Movies Like The Shame

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Egg and the Stone

1990·1h 40m·★ 7.6·Ali Abdel-Khalek

2 shared crewDir. Ali Abdel-KhalekDP: Saeed Shimi

Monsters Run

1987·2h·★ 7.6·Ali Abdel-Khalek

4 shared cast incl. Mahmoud Abdel Aziz & Nour El-SherifDir. Ali Abdel-Khalek

El Keif

1985·2h·★ 8.5·Ali Abdel-Khalek

Both star Mahmoud Abdel Aziz & NouraDir. Ali Abdel-Khalek

The Blue Elephant 2

2019·2h 9m·★ 8.0·Marwan Hamed

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

Cairo 30

1966·2h 10m·★ 7.8·Salah Abu Seif

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The Choice

1971·1h 43m·★ 7.5·Youssef Chahine

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

The Thief and the Dogs

1962·2h 10m·★ 7.4·Kamal El Sheikh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Kira & El Gen

2022·2h 55m·★ 7.8·Marwan Hamed

TMDB recommends

Hunting Season

2025·1h 33m·★ 5.8·Raja Collins

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

Relay

2025·1h 52m·★ 7.0·David Mackenzie

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

Bosco

2024·1h 39m·★ 5.4·Nicholas Manuel Pino

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

Salama Is Fine

1937·1h 37m·★ 7.3·Niazi Mostafa

TMDB recommends

Barron's Cove

2025·1h 56m·★ 6.1·Evan Ari Kelman

Fans also likedThriller & Drama

The Postman

1968·1h 55m·★ 7.2·Hussein Kamal

TMDB recommends

The Good Neighbor

2022·1h 37m·★ 6.0·Stephan Rick

Fans also likedThriller & Drama

Tyler Perry's Duplicity

2025·1h 49m·★ 4.7·Tyler Perry

Fans also likedThriller & Drama

Luce

2019·1h 49m·★ 6.6·Julius Onah

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

Magpie

2024·1h 30m·★ 6.3·Sam Yates

Fans also likedThriller & Drama

Braven

2018·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Lin Oeding

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

The Hummingbird Project

2019·1h 51m·★ 6.2·Kim Nguyen

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How Good Is The Shame?

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