15 Movies Like El Harifa

Loved El Harifa? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Driver's Ed
#1

Driver's Ed

A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Harifa.

7 Dogs
#2

7 Dogs

Interpol agent Khalid Al-Azzazi joins forces with Ghali Abu Dawood from the 7 Dogs crime syndicate to fight drug trafficking.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Harifa.

Capernaum
#3

Capernaum

After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Harifa.

The Voice of Hind Rajab
#4

The Voice of Hind Rajab

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Harifa.

Eagles of the Republic
#5

Eagles of the Republic

George Fahmy, Egypt's most adored actor, is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. He reluctantly accepts and finds himself thrown into the inner circle of power. Like moth drawn to flame, he begins an affair with the mysterious wife of the general overseeing the project.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Harifa.

Feel the Beat
#6

Feel the Beat

After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Harifa.

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
#7

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Harifa.

All That's Left of You
#8

All That's Left of You

In the Occupied West Bank in Palestine of the 1980s, a Palestinian teenager is swept into a protest that changes the course of his family's life. Reeling from its aftermath, his mother, Hanan, shares the story that led them to that fateful moment. Spanning seven decades, this epic drama traces the hopes and heartaches of one uprooted family, revealing not only the scars of ethnic cleansing, but the unbreakable spirit of survival.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Harifa.

Groom & Two Brides
#9

Groom & Two Brides

Adam is allergic to love, but somehow ends up engaged to both his boss's daughter and his first love. Now he must try to keep his double life a secret.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Harifa.

Wicked Little Letters
#10

Wicked Little Letters

When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting something amiss, the town's women band together to investigate.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Harifa.

Fast Girls
#11

Fast Girls

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Harifa.

From the Ashes: The Pit
#12

From the Ashes: The Pit

Trapped in an underground pit during a storm, three students from an all-girls school must confront their personal conflicts as they fight to survive.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Harifa.

I Was a Stranger
#13

I Was a Stranger

A Syrian doctor and her daughter flee Aleppo, setting off a chain of events that binds five strangers together. A smuggler, a soldier, a poet, and a coast guard captain collide in a crisis that tests their courage, their choices, and their humanity.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Harifa.

Fun with Dick and Jane
#14

Fun with Dick and Jane

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked El Harifa.

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
#15

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his mother took him when he was younger, but he's not yet old enough to participate in grown-up discussions with the men of his Tunisian village. Noura's only real friend is a troublemaker named Salih -- the village political outcast.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to El Harifa.