When Hanukkah rolls around, it can be tough to find Jewish-themed entertainment amid all the other holiday movies and TV shows. So we’ve compiled a list of some of the best Hanukkah shows and movies and where you can stream them. So light the menorah and curl up with these great titles.
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Eight Crazy Nights
November 27, 2002This animated musical comedy stars Adam Sandler as Davey Stone, a man facing legal trouble during Hanukkah. With Sandler’s signature humor and catchy musical numbers, “Eight Crazy Nights” delivers a lighthearted and comedic take on the holiday season while conveying a message of forgiveness and hope.
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The Hebrew Hammer
January 23, 2003A Jewish blaxploitation hero saves Hanukkah from the clutches of Santa Claus’s evil son.
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Round and Round
December 10, 2023While Rachel is stuck in a time loop, reliving the night of her parents’ Hanukkah party, she leans on the boy her grandmother is trying to set her up with to make it out.
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Love, Lights, Hanukkah!
December 12, 2020As Christina prepares her restaurant for its busiest time of year, she gets back a DNA test revealing that she’s Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights.
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Eight Gifts of Hanukkah
December 3, 2021An anonymous suitor sends optometrist Sara a gift for each night of Hanukkah. On her journey to find her secret admirer, she learns her one true love might be someone she never expected.
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Hanukkah on Rye
December 18, 2022A matchmaker connects Molly and Jacob, but their new romance is put to the test when they realize that they are competing deli owners. Will a Hanukkah miracle keep them together?
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Full-Court Miracle
November 21, 2003Inspired by the true story of University of Virginia basketball star Lamont Carr, the film centers on a group of young Jewish basketball players who search for a coach to help them out of a slump. The main character Alex Schlotsky is inspired by the true story of Alex Barbag and Chad Korpeck.
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Friends
September 22, 1994Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
In “The One with the Holiday Armadillo,” Ross tries to teach his son Ben about their Jewish heritage and things, predictably, go sideways. You’ll find this classic sitcom as episode 10 in Season 7.
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Rugrats
August 11, 1991Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies’ imaginations. Adults in the series are almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides more room for the babies to explore and discover their surroundings.
The holiday special “A Rugrats Chanukah” tells the story for young children. You’ll find it in Season 4, Episode 1.
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The O.C.
August 5, 2003Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan’s arrival disturbs the status quo of the affluent, privileged community of Newport Beach, California.
Check out Season 1, Episode 13 - “The Best Chrismukkah Ever.” And if you enjoy that, there’s Season 2, Episode 6 - “The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn’t” - Season 4, Episode 7 - “The Chrismukk-huh?” - and Season 3, Episode 10 “The Chrismukkah Bar Mitz-vahkkah.”
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The Goldbergs
September 24, 2013Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the ’80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling.
In “A Christmas Story,” Beverly tries to create a “Super Hanukkah” to go toe-to-toe with Christmas. You’ll find it as Episode 10 in Season 3.
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Frasier
September 16, 1993After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
In the episode “Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz,” a misunderstanding forces Frasier and his dad to pretend to be Jewish to impress a potential love interest and her mother. It’s Season 6, Episode 10.
