Israeli movies and TV shows – page 7

List of israeli movies

The Assassin Next Door (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In an old apartment building on the wrong side of the tracks, two women, unknown to each other, live across the hall on the second floor. Galia is an assassin involved against her will with the local sex-traffic mafia. All she wants is to reunite ...
Style: serious, rough, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: hitman, female assassin, russian mafia, assassin, female fighter, chase, woman in danger, on the run, rivalry, danger, friendship, disobey ...
Time: 21st century
Place: ukraine, israel, middle east, tel aviv israel
Is relevant?
 7.2
 140
Eli & Ben (2008)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Israel
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The life of the Yassif family becomes almost impossible when the father who is the city architect, is charged with taking bribes.
Style: serious, realistic, touching, sentimental
Plot: family relations, investigation, teenage life, parents and children, youth, child protagonist, father son relationship, embezzlement, betrayal, best friend, lie, judaism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, israel
Is relevant?
 7.1
 924
Protector (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A Czech journalist joins a Prague radio station what broadcasts Nazi propaganda in order to protect his Jewish wife. However, as the Nazi rule over Czechoslovakia calls for more and more collaboration, his relationship with his wife spirals downward.
Style: realistic, serious, atmospheric, stylized
Plot: world war two, anti semitism, couple relations, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, wartime life, couples, against humanity, artists and showbiz, husband wife relationship, assassination, betrayal ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s
Place: israel, middle east, europe, czech republic, prague ...
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Fucking Different Tel Aviv (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: 14 gay and lesbian filmmakers from Tel Aviv present short films about their sexuality.
Style: sexy, thought provoking, touching, anthology, witty ...
Plot: gender, couple relations, love and romance, looking for love, couples, gays and lesbians, sexual relations, religion, politics, graphic violence, lesbian couple, glbt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: israel, middle east, tel aviv israel
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When Pigs Have Wings (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After a tempest, fishermen do not find only fish in their nets. That is what happens to Jafaar, a poor fisherman who lives poorly in Gaza. And what he hauls in is really upsetting: imagine that, a pig! An unclean animal judged impure not only by the ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, philosophical, biting ...
Plot: disorder, society, culture clash, suicide, israeli, moving, judaism, mission, bicycle, injustice, nothing goes right, misfit ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: middle east, palestine, israel, palestinian authority
Is relevant?
 6.9
 204
Melting Away (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Shlomo who discovers in his son's Assaf room, women's clothing and accessories, decides to 'teach the boy a lesson'. When Assaf returns to his parents' home on a rainy night from a party, his attempts to enter home fail. His ...
Style: thought provoking, realistic, touching, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: gender, terminal illness, parents and children, family relations, bittersweet, transgender, father son relationship, gay, hospital, lgbt, lesbian, israeli ...
Time: 21st century
Place: israel
Is relevant?
 5.1
 324
Joe + Belle (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 80 min.
Story: An accidental murder brings two girls together in a series of wild crimes and romance over the course of an evening.
Style: humorous, sentimental, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Plot: gender, lgbtq, murder, fall in love, partner, drug dealing, lovers on the run, fugitives, disorder, dark humor, life turned upside down, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: israel, middle east
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Your Family or Mine (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Shani and her husband Shai visit her Sephardic family, then his Ashkenazi brood, for regular weekend meals that reveal both clans' quirks and foibles.
Style: humorous, sitcom, light, feel good, captivating ...
Plot: culture clash, family life, parents and children, couples, social differences, family tradition, eccentric family, couple relations, disorder, israeli, family relations, silly humor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: israel
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A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Israel, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Tai is 17 years old. Naim is 20. She's Israeli. He's Palestinian. She lives in Jerusalem. He lives in Gaza. They were born in a land of scorched earth, where fathers bury their children. They must endure an explosive situation that is not ...
Style: serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, emotional ...
Plot: israeli palestinian conflict, friendship, interracial relations, rebelliousness, family life, friends, danger, terrorism, politics, society, adolescence vs adulthood, political unrest ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, palestine, israel, palestinian authority
Is relevant?
 6.8
 292
The Dune (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Israel
Duration: 87 min.
Story: An Israeli man searches for his father in France.
Style: realistic, touching, psychological, serious, sincere ...
Plot: family relations, introspection, estrangement, family problems, investigation, hopes, parents and children, midlife crisis, haunted by the past, gays and lesbians, redemption, aging ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: paris france, france
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 6.0
 731
S#x Acts (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Gili is a teenager who decides to change schools. She is determined to improve her lame social status. Over the course of a few weeks she hooks up with several different boys, all from her new school. Their encounters get more and more sexual, each ...
