When Father Was Away on Business

100%

91%

anti-communism

Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous, years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison.

Jinnah

1998

Urdu

7.7

♡ 91

84%

Jamil Dehlavi Director

Vernon Dobtcheff as Lord Willingdon

James Fox as Mountbatten

Christopher Godwin as Recruitment officer

Indira Varma as Ruttie Jinnah

Biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan is told through flashbacks as his soul tries to find eternal rest. The flashbacks start in 1947 as Jinnah pleads for a separate nation for the Muslim minority, infuriating Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten then tries to enlist Gandhi & Nehru to persuade Jinnah to stop his efforts. Gandhi sides with Jinnah, which upsets Nehru. However, Jinnah turns down the offer to become prime minister and the film takes another slide back to 1916, which reveals all of the political implications that have occurred.

Hala

2019

English

6.3

♡ 20

86%

Minhal Baig Director

Birgundi Baker as Hannah

Jack Kilmer as Jesse Ross

Ahmed Lucan as Mahmoud

Anna Chlumsky as Shannon Taylor

Seventeen-year-old Pakistani American teenager Hala struggles to balance desire with her family, cultural, and religious obligations. As she comes into her own, she grapples with a secret that threatens to unravel her family.

Purdah

2018

Hindi

8.1

♡ 11

100%

mumbai (bombay), india

The inspiring story of a young Indian Muslim woman who trades her burka for dreams of playing on the Mumbai Senior Women's Cricket Team and how the harsh realities for women in her country creates an unexpected outcome for her own family, ultimately shattering and fueling aspirations.

American Sharia

2017

English

4.3

♡ 2

Omar Regan Director

Ali Amine as Ahmed Strike

Strike as Malcolm X

Travina Springer as Officer Monique

Eric Roberts as Officer Richardson

Fast paced, action packed comedy. Tension flares in The Motor City as Officer Richardson profiles every Muslim he sees as a terrorist. He goes on an arrest frenzy, which makes the community activists, Jihad and Osama take to the streets and rally the people to stand up for their rights. The Chief of Police wants to gain the trust of the Muslim community in order to get re-elected, but Attorney Leila Rodriguez is standing in the way with a discrimination law suit against Officer Richardson and the Motor City Police Department. The Chief calls on his most unreliable detective, Mohammed and partners him with a Middle Eastern, Sharia Law fanatic, Detective Abdul. The Chief wants them to "Speak Muslim To The Muslims" which he thinks will guarantee his re-election. - Written by Omar Regan

Breaking Fast

2020

English

6.7

♡ 13

96%

Mike Mosallam Director

Veronica Cartwright as Judy

Haaz Sleiman as Mo

Amin El Gamal as Sam

Brian Dare as Sebastian

Mo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.

The Real Glory

1939

English

6.5

♡ 2

80%

39%

Action

based on novel or book

Henry Hathaway Director

Reginald Owen as Capt. Steve Hartley

Gary Cooper as Dr. Bill Canavan

Kay Johnson as Mabel Manning

Elmo Lincoln as U.S. Captain

Fort Mysang, southern Philippine Islands, under US rule, 1906. A small group of army officers and native troops resist the fierce and treacherous attacks of the ruthless Alisang and his fanatical followers.

A Most Wanted Man

2014

English

6.7

♡ 78

86%

65%

Action

based on novel or book

Anton Corbijn Director

Rachel McAdams as Annabel Richter

Daniel Brühl as Maximilian

Vedat Erincin as Storekeeper

Willem Dafoe as Tommy Brue

A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.

The Contest: To the Stars and Back

2013

Danish

5.6

♡ 1

Martin Miehe-Renard Director

Laura Drasbæk as DR-girl

Sylvester Byder as Karl Højby Hansen

Laura Christensen as Lærke

Ole Dupont as Vidne

Being a stranger doesn’t necessarily mean to be coming from the farthest away. Karl and his mother are about to learn this when they move from the west coast of Denmark to the ethnically and religiously mixed area of Nørrebro in Copenhagen. Sawsan, a Danish-Turkish girl in Karl’s new class, takes him under her wings and tries to integrate him into the big city, with all its slang and hipness. Sawsan is far more experienced and blunt than most – especially compared to Karl, this young Danish boy from the provinces. Sawsan’s big dream comes true when one of her songs is chosen for the Danish version of the Eurovision Song Contest for kids. Sawsan’s father of course says no, but Karl has a plan.

In the Land of Blood and Honey

2011

English

4.7

♡ 6

57%

48%

Action

bosnian war

bosnian war (1992-95)

Angelina Jolie Director

Goran Kostic as Danijel

Gábor Piroch as Man Who Throws Bombs

Leon Lucev as Soldier

Ermin Sijamija as Vuc

During the Bosnian War, Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, re-encounters Ajla, a Bosnian who's now a captive in his camp he oversees. Their once promising connection has become ambiguous as their motives have changed.

