Highest-Rated Movies about 'North Africa', Sort by Popularity

Ice Cold in Alex (1958), The Black Stallion (1979), Fei ying gai wak (1991), The Big Red One (1980), Bright Victory (1951), Allied (2016), Operation Condor (1991), Conan the Barbarian (1982) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best North Africa movies.

#1. Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

Storyline: A group of Army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the desert of North Africa during World War II. The leader of the team dreams of his ice cold beer when he reaches Alexandria, but the problems just won't go away.—Rob Hartill

Plot Keywords: soldier, nurse, captain, driver, nun, spy, brooding ...

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#2. The Black Stallion (1979)

Storyline: While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a desert island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued, both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once-successful trainer. Together they begin training the stallion to race against the fastest horses in the world.

Plot Keywords: boy, horse, jockey, father, mother, endearing, gripping ...

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#3. Fei ying gai wak (1991)

Storyline: Agent Jackie is hired to find World War II Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara desert. He teams up with three bungling women (the three stooges?) who are all connected in some way. However, a team of mercenries have ideas on the ownership of the gold. A battle and chase ensues as to who gets there first. Lots of choregraphed Kung Fu and quirky Chan humor.

Plot Keywords: secret agent, archaeologist, granddaughter, tourist, nazi, mercenary, thrilling ...

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#4. The Big Red One (1980)

Storyline: The story of a hardened army sergeant and four of his men, from their first fight at the Kasserine Pass after the invasion of North Africa through to the invasion of Sicily, D-Day, the Ardennes forest and the liberation of a concentration camp at the end of the war. As the five of them fight - and survive to fight yet again in the next battle - new recruits joining the squad are swatted down by the enemy on a regular basis. The four privates are naturally reluctant to get to know any of the new recruits joining the squad, who become just a series of nameless faces.

Plot Keywords: sergeant, private, author, sniper, farmer, italian-american, bleak ...

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#5. Bright Victory (1951)

Storyline: In North Africa during World War II, Sergeant Larry Nevins is blinded by a German sniper's bullet. Rehabilitation at the military hospital presents many challenges, but accepting his disability also proves to be difficult for others.—Jeanne Armintrout <jeannee@uwyo.edu>

Plot Keywords: military officer, sergeant, soldier, young man, fiancée, african-american, profound ...

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#6. Allied (2016)

Storyline: At the height of World War II, in turbulent 1942, the fearless Wing Commander, Max Vatan, lands on the desert dunes of Morocco to meet with the Parisian member of the French Resistance, Marianne Beauséjour. After a botched attempt to eliminate an elusive target during a suicide mission in the heart of Casablanca, Max and Marianne flee to England intent on starting a family soon; however, heavy clouds of distrust and suspicion will burden their already difficult relationship, when Max receives a shocking call from the Secret Service Division. In disbelief--with a terrible task in his hands, and crushed under a devastating dilemma--Max must summon up the courage to seek for answers in the perilous streets of a bombarded London, regardless of the outcome. Now, amid duty and love, who shall live and who shall die?

Plot Keywords: intelligence officer, resistance fighter, frenchwoman, nazi, commander, child, brooding ...

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#7. Operation Condor (1991)

Storyline: Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) -- code name Condor -- is a secret agent for hire. Assigned by a Turkish duke to find stolen Nazi gold buried in the Sahara Desert, Condor must face mercenaries, guards and one remaining Nazi (Aldo Sánchez) who wants the treasure he helped steal all those years ago. Even after teaming up with three inept ladies (Carol "Do Do" Cheng, Eva Cobo de Garcia, Shoko Ikeda), Condor still has his work cut out for him on his hunt for the stolen loot.

Plot Keywords: secret agent, archaeologist, granddaughter, tourist, nazi, mercenary, thrilling ...

