Iranian Directors: Best to Worst
by Javad-tk | created - 24 Oct 2011 | updated - 18 Sep 2020 | PublicThis list is contained ranking and rating of Iranian directors. I considered movies that I have seen from each director.
Total score for each director is defined as the average of the director movie scores.
Some Points:
1. The score of each movie and each director is out of 10.
2. For each movie that I've seen, 0.02 is added to total score of each director.
1. Mohammad Ali Talebi
Director | To Azadi
Talebi was interested in several art forms already in the age of ten in an art institute for children and the youth. While studying film and tv programme directing at the university he made about ten short films for children. Later he worked for the television writing and directing over 50 video ...
Chakmeh (1993): 9.5
Bad o meh (2011): 9.5
Beed-o baad (1999): 8
To Azadi (2001): 7
Divar (2008): 6.5
Total Score: 7.9
2. Ali Hatami
Director | Hezardastan
Abbas Ali Hatami was born in Tehran, Iran in 1944. He graduated from the College of Dramatic Arts and began his professional career as a writer of short TV screenplays and also as a playwright. Among his plays are: The Demon and the Bald Hassan, Adam and Eve, The Fisherman's Story, City of Oranges,...
1. Sooteh-Delan (1978): 9
2. Del Shodegan (1992): 9
3. Hajji Washington (1982): 8.5
4. Kamalolmolk (1984): 8.5
5. Toughi (1971): 8
6. Madar (1991): 8
7. Jafar Khan az farang bargashte (1985): 7
8. Ghalandar (1972): 6.5
9. Hasan Kachal (1970): 6.5
10. Baba Shamal (1971): 6.5
11. Khastegar (1971): 6.5
Total Score: 7.7
3. Fereydun Gole
Writer | Mehre giah
Fereydun Gole was an Iranian screenwriter, film director, and film editor. He was active in producing urban drama films throughout the 1970s, dealing with such issues as the social stratification of Tehran. His most famous film was Beehive. After he died in 2005, the 2006 documentary film Iran: A ...
Zir-e poost-e shab (1974): 9
Kandoo (1975): 8.5
Kafar (1972): 8
Deshne (1972): 7.5
MehreGiah (1975): 7
Mah-e asal (1976): 7
Shabe fereshtegan (1968): 6
Total Score: 7.5
4. Asghar Farhadi
Writer | Forooshande
Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. He received his Bachelors in Theater from University of Tehran's School of...
1. About Elly {Darbareye Elly} (2009): 8
2. A Separation {Jodaeiye Nader az Simin} (2011): 8
3. The Past {Gozashte} (2013): 8
4. Fireworks Wednesday {Chaharshanbe-soori} (2006):7.5
5. The Salesman {Forushande} (2016): 7.5
6. Beautiful City {Shah-re ziba} (2004): 7
7. Dancing in the Dust {Raghs dar ghobar} (2003): 6.5
Total Score: 7.4
5. Khosrow Haritash
Director | Adamak
Khosrow Haritash was born in 1932 in Tehran, Iran. He was a director and writer, known for Adamak (1971), Divine One (1976) and Speeding Naked Till High Noon (1976). He died in 1980 in Tehran, Iran.
Adamak (1971): 8
Serayadar (1976): 7.5
Total Score: 7.4
6. Sohrab Shahid Saless
Director | Tabiate bijan
Sohrab Shaheed Salles was born in Tehran in 1944 to a middle-class family and lived in Tehran. Shahid Saless was a storyteller as a child, with a passion for visualizing his narrations. During his teenage years, he showed an imaginative talent, writing and acting in plays with friends. In 1963, ...
Tabiate bijan (1974): 8
Yek Etefagh sadeh (1973): 7.5
Total Score: 7.4
7. Dariush Mehrjui
Director | Gaav
Dariush Mehrjui was born to a middle-class family in Tehran. He showed interest in painting miniatures, music, and playing santoor and piano. He spent a lot of time going to the movies, particularly American films which were un-dubbed and inter-spliced with explanatory title cards that explained ...
