Jewish woman movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant jewish woman movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, suspenseful, psychological and touching films and TV shows about / with jewish woman, female nudity, world war two, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, couples, female protagonist, family relations, nazi and bare chested male plots mostly in Drama, Romance and War genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as jewish woman: Unorthodox (2020), Fill the Void (2012), Black Mercedes (2019), The Way We Were (1973), The Exception (2016), Shelter (2017), The Bloom of Yesterday (2016), An Englishman's Castle (1978), Ester the Queen (2010), The Club (2021).

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Unorthodox (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story: A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians -- until her past comes calling.
Style: uplifting, social, touching, suspense, anthology ...
Audience: teens
Plot: judaism, jewish family, orthodox jew, female protagonist, escape, women, jewish woman, husband wife relationship, feminist, follow your dream, new life, musician ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: new york, berlin germany, brooklyn new york city
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Fill the Void (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Eighteen-year-old Shira is the youngest daughter of the Mendelman family. She is about to be married off to a promising young man of the same age and background. It is a dream come true, and Shira feels prepared and excited. On Purim, her ...
Style: realistic, touching, captivating, psychological, contemplative ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: rabbi, judaism, orthodox jew, women's rights, love and romance, family relations, matchmaking, moral dilemma, society, introspection, parents and children, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, palestine, israel, tel aviv israel, belgium
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Black Mercedes (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story: In Nazi-occupied Warsaw, an investigator tries to unravel the mysterious murder of a prominent attorney's wife.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, enigmatic
Plot: investigation, jewish woman, world war two, crime solving, unsolved crime, murder investigation, crime investigation, police detective, murder, wartime, murder mystery, homicide detective ...
Place: warsaw poland, poland
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The Way We Were (1973)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
Style: sentimental, realistic, serious, captivating, intellectual ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: mccarthyism, naval officer, couples, politics, breakup, husband wife relationship, adultery, love story, passion, world war two, love and romance, friendship ...
Time: 1940s, 50s, 1930s, 1950s, pre world war two ...
Place: usa, new york, california, middle east, malibu california ...
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The Exception (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation.
Style: suspense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: world war two, nazi germany, gestapo, nazi officer, german soldier, nazi occupation, nazi, espionage, royalty, conspiracy, spy, german army ...
Time: 1940s, year 1940, year 1934, 1920s
Place: germany, berlin germany, poland, netherlands, holland
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Shelter (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Israel, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: LEMON TREE meets JOHN LE CARRƉ in a subtle thriller set in Germany involving Mona, a Lebanese woman (Golshifteh Farahani), and Naomi, an Israeli Mossad agent (Neta Riskin) sent to protect their informant while recovering from plastic surgery for ...
Style: surprise ending
Plot: mossad, isis, plastic surgery, terrorist, islam, secret service, israeli, female secret agent, presumed dead, grave, assassination, terrorism ...
Time: 2010s
Place: hamburg germany, lebanon, israel, beirut lebanon, germany
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The Bloom of Yesterday (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Austria, Germany, France
Duration: 125 min.
Story: An almost romantic comedy on the edge: Holocaust researcher Toto is having a major life crisis. Just when things at home and work could not get worse, he unwantedly gets a new assistent assigned to himself. Zazie is french, jewish, slightly ...
Style: crying
Plot: holocaust, addiction, love, jujitsu, punched in the face, angry, cat, mental illness, topless woman, bare breasts, male objectification, masturbation ...
Time: 2010s
Place: germany, vienna
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An Englishman's Castle (1978)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 144 min.
TV show
Story: Set in an alternative 1970s where Germany won the Second World War and occupied Europe, a soap opera called 'An Englishman's Castle' plays out through writer Peter Ingram.
Style: soap opera
Plot: alternate history, distopia, jewish woman, underground movement, alternate timeline, third reich, playwright, nazi occupation, screenwriter, love interest, collaboration, rebel ...
Time: 70s, 1940s
Place: britain, united kingdom
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Ester the Queen (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story: Esther, the Queen tells the story of a beautiful young lady, and Jewish at a time when her people were persecuted and she must avoid all of being extinct. The drama takes place in Persian Empire, where King Ahasuerus called all the virgins of the ...
Style: soap opera, novela, entertaining, serious, exciting ...
Plot: bible, emperor, couples, jewess, empire, prime minister, czar, queen, royal palace, persian culture, jewish woman, society ...
Place: persia
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The Club (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: In cosmopolitan 1950s Istanbul, a mother with a troubled past works at a nightclub to reconnect with and help the rebellious daughter she couldnā€™t raise.
