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Bethlehem (2013)
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Original name: בית לחם
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Israel, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Bethlehem tells the story of the unlikely bond between Razi, an Israeli secret service officer, and his Palestinian informant Sanfur, the younger brother of a senior Palestinian militant. Razi recruited Sanfur when he was just 15, and developed a very close, almost fatherly relationship to him. Now 17, Sanfur tries to navigate between Razi’s demands and his loyalty to his brother, living a double life and lying to both men. Co-written by director Yuval Adler and Ali Waked—an Arab journalist who spent years in the West Bank—Bethlehem gives an unparalleled, moving and authentic portrait of the complex reality behind the news.
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, sad, thought provoking, bleak, serious, disturbing
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, spy, terrorism, undercover, double agent, danger, moral dilemma, special agent, society, informant, israeli, teenager, murder, dictator, dictatorship, agent, military, hitman, islam, undercover agent, revolution, covert operation, arab culture, third world ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2005, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
israel, middle east, venice, palestinian authority
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and tense films with plots about danger, terrorism, state affairs, politics, conflict, society and undercover mostly in Drama, Thriller and War genres. Some movies like Bethlehem: Fauda (2015), Policeman (2011), Sword of Gideon (1986), The Gordin Cell (2012), The Honourable Woman (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A top Israeli agent comes out of retirement to hunt for a Palestinian militant he thought he'd killed, setting a chaotic chain of events into motion.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
israel, palestine, middle east, belgium
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100%
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, biting, bleak ...
Plot:
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Place:
israel, middle east
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Country: Canada, USA, France
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
Chronicles a Mossad team hand picked to hunt down the terrorists involved in the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes.
Style:
action thriller, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mossad, terrorist, terrorism, conflict, olympics, revenge, israeli palestinian conflict, arab israeli conflict, murder, workplace situations, chases and races, contests and competitions ...
Time:
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Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, munich germany
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Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Plot:
spy, espionage, moral dilemma, betrayal, double agent, parents and children, who to trust, family relations, workplace situations, dishonesty, manipulation, secret agent ...
Time:
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Place:
israel, middle east
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100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 58 min.
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Story:
Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, Nessa inherits her father's company and changes course from supplying arms to laying data cabling networks between Israel and the ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, mistrust, political unrest, powerful corporation, family relations, state affairs, undercover, secret service, cia, who to trust, maid ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: Israel, Netherlands, Germany, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Paradise Now is filmed from the perspective of two Palestinian men who are preparing to perform a suicide attack in Israel. This is the first film to deal with the subject of suicide bombers.
Style:
disturbing, controversial, depressing, political, rough ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, friendship, islam, suicide, destiny, muslim, conflict, israeli, manipulation ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Israel
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
criminal psychologist, special agent, society, state affairs, government agency, danger, social decay, law enforcement, assassination, investigation, conspiracy, moral dilemma ...
Time:
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Place:
israel, middle east
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Palestine
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The drama, the story of three childhood friends and a young woman who are torn apart in their fight for freedom, is billed as the first fully-financed film to come out of the Palestinian cinema industry.
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, suspenseful, mind blowing, controversial ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, power of love, friendship, moral dilemma, resistance, confession, gain trust, family relations, danger, love affair, terrorism, love and romance ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
palestine, middle east, palestinian authority, maghreb, israel
Similarity:
23%
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855
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An MI5 officer's attempts to foil a possible terrorist plot are undermined by bureaucracy and moral dilemmas. Will he make the world a safer place or be complicit in making a tense situation even worse?
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
terrorism, secret agent, government agency, undercover, danger, spy, terrorist plot, counter terrorism, conspiracy, investigation, war on terror, conspiracy theory ...
Time:
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Place:
england, egypt
Similarity:
22%
966
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Palestinian family is trapped inside a house commandeered by Israeli soldiers.
Style:
serious, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Plot:
muslim, human rights, soldier, military, dysfunctional family, society, politics, terrorism, rivalry, confined, family problems, isolation ...
Time:
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Place:
middle east, palestine, jerusalem, palestinian authority, israel
Similarity:
22%
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Country: Canada, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, realistic, disturbing, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
22%
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Country: Israel, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, disturbing, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, syria, iraq ...
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21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: France, Israel, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel, France, Germany, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
June, 1982 - The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare. The four members of a tank crew find themselves in a violent situation that they ...
Style:
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Plot:
military, arab israeli conflict, confined, sergeant, tank, israeli, israeli soldier, army vs civilians, military life, mission gone awry, moral dilemma, danger ...
Time:
year 1982, year 2009, 80s, 20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
20%
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, tense, emotional, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, political unrest, terrorism, couples, politics, danger, unfulfillment, undercover, society, femme fatale, life turned upside down, intrigue ...
Time:
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Place:
israel, palestinian authority, middle east, jerusalem
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Israel, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, captivating, serious, realistic, tense
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
israel, middle east, lebanon, jerusalem, france ...
Similarity:
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818
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, Israel, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In May 1948, shortly before the creation of the State of Israel, hundreds of immigrants from across Europe arrive in Palestine--only to risk arrest by British troops.
Style:
disturbing, serious, realistic, sad, gloomy ...
Plot:
military, immigrant, survival, tragic love, culture clash, escapades, against humanity, wartime life, hopes, political unrest, state affairs, society ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, independent film ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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Country: France, UK, Italy, Greece, Israel, USA
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, disturbing, realistic, serious, inspirational ...
Plot:
politics, military, rebellion, friendship, battles, state affairs, rebelliousness, rivalry, danger, wartime life, political unrest, conflict ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
israel, palestine, greece, middle east, holy land ...
Similarity:
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Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, touching, sentimental, contemplative, emotional ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, politics, injustice, widow, occupation, reconciliation, rules and policies, hopes, life is a bitch, society, legal ...
Time:
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Place:
palestine, middle east, israel, jerusalem, persia ...
Similarity:
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Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, exciting, political, political thriller, tense ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
cold war, terrorism, nuclear bomb, espionage, spy, cia, nuclear explosion, terrorist, nuclear war, secret agent, terrorist plot, nuclear threat ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place:
maryland, russia, israel, washington d.c., chechnya ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Swedish intelligence officer Carl Hamilton's 7-year-old goddaughter Nathalie is kidnapped. When the kidnapping's underlying motive becomes known, the Swedish authorities assume a passive role, forcing Hamilton to action. With the help of ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorism, kidnapping, rescue, danger, spy, assassination attempt, heroes, law enforcement, special agent, rivalry, agent, nordic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
18%
60K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside ...
Style:
sexy, serious, tense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
middle east, iraq, washington d.c., illinois, chicago ...
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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