Muslim movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant muslim movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, islamic, sincere, touching and captivating films and TV shows about / with muslim, islam, family relations, religion, society, arab, husband wife relationship, prayer, death and religions or cults plots mostly in Drama, War and History genres shot in France, USA, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as muslim: Hala (2019), Farouk Omar (2012), The Message (1976), Caramel (2007), Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020), Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015), Takva: A Man's Fear of God (2006), Shahid (2012), Verses of Love (2008), The Clay Bird (2002).

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 6.3
 3K
Hala (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Meet 17-year-old Hala, who struggles to balance being a suburban teenager with her traditional Muslim upbringing. As she comes into her own, Hala finds herself grappling with a secret that threatens to unravel her family.
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological, inspirational
Audience: teens
Plot: teenage girl, muslim girl, muslim woman, muslim, religious conflict, teenage sexuality, religion, family relations, teenager, secret, girl, social problems ...
Time: year 2019
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 9.3
 7K
Farouk Omar (2012)
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: serious, islamic, rough, christian film, realistic
Plot: islam, muslim, koran, arabic history, prophet, arab culture, controversy, religious persecution, christian, family relations, conquering, medieval ...
Time: 7th century, middle ages
Place: jerusalem, persia, middle east, arabia, egypt
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 8.1
 50K
The Message (1976)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Lebanon, Libya, Kuwait, Morocco, UK, Egypt
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, spiritual, dramatic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: muslim, islam, religion, ancient history, arabic history, arab, medieval, desert, prophet, religions or cults, ancient, caravan ...
Time: 7th century, middle ages, medieval times, year 1976
Place: middle east, arabia, rome italy, egypt, europe ...
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 7.1
 15K
Caramel (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Lebanon
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In a beauty salon in Beirut the lives of five women cross paths. The beauty salon is a colorful and sensual microcosm where they share and entrust their hopes, fears and expectations.
Style: romantic, touching, sentimental, humorous, sweet ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: beauty salon, sexual attraction, lesbian, friendship, self discovery, actress, arab, wedding, muslim, police officer, workplace, love and romance ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: middle east, lebanon, maghreb, persia, beirut lebanon
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Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.
Style: historical drama, epic, costume drama
Plot: sultan, muslim, conquering, turk, roman empire, battles, medieval, women, world history, history lesson, talk show, leadership ...
Time: medieval times, 15th century
Place: ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, istanbul turkey
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Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Iran
Duration: 162 min.
Story: By the order of King of Habasha Abraha, one of his army commanders charges ahead Mecca to ruin the House of God. He leads thousands of soldiers, horses and elephants all fully equipped. By God’s will in 3km distance from Mecca, in its outskirts ...
Style: captivating, serious, sincere, christian film, islamic ...
Plot: islam, muslim, prophet, religion, prophecy, arabic history, family relations, battles, husband wife relationship, slavery, idol, caravan ...
Time: 6th century, 7th century
Place: iran, arabia, middle east, maghreb
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Takva: A Man's Fear of God (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Turkey
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Humble and introvert Muharrem lives in a solitary and meager existence of a prayer and sexual abstinence adhering strictly to the most severe Islamic doctrines.His extraordinary devotion attracts the attention of the leader of a rich and powerful ...
Style: atmospheric, sincere, serious, realistic, emotional ...
Plot: muslim, islam, society, faith, koran, politics, religions or cults, family relations, fall in love, new job, solitary, heaven ...
Place: middle east, turkey, istanbul turkey
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 8.2
 18K
Shahid (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story: This compelling drama tells the remarkable true story of slain human rights activist Shahid Azmi, who became a powerful voice against the intercommunal violence that has engulfed Mumbai since the early 1990s.
Style: realistic, captivating, thought provoking, psychological, tense ...
Plot: human rights, muslim, legal, terrorist, lawyer, courtroom, false arrest, civil rights, life is a bitch, society, hopes, religions or cults ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place: india, asia, pakistan, mumbai india, kashmir
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Verses of Love (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Ayat-Ayat Cinta is a beautifully portrayed Islamic love story – a tale of a virtuous Muslim protagonist who overcomes all obstacles of life maintaining pure ideals.
Style: philosophical, psychological, thought provoking, mind bending, indonesian
Plot: muslim, islam, religion, student, human relationship, love affair, life changing experience, bittersweet, doubts and hesitations, adolescence, couple relations, life ...
