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

Ophirs handed out awards, too

Rama Burshtein, an ultra-Orthodox woman, won the Best Screenplay Award for Through the Wall, a comedy about marriage in the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) world.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016ByHANNAH BROWN

ELITE ZEXER’S ‘Sand Storm’ took home six Ophir Awards on Thursday night

A dog watches a horror movie, his reaction is priceless!

After watching this, you're never going to question whether dogs are a man's best friend.

JULY 27, 2016ByMARTINA BIALEK

Israeli classic ‘Avanti Popolo’ gets new life at Jerusalem Film Festival

His joy came from seeing the movie take on a new life in this restored form.

JULY 16, 2016ByHANNAH BROWN

Claude Lelouch’s talks love and his new film in Tel Aviv

A guest at this week’s French Film Festival in Israel, the legendary director talks about his love of life, cinema and Tel Aviv.

MARCH 20, 2016ByHANNAH BROWN

DIRECTOR CLAUDE LELOUCH (right) with actress Elsa Zylberstein at a press conference yesterday at the Institut Francais in Tel Aviv

Director of 'Zero Days' to Post: ‘The cyber-war era is here’

Alex Gibney, director of the documentary ‘Zero Days’ talks to the ‘Post’ about how the US-Israel operation to target Iran’s nuclear program changed cyber warfare forever.

FEBRUARY 20, 2016ByYOSSI MELMAN

'JeruZalem' horror film looks to spread to audiences world wide

Released last year to limited audiences, the movie has since garnered the attention of not only horror-film fanatics but larger, mainstream movie-goers as well.

JANUARY 21, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF