Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "algiers"
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. What the Day Owes the Night (2012)
162 min | Drama, Romance
Algeria in the 1930s. Nine-year-old Jonas was placed in the care of his uncle in Oran. He befriends the youth of Rio Salado. Emily is loved by all. The love that grows between Jonas and Emily is influenced by the country's conflicts.
Director: Alexandre Arcady | Stars: Nora Arnezeder, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Anne Parillaud, Vincent Perez
Votes: 3,976
2. The Stranger (1967)
104 min | Drama
A man faces a trial for murder. The court is biased because of his personal qualities.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Karina, Bernard Blier, Alfred Adam
Votes: 3,101
3. I Still Hide to Smoke (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Fatima, a strong-minded woman, is the lead masseuse of a hammam in Algiers. This is 1995 and the situation is tense in the capital. The day ahead promises to be hectic for all, and for ... See full summary »
Director: Rayhana Obermeyer | Stars: Hiam Abbass, Fadila Belkebla, Nadia Kaci, Nassima Benchicou
Votes: 1,189
4. Pépé le Moko (1937)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A wanted gangster is both king and prisoner of the Casbah. He is protected from arrest by his friends, but is torn by his desire for freedom outside. A visiting Parisian beauty may just tempt his fate.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Jean Gabin, Gabriel Gabrio, Saturnin Fabre, Fernand Charpin
Votes: 8,071 | Gross: $0.15M
5. The Man from Cairo (1953)
Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama
An American tourist, who served in Algeria during WW2, is mistaken for an American agent hired by the French government to recover its gold reserves that went missing in the Algerian desert during the war.
Directors: Ray Enright, Edoardo Anton | Stars: George Raft, Gianna Maria Canale, Massimo Serato, Guido Celano
Votes: 199
6. Hangman's House (1928)
Passed | 71 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
"Citizen" Hogan, an exile Irish patriot, risks his life by returning to Ireland and helping a young couple.
Director: John Ford | Stars: June Collyer, Larry Kent, Victor McLaglen, Earle Foxe
Votes: 557
7. The King Who Fooled Hitler (2019 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary
In a tale of double agents and decoys, this documentary reveals, for the first time, the story of King George VI's elaborate ruse to divert German attention away from the Normandy landings in 1944.
Director: Paul Elston | Stars: Helen McCrory, Richard J. Aldrich, Rory Cormac, King George VI
Votes: 113
8. Algiers, America: The Relentless Pursuit (2023– )
TV-MA | Documentary, Sport
Algiers, America chronicles the journey of Coach Brice Brown and the Edna Karr Cougars a predominantly Black high school in Algiers, New Orleans as they chase their future, their dreams, and a fifth state championship in six seasons.
Star: Brice Brown
Votes: 99
9. Saint-Ex (1996)
PG | 82 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy
Poetic biography of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Miranda Richardson, Janet McTeer, Ken Stott
Votes: 226
10. Le bled (1929)
104 min | Adventure
A young French woman who inherits her uncle's property in Algeria finds herself schemed against by her envious cousins, and romanced by a handsome but previously irresponsible young man who works for his uncle on a neighbouring farm.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jackie Monnier, Diana Hart, Renée Rozier, Enrique Rivero
Votes: 131
11. The Algerian War, 1954-1962 (1984)
280 min | Documentary, History, War
The Algerian War was a momentous struggle for independence from France by Algerian nationalists between 1954 and 1962. This eight-year conflict caused the fall of six French Prime Ministers... See full summary »
Star: Jim Norton
Votes: 17
12. Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront (2009)
120 min | Drama
A tale of crossed destinies in a prison visiting room.
