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1. Voices (I) (2012)
4 min | Short, Drama
It's about old woman who is present physically in her current life, doing her daily duties in a monotonous way, but spiritually, she lives in the past. She is a woman who dwells in the ... See full summary »
Director: Hussain AlRiffaei | Star: Shafeeka Yousif
Votes: 13
2. Under the Sky (2012)
4 min | Short, Drama
Director: Mohamed Buali | Star: Hilal Khudair
Votes: 10
3. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011)
Not Rated | 62 min | Documentary, History
A comprehensive history of the medium and art of motion pictures.
Stars: Mark Cousins, Juan Diego Botto, Aleksandr Sokurov, Norman Lloyd
Votes: 4,834
4. Keep the Flight in Mind (2012)
100 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Sam Khoze | Stars: Behrouz Vossoughi, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Googoosh, Monica Bellucci
Votes: 80
5. Close-Up (1990)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Hossain Sabzian, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah
Votes: 23,076 | Gross: $0.00M
6. The Endless River (2016)
3 min | Short, Drama
A young man is sitting next to a river and he starts fishing.
Director: Mohammad Mohammadian | Star: Reza Jamshidi
Votes: 1,151
7. Only Five Minutes (2016)
5 min | Short, Drama, Family
A blind girl is walking in the streets and faces multiple obstacles.
Director: Mohammad Mohammadian | Star: Shirin Hosseini
Votes: 1,203
8.
Sodankylä Forever (2010)
Episode:
Valon draama
(2010)
58 min | Documentary
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Peter von Bagh, Ettore Scola, Bob Rafelson, Robert Parrish
Votes: 8
9. Where Is the Friend's House? (1987)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Family
Eight-year-old Ahmed has mistakenly taken his friend Mohammad's notebook. He wants to return it, or else his friend will be expelled from school. The boy determinedly sets out to find Mohammad's home in the neighbouring village.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Babek Ahmed Poor, Ahmed Ahmed Poor, Khodabakhsh Defaei, Iran Outari
Votes: 18,750
10. The Girl in the Lemon Factory (2013)
9 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Director: Chiara Maranon | Star: Julia Scrive-Loyer
Votes: 19
11. And Life Goes On (1992)
Not Rated | 95 min | Adventure, Drama
A director and his son return to a region damaged by the Guilan earthquake, hoping to find the children who appeared in his film a few years earlier.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Farhad Kheradmand, Pouya Payvar, Behrouz Abedini, Shahin Abzan
Votes: 7,490
12.
Sodankylä Forever (2010)
Episode:
Elokuvan vuosisata
(2010)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Peter von Bagh, Milos Forman, Marlen Khutsiev, Robert Parrish
Votes: 19
13.
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011)
Episode:
New Boundaries: World Cinema in Africa, Asia & Latin America
(2011)
TV-PG | 62 min | Documentary, History
The Story of Film looks at world cinema in the period of 1990-1998 the waning days of the celluloid era and the birth of the digital age. It first looks at the cinema of Asia and filmmakers... See full summary »
Director: Mark Cousins | Stars: Mark Cousins, Samira Makhmalbaf, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Abbas Kiarostami
Votes: 179
14. Homework (1989)
86 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
In this documentary, Kiarostami asks a number of students about their school homework. The answers of some children shows the darker side of this method of education.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Babak Ahmadpoor, Farhang Akhavan, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, Abbas Kiarostami
Votes: 1,925
15. Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021)
120 min | Documentary
This documentary explores film through the voices of significant professionals who have contributed to make sure moving images survive and remain accessible.
Director: Inés Toharia Terán | Stars: Ann Adachi-Tasch, Laure Adler, Benjamin Chowkwan Ado, Janice Allen
Votes: 255
16. Taste of Cherry (1997)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
An Iranian man drives his car in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolhosein Bagheri, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Safar Ali Moradi
Votes: 36,856 | Gross: $0.31M
17. Through the Olive Trees (1994)
G | 103 min | Drama
A depiction of the off-screen relationship between the actors who play the newlyweds in the film And Life Goes On (1992).
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Farhad Kheradmand, Zarifeh Shiva, Hossein Rezai
Votes: 10,022 | Gross: $0.04M
18. Willow and Wind (1999)
81 min | Drama, Family
A boy breaks a window at his school and sets out to fix it on his own during a storm.
Director: Mohammad Ali Talebi | Stars: Hadi Alipour, Amir Janfada, Majid Alipour, Mohammad Sharif Ebrahimi
Votes: 500
19. Abbas Kiarostami: The Art of Living (2003)
55 min | Documentary
Director Fergus Daly profiles Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian creator of movies such as Taste of Cherry and ABC Africa. Through an interview with Kiarostami in the Aran Islands and interviews ... See full summary »
Directors: Pat Collins, Fergus Daly | Stars: Mohammad Atebbai, Alain Bergala, Godfrey Cheshire, Michel Ciment
Votes: 52
20.