Postchi (1972): 9.5
Hamoun (1990): 9
Ejareh-Nesheenha (1986): 9
Aghaye Hallou (1971): 8.5
Dayereye Mina (1974): 7.5
Gaav (1969): 7.5
Sara (1993): 7.5
Leila (1998): 7
Derakhte Golabi (1998): 7
Pari (1995): 6.5
Baanoo (1992): 6
Mehman-e maman (2004): 6
Santoori (2007): 6
Mix (2000): 5.5
Narenji Poush (2012): 5.5
Aseman-e mahboob (2011): 5
Total Score: 7.3
8. Iraj Tahmasb
Actor | Zir-e Derakht-e Holou
Born in Tehran Iran in 1959, Iraj Tahmasb graduated from the University of Tehran in Dramatic Arts and Theatre, where he is now teaching the Masters Program. As a teenager Tahmasb taught puppetry, script writing and film making in varies institutes. His active professional career began in 1979 when...
Kolah ghermezi va pesar khale (1994): 9
Kolah Ghermezi va Sarvenaz (2002): 7
Dokhtar-e shirini-foroosh (2001): 6
Total Score: 7.1
9. Masud Kimiai
Director | Dandan-e-mar
Massoud Kimiaei was born in Tehran in 1941. He became well known when in 1969 he directed his second film, Gheisar (1969), which was considered a turning point in the Iranian cinema; he depicted the ethics and morals of the romanticized poor working class of the Croesus' Treasure (1965) genre ...
Gheisar (1969): 9
Reza motori (1970): 8
Dash akol (1971): 7.5
Gavaznha (1976): 7.5
Sorb (1988): 7.5
Dandan-e-mar (1989): 7.5
Eteraz (2000): 7.5
Soltan (1996): 7
Biganeh Bia (1968): 6.5
Baluch (1972): 6.5
Safare Sang (1977): 6.5
Rade paye gorg (1991): 6.5
Mercedes (1998): 6.5
Sarbaz-haye jome (2004): 6.5
Hokm (2005):6.5
Khak (1972): 6
Ziafat (1995):6
Raees (2007): 6
jorm (2011): 6
Metropole (2014): 6
Ghazal (1975): 5.5
Khatte ghermez (1982): 5.5
Tigh o abrisham (1985): 5.5
Faryad (1998): 5.5
Mohakeme dar khiaban (2009):5.5
Ghatele ahli (2017): 5
Total Score: 7.0
10. Nasser Taghvai
Director | Kaghaz-e bikhat
Naser Taghvai is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. After early experiences as a story writer, he began filming documentaries in 1967. He made his debut, Tranquility in the Presence of Others, in 1970 and gained the attention of Iranian critics. He ...
Nakhoda Khorshid (1987): 8
Aramesh dar Hozur Deegaran (1973): 7.5
Sadegh Korde (1972): 7
Ey Iran (1989): 7
Kaghaz-e bikhat (2002): 7
Nefrin (1973): 6.5
Total Score: 7.0
11. Amir Naderi
Writer | Vegas: Based on a True Story
Amir Naderi is one of the most influential figures of 20th century Persian cinema. He developed his knowledge of cinema by watching films at the theater where he worked as a boy, reading film criticism, and making relationships with leading film critics. He began his career with still photography ...
Khodahafez rafigh (1971):7.5
Davandeh (1984): 7.5
Tangsir (1974): 7.5
Tangna (1973): 7
Saz Dahani (1974): 6.5
Total Score: 7.0
12. Ebrahim Golestan
Director | Khesht va Ayeneh
Ebrahim Golestan is an Iranian filmmaker and literary figure with a career spanning half a century. He has lived in Sussex, United Kingdom, since 1975. He was closely associated with the controversial and eminent Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad until her death, whom he met at his studio in 1958. He...
Khesht va Ayeneh (1965): 8.5
Asrar ganj dareheye jenni (1974) : 6
Total Score: 7.0
13. Samuel Khachikian
Director | Ghesseye shab-e Yalda
Born 1923 in Tabriz to a family of Armenian immigrants. Khachikian's father escaped the Armenian Genocide in 1915 and settled in Tabriz. His mother admired cinema and the arts and often took her children to the theater. Samuel Khachikian published his first poem "The Prison" in the Armenian ...
