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184
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Tunisia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A Tunisian breakdancer falls in with fundamentalists with designs to turn the young man into a suicide bomber.
Plot:
arab, dialogue, father son relationship, escape, husband wife relationship, train, police, teacher, death, money, singer, bomb ...
Time:
september 11 2001
Place:
tunisia, middle east
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Yemen
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Tariq's aristocratic family has arranged for him to marry Bilquis, the daughter of a rich judge. However, while out in the city one night, he catches sight of a woman he believes to be Bilquis, and falls in love with her. The woman turns out to ...
Plot:
arab, aristocrat, elopement, arranged marriage, daughter, love, spoiled brat, betrayal, teacher, police, photographer, wedding ...
Place:
middle east
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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, serious, stylized, costume drama, disturbing ...
Plot:
sinbad, sea voyage, curse, witch, arabian nights, escapades, medieval, rivalry, hopes, adventurer, sailor, ocean ...
Time:
8th century
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619
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Shazzan is an American animated television series, created by Alex Toth and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1967 for CBS. The series follows the adventures of two teenage siblings, Chuck and Nancy, traveling around a mystical Arabian world, ...
Style:
mystical, colorful, retro, heroic, anime ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
genie, magic, superhero, desert, siblings, brother and sister, children, arab, enchantment, companion, quest, arabian nights ...
Time:
60s
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358
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:
realistic, serious, thought provoking, disturbing
Plot:
belly dancer, self discovery, female sexuality, friendship, tradition, professor, audition, liberation, husband wife relationship, arab, feminism, freedom ...
Place:
cairo egypt, persia, egypt, middle east
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Emi is a young ambitious girl who has been dreaming about a big world for years. Whenever an opportunity arises, she jumps into its modes without hesitation, becoming an exclusive escort. Soon it is she who, at the invitation of Arab sheikhs, begins ...
Style:
captivating, crying, disturbing
Plot:
sheik, prostitute, prostitution, erotica, seduction, escort, recruitment, forced prostitution, marriage proposal, female nudity, women, attempted seduction ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe, middle east, dubai, italy ...
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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
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2K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A former Special Forces soldier who has become solitary and paranoid since serving Afghanistan and recruited to provide the security for Amina and her daughter Nour.
Plot:
security guard, airplane, surveillance camera, nightclub, new job, telephone call, teenage girl, migrant, arab, torture, parachute, violence ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan, Australia
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
The evil Jafar escapes from the magic lamp as an all-powerful genie, ready to plot his revenge against Aladdin. From battling elusive villains atop winged horses, to dodging flames inside an exploding lava pit, it's up to Aladdin - with ...
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, semi serious, exciting, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
princess, aladdin, imaginary kingdom, revenge, desert, genie, magic, wrongful conviction, disney princess, transformation, monkey, sultan ...
Time:
90s, 18th century
Place:
arabia, middle east
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK, Slovakia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
"Secondhand Lions" follows the comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, period piece, humorous, cute ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
coming of age, uncle nephew relationship, childhood, fish out of water, greed, courage, lion, youth, misfit, bittersweet, country, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
year 2003, 1910s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
texas, africa, middle east, austin texas, usa ...
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13K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Music, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime
Style:
humorous, light, talky, feel good, not serious ...
Plot:
politics, fish out of water, camel, nightclub singer, friendship between men, friendship, partner, disorder, misfit partners, state affairs, nothing goes right, farce ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
morocco, sahara, middle east, austin texas, africa ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A mix-up leads Ra'fat Rostum to a ministerial seat that he was never meant to have. As he successfully holds onto his office for a long time, he starts having violent nightmares and asks his office manager, Ateya, to accompany him to the North ...
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, islamic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, social commentary, political satire, guilt, office politics, character study, rise to power, moral ambiguity, bureaucracy, surrealism, identity crisis, mistaken identity ...
Place:
alexandria egypt
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Ashour, Salaah’s father, runs his school with severity and cruelty. after Ashour's death, Salah inherits the job and lets Sayed, his deputy, take charge. Hussein the teacher makes a great effort to guide Salah to succeed in managing the ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
school, satire, director, high school life, high school teacher, school principal, school teacher, teacher student relationship, education, power, social commentary, mistrust ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Samir is the head of a small family and a bank employee and stable in his work, but separated after the decision to reduce the employment and then surprise that his bank balance zero and after days find a box with a mobile phone to meet a call ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
espionage, surveillance, family relations, changing lives, problem, relationships, social problems, lifestyle change, money problems, money falling through the air, secret organization, conspiracy ...
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559
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A comedy movie revolves around a thief who steals street dogs and sell them, oddly he learned this profession from a female dog, who breastfed him when he was a baby, which led him to acquire a supernatural powers.
Style:
detective, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
dog, satire, detective inspector, crime investigation, crime solving, investigation, police investigation, uncover truth, theft, abandonment, police operation, urban ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Algeria, Belgium
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
This movie portrays three women living in today's Algeria between modern society and Islamic fundamentalism, self-determination and dependence. Goucem, a young woman who works for a photographer and mistress of a rich doctor, her mother ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sentimental, gloomy
Plot:
terrorism, prostitute, love affair, culture clash, life is a bitch, best friend, couples, injustice, cabaret, family relations, infidelity, nightclub ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, persia, latin america, algeria
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Far’Hook is a 20-year-old rapper. Following a violent dispute with a rival, he’s forced to leave Paris for a while. His producer, Bilal, suggests that Far’Hook acts as driver for Bilal’s father, Serge, on a tour of French ports, following in ...
