Islam Unveiled 2004 ( 10)

Challenging the Western view that Islam inherently represses women’s rights, journalist Samira Ahmed travels across the world examining Islamic customs as they relate to women. In this two-part series, Ahmed explores whether current Islamic customs such as polygamy, honor killings, and requiring women to wear the hijāb (veil) are actually rooted in the Quran.

The Mother of the Bride 1963 ( 6.6)

This magnificently madcap comedy classic stars Egyptian film legends Tahiya Karioka and Emad Hamdi as Zeinab and Hussein, overworked parents who get little relief from the never ending demands of their seven mischievous children. When their eldest daughter, Ahlam, meets a dashing young man at a party, it's love at first sight and wedding plans must quickly be arranged. As preparations get underway, Zeinab and Hussein are soon overwhelmed by the elaborate and costly requests made by the groom's extravagant family. While tending to the needs of their other six children, Hussein and Zeinab must consider unconventional means to obtain the funds for a ceremony that the newlyweds will be proud of.

Rayya and Sekina 1952 ( 6.8)

In Alexandria a terrifying phenomenon of the disappearance of women, spreads terror in the city. Police work to unravel its secrets. Officer Ahmed is preparing a plan to uncover who's behind it and it turns out to be the gang of Raya and Sakina, who were targeting women to steal their jewelry.

Struggle of the Heroes 1962 ( 6)

A difficult period in Egypt in the year 1947, when the villages of Egypt attacked cholera. A doctor (Shukri), who tried to serve the villagers to save them from poverty and hunger, is appointed in a village. (Adel Bey) The feudal lord of the village exploits its people to work on his land as forced labor and whoever objects to hand him over to a mental hospital, taking advantage of his influence.

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وحش الليل 1993

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Khaled and Amina are a simple couple, who cooperate together in raising their children, which puts them in a constant challenge all the time, to solve their problems and obstacles that stand in their way, taking responsibility for Abu Khaled, who marries Naima and brings her problems with him.

Kit Kat 1991 ( 7.5)

Sheikh Hosny is a blind man who lives with his old mother and his frustrated son in the Kit Kat neighborhood. His son Youssef dreams of going to Europe to find work, and has a relationship with a divorced woman named Fatima. Sheikh Hosny refuses to admit his handicap and dreams of riding a motorcycle like every sighted person, he also spends his nights smoking hash with the locals in order to forget his miseries after the loss of his wife and selling his father's house.

Born to Be a Criminal 2006 ( 5.9)

Our man has about everything against him : he is short, weak, so simple, with an IQ far below the average. There is no wonder why he keeps on being teased by his friends, parents and even fiancee. But circumstances will turn him into a hero and then a vicious criminal feared by all. Half-educated and out-of-work, Taha, is kidnapped by a gang of thieves in his hometown Alexandria. Unbeknownst to them, neither Taha's mother nor his girlfriend has a fraction of the ransom

Hassan and Marcus 2008 ( 6.625)

A terrorist Muslim group calls for the execution of Sheikh Hassan for refusing to join their organisation. At the same time, a priest ,Marcos, is also facing death threats. Both men seek help from the government, who puts them under the witness protection program, giving each man the other's identity.

The Second Wife 1967 ( 6.9)

A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.

Cairo 30 1966 ( 7.5)

Mahgoub is a villager who moves to Cairo in search of a better life. When he enlists friend Salem's help to find him a job, Salem not only gets him a job at the ministry where he works but he finds him a bride as well. But the bride is the mistress of Qasem Bek, who will be visiting her once a week.

Ithubaaru 1987

Latheefa (Mariyam Rasheedha) who was studying in Male' is forcibly brought into her step-mother's house after her father's dismissal. Since then, Latheefa is continuously abused and traumatized by her step-mother, Khadheeja (Haajara Abdul Kareem) and step-sister, depriving her from education and restricting her from attending social gatherings.

The Hustlers 1986

Tahar returns from exile and informs his sons (Issam) and (Omar) of the secret of his burial for a bag full of gold and jewelry in the garden of the villa that he owned before his exile.

Captain Nadia's Battle 1990

Anti-Narcotics Police Captain Nadia Azmi tries to prove her ability to work as efficiently as her male colleagues. One of her colleagues has problems with his teenage son and the captain tries to help him.

Allaeiba 1987

Aziz (Hussein Fahmy) works as a manager of an investment company owned by Saeed and his partner, who are uncomfortable with the scientific way Aziz manages the business, as they want quick profits, so they dismiss him from the company. Aziz gets acquainted with a whore, Soso (Yousra), at the same time, Saber (Sayed Zayan) is appointed as a manager, and he causes a great loss, which angers the two partners. Saber turns to Aziz to protect him, and they agree to take revenge on them.

Death on the Nile 1978 ( 7.1)

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.

Shikamara 2007 ( 3.4)

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Tarek Helmy is a young married psychiatrist who has a daughter named Farida. On her first birthday, a patient called Tawfiq Al-Masry comes to Tarek, explaining to him an experiment he wants to carry out: he will pick someone, "The Chosen", and put him through a cycle of self-destructive crises over thirty days.

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On flight 710, a number of passengers share one thing with each other: that they are all mental patients with hidden secrets. Their plans and stories converge into one fate.

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The story of a group of friends and their search for love and success. The ambitious Chery who is adamant to find success as she shares a romantic relationship with Ramzy, the counselor Mai who projects her own problems onto her patients, and the drastically different Noura and Bassant.

The Last Day 2023

A young man decides to commit suicide and spends the last day of his life alone

The Difference Between Us 2023

A queer coming-of-age tale about an undocumented Bangladeshi woman, raised on Hollywood fantasies, finding herself while living with the threat of deportation in Philadelphia as she starts to fall for a roommate she’s never met — forming a connection that will test the limits of her romantic imagination.

Frames N/A

The struggle of two individuals who are going through the same stage of life but in various circumstances is depicted in "Frames." The movie "Frames" depicts their daily decisions and the challenges they encounter.

30 Years Ago 2016 ( 7.318)

"Omar" is back from abroad to divide his fortune to his family of nine members equally, but he tells them that his money is cursed, and the curse haunt who get the money wherever he goes, and has already convinced his cousin "Emad" about it after the occurrence of the victims in a strange way between family individuals in a row, trying to uncover the mystery behind the curse

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Royal Crackers was once the king of snacks, but the empire is crumbling. When the family patriarch, tyrannical company founder Theodore Hornsby Sr. ends up in a “super coma,” the rest of the Hornsbys will take their lack of talent and business acumen and try to make Royal Crackers the success it once was.

Afterlife 2015

A short, black comedy set in a world between the living and the dead. After Martin Stevens is killed in a car accident he finds himself in a waiting room, pending judgement.

Ungli 2014 ( 5.596)

When a corrupt judicial system lets a drunken driver off scott-free, four gym friends become vigilantes to avenge the death of their trainer.

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Start Sunday off with the big talking points of the week, with comment from around the UK and instant audience reaction.