Style: realistic, sexual, sexy, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: teenage life, youth, sex scene, sexual promiscuity, sexual relations, sexual abuse, casual sex, male masturbation, school, life is a bitch, hot and sexy, erotic art ...
Time: 21st century
Place: palestine, israel, middle east
Is relevant?
 6.5
 448
The Conductor (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The famous conductor (Vladas Bagdonas) goes with his orchestra to Jerusalem to perform the oratorio "St. Matthew Passion." The day before he receives a telegram, stating the suicide of his son, who lived in Israel. Conductor at the time ...
Style: contemplative, psychological, touching
Plot: suicide bomber, terrorist, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, monastery, suicide, twists and turns, orchestra, funeral, airport, vocalist, israeli ...
Place: israel, jerusalem
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An Officer and a Spy (2019)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 132 min.
Story: In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's Island.
Style: costume drama, political, art film, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: spy, lawyer, trial, manipulation, courtroom, miscarriage of justice, french army, espionage, duel, french history, french military, french politics ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s, year 2019, victorian era
Place: paris france, israel, france
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Felix and Meira (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A young married woman from Montreal's Orthodox Jewish community finds freedom from the strictures of her faith through her relationship with a young man who is mourning the death of his estranged father.
Style: realistic, sentimental, atmospheric, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: orthodox jew, infidelity, unlikely couple, society, fall in love, religions or cults, forbidden love, love story, social differences, friendship, cheating wife, israeli ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, israel, new york, brooklyn new york city, montreal ...
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 6.7
 424
Baba Joon (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Yitzhak runs the turkey farm his father built with his own two hands after they emigrated from Iran to Israel. When his son Moti turns thirteen, Yitzhak teaches him the trade, hoping that he will continue the proud family tradition. But Moti ...
Style: tension, emotional, realistic, melancholic, art house
Plot: coming of age, family drama, father son conflict, village life, parenting, fatherhood, bittersweet, stubbornness, family honor, patriarchy, identity crisis, rebellion ...
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 6.7
 157
Is That You? (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, Canada, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: IS THAT YOU? Is the story of RONNIE, 60 year old Israeli film projectionist, who has been fired from his job and is going now to the U.S. in a search for RACHEL, the love of his youth IS THAT YOU? Is a romantic, road trip journey to 'The Road ...
Style: semi serious, sentimental, realistic, humorous, contemplative ...
Plot: on the road, aging, unfulfilled love, love and romance, fish out of water, road not taken, escapades, introspection, journey, israeli, partner, elderly ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, israel
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The Jews Are Coming (2014)
Genre: Comedy, History
Country: Israel
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Satire sketches, examining the history of the Jewish people since biblical times.
Style: controversial, witty, clever, humorous, sketch comedy ...
Plot: satire, political satire, bible, society, disorder, jewish history, bible story, social commentary, national identity, irreverent, dark humor, israeli ...
Place: israel, palestine, holy land, middle east
Is relevant?
 6.8
 4K
Sand Storm (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A Bedouin village in Northern Israel. When Jalila's husband marries a second woman, Jalila and her daughter's world is shattered, and the women are torn between their commitment to the patriarchal rules and being true to themselves.
Style: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, social
Plot: mother daughter conflict, second wife, second marriage, bedouin, impossible love, family problems, women in society, marriage, dysfunctional family, mother daughter relationship, relationship problems, life is a bitch ...
Time: 2010s
Place: israel, middle east, indiana, palestine
Is relevant?
 6.3
 522
Tikkun (2015)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Israel
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Haim-Aaron is a bright, ultra-orthodox religious scholar living in Jerusalem. His talents and devotion are envied by all. One evening, following a self-imposed fast, Haim-Aaron collapses and loses consciousness. The paramedics announce his death, ...
Style: suspense, serious, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: jewish family, father son relationship, nightmare, fasting, resurrection, loss of faith, religion, near death experience, reanimation, backfire, parent child relationship, dream ...
Time: 2010s
Place: jerusalem, israel, palestine
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The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The young Orthodox Jew, Motti Wolkenbruch, finds himself at a turning point. His beloved mother wants him to get married and presents one marriage candidate after the other. Unfortunately none of the woman pleases him, because they all look just ...
