Algeria (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Days of Glory (2006)
R | 120 min | Action, Drama, War
During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from German oppression, and to fight French discrimination.
Director: Rachid Bouchareb | Stars: Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Jamel Debbouze
Votes: 14,788 | Gross: $0.32M
2. Houria (2022)
104 min | Drama
A young woman who is passionate about ballet dancing and experiences a trauma, and then she meets other women who have experienced similar situations and they find a creative way to pursue their passion.
Director: Mounia Meddour | Stars: Lyna Khoudri, Rachida Brakni, Francis Nijim, Marwan Fares
Votes: 40
3. The Last Queen (2022)
110 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Insipired in the legendary Princess Zaphira, wife of the last King of Algiers Salim Toumi, and his fight to defend her community from pirate Barbarossa.
Directors: Adila Bendimerad, Damien Ounouri | Stars: Dali Benssalah, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Adila Bendimerad, Dimitri Boetto
Votes: 26
4. Héliopolis (2021)
116 min | Drama, History
In region of Guelma, a small village called Heliopolis , the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced, ... See full summary »
Director: Djaffar Gacem | Stars: Aziz Boukrouni, Mehdi Ramdani, Souhila Mallem, Alexis Rangheard
Votes: 336
5. Khamsa - The Well of Oblivion (2022)
77 min | Animation
Down in a dark well, an amnesiac little boy called Adi regains consciousness. Accompanied by two strange creatures, he tries to get his memory back and realises that his quest is more complicated than it seems.
Director: Khaled Chiheb | Star: Dima Tourgane
Votes: 9
6. Fadhma N'Soumer (2014)
110 min | Drama, History, War
This film, is about the courage and the determination of a young woman in djurdjur''as mountain in Algeria, fighting for her ancestor land during the earlier years of french occupation.
Director: Belkacem Hadjadj | Stars: Laëtitia Eïdo, Assaad Bouab, Melha Bossard, Melha Maameri
Votes: 20
7. Chronicle of the Years of Fire (1975)
177 min | Drama
The beginings of the Algerian Revolution as seen through the eyes of a peasant.
Director: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Stars: Yorgo Voyagis, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Leila Shenna, Cheikh Nourredine
Votes: 578
9. Mascarades (2008)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy
Mounir Mekbek lives with his family in a small village in the heart of the Algerian countryside. Very proud and sure of himself, he has only one dream- to finally be appreciated by his ... See full summary »
Director: Lyès Salem | Stars: Lyès Salem, Sarah Reguieg, Rym Takoucht, Merouane Zmirli
Votes: 401
11. Abou Leila (2019)
135 min | Drama, Thriller
Algeria, 1994. S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, cross the desert in search of Abu Leila, a dangerous terrorist.
Director: Amin Sidi-Boumédiène | Stars: Slimane Benouari, Lyès Salem, Azouz Abdelkader, Fouad Megiraga
Votes: 317
12. Lotfi (2015)
170 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The film relates the career of Colonel Lotfi, whose real name is Benali Boudghene, since his beginnings as an activist in Tlemcen where, with his classmates from high school, he posted the ... See full summary »
Director: Ahmed Rachedi | Stars: Youcef Sehairi, Ahmed Rezzak, Hassan Kechache, Boulem Zeblah
Votes: 12
13. Zabana! (2012)
107 min | Drama, History, War
Algeria's entry for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, "Zabana" chronicles the life of Ahmed Zabana, a man who fought for Algerian freedom in the Battle of Algiers. This film chronicles ... See full summary »
Director: Saïd Ould Khelifa | Stars: Imad Benchenni, Khaled Ben Aissa, Abdelkader Djeriou, Nicolas Pignon
Votes: 57
14. 143 Sahara Street (2019)
100 min | Documentary
In the middle of the Algerian Sahara, in her relay, a woman writes her History, she welcomes, for a cigarette, a coffee or eggs, truckers, wandering beings and dreams, Her name is Malika.
Director: Hassen Ferhani | Stars: Chawki Amari, Ali Damiche, Samir El Hakim
Votes: 191
15. Argu (2021)
97 min | Drama
Koukou is called crazy for his different behavior. The village elders committee and his father decide to put him in a mental asylum. his brother Mahmoud, disillusioned by his love story, ... See full summary »
Director: Omar Belkacemi | Stars: Latifa Aissat, Ali Damiche, Mohamed Lefkir, Kouceila Mustapha
16. Inspector Tahar's Holiday (1972)
110 min | Comedy
L'inspecteur Tahar (Hadj Abderrahmane) et son adjoint que l'on appelle l'Apprenti (Yahia Ben Mabrouk), s'efforcent résoudre les enquêtes qui leurs sont confiés.
Director: Moussa Haddad | Stars: Hadj Abderrahmane, Yahia Benmabrouk, Hattab Bel Ali, Salah El Mahdi
Votes: 147
17. Cheba Sabah: Allo Madame (2017 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Music clip of Algerian Rai singer Cheba Sabah.
