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91
8.2
/17194/
83
/632/
79
/242/
4.6
/99917/
100
/105/
100
/64/
93
/24/

No Other Land (2024)
This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.
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Kanopy
89
8.1
/73920/
78
/1154/
79
/841/
4.4
/108141/
99
/94/
95
/1190/
96
/22/

The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
poster
89
8.3
/274605/
80
/3184/
78
/1881/
4.4
/169910/
99
/177/
92
/1633/
95
/41/
cc age 16+

A Separation (2011)
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
88
8.4
/1096710/
82
/29495/
79
/13212/
4.2
/1128458/
94
/156/
96
/26535/
86
/17/
cc age 11+

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
poster
84
8.4
/121040/
83
/2682/
81
/1879/
4.2
/114476/
90
/181/
93
/198/
75
/33/
cc age 16+

Capernaum (2018)
After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.
poster
Kanopy
84
8.2
/88320/
79
/1031/
79
/680/
4.2
/47518/
83
/30/
95
/979/
77
/14/
cc age 10+

Children of Heaven (1997)
Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes. School awaits.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.4
/15545/
74
/335/
71
/288/
3.7
/12843/
100
/29/
81
/250/
cc age 8+

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.5
/7627/
71
/202/
75
/146/
3.8
/14073/
98
/53/
90
/6/
82
/15/

There Is No Evil (2020)
Set against the backdrop of Iran's strict and oppressive legal system, this anthology film tells the stories of four men who each face a moral crisis when having to deal with death penalties.
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Hoopla
80
7.2
/1618/
73
/53/
74
/52/
3.4
/7491/
96
/27/
83
/11/

Terrestrial Verses (2023)
A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse.
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YouTube TV
80
7.4
/469725/
76
/31993/
74
/11347/
3.7
/899891/
89
/358/
86
/12677/
73
/50/
cc age 17+

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.
poster
80
7.5
/22149/
73
/538/
72
/503/
3.8
/24640/
99
/122/
88
/298/
81
/26/
cc age 9+

Wadjda (2013)
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Quran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.3
/3240/
70
/101/
70
/126/
3.6
/4187/
98
/66/
77
/18/
78
/19/

In Between (2016)
The film captures the daily duality of three young Palestinian women in Tel Aviv, caught between hometown tradition and big city abandon, and the price they must pay for a lifestyle that seems obvious to many: the freedom to work, party, have sex, and choose.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.4
/6446/
74
/151/
75
/97/
3.8
/5220/
93
/45/
82
/24/
78
/13/

Clash (2016)
In 2013, in Cairo, a tragic fate brings together several detainees from different political and social backgrounds inside a police truck, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of president Morsi.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.2
/1904/
69
/59/
70
/21/
3.7
/6996/
100
/28/
60
/5/
83
/7/

Inshallah a Boy (2024)
After the sudden death of her husband, working mother Nawal has to fight for her inheritance in order to save her daughter and home in a society where having a son would be a game changer.
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The Roku Channel
79
76
8.2
/18686/
75
/285/
73
/189/
3.9
/5033/
75
/8/
93
/122/

Lion Of The Desert (1981)
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
poster
76
7.2
/16667/
68
/338/
67
/403/
3.8
/9176/
93
/113/
75
/692/
86
/29/

Of Gods and Men (2010)
A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between Algeria's army and Muslim Jihadi insurgents disrupts the peace, they are forced to consider fleeing the monastery and deserting the villagers they have ministered to. In the face of deadly violence the monks wrestle with their faith and their convictions, eventually deciding to stay and help their neighbours keep the army and the insurgents at bay.
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Amazon Prime Video
75
7.1
/3989/
75
/231/
77
/271/
3.9
/16779/
88
/32/
73
/5/
69
/6/

Papicha (2019)
Nedjma, an 18-year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War keep her from experiencing a normal life. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to put on a fashion show.
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Kanopy
74
7.4
/3558/
73
/34/
66
/46/
3.5
/835/
85
/41/
80
/171/
70
/23/

The Syrian Bride (2004)
In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met each other because of the occupation of the area by Israel since 1967; when Mona moves to Syria, she will lose her undefined nationality and will never be allowed to return home. Mona's father Hammed is a political activist pro-Syria that is on probation by the Israeli government. His older son Hatten married a Russian woman eight years ago and was banished from Majdal Shams by the religious leaders and his father. His brother Marwan is a wolf trader that lives in Italy. His sister Amal has two teenager daughters and has the intention to join the university, but her marriage with Amin is in crisis. When the family gathers for Mona's wedding, an insane bureaucracy jeopardizes the ceremony.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
7.2
/76062/
71
/1041/
68
/798/
3.5
/44575/
85
/110/
84
/9941/
66
/27/
cc age 17+

