20 movies like The Gatekeepers, ordered by similarity : The Settlers(2016), On the Map(2016), Aida's Secrets(2016), You Don't Mess With the Zohan(2008), Paradise Now(2005), Oh My God?(2009), The Other Son(2012), For Sama(2019), Waltz With Bashir(2008), Bowling for Columbine(2002), Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films(2014), The Band's Visit(2007) ...
Documentary
Israel|France
2012
96 Minutes
israeli engaging west bank gaza secret service israel politics transformation
A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.
Documentary
France|Germany|Israel|Canada
2016
110 Minutes
elderly man israeli elderly woman settler jew brooding engaging intense unrestrained israel west bank settling down racism generational divide destiny jewish homeland dreams discovery escape pursuit
An intimate look at life inside the Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Documentary
USA|Israel
2016
85 Minutes
israeli basketball coach basketball player russian american fan emotional gripping uplifting israel gym basketball court house locker room office basketball israel isolation determination winning
ON THE MAP tells the against-all-odds story of Maccabi Tel Aviv's 1977 European Championship, which took place at a time when the Middle East was still reeling from the 1973 Yom Kippur War,... See full summary »
Documentary
Germany|Israel|Canada|USA
2016
90 Minutes
Shaul Schwarz
birth mother man brother father canadian israeli emotional fascinating intense israel canada airport nursing home car house separation secrets reunion questioning doubt
Family secrets, lies, high drama and generations of contemporary history unspool in this international story that begins with World War II and concludes with an emotional 21st-century ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2008
113 Minutes
Adam Sandler John Turturro Emmanuelle Chriqui Nick Swardson Rob Schneider Kevin Nealon Lainie Kazan Ido Mosseri Dave Matthews Michael Buffer Charlotte Rae
commando israeli hairdresser terrorist palestinian love interest hilarious confident engaging israel new york city salon mall airplane neighborhood israeli-palestinian conflict aspirations new identity hairdressing riots
An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.
Drama
Palestine|France|Germany|Netherlands|Israel
2005
90 Minutes
Kais Nashif Ali Suliman Lubna Azabal Amer Hlehel Hiam Abbass Ashraf Barhoum Mohammad Bustami Mohammad Kosa Ahmad Fares Olivier Meidinger
suicide bomber terrorist guard love interest childhood friend gutsy tense engaging west bank tel aviv, israel border bus israeli-palestinian conflict terrorism friendship morality suicide bombing transformation discovery 2000s
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
Documentary
USA
2009
93 Minutes
Peter Rodger Hugh Jackman Ringo Starr David Copperfield Seal Bob Geldof Baz Luhrmann Jack Thompson
atheist christian buddhist hugh jackman ringo starr muslim quirky engaging uplifting australia vatican tibet united states israel new orleans god religion spirituality politics religious differences
People from all walks of life are asked "What is God?"
Drama
France
2012
105 Minutes
Emmanuelle Devos Pascal Elbé Jules Sitruk Mehdi Dehbi Areen Omari Khalifa Natour Mahmud Shalaby Diana Zriek Marie Wisselmann Bruno Podalydès Ezra Dagan
israeli palestinian parent biological father biological mother friend melodramatic engaging heartwarming intense emotional israel palestine switched identities identity crisis new life cultural differences family politics adventure
Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.
War, Documentary
UK|Syria|USA
2019
95 Minutes
Waad Al-Khateab Waad Al-Kateab
mother husband daughter survivor documentarian doctor inspiring engaging fascinating shocking sad emotional syria syrian-israeli relations war survival uprising casualties of war documentary filmmaking discovery
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
Documentary, Drama, Animation, Biography, War
Israel|France|Germany|USA|Finland|Switzerland|Belgium|Australia
2008
90 Minutes
director soldier reporter psychologist creative powerful beirut, lebanon beach israel horrors of war armed conflict military lebanese civil war growing up pursuit transformation 2000s
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.
