Most Popular Arabic-Language Feature Films
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Where Do We Go Now?
(2011) A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village. Dir: Nadine Labaki With: Claude Baz Moussawbaa, Leyla Hakim, Nadine Labaki Comedy | Drama |
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The Source
(2011) 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. Dir: Radu Mihaileanu With: Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Biyouna Comedy | Drama 135 mins. |
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Blood In, Blood Out
(1993) Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz... Dir: Taylor Hackford With: Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller |
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Of Gods and Men
(2010) Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay. Dir: Xavier Beauvois With: Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin Drama | History |
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Tannoura Maxi
(2012) It was the summer of 82, when a priest, about to be ordered, was exhausted by temptations and an arrogant girl felt passionately in love... Dir: Joe Bou Eid With: Joy Karam, Chady Tineh, Carol Abboud Drama | Romance 95 mins. |
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Caramel
(2007) A romantic comedy centered on the daily lives of five Lebanese women living in Beirut. Dir: Nadine Labaki With: Nadine Labaki, Joanna Moukarzel, Gisèle Aouad Comedy | Drama | Romance |
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Paradise Now
(2005) Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. Dir: Hany Abu-Assad With: Ali Suliman, Hamza Abu-Aiaash, Lotuf Neusser Crime | Drama | Thriller | War |
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After the Battle
(2012) Mahmoud was part of the armed groups coerced by the Egyptian Government which carried out attacks on... Dir: Yousry Nasrallah With: Salah Abdallah, Nahed El Sebaï, Bassem Samra Drama | History 116 mins. |
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Lemon Tree
(2008) The story of a Palestinian widow who must defend her lemontree field when a new Israeli Defense Minister moves next to her and threatens to have her lemon grove torn down. Dir: Eran Riklis With: Hiam Abbass, Rona Lipaz-Michael, Ali Suliman Drama 106 mins. |
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The Time that Remains
(2009) An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day. Dir: Elia Suleiman With: Ali Suliman, Elia Suleiman, Saleh Bakri Drama | History 109 mins. |










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