# The best Israeli films of all time

From Sallah Shabati to Foxtrot: the great Israeli films, according to Cinemascope, EDB and Walla Culture.

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- Jun 15, 2022 · jerusalembookmarker
- https://even.best/en/l/4144/the-best-israeli-films-of-all-time

## Top 10

1. **Sallah Shabati (1964)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A new immigrant in a transit camp, by Ephraim Kishon; Oscar-nominated.
2. **Givat Halfon Doesn't Answer (1976)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A reserve-duty comedy with HaGashash HaHiver.
3. **The Band's Visit (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — An Egyptian police band lost in a Negev town.
4. **Waltz with Bashir (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — An animated documentary about memories of the Lebanon War.
5. **The Policeman (1971)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A kind-hearted policeman in Jaffa, by Kishon.
6. **Zero Motivation (2014)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Office soldiers at a remote base.
7. **Life According to Agfa (1992)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — One night in a Tel Aviv bar, by Assi Dayan.
8. **Footnote (2011)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A father and son, rival Talmud scholars.
9. **Foxtrot (2017)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Parents, a son in the army and a lonely checkpoint, by Samuel Maoz.
10. **Beaufort (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Soldiers at the last outpost in Lebanon.
11. **The Troupe (1978)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — An army entertainment troupe in the 1960s.
12. **Lemon Popsicle (1978)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Teenagers in 1950s Tel Aviv.
13. **The Big Dig (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A madman digs a canal through Tel Aviv, by Kishon.

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