Paris Je T'aime (2006)
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
poster
75
73
7.1
/15158/
70
/268/
68
/239/
3.8
/15255/
93
/81/
81
/1050/
70
/26/

Caramel (2007)
In a beauty salon in Beirut the lives of five women cross paths. The beauty salon is a colorful and sensual microcosm where they share and entrust their hopes, fears and expectations.
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Criterion Channel
78
71
7.6
/8814/
74
/127/
74
/99/
3.9
/10280/
83
/24/
89
/81/

The White Balloon (1995)
Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with.
poster
71
6.8
/4045/
65
/112/
61
/105/
3.4
/2821/
93
/41/
79
/21/
74
/13/
cc age 13+

Sand Storm (2016)
A Bedouin village in Northern Israel. When Jalila's husband marries a second woman, Jalila and her daughter's world is shattered, and the women are torn between their commitment to the patriarchal rules and being true to themselves.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
7.9
/22868/
77
/374/
76
/246/
3.6
/8395/
58
/84/
87
/640/
50
/20/

The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)
In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.
poster
70
6.7
/187884/
71
/11573/
66
/4468/
3.1
/423421/
84
/259/
72
/1420/
67
/41/
cc age 15+

A Simple Favor (2018)
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
6.7
/2271/
68
/92/
66
/94/
3.3
/3654/
93
/83/
59
/5/
71
/20/
cc age 10+

The Perfect Candidate (2020)
A young Saudi doctor campaigns for a seat on the municipal council, finding confidence as she combats prejudice.
poster
Kanopy
68
6.3
/529/
50
/12/
62
/13/
3.4
/465/
88
/33/
55
/9/
86
/10/

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors (2014)
When autistic teen Ricky is scolded for skipping class, he escapes into the subway for a days-long odyssey among the subway’s disparate denizens. Meanwhile, his mother wages an escalating search effort above ground. Based on a true story and set in Far Rockaway, Queens, in the days leading up to Hurricane Sandy, these parallel stories of mother and son take the viewer on a touching journey of community and connection in and below New York City.
poster
Apple TV
68
6.3
/3378/
68
/214/
62
/77/
3.1
/4331/
86
/37/
58
/21/
75
/11/
cc age 15+

Hala (2019)
Seventeen-year-old Pakistani American teenager Hala struggles to balance desire with her family, cultural, and religious obligations. As she comes into her own, she grapples with a secret that threatens to unravel her family.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
68
6.6
/11116/
64
/411/
64
/188/
3.2
/4736/
76
/153/
68
/280/
67
/35/
cc age 15+

Rosewater (2014)
In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a taped interview with comedian Jason Jones. The interview was intended as satire, but if the Tehran authorities got the joke they didn't like it - and it would quickly came back to haunt Bahari when he was rousted from his family home and thrown into prison.
poster
Kanopy
67
6.6
/4228/
68
/97/
66
/196/
3.3
/1560/
76
/42/
63
/76/
59
/14/

Outside the Law (2010)
After losing their family home in Algeria in the 1920s, three brothers and their mother are scattered across the globe. Messaoud joins the French army fighting in Indochina; Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement in France and Saïd moves to Paris to make his fortune in the shady clubs and boxing halls of Pigalle.
poster
Kanopy
67
6.5
/1575/
62
/82/
62
/127/
3.3
/2271/
84
/25/
53
/7/
69
/9/

Fatima (2015)
Fatima, an Algerian-born woman who now lives in France with her two teenage daughters, with whom she is barely able to communicate.
poster
67
7.4
/13984/
73
/225/
74
/205/
3.9
/11473/
52
/73/
73
/144/
60
/25/

Where Do We Go Now? (2011)
In a remote, isolated Lebanese village surrounded by land mines, Muslims and Christians live together in peace. As civil strife starts to engulf the country around them, the women in the village try, by various means and to varying success, to keep their men in the dark by sabotaging the village radio, and then destroying the village TV.
poster
66
5.9
/8223/
66
/152/
66
/87/
3.0
/4196/
86
/77/
68
/117/
65
/24/

Circumstance (2011)
A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's newfound conservatism.
poster
Starz
65
7.0
/136472/
71
/3737/
67
/1750/
3.2
/28287/
51
/186/
76
/21447/
56
/37/
cc age 18+

The Kingdom (2007)
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
poster
The Roku Channel
65
6.5
/16732/
72
/458/
66
/315/
3.2
/13584/
50
/16/
71
/551/
57
/21/

Not Without My Daughter (1991)
An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
6.3
/3912/
65
/273/
58
/277/
3.1
/5248/
79
/38/
54
/3/
58
/9/

