Favorite Contemporary Egyptians Movies.
The Most Powerful Egyptian Movies from 2000 until Now.
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- DirectorMarwan HamedStarsAhmed El SakkaHind SabriAmr WakedWitnessing the killing of his father as a kid, Ibrahim is dragged to the criminal underworld of Egypt. While making a name for himself, he meets Abdul-Malek Zarzur, the crime lord of the town.
- DirectorRami ImamStarsAdel EmamOmar SharifLeblebaWhen the lives of Mahmoud, a Muslim Sheikh (Omar Sharif) and Boulos, a Christian Priest (Adel Imam) are threatened by religious extremists on both sides, the Egyptian government inducts them into a witness protection program that requires them to disguise themselves as the Christian Marcus and a Muslim Sheikh, Hassan el-Attar, respectively.When, unwittingly, they move into the same building, a friendship blossoms that must, along with a romance between the protagonists' children, withstand the difficulties of prejudice and social persecution.
- DirectorTarek AlarianStarsAhmed El SakkaHanan TurkAmr WakedThis Egyptian action film is about Tito (Ahmad Al Saqa), who was sentenced to 16 years in jail after a burglary when he was a kid. After he gets out, he goes back to crime with a corrupt police officer (Khaled Saleh), but also befriends Fares (Amr Waked), and the two open up a unique restaurant. Fares introduces Tito to Nour (Hanan Turk), a physician, and they fall in love, and Tito tries to leave his life of crime.
- DirectorDaoud Abdel SayedStarsAsser YassinBasmaMai KassabA man witnesses the drastic changes in society as he goes back to the Alexandria of his youth.
- DirectorsYoussef ChahineKhaled YoussefStarsKhaled SalehMenna ShalabiYoussef El SherifEgyptian movie deals with the issue of corruption in Egypt and the Egyptian police excesses, embodies all of this in the character of the police officer, "Hatem".
- DirectorMohamed DiabStarsNelly KarimHany AdelMuhammad El-SebaiSet entirely in an 8m police truck, a number of detainees from different political and social backgrounds are brought together by fate, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of former president Morsi from power.
- DirectorMarwan HamedStarsKarim Abdel AzizKhaled El-SawiNelly KarimWhile trying to help an inmate at the mental hospital, a psychotherapist unravels mysteries he never thought existed.
- DirectorMarwan HamedStarsKarim Abdel AzizNelly KarimHind SabriA meeting with a new inmate in the psychiatric hospital flips Dr. Yehia's life upside down, he prophesies that the death of his entire family is only three days away.
- DirectorKhaled MareiStarsAhmed HelmyEdwardAmy Samir GhanemA 30-year-old Egyptian goes back to Egypt after living in America for 20 years, but he has a hard time coping with the difference, especially after he loses his identity and all his money and becomes stuck in Egypt.
- DirectorSherif ArafaStarsSherif MounirKarim Abdel AzizMona ZakiAn Egyptian woman discovers that her husband is in fact a Jewish Mossad agent working for Israel. He takes her and their two children to Israel by force and tries to convince her to live with him by force. Mostafa, an Egyptian Intelligence Agent sent by SSI, travels to Israel and tries to help Salwa return to Egypt.
- DirectorMarwan HamedStarsRosaline ElbayAsser YassinEyad NassarA man who works in a pharmacy as a part time job to aid his financial status finds out that his father has been exterminated by a savage brute and sought to avenge him, then unlocks a whole melancholic world of crime!
- DirectorKhaled YoussefStarsAmr SaadHaifa WehbeGhada Abdel RazekDokan shehata is a movie about the good and bad in life, And how life will be when there are jealousy and hatred between brothers.
- DirectorMarwan HamedStarsAdel EmamNour El-SherifYoussraMeditations on corruption, fundamentalism, prostitution, homosexuality, and drugs in central Cairo.
