Israeli movie

Israeli films, TV series that got our vote

Ahead of this week’s election, immerse yourself in these political dramas and comedies.

OCTOBER 24, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

‘SWEETIE’S PARTY’ is a series that tells the story of a naive influencer who becomes a Knesset member.

‘THE ESCAPE’ stars Ido Tako as Yoel, a young man born into a sect that, despite a disclaimer, will remind many of the Lev Tahor cult.

‘The Escape’ makes its debut, ‘Shalom’ enchants - review

In addition, "Cupertino" is a new series from Robert and Michelle King, the husband-and-wife duo behind "The Good Wife" and "The Good Fight."

OCTOBER 15, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Retired Israeli theater, film star Yossi Pollak dies aged 81

Veteran Israeli performer Yossi Pollak, who worked in film, television, theater, and directing, has died after a career spanning more than four decades.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2026|ByMAARIV

The film opens in 1987, as 12-year-old Boaz (Yair Mazor) prepares for his bar mitzvah under a cloud of tension in his family.

Moshe Rosenthal’s ‘Tell Me Everything’ brings a powerful coming-of-age story to Israeli theaters

Tell Me Everything, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this year, the first Israeli feature film to be shown there in years, is also a portrait of an unconventional family.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Israeli short film takes the Golden Bear at the Berlinale

'The Men Behind the Wall' is an irreverent look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of the dating app Tinder.

FEBRUARY 25, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN

Filmmaker Ines Moldavsky, winner of the Golden Bear for Best Short Film, Berlinale 2018

The sweet story behind ‘The Cakemaker’

The presence of a German in a Jerusalem restaurant kitchen brings out all kinds of conflicts, notably on the religious front.

DECEMBER 31, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN

‘CAKEMAKER’ DIRECTOR Ofir Raul Graizer (left) with actress Sandra Sade.

Another film to be made about ‘Israeli spy’ Ashraf Marwan

Documentary to be based on book ‘The Spy Who Fell to Earth’

DECEMBER 5, 2017ByAMY SPIRO

JASON ISAACS (right) and Ori Pfeffer on the set of 'Dig.'

Jerusalem Jewish film fest to take place in December

The festival will open with Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name, an adaptation of Andre Aciman’s novel about a love affair between two young Jewish men in Italy in the 1980s.

NOVEMBER 25, 2017ByHANNAH BROWN