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GenreDrama & War
RatedNot Rated
Runtime2 hr 21 mins
ReleasedOctober 9, 2026
StreamingIn theaters now
DirectorWen Muye
StarringShen Teng, Jiang Qiming
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Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (2026)
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| Once Upon a Time in the Middle East's Details | |
| Genre | Drama & War |
| Rated | Not Rated |
| Released | 08/11/2026 |
| Streaming | In theaters now. |
| Running Time | 2 hr 21 mins |
| Budget | Not reported |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin, Arabic, English |
| Once Upon a Time in the Middle East's Interests | |
| General | Woks, big pots of rice, counting heads at dinner. |
| Music | The kitchen at full speed. |
| Movies | Life Is Beautiful, Chef. |
| Television | Cooking shows, with fewer explosions. |
| Heroes | Chefs who feed everyone first and eat last. |
| Once Upon a Time in the Middle East's Crew | |
| Director | Wen Muye |
| Writers | Wen Muye, Lang Qunli, Wei Zhong |
| Producers | Ning Hao, Mohamed Osama |
| Cinematography | Wang Boxue |
| Music | Huang Chao |
| Production | Dirty Monkeys Films Group, Damai Entertainment Holdings, China Film Group, Alibaba Pictures Group, Ruyi Film, Super Lion Culture Communication, General Dream Shanghai Film, Beijing Shangshi Culture Group, Beijing Yuanqi Entertainment Culture, Shanghai Ruyi Film and Television Production |
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East's Trailer
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Once Upon a Time in the Middle East's Blurbs
About me:
Xu Fu takes a job as head chef at the Loong Restaurant in a fictional Middle Eastern city to pay off his debts. Then war breaks out, and he turns the restaurant into a shelter for a group of orphans stuck in the city. Shen Teng and Jiang Qiming star, and Wen Muye wrote and directed this Chinese anti-war comedy drama. A chef, a kitchen full of kids and no way out of town.
Who I'd like to meet:
Anyone who believes a good meal can fix a bad day.
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Once Upon a Time in the Middle East's Cast (in credits order)
| Shen Teng | Xu Fu |
| Jiang Qiming | Ma Junsheng |
| Zhang Xiwei | Xu Le |
| Wei Qing | Xu's mother |
| Sherif Sobhy | Zaid |
| Yasmine Rahmy | Amina |
| Karma Hasim | Susu |
| Omar Sherif | Seif |
| Naira Al-Qasim | Lina |
| Ahmed Salim | Ali |
| Faruk Muhammad | Jamal |
| Jason Paul Field | Peter |
| Russell Shealy | Morgan |
| Aarif Rahman | Tony Wang |
Full cast and crew on IMDb.
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East's Edit History
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- (cur | prev) 14:30, 1 November 2026 DataBot +40 Numbers refreshed: IMDb users 8.3 / 10 (2,472 votes) → 8.3 / 10 (2,484 votes).
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 31 October 2026 DataBot +40 Numbers refreshed: IMDb users 8.3 / 10 (2,457 votes) → 8.3 / 10 (2,472 votes).
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 30 October 2026 DataBot +40 Numbers refreshed: IMDb users 8.3 / 10 (2,445 votes) → 8.3 / 10 (2,457 votes).
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 29 October 2026 DataBot +40 Numbers refreshed: box office chart updated.
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 28 October 2026 DataBot +160 Numbers refreshed: Rotten Tomatoes 100%; Rotten Tomatoes critics 100% (15 reviews); IMDb users 8.3 / 10 (2,419 votes) → 8.3 / 10 (2,433 votes); movie.guru score 9.4 → 9.6.
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 27 October 2026 DataBot +120 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $355.7M → $356.9M; box office chart updated; IMDb users 8.3 / 10 (2,401 votes) → 8.3 / 10 (2,419 votes).
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 26 October 2026 DataBot +40 Numbers refreshed: IMDb users 8.3 / 10 (2,372 votes) → 8.3 / 10 (2,401 votes).
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 25 October 2026 DataBot +40 Numbers refreshed: IMDb users 8.3 / 10 (2,358 votes) → 8.3 / 10 (2,372 votes).
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 24 October 2026 DataBot +240 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $355.7M; Opening weekend $214K; profit note now waits on a budget; box office chart updated; IMDb users 8.3 / 10 (2,358 votes); movie.guru score 9.4.
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