Movies Like Yossi & Jagger (2002)

Yossi & Jagger is a 2002 drama, romance, war film from Eytan Fox with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Yossi and Firebird.

Drama Romance War

Yossi

2012

The sequel to "Yossi and Jagger" finds character Yossi (Ohad Knoller) leading a sad existence after losing his partner Jagger on the battlefield. A chance encounter with a middle-aged woman linked to his past shakes up his otherwise staid routine and sends him on a spontaneous pilgrimage to Tel Aviv. It is on the roads of southern Israel that he reignites the fire of his former self.

6.8

MagicScore

Firebird

2021

At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.

7.3

MagicScore

Eismayer

2022

Vice Lieutenant Eismayer is the most feared trainer and model macho in the Austrian Military and lives as a gay man in secret. When he falls in love with a young, openly gay soldier, his world gets turned upside down.

6.9

MagicScore

Moffie

2020

A young man in 1981 South Africa must complete his brutal and racist two years of compulsory military service while desperately maintaining the secrecy of his homosexuality.

6.6

MagicScore

Tom of Finland

2017

Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of the homosexual and men around him even being pressured to marry women and have children. Touko finds refuge in his liberating art, specialising in homoerotic drawings of muscular men, free of inhibitions. His work – made famous by his signature ‘Tom of Finland’ – became the emblem of a generation of men and fanned the flames of a gay revolution.

6.6

MagicScore

The Inspection

2022

Ellis French is a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.

6.1

MagicScore

Just Friends?

2009

A sweet reunion turns heavy when Min-soo's fear forces him to hide his love with two words: "just friends."

5.9

MagicScore

Kanarie

2018

Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity through hardship, camaraderie, first love, and the liberating freedom of music, the true self can be discovered.

6.4

MagicScore

Antarctica

2008

Set in Tel Aviv, focuses on an interconnected group of friends and their various relationships. At the center is the adorably bookish Omer, about to turn 30, who still hasn't found himself, and his free-spirited best friend Miki, who both end up inadvertently dating the same handsome journalist, Ronen.

5.6

MagicScore

#10

Foxtrot

2017

A troubled family must face facts when tragedy strikes their son's desolate military post.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Private Popsicle

1982

The Lemon Popsicle boys - Bobby, Benji, and Huey - have been drafted into the army, but they're not quite ready to give up the freedom they've enjoyed for so long and submit to army discipline. They spend most of their time chasing women, trying to get out of doing any work and avoiding their no-nonsense sergeant.

5.8

MagicScore

#12

Walk on Water

2004

Eyal, an Israeli Mossad agent, is given the mission to track down and kill the very old Alfred Himmelman, an ex-Nazi officer, who might still be alive. Pretending to be a tourist guide, he befriends his grandson Axel, in Israel to visit his sister Pia. The two men set out on a tour of the country, during which Axel challenges Eyal's values.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2001

Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis

2011

Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church. He again joins the Phelps family on their controversial pickets where they try to antagonise communities with offensive slogans and anti-gay placards. But four years on from Louis's last visit, there are signs of disarray in the Phelps clan. A series of defections of family members has shaken up the church.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Paradise Now

2005

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

In Between

2016

The film captures the daily duality of three young Palestinian women in Tel Aviv, caught between hometown tradition and big city abandon, and the price they must pay for a lifestyle that seems obvious to many: the freedom to work, party, have sex, and choose.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

Burning Blue

2014

Two Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Alexander

2004

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.

6.0

MagicScore

#19

Breaker Morant

1980

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

In Harm's Way

1965

A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Yossi & Jagger?

The top films similar to Yossi & Jagger by MovieMagicScore are Yossi (6.8), Firebird (7.3), Eismayer (6.9). Each shares drama/romance/war themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Yossi & Jagger worth watching?

Yossi & Jagger holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 98 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Yossi & Jagger?

Yossi & Jagger (2002) is a drama, romance, war film directed by Eytan Fox, starring Ohad Knoller, Yehuda Levi, Assi Cohen.

Where can I find more recommendations like Yossi & Jagger?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Yossi & Jagger

This ranked list pairs Yossi & Jagger (2002), a drama and romance and war film from Eytan Fox, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Ohad Knoller take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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