
Ahmad Rateb
Actor · 1949 – 2016 · Cairo, Egypt
Movies19
Movie7.5ComedyDramaAn Egyptian-American returns to his homeland after twenty years abroad, filled with nostalgia and high hopes. But as he reconnects with his roots, he finds himself caught between two worlds—and begins to experience the reality of a country he thought he knew.
Movie3.6HorrorAdventureAn archaelogist falls under the spell of a statue with a curse on it.
The Serpent of Death
1990 · 5 votes
Movie6.3DramaAli Abd-El-Zaher is a member of an Islamic radical group which has been launching attacks against the government and the society under the orders of the spiritual leader Brother Saif. Ali manages to assasinate an officer, but as he escapes from the authorities he gets hit by a car driven by Sewsan, the daughter of a respected Muslim family living in the Maadi district. Sewsan's father who is a surgeon and his family take care of the injured terrorist who then tries to conceal the truth about his personality, such as his dislike of music, unveiled women and Western life styles.
Movie7.7ComedyDr. Raafat faces challenges and difficulties in raising his three daughters, Fawzia (Sanaa Younis), Soso (Shreihan) and Nadia (Ijlal Zaki).
Movie7.3DramaThe lives of residents in an old Cairo building, "The Yacoubian Building," are affected by issues like corruption, extremism, class disparity, and sexuality. Through diverse characters, the film offers a critical examination of Egyptian society.
Movie8.0DramaNawara works as a housemaid for a family closely linked to the Mubarak regime. On the eve of the 2011 revolution the family decides, for safety, to leave the country temporarily and ask her to look after the villa. Flush with cash for expenses, Nawara calls her fiancé Mustafa and the two are soon enjoying a taste of life at the top. Her journey from the alleys of her poor neighborhood to the luxury compound brings with it the worries of the people and their simple dreams—and an experience she could never have imagined.
Movie5.2DramaComedyThe second part of Lenin al-Ramly and Nader Galaal’s trilogy “Bekheet and Adeela”. A gang of drugs dealers finances Bekheet and Adeela’s parliament campaign. At the end, Bekheet and Adeela figured out that the gang has its hidden agenda, they enter the elections as independents, become members and finally overcome the gang.
Movie5.8ComedyAn ex-goalkeeper starts working as a talent scout and travels all over the world in search of professional players to join Egyptian football clubs.
Movie5.0DramaA group of friends gathered coastal village depend on fishingpoverty forces them to perform some petty theft tobe involved in the murder and Vistkhaddmanm corruptpolice officer to implement its objectives in that village and escalate events
Movie5.3DramaComedyThe story revolves around Mursi (Adel Imam), a poor history teacher, married and suffering from an ambitious financial crisis in life, who gets involved with an old colleague at the university (Salwa), who runs her house for prostitution and hides him. Salwa uses the naiveté of Morsi to convince him that he attacked her He is drunk to press him to marry her pregnant.
Movie4.9ComedyCrimeThree friends from Alexandria singing in the popular Wedding accuse someone of murder and trying to prove his innocence in order to be able to marry his fiancee.
Movie6.4ComedyRomanceAfter failing to find stable work in Cairo, Hassanein joins a group of beggars and unwittingly becomes involved with a corrupt businessman who suspects him of being a police informant.
Movie5.6ComedyDramaWhen Kadry El Meniawy becomes the minister of Youth and sports, the attractive woman Anita from Denmark comes to Egypt for cultural exchange between the two countries. As she stays at the minister's villa, his sons try to get close to her while he also falls for her.
Movie4.5ComedyRomanceThe film revolves around a young man, who lives with his uncle after the death of his father. He is a reckless young man who relies on the money of his billionaire uncle, until his uncle decides to leave him to rely on himself, causing him problems in many comedy situations
Movie7.7ComedyZeinhom is an ordinary man who struggles to maintain steady employment. Due to his uncanny resemblance to a powerful dictator, he is cast in a satirical film criticizing the regime. When unexpected events unfold, Zeinhom finds himself entangled in a dangerous political deception, forced to impersonate the very leader he mocked.
Movie6.5DramaComedyThe film revolves around an engineer working for an oil company in Dubai. He had to return to Egypt after twenty years. He was surprised that the Israeli Embassy was next to his apartment and was trying hard to sell the apartment at first.
