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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. She Made Me a Criminal poster61She Made Me a Criminal20066.6
  2. Hassan and Marcus poster62Hassan and Marcus20086.6
  3. Divine Intervention poster63Divine Intervention20026.6
  4. Layla M. poster64Layla M.20166.6
  5. The Embassy in the Building poster65The Embassy in the Building20056.6
  6. The Man Who Sold His Skin poster66The Man Who Sold His Skin20216.5
  7. Zaki Chan poster67Zaki Chan20056.5
  8. From the Ashes poster68From the Ashes20246.5
  9. Sleepless Nights poster69Sleepless Nights20036.5
  10. El Lemby poster70El Lemby20026.5
  11. The Great Fava Beans of China poster71The Great Fava Beans of China20046.5
  12. In Syria poster72In Syria20176.4
  13. Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces poster73Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces19906.4
  14. The Student Cop poster74The Student Cop20046.4
  15. Head to Head poster75Head to Head20236.4
  16. A Break We'll Be Right Back poster76A Break We'll Be Right Back20116.4
  17. Bewildered Bolbol poster77Bewildered Bolbol20106.3
  18. Pharaoh's War poster78Pharaoh's War20196.3
  19. Escaping Tel Aviv poster79Escaping Tel Aviv20096.3
  20. Alzheimer's poster80Alzheimer's20106.2
  21. The Cell poster81The Cell20176.1
  22. The Three Friends poster82The Three Friends19666.1
  23. Me or My Aunt poster83Me or My Aunt20056.1
  24. The Ambush poster84The Ambush20216.1
  25. Perfect Strangers poster85Perfect Strangers20226.0
  26. Much Loved poster86Much Loved20156.0
  27. Karmouz War poster87Karmouz War20185.9
  28. A Groom from a Security Agency poster88A Groom from a Security Agency20045.8
  29. 122 poster8912220195.8
  30. Ave Maria poster90Ave Maria20155.8
  31. The Sand Castle poster91The Sand Castle20245.7
  32. 12 poster921220205.6
  33. The Danish Experience poster93The Danish Experience20035.5
  34. Made in Egypt poster94Made in Egypt20145.2
  35. Naga poster95Naga20235.1
  36. The Worthy poster96The Worthy20164.9
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