Mama Weed (2020)
A translator working for the police gets involved in the other side of drug dealing.
poster
Kanopy
78
64
7.6
/6736/
69
/67/
78
/63/
3.7
/4583/
92
/12/
92
/19/
69
/8/

Beautiful City (2004)
Akbar, 18, has been held in a rehabilitation centre for committing murder at the age of sixteen. Now, Akbar is transferred to prison to await the day of his execution. A’la, a friend of Akbar, tries desperately to gain the consent of Akbar’s plaintiff so as to stop the execution.
poster
Kanopy
64
6.2
/2765/
62
/108/
60
/63/
3.3
/905/
79
/29/
68
/45/
58
/10/

Amira & Sam (2014)
Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam and Sam have a special bond due to their time together in the war. Initially Amira does not trust him because he was an American soldier and her brother was killed by a bomb from American troops in the war. Sam's cousin, Charlie, asks Sam to help him with illegal hedge funds unbeknownst to Sam at the time. Amira is staying with her uncle Bassam since her father died. She sells bootlegged films on the street corner but is forced to stay with Sam after getting busted; immigration officials begin pursuing her. As the film progresses, Sam and Amira fall in love.
poster
Kanopy
79
63
7.7
/20720/
76
/332/
71
/261/
3.5
/13857/
95
/20/
85
/1/

Law of Tehran (2019)
Samad is nobody’s fool. The narcotics officer has seen his share of a drug dealer’s lies and games, and his patience has come to run thin. While searching for the infamous drug baron Nasser Khakzad, he and his colleague Hamid scour the streets of Tehran, turning an overcrowded prison on its head. With his rough and dubious approach, Samad finally manages to find the criminal’s whereabouts – but things do not quite go according to plan...
poster
Kanopy
62
6.1
/49310/
66
/4282/
58
/1195/
2.8
/18595/
70
/149/
54
/348/
58
/35/
cc age 15+

A Hologram for the King (2016)
Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.
poster
Kanopy
62
6.6
/58673/
71
/6175/
63
/1012/
3.0
/32043/
68
/210/
54
/790/
57
/44/
cc age 16+

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds herself in the middle of an out-of-control war zone. Luckily, she meets Tanya Vanderpoel, a fellow journalist who takes the shell-shocked reporter under her wing. Amid the militants, warlords and nighttime partying, Barker discovers the key to becoming a successful correspondent.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
61
6.3
/3583/
55
/63/
58
/52/
3.2
/1687/
62
/101/
49
/210/
64
/20/

Adoration (2009)
For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy.
poster
Hoopla
70
60
6.5
/3435/
68
/108/
63
/52/
3.4
/1336/
90
/52/
70
/74/
71
/14/
cc age 15+

My Brother the Devil (2012)
Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older brother, Rashid, a charismatic, well-respected member of a local gang, whose drug dealing enables “Rash” to provide for his family. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events and forces the brothers to confront their inner demons. It turns out that hate is easy. It is love and understanding that take real courage.
poster
66
60
6.6
/7004/
65
/132/
59
/82/
3.4
/2184/
80
/80/
62
/319/
67
/26/

Cairo Time (2009)
In Cairo on her own as she waits for her husband, Juliette finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with his friend Tareq, a retired cop. As Tareq escorts Juliette around the city, they find themselves in the middle of a brief affair that catches them both unawares.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
60
7.2
/4336/
72
/116/
66
/187/
3.6
/2315/
70
/10/
67
/39/

The Source (2011)
A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favours as long as the men refuse to install a water pipe.
poster
75
57
7.4
/4983/
73
/58/
73
/73/
3.7
/2948/
80
/5/
79
/12/

Cairo 6,7,8 (2010)
Three women seek justice due to the difficult daily situation which sexual harassment causes in the streets of Cairo, Egypt.
poster
Netflix
56
3.6
/33176/
46
/704/
51
/454/
2.5
/24289/
88
/80/
14
/398/
67
/16/
cc age 15+

Cuties (2020)
Amy, an 11-year-old girl, joins a group of dancers named “the cuties” at school, and rapidly grows aware of her burgeoning femininity—upsetting her mother and her values in the process.
poster
Kanopy
77
55
7.6
/2809/
75
/107/
72
/74/
3.9
/5873/
94
/17/
91
/3/
53
/6/

A Regular Woman (2019)
Hatun Aynur Sürücü, a German woman of Kurdish origin, was shot dead by her brothers at a bus stop in 2005. The story of a woman who fought for her freedom and independence despite her family's objections, and whose life ended in a horrific murder.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
55
5.2
/18664/
59
/1248/
59
/572/
2.6
/25085/
68
/71/
66
/101/
49
/14/
cc age 13+

Paradise Hills (2019)
A young woman is sent to Paradise Hills to be reformed, only to learn that the high-class facility's beautiful facade hides a sinister secret.


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