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 7.3
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X-Large (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Magdy is searching for true love, so when he finds his childhood friend Dina on Facebook he tries to get closer to her. He is afraid that she would refuse him as he is very obese. So on their first meeting he told her that he is Magdy's cousin
Style: captivating, satirical, semi serious, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: comedian, arab, relationships, loner, obesity, satire, obese, loneliness, lifestyle, relationship problems, fat suit, young
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1000 Congratulations (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 115 min.
Story: About a man who wakes up one morning to discover that the day repeats, a carbon copy of the day before, trapping him in an inescapable vicious circle. This man has a dream to live for 100 years, however he is living for one day only and that day ...
Style: satirical, psychological, captivating, disturbing, cerebral ...
Plot: arab, family relations, wedding, time, time loop, time paradox, time warp, changing the past or future, wedding preparations and rituals, back in time, satire, wedding day ...
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Bewildered Bolbol (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Bulbul meets a successful aristocratic girl named Yasmine, but she's not the romantic type he dreams of, at the same time he admires his cousin Hala for her calmness and kindness. In the middle of all this, the psychiatrist Amal shows up and he ...
Style: semi serious, satirical, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot: arab, romantic triangle, male female relationship, love triangle, love affair, love interest, relationship problems, romantic relationship, love and romance, satire, couple relations, breakup ...
Place: egypt
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The Road To Love (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Slow-burning and smart, French director Rémi Lange's The Road to Love is a romantic tale of self-discovery that also offers a fascinating historical take on homosexuality in northern Africa. French-Algerian sociology student Karim is having ...
Style: captivating, lgbt cinema
Plot: closeted gay, islam, gay, lgbt, arab, homosexuality, sexual tension, gay muslim, love affair, heterosexuality, love story, relationships ...
Place: morocco, paris france, amsterdam, north africa, marseille
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Hassan and Marcus (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 120 min.
Story: When the lives of Mahmoud, a Muslim Sheikh (Omar Sharif) and Boulos, a Christian Theologian (Adel Imam) are threatened by religious extremists on both sides, the Egyptian government inducts them into a witness protection program that requires them ...
Style: realistic, humorous, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Plot: on the run, friendship, family relations, switching roles, assassination attempt, culture clash, disorder, society, fall in love, parents and children, fake identity, arab ...
Time: 21st century
Place: egypt, africa, middle east
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Outside the Law (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, War
Country: France, Algeria, Belgium, Tunisia, Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story: After losing their family home in Algeria in the 1920s, three brothers and their mother are scattered across the globe. Messaoud joins the French army fighting in Indochina; Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement in France ...
Style: realistic, atmospheric, political, captivating, tense ...
Plot: french algerian war, algerian war, politics, police brutality, resistance, revenge, war crime, political unrest, family relations, society, military, world war two ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 60s, 50s, post world war two ...
Place: algeria, france, africa, europe, north africa
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 6.1
 317
Dunia (2005)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Egypt, Lebanon, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story: After studying literature at Cairo University, Dunia, 23 years old, wants to become a professional dancer. She attends audition for an oriental dance contest where she recites Arabian poetry without any body movement. She explain to the perplexed ...
Style: thought provoking, disturbing, realistic, serious
Plot: self discovery, liberation, friendship, husband wife relationship, sensuality, tradition, professor, audition, arab, female sexuality, sexual repression, feminism ...
Place: cairo egypt, persia, middle east, egypt
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The Second Wife (1967)
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.
Plot: arab, polygamy, countryside, female fight, poverty, power, wife, terminal illness, handicapped, husband wife relationship, police, escape attempt ...
Place: egypt
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 8.2
 3K
Kit Kat (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 129 min.
Story: In the Egyptian Kit Kat suburb, Sheikh Hosni's character as an observer of the daily lives of El Kit Kat's residents seems to transcend above it. Even with the loss of his eyesight, his wife, his job, and the fact that he lives with his ...
Style: iconic
Plot: arab, great ending, suburbs, father son relationship, funeral, sex, death, love, blind man, river, poverty, motorcycle ...
Place: middle east, cairo egypt, egypt
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Terrorism and Kebab (1992)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A man named Ahmed tries unsuccessfully for days to go the the government building to complete the necessary paperwork to transfer his child to another school. Repeatedly he is unable to see the employee he needs to meet with. In a scuffle that ...
