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Arab culture movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant arab culture movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, serious, tense, islamic and epic films and TV shows about / with arab culture, islam, arab, muslim, battles, society, revolution, politics, death and religion plots mostly in Drama, War and History genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as arab culture: Huda's Salon (2021), Farouk Omar (2012), Al Asouf (2018), Ajami (2009), The Mokhtar Narrative (2010), The Message (1976), The Message (1976), Hussein, Who Said No (2014), Muhammad: The Last Prophet (2002), Wet Dog (2021).
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List of arab culture movies
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt, Netherlands, Qatar
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A woman whose visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.
Style:
suspense
Plot:
male pubic hair, male nudity, arab, collaborator, resistance, blackmail, interrogation, secret service, hair salon, husband wife relationship, suicide attempt, male full rear nudity ...
Place:
palestine
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Morocco
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Islamic State, before and after he embraces in Islam.
Style:
islamic, serious, realistic, rough, christian film
Plot:
muslim, islam, koran, prophet, arabic history, arab culture, medieval, family relations, conquering, controversy, religious persecution, christian ...
Time:
7th century, middle ages
Place:
persia, jerusalem, arabia, middle east, egypt
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Saudi Arabia
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
In the wake of the significant societal changes in the 1970s, the life of a Saudi family is turned upside down after sheltering a baby found at the mosque.
Style:
historical drama, family saga, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
arab culture, arabic history, social change, cultural difference, historical character, life, society, abandoned baby, cultural conflict, social realism, gender roles, adoption ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
saudi arabia, middle east, arabia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Ajami is an area of Tel Aviv in Israel where Arabs, Palestinians, Jews and Christians live together in a tense atmosphere. Omar, an Israeli Arab, struggles to save his family from a gang of extortionists. He also courts a beautiful Christian girl: ...
Style:
sincere, serious, rough, emotional, bleak ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
missing person, israeli, forbidden love, society, family in danger, family feud, life turned upside down, police brutality, realism, family problems, rivalry, vengeance ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
middle east, israel, palestine, jerusalem, nebraska ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Iran
TV show
Story:
The Mokhtar Narrative is an Epic/History television series directed by Davood Mirbagheri, based on the life of Al-Mokhtar. Over 140 actors were cast in it. Mokhtar Saqafi was a Shiite Muslim leader who sets up a rebellion movement in 686 A.D in the ...
Style:
islamic, captivating, suspense, entertaining
Plot:
arabic history, islam, battles, muslim, medieval, arab culture, arab, fight, fighting the system, political leader, political unrest, political conspiracy ...
Time:
7th century
Place:
persia, middle east, iran
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Libya
Duration: 207 min.
Story:
The story of prophet "Muhammad" and the delivery of the message of God "Allah".
Style:
islamic, cult classic, epic, crying, independent film
Plot:
arabic history, islam, muslim, camel, historical event, prophet, arab, muslim woman, medieval, arab culture, ancient, religion ...
Time:
middle ages, 7th century, 6th century
Place:
middle east, sahara, syria, saudi arabia, arabia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Lebanon, Libya, Kuwait, Morocco, UK
Duration: 177 min.
Story:
Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed.
Style:
epic, controversial, islamic, breathtaking, dramatic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
muslim, islam, religion, arabic history, desert, arab, faith, prophet, religions or cults, ancient history, religious persecution, caravan ...
Time:
middle ages, 7th century, medieval times, year 1976
Place:
middle east, arabia, rome italy, egypt, ethiopia ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Iran
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The story of Imam Hossein's battle in Karbala, an unfair war which made one the most important effects in Islam history.
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
arabic history, arab culture, arab, islam, civil war, martyrdom, warrior, fight, historical event, battles, faith, muslim ...
Time:
7th century
Place:
iran
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
More than fourteen centuries ago, Mecca was filled with gambling, drunkenness, slavery, the mistreatment of women, and greed. The holy Ka'bah was littered with idol gods. Pilgrims came by the thousands to worship them. Quarysh, Mecca's ...
