| Asmaa (2011) | 8.1 | |
| The Message (1976) | 8.1 | |
| Incendies (2010) | 8.3 | |
| Sleeper Cell (2005) | 7.9 | |
| A Separation (2011) | 8.3 |
Muslim movies and TV shows – page 5
Best films
New films
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, France, Finland, Denmark
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A fisherman's son is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicenter of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival, the university’s highest ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, dies and ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, interesting
Plot:
university, influence, muslim, conspiracy, politics, political intrigue, religious, religious faith, religion, rivalry, competitor, religious conversion ...
Place:
cairo egypt, middle east, maghreb
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150K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's ...
Style:
romantic, romantic comedy, sweet, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
comedian, hospital, stand up comedy, illness, arranged marriage, interracial love, love, relationships, interracial romance, cultural difference, character study, infection ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 70s
Place:
chicago, pakistan, new york, japan
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Turkey
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
From defecting to the Olympics, an underdog weightlifter powers through adversity to raise up his community in this biopic of Naim Süleymanoğlu.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, psychological, inspirational, iconic
Plot:
weightlifting, migration, olympics, real life, assimilation, tournament, athlete, communism, muslim, rivalry, athlete's life, contests and competitions ...
Time:
year 1992, year 1996, 80s, 90s, year 1988
Place:
atlanta georgia, barcelona, athens greece, balkan, bulgaria ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Hatun "Aynur" Sürücü, a vibrant young Turkish woman and mother is murdered at 23 by her youngest brother in an honor killing. Forced into an abusive arranged marriage with a cousin in Istanbul at 16 by her devout Muslim family, Anyur ...
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, suspense, rough
Plot:
hijab, teenage girl, muslim, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, life is a bitch, true crime, forced marriage, single mother, religious, brother sister relationship, sad ending ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
germany, istanbul turkey, berlin germany
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122K
Genre: Drama
Country: Lebanon, USA, France, Cyprus, Qatar, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.
Style:
sad, social, depressing, rough, cynical ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
poverty, refugee, traumatic childhood, slum, misery, neglected child, child abuse, low lives, child neglect, child protagonist, starving child, child labor ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
lebanon, beirut lebanon, middle east, nebraska, sarajevo ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
ZOS: Zone of Separation is a Canadian television drama mini-series, co-executive produced by Paul Gross. It is an eight-part Canadian original drama mini-series about the life and death struggle to enforce a U.N.-brokered ceasefire in the fictional, ...
Style:
serious, disturbing, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
peace, un, peaceful mission, military life, religions or cults, war, society, anti war, life is a bitch, rivalry, violence spree, muslim ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, former yugoslavia
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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?
82K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York that lead to the declaration of martial law.
Style:
suspense, political, thought provoking, intense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, cia, martial law, siege, fbi, conspiracy theory, lone hero, military, espionage, president, conspiracy, race against time ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, usa, israel ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Canada, South Africa, India, Pakistan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Determined to leave the ravages of war behind, 38 year old Gian Singh resigns from the British Indian Army to a quiet life. His world is soon thrown in turmoil, when he suddenly finds himself responsible for the life of a 17 year old girl, ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
interracial relations, forbidden love, sikh, love and romance, fall in love, couples, society, soldier, political unrest, social relations, muslim, male female relationship ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
pakistan, india, africa, middle east, south africa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A semi-autobiographical account of Makmahlbaf's experience as a teenager when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. Two decades later, he tracks down the policeman he injured in an attempt to make amends.
Style:
independent film, poignant, islamic, contemplative, serious ...
Plot:
marriage proposal, muslim, iranian, feminist, actor, winter, police officer, autobiography, filmmaking, redemption, dealing with death, politics ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, tehran iran
Is relevant?
13K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
New York is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. Omar has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough he begins to see and love America ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
injustice, friendship, society, life turned upside down, false accusation, terrorism, muslim, fbi, immigrant, male nudity, indians, heartwarming ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, india
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Torn straight from the headlines, Michael Winterbottom's compelling and prescient 'In This World' follows young Afghan Jamal and his older cousin Enayat as they embark on a hazardous overland trip from their refugee camp at Peshawar, ...
Style:
inspirational, bleak, sincere, road movie, political ...
Plot:
refugee, immigrant, politics, hopes, poverty, on the road, life is a bitch, friendship, danger, migration, society, death ...
Time:
year 2002, year 2001
Place:
middle east, afghanistan, iran, tehran iran, pakistan ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Muhammad Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic, talky ...
Plot:
courtroom, supreme court, boxing, injustice, righting the wronged, ambition, legal action, against the odds, political unrest, justice, rebellion, fighting the system ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1971
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Intertwines the lives of six young Iranians as they struggle to satisfy their private desires in the face of conservative Islamic society.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sincere, underground film ...
Plot:
forbidden love, injustice, love and romance, young lovers, society, youth, bittersweet, infidelity, muslim, repression, hijab, islam ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, middle east, tehran iran
Is relevant?
