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1. The 13th Warrior (1999)

R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, History

A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land.

Directors: John McTiernan, Michael Crichton | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi, Vladimir Kulich

Votes: 132,213 | Gross: $32.70M

2. Arabian Nights (1974)

X | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In ancient Arabia, a beautiful slave girl chooses a youth to be her new master, then she is kidnapped and they must search for each other. Stories are told within stories: love, travel and the whims of destiny.

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Franco Merli, Tessa Bouché

Votes: 9,052

3. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

G | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Sinbad the Sailor sails to deliver a cursed prince to a dangerous island in the face of deadly opposition from the powerful witch Zenobia, her son and their several monsters.

Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: Patrick Wayne, Jane Seymour, Taryn Power, Margaret Whiting

Votes: 8,681 | Gross: $16.79M

4. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

G | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Family

When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.

Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher

Votes: 14,777 | Gross: $6.98M

5. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

Not Rated | 155 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Julanne Johnston, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher

Votes: 6,980 | Gross: $4.36M

6. The Lady of Heaven (2021)

R | 141 min | Action, Drama, History

Two stories separated by 1400 years. After losing his mother in the midst of a war-torn country, an Iraqi child, learns the importance and power of patience by discovering the historical story of Lady Fatima and her suffering.

Director: Eli King | Stars: Denise Black, Gabriel Cartade, Ray Fearon, Mark Anthony Brighton

Votes: 14,706

7. Princess of the Nile (1954)

Approved | 71 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

In 1249, an Egyptian princess allies herself with the son of the Caliph of Baghdad in order to rid Egypt of its Bedouin invaders.

Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Dona Drake

Votes: 433

8. Destiny (1921)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

When a woman's fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate.

Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Bernhard Goetzke, Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen, Hans Sternberg

Votes: 6,698 | Gross: $0.01M

9. Some Like It Cool (1977)

R | 100 min | Comedy

While hiding from the royal authorities,Giacomo Casanova, the famous romancer, encounters his look-alike: Giacomino, a fugitive petty con man. Meanwhile, the Arabian Caliph and his wife are... See full summary »

Director: Franz Antel | Stars: Tony Curtis, Marisa Berenson, Marisa Mell, Jean Lefebvre

Votes: 489

10. Son of Sinbad (1955)

PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Legendary pirate and adventurer Sinbad is in single-minded pursuit of two things: beautiful women and a substance called Greek Fire--an early version of gunpowder.

Director: Ted Tetzlaff | Stars: Dale Robertson, Vincent Price, Sally Forrest, Lili St. Cyr

Votes: 661 | Gross: $1.00M

11. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)

Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A handsome prince rides a flying horse to faraway lands and embarks on magical adventures, which include befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling in love with a princess.

Directors: Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch

Votes: 6,902

12. Kismet (1955)

Approved | 113 min | Adventure, Musical, Fantasy

A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.

Directors: Vincente Minnelli, Stanley Donen | Stars: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Dolores Gray, Vic Damone

Votes: 1,683

13. Imam (2017)

Biography, Drama, History

The series tells the full biography of the four imams of the Muslims from the Sunnis and the community Ahmad ibn Hanbal and the events that took place from the beginning of his family and ... See full summary »

Stars: Mehyar Khaddour, Salloom Haddad, Md. Mohsin Hossain, Qasim Milho

Votes: 384

14. One Thousand and One Nights (2012– )

180 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

A woman goes on a magical journey to find her prince, Aladdin, in this adventure. Evil sorcerers, gentle genies, magical castles, and dangerous deserts feature in this tale of Lady, a woman searching for her true love.

Stars: Vanessa Hessler, Marco Bocci, Paz Vega, Raffaella Rea

Votes: 357

15. Kismet (1944)

Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Fantasy

In ancient Baghdad, Hafiz the King of Beggars dreams of untold riches and of marrying his daughter to a real prince.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, James Craig, Edward Arnold

Votes: 1,297

16. 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

17. Waxworks (1924)

Not Rated | 107 min | Fantasy, Horror

A wax museum hires a writer to give the sculptures stories. The writer imagines himself and the museum owner's daughter in the stories.

