Arabic Movies
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1. Zozo (2005)
105 min | Drama, Family, War
A Lebanese boy gets separated from his family during the civil war and ends up in Sweden.
Director: Josef Fares | Stars: Imad Creidi, Antoinette Turk, Elias Gergi, Carmen Lebbos
Votes: 3,377
2. Captain Abu Raed (2007)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama
When an old airport janitor finds a captain's hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the lives of children in his poor neighborhood. He weaves imaginary stories of his world adventures to offer hope in the face of their harsh reality.
Director: Amin Matalqa | Stars: Nadim Sawalha, Rana Sultan, Hussein Al-Sous, Odai Qedese
Votes: 1,754
3. Thirst (2004)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama
A family of five, their two goats and donkey live in the middle of nowhere far from their village home. They earn meager living by producing & selling charcoal, made from the surrounding ... See full summary »
Director: Tawfik Abu Wael | Stars: Hussein Yassin Mahajne, Amal Bweerat, Ruba Blal, Jamila Abu Hussein
Votes: 331
4. Wadjda (2012)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour | Stars: Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah, Abdullrahman Al Gohani, Ahd
Votes: 21,480 | Gross: $1.35M
5. Incendies (2010)
R | 131 min | Drama, Mystery, War
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Mustafa Kamel
Votes: 200,467 | Gross: $6.86M
6. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, War
In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Samia Kerbash
Votes: 65,693 | Gross: $0.06M
7. Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (1990)
Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Comedy
Noura struggles to reconcile two worlds, Muslim women and men, while also dealing with his own sexuality.
Director: Férid Boughedir | Stars: Selim Boughedir, Mustapha Adouani, Rabiah Ben-Abdullah, Mohamed Driss
Votes: 2,070
8. Making Of (2006)
120 min | Crime, Drama
A Tunisian breakdancer falls in with fundamentalists with designs to turn the young man into a suicide bomber.
Director: Nouri Bouzid | Stars: Lotfi Abdelli, Afef Ben Mahmoud, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Helmi Dridi
Votes: 173
9. Asmaa (2011)
96 min | Drama
A woman who suffers from AIDS decides not to surrender to the fatal disease. She exerts huge efforts in trying to recover or by helping those who suffer the same disease by giving them glimmers of hope.
Director: Amr Salama | Stars: Hind Sabri, Maged El-Kidwani, Hany Adel, Dana Abed
Votes: 4,832
10. Ahlam el-madina (1984)
120 min | Biography, Drama
A widow called Hayat is forced to move with her two children (Deeb) and (Omar) to reside with her father in Damascus, Deeb is forced to work during his studies so that the mother does not have to need anything from her father.
Director: Mohamed Malas | Stars: Yasmine Khlat, Rafik Sbiee, Bassel Abiad, Waha Al-Raheb
Votes: 121
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: 4,860 | Gross: $0.34M
12. Mascarades (2008)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy
Mounir Mekbek lives with his family in a small village in the heart of the Algerian countryside. Very proud and sure of himself, he has only one dream- to finally be appreciated by his ... See full summary »
Director: Lyès Salem | Stars: Lyès Salem, Sarah Reguieg, Rym Takoucht, Merouane Zmirli
Votes: 421
13. Al-mohager (1994)
129 min | Drama
Ram leaves the nomadic life and embarks on a quest for knowledge in a pharaonic Egypt mired in political intrigue. Based on a biblical story.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Youssra, Khaled Nabawy, Mahmoud Hemida, Michel Piccoli
Votes: 1,134
14. Miral (2010)
R | 112 min | Drama, History
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.
Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Willem Dafoe, Asma Al Shiukhy
Votes: 3,586 | Gross: $0.37M
15. Bab el shams (2004)
278 min | Romance, Drama, War
In the beginning was Palestine, and the story of Younes (Orwa Nyrabia) began, known as Abou Salem, known as the Man, said to be the father of Ibrahim, fighting the English from the age of ... See full synopsis »
Director: Yousry Nasrallah | Stars: Rim Turki, Orwa Nyrabia, Basel Khayyat, Hala Omran
Votes: 403
16. The Other (1999)
105 min | Drama, Romance
Egyptian director Youssef Chahine exposes the links between power and fanaticism and denounces intolerance in this bitter portrait of the Egyptian business world, where unconditional drive ... See full summary »
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Hanan Turk, Hani Salama, Nabila Ebeid, Mahmoud Hemida
Votes: 1,083
17. The Source (2011)
135 min | Comedy, Drama
A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favors if their men refuse to fetch water from a remote well.
Director: Radu Mihaileanu | Stars: Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass, Saleh Bakri
Votes: 4,170
18. Cairo 678 (2010)
100 min | Drama
Unfolds the poignant story of three women and their search for justice from the daily plight of sexual harassment in Egypt.
Director: Mohamed Diab | Stars: Nilli Karim, Bushra, Maged El-Kidwani, Basem Samrah
Votes: 4,796
19. Hassan wa Morcus (2008)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
When the lives of Mahmoud, a Muslim Sheikh (Omar Sharif) and Boulos, a Christian Priest (Adel Imam) are threatened by religious extremists on both sides, the Egyptian government inducts ... See full summary »
Director: Rami Imam | Stars: Adel Emam, Omar Sharif, Lebleba, Mohamed Emam
Votes: 3,480
20. Destiny (1997)
135 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgments are ... See full summary »
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Nour El-Sherif, Layla Olwi, Mahmoud Hemida, Safia El Emari
Votes: 3,201
21. El-sefara fi El-Omara (2005)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
After 25 years working overseas. Sherif Khairy, Adel Emam, returns home to find out that the Israeli Embassy in Egypt took over the building he used to live in.
Director: Amr Arafa | Stars: Adel Emam, Dalia El Behairy, Ahmed Rateb, Lotfy Labib
Votes: 3,019
22. Ajami (2009)
Not Rated | 124 min | Crime, Drama
Ajami is the religiously mixed community of Muslims and Christians in Tel Aviv. These are five stories about the everyday life in Ajami.
Directors: Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani | Stars: Fouad Habash, Nisrin Siksik, Elias Saba, Youssef Sahwani
Votes: 6,532 | Gross: $0.62M
23. The Kite (2003)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
A young 15 year old girl, Lamia, lives in a southern Lebanese village on the border with Israel. She is given in marriage to her cousin on the other side of the border. As Lamia crosses the... See full summary »
Director: Randa Chahal Sabag | Stars: Flavia Bechara, Maher Bsaibes, Randa Asmar, Renée Dick
Votes: 788
24. 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: 14,608 | Gross: $1.06M
25. The Yacoubian Building (2006)
165 min | Drama
Meditations on corruption, fundamentalism, prostitution, homosexuality, and drugs in central Cairo.
Director: Marwan Hamed | Stars: Adel Emam, Nour El-Sherif, Youssra, Essad Youniss
Votes: 7,243
26. Lemon Tree (2008)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, War
The story of a Palestinian widow who must defend her lemontree field when a new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to her and threatens to have her lemon grove torn down.
Director: Eran Riklis | Stars: Hiam Abbass, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Ali Suliman, Doron Tavory
Votes: 6,883 | Gross: $0.57M
27. Paradise Now (2005)
PG-13 | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
Director: Hany Abu-Assad | Stars: Kais Nashif, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal, Hamza Abu-Aiaash
Votes: 24,078 | Gross: $1.45M
28. A Summer in La Goulette (1996)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Summer, 1967. La Goulette, the touristic beach of Tunisia, is the site where three nice seventeen-year-old girls live: Gigi, Sicilian and Catholic; Meriem, Tunisian and Arab; Tina, French ... See full summary »
Director: Férid Boughedir | Stars: Sonia Mankaï, Ava Cohen-Jonathan, Sarah Pariente, Mustapha Adouani
Votes: 853
29. Divine Intervention (2002)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance, War
Separated by a checkpoint, Palestinian lovers from Jerusalem and Ramallah arrange clandestine meetings.