Place: egypt, indonesia, cairo egypt
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The Clay Bird (2002)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A family must come to grips with its culture, its faith, and the brutal political changes entering its small-town world.
Style: sentimental, touching, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot: muslim, hopes, tradition, family relations, politics, village, estrangement, state affairs, coming of age, religions or cults, social relations, revolution ...
Time: 60s
Place: middle east, pakistan, bangladesh
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 6.5
 59K
Conquest 1453 (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 162 min.
Story: After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople.
Style: tense, realistic, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rise to the top, emperor, sultan, conquering, muslim, medieval, prophet, siege, turk, sword fight, politics, military ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place: ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, middle east, istanbul turkey
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Paradise: Faith (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Second film in Ulrich Seidl's Paradise trilogy. A devout Catholic woman practises her religion at home and in the local community, but is unprepared for the reappearance of her estranged husband, who is a Muslim.
Style: sincere, contemplative, realistic, serious, transgressive ...
Plot: self flagellation, religious fanatic, religion, missionary, faith, self discovery, husband wife conflict, belief, sin, wheelchair bound, religions or cults, couple relations ...
Time: 90s, 21st century
Place: austria, vienna
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 8.3
 257K
A Separation (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France, Australia
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Style: emotional, realistic, heartbreaking, talky, tense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: poverty, divorce, muslim, alzheimer's disease, justice, religion, islam, marriage, parenthood, court, family drama, dysfunctional family ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place: iran, persia, middle east, maghreb, nebraska ...
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 7.1
 2K
A Wedding (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Pakistan
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Zahira, 18, is close to her family until her parents ask her to follow Pakistani tradition to choose a husband. Torn between family customs and her western lifestyle, the young woman turns for help to her brother and confidant Amir.
Style: contemplative, unusual plot structure, disturbing, tense, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: muslim girl, forced marriage, pregnant teenager, muslim, runaway teen, female protagonist, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, father daughter relationship, runaway, pregnancy, pregnant woman, dream within a dream ...
Time: 2000s
Place: belgium
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Monsieur Ibrahim (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Monsieur Ibrahim is a story about a young Jewish boy in Paris who meets an old Muslim Turkish grocery store owner. The film touches the themes of friendship and love as the old man is a father figure to the boy as he teaches him of the Koran. The ...
Style: touching, sentimental, sweet, emotional, uplifting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: coming of age, muslim, adoption, religion, friendship, self discovery, youth, man boy relationship, childhood, koran, generation gap, family relations ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 90s, year 2003
Place: paris france, europe, middle east, switzerland, turkey ...
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Where Do We Go Now? (2011)
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: thought provoking, touching, sincere, uplifting, humorous ...
Plot: muslim, islam, religious differences, religious conflict, arab, peaceful mission, religion, society, disagreement, strong female character, religious, christianity ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: lebanon, middle east, maghreb, persia
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 6.8
 6K
Ali and Nino (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, Azerbaijan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight ...
Style: romantic, disturbing, thought provoking, sincere, touching ...
Audience: girls' night, family outing, date night
Plot: muslim, couples, turk, world war one, society, impossible love, christian, secret love, family relations, love and romance, friendship, forbidden love ...
Place: azerbaijan, georgia, caucasus
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Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Morocco, USA, Italy, France
Duration: 144 min.
Story: After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Style: epic, serious, exciting, realistic, period piece ...
Audience: date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: knight, sword fight, war, medieval, battles, siege, crusade, warrior, christianity, muslim, crusader, sword and shield ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 2005 ...
Place: jerusalem, middle east, palestine, holy land, england ...
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 7.5
 21K
Wadjda (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Germany, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Wadjda is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is fun loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. After a fight ...
Style: stylized, talky, touching, realistic, serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: childhood, islam, bicycle, muslim, gender, children, dream, coming of age, friendship, muslim girl, hijab, cycling ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: middle east, saudi arabia, maghreb
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 8.2
 22K
Caliphate (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: National Security agent Fatima receives a tip that a terrorist attack against Sweden is in the planning stage. Meanwhile Sulle, a teenage girl in Stockholm, gets interested in her student assistent who opens doors to a new and fascinating world - ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, exciting, tense, slasher ...
