Jacob Richman's Movie Recommendations
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My Favorite Movie |
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| The Frisco Kid | 1979 | Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford |
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Jewish Oriented |
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| Cast a Giant Shadow | 1966 | Kirk Douglas |
| Defiance | 2008 | Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber |
| Exodus | 1960 | Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint |
| Fiddler on the Roof | 1971 | Topol |
| Gentleman's Agreement | 1947 | Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield |
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Mivtsa Yonatan (Hebrew) Operation Thunderbolt (English) |
1977 | Yehoram Gaon, Gila Almagor, Assi Dayan |
| Schindler's List | 1993 | Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley |
| Uprising | 2001 | Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer |
| Voyage of the Damned | 1976 | Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Lee Grant |
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Comedy |
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| Animal House (R) | 1978 | Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst, Mark Metcalf |
| Beverly Hills Cop | 1984 | Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton |
| Back to the Future | 1985 | Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd |
| Big | 1988 | Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia |
| Cold Turkey | 1971 | Dick Van Dyke, Pippa Scott, Tom Poston |
| Blazing Saddles (R) | 1974 | Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks |
| Crossing Delancey (PG) | 1988 | Amy Irving, Peter Riegert |
| Doc Hollywood (PG) | 1991 | Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner |
| Ever After | 1998 | Drew Barrymore |
| Giv'at Halfon Eina Ona (Hebrew) | 1976 | Hagashash Haheever |
| Gung Ho | 1986 | Michael Keaton |
| Heaven Can Wait | 1978 | Warren Beatty, Julie Christie |
| It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World | 1963 | Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett |
| Kate and Leopold | 2001 | Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman |
| Kelly's Heros | 1970 | Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles |
| M*A*S*H (PG) | 1972 | Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr |
| Meatballs | 1979 | Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Kate Lynch |
| Men in Black | 1997 | Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | 1997 | Julia Roberts |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2002 | Nia Vardalos, Michael Constantine, |
| My Cousin Vinny (PG) | 1992 | Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei |
| My Stepmother Is an Alien (PG) | 1988 | Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger |
| Operation Petticoat | 1959 | Cary Grant, Tony Curtis |
| Pirates of the Caribbean | 2003 | Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom |
| Play It Again, Sam | 1972 | Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts |
| Pretty Woman | 1990 | Julia Roberts, Richard Gere |
| Private Benjamin | 1980 | Goldie Hawn |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | Harrison Ford, Karen Alle |
| Risky Business (R) | 1983 | Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay |
| Seems Like Old Times | 1980 | Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase |
| Serendipity | 2001 | John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale |
| Sleeper | 1973 | Woody Allen, Diane Keaton |
| Sleepless in Seattle | 1993 | Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan |
| Splash (PG) | 1984 | Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah |
| Stripes (PG) | 1981 | Bill Murray, Harold Ramis |
| The Blues Brothers | 1980 | John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd |
| The Dream Team (PG) | 1989 | Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle |
| The Incredible Mr. Limpet | 1964 | Don Knotts, Carole Cook, Jack Weston |
| The Mouse that Roared | 1959 | Peter Sellers |
| The Odd Couple | 1968 | Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau |
| The Odd Couple 2 | 1998 | Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau |
| The Proposal | 2009 | Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds |
| The Russians are Coming | 1966 | Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin |
| The Sting | 1973 | Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw |
| The Terminal | 2004 | Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones |
| Trading Places | 1983 | Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Denholm Elliott |
| War Games | 1983 | Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman |
| When Harry Met Sally | 1989 | Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan |
| Wholly Moses! (PG) | 1980 | Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman, James Coco |
| You've Got Mail | 1998 | Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan |
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Animation |
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| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | 2009 | Voices: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan |
| Despicable Me | 2010 | Voices: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews |
| Ice Age | 2002 | Voices: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary |
| Ice Age 2: The Meltdown | 2006 | Voices: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary |
| Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 2009 | Voices: Eunice Cho, Karen Disher, Harrison Fahn |
