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The Square
During the Egyptian Revolution, young activists armed with determination, humor, and social media savvy fight for their country’s future.
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- 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 Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Alamo on Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
You Will Die at 20
(ستموت في العشرين)
Muzamil must determine what it means to be alive in this coming-of-death tale.
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- Sudan, France, Egypt • 2020
- Director Amjad Abu Alala
- Cast Islam Mubark, Mahmoud Elsaraj, Bunna Khalid, Talal Afifi, Mustafa Shehata
- Genre Drama
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Clash
(إشتباك)
Conflict is on the inside.
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- 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
Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story
(احكي يا شهرزاد)
A female talk show host in Cairo faces backlash as she shines a light on women's issues the government would rather ignore.
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- Egypt • 2009
- Director Yousry Nasrallah
- Cast Mona Zaki, Mahmoud Hemida, Hassan El Raddad, Rehab El Gamal, Nahed El Sebai, Sawsan Badr
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
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.
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- 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
Uprising
After 30 years under the oppressive rule of President Hosni Mubarak's regime, Egyptians took to the streets — and social media — to enact change.
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- Egypt, United States • 2012
- Director Fredrik Stanton
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Vudu, Kino Now, Kanopy, Apple TV
Huda's Salon
(صالون هدى)
A young woman must fight for her life when an ordinary appointment turns into a terrifying nightmare.
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- Egypt, Netherlands, Occupied Palestinian Territory • 2022
- Director Hany Abu-Assad
- Cast Maisa Abd Elhadi, Ali Suliman, Manal Awad, Samer Bisharat
- Genre Thriller
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, YouTube, AMC+, Apple TV
Luxor
A British aid worker is haunted by her past as she returns to Egypt and reencounters an old lover.
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- Egypt, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates • 2021
- Director Zeina Durra
- Cast Andrea Riseborough, Karim Saleh, Michael Landes, Sherine Reda, Salima Ikram
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Apple TV, Plex Player, Amazon Prime Video
Cairo Time
A woman gets involved in an unexpected love affair with her husband's friend.
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- Canada, Ireland, Egypt • 2009
- Director Ruba Nadda
- Cast Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya, Amina Annabi, Tom McCamus, Mona Hala
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
The Tainted Veil
This documentary explores complex feelings surrounding the hijab, or Muslim headscarf.
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- United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Egypt • 2015
- Director Nahla Al Fahad, Mazen al Khayrat, Ovidio Salazar
- Cast
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Apple TV
You Resemble Me
(Tu me ressembles)
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- United States, France, Egypt • 2022
- Director Dina Amer
- Cast Lorenza Grimaudo, Ilona Grimaudo, Mouna Soualem, Sabrina Ouazani, Dina Amer, Alexandre Gonin
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Sheikh Jackson
(شيخ جاكسون)
A young imam struggles to cope with the sudden death of Michael Jackson.
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- Egypt • 2017
- Director Amr Salama
- Cast Ahmed Al Fishawy, Ahmed Malek, Amina Khalil
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Crackle, Vudu, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Apple TV, Plex Player, fuboTV
11'09''01 - September 11
11 short films dealing with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, each from a filmmaker of a different country.
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- United Kingdom, France, Egypt • 2002
- Director Danis Tanović
- Cast Ernest Borgnine, Maryam Karimi, Emmanuelle Laborit, Jérôme Horry, Keren Mor, Tomer Russo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Kanopy
Where Do We Go Now?
(Et maintenant on va où ?)
The women of a Middle Eastern village must quell rising tensions between their Christian and Muslim men.
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- France, Lebanon, Egypt • 2011
- Director Nadine Labaki
- Cast Claude Msawbaa, Leyla Hakim, Nadine Labaki, Yvonne Maalouf, Antoinette Noufaily, Julian Farhat
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, DIRECTV, Tubi TV
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
African singer Youssou N'Dour ignites controversy in his native Senegals by recording and releasing an album about Islam.
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- Senegal, France, Egypt • 2008
- Director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
- Cast Youssou N'Dour, Peter Gabriel, Moustapha Mbaye, Kabou Guèye, Fathi Salama
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Yomeddine
(يوم الدين)
A Coptic leper and his orphaned young friend embark on an unforgettable journey in search of their lost families.
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- 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
Fantasia chez les ploucs
- ✭ ✭
- France, Egypt, Italy • 1971
- Director Gérard Pirès
- Cast Lino Ventura, Jean Yanne, Mireille Darc, Jacques Dufilho, Georges Beller, Rufus
- Genre Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Days of El Sadat
(أيام السادات)
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- Egypt • 2001
- Director Mohamed Khan
- Cast Ahmad Zaki, Mona Zaki, Mervat Amin, Ahmed El Sakka, Ahmed Kamal, Esaad Younes
- Genre History, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Destiny
(المصير)
In 12th century Andalusia, a famed liberal philosopher and judge faces criticism and persecution.