Delhore (1962): 8.5
Faryade Nime Shab (1961): 7.5
Yek ghadam ta marg (1961): 7
Zarbat (1964): 7
Hengameh (1968): 7
Ezterab (1975): 7
Khodahafez Tehran (1966): 6.5
Marg dar baran (1974): 6.5
Koose-ye jonoob (1978): 6.5
Bolof (1994): 6.5
Chahar-rahe havades (1955): 6
Total Score: 6.9
14. Jalal Moghadam
Director | Farar az Taleh
Jalal Moghadam was born on April 30, 1929 in Nishapur, Persia. He was an actor and director, known for Escape from the Trap (1971), 3 Crazies (1968) and The Window (1970). He died on April 18, 1996 in Tehran, Iran.
Farar az Taleh (1971): 8.5
Panjereh (1970): 7.5
3 divane (1968): 7
Raze derakhte senjed (1972): 7
Chamedan (1986): 6
Ashianeye mehr (1987): 6
Total Score: 6.9
15. Mahmoud Koushan
Director | Nafas-gir
Mahmoud Koushan (or Mahmoud Kushan) is one of the pioneer Iranian cinematographers. He was born in Tehran in 1933, and is the brother of filmmaker Esmail Koushan, AKA the Father of Iranian Cinema.
He was the first Iranian filmmaker who went to Italy and Germany for technical training at Cinecittà ...
Osta Karim Nukaretim (1974): 7.5
Dozd o paseban (1970): 7
Shadihaye Zendegi Ma (1976): 7
Total Score: 6.9
16. Mohamad Reza Honarmand
Director | Didar
Mohamad Reza Honarmand is known for The Visit (1995), The Changed Man (1998) and Azizam, Man Kook Nistam (2002).
Moumiai 3 (1999): 7.5
azizam man kuk nistam (2001): 7.5
Dozd aroosakha (1990): 6.5
Total Score: 6.9
17. Farzan Deljou
Director | Boo-ye Gandom
Farzan M. Deljou began writing novels at the young age of thirteen, and wrote sixteen mystery novels, such as Mallet, A Thousand Bullets, A Puddle of Blood, The Night Whisperer, The Top Man, Invincible, and numerous others. At twenty-one years old, he entered the movie industry and created his ...
Shab-e ghariban (1975): 7.5
Boo-ye Gandom (1977): 7
Alafha-ye harz (1976): 6.5
Total Score: 6.8
18. Mehdi Fakhimzadeh
Actor | Be dadam beres rafigh
Mehdi Fakhimzadeh is an Iranian actor, director, and writer.
His first experience as an actor was in "Chubby Boy" by Reza Mir Louhi. He has starred in "Ghorbatiha" by Jamshid Varzandeh, "Brothers in Blood" by Kamran Ghadakchian, "Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz and Others" directed by Behrouz Afkhami. He ...
Ham nafas (2003): 8
Mosaferan-e mahtab (1987): 7
Hamsar (1993): 7
Khastegari (1989): 6.5
Mosht Akhar (2019): 6.5
Bahar dar payeez (1988): 6
Total Score: 6.7
19. Jafar Panahi
Director | Taxi
Jafar Panahi (Born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly identified with the Iranian New Wave film movement. After several years of making short films and working as an assistant director for fellow Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami, Panahi achieved ...
1. The White Balloon {Badkonake sefid} (1995): 8.5
2. The Mirror {Ayneh} (1997): 7
3. The Circle {Dayereh} (2000): 7
4. Crimson Gold {Talaye sorkh} (2003): 6
5. Offside (2006): 6
Total Score: 6.7
20. Mohamad Reza Aalami
Director | Razha
Mohamad Reza Aalami is known for Secrets (2005), The Viper (1993) and Saghi (2002).
Noghteh Zaf (1983): 7.5
Razha (2005)Razha (2005): 6.5
Total Score: 6.7
21. Bahram Beyzaie
Writer | Sagkoshi
Bahram Beizai started skipping school from around the age of 17 in order to go to movies which were becoming popular in Iran at a rapid pace. This only fed his hunger to learn more about cinema and the visual arts. By 1961 he had already spent a lot of time studying-and researching- ancient persian...
