List of films about the Lebanese Civil War
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1970s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Iraq | The Sniper | القناص | Faisal Al-Yasiri |
1980s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | West Germany France |
Circle of Deceit | Die Fälschung Le Faussaire |
Volker Schlöndorff | Drama, War. Based on the novel Die Fälschung. |
| 1981 | Lebanon Tunisia Belgium |
Beirut the Encounter | شرم يكا La Rencontre |
Borhane Alaouié | Drama, War. |
| 1982 | France Lebanon |
Little Wars | حروب صغيرة Les petites guerres |
Maroun Bagdadi | Drama, War. |
| 1985 | Lebanon France Canada Argentina |
The Razor's Edge | حياة معلقة Une vie suspendue |
Jocelyne Saab | Drama. |
| 1985 | Lebanon | The scream | الصرخة | Fouad Sharaf El Din | |
| 1986 | United States Israel |
The Delta Force | Menahem Golan | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War. TWA Flight 847 | |
| 1986 | Israel | Ricochets | שתי אצבעות מצידון | Eli Cohen | Drama, War. 1982 Lebanon War |
| 1987 | Israel United States West Germany |
Deadline | Nathaniel Gutman | Action, Drama, Mystery, War. Sabra and Shatila massacre, 1982 Lebanon War | |
| 1989 | Israel | Burning Memory | רסיסים | Yossi Somer | Drama. 1982 Lebanon War |
1990s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | United States | Navy SEALs | Lewis Teague | Action, Adventure, Thriller. | |
| 1990 | United States | Hard Act to Follow | Issam B. Makdissy | Comedy. | |
| 1991 | France Belgium Italy |
Out of Life | Hors la vie | Maroun Bagdadi | Crime, Drama, War. Based on the book Un otage à Beyrouth. Roger Auque, Lebanon hostage crisis |
| 1991 | Israel | Cup Final | גמר גביע | Eran Riklis | Drama, War. 1982 FIFA World Cup, 1982 Lebanon War |
| 1991 | Israel | Time for Cherries | עונת הדובדבנים | Haim Bouzaglo | Drama, War. 1982 Lebanon War |
| 1992 | Lebanon | The Tornado | الإعصار Le tourbillon |
Samir Habchi | Drama, War. |
| 1994 | Lebanon Canada |
Operation Golden Phoenix | Jalal Merhi | Action. | |
| 1994 | Lebanon | The Time Has Come | آن الآوان Histoire d'un retour |
Jean-Claude Codsi | Drama. |
| 1995 | Lebanon France Germany Argentina |
Once Upon a Time in Beirut | كان ياما كان في بيروت Il était une fois Beyrouth |
Jocelyne Saab | Drama. |
| 1996 | Lebanon Germany Ireland |
Warshots | Kriegsbilder | Heiner Stadler | Drama. |
| 1998 | France Norway Lebanon Belgium |
West Beirut | بيروت الغربية À l'abri les enfants |
Ziad Doueiri | Comedy, Drama, Romance, War. |
| 1998 | France Lebanon |
Phantom Beirut | أشباح بيروت Beyrouth fantôme |
Ghassan Salhab | Drama. |
| 1999 | France Lebanon |
A Civilized People | المتحضرات Civilisées |
Randa Chahal Sabag | Comedy, Drama. |
2000s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Egypt | Aziz, A Hero from the South | بطل من الجنوب | Mohamed Abou-Seif | |
| 2000 | France Lebanon |
In the Shadows of the City | طيف المدينة L'ombre de la ville |
Jean Khalil Chamoun | Drama, Romance, War. |
| 2001 | United Kingdom France Germany Japan United States |
Spy Game | Tony Scott | Action, Crime, Thriller. | |
| 2003 | United Kingdom | Blind Flight | John Furse | Drama. Based on the memoirs of An Evil Cradling and Some Other Rainbow. Brian Keenan, John McCarthy, Lebanon hostage crisis | |
| 2004 | France Belgium Lebanon Germany |
In the Battlefields | معارك حب Dans les champs de bataille |
Danielle Arbid | Drama, War. |
| 2004 | France Egypt Morocco Denmark Belgium |
The Gate of Sun | باب الشمس La Porte du soleil |
Yousry Nasrallah | Romance, Drama, War. Based on the novel The Gate of Sun. |
| 2004 | France Tunisia United Kingdom |
Deadlines | Ludi Boeken Michael Alan Lerner |
Action, Thriller. Michael Alan Lerner | |
| 2004 | Lebanon France |
Ring of Fire | زنار النار La Ceinture de feu |
Bahij Hojeij | War. Based on the novel L'Obstiné. |
| 2004 | Israel | Summer Story | סיפור קיץ | Shmuel Haimovich | Drama. 1982 Lebanon War |
| 2005 | United States United Arab Emirates |
Syriana | Stephen Gaghan | Drama, Thriller. Based on the memoirs of See No Evil. | |
| 2005 | Germany United States France |
Lord of War | Andrew Niccol | Crime, Drama. | |
| 2005 | France Lebanon Germany |
A Perfect Day | يوم اخر | Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige | Drama. |
