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1. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Comedy
An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.
Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson
Votes: 214,347 | Gross: $100.02M
2. 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: 14,982
3. The Angel (2018)
TV-MA | 114 min | Action, Biography, Drama
As his country prepares for war, top Egyptian official Ashraf Marwan makes contact with Israel and wades into a shadowy game of high-stakes espionage.
Director: Ariel Vromen | Stars: Jordan Rocca, Marwan Kenzari, Henry Andrawes, Adam Othman
Votes: 15,499
4. Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
Approved | 146 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1947, following the U.N. decision to split British Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, a former U.S. Army officer is recruited by the Jews to reorganize the Haganah.
Director: Melville Shavelson | Stars: Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Senta Berger
Votes: 3,829
5. A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)
PG-13 | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History
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.
Director: Natalie Portman | Stars: Natalie Portman, Gilad Kahana, Amir Tessler, Moni Moshonov
Votes: 4,354 | Gross: $0.57M
6. The Lesson (2022– )
40 min | Drama
It follows Amir, a 43-year-old teacher, and Lian, a 17-year-old student, who engage in an emotional conflict in a fight for justice.
Stars: Doron Ben-David, Maya Landsman, Alma Zack, Dvir Benedek
Votes: 435
7. The Gatekeepers (2012)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.
Director: Dror Moreh | Stars: Ami Ayalon, Avraham Shalom, Avi Dichter, Yaakov Peri
Votes: 5,892 | Gross: $2.42M
8. Live and Become (2005)
Unrated | 140 min | Drama
A Christian boy escapes to Israel from famine-stricken Ethiopia by pretending to be Jewish.
Director: Radu Mihaileanu | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Roschdy Zem, Moshe Agazai, Moshe Abebe
Votes: 6,312
9. The Impossible Spy (1987 TV Movie)
96 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
Young Israeli husband Eli Cohen is recruited by the Mossad in the early 1960's and sent to Syria. Telling his wife he has a new job that requires extensive business travel, he takes up ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: John Shea, Eli Wallach, Sasson Gabay, Michal Bat-Adam
Votes: 338
10. Kedma (2002)
100 min | Drama, History, War
In May 1948, shortly before the creation of the State of Israel, hundreds of immigrants from across Europe arrive in Palestine--only to risk arrest by British troops.
Director: Amos Gitai | Stars: Andrei Kashker, Helena Yaralova, Moni Moshonov, Juliano Mer-Khamis
Votes: 789 | Gross: $0.01M
11. Syrian Bride (2004)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the... See full summary »
Director: Eran Riklis | Stars: Hiam Abbass, Makram Khoury, Clara Khoury, Ashraf Barhom
Votes: 3,479 | Gross: $0.38M
12. 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: 301
13. 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
14. Six Days in June (2007)
Unrated | 105 min | Documentary, War
The shooting lasted on six tense days in June 1967, but the Six Day War has never really ended. Every crisis that has ripped through this region in the ensuing decades stems from those six ... See full summary »
Director: Ilan Ziv | Stars: Yaron London, John Tarzwell, Levi Eshkol, Gamal Abdel Nasser
Votes: 195
15. Protocols of Zion (2005)
R | 95 min | Documentary
A documentary about the rise of anti-Semitism in the USA after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Director: Marc Levin | Stars: Marc Levin, Kofi Annan, Joanne Baron, Shmuley Boteach
Votes: 878 | Gross: $0.18M
16. Torn Apart (1990)
R | 96 min | Drama, Romance, War
An epic love story set against the backdrop of Middle East turmoil.
Director: Jack Fisher | Stars: Adrian Pasdar, Cecilia Peck, Tal Assif, Hanna Azoulay Hasfari
Votes: 201 | Gross: $0.21M
17. 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
18. Jimmy Carter Man from Plains (2007)
PG | 125 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Lillian Carter, Elizabeth Hayes
Votes: 956 | Gross: $0.11M
19. The Harem Bunch (1969)
R | 77 min | Adventure, Comedy
Three beautiful Israeli spies go undercover and infiltrate a terrorist training camp, but are discovered, captured and interrogated (in various stages of nudity).
Director: Paul Hunt | Stars: James Brand, Frank Cuva, Albert James, Warren Ball
Votes: 52
20. West Bank Story (2005)
21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of dueling falafel restaurants on the West Bank.
