Once Upon a Time in the Middle East
DramaWar

Once Upon a Time in the Middle East

9.1
IMDb
🕐 140 min 📅 2026-08-08 PG-13
🌐 ZH

Xu Fu travels to the Middle East to work as a chef in a Chinese restaurant to pay off family debts, where he meets floor manager Ma Junsheng. Their Dragon Restaurant rises to fame, attracting crowds with authentic‑tasting Chinese food. But war breaks out, and local conditions take a drastic turn for the worse. No one can remain unaffected. What lies ahead for them? And how will the Dragon Restaurant hold on amid the war?

Director

Wen Muye

Year

2026

Category

Hollywood

Ratings & scores.

IMDb Rating

9.1 /10

Rotten Tomatoes

90% 🍅

Metacritic

90 /100

Cast & crew.

🎭

Shen Teng

Xu Fu

🎭

Jiang Qiming

Ma Junsheng

🎭

Omar Sherif

Seif

🎭

Aarif Rahman

Tony

🎭

Sherif Sabry

Zayd

🎭

Ahmed Salim

Ali

🎭

Faruk Muhammad

Jamal

🎭

Russell Shealy

Morgan

Available qualities.

1080p

1.5GB

720p

800MB

Where to watch.

Box office & stats.

Budget

N/A

Worldwide

$305.6M

Runtime

140 min

Release

2026-08-08