Director: Elia Suleiman | Stars: Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader, George Ibrahim, Amer Daher
Votes: 3,945 | Gross: $0.39M
30. Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul (2005)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
The story of a blind dervish Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar, together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years.
Director: Nacer Khemir | Stars: Parviz Shahinkhou, Maryam Hamid, Golshifteh Farahani, Mohamed Grayaâ
Votes: 3,759
31. Syrian Bride (2004)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the... See full summary »
Director: Eran Riklis | Stars: Hiam Abbass, Makram Khoury, Clara Khoury, Ashraf Barhom
Votes: 3,479 | Gross: $0.38M
32. The Time That Remains (2009)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, History
An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day.
Director: Elia Suleiman | Stars: Menashe Noy, Elia Suleiman, Baher Agbariya, Zidane Awad
Votes: 2,740 | Gross: $0.02M
33. Under the Bombs (2007)
TV-14 | 98 min | Drama, Romance, War
In the wake of Israel's 2006 bombardment of Lebanon, a determined woman finds her way into the country convincing a taxi cab driver to take a risky journey around the scarred region in search of her sister and her son.
Director: Philippe Aractingi | Stars: Nada Abou Farhat, Georges Khabbaz, Rawia Elchab, Bshara Atallah
Votes: 1,770
34. Salt of This Sea (2008)
Unrated | 109 min | Drama, Romance
A romantic drama about a working-class woman and her experiences traveling back home.
Director: Annemarie Jacir | Stars: Suheir Hammad, Saleh Bakri, Riyad Ideis, Dana Drigov
Votes: 1,463 | Gross: $0.01M
35. When I Saw You (2012)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
1967. The world is alive with change: brimming with reawakened energy, new styles, music and an infectious sense of hope. In Jordan, a different kind of change is underway as tens of ... See full summary »
Director: Annemarie Jacir | Stars: Mahmoud Asfa, Ruba Blal, Saleh Bakri, Anas Algaralleh
Votes: 871
36. Amreeka (2009)
PG-13 | 96 min | Drama
A drama centered on the trials and tribulations of a proud Palestinian Christian immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Indiana.
Director: Cherien Dabis | Stars: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat
Votes: 3,686 | Gross: $0.62M
37. Satin Rouge (2002)
100 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
After the death of her husband, Lilia's life revolves solely around her teenage daughter, Salma. Whilst looking for Salma late one night, Lilia stumbles upon a belly dance cabaret and ... See full summary »
Director: Raja Amari | Stars: Hiam Abbass, Hend El Fahem, Maher Kamoun, Monia Hichri
Votes: 886 | Gross: $0.23M
38. Nadia et Sarra (2004)
90 min | Drama
Director: Moufida Tlatli | Stars: Hiam Abbass, Dorra Zarrouk, Hichem Rostom, Nejia Ouerghi
Votes: 62
39. Buried Secrets (2009)
91 min | Drama
A teenager unwittingly reveals a terrible family secret to the new neighbors.
Director: Raja Amari | Stars: Hafsia Herzi, Sondos Belhassen, Wassila Dari, Rim El Benna
Votes: 214
40. The Message (1976)
PG | 207 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
The story of prophet "Muhammad" and the delivery of the message of God "Allah."
Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Abdallah Gheith, Mona Wassef, Hamdy Gheith, Ali Achmed Taram
Votes: 10,595
41. Lion of the Desert (1980)
PG | 173 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.
Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger, Irene Papas
Votes: 17,382 | Gross: $3.27M
42. Excuse My French (2014)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
A Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.
