Remembering the Arab Spring
The Cave
Feras Fayyad · 2019 · Syria, Denmark, Germany
In war-torn Syria, a dedicated team of female doctors tirelessly treat casualties in an underground hospital while battling systemic sexism. Dr. Amani Ballour and her colleagues work to provide hope and safety within their subterranean hospital in a way that would be unthinkable in the patriarchal society above ground.
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In the Last Days of the City
(آخر أيام المدينة)
In the fading grandeur of downtown Cairo, a 35-year-old filmmaker struggles to make a film that captures the pulse of his city.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, Germany, United Kingdom • 2017
- Director Tamer El Said
- Cast Khaled Abdalla, Laila Samy, Hanan Youssef, Maryam Saleh, Hayder Helo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Vudu, OVID, Kanopy, Apple TV
The Square
During the Egyptian Revolution, young activists armed with determination, humor, and social media savvy fight for their country’s future.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, Egypt, United States • 2013
- Director Jehane Noujaim
- Cast Khalid Abdalla, Dina Abdullah, Dina Amer, Magdy Ashour, Ramy Essam, Ahmed Hassan
- Genre Documentary, Drama, History
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Alamo on Demand, Kanopy, Netflix, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel
Clash
(إشتباك)
Conflict is on the inside.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, France • 2016
- Director Mohamed Diab
- Cast Nelly Karim, Hani Adel, Mohamed El Sebaii, Tarek Abdel Aziz, Hosny Sheta, Ahmed Dash
- Genre Thriller, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
The White Helmets
To save a life is to save all of humanity.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2016
- Director Orlando von Einsiedel
- Cast Khalid Farah, Mohammed Farah, Abu Omar, Raed Saleh
- Genre Documentary, War
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
In Syria
(Insyriated)
A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Belgium, France, Lebanon • 2017
- Director Philippe Van Leeuw
- Cast Hiam Abbass, Diamand Bou Abboud, Juliette Navis, Mohsen Abbas, Moustapha Al Kar
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Apple TV
Of Fathers and Sons
(Die Kinder des Kalifats)
A rare glimpse into the life of a radicalist family, at the point where childhood dies and jihadism is born.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, United States, Syria • 2017
- Director Talal Derki
- Cast Abu Osama
- Genre Documentary, War
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, YouTube, Apple TV
Series
Paranormal
Amr Salama · 2020-2020 · Egypt
A cynical hematologist with a dark sense of humor unwillingly embarks on a journey as his world is turned upside down after his lifelong scientific convictions are questioned. Set in the 1960s, the series depicts the adventures of Dr. Refaat Ismail, who begins experiencing paranormal activities which undermine his scientific beliefs.
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Jinn
(جِن)
A field trip to Petra turns a high school into a supernatural battleground.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Jordan • 2019
- Creator Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya, Rajeev Dassani, Elan Dassani
- Cast Karam Tabbaa, Salma Malhas, Sultan Alkhail, Hamzeh Okab
- Genre Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Short and Straight to the Point
The Trap
Nada Riyadh · 2019 · Egypt, Germany
Away from preying eyes, a young unmarried couple retreats to the depths of a desolate, run-down Egyptian seaside resort to make love. But, the power dynamic between them is tested when the girl reveals she wants their relationship to end.
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A Drowning Man
We are all drowning men just trying to keep our heads above water.
- ✭ ✭
- Denmark, United Kingdom, Greece • 2017
- Director Mahdi Fleifel
- Cast Atef Alshafei, Rebih El-Saleous
- Genre Drama
- Available on DocAlliance Films, Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Dry Hot Summers
(حار جاف صيفا)
Two lonely people accidentally meet in a Cairo taxi and take a journey of self-discovery that reconnects them to the joys life.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, Germany • 2016
- Director Sherif El Bendary
- Cast Mohamed Farid, Nahed El Sebai, Donia Maher, Mohamed Abdel Azim
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on realeyz
Rupture
(رابتشير)
Four Arab kids search for a pool and find relief from both the heat and their trauma as Syrian refugees.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Jordan, Canada • 2017
- Director Yassmina Karajah
- Cast Asaad Al Arid, Salam Al Marzouq, Hussein Al Ahmad, Wazira Al Ahmad, Rania Issa
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Visit
(الزيارة)
What goes on when the cameras aren't rolling is even more important.
- Egypt, Germany • 2015
- Director Marouan Omara
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films
The President's Visit
When the President of the Republic visits a soap shop, things get real clean.
