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    Keeping Up with the Steins 2006 POSTER

    Keeping Up with the Steins

    2006

    English

    5.4

    13

    36%

    38%

    Action

    bar mitvah

    bar mitzvah

    broken family

    Comedy

    family

    father son conflict

    jewish life

    Scott Marshall Scott Marshall Director Jeremy Piven Jeremy Piven as Adam Fiedler Britt Robertson Britt Robertson as Ashley Grunwald Cheryl Hines Cheryl Hines as Casey Nudelman Marc John Jefferies Marc John Jefferies as Tim
    All hilarity breaks loose in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy when three generations of Fiedlers collide in a crazy family reunion. As they prepare for the biggest Bar Mitzvah on the block, they begin to see that they're much more alike than they'd originally thought.
    The Song of Names 2019 POSTER

    The Song of Names

    2019

    English

    14

    39%

    90%

    Action

    child prodigy

    Drama

    holocaust (shoah)

    jewish life

    Music

    Mystery

    violin

    violinist

    War

    world war ii

    François Girard François Girard Director Clive Owen Clive Owen as Dovidl Catherine McCormack Catherine McCormack as Helen Tim Roth Tim Roth as Martin Balázs Veres Balázs Veres as Railway Station Guard
    A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.
    Liberty Heights 1999 POSTER

    Liberty Heights

    1999

    English

    7.0

    9

    86%

    76%

    Action

    anti-semitism

    antisemitism

    baltimore, usa

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    high school

    jewish life

    Music

    Romance

    Barry Levinson Barry Levinson Director Kiersten Warren Kiersten Warren as Annie the Stripper Katie Finneran Katie Finneran as Mrs. Johnson Adrien Brody Adrien Brody as Van Kurtzman Art Hall Art Hall as Youth in Synagogue
    This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
    Minyan 2020 POSTER

    Minyan

    2020

    English

    6.5

    7

    93%

    50%

    1980s

    brooklyn, new york city

    Drama

    gay theme

    jewish life

    judaism

    lgbt

    Eric Steel Eric Steel Director Christopher McCann Christopher McCann as Herschel Mark Margolis Mark Margolis as Itzik Brooke Bloom Brooke Bloom as Rachel Richard Topol Richard Topol as Zalman
    In a rapidly changing New York of the 1980s, a Russian Jewish teenager wrestles with his identity, faith, and sexuality, all of which seem irreconcilable until he befriends two closeted men in his grandfather's senior housing complex.
    Train of Life 1998 POSTER

    Train of Life

    1998

    French

    7.6

    7

    64%

    93%

    Action

    Comedy

    concentration camp

    deportation

    Drama

    holocaust (shoah)

    jewish life

    nazi

    village

    War

    Radu Mihaileanu Radu Mihaileanu Director Constantin Draganescu Constantin Draganescu as Le Paysan Comptoir Gad Elmaleh Gad Elmaleh as Manzatou Florin Kevorkian Florin Kevorkian as Miron Luminita Gheorghiu Luminita Gheorghiu as Rivka
    In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
    Sunshine 1999 POSTER

    Sunshine

    1999

    English

    7.4

    23

    74%

    80%

    Action

    austria-hungary

    Drama

    fencing

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    jewish life

    Romance

    War

    world war ii

    world war ii russian front

    István Szabó István Szabó Director Rachel Weisz Rachel Weisz as Greta Molly Parker Molly Parker as Hannah Wippler Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes as Ignatz Sonnenschein / Adam Sors / Ivan Sors Jennifer Ehle Jennifer Ehle as Valerie Sonnenschein
    The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
    50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus 2013 POSTER

    50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus

    2013

    English

    7.6

    2

    Action

    austria

    based on true story

    Documentary

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    jewish life

    philadelphia, pennsylvania

    vienna, austria

    Steven Pressman Steven Pressman Director Mamie Gummer Mamie Gummer as Eleanor Kraus Alan Alda Alan Alda as Narrator Marsha L. Rozenblit Marsha L. Rozenblit as Self - social historian of Jews in Central Europe, University of Maryland Guy Schless Guy Schless as Self - son of Dr. Robert Schless
    In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus embarked on a risky and unlikely mission. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, they rescued 50 Jewish children from Vienna and brought them to the United States.
    As They Made Us 2022 POSTER

    As They Made Us

    2022

    English

    5.8

    18

    81%

    80%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    gardener

    illness

    jewish life

    sadness

    single mother

    Mayim Bialik Mayim Bialik Director Dianna Agron Dianna Agron as Abigail Candice Bergen Candice Bergen as Barbara Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman as Eugene Simon Helberg Simon Helberg as Nathan
    Abigail, a divorced mother of two, is struggling to balance the dynamics within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.
    Dummy 2002 POSTER

    Dummy

    2002

    English

    6.6

    9

    background singer

    Comedy

    Drama

    hobby

    jewish life

    puppet master

    Romance

    ventriloquist

    Greg Pritikin Greg Pritikin Director Milla Jovovich Milla Jovovich as Fangora Vera Farmiga Vera Farmiga as Lorena Jared Harris Jared Harris as Michael Adrien Brody Adrien Brody as Steven
    An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may thwart his new career and love life.
    Homicide 1991 POSTER

    Homicide

    1991

    English

    6.9

    20

    88%

    73%

    Action

    anti-semitism

    antisemitism

    confidence

    cop

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    jewish life

    Mystery

    Thriller

    David Mamet David Mamet Director Joe Mantegna Joe Mantegna as Bobby Gold Ving Rhames Ving Rhames as Randolph William H. Macy William H. Macy as Tim Sullivan Colin Stinton Colin Stinton as Walter B. Wells
    A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.
    Shiva Baby 2020 POSTER

    Shiva Baby

    2020

    English

    7.1

    28

    96%

    76%

    Action

    bisexuality

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    ex-girlfriend

    jewish life

    new york city

    parent child relationship

    Emma Seligman Emma Seligman Director Polly Draper Polly Draper as Debbie Dianna Agron Dianna Agron as Kim Molly Gordon Molly Gordon as Maya Jackie Hoffman Jackie Hoffman as Susan
    College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance.
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