Plot: isis, terrorist, hijab, islamic terrorism, suicide bomber, islam, terrorism, police, conspiracy, female protagonist, intelligence agency, muslim ...
Place: syria, middle east, eastern europe
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Halima's Path (2012)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In order to recover the body of her son lost during the war in Bosnia, a grieving, but strong-willed Muslim woman, Halima, must track down her estranged niece, who we find carries a mysterious connection to him.
Style: touching, emotional, realistic, serious
Plot: un, wartime life, adoption, loss of son, parents and children, family relations, muslim, life is a bitch, bodies, missing person, adopted son, birth mother ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 90s
Place: bosnia, croatia, balkan, eastern europe
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 7.0
 132K
The Kingdom (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night
Plot: terrorism, investigation, terrorist, fbi, military, deception, islamic terrorism, al qaeda, mission, muslim, evidence, gunfight ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: middle east, iraq, saudi arabia, usa, washington d.c.
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In the Name of God (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 168 min.
Story: The film is about the difficult situation in which the Pakistanis in particular and the Muslims in general are caught up since 9/11. There is a war going on between the Fundamentalists and the Liberal Muslims. This situation is creating a drift not ...
Style: serious, tense, bleak, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: terrorism, false accusation, muslim, falsely accused, culture clash, extremism, immigration, social relations, family relations, life is a bitch, misfit, escape attempt ...
Time: september 11 2001, 21st century
Place: pakistan, chicago, usa, asia, middle east ...
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 6.9
 928
Private (2004)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A Palestinian family is trapped inside a house commandeered by Israeli soldiers.
Style: serious, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Plot: muslim, soldier, human rights, military, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, society, terrorism, rivalry, politics, confined, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, palestine, jerusalem, palestinian authority, israel
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The Yacoubian Building (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt, France
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Cairo: a 70-year-old building of once-luxury flats with tenements on the roof. Zika, an aging libertine, feuds with his sister. Pius Haj Azzam takes a second wife, in secret, to satisfy sexual drive within religious bounds. Bothayna, poor and ...
Style: touching, emotional, serious, realistic, sad ...
Plot: homosexuality, muslim, prostitute, brother sister relationship, religions or cults, couple relations, gender, politics, midlife crisis, political corruption, couples, gays and lesbians ...
Place: cairo egypt, africa, middle east, egypt
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 7.5
 15K
Omar (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Palestine
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The drama, the story of three childhood friends and a young woman who are torn apart in their fight for freedom, is billed as the first fully-financed film to come out of the Palestinian cinema industry.
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, thought provoking, mind blowing, political ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: israeli palestinian conflict, muslim, friendship, moral dilemma, confession, resistance, power of love, gain trust, life is a bitch, danger, terrorism, social problems ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: middle east, palestine, palestinian authority, israel, maghreb
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 7.7
 51K
The Past (2013)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Italy, Belgium
Duration: 130 min.
Story: After four years apart, Ahmad returns to his wife Marie in Paris in order to progress their divorce. During his brief stay, he cannot help noticing the strained relationship between Marie and her daughter Lucie. As he attempts to improve matters ...
Style: thought provoking, sincere, captivating, cerebral, art house ...
Plot: divorce, depression, dysfunctional family, coma, infidelity, parenthood, relationships, suicide, childhood, secret, love and romance, haunted by the past ...
Time: year 2013, 90s, year 2012, 21st century
Place: france, iran, middle east, persia, paris france ...
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 7.3
 3K
In Between (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Israel
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The film captures the daily duality of three young Palestinian women in Tel Aviv, caught between hometown tradition and big city abandon, and the price they must pay for a lifestyle that seems obvious to many: the freedom to work, party, fuck, and ...
Style: sincere, humorous, psychological, unusual plot structure, captivating ...
Plot: israeli, muslim, dating, arab, friendship, female friendship, student, young woman, university, single woman, roommate, drug use ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place: israel, palestine, middle east, maghreb, jerusalem ...
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.
Style: inspirational, romantic, sentimental, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: desert, fishing, fish, muslim, love and romance, doubts and hesitations, midlife crisis, friendship, businessman, culture clash, greed, love story ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: middle east, scotland, london, afghanistan
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 6.3
 7K
The Infidel (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, surreal ...
Plot: satire, culture clash, muslim, hijab, taxi driver, self discovery, social differences, adoption, society, dark humor, rabbi, religions or cults ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, middle east, europe, london
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