Cinéma, de notre temps (1989– )
Episode:
Abbas Kiarostami: Truths and Dreams
(1994)
52 min | Documentary
Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami is interviewed in Tehran and his work is profiled.
Director: Jean-Pierre Limosin | Stars: Abbas Kiarostami, Ahmed Ahmed Poor, Babek Ahmed Poor
Votes: 53
21.
Sodankylä Forever (2010)
Episode:
Ensimmäisen elokuvamuiston kaiho
(2010)
59 min | Documentary
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Peter von Bagh, Jean-Marie Sénia, Maud Linder, Jean Dréville
Votes: 11
22. Gheisar (1969)
100 min | Crime, Drama
A young man's drive to avenge for his sister and brother.
Director: Masud Kimiai | Stars: Behrouz Vossoughi, Pouri Baneai, Naser Malek Motiee, Jamshid Mashayekhi
Votes: 3,772
23. The White Balloon (1995)
Unrated | 85 min | Drama, Family
Several people try to help a little girl to find the money her mom gave her to buy a goldfish with.
Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Aida Mohammadkhani, Mohsen Kafili, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy, Anna Borkowska
Votes: 8,252 | Gross: $0.47M
24. Case #1, Case #2 (1979)
53 min | Documentary, Drama
While the teacher is faced towards the blackboard, one of the students makes some funny noises. The teacher can't find the person who did that, so he decides to dismiss a group of students ... See full summary »
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Mehdi Azadbakht, Mohammadreza Barati, Hedayat Matin Daftari, Nader Ebrahimi
Votes: 788
25. Cinématon (1972– )
Documentary
Stars: Gérard Courant, Diana Lui, Joseph Morder, Célestine Roussel
Votes: 14
26. Cinéma, de notre temps (1989– )
Documentary
"Cinema of Our Time" is a documentary series about contemporary filmmakers from around the world, created by Janine Bazin and André S. Labarthe, as a follow-up to the acclaimed initial series "Filmmakers of Our Time" (1964-1972).
Stars: Jean-Claude Dauphin, André S. Labarthe, Jean-François Stévenin, Jean Douchet
Votes: 192
27. Sodankylä Forever (2010)
270 min | Documentary
Sodankyla film festival started at 1986 and was created by Finnish directors Anssi Manttari, Aki and Mika Kaurismaki, along with Peter Von Bagh.
Sodankyla Forever is a great documentary ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Peter von Bagh, Robert Parrish, Roy Ward Baker, Víctor Erice
Votes: 73
28. The Traveler (1974)
83 min | Drama
A grade-school-age boy, neglected by his parents, lies, cheats, and steals to accumulate enough money to afford a bus ride to a large city and a ticket to see his favorite soccer team play.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Masud Zandbegleh, Hassan Darabi, Mostafa Tari, Hasan Arab
Votes: 2,154
29. The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama
Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Behzad Dorani, Noghre Asadi, Roushan Karam Elmi, Bahman Ghobadi
Votes: 12,348 | Gross: $0.21M
30. Ten (2002)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
A visual social examination in the form of ten conversations between a driving woman and her various pick-ups and hitchhikers.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Mania Akbari, Amina Maher, Kamran Adl, Roya Akbari
Votes: 8,618 | Gross: $0.11M
31. Crimson Gold (2003)
Unrated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An Iranian pizza delivery man sees the worst of corruption and social unbalance in his city and is driven to crime.
Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Hossain Emadeddin, Kamyar Sheisi, Azita Rayeji, Shahram Vaziri
Votes: 5,309 | Gross: $0.15M
32. First Graders (1984)
85 min | Documentary
A concealed camera follows a group of first graders during their day at school.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Star: Mohammad Dadras
Votes: 396
33. The Fabulous Picture Show (2006–2011)
History, Talk-Show
Stars: Amanda Palmer, Cherien Dabis, Scandar Copti, Mohamed Al Daradji
Votes: 43
34. Jahan-nama Palace (1977)
30 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about the restoration and change of the interior architecture of Jahan Nama Palace
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Votes: 59
35. Certified Copy (2010)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Romance
In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged British writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano. While there, a chance question reveals something deeper.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Jean-Claude Carrière, Agathe Natanson
Votes: 26,934 | Gross: $1.34M
36. A Suit for Wedding (1976)
54 min | Drama
A woman orders a suit from a tailor for her young son to wear to her sister's wedding. The tailor's apprentice, together with two other teenage boys who work in the same building, devise a ... See full summary »
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Mohammad Fassih, Massoud Zand, Mehdi Nekoueï, Reza Hashemi
Votes: 754
37. The Chorus (1982)
17 min | Short, Drama
A deaf old man wearing a hearing aid is walking in the streets of Rasht. When the surroundings get too noisy, he turns off his sound. Unfortunately, when he returns home, he can't hear his granddaughter ringing the doorbell.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Yoosef Moghaddam, Ali Asgari, Teymour
Votes: 700
38. The Jar (1992)
82 min | Drama, Family
In the yard of an Iranian village school stands in the shade of a tree a large stoneware jar from which all the pupils drink fresh water. On an unfortunate day, the jar starts leaking. The ... See full summary »
Director: Ebrahim Forouzesh | Stars: Behzad Khodaveisi, Fatemeh Azrah, Abbas Khavaninzadeh, Hassein Balai
Votes: 367
39. Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema (2007)
110 min | Documentary
A veteran film critic explores the legacy of Cannes Film Festival regular Pierre Rissient.