- DirectorSandra NashaatStarsAhmed EzzGhadah AdelKhaled SalehLawyer tries to unveil the mysterious murder and linked emotionally with his Client, and soon the case to reveal more and more surprises.
- DirectorKhaled MareiStarsAhmed HelmyMenna ShalabiMahmoud HemidaHassan, a brilliant aviation engineer struggles with loneliness and depression while trying to design his exceptional project.
- DirectorAhmed MedhatStarsYoussef El SherifArwa GudahSalah AbdallaThe film revolves around a football player trying to access the professionalism and the long journey to reach this dream.
- DirectorAhmad Nader GalalStarsKarim Abdel AzizMenna ShalabiEzzat Abu OufMahmoud (Karim Abdel Aziz), is a poor but a hard working parking attendant who lives a happy and calm life with his father and wife Mona (Menna Shalaby) who is pregnant in their first baby boy; Mahmoud's life changes in one night when he witnesses a murder while at work. He gets hold of the killers wallet and uncovers his identity then soon after the troubles started to chase Mahmoud and his family.
- DirectorAhmad Ala El-DibStarsAhmed EzzMenna ShalabiMuhammad LutfiTwo young brothers who are identical twins get separated from the orphanage. Faris is adopted by a police officer and his wife and later becomes a policeman, while Nabil is adopted by a belly dancer and spends his life living in poverty and becomes a drug addict due to his relationship with Mai, the daughter of a rich drug dealer. Both brothers meet each other for the first time as Faris tries to crackdown a dangerous drug cartel. Nabil on the other hand, has to follow orders from his bosses to make sure his brother does not succeed in foiling their plans.
- DirectorMohamed AminStarsAhmad RizqFathy Abdel WahabAhmed EidThree sexually-frustrated friends are determined to watch a porno video but have no private place, no VCR, and no TV, so they go on a misadventure in which their group constantly increases, taking on more and more sexually-frustrated people and falling into one mishap after another, all because of the restrictions of society.
- DirectorsAmr SalamaRami GheitStarsAhmad DashAhmed HelmyKinda AlloushA Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.
- DirectorMarwan HamedStarsKarim Abdel AzizAhmed EzzHind SabriTwo men team up to fight against British occupation in Egypt during the 1919 revolution.
- DirectorSherif ArafaStarsMahmoud YassineAhmed El SakkaHind Sabri'El Gezira' is a film about a community of Upper Egypt residents living in El Gezira (the Island). They have their own set of rules, ethics and traditions. They also plant drugs and buy arms from Sudan. The officer in charge of the region turns a blind eye to these happenings, and in the beginning, the government takes no heed of the Island. At the start of the film, we witness the death of the old 'Kabir el Gezira' (the island's ruler), leaving the land to his son Mansour. The first half follows Mansour as he takes control of his land and must deal with a band of other drug lords who are greedy to take control of the island. The second half of the film deals with the political conflict. It follows the government's side of things (which finally decides to take action) at the same time as Mansour's side as the two react to each other's threats and the conflict escalates. 'El Gezira' is a multi-genre picture. It is a thematic film on Egyptian politics, but also a drama, romance, action and thriller.
- DirectorMohamed KhanStarsAhmed ZakiMervat AminMona ZakiThe private and public life of Egyptian president Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat.
- DirectorsAhmed AbdullahKamla AbouzekriKamlah Abu-ZikriStarsAhmed HelmyAmr WakedMona ZakiTen separate stories about the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
- DirectorAhmad AbdallaStarsKal NagaYousra El LozyHany AdelKhaled returns from USA to his mother's funeral at his hometown: Alexandria, Egypt. He decides to make it a fresh new start even if it meant mending his first love story yet it proved a horrific failure. Khaled clashed big time with a changing more conservative Alexandria but He also stumbles upon fresh youth struggling for their under-ground music bands, art and ideas. in the middle of all the confusion, Will it ever all makes sense at the end? A question for the youth and the city to answer.