| Khartoum (1966) | 6.8 | |
| Traitor (2008) | 6.9 | |
| Malcolm X (1992) | 7.7 | |
| Osama (2003) | 7.3 | |
| Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | 8.3 |
Islam movies and TV shows – page 5
Best films
New films
Genre: History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Malazgirt 1071 tells the story of the Battle of Manzikert, which opened the doors of Anatolia to Turks.
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, period piece, epic ...
Plot:
turkish history, turkish army, battles, muslim, sultan, fight, warrior, conquering, military, wartime, war, medieval ...
Time:
11th century
Place:
turkey, constantinople
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Style:
period piece, stylized, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
adventurer, bedouin, desert, stallion, englishwoman, marriage proposal, state affairs, head of state, escapades, unfulfilled love, women, politics ...
Time:
1900s, 1910s, victorian era, future, year 2014 ...
Place:
persia, middle east, arabia, morocco, turkey ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
New York attorney Libby (Juliette Lewis) is a go-getter who won't let anyone stand in the way of her success. But when she accepts a pro bono case involving young Afghan dissident Meena (Layla Alizada), Libby finds her corporate dreams replaced ...
Style:
uplifting, emotional, disturbing, touching, informative ...
Plot:
fighting the system, deportation, courtroom drama, rebellion, injustice, legal, hopes, hotshot lawyer, terrorism, life is a bitch, danger, politics ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2001, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, bangladesh, new york, pakistan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Morocco
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:
sentimental, inspirational, entertaining, sincere, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
desert, love and romance, fishing, fish, muslim, businessman, politics, doubts and hesitations, friendship, midlife crisis, passion, culture clash ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, scotland, london, afghanistan, england ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
Ajay Rathore is a no-nonsense police officer from Mumbai Crime Branch. Long time ago his elder brother was killed by terrorists which caused him to quit his medical studies and join Indian Police Service. He is a great admirer of Pakistan-based ...
Style:
inspirational, patriotic, political, action thriller, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, police, terrorism, muslim, fall in love, islam, police officer, patriot, cop, war on terror, counter terrorism, politics ...
Time:
90s
Place:
delhi, asia, india, middle east, pakistan
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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, hijab, muslim, dark humor, taxi driver, self discovery, social differences, adoption, religions or cults, rabbi, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, middle east, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, ...
Style:
realistic, serious, political, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
culture clash, illegal alien, extramarital affair, illegal immigrant, female nudity, deportation, society, social differences, state affairs, life is a bitch, fighting the system, social problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, bangladesh, tijuana mexico, san diego california ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Algeria, France, Morocco, Belgium
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression, and to fight French discrimination.
Style:
emotional, realistic, rough, serious, political ...
Plot:
battles, war, world war two, politics, brutality, justice, military, muslim, survival, racism, self esteem, ethnic conflict ...
Time:
year 1944, 50s, 20th century, 1940s, year 2006 ...
Place:
africa, algeria, morocco, italy, europe ...
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3K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
She is a scientist. He is a Lebanese doctor. They meet at a banquet and fall into a carefree, passionate relationship. But difficulties abound because of his heritage and her loveless marriage. She flies to Havana to sort things out on the beach and ...
Style:
witty, stylized, philosophical, lyrical, serious ...
Plot:
culture clash, racism, infidelity, social differences, couple relations, society, crumbling marriage, exile, dialogue, husband wife relationship, blues, hospital ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
london, cuba, latin america, england, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where African folk-ways were maintained well into the 20th Century and was one of the last bastion of these mores in America.
Style:
independent film, gothic, aesthetic, mystic, mysterious ...
Plot:
women, island, feminist, african american, black, feminism, pregnancy, women of color, racism, culture clash, black history, islam ...
Time:
1900s, year 1991, 20th century, future
Place:
south carolina, africa, southern usa, indiana, usa
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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: 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: Drama
Country: Chad, France, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
On the outskirts of the capital of Chad, determined single mother Amina works tirelessly to provide for herself and her 15-year old daughter Maria. When Amina discovers Maria is pregnant and does not want a child, the two women begin to seek out an ...
Style:
political, thought provoking, emotional, realistic, controversial ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, abortion, single mother, moral dilemma, family bonds, religious conflict, female empowerment, empathy, islam, poverty, human rights, resilience ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
africa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
Style:
talky, multicultural, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
culture clash, immigrant, taxi, drinking, muslim, call girl, street walker, driver, asian, black, indians, prostitution ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan, France, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Ayesha is a widow with a secret past, living with her beloved son Saleem in a small town in Pakistan close to the Indian border. When the fires of Islamic nationalism invade their tranquil lives, Saleem and a few of the town's other young men ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, touching, poignant
Plot:
islam, wartime life, family life, self discovery, politics, hopes, small town life, haunted by the past, death in the family, parents and children, culture clash, family in crisis ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, year 1947, year 1979
Place:
pakistan, india, middle east, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.
Style:
atmospheric, tense, sincere, disturbing, surreal ...
Plot:
islam, desert, politics, on the road, brutality, survival, culture clash, suicide, women, rescue, self discovery, danger ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
middle east, afghanistan, iran, canada, iraq ...
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Iran
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with.
Style:
independent film, educational, thought provoking, sad, poetic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
children, coming of age, little girl, childhood, fish, snake charmer, balloon, brother sister relationship, new year's eve, islam, adolescence, money ...
Time:
90s, year 1995
Place:
iran, persia, middle east, tehran iran, hong kong
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 227 min.
Story:
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, visually appealing, visually stunning, historical drama ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, date night, kids
Plot:
world war one, desert, military, british empire, camel, islam, great war, imperialism, politics, historical character, battles, quicksand ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s, year 1962 ...
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, arabia, ottoman empire, jordan ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Four men with dubious plans move to a farm in the countryside. More or less against their will, they end up as the founders of Norway's first halal dairy farm.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, tension, dark comedy ...
Plot:
farmer, countryside, farming, farm, village life, migration, kidnapping, male protagonist, child abduction, social problems, cattle ranch, lifestyle ...
Place:
iran
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Two different worlds, two strangers who will come and change what we believe separates but also unites two people. Stratis and Razan will experience a strong love under the most adverse conditions. Will they manage to overcome the wreck of their ...
Style:
psychological, romantic drama, captivating, romantic, thrilling ...
Plot:
migration, syrian refugee, romantic relationship, relationships, male female relationship, love story, social problems, refugee, fall in love, in love, family problems, love and romance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
greece
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
In his first HBO stand-up comedy special, Ramy Youssef shares candid anecdotes about his life as an Egyptian-American comedian, writer, actor and director.
Style:
entertaining, satirical, funny, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, irony, satire, humour, public speaking, stand up comedian, joke, live performance, comedian, identity, storytelling, autobiography ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
Bill Maher will be bringing his stand-up show to screens this summer with when he appears on stage from Tulsa in Bill Maher: Live From Oklahoma.
Style:
satirical, funny, entertaining, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, satire, stand up comedian, comedian, live performance, american politics, joke, social satire, humour, political satire, public speaking, monologue ...
Place:
oklahoma
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Sita was a teenager when she witnessed her parents died of a suicide bombing in the name of religion. She then spent her life to find the most evil person, and when that they die she will bury herself with that person, to prove that punishment in ...
Style:
psychological horror, dark, psychological, intense
Plot:
religious, ghost, blasphemy, haunting, torture, corpse, terror, suicide, body horror, grave, tunnel, bread ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, year 1996, 90s, 20th century ...
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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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden, Jordan, Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological thriller, crying, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, muslim, prostitute, prostitution, murder of a prostitute, religion, journalist, investigation, serial murder, murder, religious fundamentalism, investigative journalism ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
iran, middle east, maghreb
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41K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Switzerland, UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a Paris attack that claimed dozens of lives, CIA agent Alice Racine is forced to live in London as a caseworker. Her mentor unexpectedly calls her back into action when the CIA discovers that another ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, rough, cult classic ...
Plot:
terrorism, spy, biohazard, female warrior, rogue agent, cia agent, virus, female protagonist, female spy, cia, biological warfare, terrorist ...
Time:
future, year 2017, 2010s, year 2012
Place:
london, paris france, moscow russia, big ben london, tower bridge london ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Australia, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Story of a young woman journalist who becomes enmeshed in the politics of the annexation of Morrocco from Algeria at the turn of the twentieth century.
Plot:
world history, french foreign legion, female journalist, desert, islam, journalist, french colonialism, military, women, explorer, writers, nihilism ...
Time:
year 1900, 1900s
Place:
algeria, morocco, paris france
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Morocco, Bulgaria, Turkey
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Reda, summoned to accompany his father on a pilgrimage to Mecca, complies reluctantly - as he preparing for his baccalaureat and, even more important, has a secret love relationship. The trip across Europe in a broken-down car is also the departure ...
Style:
road movie, serious, realistic, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
pilgrimage, on the road, travel, journey, father son relationship, family relations, culture clash, hopes, human nature, youth, society, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
belgrade serbia, jordan, serbia, france, europe ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is in a rather happy marriage with Nirupama who is a nuclear oncologist. Nirupama is from a middle class family in Chennai, she marries Vishwanath (a dance master) to pursue her higher studies in the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, masala ...
Plot:
threat, terrorist, undercover, suspicion, muslim, working undercover, double life, terrorist plot, secret, marriage, wedding planning, fbi agent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c., india, usa, new jersey, new york
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Rick (Andrew W. Walker) is a man raised with solid American values, who was trained as a "special interrogator" in Iraq. He does and experiences things there that cause him PTSD. When he is debriefed by a therapist (Doc), strange things ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, slasher, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
interrogation, haunted by the past, held captive, danger, soldier, post traumatic stress disorder, murder, politics, terrorism, psychopath, survival, violence ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
iraq, usa, afghanistan, middle east
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