Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "israel-palestine-conflict"

1. The Little Drummer Girl (2018)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Thriller

As a Palestinian assassin is targeting prominent Israelis, a young English actress is recruited by Mossad to infiltrate the assassin's terrorist cell, requiring all of her acting talents but also putting her at considerable risk.

Stars: Simona Brown, Gennady Fleyscher, Clare Holman, Daniel Litman

Votes: 14,949

2. Ghosts of Beirut (2023)

TV-MA | History, Thriller

Follows the hunt for Imad Mughniyeh, a Lebanese terrorist who evaded his adversaries in the Mossad and the CIA for more than two decades.

Stars: Dina Shihabi, Navid Negahban, Sarah Oliver-Watts, Nick Donadio

Votes: 2,674

3. Tantura (2022)

94 min | Documentary, History

In the war of 1948 hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. Israelis call it 'The War of Independence. Palestinians call it 'Nakba"'. The film examines one village- Tantura and why "Nakba" is taboo in Israeli society.

Director: Alon Schwarz | Stars: Avigdor Feldman, Yoav Gelber, Teddy Katz, Ilan Pappe

Votes: 1,254

4. Praying for Armageddon (2023)

97 min | Documentary, Thriller

An influential movement of Christian fundamentalists in the US, who with millions of dollars in backing and threads into the government are fighting for the end of the world.

Directors: Tonje Hessen Schei, Michael Rowley | Stars: Arik Ascherman, Gary Burd, Ralph Drollinger, Mohammed el Kurd

Votes: 292

5. Born in Gaza (2014)

54 min | Documentary

Filmed shortly after the 2014 Gaza war, this documentary examines how violence has transformed the lives of 10 Palestinian children.

Director: Hernán Zin | Stars: Walaa Eltiti, Yazeed Faruja

Votes: 2,057

6. Our Boys (2019)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama

Based on the true events which led to the outbreak of war in Gaza 2014.

Stars: Shlomi Elkabetz, Johnny Arbid, Adam Gabay, Ruba Blal

Votes: 4,488

7. Gaza (2019)

92 min | Documentary

A beautiful portrait of everyday Gazan citizens, leading meaningful lives beyond the rubble of perennial conflict.

Directors: Garry Keane, Andrew McConnell | Star: Dana Abed

Votes: 562

8. How Kids Roll (2024)

Drama

In the midst of the war in Gaza during the Second Intifada in 2003, two boys, one Palestinian and one Israeli, along with a former surfing champion, form a friendship united by the love of water and learn from each other.

Director: Loris Lai | Stars: Tom Rhys Harries, Lyna Khoudri, Marwan Hamdan, Mikhael Fridel

Votes: 58

9. Amira (2021)

98 min | Drama

A Palestinian girl's world is turned upside down when she learns the man she grew up idolizing is not her real father.

Director: Mohamed Diab | Stars: Saba Mubarak, Ali Suliman, Tara Abboud, Waleed Zuaiter

Votes: 8,032

10. The Settlers (2016)

107 min | Documentary

An intimate look at life inside the Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Director: Shimon Dotan

Votes: 265

11. Al-Nakba (2008– )

192 min | Documentary, History

The ethnic cleansing that occurred during the creation of the State of Israel is known to Palestinians as Nakba, which means "catastrophe."

Stars: Golda Meir, David Ben-Gurion, Rawan Damen, Eugene Rogan

Votes: 309

12. When I Saw You (2012)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama

1967. The world is alive with change: brimming with reawakened energy, new styles, music and an infectious sense of hope. In Jordan, a different kind of change is underway as tens of ... See full summary »

Director: Annemarie Jacir | Stars: Mahmoud Asfa, Ruba Blal, Saleh Bakri, Anas Algaralleh

Votes: 870

13. Foragers (2022)

65 min

Elderly Palestinians are caught between their right to forage their own land and the harsh restrictions imposed by their occupiers on the basis of preservation.

Director: Jumana Manna

Votes: 92

14. Jenin, Jenin (2003)

54 min | Documentary

Documentary about the 2002 deadly confrontations between armed Israeli soldiers and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

Director: Mohammad Bakri

Votes: 570

15. The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998– )

300 min | Documentary, History, War

Decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict. Charts the evolution of tensions, violence and peace efforts from 1948 to 1998.

Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, King Hussein, Shimon Peres, Abba Eban

Votes: 300

16. Blue Box (2021)

82 min | Documentary

The JNF's Blue Boxes were part of a successful fund raising campaign to support the purchase of land in Palestine. Joseph Weitz was the man who orchestrated the acquisition and expropriation of Palestinian lands.

Director: Michal Weits | Stars: Ren Burttet, Dror Keren, R.H. Thomson, Michal Weits

Votes: 103

17. Let It Be Morning (2021)

101 min | Drama

A gently satirical tale of a man and his family trapped by military blockade inside a tiny Arab village in Israel.

