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- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametArmie HammerMichael StuhlbargIn 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsKate WinsletCameron DiazJude LawTwo women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
- DirectorLeslye HeadlandStarsJason SudeikisAlison BrieJordan CarlosA good-natured womanizer and a serial cheater form a platonic relationship that helps reform them in ways, while a mutual attraction sets in.
- DirectorDon BluthStarsDom DeLuiseChristopher PlummerErica YohnWhile emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must locate them while trying to survive in a new country.
- DirectorJonathan LevineStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittSeth RogenJillian BellOn Christmas Eve, three lifelong friends spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.
- DirectorDavid DobkinStarsVince VaughnPaul GiamattiElizabeth BanksFred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash.
- DirectorCharles Herman-WurmfeldStarsJennifer WestfeldtHeather JuergensenTovah FeldshuhA woman searching for the perfect man instead discovers the perfect woman.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsMillie PerkinsShelley WintersJoseph SchildkrautDuring World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
- DirectorSeth KearsleyStarsAdam SandlerRob SchneiderJackie SandlerDavey Stone, an alcoholic with a criminal record, is sentenced to community service under the supervision of an elderly referee. Davey is then faced with trying to reform and abandon his bad habits.
- DirectorMark JeanStarsMia KirshnerBen SavageMarilu HennerAs Christina prepares her restaurant for its busiest time of year, she gets her DNA test revealing that she's Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights.
- DirectorMark JeanStarsInbar LaviJake EpsteinSheila TysonAn anonymous suitor sends optometrist Sarah a gift for each night of Hanukkah. As she tries to find her secret admirer, she learns that her one true love might be someone she never expected.
- DirectorDwayne Carey-HillStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioPlanet Express sees a hostile takeover and Bender falls into the hands of criminals where he is used to fulfill their schemes.
- DirectorDan HarrisStarsSigourney WeaverJeff DanielsEmile HirschMembers of a dysfunctional family react differently to the suicide of the eldest son.
- DirectorCraig ChesterStarsCraig ChesterMalcolm GetsParker PoseyFollows two New York city couples -- one heterosexual and one gay who explore the peaks and the valleys of their respective relationships.
- DirectorSue CorcoranStarsElliott GouldDavid DeLuiseElijah NelsonA Christmas obsessed Jewish boy on his way to sunny Florida figures out how to get the Christmas of his dreams by trading airline tickets and places with another boy on his way to snowy Christmastown, WA.
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsRosalind RussellAlec GuinnessRay DantonA gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must learn again the lessons of tolerance, kindness, and forgiveness.
- DirectorStuart GillardStarsAlex D. LinzRichard T. JonesR.H. ThomsonAn African American college basketball star becomes the head coach of a yeshiva's struggling basketball team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after a knee injury forces him to leave the game. Based on the true story of Lamont Carr.
- DirectorMichael M. ScottStarsJoey LawrenceEmily HampshireLinda DarlowAn attractive pair agrees to be each other's supposed significant other throughout the holidays to keep their meddling families at bay.
- DirectorMark RuckerStarsCharles BuschNatasha LyonneJason PriestleyAn ex-pop singer kills her much-hated husband to be with her young lover. Her daughter plots Electra-like revenge.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsCarly PopeKristoffer PolahaLaura CilevitzRebecca endures working with her colleague and rival Chris to plan the office Christmas party in hopes of getting a promotion. While spending so much time together, will they take their eyes off the prize and see each other anew?
- DirectorPaul MyersBrennan ShroffStarsAnna FarisLaura BreckenridgeJustin ChambersBell and Belle want to break out of their trailer park lives and get up and out to the "Big City" of Atlanta. Just when they think they are on their way to getting a nest egg Bell falls for a handsome police officer named Rhett Butler.
- DirectorWayne OrrPaul ReubensStarsPaul ReubensKevin CarlsonLaurence FishburnePee-Wee Herman throws a Christmas party at his playhouse with his friends and some celebrity guests.
- DirectorGreg BaileyStarsMichael YarmushOliver GraingerBruce DinsmoreArthur, D.W., and their family and friends prepare to make the best Christmas ever in Elwood City - but obstacles get in their way.
- DirectorPascale BaillyStarsAudrey TautouEdouard BaerJulie DepardieuMichèle, 20 years old, feels terrible after having broken up with her boyfriend. She meets Francois, who's a veterinarian and Jewish. Michèle decides to convert to Judaism because she has to believe in something, if not in someone.
- DirectorNisha GanatraStarsWendie MalickCynthia StevensonVikki KrinskyRebecca and Hank are ready to marry, and must now meet each others families who couldn't be more different. Set during two important religious holidays, the couple must go through the anxiety-filled process of meeting the in-laws.
- DirectorTricia ReganStarsHillary AaronJoe AaronLexi AaronFollows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production.
- DirectorPaul ShapiroStarsLoretta SwitRobert JoyKen PogueIt is 1943, and the students at a catholic boarding school decide to hide three Jewish children from the Nazis. To save the children, the members of the boarding school will have to find the courage to risk their own lives in the process.
- DirectorDaniel BurmanStarsDaniel HendlerHéctor AlterioEnrique PiñeyroIn 1999, Argentina's peso craters. Ariel, a young man from Buenos Aires' Jewish community, deals with his mother's fatal illness, finds a job as a night shift surveillance camera monitor, and wonders when he'll discover sex. Santamaria, middle aged, loses his bank job and is dismissed by his wife; he finds stolen wallets in dumpsters to return to their owners. Ariel tells Santamaria's story to a TV reporter who profiles lives on the street. She's Laura, in a relationship with another woman, but perhaps available. Ariel desires Laura, while Santamaria courts Elsa, a washroom attendant who's husband is in prison. Christmas and Hanukkah approach; can anyone connect?
- DirectorBud RebelStarsEric HalvorsenBud RebelBrendan, a young man feels alone during the holiday season after days of not receiving a gift from anybody. Neil, a caring neighbor, watches this young man as he checks day after day to see if someone remembered him. Now Neil wants to spread some holiday cheer to his neighbor.
- DirectorChristopher LivingstonStarsMichael ParducciPeter JacobsonJudy PrescottAlex and Elliot an unlikely pair connect to write a film about a New York cop working undercover as a fashion model.
- DirectorAntonín MoskalykStarsKrystyna MikolajewskaBohus ZáhorskýKarel HögerA beautiful, underachieving, 18 year old orphan considers various suitors, ponders philosophy, and takes a young girl under her wing.
- DirectorNicole OpperWith white Jewish lesbians for parents and two adopted brothers - one mixed-race and one Korean-Brooklyn teen Avery grew up in a unique and loving household. But when her curiosity about her African-American roots grows, she decides to contact her birth mother. This choice propels Avery into her own complicated exploration of race, identity, and family that threatens to distance her from the parents she's always known. She begins staying away from home, starts skipping school, and risks losing her shot at the college track career she had always dreamed of. But when Avery decides to pick up the pieces of her life and make sense of her identity, the results are inspiring. OFF AND RUNNING follows Avery to the brink of adulthood, exploring the strength of family bonds and the lengths people must go to become themselves.
- ShortDirectorYvette HochbergStarsDaphna Hadara TuckerBarbara WellsTonya Scott WilliamsSally, a young Jewish girl, is being raised by her grandparents, Jessica and Gramps. Despite being teased by other kids for being different, she wants to celebrate Hanukkah properly. This desire is only increased after Gramps unexpectedly passes away. Jessica, remembering how it felt to be different as a kid, does her best to make Hanukkah as big and glamorous as Christmas for Sally. She is disappointed when Sally rejects her attempts for being too much like Christmas. But Sally's youthful ingenuity and courage come to the rescue with a kid's dream-sized plan to celebrate Hanukkah authentically with their community.
