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86
7.8
/106488/
77
/2160/
76
/1658/
4.2
/83038/
96
/163/
89
/2109/
90
/31/

A Prophet (2009)
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
poster
85
8.0
/22043/
80
/299/
77
/232/
4.2
/18005/
87
/71/
93
/687/
85
/31/

Turtles Can Fly (2005)
Turtles Can Fly tells the story of a group of young children near the Turkey-Iraq border. They clean up mines and wait for the Saddam regime to fall.
poster
85
8.3
/241315/
82
/5251/
81
/3079/
4.4
/477007/
91
/124/
92
/1356/
80
/42/

Incendies (2010)
A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.
poster
83
7.7
/109091/
77
/3011/
75
/1801/
4.3
/171505/
89
/83/
91
/2301/
73
/15/
cc age 13+

Malcolm X (1992)
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
poster
Hulu
83
8.0
/245874/
76
/3528/
75
/2424/
3.7
/74819/
89
/112/
92
/2459/
79
/16/
cc age 12+

Gandhi (1982)
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.5
/148813/
75
/9189/
73
/2551/
3.8
/253208/
98
/306/
88
/1351/
86
/47/
cc age 15+

The Big Sick (2017)
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
poster
MGM Plus
80
7.3
/9817/
71
/134/
70
/124/
3.7
/4624/
96
/101/
87
/459/
83
/35/

Osama (2004)
After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a preteen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.
poster
79
8.1
/53315/
75
/577/
72
/379/
3.9
/12847/
92
/304/

The Message (1976)
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
poster
76
6.8
/1455/
66
/44/
66
/39/
3.6
/5308/
96
/56/
83
/4/
83
/18/

Lingui: The Sacred Bonds (2021)
On the outskirts of the capital of Chad, determined single mother Amina works tirelessly to provide for herself and her 15-year old daughter Maria. When Amina discovers Maria is pregnant and does not want a child, the two women begin to seek out an abortion, condemned by both religion and law. In the process, mother and daughter forge a connection stronger than any they’ve ever known.
poster
76
7.4
/24729/
70
/396/
68
/273/
3.9
/13279/
89
/103/
87
/1187/
71
/32/

Paradise Now (2005)
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
7.3
/89852/
74
/3151/
69
/1216/
3.9
/118590/
84
/135/
80
/2078/
68
/28/
cc age 15+

Four Lions (2010)
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce.
poster
83
74
8.2
/21208/
76
/162/
72
/70/
3.9
/3422/
100
/6/
93
/30/

Shahid (2013)
A story based on real-life human-rights and criminal lawyer, Shahid Azmi, who was slain while defending the wrongly accused by the law in terrorist activities.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
6.7
/3706/
69
/126/
63
/42/
3.3
/2313/
96
/26/
79
/21/
76
/4/

Breaking Fast (2020)
Mo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.
poster
81
73
7.7
/10621/
73
/121/
73
/137/
3.8
/5186/
100
/7/
91
/73/

When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948 marked the beginning of not only confusing, but also very dangerous, years for many hard-core Yugoslav communists. A careless remark about the newspaper cartoon is enough for Mesha to join many arrested unfortunates. His family is now forced to cope with the situation and wait for his release from prison.
poster
Kanopy
73
7.7
/42071/
77
/867/
77
/668/
4.3
/172854/
83
/40/
83
/381/
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
72
6.9
/20715/
70
/385/
65
/221/
3.4
/10901/
78
/32/
78
/560/
74
/26/
cc age 15+

East Is East (1999)
In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.
poster
71
6.9
/3941/
67
/56/
67
/52/
3.4
/844/
91
/34/
67
/102/
67
/14/

London River (2009)
After traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror attacks on the city, two strangers come to discover their respective children had been living together at the time of the attacks
poster
Fandango at Home Free
71
7.6
/60980/
73
/1858/
70
/618/
3.3
/16449/
69
/154/
78
/4736/
56
/31/
cc age 16+

Religulous (2008)
Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of Christ's existence, Jewish Sabbath laws, violent Muslim extremists.
poster
Hoopla
69
6.7
/83823/
66
/3108/
64
/1428/
3.4
/42157/
86
/194/
65
/1238/
73
/42/
cc age 16+

A Most Wanted Man (2014)
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.
poster
78
68
8.0
/14967/
78
/117/
70
/59/
4.1
/9230/
80
/56/

Hey Ram (2000)
Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.
poster
Apple TV
68
6.3
/3378/
68
/214/
62
/77/
3.1
/4331/
86
/37/
58
/21/
75
/11/
cc age 15+

