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1. The Green Prince (2014)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary, Biography
The son of a founding leader in the Palestinian organization, Hamas, becomes a spy for the Israelis.
Director: Nadav Schirman | Stars: Mosab Hassan Yousef, Gonen Ben Yitzhak, Sheikh Hassan Yousef
Votes: 2,880 | Gross: $0.26M
2. The Devil Next Door (2019)
TV-MA | 46 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A Cleveland grandfather is brought to trial in Israel, accused of being the infamous German death camp guard known as Ivan the Terrible.
Stars: Yoram Sheftel, Eli Gabay, Michael Shaked, Eli Rosenbaum
Votes: 15,104
3. Space: The Longest Goodbye (2023)
87 min | Documentary
Training for a Mars mission, daring astronauts work with a NASA psychologist to cope with space isolation in this Sundance-premiering documentary.
Director: Ido Mizrahy | Stars: Kayla Barron, Cady Coleman, Al Holland, Matthias Maurer
Votes: 176
4. Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »
Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 635
5. Love It Was Not (2020)
86 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
The tragic love story of Helena Citron, a young Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz, and Austrian SS officer Franz Wunsch.
Director: Maya Sarfaty | Stars: Helena Citron, Roza Citron, Frank Wunsch
Votes: 188
6. The Settlers (2016)
107 min | Documentary
An intimate look at life inside the Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Director: Shimon Dotan
Votes: 267
7. The Good Son (2012)
52 min | Documentary, Drama
The unbelievable story of 22 year old Or, who secretly finances his sex change operation in Thailand by lying to his conservative parents and then returns home as a woman to face her new life, her family and the cost of living her dream.
Director: Shirly Berkovitz
Votes: 60
8. The Motive (2020–2021)
141 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
In Jerusalem 1986, a 14-year-old boy shoots his family point-blank in their beds. Yet questions persist. In this docuseries, insiders come forward.
Stars: Avi Samuel, Yossi Arnon, Yossi Cohen, Haim Siani
Votes: 1,797
9. 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: 104
10. A Film Unfinished (2010)
Unrated | 88 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A film about an unfinished film which portrays the people behind and before the camera in the Warsaw Ghetto, exposing the extent of the cinematic manipulation forever changing the way we look at historic images.
Director: Yael Hersonski | Stars: Alexander Beyer, Rüdiger Vogler, Hanna Avrutzki, Luba Gewisser
Votes: 1,900 | Gross: $0.31M
11. King Bibi (2018)
87 min | Documentary
King Bibi explores Benjamin Netanyahu's rise to power, relying solely on archival footage of his media performances over the years: from his days as a popular guest expert on American TV, ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Shadur | Stars: Alon Aboutboul, Yasser Arafat, Joe Biden, John Boehner
Votes: 236
12. Leftover Women (2019)
83 min | Documentary
In China, single women are under immense pressure to marry young or face the stigma that comes with being "leftover." Leftover Women follows three hopeful singles seeking to define love on their own terms.
Directors: Shosh Shlam, Hilla Medalia | Stars: Huamei Qiu, Min Xu, Qi Gai
Votes: 468
13. Shadow World (2016)
94 min | Documentary
Based on the book of The Shadow World, this feature length documentary is an investigation into the multi-billion dollar international arms trade.
Director: Johan Grimonprez
Votes: 765
14. The Oslo Diaries (2018)
TV-14 | 97 min | Documentary
A group of Israelis and Palestinians come together in Oslo for an unsanctioned peace talks during the 1990s in order to bring peace to the Middle East.
Directors: Mor Loushy, Daniel Sivan | Stars: Yussuf Abu-Warda, Yasser Arafat, Hanan Ashrawi, Omer Barnea
Votes: 486
15. Dirty Tricks (2021)
100 min | Documentary
At the elite level, bridge has become a million-dollar cut-throat business. When the best competitive player is accused of cheating, the ensuing scandal confounds experts, criminal science, celebrities and basic belief.
Director: Daniel Sivan
Votes: 225
16. Aida's Secrets (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Family secrets, lies, high drama and generations of contemporary history unspool in this international story that begins with World War II and concludes with an emotional 21st-century ... See full summary »
Directors: Alon Schwarz, Shaul Schwarz | Stars: Izak Sagi, Shep Shell, Aida Zasadsinska
Votes: 270 | Gross: $0.10M
17. Censored Voices (2015)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, History
CENSORED VOICES combines raw original recordings of Israeli soldiers recounting their fears and doubts following Israel's 1967 Six-Day War, using archival newsreel footage as a stark reminder of how far the region remains from peace.
Director: Mor Loushy | Star: Amos Oz
Votes: 321 | Gross: $0.03M
18. Wedding Night (2023)
60 min | Documentary
In the ultra-Orthodox community men are educated not to look at women or think about them and a girl practices modesty in clothing, actions and thoughts. Marriage requires complete ... See full summary »
Director: Rachel Elitzur
Votes: 7
19. Forever Pure (2016)
85 min | Documentary
One season and one football team in crisis, as power, money and politics fuel a club spiralling out of control.
