Amira

2021

Arabic

♡ 6

20%

29%

Drama

Mohamed Diab Director

Ziad Bakri as Basel

Ali Suliman as Nuwar

Waleed Zuaiter as Said

Saba Mubarak as Warda

Amira, a 17 year old Palestinian, was conceived with the smuggled sperm of her imprisoned father, Nawar. Although their relationship since birth has been restricted to prison visits, he remains her hero. His absence in her life is overcompensated with love and affection from those surrounding her. But when a failed attempt to conceive another child reveals Nawar's infertility, Amira's world turns upside down.

Mom Is Pregnant

2021

Arabic

5.4

♡ 17

Comedy

Mahmoud Karim Director

Mohamed Elgendy as

Mohamed Sallam as

Bayyumi Fuad as (as Bayyumi Fuad)

Houda Majd as Haydi

When their sixty-something mother announces she’s pregnant, Esam and Basem find themselves in hilarious situations as they try to get her to have an abortion.

Casablanca Beats

2021

Arabic

5.9

♡ 1

86%

Nabil Ayouch Director

Anwar Elbathy as

Ahmed Hosny as

Ahmed Radwan Mohamed as

Momo Casablanca as Imam

When a rapper-turned-teacher brings hip-hop to a community center in an impoverished area of Casablanca, his tough methods spark an explosion of talent.

Alexandria: Again and Forever

1989

Arabic

6.6

♡ 8

Drama

Youssef Chahine Director

Ragaa Hussein as

Seif Abdelrahman as Mohamed Bey

Salah Zulfikar as Self

Youssef Chahine as Yehia Eskendarany / Marc Antoine / Sostratus / Hephaestion

Set in 1987 against the backdrop of a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Chahine himself steps in to play Yehia, the famed Egyptian director whose life is chronicled in "Alexandria, Why?" and "An Egyptian Story". Obsessed with Amr, the handsome actor he discovered and cast as his alter-ego in parts one and two of The Alexandria Trilogy, Yehia pressures Amr to star in various film projects that change even as Yehia's perception of the young actor begins to change. He first casts Amr as Hamlet, which the actor deems too demanding for his talents, then as the lead in a musical biopic of demigod Alexander the Great, who founded the city of Alexandria in 332 B.C.

The Challenge

2016

Arabic

6.2

♡ 1

53%

Documentary

Yuri Ancarani Director

Director Yuri Ancarani crosses the Persian Gulf to accompany a falconer to an important competition, entering the surreal world of wealthy Qatari sheikhs with a passion for amateur falconry. The opulence of this Middle Eastern gas state is on full display as the men race SUVs up and down sand dunes, fly their prized falcons around on private jets, and take their pet cheetahs out for desert spins in their souped-up Ferraris.

Route 10

2022

Arabic

4.8

♡ 4

Action

Drama

Thriller

Omar Naim Director

Hgm Moejione Mohammed Gaber as Gun Stalker

Fatima AlBanawi as Maryam

Abdulmohsen Alnemr as Mohammad

Baraa Alem as Nasser

Maryam and Nasser are set to travel from Riyadh to attend their father’s wedding in Abu Dhabi, until the flight is cancelled. Undaunted, they decide to make the journey by car instead. Their time together will mend a relationship that has frayed since their mother’s death as they share their feelings about their overbearing father––but, they underestimate the many hazards of the desert road, including an angry stranger whose terrifying pursuit has the brother and sister driving for their lives.

Amal

2017

Arabic

7.0

Documentary

Mohamed Siam Director

Amal Gamal as Self

Nagua Said as Self

Esraa Mamdouh as Self

Hosny Swelam as Self

Amal is 14 years old when she ends up on Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution, after the death of her boyfriend in the Port Said Stadium riot. During the protests, she is beaten by police and dragged across the square by her hair. This coming-of-age film follows her over the years after the revolution. As the film cuts between the unfolding current events and Amal’s rapidly changing life and appearance, we see her searching for her own identity in a country in transition. Amal is fiery and fearless, sinking her teeth into the protests and constantly lecturing her mother, who works as a judge. A girl among men, she also has to fight for respect and the right to take part, both in the street and in the rest of her life. In Egypt, even for a young woman like Amal—her name means "hope"—the choices open to her for her future are limited.

