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Best Arabic Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 340 Arabic-language movies released in the 1980s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 entry is As Not to Fly the Smoke. These films were originally released in Arabic (العربية).

340 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  4. 4

    El Keif

    1985· 2h 0m

    8.215
  19. 19

    Lial

    1982· 1h 50m

    4.01
  20. 20

    The Nobody

    1984· 2h 0m

    6.811
  47. 47

    El Madbah

    1985· 1h 50m

    6.01

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Frequently asked questions

How many Arabic movies came from the 1980s?

340 Arabic-language films from the 1980s carry real rating data.

How are these Arabic films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the highest-rated Arabic movie of the 1980s?

As Not to Fly the Smoke holds the top position in this collection.