Synopsis
صايع بحر
This hilarious comedy is about a young man, who like many young Egyptians, is going through the day to day struggle of being unemployed. He manages to get by with odd jobs here and there until he falls in love with a conservative girl who inspires him to build a more stable life.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Beach Loafer. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Comedy + Crime in Other Asia
11 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Beach Loafer itself).
The 2003–2005 Other Asia Window
In the crowded 2003-2005 Other Asia release window, The Beach Loafer sits at #45 of 49. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
2004 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 19 titles released, including The Beach Loafer. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (130 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Other Asia films in 2004.
The 164th 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
15 audience reviews — more than 43% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 37th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #519 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.7 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #169 of 183 (top 92%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | August 17, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt2215481 |