Directors: Amr Salama, Rami Gheit | Stars: Ahmad Dash, Ahmed Helmy, Kinda Alloush, Hany Adel
Votes: 4,980
43. La Télé Arrive (2006)
95 min | Comedy
The small south Tunisian village of Al-Malga (literally "The Shelter") is spurred into action when a series of phone calls from the capital announce the impending visit of a prestigious ... See full summary »
Director: Moncef Dhouib | Stars: Ammar Bouthelja, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Ali Abdelwahab, Raoof Ben-Umar
Votes: 33
44. The Wedding Song (2008)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, History, War
The Nazi occupation of Tunisia strains the bonds of friendship between a Muslim woman and a Sephardic Jewish woman who are both preparing for their marriages.
Director: Karin Albou | Stars: Lizzie Brocheré, Olympe Borval, Najib Oudghiri, Simon Abkarian
Votes: 856 | Gross: $0.03M
45. Printemps Tunisien (2014 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
This is the story of three boys and one girl who survive in an unequal society. Their destiny crosses that of the Tunisian revolution
Director: Raja Amari | Stars: Bilel Briki, Anissa Daoud, Bahram Aloui, Hichem Yacoubi
Votes: 52
46. Genainat el-Asmak (2008)
111 min | Drama, Romance
A 48-hour journey into modern Cairo following the parallel lives of Youssef and Leila.
Director: Yousry Nasrallah | Stars: Hind Sabri, Amr Waked, Gamil Ratib, Samah Anwar
Votes: 389
47. Bezness (1992)
100 min | Drama
Roufa, a young prostitute (Bezness) befriends a French photographer sent to do an expose.
Director: Nouri Bouzid | Stars: Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix, Jacques Penot, Manfred Andrae
Votes: 139
48. Escaping Tel Aviv (2009)
119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An Egyptian woman discovers that her husband is in fact a Jewish Mossad agent working for Israel. He takes her and their two children to Israel by force and tries to convince her to live ... See full summary »
Director: Sherif Arafa | Stars: Sherif Mounir, Karim Abdel Aziz, Mona Zaki, Kinda Alloush
Votes: 6,196
49. Omar (2013)
Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young Palestinian freedom fighter agrees to work as an informant after he's tricked into an admission of guilt by association in the wake of an Israeli soldier's killing.
Director: Hany Abu-Assad | Stars: Adam Bakri, Leem Lubany, Eyad Hourani, Samer Bisharat
Votes: 15,495 | Gross: $0.36M
50. Two Girls from Egypt (2010)
125 min | Drama
Two virgin women in a society where marriage is part of the female identity
Director: Mohamed Amin | Stars: Zeina, Saba Mubarak, Eyad Nassar, Ahmad Wafiq
Votes: 689
51. The Terrorism and the Kebab (1992)
105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A family man frustrated by bureaucracies of Egyptian public system as well as difficulties of life finds himself inadvertently accused of terrorism.
Directors: Sherif Arafa, Sherif Arafa, Yehia Hassanein, Mohamed Yasine | Stars: Adel Emam, Youssra, Kamal El-Shinnawi, Ahmed Rateb
Votes: 3,295
52. Dokkan Shehata (2009)
137 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dokan shehata is a movie about the good and bad in life, And how life will be when there are jealousy and hatred between brothers.
Director: Khaled Youssef | Stars: Amr Saad, Haifa Wehbe, Ghada Abdel Razek, Mahmoud Hemida
Votes: 783
53. Alzheimer's (2010)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
When a wealthy businessman learns he has Alzheimer's disease, his sons, hungry for his fortune, file a crooked lawsuit to become his guardians.
Director: Amr Arafa | Stars: Adel Emam, Nilli Karim, Ahmad Rizq, Fathi Abdulwahhab
Votes: 2,977
54. Lebanon (2009)
R | 93 min | Drama, War
During the First Lebanon War in 1982, a lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town.
