Movies Similar to The Egyptian

The Pharaoh in the Suburb: Uncovered(2018)

A chance find in a suburb of Cairo has shed new light on an all but forgotten Pharaoh, Psamtik I. Discovered in 2017, an eight-tonne fragment of a statue has led experts to believe that he was, in fact, one of Egypt’s greatest leaders, as this documentary reveals

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Declan Sennott’s A Fair Trade(2025)

In this black comedy crime epic, eighth grader Tommy Uris is pushed into a teenage drug dealing business run by his two classmates Frank Newton and Patrick Reynolds after walking in on a drug deal between them. As their business falls apart, so does their trust for each other, and they need to either resolve, or kill each other in the process.

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Black Pharaohs: Empire of Gold(2018)

It's a land of pyramids, gold, and ancient treasure, but it's not Egypt. It's present-day Sudan, once home to the glorious kingdom of Kush. Now, archaeologists are using every means possible - from robots to rock climbers - in their search for clues about this long-neglected culture. Once the Kushites filled the pharaohs' coffers with gold and, for a time, they even ruled over all of Egypt, but only now is their real story beginning to emerge.

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Bajirao Mastani(2015)

Peshwa Bajirao married to Kashibai, falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid opposition from his conservative family.

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Why was Cairo Calm(1982)

It begins in the days after Sadat's assassination in 1981 by an islamist cell of army officers. The American media had led an outpouring of shock and grief in the United States at the death of the heroic president. All the western leaders then travelled to Cairo to say goodbye to the man who had courageously changed the course of history. But then they found that practically no Egyptians turned up to the funeral. And the western politicians and the American TV reporters couldn't understand why. The documentary tries to find the answer.

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Blood in the Hoodoos(2025)

In the 1800s American west, two outlaws reunite after a decade in search of buried treasure. However, everything may not be what it seems out in the badlands...

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The Yankee Clipper(1927)

A race between a British clipper ship and an American ship of a new design will determine the right to transport Chinese tea.

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The Story of Jacob and Joseph(1974)

This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe when he cheats his brother out of his birthright, gets cheated himself in his exile years while learning of the need to make amends. The second part is of the story of Jacob's favorite son, Joseph. Betrayed and sold into slavery by his brothers, he meets and overcomes all adversity to become the Prime Minister of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.

6.0

Sawah(2019)

On his way to a DJ Championship in Brussels, a young Egyptian is mistaken for an illegal immigrant and detained in a country he's never heard of before.

8.7

The Miracle(1959)

A novice leaves a Spanish convent to follow a 19th-century British soldier she loves.

6.7

Dead Silence(1991)

Three friends on spring break hit and kill a transient in the California desert. Will they keep silent or turn on each other?

6.2

The Ten Commandments: The Movie(2016)

Follows Moses leading and conducting the Hebrew people from the slavery of Egypt to the freedom towards the Promised Land according to the Ancient Testament Bible book of the Exodus. The story told like never before is faithful to the Scriptures.

7.2

Egypt's Golden Empire(2001)

In 1570 B.C., Rome was a marsh, the Acropolis an empty rock, but Egypt was 1,000 years old. The pyramid-builders were gone, yet Egypt still awaited its New Kingdom, an empire forged by conquest and remembered for eons. EGYPT'S GOLDEN EMPIRE comes to life through letters and records evoking the passion and riches of a time when Egypt was the center of the known world, its Pharaohs called gods, and great cities, temples and tombs built.

6.5

A Harlot's Progress(2006)

Drama looking at artist William Hogarth and his relationship with the prostitute that inspired his most famous piece.

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Napoleon(2023)

An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.

6.3

Jaanisaar(2015)

A period drama set in the year 1877 that narrates the love story of a revolutionary tawaif.

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David Macaulay: Pyramid(1989)

How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone with amazing precision? Who were the leaders who built these enormous structures, and what did these tombs signify? Host David Macaulay explores the history, mythology, and religions of Egypt's people, combining live footage and animation. Take a rare look at the mummy of Ramses II and buried treasure in the sacred Valley of the Kings.

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Rage(1966)

Small-town doctor bitten by rabid dog, races the clock to get to the city and receive treatment.

5.6

Strange Way of Life(2023)

After 25 years, an ex hired gun visits his old colleague, who is now a small town sheriff. Their past relationship is explored, as is how they reflect on it in the present.

6.3

Sleeping Dogs Lie(2019)

A jealous wife kidnaps her cheating husband and his young secretary and holds them hostage in an isolated house in the desert; but divorce is the furthest thing from her mind.

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