Arab movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant arab movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, sincere, serious, semi serious and emotional films and TV shows about / with arab, society, family relations, muslim, coming of age, love, love and romance, sex, couples and police plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in Egypt, France, Tunisia and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as arab: Caramel (2007), The String (2009), All My Life (2008), The Wedding Song (2008), Or (My Treasure) (2004), The Perfect Candidate (2019), Sacred (1999), In Between (2016), Buried Secrets (2009), The Other (1999).
Best films
New films
| Rabb Se Hai Dua (2022) | 6.0 | |
| Atatürk 1881-1919 (2024) | 8.8 | |
| Feathers (2021) | 6.2 | |
| Moawiya (2025) | 6.6 | |
| Farha (2021) | 8.0 |
List of arab movies
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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, sentimental, sweet, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
beauty salon, arab, sexual attraction, lesbian, friendship, lesbian subtext, wedding, actress, self discovery, police officer, gender, destiny ...
Time:
year 2007, 70s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, lebanon, persia, maghreb, beirut lebanon ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Tunisia, France, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his mother took him when he was younger, but he's not yet old ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, realistic, semi serious, sincere ...
Plot:
bathhouse, turkish bath, circumcision, coming of age, sexual awakening, arab, nudity, female nudity, youth, young boy, boy, erotica ...
Time:
80s
Place:
tunisia, middle east, africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Tunisia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Malik has a lot on his plate when he returns home to Tunisia after living in France. He's processing his father's death, he can't come out to his mother, and his childhood anxieties have resurfaced. But all of Malik's problems ...
Style:
sexual, lgbt cinema, realistic, serious, touching ...
Plot:
gay, arab, gay love, gay interest, love and romance, couples, gays and lesbians, lgbt, homecoming, gay slur, happy ending, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tunisia, africa, south africa, france, paris france ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Egypt, France, Israel, Lebanon
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
For Rami, all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds, as long as he keeps to himself. But when his longtime lover leaves him to marry a woman and his best friends drift away, he comes face to face with the harsh realities of life as a ...
Style:
romantic, psychological, independent film
Plot:
gay, gay lead character, closeted homosexual, gay love, arab, gay muslim, masturbation, closeted gay, repressed homosexual, taboo sex, social problems, relationships ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
south africa, middle east, egypt, cairo egypt
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, Tunisia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Nazi occupation of Tunisia strains the bonds of friendship between a Muslim woman and a Sephardic Jewess who are both preparing for their marriages.
Style:
emotional, realistic, atmospheric, erotic, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, coming of age, arranged marriage, sensuality, friendship, forced marriage, injustice, holocaust, religions or cults, family relations, society ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
tunisia, africa, middle east, maghreb, south africa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Israel
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Or shoulders a lot: she's 17 or 18, a student, works evenings at a restaurant, recycles cans and bottles for cash, and tries to keep her mother Ruthie from returning to streetwalking in Tel Aviv. Ruthie calls Or "my treasure," but ...
Style:
serious, thought provoking, psychological, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
prostitution, down on your luck, escort, family relations, coming of age, parents and children, life is a bitch, lifestyle, dysfunctional family, family problems, single parent, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, indiana, persia, israel ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Saudi Arabia, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young Saudi doctor campaigns for a seat on the municipal council, finding confidence as she combats prejudice.
Plot:
arab, female politician, singer, female doctor, feminism, election campaign, political campaign, political candidate, feminist, airport, concert, doctor ...
Place:
saudi arabia, middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The year 2000 approaches in Jerusalem's Orthodox Mea Shearim quarter, where the women work, keep house, and have children so the men can study the Torah and the Talmud. Rivka is happily and passionately married to Meir, but they remain ...
Style:
philosophical, thinking, controversial, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
marital abuse, orthodox jew, religion, judaism, israeli, arranged marriage, arab, feminism, women, couples, strong female presence, family relations ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
israel, middle east, persia, palestine, jerusalem
Is relevant?
