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176K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, UK, France, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, bad ending, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, trapped, buried alive, isolation, confined, claustrophobia, terrorist, captivity, twists and turns, threat, panic, desperation ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2006 ...
Place:
iraq, middle east
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Style:
realistic, rough, epic, disturbing, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
war, combat, courage, gunfight, military, battles, chaos, sniper, american soldier, shooting, survival, army ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century, 90s, year 1993, year 2002 ...
Place:
somalia, africa, south africa, america, middle east ...
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170K
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic ...
Style:
touching, tense, melancholic, clever, suspense ...
Plot:
family drama, presumed dead, war, american soldier, adultery, marine, marital infidelity, brothers, released from prison, murder, dysfunctional family, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, iraq, america, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A subversive love story between clashing cultures and families, KISS ME BEFORE IT BLOWS UP is a romantic misadventure crossing all borders. When two generations of Israeli women fall for a German woman and an Palestinian man, chaos follows. What ...
Style:
romantic, light, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
lesbian love, lesbian, culture clash, woman woman relationship, lesbian teen, generation gap, relationships, love affair, love story, romantic relationship, couple relations, mother daughter conflict ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Israel, USA, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two young men — a Palestinian grad student and an Israeli lawyer — meet and fall in love amidst personal and political intrigue in this striking debut feature from Israeli director Michael Mayer.
Style:
emotional, homoerotic, sincere, serious, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, forbidden love, gay relationship, gay couple, gay love, gay student, gay sex, israeli, male homosexuality, love affair, gay romance ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, israel, palestine, palestinian authority, asia ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A Canadian doctor finds her sympathies sorely tested while working in the conflict ravaged Palestinian territories.
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, disturbing, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, doctors and patients, political unrest, injustice, society, wartime life, friendship, life is a bitch, doctor, terrorism, tragedy, israeli ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
palestine, middle east, israel, palestinian authority, jerusalem
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A member of an Israeli anti-terrorist unit clashes with a group of young radicals.
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, biting, bleak ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, rebellion, danger, state affairs, terrorism, social decay, swat, rebelliousness, society, social differences, israeli ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
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57
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Mouna is a Palestinian photographer living in Tel Aviv, moments before her big professional break. When a military operation in Gaza goes out of hand, she is faced with the realities of both worlds she lives in, and with the close relationships with ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, intense, political drama
Plot:
female photographer, relationships, domestic violence, national identity, family drama, cultural conflict, identity crisis, female protagonist, problem, woman, male female relationship, family problems ...
Place:
tel aviv israel, israel, paris france, palestine
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42K
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:
serious, suspenseful, intense, suspense, political thriller ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, espionage, war on terror, terrorist, mossad, covert operation, israeli, assassination, terror, murder, danger, government agency ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
israel, palestine, middle east, belgium
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
A young British girl travels to Israel/Palestine, retracing the steps of her grandfather - a British soldier stationed there in the 1940s.
Style:
disturbing, emotional, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, occupation, soldier, diary, military, wartime life, military life, society, life is a bitch, youth, political unrest, loss of family member ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
palestine, israel, middle east, palestinian authority
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27K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A former U. S. diplomat returns to service in order to save a former colleague in Beirut.
Style:
political, suspenseful, suspense, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, hostage, mossad, spy, arab, israeli palestinian conflict, espionage, heroes, fight, covert operation, secret service ...
Time:
year 1982, year 1972, 80s, 70s
Place:
middle east, lebanon, beirut lebanon, israel, palestine
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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 ...
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, sad ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, spy, terrorism, danger, undercover, moral dilemma, double agent, special agent, society, informant, israeli ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
israel, middle east, palestinian authority, venice
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49K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
A wary CIA officer investigates a charismatic man who sparks a spiritual movement and stirs political unrest. Who exactly is he? And what does he want?
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, spiritual ...
Plot:
religion, cia, messiah, jesus christ, jesus, prophet, cia agent, faith, police, politics, religious, disorder ...
Place:
middle east, israel, jerusalem, texas
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, rough, powerful ...
Plot:
journalism, war correspondent, terrorist, death of child, photographer, mission, female reporter, female journalist, hospital, desert, death, dictator ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, year 2003, year 2001, year 2012 ...