1. The Raven {Kalagh} (1976): 8
2. Stranger and the Fog {Gharibeh Va Meh} (1976): 7
3. Bashu, the Little Stranger {Bashu, gharibeye koochak} (1989): 7
4. Killing Mad Dogs {Sagkoshi} (2001): 7
5. Downpour {Ragbar} (1972): 6.5
6. Maybe another time {Shayad vaghti digar} (1988): 6.5
7. Travellers {Mosaferan} (1991): 6
8. When We Are All Sleep {Vaghti hame khaabim} (2009): 5.5
Total Score: 6.6
22. Alireza Raisian
Producer | Dorane Asheghi
Alireza Raisian is known for Time to Love (2015), Love at 40 (2010) and Reyhaneh (1990).
Istgahe matrouk (2001): 8
Reyhaneh (1990): 7.5
Safar (1996): 7
Chehel salegi (2010): 6.5
Dorane Asheghi (2014): 6.5
Parvandeye havana (2005): 6
Mardi Bedoune Saye (2019): 5.5
Total Score: 6.6
23. Kianoush Ayari
Editor | Abadani-Ha
Kianoush Ayari was born on May 14, 1951 in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran. He is an editor and director, known for The Abadanis (1993), To Be or Not to Be (1998) and Wake Up, Arezoo! (2005).
Shabah-e kazhdom (1986): 7.5
Shakh-e gav (1995): 7
Boodan yaa naboodan (1998): 7
Do nime-ye sib (1992): 6.5
Abadani-Ha (1993): 6
Total Score: 6.6
24. Saeed Motalebi
Writer | Palang dar shab
Saeed Motalebi is known for Leopard at Night (1975), Howff of Anger (1971) and Dada (1983).
kouche mardha (1970): 7.5
Miadgahe Khashm (1971): 6.5
Salat-e zohr (1974): 6.5
Total Score: 6.6
25. Rakhshan Banietemad
Director | Zir-e poost-e shahr
Graduated in the field of film directing from The Faculty of Dramatic Arts and joined the Iranian TV in 1973 beginning her career as continuity girl and assistant director. Later on, she made a number of short documentaries and directed her first picture 'Kharej az Mahdudeh (1986)'. Her next films ...
Nargess (1992): 7.5
Rusari Abi (1995): 7.5
Zir-e poost-e shahr (2001): 7.5
Zard-e Ghanari (1988): 7
Banoo-Ye Ordibehesht (1998): 7
Ghesse-ha (2014): 6
Khoon bazi (2006): 4
Total Score: 6.5
26. Rasool Mollagholi Poor
Director | Parvaz dar shab
Rasool Mollagholi Poor was born in 1955 in Tehran, Iran. He was a director and writer, known for The Flight in the Night (1987), Hiva (1999) and The Possessed (1990). He died on March 5, 2007 in Nowshahr, Iran.
Khosoof (1992): 7.5
Nasl-e sookhte (1999): 7.5
Mim mesle madar (2006): 7
Gharche sammi (2002): 7
Komakam kon (1997): 6
Mazrae-ye pedari (2004): 6
Heeva (1999): 5
Total Score: 6.5
27. Nosratollah Karimi
Actor | Mohallel
Nosratollah Karimi was born on December 22, 1924 in Isfahan, Iran. He was an actor and director, known for The Interim Husband (1971), The Triple Bed (1972) and The Carriage Driver (1971). He was married to Parvin Teymouri. He died on December 3, 2019 in Tehran, Iran.
Doroshkechi (1971): 8
Khane-kharab (1975): 7
Mohallel (1971): 6.5
Takhtekhab-e se nafare (1972): 5.5
Total Score: 6.5
28. Farokh Ghafari
Director | Shabe ghuzi
Farokh Ghafari was born on February 26, 1922 in Kashan, Iran. He was a director and writer, known for Night of the Hunchback (1965), Which One Is the Bride? (1959) and South of the City (1958). He died on December 17, 2006 in Paris, France.
Shabe ghuzi (1965): 7.5
Zanburak (1975): 6
Total Score: 6.5
29. Saber Rahbar
Cinematographer | Charkh-e falak
Saber Rahbar is known for The Round Mill (1967), Morad o Laleh (1966) and Route of River (1964).
