Jewish movies lists usually cover all-time classics. But what Jewish-themed movies have been made in the last decade?

Adaptation of Biblical stories into movies are still made but not in a big Hollywoodian scale, such as The Ten Commandments or Ben Hur. One example to a recent biblical adaptation is One Night with the King. Many themes that characterized Jewish movies in the past have not changed. Dozens of Jewish movies are released every year that deal with the memory of the holocaust. One of the most notable recent Holocaust movies is The Pianist (2002).

In the last twenty years numrous documentary movies have been mmade about Jewish identity and realted themes. The gengre has drastically progressed in the last decade. Additionally, Steven Spielberg has made a giant project documenting testimonies of Holocaust survivors.

You can see that Jewish movies dealing with resistance and revenge at Nazi war criminal have become more popular than ever. Defiance and Inglorious Bastards are two notable examples. Today, many of Holocaust movies are dealing with the experience of the third generation to the Holocaust. The Believer is a disturbing and provocative example for dealing with faith and identity post World War Two. Israel has also released a highly recommended movie , Walk on Water - a young Mossad agent is on a mission to capture a Nazi war criminal who is now sick and dying.

True, Jewish movies are not always easy to digest, but nonetheless important - they tell us the strory of who we are.
Anti-Semitism
A Mighty Heart
This true story is based on the biography of Mariane Pearl. Daniel Pearlman, a Jewish Wall Street journalist does not return from an interview with an Islamic fundamentalist cleric. It turns out that Daniel was kidnapped. His worried pregnant wife goes on a search for him. The movie is directed by Micheal Winterbottom, one of the most intriguing directors today. Angelina Julie does a fantastic job on the leading role as Mariane Pearl.

The Believer
The Believer is a disturbing yet compelling movie that tells the story of a young Jewish man who leads a double life: the main character denies his Jewish identity and leads a Neo-Nazi gang. Also recommended: though not a Jewish movie by definition and not from the last ten years, American History X is an important movie about anti-semitism and hatred.

Recent Jewish about the Holocaust: survival and memory

The Piansit

Starring Adam Brody who won the Oscar for this role, this complelling film by Roman Polansky tells the story of a young Jewish pianist during the Holocaust. A must see movie!

Fateless

A true story of survival, originally written by and was adapted to film. The story is told from a young boy's point of view and raises the question - what does a normal mind in an insane world?

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