Documentary
USA|Canada|Germany
2002
120 Minutes
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Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Documentary
UK|Israel|Australia|USA
2014
106 Minutes
israeli filmmaker engaging gory united states actors empire discovery
The history of the independent film company, The Cannon Film Group, Inc..
Comedy, Drama
Israel|USA|France
2007
86 Minutes
Sasson Gabay Ronit Elkabetz Saleh Bakri Khalifa Natour Rubi Moskovitz Uri Gavriel Imad Jabarin Hilla Sarjon
band member restaurant owner israeli amusing tender offbeat solemn israel desert town restaurant skating rink hospitality ethnic tension loneliness isolation separation transformation quest discovery
A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.
Documentary
Palestine|Israel
2003
84 Minutes
taxi driver palestinian military officer political candidate passenger saeed rajai chilling somber engaging taxi road jerusalem palestine roadblock political repression political unrest foreign relations arab-israeli conflict military discovery
The movie follows Rajai, a Ford Transit driver which is the most popular transportation in the Palestinian occupied territories (occupied by Israel). While taking a ride with Rajai, we ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2007
95 Minutes
Nadia Conners
mikhail gorbachev stephen hawking cia director designer leonardo dicaprio scientist engaging fascinating disheartening incredible earth factory new orleans wilderness ocean film set science environment history politics
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems.
War, Drama
Italy
2004
93 Minutes
Lior Miller Mohammad Bakri Tomer Russo Areen Omari Hend Ayoub Karem Emad Hassan Aly Marco Alsaying Sarah Hamzeh Amir Hasayen Niv Shafir Sahar Lachmy
father mother son daughter israeli soldier tense powerful west bank house greenhouse occupation israeli-palestinian conflict family spying pacifism resistance revenge underdog 2000s
A Palestinian family is trapped inside a house commandeered by Israeli soldiers.
Drama, Action
UK
2001
90 Minutes
Christopher Lambert Kerry Fox Vincent Regan Cal Macaninch Nicolas de Pruysenaere Donald Sumpter Maryam d'Abo Oliver Haden Hendrick Haese William Armstrong
intelligence officer terrorist love interest secret agent israeli murderer gritty tense thrilling luxembourg tel aviv, israel new york city monaco assassination attempt terrorism israeli-palestinian conflict espionage retribution murder pursuit
A failed parole officer framed for murder must enlist the help of his former clients to clear his name.
Romance
Israel|USA
1990
85 Minutes
Adrian Pasdar Cecilia Peck Machram Hurt Amon Zadok Margrit Polak Michael Morim Amos Lavi Hanna Azulai Barry Primus Yaffit Mazar
israeli arab soldier schoolteacher lover jew emotional bleak touching suspenseful west bank war zone neighborhood university house israel middle east war beliefs star-crossed lovers
An epic love story set against the backdrop of Middle East turmoil.
Horror, Action
Israel
2013
93 Minutes
Liron Levo Emos Ayeno Roi Miller Gome Sarig Yafit Shalev Erez Eisenstein Omer Ninyo Ronen Shemi
zombie soldier enemy israeli soldier scientist fighter brutal shocking thrilling suspenseful gripping israel lebanon desert horror zombies undead politics danger teamwork
Doron, a security operative, who takes on one last mission: to capture, number 3 in the terrorist organization of Hezbollah, in Lebanon. With an elite force, Doron enters Lebanon to ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1989
85 Minutes
violinist cellist musician rival coworker engaging fascinating amusing stage recording studio united states university music performance rehearsal rivalry relationships guarneri string quartet rivalry transformation
Relationships, rehearsals, performances, hobbies, family life of the members of the Guarneri string quartet
Documentary
USA
2017
87 Minutes
counselor buddhist japanese man priest family emotional engaging endearing fascinating powerful japan death mortality humanity helping others life middle age transformation discovery 21st century
A Buddhist monk asks what we owe one another & provides experiences to help us find answers. Documentary.