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Jewish movies

by yo-lulkin • Created 12 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
Please go to [link]http://jewish-movies.herokuapp.com[/link]

For the jews to understand what is to be a jew in the XXI century, for the non-jews to understand the jewish culture, heritage and complex struggle to survive nowadays despite fundamentalist hatred, international bigotry and biased public opinion.
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  • Menashe Lustig in Menashe (2017)

    1. Menashe

    20171h 22mPG81Metascore
    6.6 (2.7K)
    Within Brooklyn's ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son. A tender drama performed entirely in Yiddish, the film intimately explores the nature of faith and the price of parenthood.
    DirectorJoshua Z WeinsteinStarsMenashe LustigAnna Gansburg NahmaniAriel Vaysman
    First movie in Yiddish in decades. Haven't watched yet but trailer is promising.
  • Winona Ryder and Peter Sarsgaard in Experimenter (2015)

    2. Experimenter

    20151h 38mPG-1381Metascore
    6.6 (20K)
    In 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans' willingness to obey authority.
    DirectorMichael AlmereydaStarsPeter SarsgaardWinona RyderJim Gaffigan
    Stanley Milgram's experiments are among the most interesting and controversial of the last century. Milgram suffered the consequences of studying scientifically about our dark sides in order to explain how death camps were possible. Apparently we can't look in the mirror.
  • Ingrid Bergman in A Woman Called Golda (1982)

    3. A Woman Called Golda

    19823h 11mTV Movie
    7.5 (1.1K)
    The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
    DirectorAlan GibsonStarsIngrid BergmanNed BeattyFranklin Cover
    Ingrid Bergmann interprets Golda Meir, the _original_ Iron Maiden. A drama filled with best of the jewish humour. Bergmann was with cancer while filming. She had to smoke (a lot!) while shoting and died not much after, like Golda. An incredible movie about one of the most amazing female politician of the 20th century.
  • Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

    4. Fiddler on the Roof

    19713h 1mG67Metascore
    8.0 (50K)
    In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsTopolNorma CraneLeonard Frey
    The most classic jewish movie. Ever. Pay attention to the scene where they are expelled: it's Shabbat and Tevye has to walk beside his horses.
  • Anthony LaPaglia and Martin Freeman in The Eichmann Show (2015)

    5. The Eichmann Show

    20151h 36mTV Movie
    6.5 (5.2K)
    Dramatisation of the team hoping to televise the trial of Adolf Eichmann, an infamous Nazi responsible for the deaths of millions of Jews. It focuses on Leo Hurwitz, a documentary film-maker and Milton Fruchtman, a producer.
    DirectorPaul Andrew WilliamsStarsMartin FreemanAnthony LaPagliaRebecca Front
    A behind the scenes look into Eichman's trial in Jerusalem. Captures the tension and importance of that event, that made the Holocaust known to the world – and even to Israel – almost 30 years later, while trying in vain to find some lessons learned.
  • Schindler's List (1993)

    6. Schindler's List

    19933h 15mR95Metascore
    9.0 (1.5M)
    In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen Kingsley
    A great production, a great story of one of the most well known " Righteous Among The Nations" filmed by the paradigmatic Hollywood-style director Steven Spielberg.
  • Natalie Portman in A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)

    7. A Tale of Love and Darkness

    20151h 35mPG-1355Metascore
    6.0 (4.5K)
    The story of Amos Oz's youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories we tell become the stories we live.
    DirectorNatalie PortmanStarsNatalie PortmanGilad KahanaAmir Tessler
    Based on the original story by Amos Oz, it's a dreamy, beautiful and deeply depressive story of people who are too intelligent and sensitive to endure the cruelty in the Olam Haze.
  • Adrien Brody in The Pianist (2002)

    8. The Pianist

    20022h 30mR85Metascore
    8.5 (970K)
    During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsAdrien BrodyThomas KretschmannFrank Finlay
    Based on a real story, it's one of the most classic individual tales of WWII.
  • Ryan Gosling in The Believer (2001)

    9. The Believer

    20011h 38mR75Metascore
    7.1 (42K)
    A young Jewish man develops a fiercely anti-Semitic philosophy. Based on the factual story of a K.K.K. member in the 1960s who was revealed to be Jewish by a New York Times reporter.
    DirectorHenry BeanStarsRyan GoslingSummer PhoenixPeter Meadows
    The real and violent story of a Jew turned neo-nazi. He participates in violent action against jews and other "undesirables" while reading and studying the Torah with great faith. Pay attention to the powerful scene where he's rebutted by a journalist after complaining about IDF's treatment of Palestinians.
  • Eric Bana in Munich (2005)

