Arabic Movies You Must See
by Ahmed_Magdy96 | created - 06 Jan 2019 | updated - 3 months ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. 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: 29,828
2. The Blue Elephant 2 (2019)
130 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A meeting with a new inmate in the psychiatric hospital flips Dr. Yehia's life upside down, he prophesies that the death of his entire family is only three days away.
Director: Marwan Hamed | Stars: Karim Abdel Aziz, Nilli Karim, Hind Sabri, Eyad Nassar
Votes: 11,008
3. Diamond Dust (2018)
162 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man who works in a pharmacy as a part time job to aid his financial status finds out that his father has been exterminated by a savage brute and sought to avenge him, then unlocks a whole melancholic world of crime!
Director: Marwan Hamed | Stars: Rosaline Elbay, Asser Yassin, Tara Emad, Menna Shalabi
Votes: 5,801
4. Days of El-Sadat (2001)
165 min | Biography, Drama, History
The private and public life of Egyptian president Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat.
Director: Mohamed Khan | Stars: Ahmed Zaki, Mervat Amin, Mona Zaki, Mokhles El Behiry
Votes: 1,757
5. Saladin (1963)
TV-MA | 194 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
After Saladin's victory over the King of Jerusalem, a peace treaty is signed between them, but the commander of the Crusader army, Renaud de Chatillon, slaughters a group of pilgrims going to Mecca. Saladin then decides to take revenge.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Ahmad Mazhar, Salah Zulfikar, Nadia Lutfi, Mohamed Abdel Gawad
Votes: 2,884
6. Ibrahim Labyad (2009)
R | 134 min | Action, Drama
Witnessing the killing of his father as a kid, Ibrahim is dragged to the criminal underworld of Egypt. While making a name for himself, he meets Abdul-Malek Zarzur, the crime lord of the town.
Director: Marwan Hamed | Stars: Ahmed El Sakka, Hind Sabri, Amr Waked, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Votes: 4,122
7. 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: 4,150
8. Bittersweet (2010)
130 min | Comedy, Drama
A 30-year-old Egyptian goes back to Egypt after living in America for 20 years, but he has a hard time coping with the difference, especially after he loses his identity and all his money and becomes stuck in Egypt.
Director: Khaled Marei | Stars: Ahmed Helmy, Edward, Aimi Samir Ghanem, Lotfy Labib
Votes: 7,833
9. 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: 6,934
10. 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: 5,222
11. El-Asliyyin (2017)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Samir is the head of a small family and a bank employee and stable in his work, but separated after the decision to reduce the employment and then surprise that his bank balance zero and ... See full summary »
Director: Marwan Hamed | Stars: Maged El-Kidwani, Menna Shalabi, Khaled El-Sawi, Kinda Alloush
Votes: 3,033
12. An Egyptian Story (1982)
TV-MA | 115 min | Drama
In the middle of his own heart surgery, an Egyptian filmmaker remembers his life. In fact his old self, as a child, is accused of the attempted murder of his new self. Through the ... See full summary »
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Oussama Nadir, Mohsen Mohieddin, Nour El-Sherif, Ahmed Mehrez
Votes: 1,298
13. Africano (2001)
110 min | Adventure, Comedy
A young ambitious veterinarian and his clumsy brother in-law inherit their uncle's safari theme park in South Africa, and must stop it from shutting down with the help of the uncle's daughter.
Director: Amr Arafa | Stars: Ahmed El Sakka, Mona Zaki, Hassan Hosny, Ahmed Eid
Votes: 1,974
14. Masgoon Tranzait (2008)
114 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
A professional thief was caught in the act of stealing and killing a security guard. Being sentenced for life before a brigadier general in the government got him out of jail. Promising to ... See full summary »
Director: Sandra Nashaat | Stars: Ahmed Ezz, Nour El-Sherif, Salah Abdullah, Eman El-Assy
Votes: 1,376
15. Tito (2004)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
This Egyptian action film is about Tito (Ahmad Al Saqa), who was sentenced to 16 years in jail after a burglary when he was a kid. After he gets out, he goes back to crime with a corrupt ... See full summary »
Director: Tarek Alarian | Stars: Ahmed El Sakka, Hanan Turk, Amr Waked, Khaled Saleh
Votes: 3,627
16. 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: 3,202
17. Al-mohager (1994)
129 min | Drama
Ram leaves the nomadic life and embarks on a quest for knowledge in a pharaonic Egypt mired in political intrigue. Based on a biblical story.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Youssra, Khaled Nabawy, Mahmoud Hemida, Michel Piccoli
Votes: 1,132
18. Escaping Tel Aviv (2009)
119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An Egyptian woman discovers that her husband is in fact a Jewish Mossad agent working for Israel. He takes her and their two children to Israel by force and tries to convince her to live ... See full summary »
Director: Sherif Arafa | Stars: Sherif Mounir, Karim Abdel Aziz, Mona Zaki, Kinda Alloush
Votes: 6,190
19. 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, Aboelhassan Abbas
Votes: 2,125
20. Rumor of Love (1961)
120 min | Comedy, Romance
A father invents a lurid past for his awkward young nephew to present him as an exciting suitor for his daughter.
Director: Fatin Abdulwahhab | Stars: Omar Sharif, Suad Husni, Youssef Wahbi, Ehsan Sherif
Votes: 1,247
21. The Dance with the Devil (1993)
100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A chemist finds satanic flora that leads him to astral travel 30 years to the future, and it made him unsure if this is real or a hallucination.
Director: Alaa Mahgoub | Stars: Sabah Al-Salem, Nour El-Sherif, Aziza Helmy, Ahmad Khamees
Votes: 98
22. Excuse My French (2014)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
A Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.
Directors: Amr Salama, Rami Gheit | Stars: Ahmad Dash, Ahmed Helmy, Kinda Alloush, Hany Adel
Votes: 4,979
23. The Yacoubian Building (2006)
165 min | Drama
Meditations on corruption, fundamentalism, prostitution, homosexuality, and drugs in central Cairo.
Director: Marwan Hamed | Stars: Adel Emam, Nour El-Sherif, Youssra, Essad Youniss
Votes: 7,236
24. The Enshrined Saint (2020)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
When a young businessman goes through a crisis, he finds that his only hope is a holy woman who starts to help him.
Directors: Mohamed Gamal El-Adl, Mohamed Nasser Hamza | Stars: Asser Yassin, Youssra, Amina Khalil, Bayoumi Fouad
Votes: 1,053
25. Kira & El Gin (2022)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Drama, History
Two men team up to fight against British occupation in Egypt during the 1919 revolution.
Director: Marwan Hamed | Stars: Karim Abdel Aziz, Ahmed Ezz, Hind Sabri, Razane Jammal
Votes: 4,400
26. El Hareefa (2024)
117 min | Sport
Circumstances force Majed to leave his High end life, move from his private school to a public school. Over time,he gains the respect of his classmates because of his football skills
Director: Raouf El Sayed | Stars: Nour Ehab, Khaled El Zahaby, Bayoumi Fouad, Ahmed Ghozzi
Votes: 398
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