Best Egyptian thriller movies

Huda's Salon (2022)

A woman's visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.

Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo (2025)

The story follows Hassan and his dog, Rambo, as they embark on a quest to save Rambo from Hassan's vengeful landlord, whom the dog attacked. Through his challenging journey across Cairo to find a safe haven for Rambo, Hassan confronts his deepest fears and rediscovers himself.

Chief Omar Harb (2008)

Omar Harb runs a gambling casino. A quiet young man lands a job at the casino, despite his family's abhorrence and disapproval, to get the money necessary for his marriage. He excels at work and catches the attention of the manager who chooses him for a challenging task.

Life or Death (1954)

A man suffers from a heart attack so he sends his daughter to get medicine for him. After providing the medicine for the girl, the pharmacist discovers that he has unknowingly mixed a poisonous elixir. Reporting what happened to the police, the chief officer of Cairo starts an intriguing, full-fledged campaign to save the man before he takes the lethal medicine.

The Fourth Pyramid (2016)

This suspense-thriller looks into the hidden world of online hacking through several methods, such as social media, different forums, and so on. Yusuf, a brilliant engineering student, is behind a lot of the operations that are being talked about.

Convict (2014)

Sentenced to death for committing rape, a convict navigates his final trying days alongside his allies and enemies in prison.

The Party (2013)

When businessman Sherif (Ahmed Ezz) reports his wife's Sara (Ruby) mysterious disappearance to the police, investigation led by officer (Mohamed Ragab) reveals conflicting testimonies and the possibility of a very sinister abduction.

The Execution Squad (1989)

Faraj al-Aktaa conspires with the Israeli enemy to get rid of the resistance men in Suez. Hassan, the only survivor, is accused of betraying the group and is sentenced to prison,while the daughter of the resistance leader is looking for her father's killer, and Hassan comes out of prison to avenge.

No Trespassing or Cameras Allowed (2017)

A social comedy film about Thuraya Abdeen al-Entebli (Mervat Amin) receives a court order to obtain her grandfather's villa, Entebble Pasha, which was nationalized during the period of the conventions and when she goes to receive it, she found it was transformed into a police department ... Thuraya and her family live in the police department to obtain her right, Then the events follow.

Tremble (2018)

A silent short film (a headphone is required for the best experience).

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1942)

Ali Baba lives in poverty while his brother Qasim lives a wealthy life. One day Ali Baba discovers a secret cave which contains countless treasures. He tries to solve his financial problems with thehe contents of the cave, but as Qasim enters the picture, things turn irreversibly.

11:11 (2022)

The events revolve around the suffering of a father (Eyad Nassar) who is exposed to an assassination attempt and goes through difficult moments when he loses his son.

The Price (2016)

Monkey Talks (2017)

Two magician brothers, Taha and Rashad El-Shenawy, prepare to pull off a magic trick to free their wrongfully imprisoned father.

The Bet (1983)

The story is about a lawyer who believes that capital punishment is terrible, and that imprisonment, if forever, remains a compassionate punishment, then he engages in a bet with a businessman, if he can stay in prison for fifteen years exchange for any wealth, and they hold a bet that if he holds, he will get two million rubles.

Whom Should We Shoot? (1975)

The film describes the political and economical corruption in 70s’ Egypt, through the relationship between a powerful man and his wife’s ex-fiance.

Out of Order (2014)

A peculiar relationship ensues between two opposites: Said, who leads a miserable life close to that of the homeless, and Sherine who lives alone and does nothing but watch and reflect.

Narrow Lane (2015)

Haidy is a criminal who gets three young and poor men involved in illegal activities and exploits them. Will she manage to deceive them till the end? Are they going to believe Haidy?

At Gunpoint (2022)

A married businessman and his search for his old love and decides to marry her, which causes his life to change drastically.

Ragol Bima'n Al-kalima (1978)

Major General Ezz El-Din travels to Tunisia to arrest Mohsen, who left Egypt years ago after being wrongfully accused of killing his daughter. Mohsen lives in Tunisia and is married to Magda. He has become a successful businessman. Mohsen confesses to Ezz El-Din that his daughter Nadia was involved in a relationship with her colleague Nabil, who brought love between them.

Lamh El Basar (2012)

While trying to win the heart of an old love, the ambitious Fouad runs into Gaber, a mysterious older man. Gaber takes Fouad into a journey of the unexpected.

A File in Vice (1986)

Said the officer in Vice Squad is shocked by the decision of his boss to stop the investigation into the case of Alia Hanim because of her connections with officials and turns into a rigid person. When Said has information that some women visit a flat and practice fornication , he tries to prove the charge against them even by falsification.

Al Mouled (1989)

The child (Barakat) from his mother gets lost in the crowd of the birth, to be kidnapped by the seller (Ali al-Araj) and taken to his home and called (Ibrahim), to grow up in an environment of all criminality, and involved working with a smuggling gang, and travel with them to Greece to carry out an operation, to change his life .

Omar's Journey (1986)

Omar lives on the money of his wealthy jeweler father. The father ask him to deliver a jewelry bag to a customer in Tanta. His car breaks down and he gets robbed by a truck driver and his helper. Omar rescues him at a rural Gas station and accompanies him on his journey.

Blood on the Asphalt (1992)

Abul Hassan is a clerk in the Ministry of Justice who lives with his three sons: Dr. He praises a prestigious center in an international organization abroad. Walaa works in a hotel, but the children are shocked once that their father accused of stealing the file of one of the important issues. He returns to stand beside his innocent father and is surprised that his family has been decomposed. Loyalty has turned into a girl who hugs herself and Ala heroin, trying to identify the reasons that led the family to do so and help his cousin, researcher Siham, whom he had a relationship with love. The doctor begins to recognize the causes of the dissolution of his family one by one, prove the innocence of the father, "Abul Hassan" and commit suicide daughter loyalty and recognizes the son Alaa stealing the file and use heroin to imprisonment.

A Voice From The Past (1956)

Hamdi, a young boy meets his mother in a dream. She tells hims three things that are going to happen in the future.

Jubaa (2007)

Youssef is a paparazzi photographer who discovers that his job is being facilitated by Rashid and Reem, two members of the Palestinian resistance. When the two are killed, Youssef returns to Egypt carrying a sensitive microfilm that must be delivered to Sheikh Soliman in Palestine.

Khamsa Bab (1983)

Inside the prostitution district of Old Cairo, an honest policeman is appointed to fight corruption and bullying inside the neighborhood, until he falls in love with one of the women there. After a trap is set for him, he gets fired from his job.

Execution Of A Dead Man (1985)

Mansour (Mahmoud Abdel Aziz) is sentenced to death by hanging for communicating with Israel before the October War, and intelligence officer Mohy (Farid Shawky) devises a plan to replace Mansour, the "spy" with Egyptian officer Ezzeldin , because of the big resemblance between them so that he obtains important information about the Dimona reactor.

Days of Horror (1988)

Mahrous flees Upper Egypt in an attempt to escape Aweida's vengeance drive. As he starts to prepare for his marriage, he learns that Aweida has been released from prison and that he is on his trail.