Movie6.0ComedyDramaA young man wants to be a professional Kung-Fu player but figures out that the game is not popular in Egypt. He meets a fortuneteller who helps him to read and hear other’s thoughts.
Movie5.8ComedyBekhit works in a small workshop. He meets Adila by chance in a train, and they both find a suitcase full of money left by an escaping drug dealer. After they fail in finding the suitcase's owner, they both decide to share the money.
Movie6.8DramaActionMahmoud is a man with simple dreams. His life turns into agony, when he witnesses a murder in the garage where he works as a security guard and he testifies against the murderer.
Series12
TV7.8DramaWar & PoliticsBased on the true story of Egyptian spy Refaat Al-Gammal, Raafat Al Haggan follows a young Egyptian Muslim recruited by intelligence to assume a false Jewish identity and embed himself deep within Israeli society for over a decade. Starring Mahmoud Abdel Aziz and Yusra, the series charts his dangerous double life, his sacrifices, and his pivotal role in gathering intelligence ahead of the 1973 October War.
TVDramaDr. Layla Sallam, freshly healing from two tumultuous marriages, finds herself drawn to Omar, a complex patient battling mental illness. As their bond deepens—blurring lines between love and healing—Omar's quest for truth challenges Layla to confront her own demons.
TV9.5Action & AdventureDramaThe series revolves around a large family dominated by Father Zain Al Attar, who embodies the course of the artist Mahmoud Hamida, and has a large number of children who live with him in the house except two, one of them lives in a shelter and the other an aggressive person, and recounts the relationship of this father with gangs of arms and smugglers.
TV4.5DramaComedyA college professor rebelling on political situations, holds a big governmental position after the revolution, but he gets shocking surprises.
TV9.0DramaFailing to find a way out of his struggles and sufferings, the young man Sa'ied seeks to leave the country and travel abroad to set his life on the right course. But as he climbs up the ladder of fortune, he soon realizes the foul truth about the world he fancied.
TV7.0War & PoliticsDramaAl-Gama'a is an Egyptian television drama, Historical and Political drama series written by Wahid Hamid, directed by Mohammed Yasin and produced by Kamel Abu Ali. The series began filming in January 2010 with a budget of 50 million Egyptian pounds. The show deals with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist political group, which was officially banned but nonetheless tolerated to an extent before the revolution. Critics have decried the show's pro-government stance, charging that it plays into the Egyptian government's agenda prior to the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections.
TV6.7Businessman Khaled's son, Yassin, gets kidnapped by an organ trafficking organization. Joined by his wife, he travels searching for his son and decides to infiltrate the criminal organization by working with them. Eventually, he faces several shocks and surprises involving his closest friends.
TV7.0DramaThe series revolves around several intertwined events, different Aisha. The series deals with the story of Rabih al-Halawani, and his son Rabie al-Halawani. The magazine and its partner in extortion operations, ill-informed. On the other hand, there is a reason to spend the protection and care of a purebred (ewe) and closer to her on the other side, as she escapes to work for Karawana and then becomes a beach dancer. He exploits the need for a job as an engineer by one of the sons of the Egyptian countryside, in order to exploit him and his father to implement private and suspicious deals.
TV8.7ComedyDramaThe story of twin brothers who can not be any different. The first is a simple teacher who lives by his integrity, while the other is a swindler who is constantly getting himself in trouble, but his wit and his strong personality become his saving grace as they secure him a way out of trouble.
TV8.2MysteryCrimeA mother's journey in search for her son's murderer. The story unfolds between the past, present and even nightmares which gives subtle clues and hints to guide the mother to the murderer.
TV8.1ComedyDramaSarah is a girl whose mental development stopped at a very young age. After she slips into a coma that lasts for years, she crosses paths with a dedicated young doctor who decides to wake her up from her coma. When she wakes up, he ends up falling with her, not knowing what he is signing up for.
TVDramaAbo El-Maaty buys a piece of land to cultivate it. A film crew comes to shoot near the farm, but the film star Salwa has an accident and Abo El-Maaty takes her to his farm to take care of her. She discovers that no one there knows who she is and becomes impressed by the simple life they're living.