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Ali Baba's Cinema (2011)
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Original name: سيما علي بابا
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Story:
Inspired by the 1950s cinema screenings in Cairo's sha'abi quarters, this double feature includes a space odyssey and a farm animal protector.
Style:
funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, tense, humorous, absurd, independent film ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
alien abduction, arab, alien, heroes, arms dealer, conspiracy, satire, reluctant hero, goofy hero, fish out of water, political intrigue, space opera, social commentary, class struggle, moral dilemma, experimental narrative, general
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, satirical, entertaining and semi serious films with plots about satire, humour, social commentary, fish out of water, urban, political satire and arab mostly in Comedy, Drama and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Ali Baba's Cinema: H Dabbour (2008), El Lemby (2002), Bittersweet (2010), We Have the Following News (2001), Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min.
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Country: Egypt
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Duration: 82 min.
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20%
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Country: USA
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 100 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 100 min.
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Place:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min.
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Country: Egypt
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Story:
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Country: Italy
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