Best Arabic Movies
by T-rooty | created - 05 Nov 2016 | updated - 02 Apr 2023 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. 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: 10,594
2. The Blue Elephant (2014)
Not Rated | 170 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
While trying to help an inmate at the mental hospital, a psychotherapist unravels mysteries he never thought existed.
Director: Marwan Hamed | Stars: Karim Abdel Aziz, Khaled El-Sawi, Nilli Karim, Mohamed Mamdouh
Votes: 29,836
3. Paradise Now (2005)
PG-13 | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
Director: Hany Abu-Assad | Stars: Kais Nashif, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal, Hamza Abu-Aiaash
Votes: 24,075 | Gross: $1.45M
4. Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2000)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Crime
A group of children living on the street leave their gang, prompting retribution from the gang's leader. After one of the children dies, the rest try to come up with the resources to give their friend a proper burial.
Director: Nabil Ayouch | Stars: Mounïm Kbab, Mustapha Hansali, Hicham Moussoune, Abdelhak Zhayra
Votes: 2,939
5. Sorry to Disturb (2008)
116 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Hassan, a brilliant aviation engineer struggles with loneliness and depression while trying to design his exceptional project.
Director: Khaled Marei | Stars: Fares Bakr, Ahmed Helmy, Menna Shalabi, Mahmoud Hemida
Votes: 6,939
6. El-Gezirah (2007)
92 min | Action, Biography, Drama
'El Gezira' is a film about a community of Upper Egypt residents living in El Gezira (the Island). They have their own set of rules, ethics and traditions. They also plant drugs and buy ... See full summary »
Director: Sherif Arafa | Stars: Mahmoud Yassine, Ahmed El Sakka, Hind Sabri, Zeina
Votes: 4,005
7. Theeb (2014)
Not Rated | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination.
Director: Naji Abu Nowar | Stars: Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, Hussein Salameh Al-Sweilhiyeen, Hassan Mutlag Al-Maraiyeh, Jack Fox
Votes: 11,518 | Gross: $0.28M
8. Omar (2013)
Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young Palestinian freedom fighter agrees to work as an informant after he's tricked into an admission of guilt by association in the wake of an Israeli soldier's killing.
Director: Hany Abu-Assad | Stars: Adam Bakri, Leem Lubany, Eyad Hourani, Samer Bisharat
Votes: 15,495 | Gross: $0.36M
9. 1000 Congratulations (2009)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A guy lives the same day over and over and deals with the same events each time which changes the way he looks to his life.
Director: Ahmad Nader Galal | Stars: Ahmed Helmy, Laila Ezz El Arab, Mahmood El-Fishawi, Muhammad Farrag
Votes: 5,228
10. Atlantic. (2014)
94 min | Drama
A Moroccan fisherman sets off on an epic journey towards Europe on his wind surfboard. But the pursuit of dreams does not come without sacrifice.
Director: Jan-Willem van Ewijk | Stars: Fettah Lamara, Thekla Reuten, Mohamed Majd, Boujmaa Guilloul
Votes: 585
11. Casanegra (2008)
131 min | Drama
Two childhood friends, Karim and Adil, prowl the streets of Casablanca, their native city. They do not do much, in fact they hustle rather than work. They are also unashamed dreamers, Karim... See full summary »
Director: Nour Eddine Lakhmari | Stars: Anas El Baz, Omar Lotfi, Mohamed Benbrahim, Ghita Tazi
Votes: 1,164
12. Road to Kabul (2011)
112 min | Action, Comedy
In Casablanca, Ali, Hmida, Mbarek and Messoud are four unemployed youths who spend their time dreaming of a better life in the Netherlands. One day, Hmida falls on a specialist of illegal ... See full summary »
Director: Brahim Chkiri | Stars: Rabie Kati, Aziz Dadas, Younes Bouab, Amine Ennaji
Votes: 767
13. Morgan Ahmed Morgan (2007)
112 min | Comedy
Morgan, who is an uneducated very rich man, is used to buy everything he wants. Now the one thing we wants is a college certificate which he seeks to buy.
Director: Ali Idris | Stars: Adel Emam, Mervat Amin, Basma, Sharif Salamah
Votes: 3,367
14. You Fly (2009)
116 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A nerdy vet gets help from a genie to catch the attention of the woman he loves.