Director: Regard | Star: Sabah Negraz
18. Yasmine Nayar: Eysh Eysh (2017 Music Video)
3 min | Music
"Eysh Eysh" (What) is a song recorded by Algerian singer and sex symbol Yasmine Nayar and released as a single in 2017. The erotic song was a considerable success in its native Algeria and ... See full summary »
Star: Yasmine Nayar
19. The Blessed (2017)
102 min | Drama
Follows a handful of characters living in Algiers in the wake of a civil war that lasted throughout the 1990s.
Director: Sofia Djama | Stars: Sami Bouajila, Nadia Kaci, Faouzi Bensaïdi, Amine Lansari
Votes: 221
20. Rachida (2002)
100 min | Drama
A look at terrorism in Algeria through the eyes of Rachida, a teacher in one of the school districts.
Director: Yamina Bachir | Stars: Ibtissem Djouadi, Bahia Rachedi, Rachida Messaoudène, Zaki Boulenafed
Votes: 395
21. Little Senegal (2000)
97 min | Drama
After many years of having worked as a tour guide at the Senegalese slave museum, Alloune decides to go to America in search of his ancestors. They were taken away from his village 200 years ago and sold as slaves in the New World.
Director: Rachid Bouchareb | Stars: Sotigui Kouyaté, Sharon Hope, Roschdy Zem, Karim Traoré
Votes: 426
22. Jours de Cendre (2013)
95 min | Drama, Thriller
Fatima, a woman who wants to change her life. manipulated by Amir she sinks into the violence and banditry.
Director: Amar Sifodil | Stars: Lamia Boussekine, Youcef Sehairi, Samir El Hakim, Farid Guetal
Votes: 9
23. Matares (2020)
90 min | Drama
Mona, an 8-year-old Ivorian who fled the Ivory Coast, settled with her mother in Tipasa, an Algerian coastal town known for its Roman ruins 'Matares'. To pay the smuggler who will take it ... See full summary »
Director: Rachid Benhadj | Stars: Ali Damiche, Kobe Alix Hermann, Hacene Kerkache, Anis Salhi
Votes: 38
24. L'inspecteur Tahar Marque le But (1977)
117 min | Comedy, Crime, Sport
A simple case of a car accident in the city of Oran turns into a real criminal investigation led by Inspector Tahar and his sidekick apprentice.
Director: Kaddour Brahim Zakaria | Stars: Hadj Abderrahmane, Yahia Benmabrouk, Zoubida Ben Bahi, Boumedienne Sirat
Votes: 19
25. Their Algeria (2020)
82 min | Documentary
After 62 years of marriage, an elderly couple decides to get a divorce.
Director: Lina Soualem | Stars: Aïcha Soualem, Mabrouk Soualem, Zinedine Soualem, Ali Damiche
Votes: 48
26. Fleur de lotus (1998)
Directors: Amar Laskri, Dac Tran | Stars: Abdelhak Benmarouf, Ali Bourezak, Abderrahmane Cheriti, An Chinh
27. Kindil El Bahr (2016)
41 min | Short, Drama
During a beach excursion, Nfissa, a young mother, is lynched to death by a group of young men, while swimming offshore. Nobody seems to witness her disappearing. Anxiety and fear grow among... See full summary »
Director: Damien Ounouri | Stars: Nabil Asli, Mohamed Seghir Bendaoud, Adila Bendimerad, Aziz Boukrouni
Votes: 73
29. Gates of the Sun (2014)
90 min | Action
An Algerian secret agent has to destroy an undercover paramilitary organization that plans to strike against the country and its people.
Director: Jean-Marc Minéo | Stars: Zakaria Ramdane, Smaïn, Lorie Pester, Sofia Nouacer
Votes: 289
30. Sultan Ashour 10 (2015– )
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Before he died, the "Sultan Boualem" decided to elect his successor among his two children: the "El amir Kamel" and the "El amir Ashour". Finally, he chooses "Ashour", which provokes the ... See full summary »
Stars: Kawther El Bardi, Blaha Benziane, Lilia Bouyahiaoui, Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Votes: 273
31. Patrouille à l'Est (1971)
115 min | Action, Drama, History
A patrol of the National Liberation Army must convoy a French soldier taken prisoner to the Tunisian border.
Director: Amar Laskri | Stars: Hacène Benzerari, Mohamed Hadj Smaïn, Brahim Hadjadj, Mohamed Hamdi
Votes: 68
32. The Man from Oran (2014)
128 min | Drama, History
During the first years of Algeria's independence, Djaffar and Hamid embrace a bright and promising future. After several decades, secrets and betrayals drive them apart.