Director: Ari Sandel | Stars: Ben Newmark, Noureen DeWulf, A.J. Tannen, Joey Naber
Votes: 1,691
21. Under the Bombs (2007)
TV-14 | 98 min | Drama, Romance, War
In the wake of Israel's 2006 bombardment of Lebanon, a determined woman finds her way into the country convincing a taxi cab driver to take a risky journey around the scarred region in search of her sister and her son.
Director: Philippe Aractingi | Stars: Nada Abou Farhat, Georges Khabbaz, Rawia Elchab, Bshara Atallah
Votes: 1,771
22. Arab Labor (2007–2013)
48 min | Comedy, Drama
Amjad is an Arab-Israeli journalist whose problems with cultural identity drive himself and all around him crazy especially his wife, Bushra.
Stars: Norman Issa, Clara Khoury, Mariano Idelman, Fatimah Yahya
Votes: 240
23. The Sparrow (1972)
105 min | Drama
Set shortly before and during the Six-Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer from the harassment of a corrupt businessman.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Salah Qabil, Ali El Sherif, Mahmoud Al Meleji, Seif Abdelrahman
Votes: 394
24. Write Down, I Am an Arab (2014)
73 min | Documentary, Biography, History
'Write Down, I Am an Arab' tells the story of the Palestinian national poet Mahmoud Darwish.
Director: Ibtisam Mara'ana | Stars: Mahmoud Darwich, Makram Khoury
Votes: 30
25. Pillar of Fire (1981)
50 min | Documentary, History
Documentary mini series about the History of Zionism.
Stars: Yossi Banai, Ian McKellen
Votes: 79
26. 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
27. Israel: Birth of a Nation (1996 TV Movie)
Unrated | 100 min | Documentary, History, War
Sir Martin Gilbert, author of over sixty books and the host of A&E's JERUSALEM, hosts this gripping account of Israel's difficult first years. Filled with rare footage, photographs, and ... See full summary »
Director: Herb Krosney | Stars: Martin Gilbert, David Ben-Gurion
Votes: 119
28. Fatat Min Israeel (1999)
120 min | Drama, Romance, War
Set against a background of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the issue of normalizing relations with Israel. A group of youngsters undertake a journey to Taba. A teacher and his wife, ... See full summary »
Director: Ihab Radhi | Stars: Farouk Al-Fishawy, Mahmoud Yassine, Raghda, Khaled Nabawy
Votes: 172
29. 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
30. Suez 1956 (1979 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama
In 1956, the British Prime Minister Anthony Eden grapples with the Suez Crisis, which brings an end to his political career.
Director: Michael Darlow | Stars: Michael Gough, Robert Stephens, Richard Vernon, Wensley Pithey
Votes: 9
31. Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land (2004 Video)
80 min | Documentary
This video shows how the foreign policy interests of American political elites-working in combination with Israeli public relations stratgies-influence US news reporting about the Middle ... See full summary »
Directors: Sut Jhally, Bathsheba Ratzkoff | Stars: Seth Ackerman, Stav Adivi, Arik Ascherman, Hanan Ashrawi
Votes: 567
32. Suicide Killers (2006)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
A documentary that examines the psychopathology behind suicide bombers - which ultimately reveals what makes them tick!
Director: Pierre Rehov | Stars: Chadhoorth Djawann, Jacinto Dumbal, Judge Dumbroso, Boaz Ganor
Votes: 213 | Gross: $0.01M
33. 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
34. 48 Sa'aa Fi Israel (1998)
Drama, Thriller
After an egyptian agent disappears in greece for holding secret informations about israel,his sister reach out to find him,ended up in spying and conspiring cycle between the two countries.
Directors: Nader Galal, Kamal Jabr, Mahmoud Abdel Shafy | Stars: Nadia El Gendy, Farouk Al-Fishawy, Mohamed Reyad, Yusuf Fawzi
Votes: 1,819
35. Nasser 56 (1996)
142 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Egyptian political leader Gamal abd El-Nasser.
Director: Mohammad Fadel | Stars: Ahmed Zaki, Fardous Abdel Hamid, Hassan Hosny, Ahmed Maher
Votes: 987
36. Judah & Mohammad (2006 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Judah & Mohammad is an intimate portrait of two teenage boys, one from Israel and the other from Palestine, filmed over 18 months. As their personal development is shaped by the conflict ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Cohen
Votes: 14
37. Holy Land: A Year in the West Bank (2014)
70 min | Documentary, Drama, News
Palestinians and Israelis pursue conflicting visions of justice in the West Bank, zeroing in on the explosive issue of the Israeli settlements: its protagonists are both Israeli settlers and the Palestinians and Israelis who oppose them.
