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89
8.3
/275756/
80
/3258/
78
/1903/
4.4
/178177/
99
/177/
92
/1634/
95
/41/
cc age 16+

A Separation (2011)
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
poster
87
8.0
/104627/
79
/2457/
78
/2080/
4.2
/213062/
96
/163/
92
/7559/
90
/31/
cc age 15+

Persepolis (2007)
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
8.2
/26359/
80
/660/
80
/433/
4.4
/125883/
89
/19/
88
/179/
92
/15/

Close-Up (1990)
This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf—as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves.
poster
Kanopy
84
8.2
/88942/
79
/1060/
79
/692/
4.2
/50807/
83
/30/
95
/979/
77
/14/
cc age 10+

Children of Heaven (1997)
Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes. School awaits.
poster
Hulu
83
7.5
/18992/
74
/781/
75
/418/
4.0
/105993/
97
/160/
94
/24/
84
/30/

The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
poster
83
8.1
/19231/
79
/164/
76
/183/
4.0
/11526/
87
/31/
96
/332/
80
/25/

The Color of Paradise (1999)
Mohammad joyfully returns to his tiny village on summer vacation from the Institute for the Blind, unaware of his widowed father's intentions to disown him in order to win the hand—and dowry—of a local woman. With the wedding swiftly approaching, Mohammad's future hangs precariously in the balance as his father struggles against his destiny, unable to see the wonder of life and love that's so clear to his son.
poster
Fandor
81
7.6
/14593/
74
/214/
74
/146/
3.8
/11675/
100
/45/
84
/30/
84
/18/

Fireworks Wednesday (2006)
Rouhi, a young bride-to-be, is hired as a maid for an affluent family in Tehran. Upon arriving, she is suddenly thrust into an explosive domestic conflict. The wife is convinced her husband is having an affair and enlists Rouhi as a spy, to follow her husband, and confirm her suspicions. What Rouhi discovers, however, threatens not only their marriage but her own future.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.7
/68288/
75
/1424/
72
/916/
3.8
/56846/
96
/196/
85
/140/
85
/36/
cc age 14+

The Salesman (2016)
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
poster
Hoopla
80
7.2
/1659/
73
/59/
74
/52/
3.4
/7627/
96
/27/
83
/11/

Terrestrial Verses (2023)
A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under authoritarian rule. Whether choosing a name for a newborn, graduating from grade school, getting a driver’s license, applying for a job, or seeking approval for a film script, if you live in Iran, you best come fluent in Orwellian discourse.
poster
Hoopla
80
7.7
/9407/
74
/98/
75
/85/
3.7
/4677/
89
/62/
90
/166/
79
/25/

Baran (2001)
On a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.7
/10943/
78
/1450/
73
/248/
3.7
/4790/
90
/73/
75
/51/
77
/23/

Zero Days (2016)
Alex Gibney explores the phenomenon of Stuxnet, a self-replicating computer virus discovered in 2010 by international IT experts. Evidently commissioned by the US and Israeli governments, this malware was designed to specifically sabotage Iran’s nuclear programme. However, the complex computer worm ended up not only infecting its intended target but also spreading uncontrollably.
poster
79
7.4
/7174/
74
/84/
69
/90/
3.8
/7305/
94
/64/
79
/99/
85
/28/

The Circle (2000)
Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.4
/5987/
69
/124/
69
/100/
3.9
/13030/
97
/102/
69
/124/
90
/27/

This Is Not a Film (2011)
Renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi received a 6-year prison sentence and a 20-year ban from filmmaking and conducting interviews with foreign press due to his open support for the opposition party in Iran's 2009 election. In this film, which was shot secretly by Panahi's close friend Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and smuggled into France on a USB stick concealed inside a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes, Panahi documents his daily life under house arrest as he awaits a decision on his appeal.
poster
Fandor
77
7.4
/5786/
72
/75/
69
/84/
3.8
/6711/
88
/85/
81
/72/
82
/26/