- Lebanon, Qatar, United States • 2017
- Director Cyril Aris
- Cast Mounia Akl, Nicolas Daniel, Fouad Yammine, Sihame Haddad
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Kanopy
Bonboné
(بونبونة)
A Palestinian inmate serving time in an Israeli jail receives a visit from his wife who devises a bold and crafty operation to fulfill their secret desires.
- ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lebanon • 2017
- Director Rakan Mayasi
- Cast Saleh Bakri, Rana Alamuddin
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
The White Helmets
To save a life is to save all of humanity.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2016
- Director Orlando von Einsiedel
- Cast Khalid Farah, Mohammed Farah, Abu Omar, Raed Saleh
- Genre Documentary, War
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Nocturne In Black
There are still beautiful things in life, and music is one of them.
- Lebanon • 2016
- Director Jimmy Keyrouz
- Cast Julian Farhat, Tarek Yaacoub
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Amazon Video
Record It!
The Square
Jehane Noujaim · 2013 · United Kingdom, Egypt, United States
Centered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, several young activists participate in the Egyptian Revolution. They are armed with determination, humor, social media savvy, and a passionate vision for the country’s future – but can that sustain them when dictator Hosni Mubarek’s fall proves to be only the beginning of their struggle?
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The White Helmets
To save a life is to save all of humanity.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2016
- Director Orlando von Einsiedel
- Cast Khalid Farah, Mohammed Farah, Abu Omar, Raed Saleh
- Genre Documentary, War
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Scheherazade's Diary
(يوميّات شهرزاد)
Through an unprecedented 10-month theater initiative, female inmates at a Lebanese prison share their personal stories.
- Lebanon • 2013
- Director Zeina Daccache
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films, Apple TV
Ambulance/Gaza
A raw, first-person account of the last war in Gaza in the summer of 2014 from the eyes of a first responder.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Palestine, Norway • 2017
- Director Mohamed Jabaly
- Cast Mohamed Jabaly, Abo Marzouq Khader Al-Helo, Abd-Razaq Al-Helo, Abo Nedal Ramadan Harazeen, Rami Aklouk
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, VUDU Free, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV
Recycle
(Ea'adat khalk)
Desperate acts can emerge from the most ordinary of circumstances.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Netherlands, Jordan • 2008
- Director Mahmoud al Massad
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on realeyz
Fidaï
Does it bother you to have killed another man in the name of freedom?
- Algeria, Germany, France • 2014
- Director Damien Ounouri
- Cast Mohamed El Hadi Benadouda
- Genre Documentary
- Available on realeyz
Cairo Drive
On the streets of Egypt, the only rule is that there are no rules.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, United States • 2013
- Director Sherief Elkatsha
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Apple TV
Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
(القاهرة منورة بأهلها)
A portrait of both Egypt's most famous city and its most famous filmmaker.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1991
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel
Speed Sisters
They're bold. They're fearless. And they're tearing up tracks all over Palestine.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Palestine, Qatar, United Kingdom • 2015
- Director Amber Fares
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on GuideDoc, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Apple TV
The Cave
(غار)
The patriarchy has no place in a war.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Syria, Denmark, Germany • 2019
- Director Feras Fayyad
- Cast Amani Ballour, Salim Namour
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
What Comes Around
(Al gami'ya)
It takes a village.
- Lebanon, Egypt, Greece • 2018
- Director Reem Saleh
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Apple TV
Oscar Submissions
Wadjda
Haifaa Al-Mansour · 2012 · Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Germany
Although Wadjda lives in a conservative world, she is fun loving, entrepreneurial, and always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. After a fight with a neighborhood boy she isn’t supposed to play with, Wadjda attempts to raise money for a bicycle so she can beat him in a race.