Mardi az jonoob-e shahr (1970): 7
Donya-ye abi (1969): 6.5
Total Score: 6.5
30. Marzieh Boroomand
Director | Alo!Alo! Man joojoo-am
Marzieh Boroomand is known for Hello! Hello! This Is Juju (1995), City of Mice (1986) and Detective Shamsi and Her Assistant Madam (2001).
Shahre moushha (1985): 7.5
Shahre moushha 2 (2014): 6
Total Score: 6.5
31. Shapur Gharib
Director | Se mah tatili
Shapur Gharib was born in 1932 in Semnan, Iran. He was a director and writer, known for Summer Vacation (1977), The daughter of the king of fairies (1968) and The Iconoclast (1976). He died on June 5, 2012 in Tehran, Iran.
Gharibe (1972): 7.5
Kako (1971): 7
Haft tir haye chobi (1975): 7
Khorous (1973): 6.5
Mamal Amricai (1975): 6.5
Botshekan (1976): 6.5
Raghaseye Shahr (1970): 6
Sayeha-ye gham (1988): 6
Arouse Bianka (1970): 4.5
Total Score: 6.4
32. Yadollah Samadi
Director | Apartment No.13
Yadollah Samadi is known for Apartment No.13 (1990), The Man Who Knew too Much (1985) and The Bus (1986).
Otobous (1985): 7
Apartemane shomareye sizdah (1990): 7
Mardi ke ziad midanest (1984): 6.5
Do nafar o nesfi (1991): 6.5
Kalantari-e gheir-e entefai (2009): 6
Total Score: 6.4
33. Hamid Rakhshani
Director | Shab-e bist o nohom
Hamid Rakhshani is known for The 29th Night (1989), Restoring Security (1995) and Remember the flight (1993).
Rah-e dovom (1984): 7.5
Parvaz ra be khater bespar (1993): 6.5
Moones (2001): 6
Total Score: 6.4
34. Sirus Alvand
Director | Yek-bar-baraye-hamishe
Sirus Alvand was born on January 31, 1951 in Tehran, Iran. He is a writer and director, known for Once for Ever (1993), Hotel carton (1997) and Bandari (1973).
Nafas-borideh (1978): 7.5
Faryad Zire Ab (1977): 7.5
Dastha-ye aloode (1999): 7.5
Shab-e aftabi (1977): 7
Chehre (1995): 7
Yek bar Baraye Hamishe (1992): 6
Hotel cartoon (1996): 6
Saghar (1997): 6
Mozahem (2001): 6
Barge Barande (2003): 6
Rastegari dar 8:20 (2005): 6
Porteghal khooni (2011): 6
In sib ham baraye to (2015): 5
Tale (2005): 4.5
Rishe dar khoon (1985): 4
Total Score: 6.3
35. Masoud Jafari Jozani
Writer | Shir Sangi
Masoud Jafari Jozani (born in Malayer, Iran) is a film director, screenwriter and film producer. He received an M.A. in cinema from the San Francisco State University (1977). In his feature films, he generally deals with heroic subjects in the natural environment with a historical and epic tone. ...
Shir Sangi (1987): 8
Yek mard, yek khers (1994): 6.5
Bolugh (2000): 6.5
Iran Burger (2015): 5
Total Score: 6.3
36. Bahman Ghobadi
Director | Lakposhtha parvaz mikonand
Bahman Ghobadi was born in 1969 in Baneh, in the province of Iranian Kurdistan, near the Iran-Iraq border. Shortly after graduating from the National Audiovisual School, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics. One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even ...
Niwemang (2006): 8.5
Zamani barayé masti asbha (2000): 7.5
Lakposhtha parvaz mikonand (2004): 6
Kasi az gorbehaye irani khabar nadareh (2009): 4
Total Score: 6.3
37. Rahman Rezaei
Director | Dokhtaran-e Entezar
Rahman Rezaei is known for Expectance Girls (1999), Sound of the Sea (1990) and Madaar-e basteh (1986).
Gharibe (1987): 7.5
Dokhtaran-e Entezar (1999): 6
Elahe-ye Zigorat (2003): 6
Total Score: 6.3
38. Ahmad Reza Darvish
Director | Duel
Ahmad Reza Darvish is known for Duel (2004), Hussein, Who Said No (2014) and Lucifer (1991).