Hala (2019)
Seventeen-year-old Pakistani American teenager Hala struggles to balance desire with her family, cultural, and religious obligations. As she comes into her own, she grapples with a secret that threatens to unravel her family.
poster
Starz
68
7.3
/344562/
73
/8435/
70
/4686/
3.7
/241993/
39
/190/
72
/17216/
63
/40/
cc age 17+

Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
poster
85
66
8.9
/11718/
80
/55/
87
/41/
4.2
/5133/

The Message (1976)
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
poster
83
66
8.3
/2780/
73
/31/
75
/38/
3.9
/1189/
96
/46/
96
/138/
80
/16/

Promises (2001)
Documentarians Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg traveled to Israel to interview Palestinian and Israeli kids ages 11 to 13, assembling their views on living in a society afflicted with violence, separatism and religious and political extremism. This 2002 Oscar nominee for Best Feature Documentary culminates in an astonishing day in which two Israeli children meet Palestinian youngsters at a refugee camp.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
66
7.4
/11648/
68
/130/
68
/123/
3.6
/1808/
86
/98/
83
/541/
64
/28/

The Road to Guantanamo (2006)
Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.
poster
65
6.8
/1708/
32
/8/
48
/15/
3.3
/347/
79
/28/
75
/32/

My Son the Fanatic (1997)
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
poster
71
64
7.1
/7597/
68
/95/
64
/135/
3.4
/2592/
88
/24/
76
/189/
65
/7/

Ae Fond Kiss... (2004)
A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.
poster
73
60
6.8
/7729/
70
/195/
68
/103/
3.6
/4888/
93
/14/
71
/10/

Lipstick Under My Burkha (2017)
Four ordinary women, inflicted by silly societal norms, have to steal, lie, cheat and hide in order to lead the lives that they rightfully deserve.
poster
Kanopy
78
59
8.4
/4372/
73
/24/
72
/31/
3.7
/912/
89
/27/
83
/31/
75
/14/

The Clay Bird (2002)
A family must come to grips with its culture, its faith, and the brutal political changes entering its small-town world.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
59
5.6
/578/
47
/19/
55
/17/
3.1
/1294/
80
/20/
44
/5/
65
/7/

Naz & Maalik (2015)
Two closeted Muslim teens hawk goods across Brooklyn and struggle to come clean about their sexuality, as their secretive behavior leads them unknowingly into the cross-hairs of the War on Terror.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
58
6.4
/82087/
68
/2487/
63
/1419/
3.0
/26175/
44
/61/
53
/1175/
53
/25/

The Siege (1998)
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.
poster
57
4.7
/34890/
61
/172/
58
/153/
2.9
/1946/
57
/79/
48
/291/
56
/29/
cc age 18+

In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)
During the Bosnian War, Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, re-encounters Ajla, a Bosnian who's now a captive in his camp he oversees. Their once promising connection has become ambiguous as their motives have changed.
poster
74
56
8.0
/7479/
73
/52/
72
/33/
3.6
/3479/

Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015)
Children of two renowned families fall in love amidst orthodox surroundings. When their inter-religious relationship is opposed, the two lovers' situation is fraught with familial pressure, societal culture and blind arrogance.
poster
58
54
6.3
/7122/
65
/208/
61
/125/
3.0
/1743/
59
/27/
46
/344/
57
/6/

The Infidel (2010)
Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter of Egyptian-born Arshad Al-Masri, a so-called 'Hate Cleric' from Waziristan, Pakistan. Mahmud, who is not exactly a devout Muslim, he drinks alcohol, and does not pray five times, but does agree that he will appease Arshad, without whose approval the marriage cannot take place. Shortly thereafter Mahmud, while going over his recently deceased mother's documents, will find out that he was adopted, his birth parents were Jewish, and his name is actually Solly Shimshillewitz.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
95
53
8.1
/328/
100
/2/
100
/5/
100
/83/

Purdah (2018)
The inspiring story of a young Indian Muslim woman who trades her burka for dreams of playing on the Mumbai Senior Women's Cricket Team and how the harsh realities for women in her country creates an unexpected outcome for her own family, ultimately shattering and fueling aspirations.
poster
52
5.9
/1433/
50
/23/
52
/31/
3.1
/368/
33
/9/
63
/27/

The Deceivers (1988)
India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, he plans to himself become a “Deceiver” and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage’s adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult’s blood lust firsthand.
poster
Kanopy
74
48
7.2
/1029/
64
/34/
63
/22/
3.5
/377/
100
/62/
77
/127/
78
/17/

