Movies and TV shows set in jerusalem – page 2
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List of movies set in jerusalem
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
"Jesus - The Desire of Ages" is a soft glove in a hard hand as far as Christian movies go. It packs a punch of theological and emotional power gloved in all the soft, warm fuzzies that make family viewing so enjoyable. The movie opens with ...
Style:
biblical, inspirational, spiritual, uplifting, heartfelt ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
jesus, christian, bible, crucifix, redemption, faith based, new testament, religious, moving, nativity, forgiveness, devotional ...
Place:
jerusalem, middle east
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Genre: Documentary, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A series of programmes exploring great figures and events from biblical times. Historical, archaeological and anthropological evidence gives fresh insights into the historical realities of the times. Stylish drama re-enactments, CGI graphics, and ...
Style:
informative, biblical, educational, psychological, christian film ...
Plot:
christianity, investigation, religion, archaeologist, evidence, jesus, religious, historical event, religious fundamentalism, archaeology, faith, christian ...
Place:
jerusalem
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Upon arriving Israel on her first foreign assignment, American photojournalist Faye Milano is greeted by David, an Israeli officer and writer who's also the nephew of Jerusalem's mayor
Style:
political thriller, tense, intercultural, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
israeli, photojournalist, urban, journalism, political intrigue, secrets, conspiracy, military, officer, espionage, moral ambiguity, investigation ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
middle east, jerusalem, israel, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Jesus Christ goes from being born in a manger to the proclaimed King of the Jews. Walk where He walked, see what He did, and stand where He died. What made Him more than just a man in the eyes of some, but an impostor to others.
Style:
biblical, spiritual, psychological, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
jesus, faith, religious, religion, life, belief in god, religious faith, messiah, sacrifice, redemption, resurrection, crucifix ...
Place:
jerusalem, palestine
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Morocco
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
John’s gospel is depicted, complete with Aramaic narration, highlighting Christ’s life including birth, baptism, first miracle, healing the blind man, walking on water, feeding the multitude, raising Lazarus from the dead, the Last Supper, his ...
Style:
biblical, spiritual, inspirational, period piece, historical drama ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
jesus, christian, bible, religious, faith, biblical stories, gospel, faith based, new testament, crucifix, christianity, resurrection ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
jerusalem
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 69 min.
TV show
Story:
After the death of Joshua, the Hebrew people begin to "go their own way", turning their backs on God and beginning to worship pagan gods. But when the prophet Jeremiah tries to warn them, his own people try to stone him, calling him a ...
Style:
novela, saga, historical drama, biblical, captivating ...
Plot:
religious, jewish history, babylon, religious conflict, jewish man, lifestyle, jewish culture, jewish life, religion, religious faith, election, faith ...
Place:
jerusalem
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Kings will tell the story of the nation of Israel, from the moment when the last judge, the prophet Samuel, is used by God to guide His people, to the sad fall of Jerusalem, caused by the armies of Babylon.
Style:
biblical, novela, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
king, religious, kingdom, bible, religious faith, belief in god, bible story, israeli, faith, old testament, biblical stories, tragedy ...
Place:
israel, jerusalem
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A mysterious and spiritual portrayal of one of the most intense and controversial stories in the Holy Bible: the end of the world.
Style:
novela, soap opera, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
faith, good versus evil, apocalypse, end of the world, antichrist, social problems, relationships, male female relationship, lifestyle, bible story, love interest, love affair ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
new york, jerusalem, rome italy, rio de janeiro
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Genre: Animation, Family
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Friends and Heroes is a Christian children's program that airs on TBN, Smile of a Child TV, and was also shown on BBC TV. The show is both traditionally animated and computer animated. It takes place from 69 - 71 AD. There are three series each ...
Style:
biblical, light, captivating, entertaining, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
bible story, bible, religion, new testament, old testament, christian, faith based, religious education, religious faith, belief in god, friendship, community ...
Place:
jerusalem, alexandria egypt, rome italy, egypt
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, 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, philosophical, talky, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
politics, christianity, faith, religion, kidnapping, christian, self discovery, religions or cults, obsessive quest, clergy, danger, state affairs ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
middle east, rome italy, jerusalem, israel
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Genre: Adventure, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 92 min.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, unusual plot structure, suspense, epic ...