| 2005 | Lebanon | The Autobus | بوسطة | Philippe Aractingi | Musical, War. |
| 2009 | Israel France Germany United Kingdom |
Lebanon | לבנון | Samuel Maoz | Drama, War. 1982 Lebanon War |
2010s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Canada France |
Incendies | Denis Villeneuve | Drama, Mystery, War. Based on the play Incendies. | |
| 2010 | Lebanon | Stray Bullet | صاصة طايشة | Georges Hachem | Drama. |
| 2010 | Lebanon | Here Comes the Rain | شتي يا دني Que vienne la pluie |
Bahij Hojeij | Drama. Lebanon hostage crisis |
| 2011 | France Lebanon Egypt Italy Qatar |
Where Do We Go Now? | وهلأ لوين Et maintenant, on va où |
Nadine Labaki | Comedy, Drama. |
| 2012 | Canada | The Valley of Tears | La Vallée des larmes | Maryanne Zéhil | Drama. Sabra and Shatila massacre |
| 2012 | United Kingdom Israel France |
Zaytoun | זייתון زيتون |
Eran Riklis | Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War. 1982 Lebanon War |
| 2015 | France | Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad | Une histoire de fou | Robert Guédiguian | Drama, History. Based on the autobiography La Bomba. |
| 2015 | Iran Lebanon |
The Buried Secret | السر المدفون | Ali Ghaffari | Action, War. South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) |
| 2015 | Lebanon United Arab Emirates |
I'm Not a Martyr | انا مش شهيد | Samah el Kadi | Drama, War. |
| 2015 | Canada Lebanon United Kingdom |
A Louder Silence | Nicolette Saina J.D. Schroder |
Drama, Family, War. | |
| 2016 | Iran | Standing in the Dust | ایستاده در غبار | Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian | Action, Biography, Drama, War. Ahmad Motevaselian, 1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Lebanon hostage crisis |
| 2016 | France Lebanon |
Fallen from the Sky | Tombé du ciel | Wissam Charaf | Comedy, Drama. |
| 2016 | Lebanon | Still Burning | نار من نار | Georges Hachem | Drama. |
| 2018 | United States | Beirut | Brad Anderson | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Lebanon hostage crisis | |
| 2019 | Lebanon Norway France Qatar |
1982 | Oualid Mouaness | Drama, History, Romance, War. 1982 Lebanon War | |
| 2019 | Lebanon | Yesterday went with Yesterday | Issam B. Makdissy | Drama. |
2020s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Lebanon Canada France Qatar |
Memory Box | Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige | Drama. | |
| 2022 | Cyprus France Germany |
Tel Aviv/Beirut | Tel Aviv - Beyrouth | Michale Boganim | Drama. 1982 Lebanon War |
| 2023 | South Korea | Ransomed | 비공식작전 | Kim Seong-hun | Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Lebanon hostage crisis |
| 2024 | France Luxembourg Belgium |
The Fourth Wall | Le Quatrième Mur | David Oelhoffen | Drama, History, War. Based on the novel Le Quatrième Mur. Antigone, Sabra and Shatila massacre, 1982 Lebanon War |
Television films
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | United States | The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story | Paul Wendkos | Drama. Uli Derickson, TWA Flight 847 | |
| 1992 | United States | Hostages | David Wheatley | Drama. John McCarthy, Brian Keenan, Terry A. Anderson, Thomas Sutherland, Terry Waite, Jill Morrell, Lebanon hostage crisis |
TV Series
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Iran | Standing in the Dust | ایستاده در غبار | Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian | Ahmad Motevaselian, 1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats, Lebanon hostage crisis |
| 2023 | Israel United States |
Ghosts of Beirut | Greg Barker | History, Thriller. Imad Mughniyeh, 1982 Lebanon War, 1983 US embassy bombing in Beirut, 1983 Beirut barracks bombings, William Francis Buckley, Lebanon hostage crisis, Assassination of Imad Mughniyeh |
Refugees
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Lebanon | Amani under the rainbow | أماني تحت قوس قزح | Samir A. Khouri | Drama, Musical. |
| 1999 | France Canada Lebanon |
Around the Pink House | البيت الزهري Autour de la maison rose |
Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige | Comedy, Drama, Romance. |
| 2005 | Sweden Czech Republic United Kingdom Denmark Netherlands |
Zozo | Josef Fares | Drama, Family, War. |