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History of Saudi Arabia

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  • The Life of Muhammad (2011)

    1. The Life of Muhammad

    2011– 3 epsTV-PGTV Mini Series
    7.5 (411)
    A landmark documentary series examining the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the origins of Islamic faith.
    StarsRageh OmaarTariq AliKaren Armstrong
  • Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)

    2. Muhammad: The Messenger of God

    20152h 42m
    7.2 (13K)
    The events, trials and tribulations of the city of Makkah in 7th century AD.
    DirectorMajid MajidiStarsMahdi PakdelSareh BayatMina Sadati
  • The Message (1976)

    3. The Message

    19762h 57mPG
    8.1 (53K)
    Historical fresco recounting the life and times of the Prophet Mohammed, the last of the Abrahamic religion, in the sense that, according to Islam, he completed and sealed the monotheistic revelation made to Abraham.
    DirectorMoustapha AkkadStarsAnthony QuinnIrene PapasMichael Ansara
  • The Lady of Heaven (2021)

    4. The Lady of Heaven

    20212h 21mR41Metascore
    5.7 (15K)
    Two stories separated by 1400 years. After losing his mother in the midst of a war-torn country, an Iraqi child, learns the importance and power of patience by discovering the historical story of Lady Fatima and her suffering.
    DirectorEli KingStarsDenise BlackGabriel CartadeRay Fearon
  • Al Qadisiyya (1981)

    5. Al Qadisiyya

    19812h 25m
    6.0 (114)
    The movie is about the four days battle of Qadisiyya between the Arab army under the command of Saad and the Persian army under the command of Rustam in the year 640 AD in Iraq
    DirectorSalah AbouseifStarsSoad HosnyEzzat El AlailiShada Salim
  • Samer Ismail in Farouk Omar (2012)

    6. Farouk Omar

    201231 epsApprovedTV Series
    9.1 (10K)
    The life of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Rashidun Caliphate, before and after he embraces in Islam.
    StarsSamer IsmailAssad KhalifaMehyar Khaddour
  • Journey to Mecca (2009)

    7. Journey to Mecca

    200945m
    7.2 (627)
    In 1325, 21-year-old Ibn Battutah journeyed from Tangiers to Mecca, returning 30 years later. His first pilgrimage story features rare modern Hajj footage.
    DirectorBruce NeibaurStarsChems-Eddine ZinouneHassam GhancyEssam Edriss
  • Anthony Mackie and Aiysha Hart in Desert Warrior (2025)

    8. Desert Warrior

    20251h 54m
    8.4 (55)
    An honorable and mysterious rogue, known as Hanzala, makes himself an enemy of the Emperor Kisra after he helps a fugitive king and princess in the desert.
    DirectorRupert WyattStarsAiysha HartSharlto CopleyBen Kingsley
  • Viggo Mortensen in Hidalgo (2004)

    9. Hidalgo

    20042h 16mPG-1354Metascore
    6.7 (88K)
    In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.
    DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsViggo MortensenOmar SharifZuleikha Robinson
  • King of the Sands (2013)

    10. King of the Sands

    20131h 32m
    7.1 (618)
    A daring, compelling and controversial take on the life of prince Abdulaziz Al Saud (Ibn Saud), founder of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
    DirectorNajdat Esmail AnzurStarsFabio TestiBill FellowsMarco Foschi
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

    11. Lawrence of Arabia

    19623h 47mApproved100Metascore
    8.3 (337K)
    The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
    DirectorDavid LeanStarsPeter O'TooleAlec GuinnessAnthony Quinn
  • Safar Barlek (2023)

    12. Safar Barlek

    202320 epsTV Series
    3.8 (812)
    A historical epic that goes back to the horrifying days of the Ottoman Empire and accompanies four Arab college students in their revolt against the Sultanate's tyranny.
    StarsAnas TayaraAlbaraa RedaHaneen Turkistany
  • A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992)

