Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- serious
- melancholic
- crime movie night
- arabic cinema night
What sets it apart
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Adel’s strict grandfather is presented as a formative influence before a chain of events leads him into repeated crimes.
The investigation by Amgad Al Husseiny is punctuated by a series of surprises that disclose hidden aspects of Adel’s history.
Adel’s relationship with Nadia and their son is directly entangled with the crimes he commits.
The story is explicitly set in the 1970s and follows Adel from romantic and family experiences into criminal activity.
Films like The Crime, and why
The Invisible Guest
psychological crime mystery driven by investigation, concealed motives, and escalating revelations
The Usual Suspects
nonlinear-feeling crime storytelling centered on unreliable information and surprise disclosures
The Blue Elephant
arabic-language crime thriller combining family trauma, criminal consequences, and investigative suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Sherif Arafa
- Release Date
- 2022-01-05
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (15)
Cast
- Ahmed Ezz
- Menna Shalabi
- Maged El Kedwany
- Sayed Ragab
- Mohammad Gomaa
- Hagag Abdel Azim
- Mohamed Al Sharnuby
- Myrna Nour El Din
- Nardin Farag
- Ryad El Kholy
Common questions
- What is The Crime about?
- A psychologically charged Egyptian crime mystery follows a family man whose inherited convictions and tangled past draw him into a web of crimes and revelations.
- What is The Crime like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Crime as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Crime violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Crime as moderate.
- Which films are like The Crime?
- Films with a similar feel include The Invisible Guest, The Usual Suspects, and The Blue Elephant.
- How long is The Crime?
- The Crime runs 126 minutes.