Directors: Leo Birinsky, Paul Leni | Stars: Emil Jannings, Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, William Dieterle

Votes: 2,312

18. The Thief of Baghdad (1978 TV Movie)

100 min | Adventure, Fantasy

A resourceful thief helps a handsome Prince fight an evil wizard, and win the hand of a beautiful Princess.

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Kabir Bedi, Daniel Emilfork, Frank Finlay, Ian Holm

Votes: 488

19. Arabian Adventure (1979)

G | 98 min | Adventure, Fantasy

An evil magician seeks to gain power by obtaining a magic rose. A peasant boy and a Prince join forces to stop him.

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Oliver Tobias, Emma Samms

Votes: 1,151

20. Arabian Nights (1942)

Approved | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The caliph of Baghdad must go into hiding with a group of traveling performers when his brother usurps the throne. Both brothers desire a beautiful dancing girl, who is torn between power and true love.

Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Sabu, Leif Erickson

Votes: 1,666 | Gross: $3.71M

21. The Brass Bottle (1964)

Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Fantasy

An architect buys an antique brass bottle that contains an ancient genie who's determined to fulfill his new master's every wish.

Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Tony Randall, Burl Ives, Barbara Eden, Kamala Devi

Votes: 998

22. 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

23. The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)

Passed | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

In Ispahan, Persia, a barber mistakes an emerald ring as the prize to be delivered to a prince known far and wide, only to realize that a runaway Princess is the real treasure awaited, promising to escort her to her final destination.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: John Derek, Elaine Stewart, Thomas Gomez, Amanda Blake

Votes: 666

24. The Magic Carpet (1951)

Passed | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Using a magic flying carpet and a handful of friends, the son of a murdered Caliph must fight the usurper in order to win the throne of the Caliphate.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Lucille Ball, John Agar, Patricia Medina, George Tobias

Votes: 319

25. Destiny (1997)

135 min | Comedy, Drama, History

The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgments are ... See full summary »

Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Nour El-Sherif, Layla Olwi, Mahmoud Hemida, Safia El Emari

Votes: 3,202

26. Iznogoud- Caliph Instead of the Caliph (2005)

95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A corrupt Vazeer (Minister) tries to get rid of the Caliph and gets away with every conspiracy until..

Directors: Patrick Braoudé, Steve Carr | Stars: Michaël Youn, Arno Chevrier, Jacques Villeret, Fred Jaspart

Votes: 1,907

27. Son of Ali Baba (1952)

Approved | 75 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Kashma Baba, the son of the famed Baghdad thief Ali Baba is a cadet in a medieval Persian military academy where he runs afoul of his rival Hussein, the evil Caliph's son.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Susan Cabot, William Reynolds

Votes: 891

28. The Desert Hawk (1950)

Passed | 77 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Richard Greene, Jackie Gleason, George Macready

Votes: 322

29. Sword of Granada (1953)

80 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Swashbuckling adventurer Cesar Romero and his two sidekicks (one male and one female) seek treasure in medieval Spain. They're all adept at swordplay, engaging in combats that are depicted ... See full summary »

Directors: Edward Dein, Carlos Véjar hijo | Stars: Cesar Romero, Katy Jurado, Rebeca Iturbide, Tito Junco

Votes: 71

30. Iznogoud (1995)

12 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The misadventures of Iznogoud, the Grand Vizier, who is forever trying to eliminate the Sultan and size the throne for himself, never with any success.

Stars: Kevin Schon, Joey Camen, Steve Kramer, Dave Mallow

Votes: 299

31. Khalif-aist (1981 TV Short)

20 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy

A rich caliph is leading a careless life. One day an evil wizard sells him a magic potion that can turn human into any animal he wants. The only condition: one mustn't laugh.

