Favorite Lebanese Films
by julientavitian | created - 09 Jun 2019 | updated - 01 Dec 2019 | Public- Genres
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1. Safar barlek (1966)
115 min | Musical, Drama
During the war in 1914, the Ottoman Empire forbade wheat to enter the lands of Lebanon in order to make the Lebanese people starve. In addition to that, the Ottoman Empire was taking men to... See full summary »
Director: Henry Barakat | Stars: Fairuz, Elie Choueiri, Berj Fazlian, Salwa Haddad
Votes: 200
2. When Maryam Spoke Out (2001)
98 min | Drama
Ziyad and Maryam are a happy young couple in Lebanon, yet after three years of marriage they remain childless. Due to intense family pressure, they try everything they can but eventually ... See full summary »
Director: Assad Fouladkar | Stars: Bernadette Hodeib, Talal Jurdi, Renée Dick, Umaya Lahoud
Votes: 102
3. Phantom Beirut (1998)
117 min | Drama
Late in the 1980s it seems like the Lebanese conflict will never end. Khalil returns to Beirut after many years. Ten years earlier, during a battle, he took advantage of the confusion and pretended he was dead.
Director: Ghassan Salhab | Stars: Aouni Kawas, Darina Al Joundi, Rabih Mroue, Carol Abboud
Votes: 68
4. Seule avec la guerre (2001)
58 min | Documentary
In Beirut, between 1975 and 1990, there was a civil war, everybody wanted to exterminate everybody.
Director: Danielle Arbid
Votes: 17
5. Little Wars (1982)
108 min | Drama, War
Lebanon, 1975. How Tahal, an affluent young man becomes a warlord ; how Soraya, the girl he leaves behind, tries to help him in abducting a businessman ; how Nabil, a press photographer ... See full summary »
Director: Maroun Bagdadi | Stars: Soraya Khoury, Nabil Ismaïl, Roger Hawa, Reda Khoury
Votes: 191
6. Stray Bullet (2010)
Not Rated | 75 min | Drama
Noha is about to get married. Her family is relieved to see her take advantage of this last chance before officially becoming a spinster just like her sister. Everything seems to be going ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Hachem | Stars: Dana Abed, Badih Bou Chakra, Takla Chamoun, Nadine Labaki
Votes: 411
7. Beirut the Encounter (1981)
125 min | Drama, War
Just after telephone communication is restored between the warring East and West sides of Beirut, two old college lovers, one Christian, the other Shiite, whose efforts to meet have ... See full summary »
Director: Borhane Alaouié | Stars: Haithem el Amine, Nadine Acoury, Najoua Haydar, Houcem Sabbah
Votes: 51
8. Whispers (1980)
92 min | Documentary
At every station, between sites filled with poetry and nostalgia for a bygone era, the poet's dashed dreams and idealized vision of her country coincide with the director's own.
Director: Maroun Bagdadi | Stars: Nabil Ismaïl, Marcel Khalife
Votes: 95
9. Civilisées (1999)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
In Beirut, during the civil war, part of the Lebanese fled to Europe, abandoning their large apartments, their majestic houses and their servants.
Director: Randa Chahal Sabag | Stars: Jalila Baccar, Tamim Chahal, Myrna Maakaron, Carmen Lebbos
Votes: 123
10. Caramel (2007)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A romantic comedy centered on the daily lives of five Lebanese women living in Beirut.
Director: Nadine Labaki | Stars: Nadine Labaki, Joanna Moukarzel, Gisèle Aouad, Yasmine Al Massri
Votes: 14,599 | Gross: $1.06M
11. West Beirut (1998)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark: ... See full summary »
Director: Ziad Doueiri | Stars: Rami Doueiri, Naamar Sahli, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Amin
Votes: 4,859 | Gross: $0.34M
12. In the Battlefields (2004)
88 min | Drama, War
Lina, a young girl in war-torn Beirut, finds an ally and friend in Sihan, her domineering aunt's maid. Sihan shows Lina what her life could be like, but tests the girl's limits when she asks her to help plot her escape from the city.
Director: Danielle Arbid | Stars: Marianne Feghali, Rawia Elchab, Laudi Arbid, Aouni Kawas
Votes: 224
13. Je veux voir (2008)
75 min | Drama
July 2006. Another war breaks out in Lebanon. The directors decide to follow a movie star, Catherine Deneuve and a friend, actor and artist Rabih Mroue;, on the roads of South Lebanon. ... See full summary »
Directors: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Brigitte Curmi, Joseph Silva, Joana Hadjithomas
Votes: 318
14. Terra incognita (2002)
119 min | Comedy, Drama
In Beirut, the destinies of several thirtysomethings (an architect, a tour guide, a mystic, a radio operator, and an exile returned home) collide.
Director: Ghassan Salhab | Stars: Carol Abboud, Abla Khoury, Walid Sadek, Rabih Mroue
Votes: 91
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