Movies and TV shows set in jerusalem

The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in jerusalem ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful, sincere and tense films and TV shows about / with religion, society, christian, religious, state affairs, israeli, danger, ancient, rebellion and ancient history plots mostly in Drama, History and Thriller genres shot in USA, Israel, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as jerusalem: Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Dig (2015), Jeruzalem (2015), Farouk Omar (2012), Mary Magdalene (2018), Risen (2016), Shtisel (2013), Lemon Tree (2008), David & Kamal (2011), Tikkun (2015).

List of movies set in jerusalem

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Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Morocco, USA, Italy, France
Duration: 144 min.
Story: After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Style: epic, serious, exciting, realistic, period piece ...
Audience: date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: knight, sword fight, war, medieval, battles, siege, crusade, warrior, christianity, muslim, crusader, sword and shield ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 2005 ...
Place: jerusalem, middle east, palestine, holy land, england ...
Is relevant ?
 6.8
 6K
Dig (2015)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When FBI Agent Peter Connelly, recently stationed in Jerusalem, begins investigating the murder of a young American, he realizes that he’s uncovered an ancient international conspiracy that threatens to change the course of human history. Certain ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, enigmatic, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ancient mystery, archeological dig, investigation, conspiracy, danger, uncover truth, murder, special agent, escapades, mossad, exodus, thrill ride ...
Time: 21st century
Place: jerusalem, middle east, israel
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 4.8
 11K
Jeruzalem (2015)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When a couple of American young adults fly to Israel to visit the city of Jerusalem, a biblical nightmare falls upon the city
Style: suspense, scary, suspenseful, exciting, psychotronic ...
Plot: tourist, supernatural, found footage, curses spells and rituals, demon, apocalypse, zombie outbreak, zombie, muslim, church, transformation, danger ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 2010s, year 1972, 21st century
Place: israel, jerusalem, tel aviv israel, palestine, asia
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 9.3
 7K
Farouk Omar (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Morocco
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The life of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Islamic State, before and after he embraces in Islam.
Style: serious, islamic, rough, christian film, realistic
Plot: islam, muslim, koran, arabic history, prophet, arab culture, controversy, religious persecution, christian, family relations, conquering, medieval ...
Time: 7th century, middle ages
Place: jerusalem, persia, middle east, arabia, egypt
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 5.9
 11K
Mary Magdalene (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Set in the Holy Land in the first century C.E., a young woman leaves her small fishing village and traditional family behind to join a radical new social movement. At its head is a charismatic leader, Jesus of Nazareth, who promises that the world ...
Style: biblical, captivating, disturbing, sincere, thought provoking ...
Plot: faith, jesus, baptism, christian, belief, religion, apostle, religious, resurrection, treason, christianity, superstition ...
Time: 1st century, biblical epic, ancient times, 1930s
Place: jerusalem, xian
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 6.3
 30K
Risen (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Clavius, a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in ...
Style: biblical, christian film, atmospheric, historical drama, tense ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: christianity, roman empire, apostle, investigation, jesus christ, easter, resurrection, messiah, religion, jesus, religious, christian ...
Time: 1st century, biblical epic, 1930s
Place: jerusalem, china
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 8.6
 8K
Shtisel (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The story of a haredi family in Jerusalem. Shulem Schtisel the father of a large family is dealing with his younger son who he wants to see married soon. His daughter, Giti is dealing in secret with marital problems while his other son Zvi Arie ...
Style: touching, realistic, serious, talky, mysterious ...
Plot: jewish family, jewish culture, orthodox jew, family relations, dating, parents and children, looking for love, religions or cults, love and romance, society, unfulfillment, retirement home ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: israel, jerusalem
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 7.3
 7K
Lemon Tree (2008)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defense minister and his wife move next door; the Secret Service orders the trees removed for security. The stoic Salma seeks ...
Style: sincere, uplifting, touching, sentimental, contemplative ...
Plot: israeli palestinian conflict, human spirit, loneliness, injustice, neighbor, widow, occupation, fighting the system, rules and policies, reconciliation, love and romance, legal ...
Time: 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place: palestine, middle east, israel, jerusalem, persia ...
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David & Kamal (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 78 min.
Story: This story is about a 9 year old American Jewish boy, David, and Kamal, also a 9 year old and a poor street urchin of Arab descent selling postcards to tourist in the stone enclosed Old City of Jerusalem. At a first glance, Kamal seems bright and ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, psychological, contemplative, unusual plot structure ...
