The Black Tent

1956

English

5.5

♡ 4

40%

Brian Desmond Hurst Director

Donald Pleasence as Ali

Anthony Steel as Capt. David Holland

Nanette Newman as Mabrouka

Michael Craig as Sheik Faris

During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief's daughter. Sometime later, his younger brother, who had believed him to be dead, is informed that he may be alive in Libya - prompting him to set out and search for him.

Wild Sparrow

2019

Chinese

5.4

♡ 2

Action

Drama

Li Shih Director

An-Shun Yu as

Teng-Hung Hsia as

Yi-Chieh Lee as Ali

Shu-Fang Chen as Auntie Han-hsiao

Little Han lives in the mountains with his great-grandmother, Auntie Han-hsiao. In rainy days, Little Han sits in front of the fireplace listening to Auntie Han-hsiao’s colorful and mysterious tales. One day he sees an injured and dying sparrow. With sadness, he digs a small cave and buries it.

Careless Crime

2020

Persian

5.8

♡ 4

Action

Crime

Drama

Shahram Mokri Director

Siavash Cheraghi Pour as Ali

Amir Bay as Babak

Behzad Dorani as Fallah

Babak Karimi as Mohsen

During the uprising to overthrow the Shah's regime in Iran, protestors set fire to movie theatres to protest Western culture. Forty years later, four people decide to re-create the past by burning down a theatre.

Donadona

2022

Turkish

6.5

♡ 4

Kaan Arici Director

Ahmet Kürsat Öçalan as Ali

Aybike Turan as Aysel

Alisan Özkan as Bahadir

Erdi Isik as Oktay

Ali and Ceren are two friends trying to make a living by acting. The fact that the theater plays directed by their mutual friend, Burak, is left without an audience and the interviews with the actors, which result in constant disappointment, cause disappointment to Ali one after the other.

A Thousand and One Nights

1945

English

6.0

♡ 8

43%

Alfred E. Green Director

John Abbott as Ali

Trevor Bardette as Hasson

Nestor Paiva as Kahim

Richard Hale as Kofir

On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, when rubbed, summons up Babs the genie. He uses it to return as a visiting prince asking for the princess's hand. Unfortunately for him, the sultan's wicked twin brother has secretly usurped the throne, someone else is after the lamp for his own ends, and Babs has taken a shine to Aladdin herself and is bent on wrecking his endeavours.

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974

German

8.0

♡ 17

100%

husband wife relationship

parent child relationship

Romance

unsociability

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director

El Hedi ben Salem as Ali

Kurt Raab as Car Mechanic

Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Eugen, Krista's husband

Irm Hermann as Krista

Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.

Only You

♡ 4

Hakan Yonat Director

Ibrahim Celikkol as Ali

Baris Arduç as Emin

Belçim Bilgin as Hazal

Adem Yilmaz as Parking employee

The passionate love between a former boxer and a beautiful blind woman.

A Passage to India

1984

English

7.3

♡ 47

77%

based on novel or book

David Lean Director

Art Malik as Ali

James Fox as Fielding

Clive Swift as Major Callendar

Nigel Havers as Ronny

Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's mother, Mrs. Moore, befriend an Indian doctor, Aziz H. Ahmed.

Dhoom 2

2006

Hindi

6.6

♡ 48

93%

Sanjay Gadhvi Director

Uday Chopra as Ali

Hrithik Roshan as Aryan / Mr. A

Abhishek Bachchan as Jai Dixit

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Sunehri

Jai and Ali return, this time on the trail of an international thief who steals priceless artifacts and has chosen Mumbai as his next target.

Damascus Under Fire

2018

Persian

5.4

♡ 7

Ebrahim Hatamikia Director

Yara Ibrahim as

Tia Alkerdi as

Babak Hamidian as Ali

Zahra Meygoli as Zahra meygoli

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

Blood Flower

2022

Malay

5.1

♡ 3

Dain Said Director

Danish Hakeem as Ali

Idan Aedan as Iqbal

Remy Ishak as Jamil

Bront Palarae as Norman

A young apprentice healer tries to suppress his supernatural abilities so he can fit in with the other kids, but when a malicious spirit breaks out in his apartment, he decides to use his abilities while dark family secrets are revealed.

A Cookie Cutter Christmas

2014

English

5.9

♡ 2

38%

Christie Will Director

Jill Morrison as Ali

Alan Thicke as Chef Krueger

Chris Shields as Principal

Jaeda Lily Miller as Young Penny

Two longtime rivals and elementary school teachers duke it out during the holidays in a Christmas cookie bake-off, but their real feud ignites over a shared interest in a handsome single dad. With both determined to win the prize and the romance, their competitiveness could jeopardize what matters most this Christmas season.

