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Arab cinema: the essentials

The best Arabic-language films of all time, from Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and beyond.

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  1. The Message poster1The Message19768.5
  2. The Land poster2The Land19708.3
  3. Capernaum poster3Capernaum20188.1
  4. The Voice of Hind Rajab poster4The Voice of Hind Rajab20258.1
  5. All That's Left of You poster5All That's Left of You20257.9
  6. Asmaa poster6Asmaa20117.9
  7. The Headmaster poster7The Headmaster20007.8
  8. The Book of Sun poster8The Book of Sun20207.8
  9. The Night of Counting the Years poster9The Night of Counting the Years19697.6
  10. Terrorism and Kebab poster10Terrorism and Kebab19927.6
  11. The Blue Elephant 2 poster11The Blue Elephant 220197.6
  12. Diamond Dust poster12Diamond Dust20187.6
  13. Sorry For Disturbance poster13Sorry For Disturbance20087.6
  14. Bittersweet poster14Bittersweet20107.5
  15. Clash poster15Clash20167.4
  16. Where Do We Go Now? poster16Where Do We Go Now?20117.4
  17. Cairo Station poster17Cairo Station19587.4
  18. The Present poster18The Present20207.4
  19. The Yacoubian Building poster19The Yacoubian Building20067.3
  20. The Time That Remains poster20The Time That Remains20097.3
  21. Cairo 6,7,8 poster21Cairo 6,7,820107.3
  22. Farha poster22Farha20217.2
  23. Wajib poster23Wajib20177.2
  24. The Blue Caftan poster24The Blue Caftan20237.2
  25. Wadjda poster25Wadjda20127.2
  26. The Island poster26The Island20077.2
  27. A Son poster27A Son20207.1
  28. Upper Egyptian in the American University poster28Upper Egyptian in the American University19987.1
  29. 1000 Mabrouk poster291000 Mabrouk20097.1
  30. Omar poster30Omar20137.1
  31. The Blue Elephant poster31The Blue Elephant20147.1
  32. Nefta Football Club poster32Nefta Football Club20187.1
  33. The Idol poster33The Idol20167.0
  34. Can’t Complain poster34Can’t Complain20077.0
  35. West Beirut poster35West Beirut19987.0
  36. Beauty and the Dogs poster36Beauty and the Dogs20177.0
  37. In Between poster37In Between20167.0
  38. Adam poster38Adam20197.0
  39. Fly Out poster39Fly Out20097.0
  40. You Will Die at Twenty poster40You Will Die at Twenty20207.0
  41. When Pigs Have Wings poster41When Pigs Have Wings20117.0
  42. Tarek's Situation poster42Tarek's Situation20066.9
  43. The Reports on Sarah and Saleem poster43The Reports on Sarah and Saleem20186.9
  44. Caramel poster44Caramel20076.9
  45. Eagles of the Republic poster45Eagles of the Republic20256.9
  46. I Still Hide to Smoke poster46I Still Hide to Smoke20176.9
  47. The Blazing Sun poster47The Blazing Sun19546.9
  48. X-Large poster48X-Large20116.9
  49. Sons of Rizk poster49Sons of Rizk20156.9
  50. Honeymoonish poster50Honeymoonish20246.8
  51. 200 Meters poster51200 Meters20206.8
  52. I Was a Stranger poster52I Was a Stranger20256.7
  53. Abu Ali poster53Abu Ali20056.7
  54. The Deal poster54The Deal20126.7
  55. Theeb poster55Theeb20146.7
  56. Morgan Ahmed Morgan poster56Morgan Ahmed Morgan20076.7
  57. The Perfect Candidate poster57The Perfect Candidate20206.7
  58. The String poster58The String20096.7
  59. Mosul poster59Mosul20196.7
  60. Life's Speed Bump poster60Life's Speed Bump20066.7
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