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1. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Not Rated | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
Directors: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin
Votes: 14,511 | Gross: $0.27M
2. Fair Game (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison, Vanessa Chong
Votes: 51,071 | Gross: $9.53M
3. Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)
PG-13 | 93 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Sinbad and his shipmates aid a young prince, who must battle an evil wizard to gain the hand of a beautiful princess.
Directors: Enzo G. Castellari, Luigi Cozzi | Stars: Lou Ferrigno, John Steiner, Roland Wybenga, Ennio Girolami
Votes: 1,853
4. The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.
Director: Roberto Benigni | Stars: Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits
Votes: 14,440 | Gross: $0.01M
5. Al Hajjaj (2003)
Action, Biography, Drama
This is the biography of Al Hajjaj Bin Youssef AL Thaqafi, the distinguished character whom a lot controversy was raised around him during one of history's most turbulent eras.
Stars: Fethi Haddaoui, Eyad Nassar, Abed Fahed, Nahed Halaby
Votes: 411
6. The Golden Blade (1953)
Approved | 81 min | Adventure
Basra merchant Harun Al-Rashid avenges his father's murder in this adventure set in ancient Bagdad and inspired from the Arabic fairy tales of One Thousand and One Nights.
Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Rock Hudson, Piper Laurie, Gene Evans, George Macready
Votes: 847
7. Occupation (2009)
Drama, War
Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.
Stars: James Nesbitt, Stephen Graham, Warren Brown, Nonso Anozie
Votes: 722
8. Rivers of Discord: Iraq's Water Crisis (2019)
27 min | Documentary, Short
In Basra, a lack of clean water is making people ill. Locals are desperate and rioting. During the summer of 2018, over 150,000 cases of water poisoning were recorded in Iraq's second city,... See full summary »
Director: Anastasia Trofimova
9.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Archangel
(1997)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An archaeologist whose research predicts the imminent release of a thousand-year evil also predicts the champion who can defeat it: Duncan MacLeod.
Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Peter Wingfield
Votes: 181
10.
Wars in the Middle East (2003)
Episode:
Iran-Iraq War
(2003)
37 min | Documentary
In 1980 Iraqi mechanized forces using blitzkrieg style tactics, less air power, invaded an unprepared Iran. How Iran managed to mobilize and gain the upper hand is explained. The events ... See full summary »
Star: Terry Lloyd
11.
Strike Back (2010–2020)
Episode:
Iraq: Part One
(2010)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
John Porter leads his unit into battle trying to rescue the CEO of a British weapons manufacturing company captured in Iraq, just before the invasion started. His team is joined by Hugh ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Percival | Stars: Richard Armitage, Andrew Lincoln, Jodhi May, Orla Brady
Votes: 854
12.
Strike Back (2010–2020)
Episode:
Iraq: Part Two
(2010)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Seven years after the events of part one, Porter is reactivated and tasked with rescuing a kidnapped reporter Katie Dartmouth. Porter realizes that Katie was kidnapped by the same ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Percival | Stars: Richard Armitage, Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Amanda Mealing
Votes: 704
13.
The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode:
Iran-Iraq War
(2019)
18 min | Documentary, Animation
Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen
14.
Ghosts of Beirut (2023)
Episode:
Damascus
(2023)
TV-MA | History, Thriller
The kidnapping of US soldiers draws the attention of Lena Asayran.
Director: Greg Barker | Stars: Dina Shihabi, Hisham Suliman, Iddo Goldberg, Zineb Triki
Votes: 116
15.
The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)
Episode:
The Gulf War - 1990-91
(2023)
Documentary, History
In 1990, the UN passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq an ultimatum to leave Kuwait following their invasion.
Directors: Edmund Duff, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Lloyd Cox, Amin Saikal, Lawrence Freedman, Louise Kettle
16.
Wreck Diving Magazine TV (2012–2014)
Episode:
Iraq - Winged Bull
(2014)
Documentary
Award winning Wreck Diving Magazine goes to Iraq in search of a large winged bull, sculpted of limestone in 721-705 BC, and lost in the Tigris River in the mid-1800s.
Director: Jason Williams | Stars: Joe Porter, Jennifer R. Pournelle