Director: Samuel Maoz | Stars: Yoav Donat, Itay Tiran, Oshri Cohen, Michael Moshonov
Votes: 11,968 | Gross: $0.37M
55. The Blue Elephant (2014)
Not Rated | 170 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
While trying to help an inmate at the mental hospital, a psychotherapist unravels mysteries he never thought existed.
Director: Marwan Hamed | Stars: Karim Abdel Aziz, Khaled El-Sawi, Nilli Karim, Mohamed Mamdouh
Votes: 29,836
56. La boîte magique (2002)
94 min | Drama
Tunisia today - Raouf, a well known filmmaker, is deeply unhappy about his disintegrating relationship with his French wife. She rejects the confinement in which she feels she's been ... See full summary »
Director: Ridha Behi | Stars: Marianne Basler, Abdellatif Kechiche, Hichem Rostom, Lotfi Bouchnak
Votes: 63
57. Hedi (2016)
88 min | Drama, Romance
Hedi, a young man with great dreams, is struggling his way through social conventions in Tunisia. While his mother tries to decide his life for him, Hedi meets Rim and suddenly he discovers that his world goes beyond and above conventions.
Director: Mohamed Ben Attia | Stars: Majd Mastoura, Rym Ben Messaoud, Sabah Bouzouita, Hakim Boumsaoudi
Votes: 1,327
58. VHS - Kahloucha (2006)
80 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentarian Nejib Belkadhi trails amateur Tunisian filmmaker Moncef Kahloucha as he makes his latest feature, Tarzan of the Arabs.
Director: Néjib Belkadhi | Star: Moncef Kahloucha
Votes: 145
59. In the Last Days of the City (2016)
118 min | Drama
A documentary filmmaker in Cairo is having difficulty finishing his film, so his friends send him footage from the cities they live in: Baghdad, Beirut, and Berlin.
Director: Tamer El Said | Stars: Khalid Abdalla, Laila Samy, Hanan Youssef, Mariam Saleh Saad
Votes: 595
60. The Street Player (1983)
148 min | Drama, Sport
The life of a football player named Fares who goes through a lot of problems due to his lack of self-discipline with his divorced wife, job, sexual desires and football.
Director: Mohamed Khan | Stars: Adel Emam, Fardous Abdel Hamid, Nagah El-Mogui, Abdallah Farghaly
Votes: 1,651
61. One-Zero (2009)
105 min | Drama
8 characters in one day, one city, one football match, one goal, Egypt wins one-Zero, everyone happy.. is it all real happiness? or is it just a release of repressed exploding emotions of ... See full summary »
Director: Kamlah Abu-Zikri | Stars: Ilham Shaheen, Kal Naga, Nilli Karim, Ahmad El-Fishawi
Votes: 603
62. The Attack (2012)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An Palestinian surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.
Director: Ziad Doueiri | Stars: Ali Suliman, Reymonde Amsallem, Evgenia Dodina, Dvir Benedek
Votes: 4,556 | Gross: $1.71M
63. Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2000)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Crime
A group of children living on the street leave their gang, prompting retribution from the gang's leader. After one of the children dies, the rest try to come up with the resources to give their friend a proper burial.
Director: Nabil Ayouch | Stars: Mounïm Kbab, Mustapha Hansali, Hicham Moussoune, Abdelhak Zhayra
Votes: 2,939
64. Hepta: The Last Lecture (2016)
112 min | Drama, Romance
Dr. Shukri Mokhtar is a renowned social psychology specialist, best known for his ability to answer the simplest questions. He decides to give one last lecture on the very simple question: "How do we love?"
Director: Hadi El Bagoury | Stars: Amr Youssef, Ahmed Malek, Ahmed Dawood, Maged El-Kidwani
Votes: 3,204
65. Before the Summer Crowds (2015)
90 min | Drama
Set in a seaside resort, the film tracks a group of people who meet each other by the beginning of summer season.