Afghan Star (2008)
This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse inhabitants of Afghanistan affords a glimpse into a country rarely seen. Contestants risk their lives to appear on the television show that is a raging success with the public and also monitored closely by the government.
poster
75
47
8.0
/752/
77
/50/
85
/11/
3.7
/1672/
81
/107/
68
/52/
62
/22/

Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2018)
Jamie is 16 and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn't quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight. Sixteen: the edge of possibility. Time to make your dreams come true.
poster
73
47
7.7
/3309/
68
/42/
66
/24/
3.5
/790/
84
/46/

Jinnah (1998)
Biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan is told through flashbacks as his soul tries to find eternal rest. The flashbacks start in 1947 as Jinnah pleads for a separate nation for the Muslim minority, infuriating Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten then tries to enlist Gandhi & Nehru to persuade Jinnah to stop his efforts. Gandhi sides with Jinnah, which upsets Nehru. However, Jinnah turns down the offer to become prime minister and the film takes another slide back to 1916, which reveals all of the political implications that have occurred.
poster
Criterion Channel
68
46
6.6
/1280/
62
/32/
67
/34/
3.6
/2521/
80
/10/
64
/5/
70
/6/

Ceddo (1978)
The Ceddo people try to preserve their traditional African culture against the onslaught of Islam, Christianity, and the slave trade. When King Demba War sides with the Muslims, the Ceddo kidnap his daughter, Princess Dior Yacine, to protest their forcible conversion to Islam.
poster
The Roku Channel
51
44
5.7
/15926/
54
/189/
56
/138/
2.6
/3043/
37
/24/

Five Minarets in New York (2010)
Two Turkish anti-terrorist agents are sent to New York City on a mission to find and bring back the dangerous Islamic leader codenamed "Dajjal", believed to be hiding in there. Working with the FBI and NYPD, the agents orchestrate the arrest of Hadji Gumus, a well-respected Muslim scholar and family man who years before fled to the United States after being released from a Turkish prison, where he served time for murder. This tale love, friendship, peace and prejudices, takes us on a journey seeking to answer the question of whether innocence or guilt even matters to one who lusts for vengeance.
poster
70
43
7.2
/12832/
71
/103/
66
/72/
2.6
/2602/
91
/1/

Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)
Muhammad: The Messenger of God is an 2015 Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi. The story revolves around the childhood of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The film marks Iran's biggest-budget production to date and is the first part of the planned trilogy on the life of the Prophet. Barring a few scenes filmed in South Africa, the majority of the filming was done at a colossal set created in the city of Qom near Tehran. The film was officially announced in October 2011 and its filming was completed by 2013. The cinematography is done by Vittorio Storaro and film score is composed by A. R. Rahman. The film was selected for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Oscar ceremony in 2016, but was excluded from the short list.
poster
68
42
7.1
/3345/
67
/62/
68
/51/
3.5
/1049/
68
/14/

North West Frontier (1959)
In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train as they are relentlessly pursued by Muslim rebels intent on assassinating the prince.
poster
56
39
5.9
/2972/
60
/70/
57
/33/
2.4
/12147/

KKN: Curse of the Dancing Village (2022)
Six students were terrorized by a mysterious dancer while running a community service program in a remote village. Apparently, one of them violates the most fatal rule in the village.
poster
78
38
7.9
/3116/
78
/19/
76
/11/
3.5
/428/
89
/35/

Pinjar (2003)
In the days leading up to Partition, a Hindu woman is abducted by a Muslim man. Soon, she finds herself not only forced into marriage, but living in a new country as the borders between India and Pakistan are drawn
poster
Netflix
54
37
5.1
/354/
59
/83/
57
/24/
2.6
/1206/
cc age 13+

Promised Hearts (2025)
A young woman's future is jeopardized by a secret arrangement that throws her life into chaos — but it may be the only way to save her family.
poster
65
36
6.1
/2019/
62
/33/
48
/22/
3.4
/592/
89
/9/
65
/18/

The District (2004)
In an effort to end family feuding, a young gypsy travels back in time to kill mammoths to ensure Hungary becomes rich by killing mammoths in order to create a massive oil reservoir. Things don't go entirely according to plan...
poster
Amazon Prime Video
63
31
6.3
/1342/
64
/46/
63
/16/
3.1
/4843/

The Unholy (2022)
A former clergyman finds himself back in his old boarding school where the disturbances experienced by its community might help him regain his faith and tie up loose ends in regards to his son's death by a deadly spirit.


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