- DirectorBill DavisStarsShari LewisPat MoritaAlan ThickeShari Lewis invites her friends Alan Thicke, Lloyd Bochner, and Pat Morita (along with the viewer) to her celebration of Hannukah, along with Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy. She explains to the viewers all about Hannukah's various celebrations and traditions including making potato latkes and the Menorah. Meanwhile, Charlie Horse is in the search for the perfect superhero for his new computer game.
- DirectorYehuda WurtzelStarsJudd HirschPaul Michael GlaserLeonard NimoyA family-friendly version of the story of Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday also known as The Festival of Lights. Playful lights (letters) arrive from the sky one day for people to enjoy, but invading Greeks try to impose their alphabet instead.
- DirectorDavid StraitonStarsJoanne BaumDenny DillonScott FellowsThe Weinerville Gang is throwing a Hanukkah party at the Weinerville Ski Lodge. Upon preparations on the decorations, two aliens crash landed their ship at the lodge who both resemble giant potato pancakes. The aliens explain how they escape form their planet after being fed up with their planet's leader who forces his citizens to do anything with the powers of his ray gun. The gang decides to help them out buy buying vegetable oil at the local store and return to the lodge. While at the lodge the gang and the refuge aliens encounter the alien leader with his army have just taken over the Ski lodge. How will the gang be able to save their refuge friends from another world?
- DirectorSterling JohnsonStarsPerry ComoRichard ChamberlainIlanitPerry Como celebrates Christmas in Israel with vists to Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
- DirectorMartin HoadeStarsGregory AbelsDavid BirneyRobert Burr
- DirectorJessica JacobsStarsDaniel AmermanBrooke LodienRobert E. WeinerOn the last night of Hanukkah, an impoverished 19 year-old girl steals from her ramshackle neighborhood in order to cook an old family recipe.
- DirectorPaige Goldberg TolmachStarsKira Spencer Cook
- DirectorChris KatoStarsPhilip Arthur RossCandice MartinChris KatoA struggling father living off workers comp attempts to find a job days before Christmas in order to buy his daughter a teddy bear for Christmas.
- StarsAngela Fusco
- DirectorHarvey LehrerStarsJami GertzBob Saget
- DirectorEric SchwartzStarsEric Schwartz
- DirectorStephanie Wang-BrealStarsAmanda BadenDarah SadowskyDonna SadowskyFrom 2000 to 2008, China was the leading country for U.S. international adoptions. There are now approximately 70,000 Chinese adoptees being raised in the United States. Ninety-five percent of them are girls. Each year, these girls face new questions regarding their adopted lives and surroundings. This is a film about Chinese adopted girls, their American adoptive families and the paradoxical losses and gains inherent in international adoption. The characters and events in this story will challenge our traditional notions of family, culture and race.
- DirectorAlexis J. EstevezStarsAdam StoneTodd StoneThe Holidays are a time for sharing things like love, gifts, and essential internal body parts.
- DirectorChristopher Jefferson JensenStarsH. GrantChristopher Jefferson JensenDiana WittrockA young lady bemoans Hanukkah as a lame holiday to her boyfriend. Later in the night she finds herself alone, the candles still lit. Dismissive of holiday traditions, she tries to blow the menorah candles out early but a sinister force awakens.
- DirectorLew SchneiderStarsWendi McLendon-CoveySean GiambroneTroy GentileInspired by the Kremps, Beverly creates "Super Hanukkah" to get the family into the holiday spirit. Meanwhile, Adam is annoyed that Barry is more interested in hanging with Lainey than him.
- DirectorRobert RadlerStarsCatherine SutherlandNakia BurriseSteve CardenasThe Rangers, together with their friend Raymond, help Ernie set up for a multicultural holiday banquet, and in the process learn how different cultures celebrate the holidays.
