the fringes of Israeli society, in the ... See full summary »
Directors: Ami Drozd, Elaine Matlow Tal-El, Eli Tal-El
40. Srulik (2012)
14 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
17 year-old Srulik is an Israeli youth of Ethiopian origin who has been kicked out of the educational system. He works cleaning floors, dreams of becoming a famous rapper and writes songs. ... See full summary »
Director: Noa Levin
41. Night Shift (2013)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary, Crime
One neighborhood, one cop, one night. The story of Israel's toughest neighborhood through one night with the local cop.
Director: Itamar Chen | Star: Rafi Melles
Votes: 9
42. Yiddishe Mama (2008)
61 min | Documentary
When Zina immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union, she envisioned her son settling down with a blonde-haired Jewish girl. Her vision is suddenly shattered when Gennady announces ... See full summary »
Directors: Gennady Kuchuk, Fima Shlick
43.
Saving Grace (2007–2010)
Episode:
Am I Gonna Die Today?
(2009)
TV-MA | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Earl distracts Grace from her investigation into a robbery that became a murder, and his insistence that she make a leap of faith may be her last.
Director: Tricia Brock | Stars: Holly Hunter, Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Bailey Chase
Votes: 101
44.
Downtown Precinct (2011–2015)
Episode:
Episode #2.5
(2014)
Action, Crime
Director: Amir Mann | Stars: Amos Tamam, Efrat Dor, Moris Cohen, Meirav Shirom
45.
Downtown Precinct (2011–2015)
Episode:
Episode #2.6
(2014)
Action, Crime
Director: Amir Mann | Stars: Amos Tamam, Efrat Dor, Moris Cohen, Meirav Shirom
46.
A Wonderful Country (2003– )
Episode:
Episode #12.14
(2015)
Comedy, News
Directors: Amir Ukrainetz, Ofir Lobel, Guy Michael, Yaron Shilon, Gali Adelbaum | Stars: Eyal Kitzis, Assi Cohen, Alma Zack, Shani Cohen
47.
Talk Live (1991– )
Episode:
John Metzger
(1991)
Talk-Show
Christopher Hitchens, the Washington editor for Harper's and a columnist for The Nation, speaks to John Metzger, a white supremacist and a member of the White Aryan Resistance.
Stars: Christopher Hitchens, John Metzger, Tom Metzger
48.
A Current Affair (1971– )
Episode:
EFTPOS Bandits
(2018)
30 min | News
A gang of African women have taken advantage of a security loophole in EFTPOS machines to rip off shops for thousands of dollars with stolen credit card information. At a Camera House in ... See full summary »
Stars: Tracy Grimshaw, Steve Marshall, Lidio Fiore