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1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Approved | 218 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.

Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins

Votes: 315,190 | Gross: $44.82M

2. The Spy (2019)

TV-MA | 53 min | Biography, Drama, History

Based on the life of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.

Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Noah Emmerich, Hadar Ratzon Rotem, Alexander Siddig

Votes: 49,475

3. Paradise (1982)

R | 100 min | Adventure, Romance

After their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David and Sarah flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the appetite of the Jackal.

Director: Stuart Gillard | Stars: Willie Aames, Phoebe Cates, Tuvia Tavi, Richard Curnock

Votes: 2,936 | Gross: $5.59M

4. 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, Alfredo Tavares, Manal Issa

Votes: 36,318

5. Hidalgo (2004)

PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Zuleikha Robinson, Louise Lombard

Votes: 85,663 | Gross: $67.29M

6. Liaison (2023)

TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Thriller

A high-stakes, contemporary thriller exploring how the mistakes of our past have the potential to destroy our future.

Stars: Vincent Cassel, Eva Green, Peter Mullan, Gérard Lanvin

Votes: 5,773

7. Queen of the Desert (2015)

PG-13 | 128 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Robert Pattinson, Damian Lewis

Votes: 12,609

8. Carlos (2010)

Not Rated | 111 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the 1975 OPEC meeting.

Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Fadi Abi Samra, Karam Ghossein

Votes: 14,436 | Gross: $0.15M

9. Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2008–2009)

282 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A globetrotting archaeologist discovers danger and intrigue while searching for an elusive treasure of the ancient Kingdom of Ugarit.

Stars: Ivan Sergei, Joanne Kelly, Thure Riefenstein, Susan Ward

Votes: 1,594

10. Assassin's Creed (2007 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A man enters a machine called the Animus that lets him relive the memories of his ancestor, a 12th century assassin named Altair.

Stars: Kristen Bell, Philip Shahbaz, Nolan North, Phil Proctor

Votes: 20,379

11. Cairo Time (2009)

PG | 90 min | Drama, Romance

A romantic drama about a brief, unexpected love affair that catches two people completely off-guard.

Director: Ruba Nadda | Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya, Amina Annabi

Votes: 6,838 | Gross: $1.60M

12. HyperNormalisation (2016)

166 min | Documentary

Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening.

Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Victor Gotbaum

Votes: 7,397

13. Damascus Cover (2017)

R | 93 min | Mystery, Thriller

A spy navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in Syria.

Director: Daniel Zelik Berk | Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby, Jürgen Prochnow, Igal Naor

Votes: 3,309

14. An Acceptable Loss (2018)

R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller

Libby teaches at a university but 4 years ago she was top aide to VP Rachel and was part of a total victory action. Rachel is now US president and worried about Libby keeping quiet. Libby also has a student spying on her.

Director: Joe Chappelle | Stars: Tika Sumpter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Tavassoli, Deanna Dunagan

Votes: 1,616 | Gross: $0.03M

15. Nezouh (2022)

104 min | Drama, War

Even as bombs fall on Damascus, Mutaz refuses to flee to the uncertain life of a refugee. His wife, Hala, and daughter, Zeina, must make the choice whether to stay or leave.

Director: Soudade Kaadan | Stars: Hala Zein, Kinda Alloush, Samer al Masri, Nizar Alani

Votes: 217

16. The Silver Chalice (1954)

Approved | 142 min | Drama, Romance

A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver, and sculpt around its rim, the faces of the disciples and Jesus. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to ... See full summary »

Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, Paul Newman

Votes: 1,813

17. My Favorite Fabric (2018)

96 min | Drama

Upon the Arabic Spring a young woman rents a room in the neighbor's brothel where she can dream about her sexual desires and identity.

Director: Gaya Jiji | Stars: Manal Issa, Thuraya Baghdadi, Ula Tabari, Mariah Tannoury

Votes: 585

18. Sirocco (1951)

Passed | 98 min | Action, Drama, Film-Noir

A cynical American expatriate gets involved in smuggling and gun-running for the rebels during the 1925 Syrian insurgency against French occupation.

Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Lee J. Cobb, Märta Torén, Everett Sloane

Votes: 2,682

19. The Prodigal (1955)

Approved | 112 min | Drama, Mystery

A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Lana Turner, Edmund Purdom, Louis Calhern, Audrey Dalton

Votes: 747

20. Judith (1966)

Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, War

A beautiful woman who survived a concentration camp goes to Israel in 1948 to track down her Nazi husband who had betrayed her.

Director: Daniel Mann | Stars: Sophia Loren, Peter Finch, Jack Hawkins, Hans Verner

Votes: 461

21. Max & Leon (2016)

98 min | Adventure, Comedy, War

Max and Léon's adventures, two childhood friends idle and party-goer, who are trying to escape the Second World War.