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot: ethnicity, mother daughter relationship, nightclub, social history, mother daughter conflict, jewish woman, family problems, family relations, female protagonist, relationships, social problems, jewess ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, 60s
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey
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A Rose in Winter (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 135 min.
Story: The true story of Edith Stein, a German Jewish philosopher and feminist who converted to Christianity and became a nun, and died in Auschwitz to became Saint and Martyr, the Patron of Europe with the name Saint Theresa Benedicta of the Cross.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: holocaust, civil rights, society, lifestyle, jewish woman, civil rights movement, social problems, female protagonist, life is a bitch, women's rights, world war two, journalist ...
Place: germany
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Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: As Christina prepares her restaurant for its busiest time of year, she gets back a DNA test revealing that sheā€™s Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights.
Style: entertaining, emotional, feel good, romantic
Plot: christmas, hanukkah, cliche, jewish woman, celebration, love, female protagonist, jewish culture, christmas eve, cynic, christmas season, christmas romance ...
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Cloudy Sunday (2015)
Genre: Drama, Music, War
Country: Greece
Duration: 116 min.
Story: During World War II in Greece, under the submission of Germans, one Christian, Giorgos, falls in love with a Jewish, Estrea, something completely forbidden. Can they and their families overcome all the obstacles, along with racial discriminations ...
Style: suspenseful, psychological, touching, unusual plot structure, contemplative ...
Plot: world war two, greek, lovers, love, german occupation, composer, brutality, nazi, couples, love and romance, danger, society ...
Time: 1940s
Place: greece
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 2408 min.
TV show
Story: Itā€™s 1958 Manhattan and Miriam ā€œMidgeā€ Maisel has everything sheā€™s ever wanted - the perfect husband, kids, and Upper West Side apartment. But when her life suddenly takes a turn and Midge must start over, she discovers a previously unknown ...
Style: feel good, humorous, witty, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, kids
Plot: female protagonist, jewish family, comedian, stand up comedian, female comedian, career, divorce, husband wife relationship, judaism, strong female lead, lifestyle change, changing lives ...
Time: 50s, 1950s, future, 2010s, 60s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city
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Loving Leah (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A handsome Washington, D.C. doctor and a young New York woman fall in love at an unusual time...after they get married. Leah Lever is married to an Orthodox rabbi, Benjamin Lever, whose brother, Jake is a successful cardiologist and a non-practicing ...
Style: realistic, serious, emotional, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Audience: chick flick, teen drama
Plot: marriage of convenience, fall in love, couples, death in the family, religions or cults, society, cardiologist, family relations, family tradition, friendship, love and romance, hopeless romantic ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: On a flight to London, a note is found stating that there will be murders taking place on the airliner before it lands.
Style: psychotronic, detective, fast, exciting, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: airplane, aviation, air disaster, stewardess, disaster, space, prank, airport, airport security, pilot, flight attendant, murder ...
Time: 70s
Place: new york, usa
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Will You Merry Me? (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Rebecca, from an upper class Los Angeles family, and Henry, from choir-singing, tradition-bound Midwestern roots, are in love. Henry pops the question just before Christmas and the kids plan on gathering their families for the holidays in order to ...
Style: humorous, touching, semi serious, realistic
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: christmas, couples, family relations, unlikely couple, engagement, family gatherings, love and romance, disorder, culture clash, parents and children, society, thanksgiving ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, wisconsin
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The Secrets (2007)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Israel
Duration: 127 min.
Story: In The Secrets, two brilliant young women discover their own voices in a repressive orthodox culture where females are forbidden to sing, let alone speak out. Naomi, the studious, devoutly religious daughter of a prominent rabbi, convinces her ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, emotional, atmospheric ...
Plot: lesbian, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lgbt, lesbian interest, religions or cults, rabbi, lgbtq, best friend, self discovery, selflessness, nude painting ...
Time: 21st century
Place: israel, palestine
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La Storia (2024)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, Germany
TV show
Story: Set mostly in Rome between 1940 and 1948 ā€œLa Storiaā€ looks at fascism, World War II and Italyā€™s early postwar period through a female prism. Ida, a half Jewish widow with a teen-age son named Nino, is raped by a drunken German soldier and gets ...
Plot: world war two, soldier, female nudity, dog, rape, epilepsy, teacher, carabinieri, fascist, communist, judaism, fascism ...
Time: year 1941, year 1947, year 1946, year 1942, year 1944 ...
Place: rome italy, italy
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Simone: Woman of the Century (2022)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Simone Veil's life story through the pivotal events of Twentieth Century. Her childhood, her political battles, her tragedies. An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and transformed her era defending a ...