Plot:
medieval, love, religion, heroes, knight, twists and turns, danger, crusade, british history, war, society, chivalry ...
Time:
middle ages, 12th century, medieval times
Place:
middle east, england, jerusalem, palestine, cyprus
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Jesus of Nazareth tells the story of Jesus Christ, centering in the public life and humanity of the Son of God from a contemporary and realistic point of view.
Style:
biblical, christian film, thought provoking, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
jesus, faith, religious, life, belief in god, religion, religious leader, religious faith, religious fundamentalism, sacrifice, crucifix, resurrection ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
jerusalem
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The series is an educational non-sectarian collection of stories from the New Testament Bible, intended to encourage positive values and character traits in young people.
Style:
biblical, educational, inspirational, uplifting, reflective ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
new testament, jesus, children, teaching, forgiveness, religious, compassion, redemption, faith based, biopic, ancient rome, bible ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
middle east, jerusalem
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy, Spain, Tunisia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A Roman agent is sent to Palestine to investigate rumors of the resurrection of an executed criminal.
Style:
biblical, religious drama, historical drama, thought provoking, period piece ...
Plot:
christianity, resurrection, roman empire, investigation, ancient rome, ancient world, ancient, conspiracy, moral dilemma, spiritual journey, political intrigue, betrayal ...
Time:
1st century, year 1987
Place:
palestine, jerusalem
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Egypt
TV show
Story:
In 2120 Jerusalem, an engineer tries to find a solution to the energy problem in light of the restrictions that the regime imposes on the population. However, everything changes when he comes across his robotic doppelganger.
Style:
futuristic, thrilling, captivating, thought provoking, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
technology, energy, clone, artificial intelligence, dystopia, robotics, afrofuturism, futuristic technology, androids, doppelganger, identity crisis, cloning ...
Time:
near future, 22nd century
Place:
jerusalem, middle east
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In Resurrection, Jesus’ followers are hunted, leaderless and desperately searching for understanding, but when Jesus rises from the dead, they realize that hope didn’t die on the cross. It lives on in them. One man changed the world and brought ...
Style:
biblical, spiritual, disturbing, captivating, uplifting ...
Plot:
faith, jesus, religious, spirituality, hopes, resurrection, christian, belief in god, historical character, crucifixion of jesus, religious faith, bible story ...
Place:
jerusalem, palestine
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Sweden
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Arn has to endure so much before he can get the love of his life Cecilie, who has been put away in a monastery.
Style:
epic, period piece, historical drama, costume drama, bleak ...
Plot:
medieval, crusade, viking, forbidden love, chivalry, loyalty, duty, honor, sacrifice, resilience, religious conflict, swordplay ...
Time:
middle ages, 12th century, 11th century, medieval times
Place:
scandinavia, holy land, jerusalem, eastern europe
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The wandering knight, Bedivere, reaches the end of his journey. It is A.D. 1273 in Jerusalem. The Holy Land has been transformed into a massive desert and its people have been forced out of their homes as three major powers wage war with each other ...
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
desert, travel, land, imaginary kingdom, fictional war, king, magic, mythology, camelot, knight, arthurian legend, great war ...
Place:
holy land, jerusalem, israel
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Fayez discovers a code sheet that his grandfather left to him before he was killed, of a treasure map in Jerusalem, drawn by the Jews fleeing to Egypt. He goes on an adventure with his friends, Ismail and Bedair, to search for the map hidden in an ...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, satirical, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
treasure hunt, artifact, social issues, treasure hunter, satire, lost treasure, social problems, escapades, archaeology, friendship, danger, national identity ...
Place:
egypt, jerusalem
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Genre: Drama
Country: Malta, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Known as Saul the Butcher, the stoning of Stephen was said to have shattered Saul's faith in the Temple and its denial of Christ as the Messiah. His conversion to Christianity and baptism as Paul changed the history of the world.
Style:
biblical, disturbing, psychological, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
christianity, faith, bible, religious, religious conversion, religious fundamentalism, bible story, changing lives, religion, religious intolerance, religious faith, change of heart ...
