An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may thwart his new career and love life.
Casts Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich, Illeana Douglas, Vera Farmiga, Jessica Walter, Ron Leibman, Jared Harris, Helen Hanft, Richmond Hoxie, Mirabella Pisani
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Homicide
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Sunshine
Cradle Will Rock
Granite Hotel
Keeping Up with the Steins
The Chosen One
Kochschule Schwarz
The Israeli Boys
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Jeff Dunham: Relative Disaster
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2017
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IMDB 6.1 | Dec , 2004
Germany director Dani Levy filmed this comedy about Jewish life in today’s Germany along side the familiar east-west conflict. With it great success this film is a joyful comedy of humor and knowledge.The Actress
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1988
The year 1933: Successful actress Maria Rheine is in love with her Jewish colleague Mark Löwenthal. When the Nazis implement the racist Nuremberg Laws, their relationship is severely endangered. Defiant Maria decides to stay together with Mark and ends her promising career: She assumes a Jewish identity and continues to work under the name Manja Löwenthal. She and Mark perform at the Jewish Theatre in Berlin, until they become victims of an intrigue: Their colleague Judith, who has a crush on Mark, denounces them to the secret police.The Jazz Singer
IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 1927
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.Only Human
IMDB 6.2 | Jul , 2004
A mismatched couple discovers that whatever can go wrong will go wrong during a family visit.Ben-Hur
IMDB 7.9 | Nov , 1959
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IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1998
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.The Unholy Three
IMDB 5.6 | Jul , 1930
A trio of former sideshow performers double as the "Unholy Three" in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.Minyan
IMDB 4.7 | Aug , 2020
In a rapidly changing New York of the 1980s, a Russian Jewish teenager wrestles with his identity, faith, and sexuality, all of which seem irreconcilable until he befriends two closeted men in his grandfather's senior housing complex.Homicide
IMDB 6.3 | May , 1991
While investigating the ruthless murder of an elderly woman, a Jewish police detective unravels a bizarre conspiracy involving a Zionist organization.Billy
IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 2018
A successful but dejected ventriloquist decides to break with his bold-as-brass, out-of-control dummy — only to find going his own way easier said than done.Sunshine
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1999
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.Cradle Will Rock
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 1999
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.Granite Hotel
IMDB 6 | Apr , 1940
It's just another day at the Granite Hotel.Keeping Up with the Steins
IMDB 5.2 | May , 2006
All hilarity breaks loose in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy when three generations of Fiedlers collide in a crazy family reunion. As they prepare for the biggest Bar Mitzvah on the block, they begin to see that they're much more alike than they'd originally thought.The Chosen One
IMDB 10 | Dec , 2022
After impulsively shaving off his beard and sidelocks, a young Hasidic man experiences a nightmarish transformation that leads him right back to where he started. Over the course of one painful night, Eli Eisenstein will come to realize that it’s much easier to shave your beard than to shed who you are.Kochschule Schwarz
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2026
Munich, 1938: After his traditional Jewish restaurant was destroyed by the Nazis during Kristallnacht, restaurateur Richard Schwarz and charismatic jack-of-all-trades Edgar Enders hatch a daring plan. They open a sophisticated Jewish cooking school.The Israeli Boys
IMDB 4.3 | Feb , 2020
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IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 2007
Combining his amazing talent and his unorthodox sense of humor, Jeff Dunham returns, yet again, with a hilarious stand-up comedy and ventriloquist performance. Starting off with the infamously known Walter, scrutinizing every bit of today's American society. Followed by two new characters, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, who continuously threatens the crowd with Silence and Death, and Melvin the Superhero.Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2008
The multi-platinum selling comedian performs his first holiday-themed stand-up special with his friends.