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1. The Kingdom (2007)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A team of U.S. government agents are sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman
Votes: 132,371 | Gross: $47.54M
2. There Is No Evil (2020)
151 min | Drama
The four stories that are variations on the crucial themes of moral strength and the death penalty that ask to what extent individual freedom can be expressed under a despotic regime and its seemingly inescapable threats.
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof | Stars: Baran Rasoulof, Zhila Shahi, Mahtab Servati, Mohammad Seddighimehr
Votes: 6,204
3. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, War
In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Samia Kerbash
Votes: 65,789 | Gross: $0.06M
4. Lion of the Desert (1980)
PG | 173 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.
Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger, Irene Papas
Votes: 17,408 | Gross: $3.27M
5. Law of Tehran (2019)
131 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The police are after a drug lord named Naser Khakzad, but when they finally manage to catch him, he tries whatever he can think of to escape and save his family.
Director: Saeed Roustayi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Parinaz Izadyar, Farhad Aslani
Votes: 18,642
6. Terrestrial Verses (2023)
77 min | Drama
Ordinary people navigate societal constraints in a series of vignettes.
Directors: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami | Stars: Bahram Ark, Ali Asgari, Sadaf Asgari, Ardeshir Kazemi
Votes: 668
7. The Message (1976)
PG | 207 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
The story of prophet "Muhammad" and the delivery of the message of God "Allah."
Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Abdallah Gheith, Mona Wassef, Hamdy Gheith, Ali Achmed Taram
Votes: 10,626
8. The Source (2011)
135 min | Comedy, Drama
A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favors if their men refuse to fetch water from a remote well.
Director: Radu Mihaileanu | Stars: Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass, Saleh Bakri
Votes: 4,173
9. The White Meadows (2009)
92 min | Drama
Rahmat has been asked to meet the inhabitants of these islands to collect their tears. Although for years people have been giving their tears to Rahmat, no one knows exactly what he has been doing with them.
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof | Stars: Hassan Pourshirazi, Younes Ghazali, Mohammad Rabbani, Mohammad Shirvani
Votes: 1,058
10. Much Loved (2015)
104 min | Drama
A group of women in Morocco make a living as prostitutes in a culture that is very unforgiving toward women in that profession.
Director: Nabil Ayouch | Stars: Loubna Abidar, Asmaa Lazrak, Halima Karaouane, Sara Elhamdi Elalaoui
Votes: 3,048
11. Of Skin and Men (2017)
105 min | Drama, Romance
Following the death of her husband in an accident, young Amel tries to find some consolation in photography. She takes photos of strangers from the street, looking at men as they tend to do towards women.
Director: Mehdi Ben Attia | Stars: Hafsia Herzi, Raouf Ben Amor, Haythem Achour, Sondos Belhassen
Votes: 241
12. 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: 8,076 | Gross: $0.15M
13. Clash (2016)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller, War
Set entirely in an 8m police truck, a number of detainees from different political and social backgrounds are brought together by fate, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of former president Morsi from power.
Director: Mohamed Diab | Stars: Nilli Karim, Hany Adel, Muhammad El-Sebai, Muhammad El-Suwisi
Votes: 6,194 | Gross: $0.02M
14. Our Uniform (2023)
7 min | Animation, Short
An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform.
Director: Yegane Moghaddam
Votes: 1,059
15. Outside the Law (2010)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, War
A drama about the Algerian struggle for independence from France after WWII.
Director: Rachid Bouchareb | Stars: Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Chafia Boudraa
Votes: 4,123
16. The Treasure (2017)
157 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The events revolve around four eras, namely the Pharaonic and Abbasid era and the Kingdom era. The events revolve around corruption and the level of some clerics through the ages on power ... See full summary »
Director: Sherif Arafa | Stars: Hind Sabri, Mohamad Ramadan, Amina Khalil, Khaled El-Sawi
Votes: 2,129
17. 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: 1,194
18. Dancer on the Wounds (1974)
95 min | Drama, Romance
A belly dancer and prostitute falls in love with a famous doctor who asks her for marriage, but for the sake of her lover's social standing, she decides to abandon him and return to her ... See full summary »
Director: Muhammad Shahin | Stars: Ighraa, Iman, Ali Al-Rawas, Mazhar Al Hakim
Votes: 10
19. Damascus Under Fire (2018)
113 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Two Iranian pilots are in a special mission to save the people of a small Syrian city who are surrounded by the terrorists. But they have to face many challenges before manage to accomplish their mission.
