Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "western-asia"

1. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

PG-13 | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench

Votes: 296,720 | Gross: $102.83M

2. Cleopatra (1963)

G | 192 min | Biography, Drama, History

Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

Directors: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown

Votes: 37,427 | Gross: $57.78M

3. Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Sherman, a young boy, misuses a time machine made by his scientist father Mr. Peabody and causes the world history to go haywire. It is now up to Mr. Peabody to rescue his son and the world.

Director: Rob Minkoff | Stars: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann

Votes: 77,862 | Gross: $111.51M

4. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)

PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy

"Rambo" parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams.

Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna

Votes: 97,420 | Gross: $38.91M

5. Persepolis (2007)

PG-13 | 96 min | Animation, Biography, Drama

A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.

Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Danielle Darrieux

Votes: 100,209 | Gross: $4.45M

6. Appointment with Death (1988)

PG | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.

Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud

Votes: 6,051 | Gross: $0.96M

7. Jeruzalem (2015)

R | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

When a couple of American young adults fly to Israel to visit the city of Jerusalem, a biblical nightmare falls upon them.

Directors: Doron Paz, Yoav Paz | Stars: Yael Grobglas, Yon Tumarkin, Danielle Jadelyn, Tom Graziani

Votes: 10,952

8. Out in the Dark (2012)

Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A drama centered on the love affair between two men on opposite sides of the Mid-East conflict: Palestinian student Nimer and Roy, an Israeli lawyer.

Director: Michael Mayer | Stars: Nicholas Jacob, Michael Aloni, Jameel Khoury, Alon Pdut

Votes: 9,237

9. Tangerines (2013)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, War

In 1992, war rages in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. An Estonian man, Ivo, has decided to stay behind and harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo takes him in.

Director: Zaza Urushadze | Stars: Lembit Ulfsak, Elmo Nüganen, Giorgi Nakashidze, Misha Meskhi

Votes: 49,008 | Gross: $0.14M

10. And Then We Danced (2019)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Romance

A passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film follows Merab, a competitive dancer who is thrown off balance by the arrival of Irakli, a fellow male dancer with a rebellious streak.

Director: Levan Akin | Stars: Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili, Kakha Gogidze

Votes: 14,360

11. 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: 6,976 | Gross: $4.36M

12. Snails in the Rain (2013)

Unrated | 82 min | Drama, Romance

Tel Aviv, Summer 1989. Boaz, a beautiful and alluring linguistics student, receives anonymous, male-written love letters that undermine his sexual identity and interfere with his peaceful life with his beloved girlfriend.

Director: Yariv Mozer | Stars: Yoav Reuveni, Yehuda Nahari Halevi, Yariv Mozer, Moran Rosenblatt

Votes: 2,439

13. Nefes: Vatan Sagolsun (2009)

128 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Story of 40-man Turkish task force who must defend a relay station.

Director: Levent Semerci | Stars: Mete Horozoglu, Ilker Kizmaz, Birce Akalay, Ibrahim Akoz

Votes: 35,413

14. The Miracle Maker (1999)

G | 90 min | Animation, Biography, Drama

The story of Jesus Christ.

Directors: Derek W. Hayes, Stanislav Sokolov | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Michael Bryant, Julie Christie, Rebecca Callard

Votes: 1,780

15. Tash ma Tash (1994–2023)

25 min | Comedy, Drama

Follows two guys and their adventures in Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia.

Stars: Abdullah Al-Sadhan, Nasser Al Qasabi, Yousef Al-Jarrah, Abdullah Al Sinani

Votes: 9,879

16. Bölük (2017)

95 min | Drama

The film tells the poignant story of a soldier crossing the roads in a winter. Soldiers from different places should adapt to the military. Those men with dreams, goals, fears, and ... See full summary »

Director: Aytaç Agirlar | Stars: Kaan Yildirim, Hakan Kurtas, Alina Boz, Aykut Akdere

Votes: 1,904

17. 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (2016 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

Reza Shirazi, an aspiring photojournalist, who returns to Iran amidst the Iranian Revolution. As he becomes more involved in the events of the Revolution, Reza is forced to make decisions in order to survive.

