The Married Couples
1981 3h 14m movie Film

The Married Couples

المتزوجون

The Married Couples sits in the top 1% of Other Asia films on this catalog — ranked #2 of 547 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

المتزوجون

The story revolves around the problems of married people in (Egypt) from the economic and social aspects, where the poor young man (Masoud) falls in love with the aristocratic girl (Lina), and marries her despite her father's refusal. The simple poor life experience with her husband, whom she loves, her father tries to pressure her by various means, including threatening to deprive her of the inheritance, but she is determined to stay with her husband, Masoud asks Lina to move with her to her father's villa in order to get out of the difficult life he lives in rented home.

The 1980–1982 Other Asia Window

6 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Married Couples sits at position #1.

  1. The Married Couples

    #1

    The Married Couples

    ★ 9.1 · 1981

  2. The Suspect
    #2

    The Suspect

    ★ 7.0 · 1981

  3. An Egyptian Story
    #3

    An Egyptian Story

    ★ 6.3 · 1982

  4. The Chorus
    #4

    The Chorus

    ★ 6.0 · 1982

  5. Star
    #5

    Star

    ★ 5.7 · 1982

  6. Orderly or Disorderly
    #6

    Orderly or Disorderly

    ★ 5.7 · 1981

The 1980s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Married Couples premiered. 23 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Reception Benchmarks

9.1
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #2 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (100th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +2.5 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #2 of 356 (top 1%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
All Production Countries Egypt
Original Language Arabic
Runtime 3h 14m
Release Date April 19, 1981