Director: Eran Kolirin | Stars: Alex Bakri, Juna Suleiman, Salim Daw, Ehab Salami

Votes: 416

18. Roadmap to Apartheid (2012)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, History, News

In this award-winning documentary, the first time directors take a detailed looks at the apartheid analogy commonly used to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Directors: Eron Davidson, Ana Nogueira | Star: Alice Walker

Votes: 209

19. The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (2008 TV Movie)

Biography, Drama, History

An English family fights to establish truth, justice, and accountability from the Israeli army after their son - Tom, a young photo-journalism student - is shot in the head in Gaza by an Israeli army sniper in April 2003.

Director: Rowan Joffe | Stars: Zidane Awad, Stephen Dillane, Kerry Fox, Mark Bazeley

Votes: 210

20. Tears of Gaza (2010)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, War

In a rough style, by way of unique footage, the brutal consequences of modern wars are exposed. The film also depicts the ability of women and children to handle their everyday life after a... See full summary »

Director: Vibeke Løkkeberg

Votes: 573

21. Advocate (2019)

114 min | Documentary, Biography

A look at the life and work of Jewish-Israeli lawyer Lea Tsemel who has represented political prisoners for nearly 50 years.

Directors: Philippe Bellaiche, Rachel Leah Jones | Stars: Lea Tsemel, Yasser Joubeh, Suheila Dweik, Ossama Amro

Votes: 382

22. Where Should the Birds Fly (2013)

Documentary

Made by Palestinians living the reality it is the story of Israel's years long siege of Gaza and its 2008-2009 attack, told through the eyes of two young women,Mona Samouni, now 10 years old and the filmmaker, Fida Qishta.

Director: Fida Qishta

Votes: 33

23. Killing Gaza (2018)

97 min | Documentary, War

In Killing Gaza, independent journalists Max Blumenthal and Dan Cohen documented Israel's 2014 war on Gaza. Yet this film is much more than a documentary about Palestinian resilience and suffering. It is a chilling visual document of war crimes committed by the Israeli military, featuring direct testimony and evidence from the survivors.

Director: Max Blumenthal | Stars: John Kerry, Benjamin Netanyahu, Abu Obaida

Votes: 229

24. Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists (2011 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Louis Theroux visits a small group of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers.

Director: Andy Wells | Stars: Louis Theroux, Yair Lieberman, Daniel Luria

Votes: 1,213

25. Gaza Surf Club (2016)

Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary

In a country locked between Egypt and Israel, Gaza's youth are drawn to their beaches. Weary of the daily 'state of emergency' they seek meaning and perspective to their lives through surfing.

Directors: Philip Gnadt, Mickey Yamine | Stars: Ibrahim N. Arafat, Mohammed Abu Jayab, Sabah Abu Ghanem, Matthew Olsen

Votes: 259

26. Fertile Memory (1981)

Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary

The first full length film to be shot within the occupied Palestinian West Bank "Green Line," FERTILE MEMORY is the feature debut of Michel Khleifi, acclaimed director of the Cannes Film ... See full summary »

Director: Michel Khleifi | Stars: Farah Hatoum, Sahar Khalifeh

Votes: 70

27. Mayor (2020)

83 min | Documentary

A look at the life of Musa Hadid, the charismatic mayor of Palestinian city Ramallah, who aspires to lead the city into the future.

Director: David Osit | Stars: Musa Hadid, Mahmoud Abbas, Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh, Chris Ship

Votes: 587

28. Gaza Ghetto (1985)

85 min | Documentary

In the first documentary feature film made in Gaza, Gaza Ghetto highlights the historical precedents of war, dispossession and military control that influence a family's daily life in ... See full summary »

Directors: Pierre Björklund, Per-Åke Holmquist, Joan Mandell | Stars: Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Yitzhak Rabin, Reuven Rozenblat, Ariel Sharon

Votes: 17

29. Like Twenty Impossibles (2003)

17 min | Drama, Short

Occupied Palestine: A serene landscape now pockmarked by military checkpoints. When a Palestinian film crew decides to avert a closed checkpoint by taking a remote side road, the political ... See full summary »

Director: Annemarie Jacir | Stars: Tarek Abu Assab, Ashraf Abu Moch, Reem Abu-Sbaih, Ismael Dabbag

Votes: 220

30. Arna's Children (2004)

84 min | Documentary

Juliano Mer Khamis' documentary on his mother, Arna, an activist against the Israeli occupation who founded an alternative education system for Palestinian children.

Directors: Danniel Danniel, Juliano Mer-Khamis | Stars: Arna Mer Khamis, Juliano Mer-Khamis

Votes: 262

31. The Law in These Parts (2011)

Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History

Can justice truly be served in the occupied territories given the current system of law administered by Israel for Palestinians?

Director: Ra'anan Alexandrowicz

Votes: 400

32. Une terre deux fois promise: Israël-Palestine (2018– )

Documentary, History, War

Two-part documentary to understand the genesis of an endless war in the Middle East.

Stars: Dina Porat, Elie Barnavi, Anita Shapira, Gadi Taub

Votes: 124

33. Ouroboros (II) (2017)

Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary

An experimental film about the destruction of Gaza. Ouroboros (the serpent eating itself) is the meaning of the cyclical nature of time.