Directors: Mohamed Khan, Abdelrahman Yasser | Stars: Maged El-Kidwani, Shiha Hana, Ahmed Dawood, Hany El Metennawy
Votes: 626
66. Cairo Station (1958)
Not Rated | 77 min | Crime, Drama
A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Hind Rustum, Youssef Chahine, Hassan el Baroudi
Votes: 5,355
67. Bittersweet (2010)
130 min | Comedy, Drama
A 30-year-old Egyptian goes back to Egypt after living in America for 20 years, but he has a hard time coping with the difference, especially after he loses his identity and all his money and becomes stuck in Egypt.
Director: Khaled Marei | Stars: Ahmed Helmy, Edward, Aimi Samir Ghanem, Lotfy Labib
Votes: 7,838
68. Tunisians Stories (2012)
110 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Different stories of Tunisians people that lives in a society bubbling of pride , lust, desire , misery and anger.
Director: Nada Mezni Hafaiedh | Stars: Taoufik Ayeb, Yasmine Azaiez, Nejib Belhassen, Aïcha Ben Ahmed
Votes: 28
69. The High (1985)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
As ethics is degraded in the Egyptian society; a chemist deceive his punk brother with a nonnarcotic drug that he created to prove that it's all delusional. So the punk tries to convince him to produce the substance for a greedy drug lord.
Director: Ali Abdel-Khalek | Stars: Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Noura, Yehia El-Fakharany, Zeinab Abdo
Votes: 2,476
70. Kit Kat (1991)
129 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sheikh Hosny is a blind man who lives with his old mother and his frustrated son in the Kit Kat neighborhood. His son Youssef dreams of going to Europe to find work, and has a relationship ... See full summary »
Director: Daoud Abdel Sayed | Stars: Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Sherif Mounir, Aida Riyad, Nagah El-Mogui
Votes: 2,692
71. Hidden Beauties (2012)
105 min | Drama
Two young Tunisian women strive for the same emancipation enjoyed by men.
Director: Nouri Bouzid | Stars: Souhir Ben Amara, Nour Meziou, Lotfi Abdelli, Abdelaziz Meherzi
Votes: 41
72. Wedding in Galilee (1987)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
A Palestinian seeks Israeli permission to waive curfew to give his son a fine wedding. The military governor's condition is that he and his officers attend. The groom berates his father for... See full summary »
Director: Michel Khleifi | Stars: Mohamad Ali El Akili, Bushra Karaman, Makram Khoury, Yussuf Abu-Warda
Votes: 524
73. Theeb (2014)
Not Rated | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination.
Director: Naji Abu Nowar | Stars: Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, Hussein Salameh Al-Sweilhiyeen, Hassan Mutlag Al-Maraiyeh, Jack Fox
Votes: 11,518 | Gross: $0.28M
74. The Silences of the Palace (1994)
116 min | Drama
As she grows up, Alia (the daughter of housemaid Khedija) learns the secrets of the peaceful palace where she and her mother live.
Director: Moufida Tlatli | Stars: Hind Sabri, Ghalya Lacroix, Nejia Ouerghi, Amel Hedhili
Votes: 1,109
75. Wanderers of the Desert (1984)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A teacher is assigned to a remote desert village that is obsessed with a mysterious buried treasure and whose children are cursed to wander the desert.
Director: Nacer Khemir | Stars: Nacer Khemir, Soufiane Makni, Noureddine Kasbaoui, Sonia Ichti
Votes: 675
76. The Dove's Lost Necklace (1991)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
This second feature in Nacer Khemir's "Desert Trilogy". The story revolves around Hassan, who is studying Arabic calligraphy from a grand master. Coming across a fragment of manuscript, ... See full summary »
Director: Nacer Khemir | Stars: Navin Chowdhry, Walid Arakji, Ninar Esber, Sonia Hochlaff
Votes: 542
77. The Flower of Aleppo (2016)
94 min | Action, Drama, War
A mother refuses to surrender to the statues quo of the new reality of the Arab world and travels into the heart of darkness of ISIS to bring back her recruited son home.
