Movies Like The Wife of an Important Man

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

Days of El Sadat

2001·2h 46m·★ 7.4·Mohamed Khan

3 shared cast incl. Ahmed Zaki & Mervat AminDir. Mohamed Khan

Dreams of Hind and Camilia

1988·1h 49m·★ 7.1·Mohamed Khan

3 shared cast incl. Ahmed Zaki & Othman Abdel MonemDir. Mohamed Khan

A Dinner Date

1981·1h 43m·★ 7.4·Mohamed Khan

Both star Ahmed Zaki & Khairy BesharaDir. Mohamed Khan

The Postman

1968·1h 55m·★ 7.2·Hussein Kamal

TMDB recommendsBoth star Zizi Mostafa & Nahed Samir

The Thief and the Dogs

1962·2h 10m·★ 7.4·Kamal El Sheikh

TMDB recommendsStarring Nazim Sharawy

A Man in Our House

1961·2h 33m·★ 7.5·Henry Barakat

TMDB recommendsStarring Nahed Samir

Alexandria… Why?

1979·2h 13m·★ 7.3·Youssef Chahine

TMDB recommendsStarring Ahmed Zaki

The Beginning

1986·2h 3m·★ 7.6·Salah Abu Seif

DP: Mohsen AhmedStarring Ahmed Zaki

The School of Mischief

1973·4h 11m·★ 8.8·Galal El Sharkawy

Both star Ahmed Zaki & Nazim Sharawy

The Night of Counting the Years

1969·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Shadi Abdel Salam

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Cairo 30

1966·2h 10m·★ 7.8·Salah Abu Seif

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Cairo Station

1958·1h 17m·★ 7.5·Youssef Chahine

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The Choice

1971·1h 43m·★ 7.5·Youssef Chahine

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Saladin

1963·3h·★ 7.5·Youssef Chahine

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The Egg and the Stone

1990·1h 40m·★ 7.6·Ali Abdel-Khalek

Both star Ahmed Zaki & Abdel Ghani Naser

The Escape

1991·2h·★ 7.8·Atef El-Tayeb

Both star Ahmed Zaki & Hassan Hosny

Salama Is Fine

1937·1h 37m·★ 7.3·Niazi Mostafa

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Wife Number 13

1962·1h 55m·★ 7.0·Fatin Abdel Wahab

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The Street Player

1983·1h 49m·★ 7.7·Mohamed Khan

Starring Zizi MostafaDir. Mohamed Khan

Factory Girl

2014·1h 32m·★ 7.2·Mohamed Khan

Starring Khairy BesharaDir. Mohamed Khan

How Good Is The Wife of an Important Man?

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