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poster Defamation
Defamation
(3.8/5)
91mn - Documentary
Intent on shaking up the ultimate 'sacred cow' for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative - and at times irreverent - quest to answer the question, "What is anti-Semitism today?"
poster The Beilis Case
The Beilis Case
(2.9/5)
0mn - Drama, Crime
Ukrainian silent courtroom drama about the trial on charges of Menachem Mendel Beilis in the ritual murder of 12-year-old Andrey Yushchinsky. Menahem Mendel Beilis was a Ukrainian Jew accused of ritual mu…
poster The Life of the Jews of Palestine
The Life of the Jews of Palestine
(3.1/5)
78mn - Documentary
The Life of the Jews in Palestine is a silent documentary film depicting Jews and Jewish communities in Ottoman Palestine.
poster Dangerous Moves
Dangerous Moves
(3.3/5)
110mn - Drama, Thriller
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
poster Romance of a Jewess
Romance of a Jewess
12mn - Comedy
This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality. The melodramatic plot involves the conflict between generations in an i…
poster Cohen Saves the Flag
Cohen Saves the Flag
13mn -
Cohen and his rival Goldberg enlist in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Goldberg receives a lieutenant’s commission while Cohen becomes a sergeant. During the Battle of Gettysburg, Cohen inad…
poster Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah
(2.8/5)
95mn - Short, Action, Adventure
A tale of passion and betrayal in which Samson, a judge of Israel who fled with his tribe during the Great Exodus from Egypt, uses his herculean strength in the fight against the Philistine oppressors. He…
poster Jérusalem : porte de Jaffa, côté Est
Jérusalem : porte de Jaffa, côté Est
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
Small glimpse of city life in Jerusalem.
poster Steel Toes
Steel Toes
(3.1/5)
Nonemn - Drama, Crime
Rage and intolerance collide with compassion Academy-Award nominated David Strathairn portrays Danny Dunkleman, a Jewish liberal humanist, and the court-appointed lawyer representing Mike Downey, a Neo-Na…
poster Nathan der Weise
Nathan der Weise
(3.5/5)
128mn - Drama, History
Silent movie adaptation of Lessing's play. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, it describes how the wise Jewish merchant Nathan, the enlightened sultan Saladin and the (initially anonymous) Templar…
poster Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune
(2.6/5)
93mn - Action, Adventure
When an amnesiac mercenary is hired to escort a professor to a remote crash site where a Soviet MiG fighter lies hidden, he discovers the aircraft conceals a mysterious device that could change the balanc…
poster The Island on Bird Street
The Island on Bird Street
(3.6/5)
0mn - Drama, War
Eleven-year-old Alex finds himself completely alone in the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII, forced to master the deadly art of survival while hiding from Nazi patrols and searching for food in a wo…
poster Finlandia
Finlandia
(3.3/5)
121mn - Documentary
A documentary from Erkki Karu, one of the earliest pioneers of Finnish cinema: This government-produced propaganda film introduces the nature, sports, military, agriculture and capital of Finland.
poster Penn of Pennsylvania
Penn of Pennsylvania
(2.8/5)
78mn - History, Drama
A young English aristocrat abandons privilege and defies his father to join the persecuted Quakers, ultimately founding Pennsylvania as a revolutionary colony based on religious tolerance and peaceful coe…
poster The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
(4/5)
105mn - Crime, Documentary
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended …
poster R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
R.F.D., 10,000 B.C.
(2.9/5)
13mn - Animation
Set in prehistoric times, this short film was created for the Edison Company by Willis H. O'Brien, a pioneer of American stop-motion animation.
poster Jacob: The Man Who Fought with God
Jacob: The Man Who Fought with God
(3.2/5)
80mn - Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Biblical figure Jacob is forced to flee for his life when an enraged Esau vows to kill him.
poster Fulta Fisher's Boarding House
Fulta Fisher's Boarding House
(2.8/5)
12mn - Comedy, Drama
Fulta Fisher runs a boarding house catering to seamen passing through the port. A girl known as Anne of Austria has had many lovers amongst the sailors, but presently she's known to be the "property" of S…
poster The Stranger
The Stranger
(3.7/5)
95mn - Crime, Drama, Mystery
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court…
poster Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
(4/5)
84mn - Documentary
Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is t…
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