Style:
serious, sincere, islamic, captivating, realistic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
prophet, arabic history, islam, desert, miraculous event, self discovery, human spirit, introspection, obsessive quest, righting the wronged, fighting the system, society ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, 7th century
Place:
middle east, arabia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on a provocative autobiography, this story — set in a largely Muslim neighborhood in Berlin — follows a teenage gang member who is caught between hiding his Jewish identity and saving his life.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, multicultural, tension ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, religion, teenager, gang, coming of age, youth, identity, social problems, gang member, arab culture, relationship problems, drug dealer ...
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Ahla el-Awqat (The Best of Times) tells the story of a successful middle-aged woman (Salma, played by Hanan Tork) who is left to live with her step father after a not-so-tragic accident that claims the life of her mother. Salma goes on a quest to ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, independent film, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, friendship, loss of mother, female friendship, grief, female bonding, problem, life is a bitch, family problems, friends, middle aged, middle aged woman ...
Place:
middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: History, War
Country: Saudi Arabia
TV show
Story:
The story of the Umayyad dynasty, which wrote an unforgettable history, stretched from the east to the west.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, epic, educational, political drama
Plot:
biopic, political intrigue, leadership, betrayal, ambition, dynasty, palace intrigue, moral ambiguity, arab culture, diplomacy, conquering, loyalty ...
Time:
7th century
Place:
middle east
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Syria
TV show
Story:
A historical series embodying the character of Al-Zeer Salem, whose story happened in the pre-Islamic era. and presents the events of the Al-Basus War.
Style:
historical drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological, epic
Plot:
revenge, muslim, arabic history, warrior, brother brother relationship, arab, war, problem, murder, avenge, vengeance, arab culture ...
Time:
5th century
Place:
syria, arabia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Syria
TV show
Story:
The series sheds light on the Palestinian issue, through the story of a Palestinian rural family in the 1930s, passing through many important events, until the setback of June 1967, and how the family members survived despite the dangers of war.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, family saga ...
Plot:
occupation, conflict, islam, israeli, arab israeli conflict, refugee, social problems, wartime life, identity crisis, family bonds, diaspora, exile ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
palestine, middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 227 min.
Story:
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, visually appealing, visually stunning, historical drama ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, date night, kids
Plot:
world war one, desert, military, british empire, camel, islam, great war, imperialism, politics, historical character, battles, quicksand ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s, year 1962 ...
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, arabia, ottoman empire, jordan ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, Algeria
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in ...
Style:
black and white, political, philosophical, art house, cerebral ...
Plot:
revolution, colonialism, protest, torture, military, muslim, french algerian war, politics, terrorism, insurrection, independence, revolutionary ...
Time:
year 1957, 20th century, 50s, year 1954, year 1966 ...
Place:
africa, algeria, middle east, france, north africa ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
English General Charles George Gordon, a devout Christian, is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under ...
Style:
epic, realistic, factual, talky, suspenseful ...
Plot:
islam, imperialism, military, culture clash, politics, british empire, colonialism, siege, pyramid, wartime, war, idealism ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s, year 1966, turn of the century ...
Place:
africa, sudan, england, cairo egypt, belgium ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In the poor, desolate northern provinces of the mountainous feudal Sunni kingdom of Afghanistan (before the Soviet-engineered republican revolutions), the status of the proud men and their clans is determined less by wealth or even military power ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, tense, touching ...
Plot:
horse, camel, koran, shepherd, servant, gambling, hospital, money, contest, prostitution, treachery, athlete ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s
Place:
afghanistan, ottoman empire, middle east
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers. The attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.