Motevalede mahe mehr (1999): 8
Eblis (1990): 6
Duel (2004): 5.5
Total Score: 6.3
39. Abbas Kiarostami
Writer | Copie conforme
Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career ...
Khane-ye doust kodjast? (1987): 8.5
Bad ma ra khahad bord (1999): 8
Zendegi va digar hich (1992): 7.5
Ta'm e guilass (1997): 7
Gozaresh (1977): 6.5
Zire derakhtane zeytoun (1993): 5.5
Certified Copy (2010): 5.5
Ten (2002): 5
Nema-ye Nazdik (1990): 4.5
Shirin (2008): 3.5
Total Score: 6.2
40. Mohammad Motevaselani
Director | Jostejoogar
Mohammad Motevaselani is known for The Searcher (1989), Two Faces of the Coin (1992) and Tars va tariky (1963).
Yek chamedan sex (1971): 7
Zabih (1975): 7
Sazesh (1974): 6.5
Do rooye sekke (1992): 6.5
Har chi to bekhai (2009): 5
Total Score: 6.2
41. Azizolah Bahadori
Director | Zan-e vahshi-e vahshi
Azizolah Bahadori is known for The Wild Wild Woman (1969), Dokhtar-e zalem-bala (1971) and Avarehaye Tehran (1968).
Salam bar eshgh (1974): 6.5
Sharaf (1975): 6.5
Total Score: 6.2
42. Kambuzia Partovi
Writer | Café Transit
Kambuzia Partovi was born on February 8, 1956 in Rasht, Iran. He was a writer and director, known for Border Café (2005), The Truck (2018) and The Fish (1989). He was married to Nasrin Moradi and Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy. He died on November 24, 2020 in Tehran, Iran.
Golnar (1988): 7
Café Transit (2005): 6
Total Score: 6.2
43. Davood Mir-Bagheri
Director | Dandoon tala
Davood Mir-Bagheri is known for Gold Tooth (2016), Traveller of Rey (2001) and Snowman (1995).
Adam barfi (1994): 7
Sahereh (1997): 6
Total Score: 6.2
44. Mehran Modiri
Director | Pavarchin
Mehran Modiri is considered to be the leading artist in social satire in Iran. His various series which have been broadcast through IRIB have set records in terms of viewership (an estimated 85% viewership when he is on air), as well as make him a popular personality among masses. In 2008 Modiri ...
Tokyo bedoone tavaghof (2003): 6.5
Saat Panj é asr (2017): 6.5
Total Score: 6.2
45. Kiumars Poorahmad
Director | Otobuse shab
Kiumars Poorahmad was born on December 16, 1949 in Najafabad, Iran. He was a director and writer, known for Night Bus (2007), The Double Lottie (1996) and Where Are My Shoes? (2016). He was married to Mehraneh Rabi. He died on April 5, 2023 in Bandar-e Anzali, Gilan, Iran.
Nan va sher (1993): 7.5
Khaharan-e gharib (1995): 6.5
Shabe Yalda (2001): 6.5
Nok-e borj (2005): 6.5
Otobuse shab (2007): 6
Gole yakh (2004): 5
Kafshhayam kou? (2015): 5
Total Score: 6.1
46. Pouran Derakhshandeh
Director | Hiss Dokhtarha Faryad Nemizanand
Pouran Derakhshandeh was born in 1951 in Iran. She is a director and producer, known for Hush! Girls Don't Scream (2013), Under the Smoky Roof (2017) and Little Bird of Happiness (1988).
Rabete (1986): 7
Zaman-e az dast rafteh (1990): 6.5
Sham'i dar baad (2004): 6
Eternal Children (2006): 6
His! Dokhtarha Faryad Nemizanand (2013): 6
Zire saghfe doodi (2017): 6
Total Score: 6.1
47. Ahmad Amini
Director | Bi Khodahafezi
Ahmad Amini was born in 1951 in Tehran, Iran. He is a director and assistant director, known for Without Farewell (2012), She Doesn't Talk (2002) and An Umbrella for Two (1999).