Director: Ridha Behi | Stars: Hind Sabri, Hichem Rostom, Badis Behi, Ahmed Hafiene
Votes: 237
78. Eyes of a Thief (2014)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
A father with a dangerous secret searches for his daughter.
Director: Najwa Najjar | Stars: Kal Naga, Souad Massi, Suhail Haddad, Malak Ermileh
Votes: 507
79. You Fly (2009)
116 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A nerdy vet gets help from a genie to catch the attention of the woman he loves.
Director: Ahmed El Gendy | Stars: Ahmed Mekky, Donia Samir Ghanem, Maged El-Kidwani, Hesham Ismail
Votes: 4,221
80. Foreign Body (2016)
92 min | Drama
After a young Tunisian woman informs on her radical Islamist brother, she arrives illegally in France, finding danger as well as hope.
Director: Raja Amari | Stars: Hiam Abbass, Sarra Hannachi, Salim Kechiouche, Marc Brunet
Votes: 246
81. 30 Years Ago (2016)
145 min | Drama, Thriller
He (Sherif Mounir) returns from Europe after inheriting from his former boss, bringing the curse that killed his boss' family to his family's doorstep.
Director: Amr Arafa | Stars: Ahmed El Sakka, Mohamed Ibrahim, Mona Zaki, Sherif Mounir
Votes: 2,257
82. Late December (2010)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Aicha lives in a remote Tunisian mountain top village and dreams of a better life. After promising her the world, her boyfriend disappears and leaves her in a state of confusion and despair... See full summary »
Director: Moez Kamoun | Stars: Hend El Fahem, Lotfi Bondka, Lotfi Abdelli, Sonia Ben Belgacem
Votes: 34
83. Cairo 30 (1966)
132 min | Drama, Romance
Mahgoub Abdel Dayem a young nihilistic college student, having his father crippled with no other source of income, he finds himself in an urgent need of a job after graduation to support ... See full summary »
Director: Salah Abouseif | Stars: Suad Husni, Ahmad Mazhar, Hamdy Ahmed, Ahmed Tawfik
Votes: 658
84. Bedwin Hacker (2003)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
From a remote mountain village in Tunisia, Kalt, a female hacker hijacks the airwaves in Northern Africa and France to broadcast political messages. When Julia, a French Intelligence ... See full summary »
Director: Nadia El Fani | Stars: Sonia Hamza, Muriel Solvay, Tomer Sisley, Nadia Saiji
Votes: 87
85. The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)
Unrated | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A maid witnesses a murder at an upscale hotel and a policeman is assigned to the case, but it soon becomes clear that important people don't want the case solved.
Director: Tarik Saleh | Stars: Fares Fares, Mari Malek, Yasser Ali Maher, Ahmed Selim
Votes: 9,280 | Gross: $0.08M
86. Sand Storm (2016)
87 min | Drama
When their entire lives shatter, two Bedouin women struggle to change the unchangeable rules, each in her own individual way.
Director: Elite Zexer | Stars: Lamis Ammar, Ruba Blal, Hitham Omari, Khadija Al Akel
Votes: 3,977 | Gross: $0.08M
87. Bab El Oued City (1994)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows the conflict between a young Algerian man and the local Islamic fundamentalists.
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Nadia Kaci, Mohamed Ourdache, Hassan Abidou, Mabrouk Ait Amara
Votes: 221
88. 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
89. Jahilya (2018)
94 min | Drama
A tragicomic story of several characters caught in a historic event,the cancellation of the sheep Aid in 1996.
Director: Hicham Lasri | Stars: Moustapha Haouari, Salma Eddlimi, Hasan Badidah, Rami Fijjaj
Votes: 41
90. La route du Nord (2008)
Not Rated | 25 min | Short
Karim, mid fourties, lives in France since his early teenage years. For the first time in many years he returns to Lebanon to transfer his father remains, who died during the war, from Beirut to his home village.
