Jewish American Movies, Jewish American List Movies

Oppenheimer 2023

8.5 /10

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Run Time: 181 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Jul 19, 2023

Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr, Florence Pugh,

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

Run Time: 129 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Mar 17, 2006

Director: Director: Spike Lee,

Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe,

Call Me by Your Name 2017

7.8 /10

In 1980s Italy, a relationship begins between seventeen-year-old teenage Elio and the older adult man hired as his father's research assistant.

Run Time: 132 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Sep 01, 2017

Director: Director: Luca Guadagnino,

Stars: Timothe Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel,

New York Stories 1989

6.4 /10

Three stories happening in New York. The first, by Scorsese, is about a painter who creates his works helped by high volume music and an attractive assistant; second, by Coppola, is about a rich and bold 12 years old who helps her separated parents to reconciliate; third, by Allen, is a witty piece of comedy about the impossibility of getting rid of the son's role.

Run Time: 124 Min . MMPA: 11 . Release: Mar 10, 1989

Director: Director: Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen,

Stars: Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Jesse Borrego, Patrick ONeal,

Altered States 1980

6.9 /10

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.

Run Time: 102 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Dec 25, 1980

Director: Director: Ken Russell,

Stars: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis,

Once Upon a Time in America 1984

8.3 /10

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

Run Time: 229 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: May 23, 1984

Director: Director: Sergio Leone,

Stars: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Tuesday Weld,

The Immigrant 2013

6.6 /10

1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.

Run Time: 117 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Nov 27, 2013

Director: Director: James Gray,

Stars: Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner, Dagmara Domiczyk, Yelena Solovey,

Bugsy 1991

6.8 /10

New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.

Run Time: 134 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Dec 10, 1991

Director: Director: Barry Levinson,

Stars: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould,

The Family 2013

6.3 /10

The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.

Run Time: 111 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Sep 13, 2013

Director: Director: Luc Besson,

Stars: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, John DLeo, Dianna Agron,

Molly's Game 2017

7.4 /10

Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.

Run Time: 140 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Sep 20, 2017

Director: Director: Aaron Sorkin,

Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong,

Independence Day: Resurgence 2016

5.2 /10

We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

Run Time: 120 Min . MMPA: 12 . Release: Jun 22, 2016

Director: Director: Roland Emmerich,

Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie T Usher, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe,

Independence Day 1996

7 /10

On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.

Run Time: 145 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Jun 25, 1996