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1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 1,038,203 | Gross: $248.16M
2. Taken 2 (2012)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser
Votes: 322,952 | Gross: $139.85M
3. 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: 132,357 | Gross: $47.54M
4. 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: 65,779 | Gross: $0.06M
5. Caliphate (2020)
TV-MA | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Agent Fatima gets a tip that a terrorist act is planned in Sweden. At the same time, teenager Sulle has opened her eyes to her student assistant who opens the doors to a fascinating new world.
Stars: Gizem Erdogan, Amed Bozan, Aliette Opheim, Albin Grenholm
Votes: 22,273
6. 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: 17,407 | Gross: $3.27M
7. Dirty God (2019)
104 min | Drama
A young British mother struggles to reclaim her life after a brutal acid attack leaves her severely scarred.
Director: Sacha Polak | Stars: Vicky Knight, Katherine Kelly, Eliza Brady-Girard, Rebecca Stone
Votes: 1,863
8. Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 (2019)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
Claude and Marie Verneuil face a new crisis: their four daughters' spouses--David, Rachid, Chao, and Charles--have decided to leave France for various reasons. Here they imagine their lives elsewhere.
Director: Philippe de Chauveron | Stars: Christian Clavier, Chantal Lauby, Ary Abittan, Medi Sadoun
Votes: 9,655
9. Half Moon Street (1986)
R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
A brilliant researcher in London who works as a high-class hooker in her spare time, becomes a pawn in a dangerous political game, when her latest client, a nobleman who is negotiating an Arab-Israeli peace treaty, falls for her.
Director: Bob Swaim | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Caine, Patrick Kavanagh, Faith Kent
Votes: 2,802 | Gross: $1.13M
10. 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
11. 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: 1,193
12. 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
13. The Perfect Candidate (2019)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
A determined young Saudi doctor's surprise run for office in the local city elections sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town's first female candidate.
Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour | Stars: Mila Al Zahrani, Dae Al Hilali, Nora Al Awad, Khalid Abdulraheem
Votes: 2,124
14. Heaven Will Wait (2016)
105 min | Drama
Director: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | Stars: Noémie Merlant, Naomi Amarger, Sandrine Bonnaire, Clotilde Courau
Votes: 1,032
15. Na putu (2010)
100 min | Drama
From Bosnia and Herzegovina: Amar finds a new job working with a community of Muslims. This affects his relationship with his girlfriend Luna as his beliefs begin to change.
Director: Jasmila Zbanic | Stars: Zrinka Cvitesic, Leon Lucev, Ermin Bravo, Mirjana Karanovic
Votes: 2,079
16. 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
17. The Real Blue Nuns (2006 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
An investigation into nunsploitation, and why men find images of nuns involved in sexual situations erotic. The programme also controversially covers the Muslim hibab and burka.
Director: Gavin Claxton | Stars: Mary Carey, Jesús Franco, Craig Gross, Xavier Mendik
Votes: 32
18. 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 Guenaneche, Rabah Leghaa
Votes: 193
19. Acid Attack: My Story (2018 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
Archive footage and reconstructions are used to examine one of the most shocking and bizarre acid attacks of recent years. In 2012, Naomi Oni was stalked through London by someone disguised in a niqab before being doused in sulphuric acid.
Director: Clare Richards | Stars: Danae Foster, Sarah Okereke, Naomi Oni
Votes: 20
20. 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
21. Inside the Real Saudi Arabia: Why I Had to Leave (2019 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
Basma Khalifa was born to Sudanse parents in Saudi Arabia and grew up in Northern Ireland. In this documentary she revisits her country of birth to see if she would ever want to move back there.
Director: Jessica Kelly | Star: Basma Khalifa
Votes: 14
22. Unveiled (2015)
7 min | Short, Drama
An independent French ice cream shop owner must decide whether or not to serve a woman wearing a niqab on the day full face covers are banned.
Director: Michèle DesLauriers | Stars: James Allore, Sheelagh Daly, Mamito Kukwikila
24. Mnahi (2008)
100 min | Comedy
Menahi is a Saudi Bedouin young man, single and living with his old mother. He is a simple, spontaneous and kind-heart man, instinctive and adhering to the ethics of the environment from ... See full summary »
Director: Ayman Makram | Stars: Fayez Al-Malki, Mona Wassef, Abdulemam Abdullah, Reem Abdel Aziz
Votes: 80
25. Surma (2010 Video)
5 min | Short, Music
Surma is a traditional black eyeliner found across India. It is believed to be able to hypnotize a man into falling in love.
Director: Andy Commons | Stars: Samir Bostan, Tariq Bostan, Nish Ezay, Shannon Harris
28.
Bad Girls (1999–2006)
Episode:
Episode #8.1
(2006)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama
The new deputy governor is late for work on her first day. New inmate Emira, a suspected muslim terrorist, is soon put to work by Buxton. PO Kimber is transferred from D Wing.
Director: Barnaby Southcombe | Stars: Sid Owen, Nicola Stapleton, Sandra De Sousa, Victoria Bush
Votes: 38
29.
The State (2017– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2017)
48 min | Drama, Thriller
Jalal and Ziyaad experience bloody front-line combat as their unit is hit by a drone strike. Shakira witnesses the horrifying aftermath of a barrel bomb and Ushna is shocked at the brutal treatment of women.
Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Ony Uhiara, Sam Otto, Hiam Abbass, Nana Agyeman-Bediako
Votes: 81
30.
Ackley Bridge (2017–2022)
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(2018)
Not Rated | 50 min | Drama, Romance
Nas agrees to a sham engagement to Nav, who is also in the closet, but a shock revelation at home leaves her questioning everything. Falling grades prompt drastic action causing uproar.
Director: Penny Woolcock | Stars: Amy-Leigh Hickman, Poppy Lee Friar, Sunetra Sarker, Gurjeet Singh
Votes: 62