A Love Story from the Streets

2023

English

4.8

♡ 4

Wil Lewis Director

Ammar Nemo as Ali

Jermaine 'Maino' Coleman as Brick

Chevonne Wilson as Carla Washington

Daniel Jeffries as Reno

Trying to make ends meets with a drug addicted mother, Kenya (Grace Sol) dives into the world of under ground strip parties. Reno ( Daniel Jeffries) the neighborhood drug dealer comes up with a plan to get him and Kenya out of the street life but Rick (Xavier Martin) doesn't want their cocaine partnership to end after he copped two kilo's from Brick (Jermaine "Maino" Coleman) the New York Kingpin. Watch as this LOVE STORY from the streets of Detroit unfolds in a hail of bullets and blood shed.

Opponent

2023

Swedish

6.3

♡ 8

94%

Milad Alami Director

Ardalan Esmaili as Abbas

Arvin Kananian as Ali

Peyman Moaadi as Iman

Joonas Saartamo as Tränaren

In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As refugees, they end up in a run-down hotel in northern Sweden. Despite feeling powerless, Iman tries to maintain his role as the family patriarch. To increase their chances of asylum, he breaks a promise to his wife and joins the local wrestling club. As the rumors start to resurface, Iman’s fear and desperation begin to take a hold.

Unforgettable

2017

English

5.2

♡ 97

29%

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

relationship problems

Thriller

Denise Di Novi Director

Whitney Cummings as Ali

Rosario Dawson as Julia Banks

Sarah Burns as Sarah

Katherine Heigl as Tessa Connover

Barely coping with the end of her marriage, Tessa Connover learns that her ex-husband, David, is now happily engaged to Julia. Trying to settle into her new life after moving in with David, Julia believes she has finally met the man of her dreams, the man who can help her forget her troubled past. Soon, Tessa's jealousy starts to consume her, and she will stop at nothing to turn Julia's paradise into the ultimate nightmare.

Beyond the Wall

2022

Persian

7.0

♡ 12

50%

Vahid Jalilvand Director

Shahab Heydari as

Ramtin Mardani as

Mehrnoosh Masoudian as

Navid Mohammadzadeh as Ali

Ali, a blind man, is attempting to commit suicide when he is interrupted by the concierge of his building. He is informed that the police is in search of a woman who has escaped and hidden somewhere in the building. Little by little, Ali finds out that the fugitive woman, Leila, is inside his apartment. After participating in a workers’ protest that led to chaos, she is distraught about her four-year-old son who was lost when she was taken in a police van. Gradually, Ali becomes emotionally attached to her. Wishing to flee reality, helping Leila becomes a refuge in his own world of imagination.

Hoard

2023

English

6.5

♡ 3

mother daughter relationship

mourning

romance

Luna Carmoon Director

Nabil Elouahabi as Ali

Joseph Quinn as Michael

Samantha Spiro as Michelle

Janie Booth as Old Lady with Sheet

The story follows Maria – a teenager whose mother used to be a hoarder. Now (set in the 90s) she lives in a foster home where a previous resident, Michael, inspires her to revisit the childhood memories and passions that she has repressed.

Ali & Ava

2021

English

6.7

♡ 7

94%

Clio Barnard Director

Adeel Akhtar as Ali

Claire Rushbrook as Ava

Zak Sutcliffe as Rob

Ellora Torchia as Runa

Sparks fly after Ali and Ava meet through their shared affection for Sofia, the child of Ali’s tenants whom Ava teaches. Ali finds comfort in Ava’s warmth and kindness while Ava finds Ali’s complexity and humour irresistible. As the pair begin to form a deep connection they have to find a way to keep their newfound passion from being overshadowed by the stresses and struggles of their separate lives and histories.

The Karate Kid

1984

English

7.3

♡ 139

81%

John G. Avildsen Director

Elisabeth Shue as Ali

Frances Bay as Lady with Dog

Peter Jason as Soccer Coach

Larry Drake as Yahoo #1

New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.

Breath

2019

Turkish

5.3

♡ 4

Drama

Ozkan Yilmaz Director

Okan Avci as Ali

Emrullah Cakay as Celil

Tolga Evren as Doktor

Ugur Polat as Tamer

Tamer, reliant on friends to navigate life, Aslı, aimless and living with family while tending to a sick neighbor, and Celil, an ordinary caregiver emotionally detached but devoted to his patients until death, cross paths in a poignant exploration of interdependence and survival.

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The Black Tent

Wild Sparrow

Careless Crime

Donadona

A Thousand and One Nights

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Only You

A Passage to India

Dhoom 2

Damascus Under Fire

Blood Flower

A Cookie Cutter Christmas

A Love Story from the Streets

Opponent

Unforgettable

Beyond the Wall

Hoard

Ali & Ava

The Karate Kid

Breath