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#8. Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Storyline: A village is attacked by the evil ruler of the Snake Cult, Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones) and his evil warriors, when Thulsa Doom and his warriors kills his parents, a young boy named Conan (Jorge Sanz) is enslaved. Years later, Conan grows up and becomes a mighty warrior and is trained as a fighter. After years as a slave and as a gladiator, Conan is set free. Conan sets out on a quest as he vows to avenge his parents and solve the riddle of steel. Joined by a archer named Subotai (Gerry Lopez), a beautiful thief who falls in love with Conan, Valeria (Sandahl Bergman) and a Chinese wizard (Mako), Conan and his companions sets out to rescue Princess Yasmina (Valérie Quennessen), daughter of King Osric (Max von Sydow), from the Snake Cult, and get his revenge on Thulsa Doom and avenge his parents.

Plot Keywords: warrior, archer, sorcerer, king, princess, necromancer, thrilling ...

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#10. L'arnacoeur (2010)

Storyline: You could say Alex Lippi is a ladies' man but it is not true. Of course he has already wooed and charmed armies of women, young and less young, French and foreign. But Alex does it only on active service. Indeed he is appointed to break up undesired couplings. This time he must prevent a rich young lady from marrying an English millionaire. The girl is beautiful and the future husband a perfect match. Will he manage to accomplish this difficult mission?

Plot Keywords: entrepreneur, partner, fiancée, fiancé, sister, father, amusing ...

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#11. The Desert Rats (1953)

Storyline: Rommel has the British in retreat on his way to the Suez Canal. All that stands in his way is Tobruk, held by a vastly out numbered force of Australian troops. Richard Burton leads these troops on daring raids against Rommel, keeping him off balance as they earn the nickname 'The Desert Rats'.—Derek Picken <dpicken@email.msn.com>

Plot Keywords: general, captain, british soldier, nazi, rousing, gritty, north africa ...

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#12. The Wedding Song (2008)

Storyline: Two young girls - who have been neighbours and friends since they were children - experience their first amorous emotions. Myriam is engaged to Simon, a doctor who is much older than her. Nour loves her cousin Khaled, whom she wants to marry. One of the girls is Jewish, the other Muslim. The story is set in 1942, during the German occupation of Tunisia, as the Axis forces try to win over the Tunisian Muslim population in exchange for the promise of independence. The two young girls become close while everything conspires to separate them.—Cineuropa

Plot Keywords: teen girl, jew, muslim, doctor, fiancé, nazi, endearing ...

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#13. The Sea Hawk (1924)

Storyline: Framed for murder by his own half brother, Sir Oliver Tressilian (Milton Sills) is impressed into service aboard a British ship. When that ship is captured by the Spanish Armada, he is put to work as a galley slave. Escaping to a band of Barbary pirates, he eventually becomes their leader. He gains wealth and fame during his adventures as "The Sea Hawk," but he dreams of returning to England to exact revenge on his brother -- and to reclaim his fiancée.

Plot Keywords: baron, pirate, fiancée, half brother, slave, thrilling, spectacular ...

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#14. The Son of the Sheik (1926)

Storyline: Men and women, fathers and children. Ahmed, son of Diana and Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with Yasmin, a dancing girl who fronts her father's gang of mountebanks. Among the cutthroats is Ghobah, a villainous Moor to whom Yasmin is promised. In ruins near Touggourt, the city where Yasmin dances, she and Ahmed meet secretly until one night when her father and the gang capture the son of the sheik, torture him, and hold him for ransom. Will Ahmed believe that Yasmin set him up for capture? Even if true love finds a way through webs of deceit, what will the vigorous and imposing sheik say about his son consorting with a dancing girl?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: sheik, son, mother, dancing girl, father, moor, melodramatic ...

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#15. Tunisian Victory (1944)

Storyline: The Archive of World War Two is a series of original archive documentaries filmed under actual battle conditions by service and newsreel cameramen attached to American, British, French, Russian and enemy forces. NTSC - Black & White - 74 minutes—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: narrator, american, englishman, soldier, emotional, gripping, patriotic ...

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