Director: Ebrahim Hatamikia | Stars: Babak Hamidian, Hadi Hejazifar, Pierre Dagher, Layth Al-Mufti
Votes: 2,753
20. 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
21. Normal! (2011)
111 min | Drama
After the December riots and the first peaceful marches in Algeria, while the Arab Spring begins in Tunisia and Egypt, Fouzi wants to gather his actors to show them the unfinished editing ... See full summary »
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Nadjib Oulebsir, Adila Bendimerad, Nabil Asli, Mina Lachter
Votes: 29
22. 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: 422
23. Lotfi (2015)
170 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The film relates the career of Colonel Lotfi, whose real name is Benali Boudghene, since his beginnings as an activist in Tlemcen where, with his classmates from high school, he posted the ... See full summary »
Director: Ahmed Rachedi | Stars: Youcef Sehairi, Ahmed Rezzak, Hassan Kechache, Boulem Zeblah
Votes: 17
24. 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
25. 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: 193
26. Parkway (2007)
93 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Parkway is not just a bridge in Tehran,It's also a bridge for Koohyar to get to Raha.A bridge that Koobyar thinks by passing it in the opposite way he will get to love.
Director: Fereydoun Jeyrani | Stars: Bita Farahi, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Ra'na Azadivar, Nima Shahrokh Shahi
Votes: 515
27. Honor Diaries (2013)
Not Rated | 61 min | Documentary, Crime, News
Several Muslim women activists discuss their stories and the state of women's rights in Muslim-majority nations.
Director: Micah Smith | Stars: Raheel Raza, Raquel Evita Saraswati, Juliana Taimoorazy
Votes: 240
28. Nahla (1979)
111 min | Drama
In January 1975, Larbi Nasri, a young Algerian journalist, was caught in the whirlwind of events preceding the civil war in Lebanon. He witnesses the construction of the myth of Nahla, a singer adored by the Arab population.
Director: Farouk Beloufa | Stars: Yasmine Khlat, Youssef Saiah, Lina Tebbara, Nabila Zeitouni
Votes: 49
29. The Sacred City (2016 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, History
This British film was made about Canadian historian Dan Gibson, who has uncovered startling new archaeological evidence that Mecca was not the original Holy City of Islam.
Director: David Taylor | Stars: Dan Gibson, Matt Jamie, Ranj Nagra, Adel Shemari
Votes: 211
30. 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
31. Zoj taht al-talab (1985)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
The movie is around "Mohallal" idea. How people fast in taking divorce decision regret it and try to find a workaround.
Director: Adel Sadiq | Stars: Adel Emam, Fouad El-Mohandes, Layla Olwi, Saeed Abdulghani
Votes: 459
32. Born in Evin (2019)
95 min | Documentary
Filmmaker and actress, Maryam Zaree, and her quest to find out the circumstances surrounding her birth inside one of the most notorious political prisons in the world.
Director: Maryam Zaree | Stars: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Maryam Zaree, Ayatollah Khomeini, Chowra Makaremi
Votes: 185
33. Tirich Mir til topps (1952)
86 min | Documentary
The Norwegian climbing expedition to the Tirich Mir mountain in Pakistan in 1950. Per Kvernberg, Arne Næss, Henry Berg and Tony Streather became the first people ever to reach the top of this mountain - in July 1950.
Director: Rasmus Breistein | Stars: Arne Næss, Hans Chr. Bugge, Per Kvernberg, Henry Berg
34. Indians (1979)
Biography, Drama
Director: Gholam Hossein Lotfi | Stars: Ghodrat Delavari, Parviz Fanizadeh, Majid Mozaffari, Reza Fazaeli
Votes: 35
35. 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
36. Les hors-la-loi (1969)
107 min | Drama
Very very very very good movie. Excellent music from « Georges Moustaki» Takes place before the independence Algerian war. Shows how people restart to fight after a 100 year of colonization And after the end of «emir Abdelkader».
