Showdown

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Best films about Jewish life

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L’chaim, serious men and funny girls! As this wet hot American summer ends and Rosh Hashanah—the Jewish New Year—begins, we are SO inviting you to our bat mitzvah (and bar mitzvah and b’nai mitzvah). This is how you and your Chosen ones win: make a list of the ten best movies that capture the Jewish experience. Stories can range from that of Meyerowitz to Yentl; Sammy Fabelman to Jessica Stein; rooftop fiddlers to wedding singers; disobedient lesbians to shiva babies. So cross Delancey, stroll down Hester Street and have what she’s having (apples dipped in honey) at Katz’s Delicatessen—it’s Armageddon time. Shanah Tovah!

Most mentioned

  • Uncut Gems
  • A Serious Man
  • Shiva Baby
  • Schindler's List
  • The Fabelmans
  • Fiddler on the Roof
  • Inglourious Basterds
  • The Prince of Egypt
  • The Pianist
  • Annie Hall
  • An American Tail
  • Life Is Beautiful
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • Yentl
  • Disobedience
  • Barton Fink
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Dirty Dancing
  • Once Upon a Time in America
  • Life of Brian

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KnuckleScraper
KnuckleScraper 28 films
EliLewy
EliLewy 66 films
Jake Price
Jake Price 243 films
Ashton
Ashton 23 films
Matt
Matt 37 films
9413
9413 357 films
danielzana
danielzana 61 films
Matt Greene
Matt Greene 20 films
compactdisc
compactdisc 95 films
NerdsbiAsh
NerdsbiAsh 353 films
wormsroxanne
wormsroxanne 10 films
jared
jared 10 films
Adam T
Adam T 9 films
J_NC
J_NC 10 films
Jamie Ragins
Jamie Ragins 10 films
Shane Barlow
Shane Barlow 10 films
openroad
openroad 10 films
EmberGlaze
EmberGlaze 13 films
okrc (J.Arturo)
okrc (J.Arturo) 10 films
brownestofbears
brownestofbears 15 films
Kabir
Kabir 7 films
H3r1ch
H3r1ch 10 films
nathan
nathan 10 films
Andrew Franklin
Andrew Franklin 10 films
TYC 🎉
TYC 🎉 12 films
NadavK
NadavK 10 films
filmplanet
filmplanet 10 films
reese 🚬
reese 🚬 10 films
Mitty
Mitty 10 films
Josh Lempert
Josh Lempert 14 films
Odessa
Odessa 10 films
Cassia
Cassia 10 films
Josh
Josh 10 films
evan
evan 10 films
meikenikkels
meikenikkels 10 films
Nick Atkins
Nick Atkins 10 films
Xander de Vries
Xander de Vries 15 films
Ilya Alesker
Ilya Alesker 10 films
Emily Tamkin
Emily Tamkin 19 films
seg1230
seg1230 10 films
Daniel Charchuk
Daniel Charchuk 25 films
Rick
Rick 16 films
Wynand Olivier
Wynand Olivier 10 films
allym17
allym17 27 films
James
James 8 films
Mariana Simas
Mariana Simas 10 films
Gil
Gil 10 films
hannah jackson
hannah jackson 10 films
John Chadwick
John Chadwick 12 films
slburd
slburd 13 films
TheCityZion
TheCityZion 10 films
SacherTortoise
SacherTortoise 10 films
Nick
Nick 12 films
egun101
egun101 4 films
Troy Cornett
Troy Cornett 10 films
TB14
TB14 7 films
talia
talia 9 films
Seth Montpelier
Seth Montpelier 10 films
Those Eyebrows
Those Eyebrows 16 films
Ellie S.
Ellie S. 25 films
delphine
delphine 10 films
Kyle Bailey
Kyle Bailey 10 films
Dannielle
Dannielle 12 films
X_modem
X_modem 10 films
Jake
Jake 10 films
mooveefan
mooveefan 10 films
AronDanburg
AronDanburg 10 films
Cinepenelope
Cinepenelope 36 films
ricellie
ricellie 32 films
Vinícius Souza
Vinícius Souza 10 films
facepalmedor
facepalmedor 10 films
Ish 🦕
Ish 🦕 10 films
Roberto
Roberto 10 films
McLovin87
McLovin87 8 films
lila :^)
lila :^) 16 films