Crimson Gold (2003)
Pizza man Hussein is a daily witnesses to the unjust distribution of wealth in his native Iran. One day, he finds a purse filled with shockingly expensive receipts from an upscale jewelry store. He attempts to bring the purse back to the store, but because of his working-class attire, he's not allowed inside. Then, during a delivery, a rich man invites Hussein into his extravagant mansion – an event that spurs Hussein to make a desperate bid for wealth.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.3
/17852/
72
/507/
70
/462/
3.8
/32452/
96
/110/
79
/67/
91
/25/

Taxi (2015)
A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their views while being interviewed by the driver who is no one else but the director Jafar Panahi himself. His camera placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio captures the spirit of Iranian society through this comedic and dramatic drive…
poster
Netflix
77
6.8
/32275/
67
/1464/
64
/712/
3.5
/47928/
99
/92/
70
/211/
83
/25/

Under the Shadow (2016)
After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was cursed and might be carrying malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She becomes convinced a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess her daughter Dorsa, and she has no choice but to confront these forces if she is to save her daughter and herself.
poster
Kanopy
75
7.1
/5320/
73
/179/
71
/99/
3.2
/4502/
97
/36/
79
/8/
74
/8/

Tehran Taboo (2017)
The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution and drugs coexist with strict religious law. In this bustling modern metropolis, avoiding prohibition has become an everyday sport and breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation.
poster
75
7.3
/4524/
66
/46/
62
/54/
3.6
/1431/
89
/62/
88
/118/
75
/25/

In This World (2003)
Torn straight from the headlines, Michael Winterbottom's compelling and prescient 'In This World' follows young Afghan Jamal and his older cousin Enayat as they embark on a hazardous overland trip from their refugee camp at Peshawar, north-west Pakistan. Entering Turkey on foot through a snowy, Kurdish-controlled pass, the pair again take their lives into their hands and face suffocation when they are locked in a freight container on a ship bound for Italy. From there they plan to travel on to Paris, the Sangatte refuge centre and ultimately asylum in London.
poster
80
73
7.9
/11821/
76
/95/
75
/77/
3.8
/6488/
98
/41/
87
/115/
74
/14/

The Song of Sparrows (2008)
When an ostrich-rancher focuses on replacing his daughter's hearing aid, which breaks right before crucial exams, everything changes for a struggling rural family in Iran. Karim motorbikes into a world alien to him - incredibly hectic Tehran, where sudden opportunities for independence, thrill and challenge him. But his honor and honesty, plus traditional authority over his inventive clan, are tested, as he stumbles among vast cultural and economic gaps between his village nestled in the desert, and a throbbing international metropolis.
poster
Kanopy
73
7.7
/42760/
77
/910/
76
/679/
4.3
/183585/
83
/40/
83
/383/
80
/22/

Taste of Cherry (1997)
A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take on the job, but initially he has little luck. Eventually, Badii finds a man who is up for the task because he needs the money, but his new associate soon tries to talk him out of committing suicide.
poster
73
6.9
/138020/
67
/2658/
64
/1450/
3.4
/37145/
73
/197/
67
/7341/
76
/40/
cc age 17+

Syriana (2005)
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
poster
80
72
7.7
/5019/
76
/100/
75
/105/
4.2
/23233/
89
/27/
89
/45/
70
/9/

A Moment of Innocence (1997)
A semi-autobiographical account of an incident in Makhmalbaf's life when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. Two decades later, he tracks down the policeman he injured in an attempt to make amends.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
71
7.6
/8900/
74
/130/
74
/102/
3.9
/11325/
83
/24/
89
/82/

The White Balloon (1995)
Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with.
poster
Kanopy
70
6.4
/1235/
64
/32/
62
/47/
3.0
/1805/
90
/21/
69
/8/

Yalda (2020)
Maryam accidentally killed her husband Nasser and is sentenced to death. The only person who can save her is Mona, Nasser's daughter. All Mona has to do is appear on a TV show and forgive Maryam. But forgiveness proves difficult when they are forced to relive the past.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
69
7.5
/3517/
76
/73/
71
/53/
4.0
/7845/
100
/7/
87
/38/

