7 Best Movies Set in or About Egypt

7 Movies Set in or About Egypt

Foreign-led films whose sustained setting or subject remains centered on Egypt.

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   1. The Prince of Egypt

   1998

   Raised as brothers in the Egyptian royal house, Moses and Ramses are set on a collision course when Moses discovers his true heritage as a Hebrew and answers a divine call to free his enslaved people. DreamWorks' sweeping animated retelling of Exodus.

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   2. Asterix and Cleopatra

   Astérix et Cléopâtre · 1968

   When Cleopatra wagers Caesar that Egyptians can build a magnificent palace in three months, she calls on the Gaulish heroes Asterix and Obelix to help. A classic animated comedy adventure.

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   3. The Mummy

   1999

   In 1920s Egypt, treasure hunters and a plucky librarian accidentally awaken a vengeful high priest mummified alive three thousand years earlier, unleashing an ancient curse. A rollicking action-adventure.

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   4. Stargate

   1994

   Scientists activate an ancient alien device unearthed in Egypt, opening a portal to a distant desert world ruled by a tyrant who poses as the sun god Ra and lords over people descended from ancient Egyptians. A sci-fi adventure.

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   5. Bella Donna

   1923

   A seductive woman ensnares a mild-mannered man into marriage and follows him to Egypt, where, bored with her devoted husband, she falls under the spell of a ruthless suitor. A silent romantic melodrama.

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   6. Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

   Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre · 2002

   When Cleopatra bets Caesar that Egypt can build him a grand palace in just three months, she enlists the indomitable Gauls Asterix and Obelix and their magic potion to pull off the impossible. A zany live-action comedy.

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   7. Death on the Nile

   2022

   Detective Hercule Poirot's luxury cruise down the Nile turns deadly when a glamorous heiress is murdered aboard the steamer, leaving a boatful of suspects. Kenneth Branagh's lavish adaptation of the Agatha Christie mystery.