- DirectorLance B. WitmerJulia Alexa MillerStarsTaylor HuffMarcella Di PasqualeMaria FeistWhat do mermaids celebrate for the holidays? Madison and Valerie teach the humans about Aquaniana, the mermaid holiday.
- DirectorJ.J. JohnsonStarsEmily YeungEmily Yeung has been invited by a local family to join them to celebrate Chanukah. Emily Yeung helps make latkes and plays the dreidel game before helping light the menorah candles.
- DirectorChris KochStarsJami GertzLenny VenitoSimon TemplemanLarry tries to combine Halloween and Chanukah to create a new super-holiday. Meanwhile, an obnoxious couple challenges Marty and Debbie to a family Halloween costume contest.
- DirectorRaymie MuzquizStarsElizabeth DailyChristine CavanaughKath SoucieDuring Chanukah, the babies try to help Boris deal with a childhood rival, he is appearing with in a synagogue pageant. Angelica tries to watch a Christmas special.
- DirectorTom TrbovichStarsStephanie D'AbruzzoAlice DinneanPatti LaBelleThe group gathers for the holidays. Ben doesn't understand because Jody's Jewish she celebrates Hanukkah and not Christmas. Leon hunts for candles before he can tell about Kwanzaa.
- 2006–202221mTV-Y6.8 (13)TV EpisodeDirectorHeather MartinezMauro CasaleseJohn LeiStarsNancy CartwrightGrey GriffinJeff BennettDick Daring hosts a 1970's-style Christmas variety show, produced, directed and co-starred by Riley. In his opening monologue, the patriarch of the Darings theorizes that Santa Claus is in fact a stuntman. Todd performs his own twisted version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Special guests include Carson Palmer, a reluctant Josh Duahmel, and Ed Begley, Jr. who preaches environmentalism. Dustin Dreamlake sings his new hit "Get My Santa On," Buzz Winters tries to read a poem on the show, Agent K tries and fails to hide her identity, and Dick performs an elaborate all-star stunt salute to the holidays.
- DirectorJoanna KernsStarsWendi McLendon-CoveySean GiambroneTroy GentileAfter finding out there is only going to be one Hanukkah song in the Holiday Pageant, Beverly convinces Erica to create the perfect song to bring some excitement to the holiday. Erica sees her shot to break into the music business while Barry does his best to prove he too can be a hit maker with music. Meanwhile, Adam's childlike wonder with movies and entertainment is called into question when things he loved as a child aren't as good as he remembers.
- DirectorNeal IsraelStarsShia LaBeoufChristy Carlson RomanoNick SpanoIt's Hanukkah in the Stevens home and Louis can't wait to get his eight days of presents. He sneaks them upstairs and out of his bedroom window, smashing them to pieces. Knowing he is an outsider, a spirit grants his wish.
- DirectorEric Dean SeatonStarsWendi McLendon-CoveySean GiambroneTroy GentileHoping to outdo the Kremp family, Beverly decides the Goldbergs must do an even better family holiday card; a prank war with Barry and JTP quickly spirals out of control.
- DirectorSeok-hoon LeeStarsSean AstinMeghan StrangeGary Anthony WilliamsOso is excited by the prospect of receiving a special holiday present, but first he has to complete a special assignment. Oso travels all around the globe helping three kids prepare for three different holiday traditions.
- DirectorAndy AckermanStarsJerry SeinfeldJulia Louis-DreyfusMichael RichardsJerry goes out with a woman who is beautiful one day and ugly the next. Kramer goes back to work at H&H Bagels. George makes up a charity. Elaine gives a fake number to a man.
- DirectorEben McGarrStarsCharles FleischerSid HaigCaroline WilliamsA group of Jewish young adults are in for a Festival of Frights. With the help of a Rabbi, they deduce that they are being targeted because they have violated Judaic law and that their only chance of survival is to embrace their faith.
