Best Israeli Movies – page 2
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The film takes place in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War in which Egypt and Syria launched attacks in Sinai and the Golan Heights. The story is told from the perspective of Israeli soldiers. We are led by Weinraub and his friend Ruso on a day that ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
rescue, soldier, military life, military, life is a bitch, danger, battle zone, realism, israeli, conflict, sex scene, israeli army ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, syria, iraq ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 54 min.
Story:
Mivtza Savta ("Operation Grandma") is a satirical Israeli comedy about three very different brothers trying to get around many obstacles to bury their grandmother on her kibbutz. The story takes place in Israel, in the fictional kibbutz ...
Style:
black comedy, not serious, realistic, offbeat, feel good ...
Plot:
israeli, bureaucracy, family problems, social relations, disorder, family relations, nothing goes right, chases and races, military, race against time, soldier, family gatherings ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
middle east, israel
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Tel Aviv, Summer 1989. Boaz, a beautiful and alluring linguistics student, receives anonymous, male written love letters, that undermine his sexual identity and interfere on his peaceful life with his beloved girlfriend.
Style:
sincere, serious, touching, erotic, suspense ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay crush, homoeroticism, sexual attraction, bare chested male, masturbation, desire, love letter, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, self discovery, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place:
tel aviv israel, israel, middle east, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An adventurer (Hamilton) decides to go in search of the lost city in the Amazon jungle. A motley crew of other people with reasons of their own decide to join him for the wealth of the lost city. But to their horror they find out that they have bit ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, grindhouse ...
Plot:
jungle, treasure hunt, adventurer, amazon tribe, mad scientist, nazi hunter, amazon river, betrayal, investigation, chase, heroic mission, daring rescue ...
Time:
1940s, year 1989, 20th century, 60s, year 1965 ...
Place:
south america, usa, brazil
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Genre: Animation
Country: Israel
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
What had initially started out as a Jewish revolt against the Roman occupation, quickly turned into a fierce civil war. The combination of religious messianic zeal and the friction between social classes proved disastrous and resulted in the ...
Style:
epic, historical drama, period piece, tension, bleak ...
Plot:
rebellion, civil war, knight, jewish history, roman empire, human spirit, tragedy, religious conflict, ancient rome, vengeance, storytelling, ancient world ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
jerusalem, palestine
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Within Brooklyn’s ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son.
Style:
spiritual, hispanic
Plot:
orthodox jew, single father, religious, widower, father son relationship, supermarket, society, fatherhood, faith, parent child relationship, judaism, child custody ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city
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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, wedding planning, introspection, society, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, belgium, tel aviv israel, israel
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Chen, a young kid, is battling a cultural conflict between his Russian born mother and Israeli father. She is cultured and used to the finer things in life, including theater and fine dining. He is gruff on the outside but sweet on the inside - a ...
Style:
captivating, romantic, entertaining
Plot:
ballroom dancing, coming of age, dance lesson, father son relationship, family relations, russian immigrant, culture clash, cultural difference, mother son relationship, culture, love and romance, love story ...
Place:
middle east
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In Jerusalem's orthodox neighborhoods, it's Succoth, seven days celebrating life's essentials in a sukkah, a temporary shack of both deprivation and hospitality. A devout couple, Moshe and Mali, married nearly five years and ...
Style:
uplifting, touching, serious, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
rabbi, orthodox jew, charity, religious, childlessness, uninvited guest, redemption, religions or cults, couples, family relations, hopes, couple relations ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, jerusalem
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19K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A government agent is determined to come to his son's rescue, when a sinister official kidnaps him to harness his extremely powerful psychic abilities.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, conspiracy, government agency, vengeance, telekinesis, chase, secret government organization, family relations, rescue, visceral, government agent, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1978, year 1977
Place:
chicago, middle east
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782
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Asia is the single mother of 17-year-old Vika. Vika's deteriorating health urges Asia to finally find her voice as a mother and to embrace and cherish their time together.
Style:
sincere, captivating, touching, social
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, family relations, child, single mother, parents and children, fighting illness, family life, family problems, relationships, teenage life, teenage girl, illness ...
Place:
israel, palestine
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37K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.
Style:
cult classic, grindhouse, independent film, stylized, tech noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, cyborgs, martial arts, post apocalypse, violence, chase, vengeance, androids and robots, one man army, chaos, tough heroes, female robot ...
Time:
future, year 1989, year 2019, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, georgia, usa, charleston south carolina, south carolina ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
BEAUFORT tells the story of LIRAZ LIBERTI, the 22 year-old outpost commander, and his troops in the months before Israel pulled out of Lebanon. This is not a story of war, but of retreat. This is a story with no enemy, only an amorphous entity that ...