No Surrender

2018

Arabic

5.6

♡ 74

62%

Peter Mimi Director

Mostafa Khater as Asforh

Scott Adkins as The Crazy One

Amir Karara as Youssef EL Masry

Ghadah Abdulrazeq as Zauba

Alexandria, Egypt, 1940. Three young Egyptians come to the aid of a woman being attacked by three British soldiers. One of them is arrested and thrown in jail. When the military surrounds the police station and begins an all-out assault, it's up to one man, Gen. Youssef al-Masri, to defend his prison and protect his people.

The Beach House

2016

Arabic

6.0

♡ 4

60%

beach house

Drama

Roy Dib Director

Lara Chekerdjian as

Julian Farhat as

Rodrigue Sleiman as

Sandy Chamoun as

Four people from an Arab generation roaming over the ruins of ideologies, causes and virtues of their predecessors. It portrays their intellectual and emotional nonchalance about what is happening around them in their daily lives and relationships. In a house whose architecture is a sixties' experiment in mixing modern and Islamic architecture, a stone and concrete cube suspended over a rocky shore bashed by the waves of the Mediterranean, by famed Iraqi architect Refaat Chaderji, we spend a night with four characters whose non-stop conversations and peculiar actions reflect the void and chaos they are living in.

Saladin

1963

Arabic

7.5

♡ 30

44%

top 100 egyptian movies

War

أفضل مئة فيلم مصري

ملون

Youssef Chahine Director

Badr Nofal as Al Damaski

Salah Nazmi as Al-Sarem Leader

Husain Reyadh as Hikari

Salah Zulfikar as Issa The Swimmer

The first Sultan of Egypt and Syria leads the Muslim military campaign against the invading Christians from Europe during the Third Crusade.

Upon the Shadow

2017

Arabic

6.7

♡ 5

Nada Mezni Hafaiedh Director

The documentary follows the life of former Femen member Amina Sboui and the community of LGBTQ+ friends she houses in her Tunisian home. Offering unparalleled insight into life following the Arab Spring, social persecution, and political struggle, from a queer perspective. Dive into the stories of Amina's strong and enchanting group of LGBTQ+ loves and comrades: Sandra, Ramy, Ayoub, and Atef, as they bond and build a queer community against a backdrop of global trauma and struggle.

The Ambush

2021

Arabic

6.1

♡ 16

50%

Action

Drama

War

Pierre Morel Director

Mark Allen Jr. as Al Sayari

Mohamed Faisal Mostafa as Patrol Two Driver

Ryan Colt Levy as (voice)

Alejandro Saab as (voice)

It is the winter of 2018, the men and women of the UAE military are deployed to provide aid. At the Mocha Base, spirits are high as three Emirati soldiers anticipate an imminent return home. While on their final routine patrol, the three soldiers, Ali, Bilal and Hindasi are ambushed by heavily armed militants on their route, through a narrow canyon. Trapped, wounded, and out of communication range, the three soldiers realize the gravity of their situation. They are running out of options, munitions - and time. Back at the base, their commander receives word and realizes that the assault on the UAE army patrol was premeditated. A rescue mission is quickly put into action, but will air and land support reach the men in time, and will they survive?

The Blazing Sun

1954

Arabic

7.2

♡ 15

top 100 egyptian movies

Youssef Chahine Director

Ahmed Abdel Wareth as

Omar Sharif as Ahmed

Faten Hamamah as Amal

Hamdy Gheith as Selim

A wealthy landlord floods and destroys a village on purpose to prevent the people living there from making a profit off their crops. What he doesn't know is that his own daughter, Amal, is in love with Ahmed, a young man from the village.