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- France, Egypt • 1997
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Nour El-Sherif, Layla Olwy, Mahmoud Hemida, Safia El Emary, Mohamed Mounir, Khaled El Nabawy
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Alexandria… Why?
(إسكندرية... ليه؟)
In World War II Alexandria, an Egyptian teenager dreams of making it big in Hollywood.
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- Egypt, Algeria • 1979
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Farid Shawqi, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Ezzat El Alaili, Youssef Wahby
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Ellembi
(اللمبي)
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- Egypt • 2002
- Director Wael Ehsan
- Cast Mohamed Saad, Haala Shiha, Abla Kamel, Hassan Hosny
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
You-Know-Who
(اللي بالي بالك)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2003
- Director Wael Ehsan
- Cast Abla Kamel, Hassan Hosny, Mohamed Saad, نيفين مندور, Hassan Abdel-Fattah, Tarek Al Amir
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Tarek's Situation
(ظرف طارق)
When asked by his boss to share a woman's personal data, a mobile phone sales rep falls in love with her instead.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2006
- Director Wael Ehsan
- Cast Ahmed Helmy, Nour, Magdy Kamel, Khaled El Sawy, Mais Hamdan, معتزة عبدالصبور
- Genre Romance, Comedy
- Available on AD tv
The Yacoubian Building
(عمارة يعقوبيان)
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- Egypt, France • 2006
- Director Marwan Hamed
- Cast Adel Emam, Nour El-Sherif, Hend Sabry, Esaad Younes, Khaled El Sawy, Yousra
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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
Bobbos
(بوبوس)
- ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2009
- Director Wael Ehsan, شريف إسماعيل
- Cast Adel Emam, Yousra, Mai Kassab, Hassan Hosny, Ezzat Abu Ouf, Ragaa Al-Giddawy
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Shahid VIP
The Night of Counting the Years
(المومياء)
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1969
- Director Shadi Abdel Salam
- Cast Ahmed Marei, Mohamed Nabih, Nadia Lotfi, Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim, Mohamed Khairy, Ahmad Anan
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Public Domain Movies
Saladin the Victorious
(الناصر صلاح الدين)
Saladin leads the Muslim military campaign against European Christians during the Third Crusade.
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- Egypt • 1963
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Ahmad Mazhar, Nadia Lotfi, Salah Zulfikar, Leila Fawzi, Hamdy Gheith, Laila Taher
- Genre Adventure, Drama, War
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Cairo Station
(باب الحديد)
A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments.
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- 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 Fandor Amazon Channel
The Student Cop
(الباشا تلميذ)
A police officer is sent undercover to investigate suspicious activity in a university and becomes more invested than he anticipated.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2004
- Director Wael Ehsan
- Cast Ghada Adel, Karim Abdel Aziz, Ramez Galal, مها أحمد, Hassan Hosny, Mohamed Ragab
- Genre Action, Comedy, Romance
- Available on AD tv
She Made Me a Criminal
(جعلتني مجرما)
A rich girl, her best friend, and a naive stranger stage her own kidnapping in order to gain access to her trust fund.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2006
- Director Amr Arafa
- Cast Ahmed Helmy, Ghada Adel, Hassan Hosny, Reham Abdelghafour, Mahmoud El Bezawy, Soliman Eid
- Genre Romance, Comedy, Adventure
- Available on AD tv
The Witness Who Didn't See Anything
(شاهد ما شفش حاجة)
When Sarhan doesn't see enough to be a good witness in his neighbor's murder, he adopts the perfect persona.
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- Egypt • 1976
- Director Hani Motawea
- Cast Omar El-Hariri, Nahed Jabr, Shawqy Shamekh, Adel Emam, Hala Fakher
- Genre Drama, TV Movie, Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Baby Doll Night
(ليلة البيبي دول)
Can one night of pleasure mend sixty years of pain?
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- Egypt • 2008
- Director Adel Adeeb
- Cast Nour El-Sherif, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Gamal Soliman, Mahmoud Hemida, Ghada Abdel Razek, Ezzat Abu Ouf
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
One of the People
(واحد من الناس)
Truth will always prevail! Or Does It??
