Tag Archives: anti semitism

Annie Hall

IMDB Rating: 8.20
49015 votes

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After breaking up with his girlfriend Annie Hall, neurotic comedian Alvy Singer goes on a stream of conciousness journey through his memories of their relationship, trying to find out what caused them to part ways. He often breaks the fourth wall, speaking to the camera, entering peoples' stories, and even using animation.
Actors
Alvy SingerWoody Allen
Annie HallDiane Keaton
RobTony Roberts
Also posted in 1977, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Chariots of Fire

IMDB Rating: 7.30
12819 votes

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The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic committee. A compromise is reached when a nobleman allows Eric to compete in his 400 meter slot. Eric and Harold win their respective races and go on to achieve fame as missionary and businessman/athletic advocate, respectively.
Actors
Aubrey MontagueNicholas Farrell
Lord Andrew LindsayNigel Havers
Eric LiddellIan Charleson
Also posted in 1981, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, Sport | Comments (0)

Schindler’s List

IMDB Rating: 8.90
209352 votes

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"Schindler's List" is the based-on-truth story of Nazi Czech business man Oskar Schindler, who uses Jewish labor to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progresses, and the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear, Schindler's motivations switch from profit to human sympathy and he is able to save over 1100 Jews from death in the gas chambers.
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Oskar SchindlerLiam Neeson
Itzhak SternBen Kingsley
Amon GoethRalph Fiennes
Also posted in 1993, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, War | Comments (0)

Twilight Zone: The Movie

IMDB Rating: 6.30
9227 votes

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Four horror/science-fiction segments directed by four of Hollywood's famous directors based on TV's most popular anthology series, bookened by a funny and scary prologue and epilogue featuring Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks. In the first story directed by John Landis (a vague remake of the Twilight Zone episode "A Quality of Mercy") a loud-mouthed bigotted businessman (Vic Morrow) with an intense hatred for Jews, blacks, and Asians, gets the tables turned on him when he walks out a bar and is inexplicably transported back in time to being pursued by Nazis in 1940's France, then as an African-American at a KKK rally in the 1950s Deep South, and as a Vietnamese in 1960s Vietnam. The second story directed by Stephen Spielberg (a remake of 'Kick the Can') an old man (Scatman Crothers) arrives at a retirement home and makes the wishes of the residents come true when he magically transforms them into youthful incarnations of their days gone by. The third story directed by Joe Dante (a remake of 'It's a Good Life') a young woman on the road (Kathleen Quinlan) gives a ride to a mysterous 10-year-old boy (Jeremy Licth) to his house and ends up trapped with other people in an alternate reality created by the boy's imagination. The fourth story directed by George Miller (a remake of 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet) stars John Lithgow as an passenger on an airline whom sees, but cannot convince anyone, a mysterious creature on the outside wing of the airplane trying to sabotage the aircraft.
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PassengerDan Aykroyd
Ambulance DriverDan Aykroyd
Car DriverAlbert Brooks
Also posted in 1983, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

One Night with the King

IMDB Rating: 5.80
1407 votes

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"One Night With The King" chronicles the life of the young Jewish girl, Hadassah, who goes on to become the Biblical Esther, the Queen of Persia, and saves the Jewish nation from annihilation at the hands of its arch enemy while winning the heart of the fiercely handsome King Xerxes.
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Hadassah/EstherTiffany Dupont
King XerxesLuke Goss
Prince AdmanthaJohn Noble
Also posted in 2006, Drama | Comments (0)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

IMDB Rating: 8.20
2435 votes

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Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.
Actors
Judah Ben-HurRamon Novarro
MessalaFrancis X. Bushman
EstherMay McAvoy
Also posted in 1925, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Fiddler on the Roof

IMDB Rating: 7.70
11517 votes

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Film version of the stage musical, based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem. Tevye the Milkman is a Jewish peasant in pre-Revolutionary Russia, coping with the day-to-day problems of 'shtetl' life, his Jewish traditions, his family (wife and daughters), and state-sanctioned pogroms.
Actors
TevyeTopol
GoldeNorma Crane
Motel KamzoilLeonard Frey
Also posted in 1971, Drama, Family, High IMDB rating, Musical | Comments (0)

Borstal Boy

IMDB Rating: 6.70
596 votes

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Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old republican, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the second world war. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England. At Borstal, Brendan is forced to live face-to-face with those he perceived as "the enemy," a confrontation that reveals a deep inner conflict in the young Brendan and forces a self-examination that is both traumatic and revealing. Events take an unexpected turn and Brendan is thrown into a complete spin. In the emotional vortex, he finally faces up to the truth.
Actors
Brendan BehanShawn Hatosy
Charlie MilwallDanny Dyer
DaleLee Ingleby
Also posted in 2000, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Carlito’s Way

IMDB Rating: 7.80
34866 votes

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Carlito Brigante is released from jail after serving five years of a much longer stretch. He vows to go straight and to live life as a fine, upstanding citizen. He even rekindles a romance with his ex-lover. However, Carlito's associates cannot seem to leave him in peace...his nephew involves him a pool-room gunfight, his lawyer asks him for "favours" which spiral out of control, and even an old friend (now a wheelchair bound paraplegic) tries to get him into trouble with the law. Carlito decides to make a run for Florida and the promise of a new life, but has one final dramatic escape to make from some hoods who believe (wrongly) that he was behind the murder of their boss.
Actors
Carlito 'Charlie' BriganteAl Pacino
David KleinfeldSean Penn
GailPenelope Ann Miller
Also posted in 1993, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Postal

IMDB Rating: 3.60
4670 votes

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The story begins with a regular Joe who tries desperately to seek employment, but embarks on a violent rampage when he teams up with cult leader Uncle Dave. Their first act is to heist an amusement park, only to learn that the Taliban are planning the same heist as well. Chaos ensues, and now the Postal Dude must not only take on terrorists but political figures as well.
Actors
Postal DudeZack Ward
Uncle DaveDave Foley
RichardChris Coppola
Also posted in 2007, Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller | Comments (0)
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