Director: Valeriy Ugarov | Stars: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Natalya Seleznyova, Inna Churikova, Vasiliy Livanov

Votes: 369

32. Abu Ja'afar Al-Mansur (2008– )

Drama, History

It highlights the conflicts within the Caliphate house from the second half of the Omayyad period until the beginning of the Abbasid period and its founder Abu Jafar Al Mansor, the lead character of this story.

Stars: Eyad Nassar, Abbas al Nouri, Munther Reyahneh, Najla'a Fahmy

Votes: 16

33. Babes in Bagdad (1952)

Approved | 79 min | Comedy

Hassan, the Kadi of Bagdad, has a harem housing twelve beauties, but concentrates his attention on Zohara. A newcomer, Kyra, introduces rebellion into the by the unheard of act of ... See full summary »

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Paulette Goddard, Gypsy Rose Lee, Richard Ney, John Boles

Votes: 131

34. A-Lad-in His Lamp (1948)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short

Bugs Bunny finds and rubs Aladdin's lamp and decides to follow the genie to Baghdad, where they battle Mad Man Hassan.

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Jim Backus

Votes: 439

35. Kismet (1930)

Passed | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Musical

Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself.

Director: John Francis Dillon | Stars: Otis Skinner, Loretta Young, David Manners, Sidney Blackmer

Votes: 84

36. Traveller of Rey (2001)

115 min | Action, Drama, History

The story of life of Abdol-azim Alhasani and his migration to Iran during the tenth Abbasid caliph's reign.

Director: Davood Mir-Bagheri | Stars: Amiryal Arjmand, Dariush Arjmand, Vishka Asayesh, Enayat Bakhshi

Votes: 212

37. Sabu and the Magic Ring (1957)

Approved | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A jungle boy gets involved with a genie.

Director: George Blair | Stars: Sabu, Daria Massey, William Marshall, Peter Mamakos

Votes: 105

38. Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla (1958)

74 min | Comedy

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Director: Armand Lohikoski | Stars: Esa Pakarinen, Masa Niemi, Siiri Angerkoski, Assi Nortia

Votes: 360

39. Malik Bin Al Rayb (2016– )

Biography, History

Malik Bin Al Rayb is a drama series that highlights the life of a poet from Bani Tamim tribe and the historical period in which he, his family and tribe lived.

Stars: Sameera Asir, Yasser Al Masri, Margo Haddad, Abeer Issa

Votes: 23

40. Faris Bany Marawan (2004– )

History

The series deals with the biography of the knight and scholar Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik, nicknamed the Knight of Bani Marwan, who led fierce battles against the Romans and defeated them in several battles.

Stars: Assaad Feddah, Nedal Najm, Jamal Soliman

Votes: 15

41. An Arabian Nightmare (1920)

Short, Comedy

Dot is the universal drudge of the small town hotel where she fills every part from that of a female farm hand up to driving the hotel bus. Hughie is in charge of the remains of the ... See full summary »

Stars: Hughie Mack, Dot Farley

42. Kalif cápem (1969 TV Movie)

30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The young caliph is resting and bored. A merchant arrives with a precious gift, hiding a magic word. Whoever speaks it aloud becomes the animal of his choice. But he must not laugh in this ... See full summary »

Director: Pavel Kraus | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Josef Hlinomaz, Alena Procházková, Jirí Holý

Votes: 13

43. Cairo, the Capital of Egypt (1914)

6 min | Documentary, Short

Cairo, the wonderful city of the ancient as well as the modern Egyptians. The panoramic view from the Citadel bridges the narrow congested streets and the quaint stone buildings as they ... See full summary »

44. Aladdin (1994–1995)
Episode: Heads, You Lose (1994)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Agrabah is thrilled and chilled by a first-ever visit from the caliph Kapoc, a reputed magician. Actually it's only his magically severed head, which whines his body is meanwhile ... See full summary »

Director: Rob LaDuca | Stars: Scott Weinger, Val Bettin, Dan Castellaneta, Tim Curry

Votes: 71

45. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Jane Connell/Tim Conway (1970)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include a salute to Universal Studios, with parodies of Doris Day and Abbott & Costello films.

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 31