Style:
road movie, captivating, psychological, disturbing, reflective ...
Plot:
road trip, intergenerational friendship, culture clash, travel, friendship, rap, relationship problems, cultural difference, generation gap, rapper, unlikely friendships, personal growth ...
Place:
france, marseille, paris france
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Iran
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali's. School awaits...
Style:
emotional, realistic, sincere, touching, sad ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
childhood, poverty, life, school, children, unemployment, family drama, running, coming of age, siblings relations, brother sister relationship, islam ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, tehran iran, maghreb ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
missing person, iranian, matchmaking, family relations, friendship, guilt, journey, parents and children, wedding planning, love and romance, couple relations, couples ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, maghreb, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Lebanon, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three protagonists, one city, different backgrounds: Nour, India and Marwan pass each other but they never meet, though the effect of one incident will drastically alter their lives. Caught in a moment, their lives fall apart in just a matter of ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, non-linear, gloomy
Plot:
life turned upside down, family problems, dysfunctional family, destiny, life is a bitch, down on your luck, death in the family, multiple storylines, drug abuse, marriage, car accident, arab ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
lebanon, beirut lebanon, middle east
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899
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Without her husband and without her lawyer’s licence, which has been withdrawn, Noora is left pregnant and alone in her apartment. Her attempt to leave Iran turns into a fight with male chauvinism. A personal, nerve-wracking and infuriating film ...
Style:
serious, sincere, realistic, contemplative, islamic ...
Plot:
rebelliousness, immigrant, woman in danger, society, danger, rebellion, life is a bitch, injustice, political unrest, chaos, arab, strong female presence ...
Place:
persia, middle east, iran
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Yearning to leave behind his life of misfortune in the Middle East, Ibrahim Jarrah wins the U.S. Green Card Lottery for a chance to become an American citizen. Ibrahim lands in New York City the day before 9/11…and the events of the September ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, uplifting, psychological ...
Plot:
hopes, starting over, immigrant, society, 9/11, urban, immigration, rivalry, xenophobia, green card, perseverance, identity crisis ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Jordan, Greece, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jordan, 1967: displaced to a refugee camp after the occupation of their West Bank village, an eleven-year old boy and his mother enact the emancipating dream that every refugee has imagined countless times, in Annemarie Jacir's passionate and ...
Style:
serious, emotional, realistic, atmospheric, touching ...
Plot:
coming of age, camp, hopes, parents and children, forceful separation, youth, family relations, teenage life, search for father, missing father, freedom fighter, runaway child ...
Time:
20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place:
jordan, palestine, middle east, greece
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The film is set in a world, the Popular Democratic Republic of Bubunne, in which women hold the power and men are forced to wear veils and stay at home.
Style:
surreal, humorous, not serious, surprise ending, offbeat ...
Plot:
matriarchy, misandry, nothing goes right, gender, political satire, battle of the sexes, follow your dream, social differences, obsessive quest, gay, society, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Morocco
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for his father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.
Style:
serious, touching, emotional, realistic, islamic ...
Plot:
funeral, family relations, family problems, life turned upside down, family gatherings, family life, death in the family, disorder, parents and children, muslim, housekeeper, illegitimate child ...
Place:
morocco, tangier morocco, middle east
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A father with a dangerous secret searching for his daughter.
Style:
emotional, realistic, political, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
secrets, redemption, guilt, loss, grief, identity, occupation, honor, betrayal, revenge, claustrophobia, israeli army ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
palestine, israel, middle east, jerusalem
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A Bedouin village in Northern Israel. When Jalila's husband marries a second woman, Jalila and her daughter's world is shattered, and the women are torn between their commitment to the patriarchal rules and being true to themselves.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, social
Plot:
mother daughter conflict, second wife, second marriage, bedouin, impossible love, family problems, women in society, marriage, dysfunctional family, mother daughter relationship, relationship problems, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
israel, middle east, indiana, palestine
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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
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Genre: Adventure
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An independent film starring Peter O'Toole and directed by Dror Soref. In modern-day Jerusalem, an Arab boy and a beautiful American tourist are accidentally entrusted with a priceless coin from the age of King Herod. Soon the two are falling ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense thriller, noir, independent film
Plot:
treasure hunt, chase, danger, obsession, archaeology, greed, american tourist, lost treasure, treasure, treasure hunter, arab, coin ...
Time:
year 1993
Place:
jerusalem, middle east, israel
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Eli is an Israeli soldier who manages to escape from a notorious Arab prison. He makes it back to Israel, where he finds Beno, another soldier who had spent 2 years of horror in the same prison. They organize a rescue operation against the prison. ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
israeli, world war two, arab, prison, soldier, rescue mission, war, heroes, military, danger, confined, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
israel, syria, middle east
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