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, unusual plot structure, humorous, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot:
israeli, arab, dating, judaism, friendship, student, female friendship, young woman, university, drug use, roommate, single woman ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
israel, palestine, middle east, indiana, jerusalem ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, Switzerland, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A teenager unwittingly reveals a terrible family secret to her new neighbors.
Style:
serious, thought provoking, sincere, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
family relations, coming of age, family life, teenage life, self discovery, introspection, hopes, parents and children, siblings relations, mother daughter relationship, arab, youth ...
Place:
tunisia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Egypt
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Adam is the son of a wealthy Egyptian-American family who is studying at UCLA and returns home for a brief vacation. Upon his arrival he meets beautiful reporter Hanane, with whom he begins an intense love affair, and eventually they marry. Trouble ...
Style:
realistic, serious, thought provoking, biting, sincere ...
Plot:
terrorist, sex with father, arab, investigative journalism, terrorism, father daughter sex, manipulation, couple relations, life is a bitch, politics, obsession, society ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
middle east, egypt, cairo egypt
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Deals with the phenomenon of sexual harassment in Egypt. Film depicts the moving story of three women Atfguen in some way or another to address the disturbing fact, the phenomenon can not be overlooked in the Egyptian and Arab street and the ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
sexual harassment, self defense, injustice, rebellion, social decay, society, vigilantism, rebelliousness, life is a bitch, defiant, men hatred, women's rights ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt, persia, africa, middle east ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Upper Egyptian Khader Hassanein joins the Central Security Forces, he accidentally meets Metwally Al-Zanati on the train, who tells him that he must take the revenge of his father who was killed 20 years ago. Khader realizes that he is the ...
Style:
satirical, funny, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
arab, revenge, family relations, family conflict, family problems, love story, relationships, satire, conflict of interest, family life, couple relations, in love ...
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Booha (Saad), a butcher coming from the countryside to Cairo to find the man whom his late father left his money with, gets tangled in the big city, finds love with kouta (Maie), and gets exploited by Farag (Hosni).
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
love story, satire, arab, love, relationships, love affair, couple relations, love and romance, changing lives, love interest, lifestyle change, male female relationship ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Egypt
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Being desperate because he cannot make ends meet and cannot find an apartment to marry his sweetheart, Sultan decides to start working with Dabash, his sweetheart's uncle, in burglary. But his dull-wittedness only causes them trouble.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, romantic, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
arab, romantic relationship, love story, male female relationship, relationships, fall in love, family relations, criminal, love and romance, couples, love interest, couple relations ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
While escaping being forced to present himself for sacrifice to redeem his family, Katkout is discovered by a National Security Agency who find he bears a strong resemblance to Yousef Khoury, the international terrorist. He is then persuaded him to ...
Style:
satirical, absurd, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, satire, arab, mistaken identity, terrorist group, secret mission, absurd humor, terrorist, war on terror, unlikely hero, terrorist attack, mission ...
Place:
cairo egypt, middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The story of the rise and fall of an Egyptian police officer, during the regime of President Anwar El Sadat.
Plot:
arab, great ending, chief of police, police station, suicide of husband, schoolgirl, repression, suicide, miscarriage, arrest, domestic violence, cinema ...
Time:
year 1975, year 1977
Place:
cairo egypt, egypt
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Egypt
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Nasser 56 is a 1996 Egyptian historical film directed by Mohamed Fadel, starring Ahmed Zaki. The film focuses on the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt's second President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and the subsequent invasion of Egypt by ...
Style:
political, historical drama, period piece, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
arab, biopic, patriotism, colonialism, political intrigue, leadership, diplomacy, revolutionary, cold war era, arab israeli conflict, politics, british empire ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt, middle east, india, soviet union ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Kamal is a university student who is in love with Nora the daughter of a ruthless businessman who rejects him because he is poor and thus plots to keep him away from her. With the help of his friends they try to solve his problem especially after ...
