In Search of Israeli Cuisine (2016), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Message (1976), The Battle of Algiers (1966), Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob (1973), Bar Bahar - In Between (2016), Black Gold (2006), Theeb (2014) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Arab movies.
Storyline: The Israel-born, award-winning chef of Zahav, Michael Solomonov, offers up a tour of 70 plus diverse cultures of Israel through food. Over the past 30 years, Israel has gone from having no fine food to a food scene that is world renowned. Solomonov visits the vibrant restaurants of Tel Aviv, must-experience Jerusalem destinations and organic kitchens off the beaten track, sampling from remarkable food traditions as diverse as Moroccan, Persian, Lebanese, French, Italian and Russian.
Plot Keywords: documentary, cuisine, culture, tradition, cooking, food, diversity ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali, Lawrence rebels against the orders of his superior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port.
Plot Keywords: epic, biographical, war, historical, adventure, desert, british ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the 7th century, Mohammed, Peace Be Upon Him, is visited by Angel Gabriel who urges him to lead the people of Mecca and worship God. But they're exiled in Medina before returning to Mecca to take up arms against their oppressors and liberate their city in the name of God (Allah).
Plot Keywords: history, religion, islam, biography, epic, faith, tradition ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it.
Plot Keywords: war, history, colonialism, independence movement, france, guerrilla warfare, politics ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
Plot Keywords: comedy, french film, adventure, cultural clash, jewish, mistaken identity, road movie ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Three Arab-Israeli women share an apartment in Tel Aviv and try to balance their traditions with the modern world.
Plot Keywords: women, cultural conflict, identity, freedom, tradition, modern life, friendship ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An in-depth look at the world of coffee and global trade.
Plot Keywords: war, history, conflict, politics, desert, colonialism, power struggle ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination.
Plot Keywords: adventure, drama, historical, war, survival, desert, coming of age ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The film follows, Pierre Dulaine, an internationally renowned ballroom dancer as he returns to his birthplace, Jaffa, to fulfill his lifelong dream of teaching Jewish and Palestinian-Israeli children to dance together. The film explores the stories of four children forced to confront issues of identity, segregation and racism, as they dance with their enemies.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: dance, documentary, peace, education, children, social change, conflict ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in Arabia, Emir Nesib of Hobeika defeats Sultan Amar of Salma after years of war between their tribes and they make a peace treaty creating "The Yellow Belt", a large no man's land that would separate their lands and would not belong to neither of them. Further, Nesib demands the sons of Amar, Saleh and Auda, to be raised together with his children Tarik and Leyla by him in Hobeika as a guarantee of their agreement. Fifteen years later, representatives of the Texas Oil find oil in the Yellow Belt and the modern and liberal Emir Nesib sees the opportunity to improve and modernize the life of his tribe, building hospitals and schools, and the American Company begins the exploitation of the oil field, violating the peace pact. Nasib sends a representative to make an agreement with the fundamentalist Sultan Amar, but he does not accept the offer. Saleh decides to travel to Salma to talk to his father and kills his two companions, but he is ...
Plot Keywords: adventure, drama, war, history, action, desert, conflict ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Professor David Pollock is an expert in ancient Arabic hieroglyphics. A Middle Eastern Prime Minister convinces Pollock to infiltrate the organization of a man named Beshraavi, who is involved in a plot against the Prime Minister. The nature of the plot is believed to be found in a hieroglyphic code. Beshraavi's mistress, Yasmin Azir is a beautiful mystery who becomes intertwined in the plot. Pollock needs her help, but she repeatedly double crosses him in one escapade after another, he can't decide on who she is working for. Ultimately working together, Pollock and Yasmin decipher the message and set out to stop an assassination of the Prime Minister.—E.W. DesMarais <jlongst@aol.com>
Plot Keywords: suspense, thriller, crime, spy, romance, adventure, action ...
Movie Details Click Here !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: action, thriller, terrorism, fbi, new york, military, hostage ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Gritty drama that follows two high school acquaintances, Hancock, a basketball star, and Danny, a geek turned drifter, after they graduate. The first film commissioned by the Sundance Film Festival, it portrays the other half of the American dream, as Hancock and his cheerleader girlfriend Mary wander to a middle-class mediocrity out itself out of reach for Danny and his psychotic wife Bev.—Owen F. Lipsett <lipsetto@tcd.ie>
Plot Keywords: drama, history, war, conflict, independence, immigration, nationalism ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Gertrude Bell's life as an explorer, cartographer, and archaeologist for the British Empire.
Plot Keywords: biography, history, drama, adventure, female protagonist, desert, british ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the early 20th century, an emir (Antonio Banderas) and a sultan (Mark Strong) fight over rights to oil exploration in the Arabian Peninsula.
Plot Keywords: war, history, drama, adventure, conflict, desert, power struggle ...
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