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1. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
Director: Ari Folman | Stars: Ari Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ori Sivan
Votes: 60,460 | Gross: $2.28M
2. Yossi & Jagger (2002)
R | 65 min | Drama, History, Romance
Romance blooms between two soldiers (Knoller, Levi) stationed in an Israeli outpost on the Lebanese border.
Director: Eytan Fox | Stars: Ohad Knoller, Yehuda Levi, Assi Cohen, Aya Steinovitz
Votes: 7,620
3. 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: 2,104
4. 5 Broken Cameras (2011)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, War
A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army.
Directors: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi | Stars: Emad Burnat, Soraya Burnat, Mohammed Burnat, Yasin Burnat
Votes: 6,656 | Gross: $0.11M
5. The Stronghold (2023)
113 min | Drama, War
After sustaining a surprise Egyptian attack during the Yom Kippur War, a desolate Israeli outpost falls under siege. While the surviving soldiers prepare for a final, hopeless battle, the ... See full summary »
Director: Lior Chefetz | Stars: Michael Aloni, Daniel Gad, Amir Tessler, Daniel Moreshet
Votes: 88
6. Kurtlar Vadisi: Filistin (2011)
105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Polat Alemdar and his crew is in Palestine and fight against Israel special agents.
Director: Zübeyr Sasmaz | Stars: Necati Sasmaz, Gürkan Uygun, Kenan Çoban, Nur Fettahoglu
Votes: 9,671
7. Rachel (2009)
100 min | Documentary
To show solidarity with Palestinians, Amercian peace activist Rachel Corrie engaged in civil disobedience in a combat zone in the Gaza Strip; the circumstances that led to her death by bulldozer (or its debris) are still debated.
Director: Simone Bitton | Star: Rachel Corrie
Votes: 108
8. 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: 575
9. Charlie Golf One (2016–2020)
25 min | Drama
A series taking place in an army medical center located in a remote military base and following the bizarre characters and occurrences in the center.
Stars: Shira Naor, Yaniv Zanava, Or Edri, Oren Papismadov
Votes: 384
10. 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: 302
11. Inch'Allah (2012)
R | 102 min | Drama
A Canadian doctor finds her sympathies sorely tested while working in the conflict ravaged Palestinian territories.
Director: Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette | Stars: Omri Ilan, Lionel Calniquer, Gil Desiano, Evelyne Brochu
Votes: 2,696 | Gross: $0.01M
12. Halfon Hill Doesn't Answer (1976)
92 min | Comedy
Swindler Sergio Konstanza owes money to Mr. Hasson. He escapes to the desert where he joins a wacky Army reserve unit whose Sergeant has his eye on one of Mr. Hasson's daughters, although ... See full summary »
Director: Assi Dayan | Stars: Yisrael Poliakov, Gavri Banai, Shaike Levi, Nitza Shaul
Votes: 1,534
13. 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: 225
14. To See If I'm Smiling (2007)
59 min | Documentary
Six Israeli soldiers recount their military service in Gaza and the West Bank, revealing incidents of negligence, casualness, immaturity and abuse of power while on duty in occupied territories.
Director: Tamar Yarom | Star: Dennis Cruzado
Votes: 155
15. Commandments (2017–2018)
40 min | Drama
Kipat Barzel (Iron Yarmulke), about three ultra-Orthodox young men who have chosen to serve in the IDF - despite the communal taboos associated with it.
Stars: Roy Nik, Dolev Mesika, Yael Folman, Suzanna Papian
Votes: 120
16. 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
17. 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: 265
18. Objector (2019)
75 min | Documentary
Like all Israeli youth, Atalya is obligated to become a soldier. Unlike most, she questions the practices of her country's military, and becomes determined to challenge this rite of passage... See full summary »
Director: Molly Stuart | Star: Atalya Ben-Abba
Votes: 111
19. 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: 83
20. Lebanon - Borders of Blood (2020)
50 min | Documentary
The story of Lebanon is one of ongoing tragedy. A march of follies orchestrated by heads of state, sects, and militias. The Palestinians, French, British, Iranians, Syrians, Americans, ... See full summary »
Stars: Thomas Friedman, Beau Marie, Amos Gilad, Imad Shakur
Votes: 62
21. 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
22. A Call to Arms (2009)
85 min | Documentary, History, War
The eyewitness story of the illegal U.S. and U.K. military anthrax vaccination programs, which is recommended by Montel Williams as the Must-See Documentary of the Year. Because of the ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Miller | Stars: Michael Douglas, Linda Hamilton, Scott Miller, Melissa Mosich Miller
Votes: 60
23. 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
24. 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: 18
25. Tsahal (1994)
316 min | Documentary
A documentary about the Israel Defense Forces.