Director: Léa Fehner | Stars: Farida Rahouadj, Reda Kateb, Pauline Etienne, Marc Barbé
Votes: 319
13. Morituri (2007)
116 min | Crime, Drama
In the civil war that tears apart Algeria in the 1990s, police chief Brahim Llob hunts down Islamists extremists on a daily basis. Having become the favorite target for them, it is with ... See full summary »
Director: Okacha Touita | Stars: Miloud Khetib, Azzedine Bouraghda, Boualem Benani, Ahmed Benaïssa
Votes: 27
14. Five Directors on 'the Battle of Algiers' (2004 Video)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Five directors discuss the movie La battaglia di Algeri (1966) and the effect the movie has had on their career. Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Julian Schnabel, Steven Soderbergh and Oliver Stone ... See full summary »
Stars: Brahim Hadjadj, Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Julian Schnabel
Votes: 92
16. Love Film (2011)
3 min | Short, Fantasy
A film lover teleports to a world of real characters. Or was it all a dream?
Director: Jeannie Carla | Stars: Tomasz Aleksander, Janine Esther Cowell, Mike Coggan, Guillaume Laroche
17. The March of Time: The Refugee - Today and Tomorrow (1938)
Approved | 21 min | Documentary, Short, War
The film opens with the Japanese atrocities in war-torn China, than switches to Spanish refugees fleeing to other lands. The bulk of the film deals with the fugitives from Nazi Germany. The... See full summary »
Director: Frank P. Donovan | Star: Westbrook Van Voorhis
18. La traversée (II) (2006)
55 min | Documentary
La Traversée retraces the journey of people crossing the Mediterranean between Marseille and Algiers.
Director: Elisabeth Leuvrey
Votes: 9
19. Rue neuve (1956)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Jacques Pinoteau | Star: Paul-Emile Deiber
20. Mobilis: 2 millions d'abonnés (2005)
2 min | Short, Mystery
Director: Farid Dms Debah | Star: Khaled Benaïssa
21. Going Places with Lowell Thomas, #5 (1934)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
Algiers and Nassau, the West Indies: also a burglar-proof showcase for jewels and ships that serve as other seagoing craft.
Director: Charles E. Ford | Star: Lowell Thomas
22.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Finale: Part 1
(1995)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Amanda tries to kill evil Kalas but she stupidly allows him to escape from prison instead. Joe Dawson and Adam Pearson try to convince the widow of an old friend not to expose immortals (and maybe watchers) to the world.
Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Lisa Howard, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 180
23.
Man Against Crime (1956)
Episode:
Algiers Caper
(1956)
30 min | Drama
While visiting North Africa, Mike's train is attacked by Arabs who appear to be stealing cases of rifles. When he arrives in Algiers, the French police ask Mike's assistance to recover what... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Marcia Henderson, Carl Milletaire, John Abdulla
24.
Castro's Revolution vs. The World (2019)
Episode:
Les combattants
(2019)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, History
At the onset of Fidel Castro's revolution, he displayed an uncanny ability to influence geopolitics. With Castro at the helm, the island of Cuba became an integral factor in world affairs, creating a fertile environment for the Cold War.
Director: Mick Gold | Stars: Ricardo Alarcón, Carlos Alzugaray, James Baker III, Jose Basulto
Votes: 17
25.
Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode:
Red Devils
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
From the moment British airborne was formed after Churchill noted the impressive feats of Germany's elite Falschirmjaeger paratroopers, Britain's Airborne would be an elite fighting force.
Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Chip Chapman, Tony Hibbert, Jim Knox, Jon Trigg
26.
Combat Dealers (2014– )
Episode:
007
(2021)
44 min | Documentary
Directors: Rory Kaufhold, Martin O'Toole | Stars: Bruce Crompton, Ian Fleming, Freddie Kruyer
27.
Five Came Back (2017)
Episode:
Combat Zones
(2017)
TV-14 | 67 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The directors now in active service realize that their artistic vision won't always be fulfilled when bureaucracy and the realities of war intervene.
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Frank Capra, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, John Ford
Votes: 311
28.
Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode:
Un été en Algérie, d'Alger à Oran
(2016)
Documentary
Algeria is waking up, offering a new face. This week at the controls of the show, Raphaël de Casabianca discovers the country, from Algiers to Oran, along a magnificent coast. He meets ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Lichtenstein | Star: Raphaël de Casabianca