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The White Helmets
To save a life is to save all of humanity.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2016
- Director Orlando von Einsiedel
- Cast Khalid Farah, Mohammed Farah, Abu Omar, Raed Saleh
- Genre Documentary, War
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Theeb
A young Bedouin boy is forced through a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan • 2014
- Director Naji Abu Nowar
- Cast Jacir Eid, Hassan Mutlag, Hussein Salameh, Marji Audeh, Jack Fox
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Freevee, Microsoft Store, Film Movement Plus, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, FlixFling, Apple TV
Omar
(عمر)
A Palestinian freedom fighter is captured and forced to work as a double agent for the Israeli authorities.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Palestine • 2013
- Director Hany Abu-Assad
- Cast Adam Bakri, Waleed Zuaiter, Leem Lubany, Samer Bisharat, Iyad Hoorani, Mousa Habiib Allah
- Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Chai Flicks, Kanopy, Netflix, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV
Of Fathers and Sons
(Die Kinder des Kalifats)
A rare glimpse into the life of a radicalist family, at the point where childhood dies and jihadism is born.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, United States, Syria • 2017
- Director Talal Derki
- Cast Abu Osama
- Genre Documentary, War
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, YouTube, Apple TV
Barakah Meets Barakah
(بركة يقابل بركة)
A laid-back civil servant and a wealthy video blogger struggle to make it as a modern couple amid strict Saudi social conventions.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Saudi Arabia • 2016
- Director Mahmoud Sabbagh
- Cast Hisham Fageeh, Fatima Al-Banawi, Sami Hifny, Khairia Nazmi, Abdulmajeed Al-Ruhaidi
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Clash
(إشتباك)
Conflict is on the inside.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, France • 2016
- Director Mohamed Diab
- Cast Nelly Karim, Hani Adel, Mohamed El Sebaii, Tarek Abdel Aziz, Hosny Sheta, Ahmed Dash
- Genre Thriller, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Yomeddine
(يوم الدين)
A Coptic leper and his orphaned young friend embark on an unforgettable journey in search of their lost families.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, United States, Austria • 2018
- Director Abu Bakr Shawky
- Cast Rady Gamal, Shahira Fahmy, Ahmed Abdelhafiz, Osama Abdallah, Mohamed Abdel Azim
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, VUDU Free, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Sheikh Jackson
(شيخ جاكسون)
A young imam struggles to cope with the sudden death of Michael Jackson.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2017
- Director Amr Salama
- Cast Ahmed Al Fishawy, Ahmed Malek, Amina Khalil
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Crackle, Vudu, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Apple TV
The Cave
(غار)
The patriarchy has no place in a war.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Syria, Denmark, Germany • 2019
- Director Feras Fayyad
- Cast Amani Ballour, Salim Namour
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
3000 Nights
(3000 Nocy)
A young Palestinian schoolteacher gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison where she fights to protect him while trying to survive and maintain hope.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, France, Jordan • 2015
- Director Mai Masri
- Cast Rakeen Saad, Karim Saleh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Alicia Sánchez, Raida Adon, Yussuf Abu-Warda
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix, Tubi TV
Capernaum
(کفرناحوم)
Zain, a hardened 12-year-old boy struggling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for his conception.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Lebanon, United States, France • 2018
- Director Nadine Labaki
- Cast Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Nadine Labaki, Kawthar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Youssef
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, YouTube, Starz Amazon Channel, Apple TV
The Square
During the Egyptian Revolution, young activists armed with determination, humor, and social media savvy fight for their country’s future.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, Egypt, United States • 2013
- Director Jehane Noujaim
- Cast Khalid Abdalla, Dina Abdullah, Dina Amer, Magdy Ashour, Ramy Essam, Ahmed Hassan
- Genre Documentary, Drama, History
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Alamo on Demand, Kanopy, Netflix, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel
A Drowning Man
We are all drowning men just trying to keep our heads above water.
- ✭ ✭
- Denmark, United Kingdom, Greece • 2017
- Director Mahdi Fleifel
- Cast Atef Alshafei, Rebih El-Saleous
- Genre Drama
- Available on DocAlliance Films, Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Next Award, Please
The Trap
Nada Riyadh · 2019 · Egypt, Germany
Away from preying eyes, a young unmarried couple retreats to the depths of a desolate, run-down Egyptian seaside resort to make love. But, the power dynamic between them is tested when the girl reveals she wants their relationship to end.
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3000 Nights
(3000 Nocy)
A young Palestinian schoolteacher gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison where she fights to protect him while trying to survive and maintain hope.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, France, Jordan • 2015
- Director Mai Masri
- Cast Rakeen Saad, Karim Saleh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Alicia Sánchez, Raida Adon, Yussuf Abu-Warda
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix, Tubi TV
Capernaum
(کفرناحوم)
Zain, a hardened 12-year-old boy struggling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for his conception.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Lebanon, United States, France • 2018
- Director Nadine Labaki
- Cast Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Nadine Labaki, Kawthar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Youssef
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, YouTube, Starz Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Cairo Station
(باب الحديد)
A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1958
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Farid Shawqi, Hend Rostom, Youssef Chahine, Hassan el Baroudi, Abdel Aziz Khalil, Said Khalil
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix, Fandor Amazon Channel
Bonboné
(بونبونة)
A Palestinian inmate serving time in an Israeli jail receives a visit from his wife who devises a bold and crafty operation to fulfill their secret desires.
- ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lebanon • 2017
- Director Rakan Mayasi
- Cast Saleh Bakri, Rana Alamuddin
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
In Syria
(Insyriated)
A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Belgium, France, Lebanon • 2017
- Director Philippe Van Leeuw
- Cast Hiam Abbass, Diamand Bou Abboud, Juliette Navis, Mohsen Abbas, Moustapha Al Kar
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Apple TV
I Still Hide to Smoke
(À mon âge je me cache encore pour fumer)
For nine women, it's more than just a bathhouse: it's a sanctuary.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Greece, Algeria • 2016
- Director Rayhana Obermeyer
- Cast Hiam Abbass, Fadila Belkebla, Nadia Kaci, Biyouna
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy, Tubi TV
Cairo Drive
On the streets of Egypt, the only rule is that there are no rules.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, United States • 2013
- Director Sherief Elkatsha
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Apple TV
Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
(Asfour Stah)
Amidst the throes of puberty, life is difficult for twelve-year-old Noura in his Tunisian town where the lives of men and women are kept utterly separate.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Tunisia, France, Italy • 1990
- Director Férid Boughedir
- Cast Selim Boughedir, Mustafa Adouani, Rabia Ben Abdallah, Mohammed Driss
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, Kanopy
Wanderers of the Desert
(الهائمون)
A young teacher is assigned to a village whose children are cursed to wander the desert.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Tunisia, France • 1984
- Director Nacer Khemir
- Cast Nacer Khemir, Soufiane Makni, Noureddine Kasbaoui, Sonia Ichti, Hedi Daoud
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel
When I Saw You
(لما شفتك)
A young Palestinian refugee tires of his life in a refugee camp and leaves in search of his separated father.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Palestine, Jordan, Greece • 2014
- Director Annemarie Jacir
- Cast Mahmoud Asfa, Ruba Blal, Saleh Bakri, Anas Algaralleh, Ali Elayan
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, VUDU Free, Kino Now, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Beauty and the Dogs
(على كف عفريت)
Mariam must fight for her rights, even though justice lies on the side of her tormentors.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Tunisia, France, Sweden • 2017
- Director Kaouther Ben Hania
- Cast Mariam Al Ferjani, Ghanem Zrelli, Noomane Hamda, Anissa Daoud, Neder Ghouati, Mohamed Akkari
- Genre Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Wadjda
(وجدة)
After a fight with a neighborhood boy, Wadjda attempts to raise money for a bicycle to beat him in a race.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Germany • 2012
- Director Haifaa Al-Mansour
- Cast Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Algohani, Ahd, Sultan Al Assaf, Dana Abdullilah
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
In the Last Days of the City
(آخر أيام المدينة)
In the fading grandeur of downtown Cairo, a 35-year-old filmmaker struggles to make a film that captures the pulse of his city.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, Germany, United Kingdom • 2017
- Director Tamer El Said
- Cast Khaled Abdalla, Laila Samy, Hanan Youssef, Maryam Saleh, Hayder Helo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Vudu, OVID, Kanopy, Apple TV
Mimosas
(ميموزا)
Stories of modern and traditional spirituality come together in this tale of two journeys.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain, Morocco, France • 2016
- Director Oliver Laxe
- Cast Ahmed Hammoud, Shakib Ben Omar, Said Agli, Ikram Anzouli, Ahmed El Othemani
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Amazon Video, OVID, Kanopy, Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Salt of This Sea
(ملح هذا البحر)
Soraya, a Brooklyn-born Palestinian, seeks to reclaim both her family's home and their money taken during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
- ✭ ✭
- Palestine, Belgium, France • 2008
- Director Annemarie Jacir
- Cast Suheir Hammad, Saleh Bakri, Riyad Ideis, Sylvie Wetz, Yahya Barakat, Khaled Hourani
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Kino Now, Kanopy, Netflix
Box Office Hits
Bolbol Hayran
Khaled Marei · 2010 · Egypt
Before Bolbol woke up in the hospital after a mysterious accident, he was dating two very different women. As he suffers from amnesia, he can't seem to choose between his two lovers who are now playing tricks on him.
Available on Apple TV
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Seeking a Man
(بشتري راجل)
A baby, a marriage, but no sex, all for the right price.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2017
- Director Mohamed Ali
- Cast Mohamed Mamdouh, Nelly Karim, Leila Arabi, Laila Ezz El Arab, Mohamed Shahin, Lotfy Labib
- Genre Romance, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
The Worthy
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.