    13. A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

    19921h 47mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.8 (794)
    Lawrence and Feisal go to argue for Arab independence at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference.
    DirectorChristopher MenaulStarsRalph FiennesAlexander SiddigDenis Quilley
  • Ed Skrein, Hermione Corfield, and Abdullah Ali in Born a King (2019)

    14. Born a King

    20191h 43m
    7.3 (3.1K)
    The story focuses on growing up and finding one's place within your country and your family. It's about standing up for one's beliefs, learning about people's differences and allowing that to be a positive thing.
    DirectorAgustí VillarongaStarsAbdullah AliRawkan BinbellaEd Skrein
  • Asouf (2018)

    15. Asouf

    2018–202273 epsTV Series
    6.3 (1K)
    A drama TV series talks how life was in 70's and 80's in Saudi Arabia. Events that changed history of Arabian Peninsula.
    StarsNasser Al QasabiReem AbdullahAbdulelah Al Sinani
  • Yagoub Alfarhan in Rashash (2021)

    16. Rashash

    20218 epsTV Mini Series
    7.9 (8.6K)
    This thriller follows the fall of a notorious criminal who lived in 1980s Saudi Arabia and the police's gallant efforts to take him down.
    StarsSumaya RidaHassan AssiriMohammad Alqass
  • Theeb (2014)

    17. Theeb

    20141h 40mNot Rated80Metascore
    7.2 (12K)
    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.
    DirectorNaji Abu NowarStarsJacir Eid Al-HwietatHussein Salameh Al-SweilhiyeenHassan Mutlag Al-Maraiyeh
  • Rehab Alattar, Reem Abdullah, Khaled Saqer, and Naif Aldaferi in Al Sharar (2024)

    18. Al Sharar

    202421 epsTV Series
    5.8 (308)
    Falsely accused and betrayed by her fellow tribeswoman in the Najdi desert, Munifa rises to prove her innocence and shake the dust off her feet.
    StarsKhaled SaqerReem AbdullahNaif Aldaferi
  • Jarhead (2005)

    19. Jarhead

    20052h 5mR58Metascore
    7.0 (222K)
    A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsJake GyllenhaalJamie FoxxLucas Black
  • Flight 422 (2023)

    20. Flight 422

    2023– 6 epsTV Series
    8.3 (36)
    Inspired by true events. A group of hijackers capture Kuwait Airways flight 422 and force it reroute, putting the lives of the passengers and the crew at risk
    StarsMarwan NajiSammy SheikSamer Bisharat
  • Syriana (2005)

    21. Syriana

    20052h 8mR76Metascore
    6.9 (138K)
    A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved in and affected by it.
    DirectorStephen GaghanStarsGeorge ClooneyMatt DamonAmanda Peet
  • Jason Bateman, Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, and Ashraf Barhom in The Kingdom (2007)

    22. The Kingdom

    20071h 50mR56Metascore
    7.0 (137K)
    A team of U.S. government agents are sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
    DirectorPeter BergStarsJamie FoxxChris CooperJennifer Garner
  • Nicole Kidman in Queen of the Desert (2015)

    23. Queen of the Desert

    20152h 8mPG-1339Metascore
    5.7 (13K)
    A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
    DirectorWerner HerzogStarsNicole KidmanJames FrancoRobert Pattinson
  • The Great Arab Revolt (2016)

    24. The Great Arab Revolt

    20164 epsTV Mini Series
    8.6 (35)
    StarsHabis HusseinRasheed MalhasKhaled al Ghwairi
  • Antonio Banderas, Mark Strong, Tahar Rahim, and Freida Pinto in Day of the Falcon (2011)

    25. Day of the Falcon

    20112h 10mR32Metascore
    6.6 (13K)
    Set in the 1930s Arab states at the dawn of the oil boom, the story centers on a young Arab prince torn between allegiance to his conservative father and his modern, liberal father-in-law.
    DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsTahar RahimAntonio BanderasMark Strong

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