Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- sardonic
- uneasy
- arabic movie night
- crime comedy marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hassan Bahloul dreams of crimes before they occur and reports them to Captain Motasem Al Alfy.
The plot centers on Hassan bringing supernatural crime warnings to a police captain, creating friction between extraordinary knowledge and official procedure.
Hassan's dreams place him in the position of an informal crime forecaster despite having no stated investigative authority.
The premise establishes crimes as future events that Hassan can identify before they happen.
Films like Playing with Giants, and why
The Burbs
supernatural foresight, crime investigation, and comic social satire
The Man Who Knew Too Much
ordinary protagonist entangled in unfolding crimes with darkly comic tension
The Hudsucker Proxy
mysterious warnings, institutional pressure, and sardonic thriller-comedy energy
Movie Details
- Director
- Sherif Arafa
- Release Date
- 1991-06-22
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (17)
Cast
- Adel Emam
- Hussein Fahmy
- Aaidah Riyadh
- Mahmoud El Gendy
- Gamal Ismail
- Mohamed El Sawy
- Mustafa Metwalli
- Hanem Mohamed
- Ahmad Loxer
- Karim Al Husainy
Common questions
- What is Playing with Giants about?
- A dream-haunted Egyptian everyman warns a skeptical police captain about crimes before they happen, blending mystery with sharp social comedy.
- What is Playing with Giants like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Playing with Giants as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Playing with Giants violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Playing with Giants as mild.
- Which films are like Playing with Giants?
- Films with a similar feel include The Burbs, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and The Hudsucker Proxy.
- How long is Playing with Giants?
- Playing with Giants runs 100 minutes.