- DirectorTauri J. MillerStarsZoey BrooksAdam EverettTim Gabriel
- DirectorDan FoglerEzra MillerZack SnyderStarsEzra MillerDan FoglerPollyanna McIntoshA Magical Time of Year (Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts Artists in Support of Lumos) Music Video in support of LUMOS charity Wizarding world
- DirectorLinda SmithDi BarkerStarsDavid BrandDan CrowCaren Glasser
- DirectorJay Randy GordonStarsA.W. GryphonCarolyn Sapp DanielsCharleston PierceThis is an 88-minute documentary film. It is positive and uplifting, and exudes the importance of teamwork, collaboration, working toward a common goal, the importance of being a comedic levity film (that is also a self-deprecating look (but optimistic/hopeful) that is something that transcends its Jewish name. Rather, it's about hope/influence/charitable gift-giving, and, harbors lofty aspirations of "promoting peace through play." It's about making friendships (cross-religion/cross-culture/cross-age groups) through the global sport of Basketball during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah / "there's magic in the ball" (or Basketball)
- StarsNikita Vyalov
- DirectorMark JeanStarsMia KirshnerBen SavageMarilu HennerAs Christina prepares her restaurant for its busiest time of year, she gets her DNA test revealing that she's Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights.
- DirectorNick PaleyStarsIlana GlazerAbbi Jacobson
- DirectorKathryn WolfeStarsColleen DaleyJustin FletcherBob Golding
- DirectorAndy T. JonesStarsLaural MerlingtonA bear wakes to wonderful smells that leads him to the house of Bubba Brayna. Bubba Brayna makes the best latkes in the village, but at ninety seven, she doesn't hear or see well. When the bear arrives at her door, she believes he is her rabbi. Bubba Brayna and the bear light the menorah, play the dreidel game, and eat all the latkes. The mix-up is revealed, Bubba Brayna has a laugh about it, and everyone works together to make more latkes.
- DirectorDovid WeinbaumStarsLevi BaumgartenBenny HershcovichZvi HershcovichMaccabees is a film based on an interactive guided performance that takes students back in time to embark on a riveting adventure through ancient Judea. They encounter King Antiochus in his pompous palace, see the suffering caused by racial prejudice and intolerance, and join the Maccabees on their mission to fight oppression and reclaim religious freedom for their people. It is a story of resilience in the face of suffering, and the victory of freedom over persecution.
- DirectorManoj KumarStarsShivaji GanesanSujathaGandhimathi
- DirectorDavid AntonStarsDianne AshtonDavid IngherLainie KazanThe evolution of Hanukkah, including its history and how it is celebrated across America as seen in a series of interviews and historical footage.
- DirectorMax McGuireStarsKelley JakleJake EpsteinCory LeeWhen a toy-company executive must learn about Hanukkah to land a big account, she enlists the help of her co-worker's friend, who happens to be in need of turning his pad into a Christmas Wonderland to impress his girlfriend's father.
- DirectorFelix KinerStarsVanessa MarshallTom KennyDavid BoatHeartwarming tale of Nira, a broken Hanukkah candle who becomes the shamash ("lead candle" of the Hanukkah) on the last night of the Festival of Lights.
- DirectorScott Evan GuggenheimStarsJackson DavisLynda DiVitoShannon GuggenheimThis is a collection of Jewish cultural stories and moral lessons centered on the multi-level meaning of Hanukkah, celebrated through a combination of music from The Nutcracker with revised lyrics, and traditional Hanukkah melodies. Presented by an ensemble cast of capable singers and dancers (two of whom co-wrote the show), this amusing, educational G-rated production is best appreciated by Jewish families with young children.
- 2002TV EpisodeStarsCheryl ChaseChuckie Finster learns the true meaning of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Winter Solstice.
- DirectorDavid PaymerStarsRachel BilsonJaime KingCress WilliamsJoel's grandmother visits for an early Hanukkah party and tells Zoe to invite her relatives. Zoe manages to get her uncle to attend. Brick learns he is not the father of Shelby's child. Wade has a toothache. Vivian & Zoe become friends.