Synopsis
مواطن و مخبر و حرامي
“Mowaten wa mokhber wa haramy”
Selim, a handsome and successful writer triggers an elaborate chain of events when he visits police headquarters to report his car stolen. There he runs into the bumbling Sergeant Fathy Abdel Ghafour, an old family friend who now works as a detective. When the meddlesome Sergeant Fathy insists on hiring a live-in housekeeper for his old friend, Selim’s life becomes inextricably intertwined with that of his beautiful new housemaid, her thieving husband and the well-meaning detective.
The 2000–2002 Other Asia Window
In the crowded 2000-2002 Other Asia release window, A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief sits at #20 of 20. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Other Asia, 130 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief premiered alongside 6 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other Other Asia films in 2001.
The 126th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 10% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 25th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #512 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.5 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #165 of 183 (top 90%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | الشركة العربية للإنتاج والتوزيع السينمائي |
| Runtime | 2h 15m |
| Release Date | December 15, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0323303 |