01 A man wakes up in an Abu Dhabi jail cell with no memory of the crime that put him there.
7 Best Emirati Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · November 20, 2026
The UAE’s film industry is young, but its two breakout genre films, a claustrophobic prison thriller and a bleak post-apocalyptic survival drama, both punch well above the country’s tiny output.
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02 Survivors of a global collapse guarding one of the last clean water sources take in strangers who may not be what they seem.
03 Three childhood friends embark on a spontaneous road trip across the Middle East to honor a late friend.
04 Two Emirati teenagers' summer friendship is tested by a reckless, dangerous prank gone wrong.
05 Three strangers from wildly different backgrounds have their lives unexpectedly intertwine across Dubai.
06 Longtime residents of a fast-changing Dubai neighborhood reckon with the city outgrowing the community they built.
07 A young Emirati man's traditional upbringing clashes with the modern life he's built for himself in Dubai.
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