The 13th Warrior

The 13th Warrior 1999

6.67

A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and must unite to confront this formidable force.

1999

The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad 1940

7.10

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

1940

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1944

6.10

Orphaned as a young child and adopted by a band of notorious thieves, now-grown Ali Baba sets out to avenge his father’s murder, reclaim the royal throne, and rescue his beloved Amara from the iron fist of his treacherous enemy.

1944

Kismet

Kismet 1955

5.30

A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along the way, he poses as the renowned sorcerer Hajj and gets in and out of scrapes with an elderly thief, a dim-witted wazir, and his wife. Meanwhile, his daughter develops feelings for a handsome caliph.

1955

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights 1942

6.00

Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade.

1942

Live from Baghdad

Live from Baghdad 2002

6.70

A group of CNN reporters venture to the Iraqi capital to cover the Gulf War.

2002

Baghdad or Bust

Baghdad or Bust 2004

1

It's a satirical comedy that chronicles 3 young Canadian film makers from Yellowknife as they travel from northern Canada to the middle east just as the Iraq war is erupting. As well as being very funny, it is also quite thought provoking. The trio travels through Canada, Turkey, Israel, Jordan and finally Washington DC interviewing "regular people" for their comments on the impending war. This film won best documentary at the 2003 Whistler Film Festival in Canada.

2004

Kismet

Kismet 1944

5.20

Hafiz, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself.

1944

Standard Operating Procedure

Standard Operating Procedure 2008

6.79

Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.

2008

Liberté, égalité, choucroute

Liberté, égalité, choucroute 1985

5.86

A parody of the French Revolution, on Arabian Nights background. Bagdad Calif is in Paris in 1789, where he decides to visit the Executionner equipment exhibition.

1985

Son of Sinbad

Son of Sinbad 1955

4.70

Legendary pirate and adventurer Sinbad is in single-minded pursuit of two things: beautiful women and a substance called Greek Fire--an early version of gunpowder.

1955

Our River... Our Sky

Our River... Our Sky 2023

7.00

In a typically mixed Baghdadi neighbourhood in 2006, a community of ordinary people try to live their everyday lives amidst the threat of unpredictable violence. At the heart of these intersecting stories we find Sara, a single mother and novelist, who regains her will to write after witnessing the forced exile of her Christian neighbour and best friend Sabiha. With the news of Saddam Hussein's sudden execution shortly before the New Year, Sara and her neighbours brace themselves for an uncertain future. Yet, like a miracle, each is able to sustain a fragile sense of hope.

2023

Mirlo & the Magical Opus

Mirlo & the Magical Opus 1970

1

In the beautiful city of Córdoba, King Maliq was known as the greatest musician of all. That is, until Maliq's Kingdom is taken over by the jealous Dragone who does the unimaginable by imprisoning Cordoba and banning all music but his own.

1970