The Mirror (1997)
When a young girl's mother doesn't meet her after school, she tries to navigate the streets of Tehran by herself.
poster
The Roku Channel
74
67
7.3
/8701/
73
/226/
71
/142/
3.6
/1847/
82
/64/

As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
The German soldier Clemens Forel - determined to be reunited with his beloved family - makes a dramatic escape through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes, and life threatening ventures from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. 8000 miles and three endless years of uncertainty later, he is finally about to reach his destination... An edge of your seat drama that celebrates the power of the human spirit and the force of will, while inspired and impowered by love.
poster
AMC+ Amazon Channel
73
66
7.1
/7655/
71
/83/
67
/78/
3.3
/3376/
95
/62/
76
/127/
71
/18/

No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009)
Iranian musicians Negar and Ashkan look for band members to play at a London concert ... and the visa that allows them to leave Tehran to do so.
poster
66
5.9
/8230/
66
/156/
66
/89/
3.0
/4371/
86
/77/
68
/117/
65
/24/

Circumstance (2011)
A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's newfound conservatism.
poster
Kanopy
79
63
7.7
/20874/
76
/337/
71
/263/
3.5
/14240/
95
/20/
85
/1/

Law of Tehran (2019)
Samad is nobody’s fool. The narcotics officer has seen his share of a drug dealer’s lies and games, and his patience has come to run thin. While searching for the infamous drug baron Nasser Khakzad, he and his colleague Hamid scour the streets of Tehran, turning an overcrowded prison on its head. With his rough and dubious approach, Samad finally manages to find the criminal’s whereabouts – but things do not quite go according to plan...
poster
The Roku Channel
60
5.6
/4163/
60
/221/
56
/84/
2.4
/1081/
58
/12/
86
/443/
cc age 15+

Infidel (2019)
An American is kidnapped while attending a conference in Cairo and ends up in prison in Iran on spying charges. His wife goes to Iran, determined to get him out.
poster
Kanopy
64
54
6.2
/2857/
66
/33/
63
/49/
3.4
/2662/
73
/40/
52
/44/
68
/16/

Women Without Men (2009)
Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.
poster
71
52
7.5
/9899/
75
/50/
68
/31/
3.4
/3718/

The Music Man (2007)
Ali is son of a well-off family who plays the santoor (an Iranian instrument) and has earned some reputation through his concerts and teaching music but is rejected by his family because of this profession, which they despise. He falls for one of his music students but after a short blissful period, life doesn't treat him as well as before and also his addiction agonizes him in his numbered days before redemption.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
50
5.8
/8232/
61
/622/
58
/240/
2.7
/2811/
41
/32/
36
/35/
47
/10/
cc age 15+

The Operative (2019)
A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject.
poster
MGM Plus
50
6.1
/247981/
64
/14313/
58
/5732/
2.4
/133971/
50
/220/
49
/5179/
52
/41/
cc age 15+

RoboCop (2014)
In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.
poster
77
49
8.5
/5428/
75
/26/
76
/22/
3.7
/1484/

Mother (1990)
The film progresses along two distinct but interwoven series of events. The first series involves young members of a family who have gathered round their old mother and revive their common childhood memories. the second line focuses on the old woman's preparations for her last journey and her joyous cooperation in arranging for the ceremonies that are to be observed after her death.
poster
74
49
7.7
/4873/
74
/24/
73
/20/
3.6
/2196/

Here Without Me (2011)
The story is about the world of a small family with familiar dreams and not so remarkable problems. The mother is trying to lead everything to save her family, but small events disarrange all her plans.
poster
Kanopy
81
48
7.7
/1306/
70
/23/
76
/30/
3.7
/1278/
100
/14/
91
/18/

Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925)
A silent documentary which follows a branch of the Bakhtiari tribe of Persia as they and their herds make their epic seasonal journey to better pastures.
poster
63
48
6.7
/8501/
61
/46/
61
/34/
3.2
/3696/