- ✭ ✭
- United Arab Emirates, Romania • 2016
- Director Ali F. Mostafa
- Cast Maisa Abd Elhadi, Rakeen Saad, Ali Suliman, Ruba Blal
- Genre Thriller, Action, Science Fiction
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Ahwak
(أهواك)
When a charming plastic surgeon is introduced to his new love's single mother, he falls in love with her instead.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2015
- Director Mohamed Samy
- Cast Tamer Hosny, Ghada Adel, Entsar, Mahmoud Hemida, Amal Rezq
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV
1000 Mabrouk
(1000 مبروك)
A selfish accountant is forced to deal with his own reality by living the same day over and over again.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2009
- Director Ahmed Nader Galal
- Cast Ahmed Helmy, Laila Ezz El Arab, Mahmoud El Fishawy, Sara Abdulrahman, Hany El Sabagh
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV
Teer Enta
(طير أنت)
This genie may only grant you one wish, but he'll give you seven chances to become the person you aspire to be.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2009
- Director Ahmed El Gendy
- Cast Donia Samir Ghanem, Ahmed Mekky
- Genre Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV
Rattle the Cage
(Zinzana)
Making bail is hard enough without having to play a madman's twisted game.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Arab Emirates, Jordan • 2015
- Director Majid Al Ansari
- Cast Ali Suliman, Ahd, Saleh Bakri, Eyad Hourani, Omar Abdulhamid
- Genre Thriller, Crime
- Available on Apple TV
Ibn el-Qunsul
(ابن القنصل)
The con man gets conned.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2010
- Director Amr Arafa
- Cast Ghada Adel, Ahmed El Sakka, Khaled Saleh, Magdy Kamel, Khaled Sarhan, Sawsan Badr
- Genre Comedy, Thriller, Drama, Family
- Available on Apple TV
Caramel
(سكر بنات)
The intersecting lives of five Lebanese women in a Beirut beauty salon.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Lebanon • 2007
- Director Nadine Labaki
- Cast Nadine Labaki, Yasmine Al Massri, Joanna Moukarzel, Gisèle Aouad, Adel Karam, Sihame Haddad
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV
El Dealer
(الديلر)
Longtime enemies who love the same woman are reunited by fate.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2010
- Director Ahmed Saleh
- Cast Ahmed El Sakka, Mai Selim, Khaled El Nabawy, Samy El Adl, Minnah Fadhaly, Nidal El Shafei
- Genre Thriller, Drama, Adventure
- Available on Apple TV
Capernaum
(کفرناحوم)
Zain, a hardened 12-year-old boy struggling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for his conception.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Lebanon, United States, France • 2018
- Director Nadine Labaki
- Cast Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Nadine Labaki, Kawthar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Youssef
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, YouTube, Starz Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Karmouz War
(حرب كرموز)
Seeking to avenge a local girl's honor, an Egyptian police officer takes on the British army.
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- Egypt • 2018
- Director Peter Mimi
- Cast Scott Adkins, Amir Karara, Ghada Abdel Razek, Ahmed El Sakka, Bayoumi Fouad, Mahmoud Hemida
- Genre Action, Thriller, History, Crime, War
- Available on Freevee, Redbox, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Pluto TV
The Idol
(يا طير الطاير)
From a ragtag band to performing in front of thousands, the life of famous "Arab Idol" singer Mohammed Assaf is explored.
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- Occupied Palestinian Territory, United Kingdom, Qatar • 2015
- Director Hany Abu-Assad
- Cast Tawfeek Barhom, Kais Attalah, Hiba Attalah, Ahmad Qasem, Abdel Kareem Barakeh
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, OVID, Kino Now, YouTube, Apple TV
Excuse my French
(لا مؤاخذة)
Religious conversion through peer pressure.
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- Egypt • 2014
- Director Amr Salama
- Cast Ahmed Helmy, Ahmed Dash, Kinda Alloush, Hani Adel, Bayoumi Fouad
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Ghadi
A father's quest to convince his town that having special needs does not make his son a "demon."
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- Lebanon • 2013
- Director Amin Dora
- Cast Georges Khabbaz, Lara Rain, Emmanuel Khairallah, Camille Salameh, Rodrigue Sleiman, Samir Youssef
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Family
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix, YouTube, Apple TV
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Aren't hospitals supposed to be safe?
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- Egypt • 2019
- Director Yasir Al-Yasiri
- Cast Ahmed Dawood, Amina Khalil, Tarek Lotfy, Mohamed Mamdouh, Ahmed Al Fishawy
- Genre Horror, Thriller
- Available on Google Play Movies, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix, YouTube, Apple TV