Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Bye Bye Arab
TITLE DETAILS

Bye Bye Arab

1986-04-29 · 144 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · Comedy

A dark Kuwaiti comedy that follows "Arab," an idealist who embarks on a fantastical journey with "Marjan the Genie" to unite the Arab world—only to confront a reality far from his hopes.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Moncef Souissi
Production companies
Arts Center for Artistic Production and Distribution
Countries
Kuwait
Status
Released

Top Cast

AbdulHusain AbdulRedhaAbdulHusain AbdulRedhaعرب
Hayat Al-FahadHayat Al-Fahadأم كلثوم
Saleh HamadSaleh Hamadعم عرب / دولار عبدالغني
Dawood HusseinDawood Husseinمرجان
Mohamed HassanMohamed Hassan
Abdullah Al-SallmanAbdullah Al-Sallman
Kathem Al-ZamilKathem Al-Zamil
Amal AbbasAmal Abbas
Ali SultanAli Sultan
Nawaf Al-ShammariNawaf Al-Shammari
Salem Al-AtwanSalem Al-Atwan

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Recommendations

The Infidel
★ 6.1
The Infidel2010Drama · Comedy

Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahmud, who is not exactly a devout Muslim, he drinks alcohol, and does not pray five times, but does agree that he will appease Arshad, without whose approval the marriage cannot take place. Shortly thereafter Mahmud, while going over his recently deceased mother's documents, will find out that he was adopted, his birth parents were Jewish, and his name is actually Solly Shimshillewitz.

The House of Tomorrow
★ 6.8
The House of Tomorrow2019Drama · Comedy

The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school.

Uncorked
★ 6.1
Uncorked2020Drama · Comedy

Elijah must balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father's expectations that he carry on the family's Memphis BBQ joint.

The Middle Man
★ 6.1
The Middle Man2021Drama · Comedy

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.

Code 3
★ 7.1
Code 32025Drama · Comedy

A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

The Embassy in the Building
★ 6.5
The Embassy in the Building2005Drama · Comedy

The film revolves around an engineer working for an oil company in Dubai. He had to return to Egypt after twenty years. He was surprised that the Israeli Embassy was next to his apartment and was trying hard to sell the apartment at first.

My Own Love Song
★ 6.2
My Own Love Song2010Drama · Comedy

A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.

CQ
★ 5.9
CQ2001Drama · Comedy

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.

Better Living Through Chemistry
★ 5.9
Better Living Through Chemistry2014Drama · Comedy

A straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.

Family Weekend
★ 6.3
Family Weekend2013Drama · Comedy

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

I Still Hide to Smoke
★ 6.9
I Still Hide to Smoke2017Drama

Α tragi-comedy about 9 women of different ages and various backgrounds that gather in an Algerian hammam to talk about their lives.

SubUrbia
★ 6.2
SubUrbia1997Drama · Comedy

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

Almost Friends
★ 6.3
Almost Friends2017Drama · Comedy

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.

Hooking Up
★ 6.3
Hooking Up2020Drama · Comedy

Bailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addict. As their true motivations for the road trip come to light, the unlikely pair force one another to confront their issues, discovering that there might actually be more to love than just sex.

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
★ 7.5
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl2024Drama · Comedy

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.

Landline
★ 6.2
Landline2017Drama · Comedy

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.

Give Me Liberty
★ 6.5
Give Me Liberty2019Drama · Comedy

When a riot breaks out in Milwaukee, America's most segregated city, medical transport driver Vic is torn between his promise to get a group of elderly Russians to a funeral and his desire to help Tracy, a young black woman with ALS.

Barney's Version
★ 7.0
Barney's Version2010Drama · Comedy

The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.

Lady Windermere's Fan
★ 6.9
Lady Windermere's Fan1925Drama · Comedy

A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.

The Legend of Barney Thomson
★ 6.1
The Legend of Barney Thomson2015Drama · Comedy

Barney Thomson, awkward, diffident, Glasgow barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer.