Plot:
arab, widowed father, perjury, nightclub, cruelty, materialism, debt, medical student, class differences, poverty, skull, countryside ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
When a college professor falls for one of his students, his fiancée decides to expose the student's shameful secret to all.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, sentimental, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
arab, classism, family honor, reputation, forbidden love, dancehall girl, class conflict, public humiliation, mother daughter relationship, secret revealed, gender roles, dance performance ...
Time:
year 1970
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Hassanein is a poor illiterate man who leaves his village and moves to the city to live with his maternal uncle and his family. However, he fails to keep a job and has no choice but to return to his hometown, and while he is sleeping in a mosque, a ...
Plot:
arab, begging, corruption, street life, survival, unemployment, social satire, fiance fiancee relationship, villager, poverty, poor family, gang ...
Place:
cairo egypt
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 177 min.
Story:
Officer Magdy investigates the suicide of a groom on his wedding night. he knows that the groom was impotent. Later he realizes that impotence is becoming an epidemic that spreads among all men. However, no one wants to declare that out of shame. A ...
Style:
detective, psychological, tense, political drama
Plot:
arab, investigation, sexual dysfunction, taboo, social commentary, cover up, journalism, realism, political satire, investigative journalism, corruption, marriage ...
Time:
90s
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Khousosi works for his late uncle's company and he's mad in love with his cousin Bolbola and wishes to marry her, but her mother is against it because she believes he's after the family's fortune. Feeling depressed, he seeks the ...
Style:
detective
Plot:
arab, swindle, forgery, innocence, police, disguise, love, wealth, murder, serial murder, frame up, theft ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
10 Film makers made 10 Separate stories about the "25January " revolution in Egypt and the Egyptian people in the revolution and the protests against the previous President Hosni Mubarak and the departure of President Hosni Mubarak and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, islamic, sad ...
Plot:
revolution, idealism, life is a bitch, society, hopes, political unrest, state affairs, chaos, arab, ptsd, egyptian revolution, rally ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
egypt, africa, middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of an ex-burglar who is struggling to lead a normal life with his wife and little son. His elder brother pressures him to return to burglary.
Style:
suspense, tense, detective, period piece
Plot:
arab, suspicion, burglary, reformed criminal, suspect, investigation, character study, law enforcement, redemption, pursuit, urban, confrontation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
cairo egypt
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Our man has about everything against him : he is short, weak, so simple, with an IQ far below the average. There is no wonder why he keeps on being teased by his friends, parents and even fiancee. But circumstances will turn him into a hero and then ...
Style:
sad
Plot:
arab, bank robbery, police, job seeking, corruption, security, loser, crooked businessman, clumsiness, clumsy, job, prison escape ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.
Style:
semi serious, stylized, humorous, realistic, sad
Plot:
youth, social differences, dishonesty, teachers and students, discrimination, hidden identity, religions or cults, family problems, society, disorder, death in the family, arab ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, egypt
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt, Austria, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A Coptic leper and his orphaned apprentice leave the confines of the leper colony for the first time and embark on a journey across Egypt to search for what is left of their families.
Style:
road movie, realistic, poignant, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
arab, leprosy, disability, friendship, journey, humanism, isolation, compassion, outcast, odyssey, buddy, social realism ...
Place:
middle east, maghreb, egypt
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A comedy about a gang leader ( Chico ) who gets into a fight and is seriously injured, after which he is transferred to the hospital in a critical condition where he needs a heart transplant. At the same time, the mother of another young man ( ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, captivating, funny, satirical ...
Plot:
heart transplant, gang leader, satire, mother, arab, motherhood, organ transplant, bandit, gangster boss, mafioso, lifestyle, mob boss ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A meeting with a new inmate in the psychiatric hospital flips Dr. Yehia's life upside down. She prophecies that the death of his entire family is only three days away.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
paranormal phenomena, arab, exorcism, devil, demon, supernatural power, peril, supernatural, heroes, revenge, curses spells and rituals, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
egypt
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