Place:
jerusalem
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Genre: History
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Tells the story of the ascent of the biblical figure, David, who becomes the most celebrated king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an ...
Style:
biblical, historical drama, period piece, epic, emotional ...
Plot:
religion, religious, faith based, divine intervention, power struggle, destiny, chosen one, prophecy, coming of age, political intrigue, monarchy, tragedy ...
Time:
biblical epic
Place:
jerusalem
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
This 78-minute film takes you on an unforgettable journey, showing the biblical account of the creation of man and the entrance of sin into the world. See why Jesus Christ came to earth and how He dealt with the sin issue once and for all. Follow ...
Style:
biblical, inspirational, uplifting, reflective, bleak ...
Plot:
christian, jesus christ, crucifix, faith, sacrifice, salvation, atonement, gospel, redemption, religious, resurrection, evangelist ...
Place:
jerusalem, holy land
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Egon Schultz, the last Nazi criminal, is extradited by Syria to Israel. Hoffman, A wealthy businessman and son of a holocaust survivor, puts out a 2 million dollar contract on his head and a group of people turned Nazi-Hunters make their way through ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspenseful, serious, dark ...
Plot:
israeli, holocaust, hitman, revenge, nazi hunter, survivor, assassin, justice, trauma, retribution, vigilante justice, war crime ...
Time:
2000s, near future
Place:
israel, middle east, jerusalem, tel aviv israel, germany ...
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Genre: Action
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Our story begins in Bethlehem, an Israelite territory, in the year 1045 B.C. David is 10 years old and is preparing to herd his father Jesse’s flock of sheep. Being the youngest of seven brothers, David is tasked with being the household servant. ...
Style:
biblical, novela, entertaining, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
religion, power struggle, chivalry, old testament, king, leadership, faith, knight, fight, kingdom, ruler, battles ...
Place:
israel, jerusalem
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Artaban is a young Magus (Wise Man) who desires to follow the star to the birthplace of the coming King, against the counsel of his friends and family. Carrying three precious jewels to give to the baby Messiah, Artaban and his reluctant servant ...
Style:
biblical, christmas classics, spiritual, esoteric
Plot:
servant, quest, christian, christmas, journey, master servant relationship, destiny, kindness, jewelry, jesus, myth, nativity ...
Time:
1930s, 1st century
Place:
jerusalem, israel, egypt
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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
Is relevant?
49K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.
Style:
biblical, harsh, intense, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly
Plot:
ancient history, ancient rome, roman empire, vengeance, friendship between men, arena, christian, desert, religion, jesus, catholic, slavery ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, year 2016, biblical epic
Place:
palestine, jerusalem, rome italy, italy, greece ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War, Comedy
Country: France, Morocco, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Santa Claus tries to outrun a gang of knife-wielding youth. It's one of several vignettes of Palestinian life in Israel - in a neighborhood in Nazareth and at Al-Ram checkpoint in East Jerusalem. Most of the stories are droll, some absurd, one ...
Style:
surreal, stylized, meditative, touching, semi serious ...
Plot:
culture clash, lovers apart, politics, hopes, lovers reunited, danger, society, couples, israeli, arab, conflict, hospital ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
palestine, middle east, israel, jerusalem, argentina ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely ...
Style:
suspense, gothic, atmospheric, twist ending, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
religions or cults, vatican, murder, supernatural, religion, uncover truth, secret organization, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, sin, church, conspiracy theory ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, jerusalem, europe, paris france, italy ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
TV show
Story:
Passion, beauty, and brilliant storytelling are all on display in this six-hour-plus epic from Italian director Franco Zeffirelli. Robert Powell is superb in the title role, and with the overwhelming success of this TV movie throughout the world, ...
Style:
biblical, epic, serious, atmospheric, period piece ...
Plot:
jesus, christianity, jesus christ, faith, self sacrifice, christian, new testament, religion, prophet, bible, apostle, god or devil ...
Time:
1st century, biblical epic, 1930s
Place:
holy land, jerusalem, ancient greece, italy, tibet ...
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