For Rent

2021

Arabic

6.1

♡ 11

Action

Comedy

Drama

Islam El Sayed Belal Director

Mohamed Sallam as

Ahmed Maher as

Essam El Sakka as

Ahmed Abdel Hamid as Khaled

As Mukhtar lives in a rented apartment, he finds himself experiencing bizarre incidents that happen in the apartment every day, when he sees the figure of a girl named Ibtisam who looks like Laila, the cousin of his neighbor.

Heaven Without People

2017

Arabic

7.3

♡ 5

90%

Drama

Lucien Bourjeily Director

Nancy Karam as Christine

Jean Paul Hage as Elias

Toni Habib as Sami

Ivy Helou as Yara

Josephine, the matriarch of a sprawling family, is delighted to gather everyone for Easter lunch for the first time in two years. While they all share a joyful meal, an incident ignites underlying tensions between the family members and leads them gradually into chaos.

The Land

1970

Arabic

8.0

♡ 29

Drama

top 100 egyptian movies

ملون

Youssef Chahine Director

Ezzat El Alaili as Abd El-Hadi

Mahmoud Al Iraqi as Agricultural worker

Yehia Chahine as Hassuna

Tawfik El Deken as Khedr

Set in 1933, the mayor informs the peasants that the share of irrigation of their land will be split equally between them and feudal lord Mahmoud Bey. The peasants send Mohamed Effendi to submit a petition to the government. Mahmoud Bey then proposes a project that would require taking part of the peasants' lands.

Samouni Road

2018

Arabic

6.8

♡ 2

100%

Action

Animation

Documentary

Stefano Savona Director

Amal Samouni as Self

Fouad Samouni as Self

In the rural outskirts of Gaza City a small community of farmers, the Samouni extended family, is about to celebrate a wedding. It's going to be the first celebration since the latest war. Amal, Fuad, their brothers and cousins have lost their parents, their houses and their olive trees. The neighborhood where they live is being rebuilt. As they replant trees and plow fields, they face their most difficult task: piecing together their own memory. Through these young survivors' recollections, Samouni Road conveys a deep, multifaceted portrait of a family before, during and after the tragic event that changed its life forever.

Huda's Salon

2021

Arabic

6.3

♡ 22

77%

Hany Abu-Assad Director

Kamel El Basha as Doctor

Ali Suliman as Hasan

Maisa Abd Elhadi as Reem

Samer Bisharat as Said

Based on real events, Huda’s Salon is a heart-racing, entertaining feminist thriller, where two women fight for their freedom. Reem, a young mother who is married to a jealous man, goes to Huda’s salon in Bethlehem for a haircut and an attentive ear. However, this ordinary visit turns sour after Huda puts Reem in a shameful situation, blackmails her to work for the secret service of the occupiers and betrays her people.

When I Saw You

2012

Arabic

6.6

♡ 1

83%

Annemarie Jacir Director

Ali Elayan as Abu Akram

Ahmad Massad as As'ad

Ruba Blal as Ghaydaa

Ahmad Srour as Touissant

Tarek and his mother Ghaydaa number among the tens of thousands of refugees crossing the border from Palestine, having been separated from Tarek's father amidst the chaos of the Six Day War. They ultimately settle at the Harir refugee camp, a makeshift home for a new generation displaced by conflict. Tarek dreams of being reunited with his father, and struggles to adapt to a new life far away from all he previously knew.

Going to Heaven

2015

Arabic

6.8

♡ 2

grandmother grandson relationship

united arab emirates

Saeed Salmeen Al-Murry Director

Ahmed Ibrahim Al Saad as

Abdulla Masoud as Mohamed

Fatima Al Taei as Salma

Jomaa Zaabi as Sultan

A charming story about an 11-year-old boy, Sultan, looking for innocent love after loosing his mother when he was a kid. After Sultan finds an old box with his grandma's picture and clues to her location, he decides to go all the way with his best friend, Saud, to find her in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

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