Highest-Rated Movies about 'Arab-american', Sort by Popularity
Towelhead (2007), A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007), The Siege (1998) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Arab-american movies.
#1. Towelhead (2007)
Storyline: Against the backdrop of the first Gulf War, Jasira Maroun is 13, physically well developed but naïve and unable to say no. As puberty arrives, her mother sends her from Syracuse to Houston to her curt, up-tight, Lebanese-born father. Over the next few months, Jasira must navigate her father's strict indifference, her discovery of sexual pleasure, the casual racism of a neighbor boy and her classmates, the sexual advances of the boy's father, the proffered friendship of a pregnant neighbor, and her attraction to Thomas, an African-American classmate whom her father forbids her to see. Things happen to her, but can she take responsibility and control, or is tragedy inevitable?
Plot Keywords: arab-american, young girl, mother, father, neighbor, boyfriend, shocking ...
Movie Details Click Here!#2. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)
Storyline: A Chinese man travels to America to visit his estranged daughter after her recent divorce. Though his trip starts off as a mission to see his daughter remarry, he sparks to an Iranian woman who, despite their language barrier, captures his heart.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: widower, daughter, arab-american, antique dealer, friend, chinese immigrant, intricate ...
Movie Details Click Here!#3. The Siege (1998)
Storyline: After the abduction by the US military of an Islamic religious leader, New York City becomes the target of escalating terrorist attacks. Anthony Hubbard, the head of the FBI's Counter-Terrorism Task Force in New York, teams up with CIA operative Elise Kraft to hunt down the terrorist cells responsible for the attacks. As the bombings continue, the US government responds by declaring martial law, sending US troops, led by Gen. Devereaux, into the streets of New York City.
Plot Keywords: fbi agent, nsa agent, general, arab-american, associate, gritty, tense ...
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