Similar titles

La manzana de oro
★ 3.2
La manzana de oro2023Drama · Comedy

Fargo
★ 7.8
Fargo1996Drama

Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.

M*A*S*H
★ 6.9
M*A*S*H1970Drama · Comedy

One of the world's most acclaimed comedies, M*A*S*H focuses on three Korean War Army surgeons brilliantly brought to life by Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt and Elliott Gould. Though highly skilled and deeply dedicated, they adopt a hilarious, lunatic lifestyle as an antidote to the tragedies of their Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, and in the process infuriate Army bureaucrats. Robert Duvall, Gary Burghoff and Sally Kellerman co-star as a sanctimonious Major, an other-worldly Corporal, and a self-righteous yet lusty nurse.

The Tin Drum
★ 7.0
The Tin Drum1979Drama

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

Shaun of the Dead
★ 7.5
Shaun of the Dead2004Comedy

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

Don't Ever Change
★ 5.8
Don't Ever Change2017Comedy

The reunion of a woman and her estranged daughter is interrupted by a man with an unusual request.

If i were a stud (play)
Not rated
If i were a stud (play)1962Comedy

Love In A Pin
★ 7.5
Love In A Pin2025Drama · Comedy

a handsome man named Haris whose amulet faded when he was about to propose to his girlfriend

The Worm
Not rated
The Worm2026Drama · Comedy

A young man’s strange belief sparks an intervention from his family.

Pulp Fiction
★ 8.5
Pulp Fiction1994Comedy

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

Torrente for President
★ 6.1
Torrente for President2026Comedy

Years have passed since his last adventure, but José Luis Torrente, the most politically incorrect former cop in Spain, still sees himself as a national hero.

FASCINATING AÏDA: The 40th Anniversary Show!
Not rated
FASCINATING AÏDA: The 40th Anniversary Show!2024Comedy

Dillie, Liza and Adèle are celebrating 40 years with this BRAND NEW SHOW! Beautifully filmed at the Palace Theatre Southend-on-Sea, this triumphant show played The London Palladium and over 70 venues throughout the UK and in Australia. Fascinating Aïda have racked-up millions of internet followers, performed in the world’s most prestigious venues and been showered with awards and plaudits since they sashayed onto the scene back in 1983. Uniquely charming, with diamond-sharp satire, filthy, hilarious, belligerent, political, poignant and outrageous, this indomitable trio are still the mistresses of their craft. The show features much-loved favourites like Dogging and Cheap Flights plus wickedly hilarious new songs like AI, Tory MP and Citizenship Test ... Don't miss the chance to celebrate with these unstoppable performers in their glorious prime!

The Whole Nine Yards
★ 6.5
The Whole Nine Yards2000Comedy

After a mobster agrees to cooperate with an FBI investigation in order to stay out of prison, he's relocated by the authorities to a life of suburban anonymity as part of a witness protection program. It's not long before a couple of his new neighbours figure out his true identity and come knocking to see if he'd be up for one more hit—suburban style.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
★ 7.2
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas1998Drama · Comedy

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America
★ 6.8
Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America2014Comedy

The venomous, no holds barred style of standup comedy legend Paul Mooney is on full display in this concert special. The vitriolic funnyman spares no politician or pop icon from his scathing wit, throwing jabs at Sarah Palin, Mel Gibson, Tiger Woods and many others. Defiant, socially relevant and always hilarious, it’s a legendary Mooney performance, taped live at the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.

Island of Strangers
Not rated
Island of Strangers2025Drama · Comedy

Louis, Xavier and Casper are three record-breaking young politicians. When confronted by an extraterrestrial threat, they are abandoned by their leader, they are forced to reconcile their differences to survive or not!

Sister Act
★ 6.8
Sister Act1992Comedy

When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, she proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters.

The Last Supper
★ 6.5
The Last Supper1995Drama · Comedy

A group of idealistic but frustrated liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering right-wing pundits for their political beliefs.

Juha Governs The City
Not rated
Juha Governs The City1985Drama · Comedy

The 'Burbs
★ 6.8
The 'Burbs1989Comedy

When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.