Audience: kids
Plot: friendship between boys, coming of age, street urchin, unlikely friendships, friends, dishonesty, society, child protagonist, extortion, escapades, youth, humanity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: jerusalem
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 6.4
 503
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: disturbing, serious, suspenseful, bleak, suspense ...
Plot: jewish family, father son relationship, nightmare, fasting, loss of faith, dream, religion, near death experience, necrophilia, reanimation, backfire, parent child relationship ...
Time: 2010s
Place: jerusalem, israel, palestine
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Valhalla Rising (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Denmark, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: 1000 AD, for years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, beginning a journey into the heart of ...
Style: surreal, bleak, art house, disturbing, brutal ...
Plot: viking, danger, warrior, norse mythology, medieval, lone wolves, death, mute, misfit, new world, violent, vengeance ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, year 2009, ancient times, 10th century
Place: jerusalem, europe, scotland, holy land
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Salt of This Sea (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Born in Brooklyn to Palestinian refugee parents, Soraya (Suheir Hammad) decides to journey to the country of her ancestry when she discovers that her grandfather's savings have been frozen in a Jaffa bank account since his 1948 exile. She soon ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, sincere, emotional ...
Plot: politics, state affairs, love affair, social differences, heist, israeli palestinian conflict, love and romance, life is a bitch, injustice, political unrest, discrimination, arab ...
Time: 21st century
Place: israel, middle east, jerusalem, persia, palestinian authority ...
Is relevant ?
 3.5
 982
Dark Relic (2010)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: 1099 A.D.: A battle-weary knight leads his men home from the Holy Land after years of fighting. But the supposedly holy relic he’s carrying bears a terrible curse…
Style: stylized, serious, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: medieval, deadly creature, heroic mission, good versus evil, knight, heroes, supernatural, danger, obsessive quest, adventurer, battles, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 11th century
Place: rome italy, jerusalem, holy land
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The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey (2003)
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The story of Lehi and his wife Sariah and their four sons: Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. Lehi leaves Jerusalem because he prophesied unto the people concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, and they sought his life. He journeys into the wilderness ...
Style: sincere, serious, captivating, suspenseful, independent film
Plot: mormon, father son relationship, sibling rivalry, prophet, faith, religion, travel, wilderness, exile, desert, dream, christian ...
Time: 6th century
Place: jerusalem
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Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An American flyer who joined the RAF before his country was in the war is recovering from a leg injury in Jerusalem. Through an English friend he meets a quiet Jewish girl whose close-knit family originally came from Spain. The two are attracted to ...
Style: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, entertaining ...
Plot: world war two, friends, friendship, fall in love, father daughter relationship, couples, social differences, love affair, couple relations, opposites attract, interfaith relationship, wartime life ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1986
Place: jerusalem, middle east, israel, palestine
Is relevant ?
 6.9
 2K
Jeremiah (1998)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The young Jeremiah grows up in a priest's family in the village of Anathoth, near Jerusalem. God appears to Jeremiah in different human guises on several occasions, and makes it clear to him that he has been selected to announce God's ...
Style: biblical, serious, realistic, captivating, epic ...
Plot: bible, antiquity, prophet, ancient history, faith, christian, ancient, old testament, 7th century bc, church, ancient world, religious ...
Time: 6th century
Place: middle east, jerusalem, egypt, israel
Is relevant ?
 6.6
 536
The Passion (2008)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: Follows Christ's last days and crucifixion.
Style: thought provoking, harsh, serious, realistic, biblical
Plot: jesus, crucifixion of jesus, religion, crucifix, bible, controversy, easter, powerful ending, culture clash, life philosophy, death, philosophy ...
Place: jerusalem, holy land
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Das Jerusalem-Syndrom (2013)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Israel
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A young pregnant woman who lives in Jerusalem believes she is going to bring the son of God into the world. Her older sister tries to convince her to return with her to Germany. Then the young woman disappears.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating
Plot: pregnant woman, messiah, religious fanatic, sister sister relationship, strong female character, sect, strong female lead, psychiatrist, missing person, faith, female scientist
Place: jerusalem
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 7.5
 237K
Munich (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 164 min.
Story: During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and ...
Style: political, intense, suspense, brutal, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, espionage, vengeance, assassination, mossad, judaism, politics, murder, spy, terrorist, islamic terrorism, cia ...
Time: 70s, year 2005, 20th century, 2000s, year 1972
Place: middle east, israel, palestine, germany, europe ...
Is relevant ?
 6.2
 2K
Ben Hur (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Canada, USA
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: About the struggle between the Roman Empire and its rebellious conquest Judaea, and two best friends caught in a terrible moment in history.
