Movies & TV Shows from Israel

After the Israeli box office success of the first film, Avihu, Betzalel, and Natty return to theaters - this time, to save Shuli from the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza. The trio embarks on a wild adventure across Japan, along with Bat Sheva, Shuli's boss at his Tokyo restaurant job, and Roboko - a female android. Along the way, they'll have to face ninjas, the Yakuza, the crazy Japanese culture - and complete their biggest challenge: Saving Shuli. Again.

A tough rich female ranch owner in Africa wants to cut off the water supply to the locals, since she holds them responsible for the murder of her husband. She hires two charming gunrunners as help, but they suspect her shady competitor.

An exhaustive explanation of how the military occupation of an invaded territory occurs and its consequences, using as a paradigmatic example the recent history of Israel and the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, from 1967, when the Six-Day War took place, to the present day; an account by filmmaker Avi Mograbi enriched by the testimonies of Israeli army veterans.

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.

A deeply moving portrait of an architect tested by the impossible choices between career, country and motherhood

How do the well-meaning and highly educated men and women of America’s foreign policy elite, dreaming of doing good in the world, so often find themselves presiding over disastrous wars and genocides? Master filmmaker Dror Moreh takes us deep inside the three decades of American foreign policy since the fall of the Berlin Wall, a period of almost constant war and mass killing

As Israel is rocked by a series of terrorist bombings, a US senator's daughter is killed in one bloody explosion. Now, ex-Mossad agent Etan must lead an elite, covert team of agents and mercenaries to find the man responsible—the elusive “Engineer.” Can they find and destroy the madman before more innocent lives are lost?

On a tramway that connects several of Jerusalem's neighborhoods from East to West, a mosaic of people from different religious and ethnic backgrounds are brought together.

When many people think of Israel, it is often in terms of modern war or ancient religion. But there is much more to the Jewish state then missiles and prayers. In his debut as a documentary filmmaker, adult-film entrepreneur and political columnist Michael Lucas examines a side of Israel that is too often overlooked: its thriving gay community. Undressing Israel features interviews with a diverse range of local men, including a gay member of Israel's parliament, a trainer who served openly in the army, a young Arab-Israeli journalist, and a pair of dads raising their kids. Lucas also visits Tel Aviv's vibrant nightlife scene-and a same-sex wedding-in this guided tour to a country that emerged as a pioneer for gay integration and equality.

A man and a woman are tenderly making love in a one star hotel room. A moment later when they are both dressed up, the idyll that seamed authentic is now gone. A modern look at the story of Adam and Eve.

In 1932, Albert Einstein was invited by the League of Nations to address a letter on any subject to any person. He chose to correspond with Sigmund Freud about avoiding war. To this day, the correspondence about war of two great thinkers of all time proves to be more relevant than ever. Inspired by this correspondence between Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud almost a century ago, the film Why War traces the roots of war, and embarks on a search for an explanation of the savagery of wars that inhabit our world.

Terrorist Palestine organization hijacks a jet.

The story of young Amos Oz, growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his parents; his academic father, Arieh, and his dreamy, imaginative mother, Fania.

Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country, during which Axel challenges Eyal's values.

Millions of American Evangelicals are praying for the State of Israel. This film traces this unusual relationship, from rural Kentucky to the halls of government in Washington, through the moving of the American Embassy in Jerusalem and to the annexation plan of the West Bank.

The love story of a young man who is attached to an older woman until the appearance of a younger girl interrupts him. He has an affair with the younger girl but his love for the older woman makes him return to the nursing home.

A gay New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.

Two young men — a Palestinian grad student and an Israeli lawyer — meet and fall in love amidst personal and political intrigue.

A story with a bit of despair: six or seven families who live in the same blocks that surround a parking lot. And they are all involved in each other’s lives.

Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large sum of money.

Tamar is a Mossad hacker-agent who infiltrates Tehran under a false identity to help destroy Iran's nuclear reactor. But when her mission fails, Tamar must plan an operation that will place everyone dear to her in jeopardy.

A top Israeli agent comes out of retirement to hunt for a Palestinian militant he thought he'd killed, setting a chaotic chain of events into motion.

Plots of the episodes revolved around different subjects related to life in Israel, fashions like Folk dancing, tributes to classics like Charlie Chaplin movies, or contemporary series like The Simpsons and Dallas.

Survivor (Hebrew: הישרדות‎, Hisardut), formerly known as Survivor 10, is an Israeli reality competition game show based on the popular international Survivor television franchise. The series began in December 2007 and aired on Israeli's Channel 10 for 6 seasons. After legal issues between Channel 10 and Castaway Television, the series went on a three-year hiatus before returning in 2015 on Reshet. The show is hosted by actor and singer Guy Zu-Aretz.

Shani and her husband Shai visit her Sephardic family, then his Ashkenazi brood, for regular weekend meals that reveal both clans' quirks and foibles.

HaKokhav HaBa (translated as "The Next Star") is a trailblazing interactive talent format that hails a new era in home entertainment. Its launch marks the first real-time voting by viewers via an innovative free app ‘TV app to you’ that is fully integrated into the show.

The show is about two kids; Ellali and Alfie Reshef, who lose their astronaut mother, in a freak explosion, as she's going up in the shuttle. The two then enroll at the Greenhouse, an elite boarding school for future leaders. Alfie and Ellali are split into two separate teams; being the Eagles and the Ravens. Throughout the series the two teams compete against each other in team-building and leadership challenges throughout the school semester. However eventually most members of the Ravens and key members of the Eagles notice strange goings on around the school and are forced to join forces in order to save the world.

Goalstar is a docu-reality series that sets out to discover if a team of celebrities who aren’t professional Soccer players can successfully build a united Soccer team and win the game of their lives. During the season the players will go through a touching, grueling and fun transformation. In this intensive boot camp they will go through some unforgettable experiences, in Israel and abroad, and each of them will fulfill his childhood dream to play Soccer in front of a full stadium.

HaAh HaGadol is the Israeli version of Big Brother reality-television series, hosted by Erez Tal and Korin Gideon, formerly by Assi Azar.

HaPijamot is a sitcom about a struggling band determined to make it in the real world.

An Israeli satire show featuring satirical references to current affairs of the past week through parodies of the people involved, as well as the thoughts of recurring characters. One of the most watched and influential shows on Israeli TV.

It all started with a missile… The dramatic series follows the life of Junior High students who take part in “young initiators” project at school, in which they must come up with an interesting, innovative and practical invention. They must also play according to the adults world- plan the invention, recruit the funding for its development’ market and sell it. The winner team will take part in the world wide competition to be held in the Netherlands.

Akiva and Shulem Shtisel, father and son, sit on a little balcony overlooking streets of the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem. A year has passed since the mother died. All the other children have left the nest, and only Shulam and Akiva remain - quarreling, making up, and laughing about themselves and the rest of the world. All will change when Akiva meets Elisheva.

Four friends gather every day, after school, at their secret Treehouse, located in the woods behind their homes. The treehouse is where all their adventures begin- In this getaway, their own private world, they share secrets, desires and dreams, stick for each other, help one another coping with difficulties, laugh, fight and reconcile. The Treehouse Bunch" is also a musical series; each episode ends with a music video of a song written especially for the series, corresponding with the episode's theme.

HaShminiya is a television series that was broadcast on the Israeli channel Arutz HaYeladim in HOT. Although the show was designated for children and teenagers, it was also popular with adults.