Director: Tewfik Fares | Stars: Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Cheikh Nourredine, Mohamed Chouikh, Malek Kateb
Votes: 20
37. Sly (2018)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
Ghodrat Samadi wants to become a member of parliament, but he has a reputation for recklessness and taking arbitrary action. Deciding his best course of action is negotiating with assorted ... See full summary »
Director: Kamal Tabrizi | Stars: Hamed Behdad, Vishka Asayesh, Azadeh Samadi, Mani Haghighi
Votes: 775
38. Freedom and Other Maladies (2016)
53 min | Documentary, Biography, Romance
Gholam-Hossein Saedi was an acclaimed Iranian author, playwright and screenwriter with an oeuvre that contains more than thirty publications. Freedom And Other Maladies depicts Saedi's ... See full summary »
Director: Shirin Saghaie | Stars: Reza Aghnami, Bahman Amini, Ali Badri, Jimmy Carter
Votes: 17
39. Louss, warda al-rimal (1989)
110 min | Drama
A young disabled man named Moussa live in an oasis in the Algerian desert. His sister Zineb take care of him and protect him while working in dates factory to provide for both of them. In the desert, Moussa would like to grow a rose.
Director: Mohamed Rachid Benhadj | Stars: Boubakeur Belaroussi, Dalila Helilou, Athmane Ariouet, Boumedienne Sirat
Votes: 22
40. Africa (2011)
92 min | Crime, Drama
Three young criminals are ordered to keep a girl inside a house until her brother pays his debts.
Director: Houman Seyyedi | Stars: Shahab Hosseini, Amir Jadidi, Javad Ezati, Azadeh Samadi
Votes: 428
41. The Eighth Day of the Week (1973)
Drama
Leila is a young medical student who lives a normal life with her mother until one night that being raped changes Leila's life.
Director: Hosein Rajaiyan | Stars: Farzaneh Taidi, Mohsen Sohrabi, Jaleh Sam, Ali Shah Yalani
Votes: 15
42. Ocalan and the Kurdish Question (2014 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Kurdistan, which is split over Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria, could play a major role in a Middle East that has been torn apart. Who are the Kurds? What influence do they have? Who exactly ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Miranda | Stars: Madeleine Albright, Parvin Boldan, Philippe Chemin, Süleyman Demirel
Votes: 9
43. I Am the Revolution (2018)
74 min | Documentary, Biography
The inspiring story of three women risking their lives to incite political, activist, and armed uprisings in Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq.
Director: Benedetta Argentieri | Stars: Rojda Felat, Selay Ghaffar, Yanar Mohammed
Votes: 28
44.
Once Upon a Time in Iraq (2020)
Episode:
Legacy
(2020)
59 min | Documentary, History, War
The emergence of ISIS concludes the brutal legacy of the Iraq War.
Director: James Bluemel | Star: Andy Serkis
Votes: 64
45.
Farouk Omar (2012)
Episode:
Battle of Badr
(2012)
Approved | Biography, Drama, History
In 2nd year of emigration with permission of the prophet muslims tries to compensate for what they have left in Mecca so they loot caravans of polytheist Qureishi people(topliners of qureishi).This leads to Battle of the Badr.
Director: Hatem Ali | Stars: Samer Ismail, Aamen Al Arand, Mohamed Hassan Al Joundi, Jawad Al Shakarji
Votes: 116
46.
The Rubin Report (2013– )
Identity Politics Must Come to an End
(2017 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Dave Rubin criticizes the "twisted ideology" of identity politics.
Star: Dave Rubin
Votes: 10
47.
Mike Tyson Mysteries (2014–2020)
Episode:
Tyson of Arabia
(2018)
TV-14 | 11 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The team goes to Dubai at the behest of an old tyrannical Middle Eastern prince to solve the mystery of his erectile dysfunction. Mike remembers a Sci-Fi movie that could help. Marquess dresses up as Isis and gets taken by ISIS.
Stars: Mike Tyson, Norm MacDonald, Rachel Ramras, Jim Rash
Votes: 66