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Sherif Arafa

Sherif Arafa

Director and writer · Born December 25, 1960 (65) · Egypt

Sherif Arafa is an Egyptian director, producer and producer. He was born on 25 December 1960 and graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1982. He is the son of director Saad Arafa and the eldest brother of Amr Arafa. Sherif Arafa has produced many important films in the history of Egyptian cinema, such as the Birds of Darkness, the Spectator, Mafia and Halim. He has worked with top stars since his artistic beginnings such as Suad Hosni, Ahmed Zaki and Adel Azzam. He has also discovered and introduced many well-known young actors such as Alaa Wali El Din, Mohamed Henedy, Mona Zaki, Mohamed Saad, Noor, Ahmed Hilmi, Haytham Ahmed Zaki and many others. He has also produced many film and television works such as Halim, Tamer, Shouqia, Critical Moments and People's Program. I am doing so through his production company Partner Pro. He also directed several television commercials for well-known products such as Pepsi and Chipsy. Sherif Arafa entered the world of television production strongly in 2006 by producing three works: Tamer and Shouqia series, critical moments and the People and I program, which was co-produced by other producers from Egypt and the United States.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 25, 1960 (65)
From
Egypt
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 37% in 30 days

What are Sherif Arafa's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
19%
Power
19%
Morality
11%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Joyful
1
Hopeful
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sherif Arafa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Prime Video (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Sherif Arafa's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Playing with the Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Writer

  • The Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Writer

  • The Humans and the Mongoose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Writer

  • The Treasure 2(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • The Treasure(2017)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Island 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • X-Large(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • 18 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • Escaping Tel Aviv(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Story

  • Critical Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 94 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Tamer & Shawkeya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 150 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Tamer and shawqiya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Halim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Great Fava Beans of China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Son of Wealth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • The Headmaster(2000)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Abboud on the Border (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Actor

  • Sweet Oblivion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Angels do not inhabit earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Assistant Director

  • Birds of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • The Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Al Zaeem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Love In The Fridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Terrorism and Kebab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Playing with Giants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Silence! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Producer

  • O, Mehalabeya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • The Third Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • The Dwarfs Are Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Return of a Citizen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Assistant Director

  • Had Al-Saif (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Assistant Director

  • Fingerprints On Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Assistant Director

  • Al muntaqimun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    First Assistant Director

  • Missing Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Al Mawardi Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Co-Director

  • Tears on the wedding night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Assistant Director

  • Critical moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Mafia 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles, 40 of them dated from 1981 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Escaping Tel Aviv (2009)

$327K worldwide

Highest rated

The Headmaster (2000)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Escaping Tel Aviv (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 42: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting32 of 42: 18 only directing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdWriting10 of 42: 0 only writing, 10 with another roleProducing5 of 42: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew8 of 42: 7 only other crew, 1 with another role

42 titles, 15 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1980s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew1990s12 · 2 acting · 11 crew2000s10 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sherif Arafa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser3

Most loved · director, writer

The Headmaster (2000)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 33/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sherif Arafa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sherif Arafa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ayman Abou el Makarem shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers