Best Qatari Movies
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Best Qatari Movies
TOP Movies: Capernaum (2018), I, Tonya (2017), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012), Loving Vincent (2017), The President's Cake (2025), The Salesman (2016), Divines (2016), The Teacher (2023), The Virtuoso (2021), Screwdriver (2018), Papicha (2019), Baby (2015), Mustang (2015), Under the Shadow (2016), Timbuktu (2014), Palestine 36 (2025), About Dry Grasses (2023), Theeb (2014), The Prophet (2014), Very Big Shot (2015).
List of Best Movies
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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259K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK, Qatar
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, visually stunning, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
competition, abusive mother, ice skater, figure skating, female protagonist, strong female lead, violence, mother daughter relationship, winter olympics, skating, emotional abuse, domestic violence ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, year 2017, year 1992, 80s ...
Place:
oregon, detroit, portland oregon, minneapolis minnesota
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Qatar
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Style:
tense, emotional, intense, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
immigrant, culture clash, wall street, muslim, 9/11, terrorism, conspiracy, political unrest, civil rights, american dream, false accusation, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, middle east, pakistan, istanbul turkey, usa ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Qatar
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The film brings the paintings of Vincent van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story. Every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is an oil-painting hand-painted by 125 professional oil-painters who travelled from all across the world to the Loving ...
Style:
adult animation, visually stunning, artsy, period piece, costume drama ...
Plot:
painter, painting, artist, art, suicide, genius, skill, art history, mysterious death, doctor, guilt, death ...
Time:
19th century, year 2017, ancient times, 2010s, year 1990
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iraq, Qatar, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake the President's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.
Plot:
little girl, counterfeit money, police arrest, dictatorship, loss of family, saddam hussein, dictator, school, fire, singing, birthday, rooster ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iraq
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran, France, Qatar, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
Style:
suspense, cerebral, suspenseful, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
revenge, hospital, rape, ptsd, teacher, trauma, twists and turns, sexualized violence, marriage, stage play, actor, dialogue ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
iran, persia, maghreb, tehran iran, middle east ...
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Qatar
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In a ghetto where religion and drug trafficking rub shoulders, Dounia has a lust for power and success. Supported by Maimouna, her best friend, she decides to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca, a respected dealer. But her encounter with Djigui, a ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspenseful, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
poverty, friendship, slum, police, seduction, urban decay, ghetto, street gang, dancer, greed, danger, full moon ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france, indiana
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Qatar
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A Palestinian school teacher struggles to reconcile his life-threatening commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new romantic relationship with a British volunteer worker.
Style:
educational, melancholic, political thriller, political drama
Plot:
teacher student relationship, resistance, political activism, moral ambiguity, occupation, sacrifice, character study, social realism, ethical dilemma, high school life, underground movement, human rights ...
Place:
palestine
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A lonesome stranger with nerves of steel must track down and kill a rogue hitman to satisfy an outstanding debt. But the only information he's been given is a time and location where to find his quarry. No name. No description. Nothing.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, f word
Plot:
hitman, mysterious character, hunt down, mission, killer, murderer, secret identity, murder, murder mystery, criminal, life risking, police officer ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Qatar
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After fifteen years of imprisonment, Ziad struggles to adjust to modern Palestinian life as the hero everyone hails him to be. Unable to distinguish reality from hallucination he unravels and forces himself to go back to where it all began.
Style:
political
Plot:
international relations, palestinian-israeli conflict, grave, death, filmmaker, arrest, released from prison, murder, israeli palestinian conflict, street artist, flashback, chase ...
Time:
year 2002, year 1992, year 2017
Place:
palestine
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups, seeking to establish an Islamic and archaic state. Women are particularly affected and oppressed by primitive diktas, who seek to take control of their bodies and control their passage ...
Style:
independent film, exciting, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
teenage girl, violence against women, muslim girl, hijab, female protagonist, sea, arranged marriage, attempted rape, unwanted pregnancy, friendship, arab, university ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
algeria, maghreb, africa, middle east, mediterranean sea
Is relevant?
63K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India, Ukraine, Qatar, Czech Republic
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
An elite counter-intelligence unit learns of a plot, masterminded by a maniacal madman. With the clock ticking, it's up to them to track the terrorists' international tentacles and prevent them from striking at the heart of India.
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, fighting crime, law enforcement, danger, violent content, tough heroes, spy, terrorist plot, behind enemy lines, war on terror, graphic violence ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
asia, india
Is relevant?
43K
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Qatar
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.
Style:
sad, realistic, heartbreaking, art house, social ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
sisters, teenage girl, coming of age, sexism, running away from home, sister sister relationship, virginity, teen suicide, islam, women's rights, women, arranged marriage ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, near future, 80s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey, middle east, maghreb, israel ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Jordan, Qatar, Iran
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war torn Tehran of the 80s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home.
Style:
creepy, spooky, stylized, psychological thriller, psychological horror ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
brutality, danger, paranormal activity, war, haunted house, supernatural power, ghost, mother daughter relationship, djinn, female warrior, paranormal, haunted ...
Time:
80s
Place:
middle east, iran, maghreb, jordan, tehran ...
Is relevant?
19K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Mauritania, France, Qatar
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed. A look at the brief occupation of Timbuktu by militant ...
Style:
harsh, compassionate, emotional, intense, slow cinema ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
islam, desert, terrorist, culture clash, brutality, jihad, political unrest, legal, religions or cults, family in crisis, religious differences, life turned upside down ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
africa, south africa, middle east, rio de janeiro
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA, France, Denmark, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Sweden, Australia
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
1936. As villages across Mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, tense, bleak, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
colonialism, resistance, british empire, nationalism, political conflict, coming of age, ethnic conflict, family bonds, british colonialism, zionism, class differences, harvest ...
Time:
1930s, year 1937, year 1936, 20th century
Place:
jerusalem
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Sweden, Qatar
Duration: 197 min.
Story:
A young art teacher hopes to be transfered to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of innapropriate contact with a student surface, his hopes of escape fade and he descends further ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, captivating, powerful, dramatic ...
Plot:
winter, school teacher, love letter, female teacher, village life, teacher, coworker, countryside, colleague, rural setting, humiliation, teenage crush ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
turkey
Is relevant?
12K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Jordan, UK, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming of age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination.
Style:
captivating, realistic, tense, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
desert, coming of age, world war one, survival, bedouin, arab, boy, sheik, journey, escapades, danger, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1916, 2010s, 1920s
Place:
middle east, jordan, saudi arabia, africa, arabia ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Qatar, France, Lebanon, Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.
Style:
thought provoking, inspirational, adult animation, stylized, anime ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
single mother, introspection, friendship, painter, fantasizing, mute child, girl, healing, house arrest, wise man, coming of age, biker ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Lebanon, Qatar
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A dark comedy about brothers running a drug-dealing business out of their takeout pizzeria.
Style:
exciting, suspense, contemplative, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
drug smuggling, christian, cocaine, social satire, brother brother relationship, drug traffic, drug, religion, gangster, filmmaker, politics, filmmaking ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
syria, lebanon, beirut lebanon
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Qatar, Argentina, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In a mountain town, where corn and poppies grow, the girls wear boyish haircuts and have hiding places underground to escape the threat of being stolen. Ana and her two best friends grow up together, affirming the bonds of their friendship and ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
drug cartel, friendship, drug, social issues, social problems, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, organized crime, teenager, city life, friends, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Place:
mexico, south america
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey, France, Qatar
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
With Istanbul mired in political violence, Kadir is offered release after 15 years in prison if he’ll work as an informant. In a shantytown he stumbles upon his brother Ahmet, working for the city rounding up stray dogs and shutting himself in his ...
Style:
tense, political thriller, atmospheric, crime drama, grim ...
Plot:
violence, informant, paranoia, moral ambiguity, police station, surveillance, suspicion, character study, civil unrest, slum, corruption, betrayal ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Italy, Qatar, Tunisia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, feel good ...
Plot:
tribe, oil, desert, sheik, arab, bedouin, rivalry, state affairs, muslim, parents and children, family relations, society ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
middle east, ottoman empire, arabia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bangladesh, Singapore, Qatar
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An assistant professor at a medical college balances her roles as a professional, a mother and a teacher. Her life changes once she witnesses an unexpected incident involving a female student.
Style:
emotional, intense, twisted, crying
Plot:
female protagonist, social issues, sexual assault, moral dilemma, trauma, witness, confrontation, empowerment, motherhood, justice, anger, teacher student relationship ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
bangladesh
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Turkey, Germany, France, Sweden, Qatar
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The global corporations have established cities and agricultural zones in areas where the climate is relatively good. These cities are populated by the elites, while the immigrant masses struggle with hunger and epidemics. For unknown reasons, the ...
Style:
captivating, tense, futuristic, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, scientist, vestiges of humanity, wasteland, struggle for survival, life is a bitch, problem, fate of humanity, ecological disaster, farming, humanity, survival ...
Time:
near future
Is relevant?
177K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China, USA, Canada, France, Greece, Australia, UK, Germany, Ukraine, Japan, Vietnam, Portugal, Morocco, Thailand, Egypt, Netherlands, Cyprus, Nigeria, United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Russia, South Korea, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Sweden, Qatar, Norway, Philippines, Finland, Austria, Iceland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Israel, Colombia, India, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania, Estonia, South Africa, Chile, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Iran, Croatia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, exciting, cute ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
video game, geek, alien invasion, humanity in peril, chase, transformation, video arcade, alien, escapades, computer cracker, danger, alien attack ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 80s, future, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, washington d.c., usa, india, london ...
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Romania, France, Bulgaria, Qatar
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Roman returns to the land near the Ukrainian border he has just inherited from his grandfather. Fully decided to sell this vast but desolate property, he is warned by the local cop that his grandfather was a local crime lord and his men will not let ...
Style:
art film, atmospheric, hood
Plot:
visceral, gangster, ghetto, gang, obsession, violent, hunting, night, fight, inheritance, dog, horse ...
Is relevant?
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:
suicide bomber, israeli palestinian conflict, uncover truth, occupation, terrorism, danger, investigation, radical, society, husband wife relationship, loss of wife, civil war ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
middle east, israel, palestine, lebanon, maghreb ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Sweden, Qatar
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
An aspiring writer returns to his native village in rural Turkey, where he becomes overwhelmed by his father's debts.
Style:
captivating, erotic, psychological, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
writers, childhood, debt, family conflict, family relations, father son relationship, homecoming, countryside, family crisis, gambler, gambling debt, snow ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, bosnia herzegovina, maghreb, turkey
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, China, Belgium, Germany, United Arab Emirates, USA, Canada, Qatar, Monaco, South Korea, Bahrain, Albania, Japan, UK, India, Taiwan, Russia, Australia, Hong Kong, Poland, Singapore, Thailand, Greece, South Africa, Netherlands, Israel, Italy, Ukraine, Denmark, Indonesia, Sweden, Iceland, Malaysia, Finland, Norway, Vietnam, Czech Republic, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Austria, Malta, Lithuania, Latvia, Serbia, Hungary, Chile, Egypt, Bulgaria
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, exciting, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, teen fantasy
Plot:
alien, space travel, alien planet, outer space, government agent, space station, space adventure, marriage proposal, creature, alien race, space pirate, spacecraft ...
Time:
future, year 2017, 2010s, year 1975, 70s ...
Place:
space western
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