Director: Carlos Chahine | Stars: Fadi Abi Samra, Carlos Chahine, Lara Chekerdjian, Camille Figuereo
Votes: 15
91. Tickling Giants (2016)
TV-14 | 111 min | Documentary
While the Egyptian revolution of 2011 is underway, surgeon turned comedian Bassem Youssef airs a television show that makes him popular to his countrymen but disliked by the government.
Director: Sara Taksler | Stars: Bassem Youssef, Jon Stewart, Shadi Alfons, Injy Abou El So'oud
Votes: 1,687 | Gross: $0.04M
92. El-Asliyyin (2017)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Samir is the head of a small family and a bank employee and stable in his work, but separated after the decision to reduce the employment and then surprise that his bank balance zero and ... See full summary »
Director: Marwan Hamed | Stars: Maged El-Kidwani, Menna Shalabi, Khaled El-Sawi, Kinda Alloush
Votes: 3,036
93. Sweet Smell of Spring (2016)
90 min | Comedy
Once upon a time (in 2010 - to be more exact), there was a naive young man called Zizou, who came to a magic city (Tunis, to be more precise) where, on a popular souk and after some ... See full summary »
Director: Férid Boughedir | Stars: Zied Ayadi, Sarra Hannachi, Fatma Ben Saïdane, Zied Touati
Votes: 104
94. Solitaire (I) (2016)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Therese, the mayor's wife in a Lebanese village, joyfully prepares for an overnight visit of her daughter's suitor and his parents. She excitedly shares the happy news of the engagement ... See full summary »
Director: Sophie Boutros | Stars: Julia Kassar, Ali El Khalil, Bassam Kousa, Nadine Khoury
Votes: 542
95. Junction 48 (2016)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Set against a backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian rapper Kareem and his singer girlfriend Manar struggle, love and make music in their crime-ridden ghetto and Tel Aviv's hip-hop club scene.
Director: Udi Aloni | Stars: Tamer Nafar, Samar Qupty, Salwa Nakkara, Said Dasuki
Votes: 738 | Gross: $0.01M
96. Yomeddine (2018)
Not Rated | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A Coptic leper and his orphaned apprentice leave the confines of the leper colony for the first time and embark on a journey across Egypt to search for what is left of their families.
Director: Abu Bakr Shawky | Stars: Rady Gamal, Ahmed Abdelhafiz, Osama Abdallah, Adel Abdulsalam
Votes: 1,889 | Gross: $0.01M
97. Heaven Without People (2017)
91 min | Drama
As all the children and their spouses gathers for Easter's dinner, conversation flows. When something bad happens, everyone is on edge, especially Josephine, and Serge who wants to uncover the truth!
Director: Lucien Bourjeily | Stars: Laeticia Semaan, Nadim Abou Samra, Samira Sarkis, Etafar Aweke
Votes: 1,369
98. Feathers (2021)
112 min | Comedy, Drama
A family is forced into a period of self-discovery after its authoritarian patriarch is accidentally turned into a chicken by a magician during a children's birthday party
Director: Omar El Zohairy | Stars: Demyana Nassar, Samy Bassiouny, Fady Mina Fawzy, Abo Sefen Nabil Wesa
Votes: 1,453
99. The Swimmers (2022)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use.
Director: Sally El Hosaini | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, James Krishna Floyd, Alfredo Tavares
Votes: 36,135
100. Souad (2021)
96 min | Drama
The film revolves around the relationship of two teenage sisters in one of Egypt's Nile Delta cities, one of them holds a secret life in the virtual world.
Director: Ayten Amin | Stars: Bassant Ahmed, Basmala Elghaiesh, Hussein Ghanem, Hagar Mahmoud
Votes: 660
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