01 An escaped prisoner wanders a Cairo in chaos during the 2011 revolution.
Directed by Ahmad Abdalla · 1h 27m
10 Best Egyptian Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · November 15, 2025
Egypt has been the center of Arab cinema for nearly a century, and its best films turn ordinary spaces, a train station, a police truck, an apartment building, into lenses on national politics. Rags and Tatters has an escaped prisoner wandering Cairo during the 2011 revolution, Feathers has a magic trick transforming a domineering father, and Cairo Time has a magazine editor waiting for her husband. Destiny, Sheikh Jackson, The Blue Elephant, The Nile Hilton Incident, Clash, The Yacoubian Building and Cairo Station round out the list.
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02 A magazine editor waiting for her husband falls into an unplanned connection with his old friend.
Directed by Ruba Nadda · 1h 28m · Rated PG
Where to watch
Stream: Philo · Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube
Stream: Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
03 A 12th-century philosopher's ideas are targeted by religious fundamentalists who fear free thought.
Directed by Youssef Chahine · 2h 09m
04 A magic trick gone wrong transforms a household's domineering father, and no one moves to fix it.
Directed by Omar El Zohairy · 1h 52m
Where to watch
Stream: Shahid VIP · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: Shahid VIP
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Shahid VIP, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
Stream: Shahid VIP
05 A conservative imam's faith is shaken by grief over Michael Jackson's death.
Directed by Amr Salama · 1h 34m
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
06 A psychiatrist's return to work brings him a patient tied to his own forgotten past.
Directed by Marwan Hamed · 2h 31m
07 A corrupt detective's murder investigation exposes rot reaching the top of the regime.
Directed by Tarik Saleh · 1h 51m
Where to watch
Stream: Strand Releasing Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Channel 4 Plus · Rent: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, BFI Player · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Stream: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
08 Two dozen protesters and police are locked together inside a single riot van during Cairo's unrest.
Directed by Mohamed Diab · 1h 35m
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, BFI Player, YouTube · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Beamafilm, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Beamafilm
09 One Cairo apartment building's residents reveal the full spread of Egyptian society and its tensions.
Directed by Marwan Hamed · 2h 41m
10 A disabled newspaper vendor's obsession turns violent at Cairo's central train station.
Directed by Youssef Chahine · 1h 17m
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.
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