880
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Philippines, Germany, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A dozen foreigners are kidnapped by a terrorist group in the Philippines.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, serious
Plot:
terrorism, kidnapping, jungle, danger, captivity, rescue, muslim, religion, military, journalist, hostage, murder ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
the philippines, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
A film in several episodes with Bijan Daneshmand and Mania Akbari, exposing some of the issues of men and women within the confines of tradition and family life in Iran. Each episode displays a different form of male/female interaction. The placing ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, contemplative, talky ...
Plot:
infidelity, family relations, family problems, couples, human nature, life is a bitch, dishonesty, unwanted pregnancy, society, husband wife relationship, feminist, marital problem ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, iran, venice
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Germany, UK, Afghanistan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A woman in an unnamed, war-torn Middle Eastern country delivers an engrossing, emotional monologue to her comatose husband, in novelist and filmmaker Atiq Rahimi's poetic and politically charged allegory based on his award-winning novel. (TIFF)
Style:
disturbing, sincere, captivating, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
sexual abuse, rape turns to consensual sex, family problems, injustice, resentment, danger, life is a bitch, couples, couple relations, society, muslim, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, persia
Is relevant?
61K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, intense, political, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, terrorism, cia, islam, twists and turns, religion, faith, undercover, conspiracy, working undercover, terrorist bombing, terrorist ...
Time:
year 2008, year 1978, 21st century
Place:
chicago, sudan, nice france, madrid, toronto ontario canada ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Jordan
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Style:
tense, political, talky, historical drama, controversial ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, cia, 9/11, military, manhunt, islamic terrorism, combat, terrorist plot, cia agent, al qaeda, propaganda ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2003, year 2005, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan ...
Is relevant?
460
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A well-known Neapolitan writer returns to his hometown after a long absence and encounters an old friend known as Caracas. Caracas, once a neo-fascist skinhead, is now converting to Islam.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
homecoming, integration, muslim, character study, back in hometown, life, changing lives, lifestyle change, ethical dilemma, neo fascism, moral ambiguity, introspection ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
italy, southern italy, naples italy
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In Jackson Heights, career-driven sisters Maryam and Sam and their newly-immigrated cousin Ameera must navigate the consistent — and sometimes conflicting — demands of romance, culture, work and family.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, satirical, realistic, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
muslim, woman, immigrant, female protagonist, price of fame, fish out of water, fame, lifestyle, sister sister relationship, american dream, ambition, social relations ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on the Terri Woods best selling novel, True to the Game is the love story of Quadir Richards, a charismatic drug lord, and Gena Rollins, a young girl from the projects of Philly. Quadir was able to gain the trust and love of Gena and was on ...
Style:
hood, disturbing, suspense, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot:
sex scene, drug dealer, lifestyle, hollywood, nightclub, money, muslim, black, drug, male female relationship, unfulfilled love, drug lord ...
Place:
los angeles, philadelphia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
When the Muslim princess Ameera is kidnapped by a local crime syndicate, undercover cop Lt. Jamal Razul a.k.a Magnum is given the task of getting her back. Aided by fellow officer Joselito Ibanez, Razul discovers that there’s more to the ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
missing person, race against time, kidnapping, princess, organized crime, revenge, violence, feud, friendship, conspiracy, girl, corruption ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An old Jewish baker struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice accidentally drops cannabis in the dough and sends sales sky high.
Style:
humorous, light, sincere, captivating, culinary
Plot:
drug, friendship, muslim, business venture, couples, society, family relations, judaism, ethnicity, urban, food, narcotics ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A common man tries to fight terrorism by making anonymous calls to cops. Will he succeed ?
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, psychological, surprise ending
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, bomb threat, patriotism, mysterious man, police officer, bomb, muslim, investigation, danger, islam, threat ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, poignant ...
Plot:
terrorism, islam, injustice, vengeance, society, couple relations, life is a bitch, rivalry, introspection, danger, false accusation, politics ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
new york, paris france, france, usa, europe ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story of an immigrant woman struggling against old world traditions. Zouina leaves her homeland with her three children to join her husband in France, where he's been living for the past ten years. In a land and culture foreign to her, ...
Style:
uplifting, sincere, touching, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
culture clash, abusive husband, immigrant, estrangement, injustice, human spirit, society, self discovery, dysfunctional family, family problems, life is a bitch, gender ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
france, algeria, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits ...
Style:
serious, entertaining, cult classic, sincere, exciting ...
Plot:
politics, rebelliousness, sikh, murder, patriotism, courage, coming of age, society, state affairs, protest, patriot, corruption ...
Time:
y2k, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
india, middle east, new delhi, asia, london ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
The story is real story that tells about a man's life who has a very influential philosopher that had lived in between 1877-1960. His name is 'Said Nursi' and he is originally Kurdish. But, he speaks perfectly Turkish, Kurdish, ...
Style:
serious, emotional, controversial, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
disagreement, redemption, life is a bitch, society, politics, injustice, repression, religions or cults, political unrest, hopes, humble, kurd ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 1920s, 1930s
Place:
ottoman empire, turkey
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Three friends drive from Holland to Morocco to deliver a taxi to a family friend, but the trip turns out more complicated than expected.
Style:
road movie, serious, sincere, sentimental, philosophical ...
Plot:
friendship, taxi, friends, introspection, love and romance, taxi driver, fall in love, on the road, best friend, gay friend, party, muslim ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, africa, morocco, netherlands, barcelona
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