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The Son of the Sheik

1926Movie1 h 9 min

71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5Rotten Tomatoes80%61%

A romantic, nostalgic action movie about history.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

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Story

"An eye for an eye-a hate for a hate-that my girl, is the law of the tribe."

Ahmed, son of Diana and Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with Yasmin, a dancing girl who fronts her father's gang of mountebanks. She and Ahmed meet secretly until one night when her father and the gang capture the son of the sheik, torture him, and hold him for ransom.

Feels like

  • Classic Silent Film
  • Romance & Intrigue
  • Exotic Adventure
  • Sheik Romance
  • Historical Setting
  • Nostalgic Cinema
  • Silent Era Acting
  • Action Sequences

Cast

9 of 9

Crew

Directed by
George Fitzmaurice
Written by
Frances Marion, Edith Maude Hull, Fred De Gresac

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

September 5, 1926 · 1 h 9 min · Violence

Released
September 5, 1926
Runtime
1 h 9 min
Content
Violence
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Original language
English
Also spoken
xx
Made in
United States
Available in
139 countries

Tropes

Opium Den, Banana Peel, Flashback +9

  • Opium Den
  • Banana Peel
  • Flashback
  • A Taste of the Lash
  • Rape Discretion Shot
  • Brownface
  • Shirtless Captives
  • Hypocritical Humor
  • Bedlah Babe
  • Mr. Fanservice
  • Identical Grandson
  • Sequel

12 of 17 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream The Son of the Sheik?"

Questions about The Son of the Sheik

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Where can I stream The Son of the Sheik?

JustWatch TV FreeDarkroomFawesomeCohen Media

In the United States, The Son of the Sheik streams on Cohen Media, and it is free with ads on JustWatch TV Free, Darkroom, and Fawesome. It also streams in 138 other countries.

Is The Son of the Sheik worth watching?

71
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 6.5 and Rotten Tomatoes 80%). Critics rate it higher (80 out of 100) than audiences (63).

Is The Son of the Sheik a sequel?

  1. The Sheik (1921)
  2. The Son of the Sheik (1926)

Yes: it's movie 2 of 2 in its series, after The Sheik (1921).

Is The Son of the Sheik good for date night?

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Yes: romance is 8 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.