Movies Like A Summer in La Goulette (1996)

A Summer in La Goulette is a 1996 comedy, drama film from Férid Boughedir with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Bittersweet and X-Large.

Comedy Drama

Bittersweet

2010

An 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.

7.5

MagicScore

X-Large

2011

Magdy is searching for true love, so when he finds his childhood friend Dina on Facebook he tries to get closer to her. He is afraid that she would refuse him as he is very obese. So on their first meeting he told her that he is Magdy's cousin

7.0

MagicScore

The Consul's Son

2010

After spending 30 years in prison, a man comes out to find out he has a son. Together with his son and a newly-acquired friend he resumes his criminal life.

6.6

MagicScore

Alzheimer's

2010

Mahmoud Shuaib, a wealthy man diagnosed with Alzheimer's, begins making unusual financial decisions. Fearing for their inheritance, his two sons take legal action to gain control of his estate.

6.3

MagicScore

At Cairo's Railway Station

2006

Reda, a young salesperson meets Malak in the railway station who asks him to play the role of her husband before her rich parents who live in Upper Egypt.

6.3

MagicScore

Her Divorce Lawyer

2002

A wealthy woman who owns a designer cloth factory, goes to a lawyer asking to be divorced from her 3 months husband because he snores.

5.7

MagicScore

Lembi 8 Giga

2010

Lembi.. a poor lawyer who marries a school teacher and he causes her troubles due to his bad financial status, and then he meets with an accident which changes the way he was living....

5.5

MagicScore

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves

1937

Popeye the Sailor, accompanied by Olive Oyl and Wimpy, is dispatched to stop the dreaded bandit Abu Hassan and his force of forty thieves.

7.8

MagicScore

A Prophet

2009

Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.

7.6

MagicScore

#10

An Hour and a Half

2012

Based on the Ayyat train accident that killed 361 in 2002, this ensemble drama delves into the intense human stories of the passengers in a third-class coach car during the hour and a half before the crash.

7.3

MagicScore

#11

Upper Egyptian in the American University

1998

Khalaf, a bumpkin southern Egyptian wins a scholarship to study at the American University in Cairo where students - many from Cairo's upper class - are known for their Americanized attitudes.

7.2

MagicScore

#12

Can’t Complain

2007

A comedy about triplet brothers with only one birth certificate.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Tarek's Situation

2006

Tarek is a young man who is working at a telecommunications company,and he fell in love with a girl when he heard her voice in a radio talk show. A customer of the company he works at asks him to spy on a girl which stole a valuable thing from him. When Tarek does his searches, he discovers that she is the girl he have dreamed about.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

One of the People

2006

Mahmoud 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.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

No Retreat, No Surrender

2010

In a top secret mission to bring down a dangerous drug lord, the police recruit Hazaloum to impersonate his right hand man Adham after he is killed.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

The Chipmunk Adventure

1987

The Chipmunks and the Chipettes go head to head in a hot air balloon race, and the winner gets $10,000. Unbeknownst to the participants, the "race" is actually a diamond smuggling ring!

6.8

MagicScore

#17

El Lemby

2002

El-Limby lives in a decrepit neighborhood with his mother Faransa and he develops feelings for his neighbor. However, her father objects to their marriage, and El-Limby's mother encourages him to find a job to provide for his family-to-be.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

She Made Me a Criminal

2006

The movie is about a very naive young man, who wants to fix his house before it falls, but does not have the money, and rich girl who likes to spend money uncontrollably, whose father is scrooge, who would not give her access to her trust fund. In order to force her father to give her money, she stages a kidnapping with the assistance of her best friend and the naive young man, who ends up falling in love with her.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Hassan and Marcus

2008

A terrorist Muslim group calls for the execution of Sheikh Hassan for refusing to join their organisation. At the same time, a priest ,Marcos, is also facing death threats. Both men seek help from the government, who puts them under the witness protection program, giving each man the other's identity.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Ramadan Mabrouk Abou El Allamen Hamouda

2008

Professor Ramadan is a feared and well respected teacher in a village, forced to take a job in the city teaching at a private school. He soon realizes that most of his students are infatuated with a famous singer whom he tries to ban all mention of within the school, only to fall in love with her himself.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like A Summer in La Goulette?

The top films similar to A Summer in La Goulette by MovieMagicScore are Bittersweet (7.5), X-Large (7.0), The Consul's Son (6.6). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is A Summer in La Goulette worth watching?

A Summer in La Goulette holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 27 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is A Summer in La Goulette?

A Summer in La Goulette (1996) is a comedy, drama film directed by Férid Boughedir, starring Sonia Mankaï, Claudia Cardinale, Gamil Ratib.

Where can I find more recommendations like A Summer in La Goulette?

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About movies like A Summer in La Goulette

This ranked list pairs A Summer in La Goulette (1996), a comedy and drama film from Férid Boughedir, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sonia Mankaï take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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