Director: Claude Lanzmann | Stars: Claude Lanzmann, Ehud Barak, Avigdor Feldman, Shlomo Gazit
Votes: 112
26. To Shoot an Elephant (2009)
112 min | Documentary
Medics risk their lives to rescue and treat the wounded in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
Directors: Alberto Arce, Mohammad Rujailah | Stars: Ewa Jasiewicz, Marwan Hamuda, Alberto Arce, Haya Hamdan
Votes: 100
27. Mixed Unit - Lions of Jordan (2018)
50 min | Documentary
A ten-episode series that accompanies the Lions of Jordan battalion, which for the first time in history has female combat soldiers training and fighting alongside men. With its activities ... See full summary »
Star: Ofir Kalev
Votes: 16
28. 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
29. Yoni (2002)
56 min | Biography
Lt. Col. Jonathan Netanyahu was the commander of Israel's famous General Staff Reconnaissance Unit. Jonathan, known to family and friends as Yoni, was killed in action during the famous ... See full summary »
Director: Semyon Vinokur | Stars: Yonathan Netanyahu, Rachel Ahonov, Yanush Ben-Gal, Ilan Berman
30. 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
31. Falastine Stereo (2013)
90 min | Drama
Two Palestinian brothers plan on immigrating to Canada after the Israeli air force bombs their family home. Milad (Stereo) used to be a wedding singer but because his wife dies in the ... See full summary »
Director: Rashid Masharawi | Stars: Mahmoud Abu Jazi, Salah Hanoun, Ramzi Maqdisi
Votes: 160
32. 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
33. 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
34. Ricochets (1986)
91 min | Drama, War
The story of a platoon of Israeli soldiers in Lebanon of 1986, shortly before Israeli withdrawal, and the dilemmas they face in having to fight against Lebanese guerilla in a hostile but civilian area.
Director: Eli Cohen | Stars: Alon Aboutboul, Shaul Mizrahi, Roni Pinkovitch, Dudu Ben-Zeev
Votes: 118
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. A Stone's Throw from Prison (2013)
65 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Growing up in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is not easy: When you leave home for school, your mother can't be sure of when you'll be back. Maybe that night, maybe a year later. A ... See full summary »
Director: Raquel Castells | Stars: Rami Ismael Abu Haniyeh, Ana Carbajosa, Hava Halevi, Nader Abu Hamsha
37. My First War (2008)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
In the summer of 2006, at the age of 28, I was suddenly drafted as a reserves soldier in the Second Lebanese War. Instinctively, I grabbed my video camera and thread a shoelace, securing it... See full summary »
Director: Yariv Mozer
Votes: 52
38. Miluim (2005–2006)
60 min | Drama
"Milluim" describes the experiences of reserve soldiers called up for service, and takes the viewers through the training, strategy, team work, and different missions.
Stars: Igal Naor, Dror Keren, Nathan Ravitz, Osnat Vishinski
Votes: 28
39. Burning Memory (1989)
93 min | Drama
A man walks amongst an inferno of flames, shell-shocked. When he's back home, he starts group therapy in a military rehab center, meeting all kinds of fellow soldiers who, like him, have ... See full summary »
Director: Yossi Somer | Stars: Dani Roth, Poly Reshef, Etti Ankri, Alon Oleartchik
Votes: 11
40. Curfew (1994)
74 min | Drama
24 hours of family drama during a curfew announced by the Israeli army in a Palestinian refugee camp on the Gaza Strip in 1993.
Director: Rashid Masharawi | Stars: Salim Daw, Na'ila Zayaad, Mahmoud Qadah, Younis Younis
Votes: 101
41. When the Voices Fade (2010)
21 min | Short, Drama, War
A portrait of the Lebanese-Israeli conflict seen through the eyes of a Lebanese-American dance instructor, Nadia, and an Israeli Defense Forces pilot, Amir. When the 2006 war breaks out, ... See full summary »
Director: Erika Cohn | Stars: Sam Golzari, Alex Luria, Necar Zadegan, Soumaya Akaaboune
42. Operation Moses (1985)
27 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Eli Cohen | Stars: Wendy Eliman, Michael Greenspan
43. Take Note (2008)
17 min | Short, Drama
Anna, an unsuccessful army commander, is trying to prove to herself as well as to everyone else that she is competent for the job.
Director: Elite Zexer | Stars: Morad Agraiev, Tal Angel, Yoav Bartel, Adi Bielski
Votes: 7
44. Seeds of Summer (2007)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary
Over the course of 66 days and nights, the film follows girls in one of the most rigorous combat courses and reveals the mechanism that enables the transformation of 18-year-old girls into fierce soldiers.
Director: Hen Lasker
Votes: 19
45. Checkpoint (1997)
59 min | Documentary
Examines the status and plight of Palestinians after the Oslo peace process, discussing and documenting situations in which things have gotten worse for refugees, rather than better. The ... See full summary »
Directors: Therese Saliba, Tom Wright | Star: Diana Abu-Jaber
47. Edut (2011)
81 min | Drama
Palestinian testimonies collected after the second Intifada revealed a harsh daily life reality that, for Israelis, had always belonged to the "others" - the Palestinians - and hence was ... See full summary »
Director: Shlomi Elkabetz | Stars: Ronit Elkabetz, Menashe Noy, Dikla, Reymonde Amsellem
Votes: 61
48. Made Like a Gun (2016)
54 min | Documentary
Eight Israeli men, war and combat veterans dealing with PTSD, embark on a motorcycle journey across the Himalayas in hope of facing the complexity of manhood and trauma in Israel while, in Gaza, strikes another round of combat.
Directors: Eldad Prives, Eitan Zur | Stars: Nahi Alon, Tal Aroeti, Dan Lavie Ben-Porado, Gedeon Magen
49. To Gaza with Love (2009)
71 min | Documentary, Drama
A rag-tag team of international peace activists aboard two fishing boats, who decided to take on the might of the Israeli military. They break the siege of Gaza. Refusing to be intimidated,... See full summary »
Director: Aki Nawaz | Stars: Aki Nawaz, Yvonne Ridley
50. Warriors (2021– )
20 min | Documentary
What does it take to become a combatant soldier in the Israeli army? How does it change you? Join four Israeli youngsters - Yosef, Benda, Ran and Evya - on their long quest to be all they can be.
Stars: Eviatar Perlovitz, Ran Moshe, Roi Ben David, Yosef Moloya