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51. The Meadow (1979)
115 min | Drama
Giovanni, a Milan youth heads to poverty-plagued Tuscany to sell some property. Giovanni falls in with several small-town rebels.
Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Michele Placido, Saverio Marconi, Isabella Rossellini, Angela Goodwin
Votes: 416
52. Intimate Enemies (2007)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, History, War
A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.
Director: Florent-Emilio Siri | Stars: Benoît Magimel, Albert Dupontel, Aurélien Recoing, Marc Barbé
Votes: 3,454
53. Terror's Advocate (2007)
Unrated | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla who has defending unpopular figures such as Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy.
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Jacques Vergès, Klaus Barbie, Barbet Schroeder, Bassam Abu Sharif
Votes: 1,703 | Gross: $0.04M
54. The Algerian (2014)
99 min | Action, Romance, Thriller
A sleeper cell terrorist travels to America and hides in plain sight as an engineering student. As he waits for the rest of his terrorist cell to join him for a deadly mission, he falls in love which jeopardizes his beliefs and the mission
Director: Giovanni Zelko | Stars: Ben Youcef, Candice Coke, Harry Lennix, Tara Holt
Votes: 243 | Gross: $0.07M
55. Beyond the Rocks (1922)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman marries an older millionaire and then falls in love with a handsome nobleman on her honeymoon.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gloria Swanson, Rudolph Valentino, Edythe Chapman, Alec B. Francis
Votes: 2,404 | Gross: $0.27M
56. Full Speed (1996)
85 min | Drama, Romance
A brief extract of four kids' lives somewhere in France. Quentin, who won a writers contest and now pays more attention to his career as an author than to his friends, beautiful Julie, his ... See full summary »
Director: Gaël Morel | Stars: Élodie Bouchez, Stéphane Rideau, Pascal Cervo, Meziane Bardadi
Votes: 883
57. Sultan Ashour 10 (2015– )
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Before he died, the "Sultan Boualem" decided to elect his successor among his two children: the "El amir Kamel" and the "El amir Ashour". Finally, he chooses "Ashour", which provokes the ... See full summary »
Stars: Blaha Benziane, Kawther El Bardi, Lilia Bouyahiaoui, Tir El Hadi
Votes: 326
58. Khawatir (2005–2015)
TV-14 | 25 min | Family, Reality-TV, Sci-Fi
A TV show devoted to help young people to be mature in their faith, work, and knowledge.
Star: Ahmad Al Shugairi
Votes: 4,457
59. 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: 201
60. 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: 559
61. Stranded (2010)
103 min | Horror, Mystery
A platoon of French soldiers on a rescue mission in North Africa confront invisible evil creatures.
Directors: Hugues Martin, Sandra Martin | Stars: Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Thierry Frémont, Saïd Taghmaoui, Aurélien Wiik
Votes: 1,003
62. Fort Algiers (1953)
Approved | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Raymond Burr, Leif Erickson
Votes: 251
63. Cheba Sabah: Allo Madame (2017 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Music clip of Algerian Rai singer Cheba Sabah.
Director: Regard | Star: Sabah Negraz
64. The Divine Woman (1928)
80 min | Drama, Romance
Lucian, a soldier in Paris, is to ship out for Algiers at 9 that evening. He stops by for a last meal with his love, Marianne. He may be worried that when he leaves she will find another ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson, Lowell Sherman, Polly Moran
Votes: 486 | Gross: $0.54M
65. Soleil (1997)
104 min | Drama
Algiers, 1940. MAMAN TITINE has lived alone with her five children ever since her husband JOSEPH, a Jewish post office employee, set off for Paris with forged papers to find work. Maman ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Hanin | Stars: Sophia Loren, Philippe Noiret, Marianne Sägebrecht, Roger Hanin
Votes: 190
66. Soula (2021)
92 min | Drama
Soula, a young single mother, is rejected by her family. She finds herself caught up in a spiral of violence. Along the roads and through unfortunate encounters in a stunning journey, she heads towards her inevitable destiny.
Director: Issaad Salah | Stars: Soula Bahri, Idir Benaibouche, Franck Yvrai, Amina Belabed
Votes: 57
67. Mascarades (2008)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy
Mounir Mekbek lives with his family in a small village in the heart of the Algerian countryside. Very proud and sure of himself, he has only one dream- to finally be appreciated by his ... See full summary »
Director: Lyès Salem | Stars: Lyès Salem, Sarah Reguieg, Rym Takoucht, Merouane Zmirli
Votes: 423
68. The Golden Mask (1953)
Approved | 88 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A British Museum archaeologist is searching for an ancient golden mask buried in a Roman tomb in Algeria but tomb robbers follow the academic in the hope of stealing the precious relic.
Director: Jack Lee | Stars: Van Heflin, Wanda Hendrix, Eric Portman, Charles Goldner
Votes: 290
69. L'opium et le bâton (1969)
135 min | Action, Drama, War
An Algerian doctor decides to leave the troubles in Algiers and goes back to his hometown, a small village lost in the mountains. There, however, the situation is explosive as well, as the ... See full summary »
Director: Ahmed Rachedi | Stars: Mustapha Kateb, Rouiched, Mahieddine Bachtarzi, Sid Ali Kouiret
Votes: 123
70. The Lumière Brothers' First Films (1996)
Unrated | 61 min | Documentary, History
A collection of short films made by the Lumiere brothers, a team of pioneering filmmakers in turn-of-the-century France.