Style: captivating, rough, exciting, epic, historical drama ...
Plot: ancient history, roman empire, betrayal, rebellion, vengeance, military, rivalry, danger, slavery, state affairs, political unrest, society ...
Time: 1st century
Place: jerusalem, holy land
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The Dovekeepers (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: This four-hour miniseries is based on Alice Hoffman’s acclaimed historical novel about four extraordinary women whose lives intersect in a fight for survival at the siege of Masada.
Style: emotional, serious, realistic, biblical, touching ...
Plot: strong female presence, survival, religion, political unrest, society, rebelliousness, rebellion, siege, love and romance, ancient, ancient rome, peplum ...
Time: 1st century
Place: holy land, israel, jerusalem, middle east
Is relevant ?
 5.3
 9K
The Body (2001)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: An ancient skeleton has been discovered in Jerusalem in a rich man's tomb. Colouration of the wrist and leg bones indicates the cause of death was crucifiction. other signs, include a gold coin bearing the marks of Pontius Pilate and faint ...
Style: sexy, talky, suspenseful, philosophical, exciting ...
Plot: politics, faith, christianity, religion, kidnapping, christian, self discovery, religions or cults, obsessive quest, clergy, rebellion, society ...
Time: year 2001
Place: israel, middle east, rome italy, jerusalem
Is relevant ?
 6.8
 3K
Inch'Allah (2012)
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: realistic, thought provoking, emotional, disturbing, serious ...
Plot: israeli palestinian conflict, political unrest, doctors and patients, injustice, society, friendship, life is a bitch, wartime life, doctor, terrorism, tragedy, israeli ...
Time: 21st century
Place: palestine, israel, middle east, jerusalem, palestinian authority
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The Honourable Woman (2014)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 467 min.
TV show
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: captivating, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: israeli palestinian conflict, spy, mistrust, political unrest, political intrigue, muslim, secret service, family relations, undercover, state affairs, society, guilt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, palestine, england, israel, jerusalem ...
Is relevant ?
 7.3
 3K
In Between (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Israel
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The film captures the daily duality of three young Palestinian women in Tel Aviv, caught between hometown tradition and big city abandon, and the price they must pay for a lifestyle that seems obvious to many: the freedom to work, party, fuck, and ...
Style: sincere, humorous, psychological, unusual plot structure, captivating ...
Plot: israeli, muslim, dating, arab, friendship, female friendship, student, young woman, university, single woman, roommate, drug use ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place: israel, palestine, middle east, maghreb, jerusalem ...
Is relevant ?
 7.6
 47K
Messiah (2020)
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, psychological, disturbing, captivating, spiritual ...
Plot: religion, messiah, cia, jesus christ, prophet, cia agent, faith, jesus, police, politics, religious, investigation ...
Place: middle east, israel, texas, jerusalem
Is relevant ?
 8.2
 448
Srugim (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: Srugim is an Israeli television drama which originally aired on Yes TV between 2008 and 2012. It was directed by Eliezer "Laizy" Shapiro, who co-created it with Hava Divon. The series depicted the lives of five national religious single ...
Style: contemplative, sentimental, sincere, talky, realistic ...
Plot: friendship, social relations, best friend, love and romance, couple relations, looking for love, lifestyle, introspection, society, friends, couples, cold relationship ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: israel, middle east, jerusalem
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The Going Up of David Lev (1973)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A ten-year-old Israeli boy whose father died years earlier during the Six-Day-War is determined to find out more about his father's death. He skips school and, with the help of a friendly cab driver, heads to Jerusalem to find the men who ...
Plot: taxi driver, skipping school, death of father
Place: jerusalem, israel, tel aviv israel
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The Seventh Coin (1993)
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 92 min.
Story: An independent film starring Peter O'Toole and directed by Dror Soref. In modern-day Jerusalem, an Arab boy and a beautiful American tourist are accidentally entrusted with a priceless coin from the age of King Herod. Soon the two are falling ...
Style: independent film
Plot: treasure hunt, treasure, treasure hunter, arab, coin, tourist, indiana jones
Time: year 1993
Place: jerusalem, israel
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Beyond Friendship (2006)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, UK, Italy, Greece, Israel, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the state of Israel is being created.
Style: captivating, disturbing, serious, realistic, inspirational ...
Plot: rebellion, friendship, military, battles, rivalry, danger, state affairs, rebelliousness, politics, political unrest, wartime life, conflict ...
Time: 1940s
Place: israel, palestine, jerusalem, middle east, greece ...
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