Flavia, the Heretic

1974

Italian

5.7

♡ 1

Gianfranco Mingozzi Director

Anthony Higgins as Ahmed

Giuseppe Pertile as Bishop

Valentino Macchi as Impaled Friar

Franca Grey as Village Girl

Puglia, southern Italy, around 1400. A convent is invaded by the Tarantula cult, whose fanatical and crazed members desecrate the sacred place by committing obscene and bloody acts.

Tango Shalom

2021

English

5.8

♡ 5

63%

Gabriel Bologna Director

Renée Taylor as Deborah Yehuda

Philip Anthony-Rodriguez as Host

Jordi Caballero as Jose Hernandez

Lainie Kazan as Leah Zlotkin

When a Tango dancer asks a Rabbi to enter a dance competition, there’s one big problem—due to his Orthodox beliefs, he’s not allowed to touch her! But the prize money would save his school from bankruptcy, so they develop a plan to enter the competition without sacrificing his faith, and the bonds of family and community are tested one dazzling dance step at a time in this lighthearted fable.

North West Frontier

1959

English

7.1

♡ 4

J. Lee Thompson Director

Kenneth More as Capt. Scott

Lauren Bacall as Catherine Wyatt

Allan Cuthbertson as Monocled Officer

Howard Marion-Crawford as Peter's Contact at Kalapur Station

In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train as they are relentlessly pursued by Muslim rebels intent on assassinating the prince.

Lingui

2021

French

6.8

♡ 1

mother daughter relationship

muslim

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Director

Titina Djime as Client 1

Djaïbé Noubadjim as Père Maïmouna

Abdéramane Mahamat as Policier en civil

Abdoulaye Babale as Policier uniforme

On the outskirts of the capital of Chad, determined single mother Amina works tirelessly to provide for herself and her 15-year old daughter Maria. When Amina discovers Maria is pregnant and does not want a child, the two women begin to seek out an abortion, condemned by both religion and law. In the process, mother and daughter forge a connection stronger than any they’ve ever known.

The Deceivers

1988

Hindi

5.9

♡ 7

33%

Nicholas Meyer Director

David Robb as George Anglesmith

Tim Van Rellim as Reverent Matthias

Nayeem Hafizka as Sepoy

Pierce Brosnan as William Savage

India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, he plans to himself become a “Deceiver” and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage’s adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult’s blood lust firsthand.

The Battle of Algiers

1966

Italian

8.1

♡ 38

99%

Gillo Pontecorvo Director

Tommaso Neri as Captain

Mohamed Ben Kassen as Petit Omar

Rouïched as The Drunk Man

Franco Morici as (uncredited)

Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.

Koran by Heart

2011

English

7.3

♡ 8

82%

In this 80-minute documentary, three 10-year-old children leave their native countries to participate in one of the Islamic world’s most famous competitions, a test of memory and recitation known as The International Holy Koran Competition. Up against much older students, these youngsters have committed the 600 pages of the Koran to memory, and will put their skills to the test before the elite of the world’s Muslim community in Cairo, Egypt. In the midst of this intense international competition, the three young competitors –two boys from Senegal and Tajikistan, and one girl from the Maldives – face uncertain futures at home, as they are caught between fundamentalist and moderate visions of Islam. The children discuss their recitation techniques – with accompanying, completely improvised melodies – and talk about their nerves and excitement as they finally compete before a panel of judges.

The Siege

1998

English

6.4

♡ 69

44%

Edward Zwick Director

Denzel Washington as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard

Victor Slezak as Colonel Hardwick, Army Intelligence

Bill Clinton as Himself

Bruce Willis as Major General William Devereaux

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.

Naz & Maalik

2015

English

5.6

♡ 4

80%

Jay Dockendorf Director

Stephen W. Tenner as Emergency Responder Cop

Ibrahim Miari as Imam

Curtiss Cook Jr. as Maalik

Jonah Larrama as Wounded Man

Two closeted Muslim teens hawk goods across Brooklyn and struggle to come clean about their sexuality, as their secretive behavior leads them unknowingly into the cross-hairs of the War on Terror.

Assassin's Bullet

2012

English

3.6

♡ 21

7%

Isaac Florentine Director

Joey Naber as

Timothy Spall as Dr. Kahn

Christian Slater as Robert

Velislav Pavlov as Suicide Bomber

In Assassin's Bullet, Slater plays Robert Diggs, a black ops agent who comes to work for Ambassador Ashdown (Hunger Games star Donald Sutherland), tracking down a vigilante assassin in Eastern Europe. The maverick hit(wo)man has been taking out high-profile targets on the U.S. hit list, and Diggs must uncover the killer's identity before there's an international incident. The usual game of cat and mouse ensues.

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When Father Was Away on Business

Jinnah

Hala

Purdah

American Sharia

Breaking Fast

The Real Glory

A Most Wanted Man

The Contest: To the Stars and Back

In the Land of Blood and Honey

Flavia, the Heretic

Tango Shalom

North West Frontier

Lingui

The Deceivers

The Battle of Algiers

Koran by Heart

The Siege

Naz & Maalik

Assassin's Bullet