Style:
epic, scenic, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
kidnapping, politics, desert, rescue, boy, battle of the sexes, invasion, cavalry, german soldier, sword fight, u.s. president, sword duel ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, year 1975, 1930s, 90s
Place:
morocco, north africa, washington d.c., africa, tangier morocco ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A friendship started in childhood in Thessaloniki firstly turned into being comrade in arms and then a half-century brotherhood and fraternity following the same ideals until the death upon proclamation of the Republic; Ataturk & Salih Bozok ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, psychological, emotional
Plot:
leadership, political unrest, military, state affairs, society, world war one, soldier, idealism, friendship, turkish history, turk, human spirit ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, 1920s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey, ottoman empire
Is relevant?
363K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Style:
hilarious, funny, absurd, parody, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
satire, farce, dictator, culture clash, stupidity, dark humor, un, female bodyguard, fictional country, prejudice, head of state, dissident ...
Time:
2010s, 70s, 20th century, year 1973, year 2012 ...
Place:
new york, middle east, asia, israel, andalusia ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her. In some of the world’s most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
taliban, military, chase, soldier, war zone, kidnapping, tough heroes, daring rescue, danger, rescue, swat team, survival ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, pakistan
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Italy, Qatar, Tunisia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, feel good ...
Plot:
tribe, oil, desert, sheik, arab, bedouin, rivalry, state affairs, muslim, parents and children, family relations, society ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
middle east, ottoman empire, arabia
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
For 27-year-old Ben, life couldn't be better. A well paid job, friends, parties, girls and nothing to tie him down. But when he is invited back to his old school to join several other ex-students including Alex and Jim in talking about their ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous, romantic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
renewed love, self discovery, introspection, hopes, love and romance, disorder, success, long distance relationship, fame, arab culture, islam, tennis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
melbourne
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Lebanon, Egypt, Italy, Qatar
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
On a remote, isolated, unnamed Lebanese village inhabited by both Muslims and Christians. The village is surrounded by land mines and only reachable by a small bridge. As civil strife engulfed the country, the women in the village learn of this fact ...
Style:
touching, sincere, uplifting, humorous, poignant ...
Plot:
religious differences, muslim, arab, religion, peaceful mission, disagreement, society, strong female character, religious, christianity, women of color, civil war ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
lebanon, middle east, maghreb, persia
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
period piece, stylized, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
adventurer, bedouin, desert, stallion, englishwoman, marriage proposal, state affairs, head of state, escapades, unfulfilled love, women, politics ...
Time:
1900s, 1910s, victorian era, future, year 2014 ...
Place:
persia, middle east, arabia, morocco, turkey ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team which tracks the movements of potential terrorists.
Style:
bleak, tense, political, thought provoking, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
espionage, terrorism, spy, intelligence, islam, war on terror, surveillance, immigrant, secret service, investigation, betrayal, manipulation ...
Time:
year 2014, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
germany, hamburg germany, britain, middle east, berlin germany
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Canada, USA, South Africa
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A military officer in command of a drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya sees her mission escalate from “capture” to “kill” just as a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone.
Style:
suspense, political, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, drone, spy, surveillance, military, terrorist, islamic terrorism, survival, terrorist plot, moral dilemma, espionage, child in peril ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
africa, kenya, england, london, las vegas ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
The story of Rob Cole, a boy who is left a penniless orphan in an 11th-century English mining town when his mother dies of a mysterious illness. Vowing to become a physician and vanquish Death itself, he travels to Isfahan in Persia to study ...
Style:
captivating, breathtaking, costume drama, serious, scenic ...
Plot:
medicine, follow your dream, surgery, apprentice, medieval, culture clash, medical school, orphan, healer, doctors and patients, ambition, christian ...
Time:
middle ages, 11th century, medieval times, year 2014, 12th century ...
Place:
persia, iran, germany, israel, london ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Israel, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot form a tentative bond in their attempt to make their way across war-torn Lebanon back to their home.
Style:
realistic, sincere, touching, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
boy, friendship, refugee, battle zone, danger, military, military life, soldier, israeli, on the road, man boy relationship, youth ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1982
Place:
middle east, palestine, beirut lebanon, lebanon
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