Director: Basma Alsharif | Stars: Jessica Bellinger, Coleman Collins, Claire De Pimodan, Bo Gallerito

Votes: 81

34. And There Was Israel (2018 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary

The film returns to the origins of the creation of the State of Israel (from 1896 to 1948) and highlights the responsibility of the Western World.

Director: Romed Wyder | Stars: Ilan Pappe, Eugene Rogan, Shlomo Sand, Henry Laurens

Votes: 46

35. Occupied Palestine (1981)

87 min | Documentary

Long before the first Intifada drew international media to focus on Palestinian life under Israeli rule, David Koff produced this in-depth portrait of the daily conflict being waged in ... See full summary »

Director: David Koff

Votes: 7

36. Ambulance (2016)

80 min | Documentary

During the summer of 2014, Mohamed Jabaly joins an ambulance crew attempting to save those injured during the war in Gaza.

Director: Mohamed Jabaly | Stars: Mohamed Jabaly, Abo Marzouq Khader Al-Helo, Abd-Razaq Al-Helo, Abo Nedal Ramadan Harazeen

Votes: 88

37. Mur (2004)

Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary

A meditation on the separation fence in Israel-Palestine that imprisons one people while enclosing the other.

Director: Simone Bitton

Votes: 285

38. Checkpoint (2003)

80 min | Documentary

Documentary filmmaker Yoav Shamir's depiction of the checkpoints that the Israel Defense Forces man in the Palestinian Authority.

Director: Yoav Shamir

Votes: 549

39. Nekam Achat Mishtey Eynay (2005)

100 min | Documentary

A documentary on the treatment of Palestianians by members of the Israeli army.

Director: Avi Mograbi | Star: Shredi Jabarin

Votes: 228

40. Children of the Gaza War (2015 TV Movie)

Documentary

The BBC's chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, shows unique access to the devastation of young lives on both sides of the Gaza conflict.

Director: James Jones | Star: Lucy Doucet

Votes: 11

41. Aisheen (Still Alive in Gaza) (2010)

86 min | Documentary, Family

Through encounters in these otherwise ordinary places (but places that, here, take on another meaning), the film portrays a different Gaza. Poetic, surreal at times. "Aisheen" is a tribute to life.

Director: Nicolas Wadimoff

Votes: 65

42. Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace (2005– )

Documentary, History, War

World leaders comment on the unraveling peace process and continued violence between Israelis and Palestinians from 1999 to 2005.

Stars: Saeb Erekat, Ariel Sharon, Yasser Arafat, Juliet Stevenson

Votes: 53

43. Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories & Photos (1997)

66 min | Documentary

Anna Baltzer, the Jewish-American granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, provides a straightforward account of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while chronicling the almost unbearable living conditions of Palestinians under the Occupation.

Director: Anna Baltzer | Star: Anna Baltzer

Votes: 34

44. Gaza: Health Under Siege (2018)

45 min | Documentary

After three wars in eight years and an ongoing eleven-year blockade, how are the people of Gaza coping? This is a story about extraordinary citizens trying to keep others alive and healthy,... See full summary »

Director: Amy Miller | Star: Rouba Beydoun

Votes: 5

45. Gaza Strip (2002)

74 min | Documentary

Focuses on 13-year-old Mohammed Hejazi, a second-grade dropout the filmmaker encountered at the Karni crossing in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian children often gather to throw stones.

Director: James Longley | Star: Mohammed Hejazi

Votes: 312

46. 1948 (1998)

54 min | Documentary

The documentary records the memories of a group of Palestinian elders, mainly veterans from the 1948 expulsions. Their stories of refugee struggles are interspersed with poems of Mahmoud Darwish.

Director: Mohammad Bakri | Stars: Taha Muhammad Ali, Liana Badar, Mohammad Bakri, Oum Salah

Votes: 13

47. Beyond the Frontlines (2017)

113 min | Documentary

Embark on a journey across Palestine alongside Palestinian psychiatrist Dr. Samah Jabr and discover the resistance and resilience of a people affected by the invisible wounds of war and occupation.

Director: Alexandra Dols | Stars: Khodr Adnan, Rula Abu Diho, Abaher El Sakka, Atallah Hanna

Votes: 7

48. My Land (2011)

80 min | Documentary

"My land" gives voice to old Palestinian refugees who fled in 1948 without ever returning to their land, and who have been living in camps in Lebanon for more than 60 years.

Director: Nabil Ayouch

Votes: 27

49. Broken - A Palestinian Journey Through International Law (2018)

Documentary

BROKEN is a compelling documentary about International Law, Israel's Wall in Palestine, and the international community; a web of law and politics. Witness testimonies from law experts, ICJ judges, diplomats and the Wall's "architect".

Director: Mohammed Alatar | Stars: Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh, Pieter Bekker, Thomas Buergenthal, John Dugard

50. Operation Bethlehem (2014)

90 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Open Bethlehem is a story of a homecoming to the world's most famous little town. The film spans seven momentous years in the life of Bethlehem, revealing a city of astonishing beauty and political strife under occupation.

Director: Leila Sansour | Star: Leila Sansour

Votes: 20