Stars: Mrs. Auguste Lumiere, Antoine Lumière, Auguste Lumière, Bertrand Tavernier
Votes: 417
71. Sahara with Michael Palin (2002– )
50 min | Documentary
Michael Palin travels across Sahara desert region, the largest in the world.
Star: Michael Palin
Votes: 880
72. Rachida (2002)
100 min | Drama
A look at terrorism in Algeria through the eyes of Rachida, a teacher in one of the school districts.
Director: Yamina Bachir | Stars: Ibtissem Djouadi, Bahia Rachedi, Rachida Messaoudène, Zaki Boulenafed
Votes: 404
73. Les vacances de l'inspecteur Tahar (1972)
110 min | Comedy
Inspector Tahar and his apprentice are invited by Mama Traki, a popular Tunisian heroine, to spend their vacation in Tunis. Before leaving Algiers, they stop at a tourist complex where a ... See full summary »
Director: Moussa Haddad | Stars: Hadj Abderrahmane, Yahia Benmabrouk, Hattab Bel Ali, Salah El Mahdi
Votes: 168
74. The Undeclared War (1992)
247 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary on the French-Algerian conflict 1954-1962 which was never officially called a "war", including interviews with some of the survivors.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Patrick Rotman, Bertrand Tavernier
Votes: 122
75. Festival panafricain d'Alger (1969)
110 min | Documentary, Musical
This is a documentary film which explores both the politics and music of the First PanAfrican Cultural Festival. Third World solidarity was much in fashion in 1969, when the festival was ... See full summary »
Director: William Klein | Stars: Nina Simone, Archie Shepp, Miriam Makeba, Marion Williams
Votes: 55
76. R.A.S. (1973)
110 min | Drama, War
Three French conscripts with diverse political motives, are sent to a disciplinary battalion in the midst of the Algerian war. Major Lecoq is to build an elite unit with these wayward soldiers who are exposed to war, torture and death.
Director: Yves Boisset | Stars: Jacques Spiesser, Jacques Villeret, Jacques Weber, Claude Brosset
Votes: 218
77. Mon colonel (2006)
110 min | Crime, Drama, History
A "Reformed Colonel" is found dead in Paris, a couple of decades after Algeria's struggle for independence was won from France. Lieutenant Galois is assigned the investigation of this ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Herbiet | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Robinson Stévenin, Cécile de France, Charles Aznavour
Votes: 555
78. Là-bas... mon pays (2000)
114 min | Drama
Famous TV news anchorman Pierre Nivel left Algiers for France in 1962. That's been a secret; his Paris co-workers have never known that he was formerly an Algerian pied noir. An Algerian ... See full summary »
Director: Alexandre Arcady | Stars: Antoine de Caunes, Nozha Khouadra, Samy Naceri, Saïd Amadis
Votes: 125
79. Let Them Come (2015)
95 min | Drama, War
Algeria, the late 80s. Idols of the past, such as socialism, are staggering. New idols rush in: capitalism made in IMF, islamism made in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan. For Nouredine there is... See full summary »
Director: Salem Brahimi | Stars: Amazigh Kateb, Rachida Brakni, Farida Saboundji, Thoraya
Votes: 104
80. Inch'Allah dimanche (2001)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama
Zouina is a woman who is torn from her home in Algeria. With her 3 children and her mother-in-law, she rejoins her husband in a foreign, unaccommodating land.
Director: Yamina Benguigui | Stars: Fejria Deliba, Rabia Mokeddem, Amina Annabi, Anass Behri
Votes: 582
81. Abou Leila (2019)
135 min | Drama, Thriller
Algeria, 1994. S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, cross the desert in search of Abu Leila, a dangerous terrorist.
Director: Amin Sidi-Boumédiène | Stars: Slimane Benouari, Lyès Salem, Azouz Abdelkader, Fouad Megiraga
Votes: 352
82. A Captain's Honor (1982)
117 min | Drama, War
During a televised debate on the Algerian war in the early 1980s, Professor Paulet denounced the methods of Captain Caron, killed in action in 1957. The widow of the captain, Patricia, decided to file a defamation suit.
Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Nicole Garcia, Charles Denner, Georges Wilson
Votes: 373
83. Le harem de Mme Osmane (2000)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
In Algiers in 1993, while the civil war is starting, Mrs Osmane's tenants have to endure her bad temper. Her husband left her and the fear to lose her respectability haunt her. The former ... See full summary »
Director: Nadir Moknèche | Stars: Biyouna, Carmen Maura, Djemel Barek, Andrée Damant
Votes: 135
84. Until the Birds Return (2017)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
Algeria today. Past and present collide in the lives of a newly wealthy property developer, a young woman torn between the path of reason and sentiment and an ambitious neurologist impeded by wartime wrongdoings.