Style: sad
Plot: arab, war on terror, terrorism, bus, justice, husband wife relationship, corruption, little boy, hostage, family relations, abusive boss, radicalism ...
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 6.5
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The Emigrant (1994)
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt, France
Duration: 129 min.
Story: The biblical tale of Joseph is told from an Egyptian perspective in this interesting character study. In this film, Joseph is called Ram. Ram, tired of his family's backward superstitious life, and tired of being picked on by his brothers, ...
Style: biblical
Plot: arab, bible, old testament, antiquity, ancient history, time machine, wolf attack, agriculture, corporal punishment, hugging, religious sect, little brother ...
Place: middle east, egypt
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 5.9
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The Other (1999)
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, biting, thought provoking, sincere ...
Plot: arab, terrorism, terrorist, investigative journalism, manipulation, society, fall in love, couple relations, life is a bitch, obsession, politics, journalism ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: middle east, egypt, cairo egypt
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 7.7
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Cairo 30 (1966)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Mahgoub Abdel Dayem a young nihilistic college student, having his father crippled with no other source of income, he finds himself in an urgent need of a job after graduation to support himself and his parents. Having a hard time getting a job, he ...
Style: social
Plot: arab, student, friend, journalist, corruption, jealousy, lust, drunkenness, university, marriage, university student, marriage for money ...
Place: middle east, cairo egypt, egypt
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Divine Intervention (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War, Comedy
Country: France, Morocco, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Santa Claus tries to outrun a gang of knife-wielding youth. It's one of several vignettes of Palestinian life in Israel - in a neighborhood in Nazareth and at Al-Ram checkpoint in East Jerusalem. Most of the stories are droll, some absurd, one ...
Style: surreal, stylized, meditative, semi serious, touching ...
Plot: culture clash, lovers apart, lovers reunited, couples, society, danger, hopes, politics, conflict, arab, israeli, hospital ...
Time: year 2002
Place: palestine, middle east, israel, jerusalem
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Adrift on the Nile (1971)
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Set against the backdrop of the 1967 Six-Day War, the movie adaptation of Naguib Mahfouz's novel follows the escapist, drug-fuelled riverboat meetings of a group of frustrated Egyptians from various walks of life.
Style: iconic
Plot: arab, boat, actor, notebook, brothel, prostitution, poverty, girlfriend, bus, politics, mother daughter relationship, cocktail party ...
Place: middle east
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 6.4
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The Kite (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: Lebanon, France
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A young 15 year old girl, Lamia, lives in a southern Lebanese village on the border with Israel. She is given in marriage to her cousin on the other side of the border. As Lamia crosses the barbed wire she also passes from childhood into adulthood, ...
Style: realistic, touching, serious
Plot: introspection, teenage life, wartime life, political unrest, culture clash, military, youth, society, life is a bitch, fall in love, couples, hopes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: lebanon, middle east, israel
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The Syrian Bride (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Germany, Israel
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met ...
Style: touching, sincere, emotional, sentimental, islamic ...
Plot: wedding, politics, occupation, ethnic, culture clash, human spirit, love and romance, nationalism, arranged marriage, reconciliation, parents and children, leaving home ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: middle east, syria, israel, palestine
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 7.1
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The Attack (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: Lebanon, France, Qatar, Belgium, Egypt
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.
Style: tense, captivating, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: israeli palestinian conflict, uncover truth, terrorism, suicide bomber, danger, investigation, radical, society, occupation, husband wife relationship, loss of wife, arab ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: middle east, israel, palestine, lebanon, maghreb ...
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Salt of This Sea (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Born in Brooklyn to Palestinian refugee parents, Soraya (Suheir Hammad) decides to journey to the country of her ancestry when she discovers that her grandfather's savings have been frozen in a Jaffa bank account since his 1948 exile. She soon ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, sincere, emotional ...
Plot: politics, state affairs, love affair, social differences, heist, israeli palestinian conflict, love and romance, life is a bitch, injustice, political unrest, discrimination, arab ...
Time: 21st century
Place: israel, middle east, jerusalem, persia, palestinian authority ...
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Lebanon: The Soldier's Journey (2009)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel, France, Germany, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: June, 1982 - The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare. The four members of a tank crew find themselves in a violent situation that they ...