Director: Navid Khonsari | Stars: Navid Negahban, Bobby Naderi, Farshad Farahat, Omid Abtahi

Votes: 92

18. 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: 438

19. Il giro del mondo degli innamorati di Peynet (1974)

82 min | Animation

Valentino and Valentina, sweethearts, go around the world starting from Bethlehem where they arrive with the camel and receive a colorful car from the Child Jesus in exchange for the flower they gave.

Director: Cesare Perfetto | Stars: Serena Verdirosi, Massimo Turci

Votes: 57

20. Mickey in Arabia (1932)

7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Mickey and Minnie are touring Arabia when she catches the eye of sheik Pete.

Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner

Votes: 409

21. Wild Arabia (2013– )

180 min | Documentary

British biologist and military veteran Steve Backshall visits the Arabian peninsula to film its surprisingly rich and varied wildlife. Contrary to its desert reputation, Arabia comprises various distinct regions, each with its own species.

Stars: Alexander Siddig, Sue Gibson, Chadden Hunter, Mateo Willis

Votes: 535

22. Planet Blue (1995)

86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Mulli, an Israeli young man, looses his backpack en route to Cairo and instead heads off to a surreal quest around the streets of Tel Aviv and Israel.

Director: Gur Bentwich | Stars: Alon Aboutboul, Rafi Dinnar, Zohar Dinnar, Ilan Fatchi

Votes: 142

23. Things (1995)

110 min | Drama

One day in April, Caesar and Israel learn of the death of their friend Goldman's father. They intend to go to the funeral but since they do not know the burial place, they miss the burial.

Director: Amos Gitai | Stars: Gabi Beniashvilly, Samuel Calderon, Helena Cherkasov, David Cohen

Votes: 98

24. Under Two Jags (1923)

Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Comedy

An early Stan Laurel comedy set, improbably enough, in the Arabian Peninsula. The silent star is a strange sight in his Chaplin-esque tramp costume surrounded by men in Arabic dress. Once ... See full summary »

Director: George Jeske | Stars: Stan Laurel, Katherine Grant, Mae Laurel, Sammy Brooks

Votes: 87

25. Günese dogru (1937)

Drama

A young who lost his memory during the occupation of Istanbul and thinks he still lives in that time, finds himself in Turkey of Republic when he's treated after 17 years later.

Director: Nazim Hikmet | Stars: Arif Dino, Ferdi Tayfur, Mediha, Resit Baran

Votes: 23

26. Father's Rights (2011)

56 min | Documentary

Father's Rights follows four divorced fathers from different sectors of Israeli society - one of Russian background, one of Yemenite background, one a secular Israeli and one who attended a... See full summary »

Director: Isri Halpern

27. Exploring Ancient Turkey (1998)

30 min | Short

Turkey is a country of contrasts, which once witnessed the ebb and flow of great cultures and civilizations.

Director: Fred Heiman | Star: Peggy Heiman

28. Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode: Les conquêtes de l'Islam (1978)

TV-PG | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

The conquests of Islam.

Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand

Votes: 73

29. Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode: Les premiers empires (1978)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

On the empires of Babylon, Assyria, Persia, and others from about BC 2000 to BC 323.

Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand

Votes: 83

30. Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode: Les vallées fertiles (1978)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

On the rise of agriculture, as well as ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Babylon, and Israel.

Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand

Votes: 86

31. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Appointment with Death (2008)

Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Syria 1937. While accompanying her husband on an archaeological dig, the abusive and overbearing Lady Boynton is found stabbed to death.

Director: Ashley Pearce | Stars: David Suchet, Tim Curry, Jawad Elalami, Christina Cole

Votes: 2,526