Director: Ahmed El Gendy | Stars: Ahmed Mekky, Donia Samir Ghanem, Maged El-Kidwani, Hesham Ismail
Votes: 4,221
15. Hepta: The Last Lecture (2016)
112 min | Drama, Romance
Dr. Shukri Mokhtar is a renowned social psychology specialist, best known for his ability to answer the simplest questions. He decides to give one last lecture on the very simple question: "How do we love?"
Director: Hadi El Bagoury | Stars: Amr Youssef, Ahmed Malek, Ahmed Dawood, Maged El-Kidwani
Votes: 3,203
16. Can't Complain (2007)
113 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Triplets Prince - Bebo - Semsem (Ahmed Helmy) are taking advantage of similarities between them and outwitted the people, till meet a psychiatrist crook Suleiman al-Halabi.
Director: Ahmad Nader Galal | Stars: Ahmed Helmy, Menna Shalabi, Khaled El-Sawi, Lotfy Labib
Votes: 4,569
17. As I Open My Eyes (2015)
Unrated | 102 min | Drama, Music
A few months before the revolution in Tunisia, 18 year-old Farah has a passion for life and sings in a political rock band. Her mother, knowing the dangers of Tunisia, wants her to pursue a career as a doctor.
Director: Leyla Bouzid | Stars: Baya Medhaffar, Ghalia Benali, Montassar Ayari, Lassaad Jamoussi
Votes: 1,465 | Gross: $0.03M
18. Capernaum (2018)
R | 126 min | Drama
While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.
Director: Nadine Labaki | Stars: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawsar Al Haddad
Votes: 105,468 | Gross: $1.66M
19. The Insult (2017)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.
Director: Ziad Doueiri | Stars: Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Camille Salameh, Diamand Abou Abboud
Votes: 18,098 | Gross: $1.00M
20. The Headmaster (2000)
120 min | Comedy
Salah eldin inherit administration of a school from his father, but he abusive its management due to his lack of experience.
Director: Sherif Arafa | Stars: Alaa Waley El Din, Hassan Hosny, Ahmed Helmy, Muhammad Sad
Votes: 4,152
21. Horses of God (2012)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
A fictional account of the lives of the men responsible for the suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003.
Director: Nabil Ayouch | Stars: Abdelhakim Rachid, Abdelilah Rachid, Hamza Souidek, Ahmed El Idrissi Amrani
Votes: 2,028 | Gross: $0.00M
22. It Must Be Heaven (2019)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.
Director: Elia Suleiman | Stars: Elia Suleiman, Tarik Kopty, Kareem Ghneim, George Khleifi
Votes: 5,562
23. A Son (2019)
95 min | Drama
11 year old Aziz needs a liver transplant after being seriously injured during a terrorist ambush while on holiday in 2011. At the hospital a family secret will be revealed.
Director: Mehdi Barsaoui | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Najla Ben Abdallah, Youssef Khemiri, Noomen Hamda
Votes: 1,283
24. What the Day Owes the Night (2012)
162 min | Drama, Romance
Algeria in the 1930s. Nine-year-old Jonas was placed in the care of his uncle in Oran. He befriends the youth of Rio Salado. Emily is loved by all. The love that grows between Jonas and Emily is influenced by the country's conflicts.
Director: Alexandre Arcady | Stars: Nora Arnezeder, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Anne Parillaud, Vincent Perez
Votes: 3,979
25. Baya Al Maut (2011)
117 min | Drama
In Tetouan, at the northern edge of Morocco, three young men decide to rob a jewelry store. The heist goes awry, and their destinies part drastically.
Director: Faouzi Bensaïdi | Stars: Fehd Benchemsi, Fouad Labied, Mouhcine Malzi, Imane El Mechrafi
Votes: 375
26. Cairo Conspiracy (2022)
Unrated | 126 min | Drama, Thriller
Adam, the son of a fisherman, is offered the privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the center of power of Sunni Islam. Adam becomes a pawn in the conflict between Egypt's religious and political elites.
Director: Tarik Saleh | Stars: Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram Khoury
Votes: 7,283
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