    10. Munich

    20052h 44mR74Metascore
    7.5 (247K)
    After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée Croze
    The behind the scenes story of how Mossad hunted the terrorists who killed eleven Israeli olympians in Munich.
  • Live and Become (2005)

    11. Live and Become

    20052h 20mUnrated
    7.8 (6.4K)
    A Christian boy escapes to Israel from famine-stricken Ethiopia by pretending to be Jewish.
    DirectorRadu MihaileanuStarsYaël AbecassisRoschdy ZemMoshe Agazai
    A beautiful and captivating story of the bitter-sweet integration of the Falashas (Ethiopian Jews) in the Israeli society. Pay attention to the scene where they debate the color of Adam, was he Black or White? Maybe neither.
  • Pernilla Allwin and Bertil Guve in Fanny and Alexander (1982)

    12. Fanny and Alexander

    19823h 8mR100Metascore
    8.1 (70K)
    Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBertil GuvePernilla AllwinKristina Adolphson
  • Brad Davis, Ben Cross, Yves Beneyton, Colin Bruce, Ian Charleson, Dennis Christopher, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Farrell, Daniel Gerroll, Stephen Mallatratt, Alan Polonsky, Struan Rodger, Edward Wiley, Benny Young, and David John in Chariots of Fire (1981)

    13. Chariots of Fire

    19812h 5mPG78Metascore
    7.1 (69K)
    Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.
    DirectorHugh HudsonStarsBen CrossIan CharlesonNicholas Farrell
  • Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in The Great Dictator (1940)

    14. The Great Dictator

    19402h 5mG
    8.4 (249K)
    Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinPaulette GoddardJack Oakie
  • Ben-Hur (1959)

    15. Ben-Hur

    19593h 32mG90Metascore
    8.1 (264K)
    A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, but it's not long before he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsCharlton HestonJack HawkinsStephen Boyd
  • Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

    16. Life Is Beautiful

    19971h 56mPG-1358Metascore
    8.6 (779K)
    When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
    DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio Cantarini
  • Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

    17. Driving Miss Daisy

    19891h 39mPG81Metascore
    7.3 (121K)
    An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
    DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsMorgan FreemanJessica TandyDan Aykroyd
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    19. Inglourious Basterds

    20092h 33mR69Metascore
    8.4 (1.7M)
    In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli Roth
    Far from accurate, far from sensitive. Mr. Tarantino uses the WWII only to entertain without much content. But he's good on that. Mr. Christoph Waltz's splendid performance makes the movie bearable.
  • Ronit Elkabetz in Gett (2014)

    19. Gett

    20141h 55mNot Rated90Metascore
    7.7 (7K)
    After a lukewarm marriage of over twenty years, a woman appeals to her husband's compassion to obtain the desirable divorce document in front of a court, which proves to be more challenging than she would expect.
    DirectorsRonit ElkabetzShlomi ElkabetzStarsRonit ElkabetzSimon AbkarianGabi Amrani
    The Kafkaeske story of an unhappy orthodox woman who wants a divorce but gets in a cul de sac at the Beit Din (jewish court of law). The movie feels like the most tense thrillers while not being overly judgemental or manicheist.
  • Shine (1996)

    20. Shine

    19961h 45mPG-1387Metascore
    7.6 (58K)
    David Helfgott, a gifted pianist, struggles through childhood as his dysfunctional father abuses him and his siblings. Years later, he suffers a mental breakdown but manages to return as a legend.
    DirectorScott HicksStarsGeoffrey RushArmin Mueller-StahlJustin Braine
  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)

    21. The Ten Commandments

    19563h 40mG
    7.9 (81K)
    Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.
    DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsCharlton HestonYul BrynnerAnne Baxter
  • The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)

    22. The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

    20091h 35mTV-PGTV Movie
    7.2 (4.9K)
    The story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto.
    DirectorJohn Kent HarrisonStarsAnna PaquinGoran VisnjicMichelle Dockery
    A trully great made for TV movie. If you're impressed by Shindler's story you need to meet Irena Sendler's corageous heart.
  • Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)

    23. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

    20081h 34mPG-1355Metascore
    7.7 (262K)
    Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
    DirectorMark HermanStarsAsa ButterfieldDavid ThewlisRupert Friend
  • Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice (1982)

    24. Sophie's Choice

    19822h 30mR68Metascore
    7.5 (55K)
    Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live with Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust.
    DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsMeryl StreepKevin KlinePeter MacNicol
    Great actors.
  • Val Kilmer in The Prince of Egypt (1998)

    25. The Prince of Egypt

    19981h 39mPG64Metascore
    7.2 (155K)
    Egyptian Prince Moses learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.
    DirectorsBrenda ChapmanSteve HicknerSimon WellsStarsVal KilmerRalph FiennesMichelle Pfeiffer
    Classic. Nuff' said.

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