Style: light, humorous, contemplative, captivating, surreal
Plot: rabbi, matchmaking, family dinner, looking for love, self discovery, family relations, fall in love, couples, love and romance, society, friendship, interfaith relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: switzerland, israel, tel aviv israel, zurich switzerland
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One Week and a Day (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When Eyal finishes the week of mourning for his late son, his wife urges him to return to their routine but instead he gets high with a young neighbor and sets out to discover that there are still things in his life worth living for.
Plot: mourning, cancer, neighbor, cannabis, funeral, hospital, death, taxi, kitten, beach, neighbor neighbor relationship, dentist ...
Place: palestine
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 6.5
 328
Wedding Doll (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Fixated on romantic fantasies, a kindly and strong-willed young woman with a mild mental disability embarks on a relationship — much to the concern of her protective mother.
Style: melancholic
Plot: female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, intellectual disability, character study, independent woman, protective mother, empathy, resilience, slice of life, secret relationship, love story, bittersweet ...
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The 90 Minute War (2016)
Genre: Documentary, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Israel, Germany, Portugal
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has lasted 100 years. 100 years of war, bloodshed, bitterness, suffering. 100 years of stalemate, intransigence and failed peace deals. And now, it’s all over! They’ve finally found the solution: A game of ...
Style: captivating, mockumentary
Plot: football player, football team, competition, middle east conflict, worried mother, protestor, soccer coach, sport team, soccer match, problem solving, football, social relations ...
Place: palestine, israel, middle east, zurich switzerland
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The Last Band in Lebanon (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A comedy about three military band reservists who wake to discover that the Israeli army has withdrawn from Lebanon and left them behind.
Style: buddy comedy, satirical, offbeat, dark comedy, lighthearted ...
Plot: rock band, friendship, fish out of water, drug smuggling, misadventure, escape, political satire, corruption, satire, survival, irreverent, islam ...
Place: lebanon, israel, palestine
Is relevant?
 7.2
 55
The Missing (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Israel
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Ne'elamim (The Missing) is a compelling young adult skewed thriller which follows Emma and Alon, a brother and sister who move to a small town and quickly find out that nothing is quite as it seems in their new neighborhood, which is awash with ...
Style: psychological, suspense, captivating, thrilling, atmospheric ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: investigation, small town, lifestyle change, changing lives, problem, private investigator, private investigation, eccentric family, amateur sleuth, crime solving, uncover truth, brother sister relationship ...
Is relevant?
 6.5
 639
Past Life (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Poland, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In the fascinating new film from director Avi Nesher (The Wonders), two Israeli sisters delve into the dark mystery of their father’s former life in Poland during World War II.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, tense, touching, disturbing ...
Plot: classical music, sister sister relationship, scandal, father daughter relationship, sibling rivalry, magazine, hospital, diary, nazi, singer, composer, fighting the system ...
Time: year 1977, 70s
Place: germany, palestine, berlin germany, poland
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Tel Aviv On Fire (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, Luxembourg, France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Salam, an inexperienced young Palestinian man, becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier. His creative career is on the rise - until the soldier and the show's financial backers disagree about how ...
Style: realistic, inspirational, intense, thought provoking, comedy drama
Plot: israeli palestinian conflict, imperialism, injustice, life philosophy, love and romance, military, society, politics, culture clash, soldier, satire, israeli army ...
Time: 2010s
Place: palestine, israel, middle east
Is relevant?
 7.5
 293
Tzomet Miller (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Israel
TV show
Story: When showbiz and everyday life intertwine. an inside look at the life of one of Israel's most popular and prolific comedians, Adir Miller. Stand-up comedian, creator and star of the popular comedy, Traffic Light, Adir gives viewers a ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, feel good, ironic, semi serious ...
Plot: satire, showbiz, comedian, behind the scenes, stand up comedian, irony, humour, joke, character study, celebrity culture, fame, celebrity ...
Place: tel aviv israel, israel
Is relevant?
 7.9
 56K
The Spy (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.
Style: factual, serious, realistic, historical drama, exciting ...
Plot: mossad, espionage, spy, israeli palestinian conflict, politics, secret mission, arab, national security, arab israeli conflict, secrets, mafia, death ...
Time: 2010s, 60s
Place: middle east, syria, israel
Is relevant?
 7.5
 516
The Good Cop (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Danny Confino is a full-time cop, during one of the police's worst times. A period in which its image is at a low ebb, they are ousted every week, harassed by commanders twice a week, budgets are cut and complaints against police are piled up ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, feel good ...
Plot: police station, police, dysfunctional family, family problems, relationship problems, workplace, lifestyle, satire, family relations, fighting crime, relationships, israeli ...
Place: israel
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