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Plot Summary:
Tarek is a young man who is working at a telecommunications company,and he fell in love with a girl when he heard her voice in a radio talk show (ANA WEL NOGOM W HAWAK). A customer of the company he works at asks him to spy on a girl which stole a valuable thing from him. When Tarek does his searches, he discovers that she is the girl he have dreamed about.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: islamic
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Just the Ticket (1998)
Plot Summary:
Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't approve of his criminal lifestyle, though, and dumps him when she gets the opportunity to study cooking in Paris. Gary realizes that he has to give up scalping if he has any chance of winning her back. But before he does, he wants to cash out on one last big score. He gets his chance when the pope announces he'll be performing Easter Mass at Yankee Stadium.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 115 min
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Zaky Chan (2005)
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Zaky, a lazy young man decides to work for his father's boss as a bodyguard to protect his stubborn daughter Shereen and her little brother. Soon he becomes a part of the family and a foe for Shereen's jealous boyfriend Hazem.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 114 min
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Delivery by Christmas (2022)
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When a spiteful coworker sabotages her deliveries, a courier and a helpful customer must race to return Christmas presents to their intended recipients.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 878
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 97 min
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Born to Be a Criminal (2006)
Plot Summary:
Our man has about everything against him : he is short, weak, so simple, with an IQ far below the average. There is no wonder why he keeps on being teased by his friends, parents and even fiancee. But circumstances will turn him into a hero and then a vicious criminal feared by all. Half-educated and out-of-work, Taha, is kidnapped by a gang of thieves in his hometown Alexandria. Unbeknownst to them, neither Taha's mother nor his girlfriend has a fraction of the ransom.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sad
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Nems Bond (2008)
Plot Summary:
A clumsy police officer who is a huge fan of the James Bond movies finds himself assigned to solve a murder.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 539
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 115 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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It Isn't Easy to Get Along with Men (1985)
Plot Summary:
A divorcee and her two teenage daughters go on their summer holidays at sea. There they encounter some romantic (mis)adventures.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 828
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 91 min
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Plot Summary:
When a college professor falls for one of his students, his fiancée decides to expose the student's shameful secret to all.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 498
Genere: Comedy, Musical, Romance
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Duration: 132 min
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Ayazon (2006)
Plot Summary:
A businessman returns back to home country, Egypt, after living for a long time abroad where he became a multi-millionaire. Upon his return, he starts a search for his daughter that he abandoned when he was young.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 531
Genere: Comedy
Country: Egypt
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Kit Kat (1991)
Plot Summary:
In the Egyptian Kit Kat suburb, Sheikh Hosni's character as an observer of the daily lives of El Kit Kat's residents seems to transcend above it. Even with the loss of his eyesight, his wife, his job, and the fact that he lives with his mother and his frustrated young son, did make him give up on hope, smile and laughter.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: iconic
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Plot Summary:
Two people meet one another in a multi-million city.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 231
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Khousosi works for his late uncle's company and he's mad in love with his cousin Bolbola and wishes to marry her, but her mother is against it because she believes he's after the family's fortune. Feeling depressed, he seeks the help of Sami, the company's secretary who arranges for him to meet a hired killer in order to finish him off and cause Bolbola to regret her mistreatment towards him. Khousosi doesn't know that Sami intends to marry Bolbola as well, and also has plans to take over the company with the help of a cheating contractor. Later, Khousosi finds an old man in his apartment who turns out to be the killer but he doesn't murder him, and instead he suggests that he must fake his death to see how people are going to react to the news of his suicide. On the following day, Bolbola reads about her cousin's death in the newspaper, and that is when Sami tells her that he has embezzled lots of money from her company. It is up to Khousosi to prove his innocence to the world and to.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 721
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: detective
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Sorry for the Disturbance (2008)
Plot Summary:
Hassan, a brilliant aviation engineer struggles with loneliness and depression while trying to design his exceptional project.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, semi serious, touching, depressing, sad, islamic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Comedy, Romance
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 167
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 353
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Egypt
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: Canada
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
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Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, crying
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Brazil
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Plot Summary:
A woman who is looking for acceptance, who's looking for love, who wants to be appreciated and who wants to belong find what she's looking for from her personal assistant.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 323
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Country: Philippines
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Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, tagalog
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Egypt
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Plot tags: thought provoking, touching, serious, realistic, sad, anthology, islamic, sincere
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A successful veterinarian and radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 29000
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Love Is Blind (2016)
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 69
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Bewildered Bolbol (2010)
Plot Summary:
Bulbul meets a successful aristocratic girl named Yasmine, but she's not the romantic type he dreams of, at the same time he admires his cousin Hala for her calmness and kindness. In the middle of all this, the psychiatrist Amal shows up and he thinks of getting engaged to her.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
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