Here we've displayed a list of the best Rabbi films : The Golem(1920), A Serious Man(2009), The Holy Land(2001), The Man Who Sued God(2001), I Love You, Rosa(1972), Keeping the Faith(2000), The Poet(2007), The Unborn(2009), Hand in Hand(1961), The Devil's Arithmetic(1999), Eyes Wide Open(2009), The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob(1973) ... ...
Horror
Germany
1920
91 Minutes
Paul Wegener Albert Steinruck Ernst Deutsch Lydia Salmonova Hanns Sturm Otto Gebühr Lothar Muthel Greta Schröder Loni Nest Max Kronert
creature rabbi emperor daughter assistant little girl dark melodramatic frightening dreamy prague palace ghetto the golem supernatural magic myth religious persecution metamorphosis rescue
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
Drama, Comedy
UK|France|USA
2009
105 Minutes
Michael Stuhlbarg Ethan Coen Richard Kind Fred Melamed Sari Lennick Aaron Wolff Jessica McManus Amy Landecker Peter Breitmayer Brent Braunschweig David Kang
professor wife brother rabbi student co-worker disheartening somber amusing minnesota household school temple suburbia judaism infidelity divorce religion paranoia love triangle
Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.
Drama
Israel
2001
92 Minutes
Oren Rehany Tchelet Semel Saul Stein Albert Iluz
rabbi student prostitute arab bar owner customer lighthearted hedonistic cheery tender israel brothel bar strip club judaism sexual awakening cross-cultural relations self-discovery friendship temptation
Mendy is a young man struggling to keep his mind focused on rabbinical school. His teacher tells him to rid himself of desires by visiting a prostitute in Tel Aviv. Mendy falls head over heels in love with a Russian harlot named Sasha.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2001
102 Minutes
Billy Connolly Judy Davis Colin Friels Bille Brown Wendy Hughes Blair Venn Emily Browning Vincent Ball Frank Whitten Peter Whitford Linal Haft
lawyer fisherman journalist cardinal insurance executive rabbi hysterical witty quirky playful courtroom australia wales boat act of god insurance unlikely allies lawsuit faith organized religion
An ex lawyer now fisherman sees his fishing boat sunk by a lightning. His insurance company claims "Act of God". Sue the insurance company or God/churches?
Drama
Israel
1972
77 Minutes
Michal Bat-Adam Gabi Oterman Joseph Shiloach Levana Finkelstein Avner Hizkiyahu Moshe Tal Zivi Avramson Naomi Bachar Yehuda Efroni Esther Grotes Elisheva Michaeli
young boy brother sister-in-law grandmother rabbi love interest mellow charming powerful emotional jerusalem family home temple israel love triangle religious beliefs marriage innocence may-december romance family
The love of Nissim for his widowed sister-in-law, Rosa, in the Old City of Jerusalem at the turn of the century. Under a (very old) Jewish religious law, Nissim has the duty to marry his childless sister-in-law on the death of his brother.
Romance
USA
2000
127 Minutes
Ben Stiller Edward Norton Jenna Elfman Anne Bancroft Eli Wallach Ron Rifkin Milos Forman Holland Taylor Lisa Edelstein Rena Sofer Ken Leung
best friend rabbi priest executive bartender amusing charming heartwarming new york city church synagogue apartment bar temple friendship love love triangle religion following your heart faith
Two friends, a priest and a rabbi, fall in love with the same woman they knew in their youth, but the religious position of both men denies them romance.
Drama
Canada
2007
96 Minutes
Jonathan Scarfe Nina Dobrev Zachary Bennett Kim Coates Colm Feore Daryl Hannah Sebastian Pigott Lara Daans
jew bride rabbi nazi polish man undercover agent chilling disheartening emotional moving passionate raw poland war zone bedroom woods yearning for love young love world war ii writing
At the dawn of World War 2, a Rabbi's daughter and a disenchanted German soldier fall in love and are separated by the war. They struggle on a perilous journey to find one another.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2009
88 Minutes
Odette Yustman Gary Oldman Cam Gigandet Meagan Good Idris Elba Jane Alexander Atticus Shaffer James Remar Carla Gugino C.S. Lee Rhys Coiro
young woman spirit rabbi young boy boyfriend best friend creepy suspenseful dark locker room doctor's office house hospital bedroom shower ghosts nightmares curse family secrets possession
A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.
Drama
1961
80 Minutes
Loretta Parry Philip Needs John Gregson
young boy young girl child priest rabbi heartwarming moving positive uplifting england small town church synagogue river religion friendship childhood discovery quest growing up
A 7-year-old Jewish girl (Loretta Parry) and a 7-year-old Roman Catholic boy (Philip Needs) stay friends despite their elders.
Drama
1999
95 Minutes
Kirsten Dunst Brittany Murphy Paul Freeman Mimi Rogers Louise Fletcher Lilo Baur Nitzan Sharron Shelly Skandrani Daniel Brocklebank Kirsty McFarland Rachel Roddy
teen girl mother prisoner nazi jew rabbi moving concentration camp family home poland united states judaism holocaust tradition world war ii supernatural time travel transformation growing up discovery
A spoiled teen (Kirsten Dunst) is taught an unforgettable lesson about valuing family and religious heritage.
Drama
2009
91 Minutes
Zohar Strauss Ran Danker Tinkerbell Tzahi Grad Isaac Sharry Avi Grainik
orthodox jew butcher student rabbi brother assistant calm moving engaging jerusalem butcher shop bathhouse relationships crisis of faith religious beliefs homosexuality love judaism forbidden love discovery
An Orthodox Jew (Zohar Strauss) risks the wrath of his community when he falls in love with another man (Ran Danker).
Comedy
1973
96 Minutes
Louis De Funès Suzy Delair Claude Giraud Marcel Dalio Georges Adet
racist rabbi revolutionary arab killer secret service agent hilarious amusing engaging playful witty new york france normandy, france mix-up comedy religion relationships fun friendship
A bigoted French businessman (Louis De Funès) is mistaken for a rabbi while fleeing with an Arab (Claude Giraud).
Comedy, Drama
2008
92 Minutes
Fernando Ciangherotti Silvia Mariscal Enrique Arreola Ari Brickman Juan Carlos Colombo Marina de Tavira Juan Pablo Medina Max Kerlow Verónica Langer Angelina Peláez Martin LaSalle
widower ex-wife rabbi old man doctor son dark amusing offbeat mexico city family home apartment kitchen suicide funeral judaism will and testament family love fall
A woman's suicide just before Passover creates many complications for her ex-husband (Fernando Luján) and their family.