Director: Todd McCarthy | Stars: Olivier Assayas, John Boorman, Jane Campion, Claude Chabrol
Votes: 73
40. Take Me Home (V) (2016)
16 min | Short, Drama
The 15 minutes film features a "football" in the main lead. The philosophical and thematic meanings can be derived by the viewer with their own instinct.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Votes: 213
41. Kurosawa's Way (2011)
52 min | Documentary
Eleven major filmmakers from Europe, Asia and America talk about Akira Kurosawa and explore some ways on which he influenced their own work.
Director: Catherine Cadou | Stars: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, Clint Eastwood, Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Votes: 152
42. Like Someone in Love (2012)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama
In Tokyo, a young sex worker develops an unexpected connection with a widower over a period of two days.
Directors: Abbas Kiarostami, Banafsheh Modaressi | Stars: Rin Takanashi, Tadashi Okuno, Ryô Kase, Denden
Votes: 13,096 | Gross: $0.22M
43. The Experience (1973)
53 min | Drama
The hard daily life of a kid working in a photo shop while trying to get closer to the girl he likes.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Hossein Yarmohammadi, Andre Govalovish, Parviz Naderi, Mostafa Tari
Votes: 982
44. The Bread and Alley (1970)
10 min | Drama, Short
A child carrying a bread is going home but in the alley on his way to home, there is a frightening dog and he doesn't seem to pass it alone.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Reza Hashemi, Mehdi Shahravanfar
Votes: 1,511
45. Mourning (2011)
85 min | Drama
A violent quarrel breaks out between a couple at midnight. Being at a relative,s house in the north of Iran, they depart for Tehran in the middle of the night, but they do not bring along ... See full summary »
Director: Morteza Farshbaf | Stars: Kiomars Giti, Sharareh Pasha, Amir Hossein Maleki, Sahar Dolatshahi
Votes: 402
46. The Key (1987)
76 min | Drama
A young boy is locked into his apartment when his mother goes out and must care for his baby brother and cope with various domestic catastrophes while his grandmother and a neighbor try to locate his mother or the key to the apartment.
Director: Ebrahim Forouzesh | Stars: Amir Mohammad Pourhassan, Mahnaz Ansarian, Abbas Jafari, Emad Taheri
Votes: 313
47. Lumière and Company (1995)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Drama
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière brothers.
Directors: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Vicente Aranda, John Boorman, Youssef Chahine, Alain Corneau, Costa-Gavras, Raymond Depardon, Francis Girod, Peter Greenaway, Lasse Hallström, Hugh Hudson, Gaston Kaboré, Abbas Kiarostami, Cédric Klapisch, Andrey Konchalovskiy, Spike Lee, Claude Lelouch, Bigas Luna, Sarah Moon, Arthur Penn, Lucian Pintilie, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Jerry Schatzberg, Nadine Trintignant, Fernando Trueba, Liv Ullmann, Jaco Van Dormael, Régis Wargnier, Wim Wenders, Yoshishige Yoshida, Yimou Zhang, Merzak Allouache, Gabriel Axel, Michael Haneke, James Ivory, Patrice Leconte, David Lynch, Ismail Merchant, Claude Miller, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Jacques Rivette | Stars: Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Merzak Allouache, Jeffe Alperi
Votes: 3,354
48. Tickets (2005)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
During a train journey from Central Europe to Rome, characters connect through casual encounters and set forth a story of love, chance and sacrifice. One single journey sparks many changes for many people.
Directors: Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Carlo Delle Piane, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Silvana De Santis, Filippo Trojano
Votes: 2,859
49. The Report (1977)
112 min | Drama
The life of a tax collector who is accused of taking bribes, and also has to deal with other problems at home, including the suicide attempt of his wife.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Kurosh Afsharpanah, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mostafa Tari, Mehdi Montazar
Votes: 1,269
50. Cannes Film Festival (1952– )
News
A festival for international movies, which give each year the Palme d'Or.
Stars: Bjorn Jiskoot Jr., Isabelle Huppert, Pedro Almodóvar, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 119