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2006
- Director Ahmed Nader Galal
- Cast Karim Abdel Aziz, Menna Shalabi, Ezzat Abou Aouf, Mohamed Shoman, Basma, Mahmoud El Gendy
- Genre Drama, Action
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Cousins
(ولاد العم)
When an Egyptian woman discovers that her husband is a Jewish Mossad agent, he takes her to Israel by force.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2009
- Director Sherif Arafa
- Cast Karim Abdel Aziz, Mona Zaki, Sherif Mounir, Kinda Alloush, Entesar, Sabry Abdelmonem
- Genre Action, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV
24 Hours of Love
(٢٤ ساعة حب)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1974
- Director Ahmad Fouad
- Cast Sohier Ramzy, Hassan Youssef, Adel Emam, Zizi El-Badrawy, Samir Ghanem, Lebleba
- Genre Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
No Longer Kids
(العيال كبرت)
After discovering his father has a mistress, Ahmad and his siblings resort to absurd measures to stop him.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1979
- Director Samir Al-Asfour
- Cast Ahmad Zaki, Sa'eed Saleh, Younes Shalaby, Hassan Mostafa, Karimah Mukhtar, Nadia Shukry
- Genre Drama, TV Movie, Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Beach Loafer
(صايع بحر)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2004
- Director Ali Ragab
- Cast Ahmed Helmy, Yasmin Abdulaziz, Mahmoud Abdelmoghni, Riko, Ahmed Rateb, Lotfy Labib
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The School of Mischief
(مدرسة المشاغبين)
A young high school teacher volunteers to transform five notorious misfits into model students.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1973
- Director Abdallah El Sheikh
- Cast Adel Emam, Sa'eed Saleh, Ahmad Zaki, Younes Shalaby, Hadi El Gayar, Soheir El Bably
- Genre TV Movie, Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Omar & Salma 2
(عمر و سلمي 2)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2009
- Director Ahmed Al-Badry
- Cast Tamer Hosny, Mai Ezz Eldein, Ezzat Abou Aouf, Mirhan Hussein, Maysara, داليا بدر
- Genre Romance, Comedy
- Available on AD tv
Lembi 8 Giga
(اللمبي 8 جيجا)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2010
- Director Ashraf Fayeq
- Cast Mohamed Saad, Mai Ezz ElDein, Hassan Hosny, Youssef Fawzy, Youssef Eid, Ahmed Mounir
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV
Please Call Me
(كلمني شكرا)
A struggling actor's relationships are put on thin ice as his days as a con man get him into trouble.
- ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2010
- Director Khaled Youssef
- Cast Amr Abdel-Geleel, Ghada Abdel Razek, داليا إبراهيم, Maged El Masry, صبرى فواز
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Bolbol Hayran
(بلبل حيران)
A man suffering from amnesia can't seem to choose between the women playing tricks on him.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2010
- Director Khaled Marei
- Cast Ahmed Helmy, Zeina, Sherry Adel, Amy Samir Ghanem, Youssef Fawzy, Wael Sami
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, AD tv
The Exodus Decoded
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, Egypt, Greece • 2006
- Director Simcha Jacobovici
- Cast James Cameron, Uzi Avner, Manfred Bietak, Simcha Jacobovici, Charles Pellegrino
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Redbox
Hassan and Marcus
(حسن ومرقص)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2008
- Director Ramy Imam
- Cast Adel Emam, Omar Sharif, Lebleba, Hanaa ElShorbagi, Mohamed Imam, Ezzat Abu Ouf
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Island
(الجزيرة)
The person that made Palm Island... A divided state
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2007
- Director Sherif Arafa
- Cast Ahmed El Sakka, Hend Sabry, Zeina, Mahmoud Yassine, Khaled El Sawy
- Genre Action, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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 Shahid VIP, 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
Sorry to Disturb
(آسف على الازعاج)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2008
- Director Khaled Marei
- Cast Ahmed Helmy, Menna Shalabi, Dalal Abdelaziz, Mahmoud Hemida
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Available on No streaming locations found.
A Break We'll Be Right Back
(فاصل ونعود)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2011
- Director Ahmed Nader Galal
- Cast Karim Abdel Aziz, Dina Fouad, Mohamed Lotfi, Ahmed Rateb, Abd Allah Mishrif, Sabry Abdelmonem
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Zahaymar
(زهايمر)
Two sons plot to take control of their father's fortune before his supposed Alzheimer's disease gets the best of him.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2010
- Director Amr Arafa
- Cast Fathy Abdel Wahab, Ahmed Rizk, Rania Youssef, Adel Emam
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Shahid VIP
Divorce Lawyer
(محامي خُلع)
An Egyptian divorce lawyer stumbles through amusing situations with his female clients and with societal contradictions.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2002
- Director Mohamed Yassin
- Cast Hany Ramzy, Khaled Saleh, Dalia Al-Behery, Ola Ghanem, Hassan Hosny, Talaat Zakaria
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Family
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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