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Jewish Films

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  • Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

    1. 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
  • Schindler's List (1993)

    2. 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
  • Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder in The Frisco Kid (1979)

    3. The Frisco Kid

    19791h 59mPG38Metascore
    6.3 (12K)
    A Polish rabbi wanders through the Old West on his way to lead a synagogue in San Francisco. On the way, he is nearly burned at the stake by Native Americans and almost killed by outlaws.
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsGene WilderHarrison FordRamon Bieri
  • A Stranger Among Us (1992)

    4. A Stranger Among Us

    19921h 50mPG-13
    5.6 (4.5K)
    Emily, a tough NYPD cop, is sent to an orthodox Jewish community to investigate a missing person plus $720,000 in missing diamonds. To solve what becomes a murder case, she has to join the community.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsMelanie GriffithEric ThalJohn Pankow
  • Joe Mantegna in Homicide (1991)

    5. Homicide

    19911h 42mR84Metascore
    6.9 (8.7K)
    A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.
    DirectorDavid MametStarsJoe MantegnaWilliam H. MacyVincent Guastaferro
  • Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)

    6. Brighton Beach Memoirs

    19861h 48mPG-1354Metascore
    6.8 (4K)
    Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He goes through the hardships of puberty, sexual fantasy, and living the life of a poor boy in a crowded house.
    DirectorGene SaksStarsBlythe DannerJonathan SilvermanStacey Glick
  • Yentl (1983)

    7. Yentl

    19832h 13mPG68Metascore
    6.6 (17K)
    A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.
    DirectorBarbra StreisandStarsBarbra StreisandAmy IrvingMandy Patinkin
  • Michael Stuhlbarg in A Serious Man (2009)

    8. A Serious Man

    20091h 46mR88Metascore
    7.0 (155K)
    Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Despite seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.
    DirectorsEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsMichael StuhlbargRichard KindSari Lennick
  • Val Kilmer in The Prince of Egypt (1998)

    9. The Prince of Egypt

    19981h 39mPG64Metascore
    7.2 (157K)
    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
  • Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    10. Once Upon a Time in America

    19843h 49mR75Metascore
    8.3 (398K)
    A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRobert De NiroJames WoodsElizabeth McGovern
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    11. 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
  • Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

    12. Life Is Beautiful

    19971h 56mPG-1358Metascore
    8.6 (786K)
    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
  • Go for Zucker (2004)

    13. Go for Zucker

    20041h 35mUnrated60Metascore
    6.7 (2.9K)
    A Journalist of Jewish descent in Berlin feels that he is a loser of the political changes in Germany after 1989. When his mother dies, he has to meet his brother to whom he has not talked for years and to meet all his other family members. But during the preparations for the funeral he plays a snooker-cup for paying his debts with the money for the victory, and many other things mixes up.
    DirectorDani LevyStarsHenry HübchenHannelore ElsnerUdo Samel
  • Edouard Baer and Audrey Tautou in God Is Great and I'm Not (2001)

    14. God Is Great and I'm Not

    20011h 35mNot Rated37Metascore
    5.2 (2.6K)
    Michèle, 20 years old, feels terrible after having broken up with her boyfriend. She meets Francois, who's a veterinarian and Jewish. Michèle decides to convert to Judaism because she has to believe in something, if not in someone.
    DirectorPascale BaillyStarsAudrey TautouEdouard BaerJulie Depardieu
  • Odette Annable and Ethan Cutkosky in The Unborn (2009)

    15. The Unborn

    20091h 28mPG-1330Metascore
    4.7 (54K)
    When Casey Beldon witnesses a series of paranormal activities around her, she takes the help of a spiritual adviser and soon finds out a frightful family secret solely responsible for her condition.
    DirectorDavid S. GoyerStarsOdette AnnableGary OldmanCam Gigandet
  • Renée Zellweger in A Price Above Rubies (1998)

    16. A Price Above Rubies

    19981h 57mR
    6.5 (3K)
    This movie is about a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of her wanting something more out of her life.
    DirectorBoaz YakinStarsRenée ZellwegerChristopher EcclestonJulianna Margulies
  • Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer (1927)

    17. The Jazz Singer

    19271h 28mPassed66Metascore
    6.4 (12K)
    The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
    DirectorAlan CroslandStarsAl JolsonMay McAvoyWarner Oland
  • Minnie Driver in The Governess (1998)

    18. The Governess

    19981h 55mR60Metascore
    6.2 (3.3K)
    In this sensuous romance, Minnie Driver stars as a governess who is hired into a remote Scottish household and strongly affects all those she comes into contact with.
    DirectorSandra GoldbacherStarsMinnie DriverTom WilkinsonFlorence Hoath
  • Pi (1998)

    19. Pi

    19981h 24mR72Metascore
    7.3 (190K)
    A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.
    DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsSean GulletteMark MargolisBen Shenkman
  • The Chosen (1981)

    20. The Chosen

    19811h 48mPG66Metascore
    7.2 (2.6K)
    In 1944, in Brooklyn, two Jewish kids become friends. One is from a very conservative family, and the other is more liberal. The issues of importance of tradition, parental expectations and the formation of Israel cause constant friction.
    DirectorJeremy KaganStarsMaximilian SchellRod SteigerRobby Benson
  • Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, and Lynn Collins in The Merchant of Venice (2004)

    21. The Merchant of Venice

    20042h 11mR63Metascore
    7.0 (39K)
    In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
    DirectorMichael RadfordStarsAl PacinoJoseph FiennesLynn Collins
  • Julie Delpy and Marco Hofschneider in Europa Europa (1990)

    22. Europa Europa

    19901h 52mR75Metascore
    7.5 (18K)
    A boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth.
    DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsSolomon PerelMarco HofschneiderRené Hofschneider
  • "Exodus" (Saul Bass Poster) 1960 Columbia Pictures

    23. Exodus

    19603h 28mApproved70Metascore
    6.7 (12K)
    The State of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsPaul NewmanEva Marie SaintRalph Richardson
  • Hester Street (1975)

    24. Hester Street

    19751h 29mPG
    7.0 (2.2K)
    In 1896, a Russian Jewish woman immigrates to New York City's Lower East Side to reunite with her Americanized husband, but she has difficulty assimilating.
    DirectorJoan Micklin SilverStarsSteven KeatsCarol KaneMel Howard
  • Woody Allen and Martin Landau in Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

    25. Crimes and Misdemeanors

    19891h 44mPG-1377Metascore
    7.8 (62K)
    An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsMartin LandauWoody AllenBill Bernstein

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