Director: Maya Zinshtein | Stars: Eli Cohen, Arcadi Gaydamak, Ariel Harush, Dzhabrail Kadiyev
Votes: 845
20. 1341 Frames of Love and War (2022)
89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The career of Israeli photo reporter Micha Bar-Am, born in Berlin in 1930, thus becomes an assembly of iconic snapshots, enlargements and contact sheets which serve as the score for two voices.
Director: Ran Tal | Stars: Barak Bar-Am, Micha Bar-Am, Nimrod Bar-Am, Orna Bar-Am
Votes: 85
21. Kings of Capitol Hill (2020)
90 min | Documentary
AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) is the spearhead of the pro-Israeli lobby in the U.S. What started out as a liberal grassroots organization, has become one of the most ... See full summary »
Director: Mor Loushy | Stars: Doug Bloomfield, Tom Dine, Ada Horwitch, Steve Rosen
Votes: 20
22. Shalom Italia (2016)
59 min | Documentary
Three Italian Jewish brothers set off on a journey through Tuscany, in search of a cave where they hid as children to escape the Nazis. Their quest, full of humor, food and Tuscan ... See full summary »
Director: Tamar Tal-Anati | Stars: Emmanuel Anati, Andrea Anati, Reuven Anati, Signora Nada
Votes: 87
23. Inbal Perlmutter - If you let me go (2023)
85 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Many remember the evening of Rosh Ha'Shana 25 years ago, when the news announced that 26-year-old Inbal Perlmutter was killed in a car crash. Despite her young age, the rebellious rocker ... See full summary »
Directors: Sharon Luzon, Avigail Sperber | Stars: HaMachshefot, Inbal Perlmuter
Votes: 42
24. The Artist's Daughter, Oil on Canvas (2022)
59 min | Documentary
Long estranged from her father, an esteemed Israeli painter, the filmmaker visits an exhibition of his most stirring and revealing self-portraits in Tel Aviv. Hoping that the exhibition ... See full summary »
Directors: Margarita Linton, Yaniv Linton | Stars: Amit Cabessa, Shlomo Vladimir Lensky, Margarita Linton, Yaniv Linton
Votes: 31
25. Google Baby (2009)
77 min | Documentary, Drama
A journey across three continents telling the story of the up and coming baby production industry in the age of globalization.
Director: Zippi Brand Frank | Stars: Naina Patel, Doron Mamet-Meged, Gad Levy, Lyne Macklin-Fife
Votes: 182
26. Silver's Uprising (2023)
Documentary
Crime boss or fearless dissident? The biggest cyber trial in the history of Israel will determine the fate of a former ultra-orthodox kid who transformed the drug-dealing business.
Director: Dan Shadur
Votes: 17
27. Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party (2016)
75 min | Documentary, History
The lavish party thrown by the Shah of Iran in 1971, which marked the break between the so-called 'king of kings' and the people of Iran he reigned over.
Director: Hassan Amini | Stars: Arshin Abdi-Moghaddam, King Abdul Halim, Judy Judefind Agnew, Spiro Agnew
Votes: 255
28. 100 Million Views (2019 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
Itamar Rose tries, after years making political videos in Youtube, to become viral by any means.
Director: Itamar Rose
Votes: 57
29. The Museum (2017)
74 min | Documentary
A documentary collage depicting the life and art of the "Israel Museum".
Director: Ran Tal | Stars: Artur Avakov, David Mevorah
Votes: 44
30. The Jewish Underground (2017)
91 min | Documentary
Their target was to blow up the Muslim Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Success would have probable meant a World War. This political-detective thriller tells the story of how the members of ... See full summary »
Director: Shai Gal
Votes: 24
31. Speer Goes to Hollywood (2020)
97 min | Documentary, Biography
How did a man in charge of 12 million slaves become "the good Nazi"? A cautionary tale about Albert Speer's 1971 attempt to whitewash his past with a Hollywood adaptation of his bestselling wartime memoir, "Inside the Third Reich".
Director: Vanessa Lapa | Star: Albert Speer
Votes: 92
32. End of Love Season (2023)
61 min | Documentary
At the age of 75, Geula broke up with her husband Arik, 77. A contractor was hired to build a wall that divided the family house in two, and each of them now lives in their own half. The ... See full summary »
Director: Shai Gal
33. A Whore Like Me (2019)
60 min | Documentary
When Csilla was 22, she was kidnapped from a pub in Hungary and sold to a group of Israelis who trafficked for prostitution. Today, twenty years later, Csilla is a different woman, one who ... See full summary »
Directors: Yael Shachar, Sharon Yaish | Stars: Chila Ezra, Ziv Ish, Nissan Jacobi, Nitzan Kaharia
Votes: 26
34. Garden of Eden (II) (2012)
75 min | Documentary
Gan HaShlosha, better known as the "Sakhne", is one of the largest, most famous and most visited parks in Israel. Director Ran Tal expresses with exceptional cinematic measures the abundance of conflicted elements of the Israeli soul.