Director: Jonathan Barré | Stars: David Marsais, Grégoire Ludig, Alice Vial, Saskia de Melo Dillais

Votes: 2,670

22. The Day I Lost My Shadow (2018)

94 min | Drama

In Syria in 2012 a mother ventures into a war zone to find a gas cylinder so she can prepare a meal for her son. She discovers that in the besieged area the people there have lost their shadows.

Director: Soudade Kaadan | Stars: Reham Alkassar, Sawsan Arshid, Yara Ibrahim, Samer Ismail

Votes: 324

23. Damascus Under Fire (2018)

113 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Two Iranian pilots are in a special mission to save the people of a small Syrian city who are surrounded by the terrorists. But they have to face many challenges before manage to accomplish their mission.

Director: Ebrahim Hatamikia | Stars: Babak Hamidian, Hadi Hejazifar, Pierre Dagher, Layth Al-Mufti

Votes: 2,755

24. The Great Journey (2004)

Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Romance

Reda, a young French-Moroccan guy and his old father drive from the south of France to Mecca in order for the father to do his pilgrimage. At first distant, they gradually learn to know each other.

Director: Ismaël Ferroukhi | Stars: Nicolas Cazalé, Mohamed Majd, Jacky Nercessian, Ghina Ognianova

Votes: 2,573

25. The Democratic Terrorist (1992)

Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Thriller

Swedish secret agent infiltrate a German terrorist group.

Director: Pelle Berglund | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Katja Flint, Burkhard Driest, Ulrich Tukur

Votes: 1,244

26. Cries from Syria (2017)

TV-MA | 111 min | Documentary, Drama, War

CRIES FROM SYRIA is a searing, comprehensive account of a brutal five-year conflict from the inside out, drawing on hundreds of hours of war footage from Syrian activists and citizen ... See full summary »

Director: Evgeny Afineevsky | Stars: Hadi Al Abdullah, Raed Al Saleh, Riad Al-Asaad, Bashar al-Assad

Votes: 1,113

27. Terror's Advocate (2007)

Unrated | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla who has defending unpopular figures such as Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy.

Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Jacques Vergès, Klaus Barbie, Barbet Schroeder, Bassam Abu Sharif

Votes: 1,702 | Gross: $0.04M

28. An Eye for an Eye (1957)

113 min | Drama, Thriller

In North Africa Dr. Walter is a very skilled surgeon but lives at a distance from the hospital. In the evening a husband and his sick wife come to his private home from far away. He tells ... See full summary »

Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Folco Lulli, Lea Padovani, Héléna Manson

Votes: 145

29. Action in Arabia (1944)

Passed | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Reporter Michael Gordon uncovers intrigue in Damascus, where the Allies and Nazis struggle for control of Arab sympathies.

Director: Léonide Moguy | Stars: George Sanders, Virginia Bruce, Lenore Aubert, Gene Lockhart

Votes: 610

30. Freedom Strike (1998)

R | 93 min | Drama, Action

When a peace treaty between America and Syria is thwarted, the renegade head of the Syrian army retaliates in a major way. He steals a nuclear weapon that only the Freedom Strike team can ... See full summary »

Director: Jerry P. Jacobs | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Tone Loc, Felicity Waterman, Jay Anthony

Votes: 483

31. Thief of Damascus (1952)

Approved | 78 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

A young man gathers a group of friends and adventurers to help battle an evil sultan.

Director: Will Jason | Stars: Paul Henreid, John Sutton, Jeff Donnell, Lon Chaney Jr.

Votes: 192

32. The Emissary: A Biblical Epic (1997)

Not Rated | 51 min | Drama

This drama follows Saul the angry zealot to Paul the servant of Christ who will pay any price to bring his message to the world.

Director: Robert Marcarelli | Stars: Garry Cooper, Leon Lissek, Kermit Christman, Grant Parsons

Votes: 92

33. Breeze of the Soul (1998)

Drama, Music, Romance

Mariam " Lina Hawarneh ": Young newly wed woman can't forget her true love to Samer " Bassam Kussa ", with too much memories that get the jealous husband getting a gun shooting Samer

Director: Abdellatif Abdelhamid | Stars: Ahmad Addas, Fares Al-Helou, Doha Aldubs, Zuhair Alomar

Votes: 65

34. Cinerama Adventure (2002)

97 min | Documentary

A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry into the widescreen era. Through actual ... See full summary »

Director: David Strohmaier | Stars: Lowell Thomas, Fred Waller, Jim Morrison, Rudy Behlmer

Votes: 353

35. New Monuments Men (2019)

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, History

ISIS is waging a merciless war against Culture in portions of Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Egypt with the goal of creating a new world order by destroying centuries-old libraries and archaeological sites, places that conserve our heritage.

Director: Jean-Luc Raynaud | Stars: Maamoun Abdulkarim, Mustafa Ahmad, Cheikhmous Ali, Christiane Amanpour

36. Heavy Metal in Baghdad (2007)

R | 84 min | Documentary, Music, War

In the late summer of 2006, in the middle of the insurgency, filmmakers Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi traveled to Baghdad to meet and interview the only heavy metal band in Iraq, ... See full summary »

Directors: Suroosh Alvi, Eddy Moretti | Stars: Firas Al-Lateef, Suroosh Alvi, Marwan Reyad, Faisal Talal

Votes: 1,166

37. Al-kompars (1993)

100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Salem dreams of being an actor but is still working in a gas station, only his love for Nada can make things easier for him.