Style: psychological, suspenseful, atmospheric, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot: military, confined, arab israeli conflict, sergeant, tank, mission gone awry, military life, moral dilemma, leadership, danger, battle zone, deathtrap ...
Time: year 1982, year 2009, 80s, 20th century
Place: lebanon, middle east, israel, palestine, big ben london
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 8.6
 2K
The High (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 118 min.
Story: As ethics is degraded in the Egyptian society; a chemist deceive his punk brother with a nonnarcotic drug that he created to prove that it's all delusional. So the punk tries to convince him to produce the substance for a greedy drug lord.
Style: sad
Plot: arab, lsd, famous, junkie, hashish, weed, ethics, addiction, brother, drug
Place: middle east, egypt
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 7.5
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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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My Sweet Pepper Land (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Iraq, France, Germany, Iran
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Baran, a war hero, becomes sheriff of the capital and refuses to bow down to a tribal chief.
Style: serious, realistic, tense, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot: law enforcement, society, rivalry, kurd, social relations, village life, village, justice, violence, police, smuggler, arab ...
Time: year 2013, 2000s, 21st century
Place: iraq, kurdistan, middle east, maghreb, iran ...
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The Blue Elephant (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 170 min.
Story: Psychiatrist Dr. Yehia returns to El-Abbaseya Hospital five years after the death of his family. His return coincide with the arrival of a new patient, Sherif, a friend from college, who is accused of murder.
Style: psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot: mental institution, doctors and patients, confined, twists and turns, losing-it hero, psychiatrist, uncover truth, arab, danger, friends, mysticism, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: egypt, middle east
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Foreign Body (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In the turbulent aftermath of the Tunisian revolution, young Samia flees her homeland. She braves hostile seas in the crossing to France, but once there she finds that her struggles have only just begun. With no friends, no family, and — most ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: immigrant, accusation, illegal immigrant, arab, social problems, life is a bitch, female protagonist, islam, terrorist, job seeking, restaurant, telephone call ...
Place: tunisia
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 6.3
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Sinbad (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Sinbad accidentally kills the son of the powerful Lord Akbari in a fist fight. As recompense for the blood debt, Sinbad's brother is killed in front of his eyes. Sinbad escapes, but his grandmother uses a magic talisman to curse him for the ...
Style: exciting, stylized, serious, disturbing, light ...
Plot: sinbad, sea voyage, arabian nights, curse, witch, escapades, rivalry, hopes, adventurer, legends and myths, sailor, medieval ...
Time: 8th century
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 6.6
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Young Ahmed (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A Belgian teenager hatches a plot to kill his teacher after embracing an extremist interpretation of the Quran.
Style: captivating, sincere, disturbing, psychological
Plot: muslim, religion, arab, disorder, friendship, society, youth, culture clash, indoctrination, coming of age, religious, terrorist ...
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Justice: Qalb Al Adala (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: United Arab Emirates
TV show
Story: The show follows an ambitious young Arab female lawyer who got her law degree in the US and instead of joining her father's law firm back at home (UAE) she decides to go out on her own as a defense attorney, pushing the legal and cultural ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot: attorney, female lawyer, ambition, father daughter relationship, workplace, court, lawyer, family relations, female protagonist, arab, hotshot lawyer, job
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Mo Amer: Mohammed in Texas (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story: In his hometown of Houston, Mo Amer takes on pandemic panic, disappointing Bradley Cooper, hummus appropriation and the subtle art of cursing in Arabic.
Style: entertaining, feel good, humorous, ironic, funny ...
Plot: stand up comedy, comedian, satire, social satire, topical humor, arab, joke, stand up comedian, irony, social issues, public speaking, humour ...
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Amreeka (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Kuwait, Jordan
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi (Melkar Muallem), divorcée Muna Farah (Nisreen Faour) leaves her Palestinian homeland and takes up residence in rural Illinois -- just in time to encounter the domestic repercussions of ...
Style: sincere, serious, touching, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot: immigrant, single parent, job seeking, starting over, culture clash, society, social relations, brother in law sister in law relationship, hopes, family in crisis, financial problem, youth ...
Time: year 2009, year 2003, 21st century
Place: palestine, illinois, middle east, usa, israel
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