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1. Yentl (1983)

PG | 133 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

6.6

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68 Metascore

A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.

Director: Barbra Streisand | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Amy Irving, Mandy Patinkin, Nehemiah Persoff

Votes: 15,921 | Gross: $40.22M

2. The Believer (2001)

R | 98 min | Drama

7.1

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75 Metascore

A young Jewish man develops a fiercely anti-Semitic philosophy. Based on the factual story of a K.K.K. member in the 1960s who was revealed to be Jewish by a New York Times reporter.

Director: Henry Bean | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Summer Phoenix, Peter Meadows, Garret Dillahunt

Votes: 41,204 | Gross: $0.41M

3. The Chosen (1981)

PG | 108 min | Drama

7.2

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66 Metascore

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.

Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller

Votes: 2,412

4. Hester Street (1975)

PG | 89 min | Drama, Romance

7.0

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In 1896, a Russian Jewish woman immigrates to New York's Lower East Side to reunite with her Americanized husband, but has difficulty assimilating.

Director: Joan Micklin Silver | Stars: Steven Keats, Carol Kane, Mel Howard, Dorrie Kavanaugh

Votes: 1,887 | Gross: $5.00M

5. Minyan (2020)

Unrated | 118 min | Drama

6.5

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68 Metascore

A young Jewish man is caught between thrilling private trysts and his repressive family in this thoughtful drama set in 1980s Brooklyn.

Director: Eric Steel | Stars: Samuel H. Levine, Ron Rifkin, Christopher McCann, Mark Margolis

Votes: 1,116

6. A Price Above Rubies (1998)

R | 117 min | Drama, Romance

6.5

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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.

Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Christopher Eccleston, Julianna Margulies, Allen Payne

Votes: 2,947 | Gross: $1.08M

7. Eyes Wide Open (2009)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance

7.3

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70 Metascore

A married, Orthodox, Jerusalem butcher and Jewish father of four falls in love with his handsome, 22-year-old male apprentice, triggering the suspicions of his wife and the disapproval of his Orthodox community.

Director: Haim Tabakman | Stars: Zohar Strauss, Ran Khalil Danker, Tinkerbell, Tzahi Grad

Votes: 6,576 | Gross: $0.02M

8. Full-Court Miracle (2003 TV Movie)

TV-G | 90 min | Drama, Family, Sport

5.7

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An African American college basketball star becomes the head coach of a yeshiva's struggling basketball team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after a knee injury forces him to leave the game. Based on the true story of Lamont Carr.

Director: Stuart Gillard | Stars: Alex D. Linz, Richard T. Jones, R.H. Thomson, Sean Marquette

Votes: 1,136

9. The Dybbuk (1937)

Unrated | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical

6.6

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The mystical love story between Chonen, a poor Talmud student, and Lea, a girl from a wealthy family, depicts the traditional folk culture of Polish Jews before WW2.

Director: Michal Waszynski | Stars: Avrom Morewski, Ajzyk Samberg, Mojzesz Lipman, Lili Liliana

Votes: 717

10. Ushpizin (2004)

PG | 90 min | Drama

7.3

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70 Metascore

An Orthodox Jewish couple's faith is tested after praying to the Lord for a child on the Succoth holiday.

Director: Gidi Dar | Stars: Shuli Rand, Michal Bat-Sheva Rand, Shaul Mizrahi, Ilan Ganani

Votes: 2,131 | Gross: $1.40M

11. Tikkun (2015)

Unrated | 119 min | Drama, Mystery

6.4

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71 Metascore

An ultra-orthodox scholar is revived after dying for 40 minutes. After coming back to life, he suddenly feels a strange awakening in his body and suspects that God is testing him.

Director: Avishai Sivan | Stars: Aharon Trietel, Khalifa Natour, Riki Blich, Gur Sheinberg

Votes: 504 | Gross: $0.01M

12. The Yankles (2009)

PG-13 | 115 min | Sport

5.3

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About Charlie Jones, a washed up, ex major league ballplayer, and how he gets a second chance at life and love by managing a Jewish, orthodox yeshiva baseball team.

Director: David R. Brooks | Stars: Brian Wimmer, Bart Johnson, Don Most, Michael Buster

Votes: 234

13. Trembling Before G-d (2001)

Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary

7.0

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66 Metascore

A cinematic portrait of various gay Orthodox Jews who struggle to reconcile their faith and their sexual orientation.

Director: Sandi Simcha Dubowski | Stars: Shlomo Ashkinazy, Steve Greenberg, Nathan Lopes Cardozo, Naomi Mark

Votes: 948 | Gross: $0.62M

14. Be-Shem Ha-Av (2023)

52 min | Documentary, Crime

7.1

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With access to one of Israel's most orthodox Hasidic communities, a look at the scandal that erupted the rabbi who established and led the community died.

Stars: Moishi Schik, Eliezer Shlomo Schik, Sara Bolotin, Basi Bolotin

Votes: 50

15. Next Year in Jerusalem (1997)

Unrated | 104 min | Drama, Romance

6.0

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Manny, devout to his upbringing, is set to marry Rivka, the Rabbi's daughter. But Manny has a secret only Charlie, an openly gay man in an Orthodox Jewish family can understand.

Director: David Nahmod | Stars: Peter J. Byrnes, LinDel Sandlin, Colleen O'Neil, Daniel Nardicio

Votes: 132

16. Fucking Different Tel Aviv (2009)

94 min | Drama, Romance

6.3

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14 gay and lesbian filmmakers from Tel Aviv present short films about their sexuality.

Directors: Stephanie Abramovich, Avital Barak, Hila Ben Baruch, Yossi Brauman, Eyal Bromberg, Sie Gal, Yair Hochner, Eran Koblik Kedar, Sivan Levy, Yasmin Max, Nir Ne'eman, Ricardo Rojstaczer, Anat Salomon, November Wanderin, Elad Zakai | Stars: Yossi Almong, Roii Amoya, Uri Avrahami, Ran Chai Bar-zvi

Votes: 56

17. Unorthodox Education (2024)

60 min | Documentary

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UNORTHODOX EDUCATION is a 60-minute documentary that exposes a shocking truth -- that tens of thousands of Jewish schoolchildren graduate from ultra-Orthodox high schools without ... See full summary »

Director: Joe Kolman | Stars: Pesach Eisen, Joseph Kraus, Naftuli Moster, Zalman Newfield

18. Bridging Worlds: The Life and Teachings of Rav Azriel Chaim Goldfein (2014)

55 min | Documentary

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In 1978 the Yeshiva Gedolah of Johannesburg opened its doors, becoming the first advanced Torah learning institution of its kind in South Africa. At its helm stood Rav Azriel Chaim Goldfein... See full summary »

Director: David Sassoon | Stars: Binyomin Gifter, Rebbetzin Gifter, Avraham Goldfein, Clarice Goldfein