In 2022, 15 Arabic Comedies were released, including “Min Agl Zeko,” which achieved revenues exceeding 28 million Egyptian pounds.
Min Agl Zeko
When Zeko, the only child in a dysfunctional family, wins a chance to compete in a contest for the smartest kid in the country, his whole family sets out on a road trip.
- Director: Peter Mimi
- Cast: Menna Shalabi Karim Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Mohamed Mahmoud & Mahmoud Hafez
It's An Unimportant Mission
This Egyptian-Saudi movie tells the story of Aida, a reckless, young man who is the only child of an Egyptian mother and a Saudi father. Aida’s dreams of becoming one of the best car drivers in the world lead one problem after another.
- Director: Ayman Al-Ali
- Cast: Bayoumi Fouad, Ahmed Fathi, Caroline Azmy, Hala Fakher & Yasser El Tobgy
Wahed Tani
This film revolves around Moustafa, a therapist who has lost his passion for rehabilitating prisoners. As he fights his apathy, Moustafa undergoes a long journey that leads him to realize he’s actually fighting himself.
- Director: Mohammed Shaker Khudair
- Cast: Ahmed Helmy, Ruby, Sayed Ragab, Ahmed Malek, Amr Abdul Gelil, Nesreen Ameen & Nour Ehab
Khetet Mazinger
In order to cover the costs of his marriage, Maher and his friends kidnap a rich boy and hold him for ransom. Their plan soon fails when they realize that they’ve kidnapped the wrong boy.
- Director: Ramy Rizkallah
- Cast: Yasmeen Raess, Hamdi El-Mirghani, Mahmoud Hafez, Bayoumi Fouad, Mohamed Osama & Sama Ibrahim
Tasleem Ahali
Chaos ensues when a woman appears in the lives of a married couple and starts following them everywhere.
- Director: Khaled ElHalafawy
- Cast: Donia Samir Ghanem, Hesham Maged, Dalal Abdel Aziz, Bayoumi Fouad & Amr Wahba
Tamaseh El Nile
Aboard a Nile cruise, passengers are having the time of their lives. But little do they know that a con man is among them, about to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting guests.
- Director: Sameh Abdel Aziz
- Cast: Bayoumi Fouad, Moustafa Khater, Hamdy ElMarghani, Hanady Mehanna & Mohamed Tharwat
Hamel El Lakab
Yehia, a famous soccer player, is married to Misk, a gynecologist. For the duration of their marriage, they’ve been trying to have a baby without any luck. When the long-awaited miracle finally occurs, it isn’t in the way they’d expected.
- Director: Hesham Fathi
- Cast: Hesham Maged, Dina El Sherbiny, Mohamed Salam & Laila Ezz El Arab
El Daawa Aama
Moataz is a happy-go-lucky guy, who loves spending all his free time hanging out with his friends. But when his mother moves in, he resents having to change his lifestyle. After one particularly bad argument, she puts a curse on him that turns his life entirely upside down.
- Director: Wael Farag
- Cast Karim Samy, Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, Ahmad El-Fishawi, Sawsan Badr & Asma Abul-Yazid