| Madacasgar | 2005 | Voices: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer |
| Madacasgar 2: Escape 2 Africa | 2008 | Voices: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer |
| Monsters, Inc. | 2001 | Voices: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs |
| Over the Hedge | 2006 | Voices: Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell |
| Shrek | 2001 | Voices: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz |
| Tangled | 2010 | Voices: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy |
| The Incredibles | 2004 | Voices: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson |
| Toy Story | 1995 | Voices: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles |
| Toy Story 2 | 1999 | Voices: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack |
| Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Voices: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles |
| Wall-E | 2008 | Voices: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin |
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Adventure / Action / Drama |
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| Codename: The Soldier | 1982 | Ken Wahl, Alberta Watson, Jeremiah Sullivan |
| Conspiracy Theory | 1997 | Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart |
| Crimson Tide | 1995 | Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman |
| Deterrence | 1999 | Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton |
| Die Another Day (James Bond) | 2002 | Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry |
| Die Hard | 1998 | Bruce Willis |
| Enemy of the State | 1998 | Will Smith, Gene Hackman |
| Erin Brockovich (PG) | 2000 | Julia Roberts |
| Good Morning Vietnam (PG) | 1987 | Robin Williams |
| GoldenEye (James Bond) | 1995 | Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco |
| Goldfinger (James Bond) | 1964 | Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe |
| Ice Station Zebra | 1968 | Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan |
| In The Heat of the Night | 1967 | Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger |
| Mercury Rising | 1998 | Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin |
| Mission Impossible | 1996 | Tom Cruise |
| Never Say Never Again (James Bond) | 1983 | Sean Connery |
| Ocean's Eleven | 2001 | George Clooney, Cecelia Ann Birt |
| Patch Adams | 1998 | Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter |
| Pushing Tin (R) | 1999 | John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton |
| Red | 2010 | Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman |
| Salt | 2010 | Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber |
| Sneakers | 1992 | Robert Redford, Gary Hershberger, Sidney Poitier |
| Tequila Sunrise (PG) | 1988 | Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell |
| The Dirty Dozen | 1967 | Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson |
| The Great Escape | 1963 | Steve McQueen, James Garner |
| The Hunt for Red October | 1990 | Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin |
| The Net | 1995 | Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam |
| The Sum of All Fears | 2002 | Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman |
| The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 | 1974 | Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam |
| The Untouchables | 1987 | Kevin Costner, Sean Connery |
| Three Days of the Condor | 1975 | Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway |
| To Sir with Love | 1967 | Sidney Poitier |
| True Grit | 2010 | Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon |
| Twilight Zone: The Movie | 1983 | Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks |
| Unknown | 2011 | Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn |
| Unstoppable | 2010 | Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson |
| Where Eagles Dare | 1968 | Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure |
| Witness | 1985 | Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis |
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Science Fiction |
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| Colossus The Forbin Project | 1970 | Eric Braeden, Susan Clark |
| The Final Countdown | 1980 | Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen |
| Frequency | 2000 | Dennis Quaid, James Caviezel |
| I Am Number Four | 2011 | Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer |
| Millennium | 1989 | Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd |
| Source Code | 2011 | Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | 1986 | William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy |
| Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | 1991 | William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy |
| Star Trek | 2009 | Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy |
| The Adjustment Bureau | 2011 | Matt Damon,Emily Blunt |
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Documentaries |
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| Food, Inc | 2008 | Gary Hirshberg, Michael Pollan |
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Farewell Israel: Bush, Iran, and the Revolt of Islam |
2007 | Narrator: Lance Lewman |
| Israel: Birth of a Nation | 1996 | Host: Martin Gilbert |
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Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West |
2005 | Nonie Darwish, Alan M. Dershowitz |
| Super Size Me | 2004 | Morgan Spurlock |
| Who Killed the Electric Car? | 2006 | Martin Sheen |
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PBS: America and the Holocaust - Deceit and Indifference |
1994 | Narrator: Hal Linden |
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