Director: Lyès Salem | Stars: Lyès Salem, Khaled Ben Aissa, Djemel Barek, Amal Kateb
Votes: 188
33. L'opium et le bâton (1969)
135 min | Action, Drama, War
An Algerian doctor decides to leave the troubles in Algiers and goes back to his hometown, a small village lost in the mountains. There, however, the situation is explosive as well, as the ... See full summary »
Director: Ahmed Rachedi | Stars: Mustapha Kateb, Rouïched, Mahieddine Bachtarzi, Sid Ali Kouiret
Votes: 110
34. Carnaval fi Dachra (1994)
120 min | Comedy
Makhlouf Bombardier, decides to be elected mayor of a dechra (village). So he surrounds himself with his partners to organize a great campaign for his election. Bombardier became the mayor ... See full summary »
Director: Mohamed Oukassi | Stars: Athmane Ariouet, Salah Aougrout, Lakhder Boukhers, Khider Hmida
Votes: 217
35. Hassan, Terrorist (1968)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Living in Algiers in 1956 is no bed of roses. Especially when you are a meek little fellow called Hassan who, to stay out of trouble, is all things to all people and whose only act of "... See full summary »
Director: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Stars: Rouïched, Tayeb Abou El Hassan, Mahieddine Bachtarzi, Balvet
Votes: 74
36. Nass Mlah City (2002–2006)
20 min | Comedy
Nass Mlah City (Nice People City) consists of several Algerian actors considered among the best in the country whose personages change according to roles in each episode. It is considered ... See full summary »
Stars: Biyouna, Rachid Zighmi, Bachir Benmohamed, Hacène Benzerari
Votes: 57
37. Rayes Korso (2019– )
40 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Stars: Salah Aougrout, Adel Cheikh, Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Ali Charaf
Votes: 15
38. Until the End of Time (2017)
93 min | Drama
In the remote cemetery of Sidi Boulekbour, Ali, an elderly gravedigger, meets 60-year-old widow Johar, who is visiting her sister's grave for the first time after the death of her husband. ... See full summary »
Director: Yasmine Chouikh | Stars: Djillali Boudjemaa, Jamila Arres, Mohamed Takiret, Imen Nouel
Votes: 48
39. Perfumes of Algiers (2012)
108 min
Karima, a famous photographer who lived in Paris for several years, was forced to return to Algiers to attend the agony of the old patriarch against which she rebelled and was exiled. This ... See full summary »
Director: Rachid Benhadj | Stars: Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Ahmed Benaïssa, Alessio Boni, Chafia Boudraa
Votes: 14
40. Harragas (2009)
95 min | Drama
Set in the northern Algerian port city of Mostaganem. The title refers to the hordes of refugees, the 'Harragas', who smuggle themselves out of the country via any means possible. Here we ... See full summary »
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Lamia Boussekine, Nabil Asli, Samir El Hakim, Seddik Benyagoub
Votes: 152
41. Normal! (2011)
111 min | Drama
After the December riots and the first peaceful marches in Algeria, while the Arab Spring begins in Tunisia and Egypt, Fouzi wants to gather his actors to show them the unfinished editing ... See full summary »
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Nadjib Oulebsir, Adila Bendimerad, Nabil Asli, Mina Lachter
Votes: 27
42. Fouilleurs Nés (2018)
Crime
Two cops from Algiers crime squad investigate a murder after an unknown body is found in a municipal dump by a couple of kids.
Director: Djamel Azizi | Stars: Mustafa Laribi, Ali Zarif, Arslane Lerari, Hamid Amirouche
43. Omar Gatlato (1977)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A somewhat cynical but realistic look at the alienation of men in Algerian society.
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Boualem Benani, Aziz Degga, Farida Guenaneche, Rabah Leghaa
Votes: 168
44. Casbah City (2017)
18 min | Comedy
The series revolves around the diary of neighbors living in the popular Casbah neighborhood, and what happens inside. Some of the quarrels between neighbors and those who challenge each other in times of crisis appear.
Stars: Idir Benaibouche, Mohamed Bouchaïb
45. Bab El Oued City (1994)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows the conflict between a young Algerian man and the local Islamic fundamentalists.
Director: Merzak Allouache | Stars: Nadia Kaci, Mohamed Ourdache, Hassan Abidou, Mabrouk Ait Amara
Votes: 215
46. Bled Number One (2006)
100 min | Drama
A peine sorti de prison, Kamel (Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche) est expulsé vers son pays d'origine, l'Algérie. Cet exil forcé le contraint à observer avec lucidité un pays en pleine effervescence, ... See full synopsis »
Director: Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche | Stars: Meriem Serbah, Abel Jafri, Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche, Meriem Ameur-Zaïmeche
Votes: 185
47. Hizam (2016)
86 min | Documentary
How an Algerian filmmaker looks at feminity and dancing
Director: Hamid Benamra | Stars: Assia Guemra, Mohamed Malas, Linda Hadj, Rachida Jorf
Votes: 8
48. Les Portes du Silence (1987)
107 min | War
Director: Amar Laskri | Stars: Noureddine Souli, Raymond Boino, Hassan El-Hassani, Ahmed Gueldasni
49. Le Clandestin (1989)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
a story about a group of people trying to travel to Algiers but the problem is in the way of travel as all the buses that pass are completely filled and no one wants to take them. then ... See full summary »
Director: Benamar Bakhti | Stars: Yahia Benmabrouk, Athmane Ariouet, Wardia Hamtouche, Hamza Feghouli
Votes: 86
50. Fractured Peace (2017)
58 min | Documentary
Almost 20 years after the Good Friday agreement that ended a 30-year civil war between the Protestant Loyalists and Catholic Republicans in Northern Ireland, this film looks back at the ... See full summary »
Director: Osama Rai
Votes: 33