Director: Nabil Maleh | Stars: Bassam Kousa, Wafaa Mouselley, Mohammed Esh-Sheikh Naguib, Samar Sami

Votes: 155

38. #chicagoGirl: The Social Network Takes on a Dictator (2013)

Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Action, Biography

From the Chicago suburbs, an American teenager helps run the Syrian revolution. With social media, she helps her network expose regime atrocities. But as the violence rages everyone must choose their weapon: Facebook or AK-47s.

Director: Joe Piscatella | Stars: Ala'a Basatneh, Aous Al-Mubarak, Bassel Shehadeh, Mazhar 'Omar' Tayara

Votes: 249

39. Agent 566 (2020)

55 min | Documentary, History

Eli Cohen, the spy who was larger than life. Many of the mysteries surrounding the super-spy have been revealed over the years, others we might never learn, but Cohen's courage and fate ... See full summary »

Stars: Igal Naor, Nadia Cohen, Tamir Pardo, Hemda Grinstein

Votes: 8

40. Spyfall (2021)

28 min | Documentary, Short

An old film provides a glimpse of the forgotten spy war in Syria in the 1960s. Elusive Eli Cohen was the most hunted Israeli spy back then.

Director: Mikhail Barynin | Star: Andrey Da!

41. Road 2 Damascus (2011)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama

Paul loves God and his wife but finds himself confronted with a decision that could lead to the lost of both. During the bumpy Road to Damascus where Love and hate, good and evil, envy and ... See full summary »

Directors: Sid Burston, Ross Jordan | Stars: Sid Burston, Diane Sellers, Derek Shaun, Toyia Moore

Votes: 12

42. The Factory: A Covert French Operation (2021)

102 min | Documentary

Between 2011 and 2015 a cement factory owned by the French company Lafarge diverted millions of US dollars to armed groups in Syria, including Daesh and the PKK. In fact, the factory was a cover for the French secret services

Stars: Bashar al-Assad, Christophe Ayad, Gerard Bapt, Michel Duclos

43. Damascus (I) (2017)

Documentary

Talking about war could also mean turning off the sound of machine guns, and try to listen to those who remain. I filmed Damascenes exhausted by a never-ending war, in their day to day lives. This film is their story.

Director: Myrna Nabhan

44. The Pianist of Yarmouk (2017)

13 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

The real-life story of Aeham Ahmad: a classically-trained musician attempting to escape the war in Syria.

Director: Vikram Ahluwalia | Star: Aeham Ahmad

45. I, I, and I (2013)

34 min | Short, Drama

Ooh. Is that possible? Never mind, if any mind at all. Further, super powers are not practicing esteemed values of their nations and chose instead to play games, pull ropes, and split cakes, remotely, or via gloved hands.

Director: Muhammad Ali Adeeb

46. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
Episode: The Arabian Affair (1965)

TV-G | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Thrush, at a base in the Middle East, is developing a "vaporizer," which dissolves almost any object. Kuryakin tries to enlist the assistance of a tribe of Arabs to help. Solo, meanwhile, ... See full summary »

Director: E. Darrell Hallenbeck | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, Phyllis Newman

Votes: 101

47. Lost Worlds (2005–2007)
Episode: The First Christians (2006)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History

The world of Apostle Paul and the early Christians, including the Temple of Artemis and the secret caverns of Cappadocia, lives again.

Stars: Julian Bennett, Veronica Kalas, Eireann Marshall, Mark Wilson

Votes: 16

48. Expedition Week (2011– )
Episode: Last Stand of the Templars (2011)

Drama, History

In 1179 under pressure from the Knights Templar King Baldwin IV agrees to break the truce with with Saladin and build a fortress, La Chastellet, at Jacob's Ford. Following the massacre of ... See full summary »

Directors: Andrew Killawee, Ben Mole | Stars: John A. Bridegroom, Bray Poor

Votes: 12

49. The Story of Maths (2008)
Episode: The Language of the Universe (2008)

TV-G | 58 min | Documentary, History

This program traces the development of mathematics in the Medeteranean region beginning with the Egyptians through the formalized geometry of the Greeks. Along the way a few remarkable ... See full summary »

Director: Karen McGann | Stars: Marcus du Sautoy, Christopher Anagnostakis, John Britton, Jim Carlson

Votes: 59

50. Ghosts of Beirut (2023)
Episode: The Finding (2023)

TV-MA | History, Thriller

Armed with the evidence she and Teddy have gathered, Lena asks the White House to authorize the killing of Imad. Imad persuades Iran to provide him access to chemical weapons.

Director: Greg Barker | Stars: Dina Shihabi, Hisham Suliman, Iddo Goldberg, Zineb Triki

Votes: 93