Director: Ran Tal
Votes: 47
36. Shai K. (2019)
110 min | Documentary
The untold story of Israel's greatest tragi-comic talent, Shaike Ophir
Director: Ari Davidovich | Stars: Shaike Ophir, Israel Gurion, Lidya Ophir, Shoshana Shani-Lavie
Votes: 16
37. You Only Die Twice (2018)
92 min | Documentary, History
Yair Lev, a Israeli documentary filmmaker turns a detective and sets on a journey to uncover the true identity behind the man who stole his grandfather's identity and later on became the president of a Jewish community in Austria.
Director: Yair Lev | Stars: Chava Lev, Yair Lev, Eran Wagner, Herbert Gruber
Votes: 62
38. The Cemetery Club (2006)
90 min | Documentary
10 oclock, Saturday morning. A group of elderly women and men carry plastic lawn chairs across the Mount Herzl National Cemetery in Jerusalem. In the shade of an old pine tree, they sit ... See full synopsis »
Director: Tali Shemesh | Stars: Lena Bar, Minya Rubin, Tali Shemesh
Votes: 76
39. The Reason Why (II) (2021)
95 min | Documentary, Crime
Suleiman El-Abid was sentenced to 27 years in jail for the rape and murder of Hanit Kikos, based on his confession alone. A few days after reenacting the crime he retracted his confession ... See full summary »
Director: Julie Shles
Votes: 5
40. Death in the Terminal (2016)
52 min | Documentary
A thrilling reconstruction in so-called Rashomon style, with several eyewitnesses offering their own perspectives on a single tragic event.
Directors: Tali Shemesh, Asaf Sudri, Dorit Inbar
Votes: 111
41. Muhi: Generally Temporary (2017)
89 min | Documentary
For the past seven years Muhi, a boy from Gaza has been living in an Israeli hospital, unable to return home. He is saved and raised in paradoxical circumstances that transcend identity, religion and the conflict that divides his world.
Directors: Rina Castelnuovo, Tamir Elterman | Stars: Muhammad El-Farrah, Hamuda Abu Naim El Farrah, Buma Inbar, Hiba El-Farrah
Votes: 97
42. Life in Stills (2011)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A photo shop owner and her grandson join forces to save the shop and the nearly one million negatives that document Israel's defining moments.
Director: Tamar Tal-Anati
Votes: 153
43. Desert Tested (Susita) (2020)
65 min | Documentary
For many years Susita car was considered a groundbreaking Israeli invention that had put Israel on the global map. The young State of Israel was convinced it had started a revolution. The ... See full summary »
Director: Avi Weissblei
Votes: 10
44. Winding (2015)
61 min | Documentary, History
Winding tells the story of the most infamous River in Israel, the Yarkon.
Director: Avi Belkin | Stars: Azaria Alon, Arik Einstein, Tamar El-Or, Yair Garbuz
Votes: 42
45. Megiddo (2017)
90 min | Documentary
Megiddo, a high-security prison, is a microcosm representing the painful experience of two nations.
46. Leaving Paradise (2020)
90 min | Documentary
Cleo fulfilled his dream: to leave the big city with his wife and fifteen children, to establish a family commune on a farm in Brazil. Exploring their family-roots leads the children to ... See full summary »
Director: Ofer Freiman
Votes: 11
47. Pole, Dancer, Movie (2013)
55 min | Documentary, Drama
Without apology or a sense of victimhood, this dynamic film follows the founder of Israel's first pole dancing studio as she competes for the European title champion. POLE, DANCER, MOVIE ... See full summary »
Director: Isri Halpern | Star: Neta Lee-Levy
Votes: 7
48. Radio Propaganda (2023)
82 min | Documentary
The film brings for the first time the story of the Israeli radio station Beit Shidir. With the establishment of the State of Israel and the immigration of Jews from Arab countries, the ... See full summary »
Director: Ofer Pinhasov
49. Days of Pick (2023)
100 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The dramatic life story of Tsvika Pick, Israel's first pop star and the man who gave Israel a local, tangible version of "The Prince of Tides". His childhood in Poland, an eternal foreigner... See full summary »
Directors: Shai Lahav, Ron Omer | Star: Svika Pick
Votes: 8
50. A Standard Love Song: Arik Einstein (2017)
50 min | Documentary, Biography
A musical biography of one of the most influential and iconic figures in the history of Israeli culture. "A Standard Love Song" is a musical biography of Arik Einstein, the artist whose ... See full summary »
Stars: Miki Gabrielov, Shalom Hanoch, Moni Moshonov, Rivka Michaeli
Votes: 10