Director: Peter Cohn | Stars: Menachem Froman, Aron Kastof, Hagit Ofran, Nasri Sabarna
Votes: 10
38. Khirbet Hiza'a (1978)
48 min | Drama, War
Based on the novel "The Story of Hirbet Hizah" by S. Izhar (S.Yizhar).
Director: Ram Loevy | Stars: Gidi Gov, Marlene Bajali, Zvi Borodo, Rolf Brin
Votes: 19
39. Lettere dalla Palestina (2003)
61 min | Documentary, War
Eleven leftist Italian filmmakers show in eleven segments the terrible conditions Palestinian people have to endure in Jerusalem today.
Directors: Franco Angeli, Giuliana Berlinguer, Maurizio Carrassi, Giuliana Gamba, Roberto Giannarelli, Wilma Labate, Francesco Ranieri Martinotti, Francesco Maselli, Mario Monicelli, Ettore Scola, Fulvio Wetzl
Votes: 37
40. A Bahraini Tale (2006)
96 min | Drama
Set during the Arab-Israeli war of 1967, this epic drama is both the personal story of a middle-class Bahraini family and an account of the hopes and faith the Arab world had in Jamal Abdul... See full summary »
Director: Bassam Al-Thawadi | Stars: Saad Abdulla, Fatima Abdulrahim, Abdulla Al Sa'adawi, Ebrahim Al-Ghanim
Votes: 113
41. T'Kuma (1998)
60 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of Israel's first fifty years of statehood, TKUMA brings to the screen the tragedies and joyful milestones of Israel's first half century.
Stars: Igal Naor, Joanne Lara, Michael Greenspan
Votes: 34
42. Out for Love, Be Back Shortly (1997)
55 min | Drama, Romance, Documentary
Dan Katzir's autobiographical film expresses the outcry of his generation, as it struggles to find love and privacy amidst the reality of daily terror and hate. Mr. Katzir, a former officer... See full summary »
Director: Dan Katzir | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Noa Ben-Artzi, Leah Rabin, Yitzhak Rabin
Votes: 129
43. Offside (II) (2006)
7 min | Short, Drama, War
One fence, four fans, and the game of their lives. This is a story about 4 men and a radio.
Directors: Guy Nattiv, Erez Tadmor | Stars: Liron Levo, Joad Abed El Gani, Ido Mosseri, Dirar Suleiman
Votes: 219
44. Hide and Seek (1980)
90 min | Drama
Twelve year-old Uri reports his teacher Balaban as a suspected spy when he observes him meeting with a young arab man. Only later does he discover that Balaban's interest in the young arab is romantic rather than political.
Director: Dan Wolman | Stars: Gila Almagor, Benyamin Armon, Chaim Hadaya, Efrat Lavie
Votes: 46
45. Their Eyes Were Dry (2011)
82 min | Documentary, Drama, History
On May 15th, 1974, terrorists infiltrated into the quiet town of Ma'alot, Israel and took children hostage. This historic event became known as the Ma'alot Massacre...the birth of terrorism against children.
Director: Brandon Assanti | Stars: Buznah Arie, Marjorie Bohbot, Shlomo Bohbot, Naftalie Cohen
Votes: 10
46. Shalom Katan Sheli (2004)
56 min | Documentary
A documentary on a peace movement made up of Israeli and Palestinian children.
Director: Eyal Avneri | Star: Nadav
Votes: 21
48. Strawberry Fields (2006)
60 min | Documentary
The only product the Gaza strip exported - as of 2006 - were strawberries. This film shows the daily struggle of Gazan strawberry farmers who try to grow, export and sell their product against all odds.
Director: Ayelet Heller | Star: Ayelet Heller
49. The Sons of Eilaboun (2007)
24 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary film that tells the story of the human toll that Plan Dalet claimed on a small Palestinian village in the 1948 war. The story of the massacre, expulsion and return of Eilaboun.
Director: Hisham Zreiq | Stars: Salem Zreiq, Ilan Pappe, Anise Zreiq, Melia Zreiq
Votes: 31
50. Verdict 19 (2019)
75 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A motivational drama about the first candidate for the newly formed Anti-Corruption Court who returns to Ukraine, known as the most corrupt continental state in Europe, to probe himself and the system by participating in the contest.
Director: Vyacheslav Bihun | Stars: Oleksandr Merezhko, Oleksandr Batanov, Vyacheslav Bihun, Volodymyr Butenko
Votes: 73