Place:
syria, baghdad iraq, libya, iraq, sri lanka ...
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177K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Veteran spy Nathan Muir is on the verge of retiring from the CIA when he learns that his one-time protégé and close friend, Tom Bishop, is a political prisoner sentenced to die in Beijing. Although their friendship has been marred by bad blood and ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, clever, stylized, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, cia, spy, mentor, undercover, working undercover, terrorist, conspiracy, hitman, government agency, life risking, cold war ...
Time:
year 2001, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, saigon, washington d.c., munich germany, shanghai ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young Arab is caught between cultures as he is sent to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in Israel in the 1980s.
Style:
serious, sentimental, realistic, touching
Plot:
teenage life, impossible love, friendship, teenage love, hopes, introspection, social misfits, misfit, friends, disorder, culture clash, fish out of water ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1991, year 1982 ...
Place:
israel, palestine, middle east
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Jean-Luc Godard's poetic meditation on war, violence and defeat. The film is structured in three parts. The three segments are "Hell", "Purgatory", and "Heaven". The first segment is a montage of war images from ...
Style:
philosophical, meditative, atmospheric, serious, political ...
Plot:
politics, life philosophy, existentialism, religion, self discovery, greed, anti war, memory, journalist, poetry, death, trauma ...
Time:
year 2004, 90s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, sarajevo, europe, former yugoslavia, bosnia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel, Belgium, France, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large of sum of money.
Style:
road movie, thought provoking, serious, realistic, gloomy ...
Plot:
female protagonist, on the road, border crossing, border, taxi, breakup, society, friendship, political unrest, culture clash, storytelling, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
israel, jordan, jerusalem, palestine, middle east ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires five daughters on it. At first they demand film clips to be shown on major European TV stations. Undercover agent Martin is hired to hunt the ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, secret agent, yacht, female nudity, cave, teenage girl, millionaire, die hard, spy, open ending, boat ...
Time:
year 1975, 20th century, 70s
Place:
corsica, israel, middle east, paris france, hamburg germany ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
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:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, israel, jerusalem, maghreb ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, USA, Iran
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
11 directors show their view on the terrorist attacks on the world trade center in New York.
Style:
disturbing, stylized, factual, talky, emotional ...
Plot:
terrorism, war on terror, politics, 9/11, justice, skyscraper, state affairs, danger, injustice, innocence lost, life is a bitch, love affair ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s
Place:
middle east, usa, new york, iran, europe ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Drones begins in the Nevada desert, where new girl Sue Lawson joins airman Jack in a hot, windowless bunker from which they manoeuvre unmanned drones across the plains of Afghanistan. Their first day at work is awkward but polite, with Jack all too ...
Style:
suspense, serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, desert, war on terror, terrorism, danger, us military, military, u.s. military, moral ambiguity, power struggle, responsibility, air force ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, afghanistan, iraq, nevada
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Israel, Sweden
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, sincere, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, mossad, terrorist, male pubic hair, gay club, lgbt, hitman, homoeroticism, redemption, glbt, murder ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
israel, germany, berlin germany, argentina, lebanon ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- ...
Style:
funny, not serious, humorous, hilarious, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
couples, follow your dream, hidden identity, farce, taxi, superhero, starting over, culture clash, superhuman, uninhibited rivalry, hopes, understanding ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, israel, middle east, usa, lebanon ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his jewish roots. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country as soon as ...
Style:
epic, retro, cult classic, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
arab, arab israeli conflict, military, fortress, israeli army, war, conflict, israeli palestinian conflict, struggle, husband wife relationship, desert, adultery ...
Time:
1940s, year 1966, 20th century, year 1948, year 1947
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, jerusalem, tel aviv israel
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France, Lebanon, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In the wake of Israel's 2006 bombardment of Lebanon, a determined woman finds her way into the country convincing a taxi driver to take a risky journey around the scarred region in search of her sister and her son.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sincere, offbeat ...
Plot:
friendship, on the road, bombing, unlikely couple, missing person, couples, family relations, danger, couple relations, wartime life, parents and children, demolished city ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
lebanon, middle east
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