Style:
rough, tense, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
soldier, bomb squad, israeli, military life, danger, evacuation, battle zone, military base, military, militia, officer, bombing ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, 80s
Place:
lebanon, middle east, israel, palestine
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Rachel, 27, is raising her mentally retarded sister Gabby, 24, all by herself. When the social worker finds out she leaves her sister alone in the house while at work, she is forced to place her in a day-care center. For the first time in her life ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, gloomy, weird
Plot:
mentally challenged, destructive relationship, fall in love, family relations, family problems, love and romance, love, sister sister relationship, illness, third world, israeli, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, israel
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Michal is 32 years old. She became religious 12 years ago, and only now is she getting married. A month before the wedding, while checking out the catering for the event, the groom has a change of heart and the wedding is called off. Michal feels ...
Style:
romantic drama, religious drama, emotional, existential, sweet
Plot:
wedding planning, wedding day, israeli, female protagonist, self discovery, religious community, wedding, matchmaking, female empowerment, miraculous event, bittersweet, resilience ...
Place:
palestine, israel
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
David is a garage electrician, who dreamt all of his life of becoming a magician, but had no luck in it. His girlfriend Batya wants an ordinary life, but David is still looking for his dream, so he links up with Romanian immigrant Shimon, who is an ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, uplifting, offbeat, touching ...
Plot:
israeli, hopes, love and romance, couple relations, follow your dream, wizards and magicians, couples, failed attempt, magic, magician, cashier
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
israel, middle east
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on the novel "Panther in the Basement" by the world-renowned author, Amos Oz, the movie takes place in Palestine in 1947, just a few months before Israel becomes a state. Proffy Liebowitz, a militant yet sensitive eleven year old ...
Style:
realistic, thought provoking, sentimental, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship, rebellion, british military, military, friends, state affairs, soldier, youth, coming of age, child protagonist, man boy relationship, boy ...
Time:
20th century, year 1947, 1940s, year 1977
Place:
middle east, israel, palestine, jerusalem, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists. The terrorists demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandoes ...
Style:
grindhouse, exciting, suspenseful, cult classic, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens
Plot:
military, terrorism, hostage, martial arts, special forces, terrorist, commando, violence, cannon, war on terror, rescue mission, patriotism ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
middle east, israel, beirut lebanon, athens greece, iran ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Meir (Sasson Gabay of The Band’s Visit and Shtisel) and Tova (Rita Shukrun) are a long-married couple living in an upscale high-rise in Tel Aviv. Itzik (Lior Ashkenazi) is their new neighbor, a worldly modeling agent and bachelor. The couple ...
Style:
emotional, art house, satirical, psychological, witty
Plot:
jealousy, marriage, obsession, relationships, character study, neighbor, midlife crisis, loneliness, intimate, social satire, competition, sexual tension ...
Place:
tel aviv israel, israel
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A struggling young dancer joins forces with two breakdancers and together they become a street sensation.
Style:
cult classic, hood, grindhouse, psychotronic, independent film ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
dancing, hip hop, breakdance, music, redneck, dj, gangster, ghetto, cannon, street kid, dance, urban ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, australia, tokyo, california
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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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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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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA, Israel
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Famed Canadian-American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife was one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam. Now in his late seventies, Fife is dying of cancer in Montreal and has agreed to ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, political drama
Plot:
miscarriage, deserter, conscription, life is a bitch, infidelity, regret, old age, cancer, vietnam war, memory, filmmaker, abandonment ...
Time:
year 1968, 60s
Place:
canada, richmond virginia, montreal, north america
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A teacher discovers in a five year-old child a prodigious gift for poetry. Amazed and inspired by this young boy, she decides to protect his talent in spite of everyone.
Style:
realistic, contemplative, serious, clever, exciting ...
Plot:
boy, kindergarten, israeli, female teacher, obsession, dedicated educator, teaching the ways of the world, unfulfillment, losing-it hero, prodigy, single parent, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, palestine, madrid, tel aviv israel, jerusalem ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel, UK, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
Style:
erotic, sentimental, touching, suspense, rough ...
Plot:
child prodigy, teacher, kindergarten, poetry, mission, little boy, genius, female warrior, student, art, husband wife relationship, talent ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Biography, History, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The unbelievable story of Leonid Bernshtein, a young Jewish soldier who rose to become the leader and led the operation to destroy the secret facility of the notorious Nazi V2 ballistic missiles.
Style:
thought provoking, historical drama, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, moral dilemma, soldier, guerilla warfare, nazi occupation, military, life is a bitch, holocaust, nazi germany, german officer, military life, german soldier ...
Time:
1940s
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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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10K
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: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A satirical crime, comedy of errors that involves three trailers that have been smuggled into Israel. A mistake in the harbor brings together Arabs, Orthodox Jews and a gay couple that must join forces in order to solve the mishap.
Style:
satirical, semi serious, captivating, intercultural, situational comedy ...
Plot:
comedy of errors, smuggling, smuggler, satire, drug smuggling, problem, lgbtq, mistaken identity, social satire, culture clash, multiculturalism, gay couple ...
Place:
israel, middle east
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698
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of one woman's personal battle for acceptance, but also a portrait of a political movement that has forever affected millions of lives in the Middle East.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, crying
Plot:
impossible love, friendship, teenage love, teenage life, self discovery, starting over, couples, family life, false accusation, fall in love, society, politics ...
Time:
80s
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, jerusalem
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