Born to Be a Criminal
2006 1h 34m movie Film

Born to Be a Criminal

وش اجرام

Synopsis

وش اجرام

Our man has about everything against him : he is short, weak, so simple, with an IQ far below the average. There is no wonder why he keeps on being teased by his friends, parents and even fiancee. But circumstances will turn him into a hero and then a vicious criminal feared by all. Half-educated and out-of-work, Taha, is kidnapped by a gang of thieves in his hometown Alexandria. Unbeknownst to them, neither Taha's mother nor his girlfriend has a fraction of the ransom

The 2005–2007 Other Asia Window

44 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Born to Be a Criminal sits at position #31.

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    #1

    M for Mother

    ★ 8.1 · 2006

  2. Fireworks Wednesday
    #2

    Fireworks Wednesday

    ★ 7.6 · 2006

  3. The Yacoubian Building
    #3

    The Yacoubian Building

    ★ 7.3 · 2006

  4. Iron Island
    #4

    Iron Island

    ★ 7.3 · 2005

  5. Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
    #5

    Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame

    ★ 7.1 · 2007

  6. Chaos, This Is?
    #6

    Chaos, This Is?

    ★ 7.1 · 2007

  7. Tarek's Situation
    #7

    Tarek's Situation

    ★ 7.0 · 2006

  8. Bab'Aziz
    #8

    Bab'Aziz

    ★ 7.0 · 2005

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Born to Be a Criminal. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Al Arabia Cinema

The 2000s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Born to Be a Criminal premiered. 130 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
23
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #446 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.8 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Action productions specifically: #54 of 70 (top 77%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
All Production Countries Egypt
Original Language Arabic
Production Companies Al Arabia Cinema
Runtime 1h 34m
Release Date June 1, 2006
IMDb tt2247119

Themes & Motifs

  • corruption
  • police
  • loser
  • bank robbery
  • security
  • job seeking

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