Director: Karim Moussaoui | Stars: Mohamed Djouhri, Hania Amar, Hassan Kechache, Mehdi Ramdani
Votes: 380
85. Argu (2021)
97 min | Drama
Koukou is called crazy for his different behavior. The village elders committee and his father decide to put him in a mental asylum.
Director: Omar Belkacemi | Stars: Latifa Aissat, Ali Damiche, Mohamed Lefkir, Koukou Mahfoud
86. El taaib (2012)
87 min | Crime, Drama
Thanks to the "civilian agreement" law, an Islamist is pardoned and reinstalled in society. He soon understands law doesn't erase the crimes he committed.
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Nabil Asli, Adila Bendimerad, Khaled Benaïssa, Rokia Abdelali
Votes: 191
87. Les portes du soleil: Algérie pour toujours (2014)
90 min | Action
An Algerian secret agent has to destroy an undercover paramilitary organization that plans to strike against the country and its people.
Director: Jean-Marc Minéo | Stars: Zakaria Ramdane, Smaïn, Lorie Pester, Sofia Nouacer
Votes: 304
88. Le coup de sirocco (1979)
102 min | Drama
Paul Narboni remembers his happy childhood in Algeria before leaving the country in 1954. With his family, he then arrives in Marseille before reaching Paris. His father Albert, a grocer, will have to adapt to this new country.
Director: Alexandre Arcady | Stars: Roger Hanin, Marthe Villalonga, Michel Auclair, Jacques Duby
Votes: 297
89. King of the Wild (1931)
Passed | 248 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
American adventurer Richard Grant is falsely accused of murdering an Indian noble and escapes to Africa in search of diamond field and the real culprit.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Walter Miller, Nora Lane, Tom Santschi, Boris Karloff
Votes: 138
90. Flesh and the Woman (1954)
100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Bankrupt and disbarred, Parisian lawyer Pierre Martel heads for Algiers where he's supposed to rejoin his high-maintenance Italian girlfriend Sylvia but when she fails to show-up a heart-broken Pierre joins the French Foreign Legion.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, Jean-Claude Pascal, Raymond Pellegrin, Peter van Eyck
Votes: 155
91. Algerie from Above (2015 TV Movie)
88 min | Documentary
Flying around Algeria, the north African country.
Directors: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Yazid Tizi | Stars: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Jalil Lespert
Votes: 159
92. The Citadel (1988)
96 min | Drama
In a small village in rural Algeria, the "village idiot" is madly in love with a married woman. His voyeurism and antics bring shame on his father, who guarantees that his son will be ... See full summary »
Director: Mohamed Chouikh | Stars: Djillali Ain-Tedeles, Yamina Bachir, Mohamed Baki, Khaled Barkat
Votes: 83
93. Liberty belle (1983)
112 min | Drama
Julien is a left-leaning student whose politics and love interest end up clashing as the young man makes a long, epic journey through his years at a private school in Paris when Algeria is ... See full summary »
Director: Pascal Kané | Stars: Jérôme Zucca, Dominique Laffin, André Dussollier, Philippe Caroit
Votes: 112
94. Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther (1970)
73 min | Documentary, Biography
Cleaver, on film as in life, is a complex mixture of profound political insight, socially crystallized ghetto cultural patterns and a multifaceted human personality.
Director: William Klein | Stars: Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleaver
Votes: 55
95. The Rooftops (2013)
92 min | Drama
On the structure of the five daily prayers of the Muslim rite, the film tells us a day like any other in Algiers lived from various terraces of the buildings.
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Adila Bendimerad, Nassima Belmihoub, Ahcène Benzerrari, Aïssa Chouat
Votes: 84
96. Omar Gatlato (1977)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A somewhat cynical but realistic look at the alienation of men in Algerian society.
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Boualem Benani, Aziz Degga, Farida Mestoul, Rabah Leghaa
Votes: 194
97. Cartouches gauloises (2007)
92 min | Drama
A pair of childhood friends spend a spring together before the summer Algeria's war of Independence.
Director: Mehdi Charef | Stars: Mohamed Faouzi Ali Cherif, Thomas Millet, Tolga Cayir, Julien Amate
Votes: 198
98. Bab El Oued City (1994)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows the conflict between a young Algerian man and the local Islamic fundamentalists.
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Nadia Kaci, Mohamed Ourdache, Hassan Abidou, Mabrouk Ait Amara
Votes: 222
99. Zabana! (2012)
107 min | Drama, History, War
Algeria's entry for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, "Zabana" chronicles the life of Ahmed Zabana, a man who fought for Algerian freedom in the Battle of Algiers. This film chronicles ... See full summary »
Director: Saïd Ould Khelifa | Stars: Imad Benchenni, Khaled Benaïssa, Abdelkader Djeriou, Nicolas Pignon
Votes: 61
100. Madame Courage (2015)
90 min | Drama
Omar, a futureless teenager, loves his dose of Madame Courage. He forgets his struggle, feels invincible and steals what he wants. That is, until he encounters Selma.
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Adlane Djemil, Lamia Bezoiui, Leila Tilmatine, Faidhi Zohra
Votes: 115