No Men Allowed (2011)
In order to prepare her best and brightest for the upcoming chemistry Olympiad, strict, conservative headmistress Ms. Darabi is forced to break her lifelong rule of not allowing male teachers in the school and reluctantly hires the bumbling Mr. Jebeli. Little does she know though that several of her students, led by the self-assured Paria, have a plan to get her to fall in love with him. 'No Men Allowed' is a hilarious, rollicking romcom, chock-full of witty dialogue and zany antics that will have you coming back time and time again!
poster
61
47
6.3
/7579/
61
/57/
53
/51/
3.0
/3303/
65
/15/
66
/6/

Rhino Season (2012)
Kurdish-Iranian poet Sahel has just been released from a thirty-year prison sentence in Iran. Now the one thing keeping him going is the thought of finding his wife, who thinks he's been dead for over twenty years.
poster
69
46
7.7
/7609/
71
/31/
67
/30/
3.1
/1501/

The Glass Agency (1998)
An armed veteran of the Iran-Iraq War takes hostages at a travel agency after failing to raise enough money for his injured comrade to travel abroad for medical treatment.
poster
72
45
7.8
/3199/
70
/22/
68
/20/
3.7
/2152/

The Deer (1976)
An urban guerrilla, wounded after a bank robbery, seeks refuge with his childhood friend—only to discover that his friend has fallen into addiction. The guerrilla hides in his house and gradually begins to influence him, helping him regain his courage and strength. Eventually, he entrusts the stolen money to him…
poster
70
44
7.5
/4083/
67
/23/
69
/20/
3.5
/1979/

Qeysar (1969)
A young man's drive to avenge for his sister and brother.
poster
64
44
6.5
/3889/
69
/34/
67
/27/
2.9
/2884/

Bomb: A Love Story (2018)
It’s 1988 and, at the height of the Iran-Iraq War, Tehran is bombed relentlessly. The days that pass are full of foreboding, and yet, love, affection, hope and life itself manage to sweep away the fear of death from those surrounded by it. Love may often be difficult to comprehend, but death is a horrible certitude. ‘Bomb, A Love Story’ shows how, even when faced with the darkness of death, love and hope will find a way.
poster
62
44
6.9
/4911/
61
/40/
58
/23/
3.1
/2413/

Tambourine (2008)
Mohammad is sent to an apartment situated in uptown Tehran to install their satellite dishes, while having satellite TV is illegal in Iran. He arrives there with a girl named Shirin who seems to be his girlfriend and is in need of some money to repair her father's car with which she has had an accident the day before. Each of the house's residents have their own fish to fry and they also want their satellites installed as soon as possible.
poster
44
6.2
/6188/
69
/253/
59
/103/
2.9
/1618/
31
/13/
47
/30/
16
/5/

Septembers of Shiraz (2015)
In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
poster
Kanopy
43
5.7
/13367/
61
/661/
58
/294/
2.7
/6440/
18
/80/
36
/75/
39
/18/
cc age 14+

Queen of the Desert (2015)
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire in the Near and Middle East at the dawn of the twentieth century. Her knowledge of the tribal leaders is used by the British to establish the Kingdoms of Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
poster
81
42
8.2
/1311/
80
/46/
86
/44/
3.8
/951/

FAR. The Story of a Journey around the World (2017)
Documentary about the journey of Patrick Allgair and Gwendolin Weisser, who travelled over 100,000 kilometres on foot and by hitchhiking. Starting in Freiburg, Germany, they travelled eastwards for three and a half years, passing through Ukraine, Russia, China, Japan and Mexico on their way around the world.
poster
72
41
7.6
/8365/
73
/62/
60
/33/
3.1
/3774/
90
/2/

Sheeple (2018)
The story is about a family of three brothers and a sister in the suburbs of the city's poverty. Their elder brother owns a drug-producing kitchen and presides over the group, like a shepherd for sheep.


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