Style: non-linear
Plot: shoah, jewish woman, biopic, nudity, voice over narration, female protagonist, world war two, concentration camp, prison guard, singing, neo nazi, gas chamber ...
Time: 90s, year 1975, 70s, year 1994, post world war two ...
Place: france, algeria, paris france
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A Call to Spy (2019)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 123 min.
Story: The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women ...
Style: rough, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, islamic
Plot: world war two, british intelligence, espionage, spy, gestapo, female spy, strong female character, female secret agent, nazi, disguise, female protagonist, secret ...
Time: year 1941, year 1942, year 1944
Place: germany, vichy, paris france, europe, scotland ...
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Christmas on Chestnut Street (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A store decides to start a contest to sell off 60,000 Christmas lights, ordered by accident. The competition soon causes unrest among the locals, but the store's owner, Diane, wants to keep what has become a very profitable competition going, ...
Style: humorous, romantic, captivating, light, funny ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: christmas, transformation, love and romance, escapades, social relations, happy ending, lifestyle, life philosophy, society, holiday, couple relations, contests and competitions ...
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Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story: A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
Style: political, serious, realistic, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot: world war two, holocaust, cruise ship, ship, nazi, ocean liner, murder, world politics, sea, runaway, trippy, judaism ...
Time: year 1976, 20th century, year 1939, 1930s
Place: cuba, germany, havana cuba, latin america, europe ...
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The Green Inferno (2013)
Genre: Adventure, Horror
Country: USA, Chile, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A group of student activists travel from New York City to the Amazon to save the rainforest. However, once they arrive in this vast green landscape, they soon discover that they are not aloneā€¦ and that no good deed goes unpunished.
Style: bloody, scary, disturbing, slasher, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: jungle, cannibal, cannibalism, torture, survival, gory, decapitation, ant, sadistic horror, suicide, violence, sadistic violence ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: south america, peru, america, chile, latin america ...
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Private Benjamin (1980)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A sheltered young high society woman joins the army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
Style: sentimental, funny, semi serious, light, feel good ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot: basic training, wedding, boot camp, self discovery, paratrooper, women, fish out of water, transformation, soldier, female soldier, military life, gender ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place: belgium, paris france, usa
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Return from the Ashes (1965)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A Jewish woman, Dr. Michele Wolf, interred in a Nazi concentration camp during WWII returns to her Paris home after the war's end. She's unaware that her husband, the handsome gigolo and chess master Stanislaw Pilgrin, has been having an ...
Style: noir, psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: chess, murder, female nudity, world war two, murder by drowning, murder of a nude woman, drowning, man kills a woman, death by drowning, dead woman, wedding, child in peril ...
Time: 60s, year 1945, 1940s
Place: poland, paris france, france, europe
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The Two Marshals (1961)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Antonio Capurro, un ladruncolo travestito da prete, viene arrestato dal maresciallo Cottone. In seguito, durante un bombardamento il lestofante riesce a impossessarsi della divisa del poliziotto, lasciandogli l'abito ...
Style: slapstick, slapstick comedy
Plot: world war two, fascism, resistance, body swapping, bombing, truce, police officer, police inspector, fake priest, nazi, nazi officer, thief ...
Time: year 1943
Place: italy
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Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Sandra Bernhard stars in a studio version of her off-Broadway show, blending re-enactments of the original show's pieces with concept vignettes and 'testimonials' to underscore the relationship between a performer and an audience.
Style: independent film, realistic, semi serious, not serious, cynical ...
Plot: satire, sex, nudity, female pubic hair, bare breasts, female nudity, soul, estrangement, couples, musician's life, ambition, desire for fame ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: usa
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Holocaust Part Two - The Memories, Delusions, Revenge (1980)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 76 min.
Story: A secret group of Jewish activists locate and murder the doctors and soldiers who tortured their relations in a notorious extermination camp.
Style: sexploitation film
Plot: world war two, swastika, nazi, erotica, sexploitation, revenge, exploitation, gang rape, rape, nazi exploitation, trauma, sex horror ...
Time: 1940s, 70s
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What If God Were the Sun? (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A grieving nurse finds comfort and inspiration in her new assignment, where she meets a terminally ill woman with a quick with and strong faith.
Style: realistic, touching, psychological, atmospheric, emotional ...
Plot: hospital, terminal illness, family relations, doctors and patients, hopes, family problems, religions or cults, unfulfillment, wedding, nurse, faith, nurse patient relationship ...
Time: 21st century
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