Gharibaneh (1998): 7.5
In zan harf nemizanad (2003): 7
Chatri baray-eh do nafar (1999): 6
Bi Khodahafezi (2012): 4.5
Total Score: 6.1
48. Esmail Koushan
Producer | Amir Arsalan-e namdar
Esmail Koushan or Kooshan (1917-1981) was an Iranian film director who was one of the pioneering figures of Persian cinema. He has been called "the father of the Iranian film industry" by Georges Sadoul. Koushan, studied Economics in Berlin, Germany and Vienna, Austria. He moved to Turkey in 1945 ...
Saye Sarnevesht (1961): 6.5
Gohare shab cheragh (1967): 6.5
Dozd-e Bank (1965): 6
Total Score: 6.1
49. Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh
Director | Banooye Kuchak
Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh is known for Little Lady (2001), Wife's Club (2019) and Maral (2001).
Khaneh Khalvat (1993): 8.5
Sobhane baraye do nafar (2004): 6.5
Jostojoo dar jazireh (1991): 6.5
Bazi tamam shod (1990): 6
Eshgh kafi nist (1999): 6
Pishnahade 50 millioni (2005): 6
Tasvir-e akhar (1987): 5.5
Badalkaran (1997): 5.5
Harim-e mehrvarzi (1987): 5
Maral (2001): 5
Total Score: 6.0
50. Fereydoun Jourak
Director | Silent Cry
Fereydoun Jourak is known for Silent Cry, Resting Against the Wind (1978) and Shar-ashoob (1969).
Salome (1974): 7.5
Mard (1972): 6.5
Javanmard (1974): 6
Sarab (1973): 6
Sogoli (1970): 5.5
Agha Mehdi vared mishavad (1974): 5
Total Score: 6.0
51. Nezam Fatemi
Director | Gerdbade zendegi
Nezam Fatemi is known for Whirlwind of Life (1968), Sheitune bala (1965) and Dehkadehe talaie (1965).
Morid-e High (1970) 7
Pashne tala (1975): 7
Salare mardan (1968): 6.5
mehdi meshki va shalvarake dagh (1972): 5.5
Mardane Khalij (1972): 5
Total Score: 6.0
52. Saman Moghadam
Director | Nahang e Anbar
Saman Moghadam was born in Tehran, Iran on 6th of January, 1969. He became interested in filmmaking and storytelling in his teens, and continued to follow up on his dream of becoming a filmmaker after graduating high school. He studied filmmaking at the Cinematic Educational Complex in Tehran. ...
Maxx (2005): 7.5
Siavash (1998): 6
Cafe Setareh (2006): 6
Nahange Anbar (2015): 6
Party (2000): 5.5
Total Score: 6.0
53. Zackaria Hashemi
Director | Zan-e bakere
Zackaria Hashemi is known for Virgin Woman (1973), Knucklebones (1971) and Tuti (1977).
Se ghap (1971): 8
Touti (1978): 6.5
Zan-e bakere (1973): 4
Total Score: 6.0
54. Hassan Hedayat
Director | Grand Cinema
Hassan Hedayat is known for Grand Cinema (1989), Twilight (2001) and Ghesse-haye yek zendegi (2006).
Saye roshan (2001): 6.5
Grand Cinema (1989): 6
Gerdab (2005): 6
Total Score: 6.0
55. Reza Karimi
Director | Adamkosh
Reza Karimi is known for The Killer (2010), Love Plus 2 (1998) and The Fever (2003).
Hezaran zan mesle man (2001): 7.5
Tab (2003): 5.5
Enekas (2008): 5.5
Total Score: 6.0
56. Amir Shahab Razavian
Director | Mina-ye shahr-e khamoosh
Amir Shahab Razavian is known for Colors of Memory (2007), A Romantic Robbery (2016) and Journey of the Gray Men (2001).
Tehran 7:00 a.m. (2003): 6.5
Mina-ye shahr-e khamoosh (2008): 6
Yek dozdi asheghaneh (2015): 6
Total Score: 6.0
57. Parviz Kimiavi
Director | O.K. Mister
Parviz Kimiavi was born in 1939 in Teheran, Iran. He is a director and writer, known for O.K. Mister (1979), The Garden of Stones (1976) and The Mongols (1973).
P mesle pelican (1972): 6.5
Baghé sangui (1976): 6
Total Score: 6.0
58. Hossein Zandbaf
Editor | Marge Sefid
Hossein Zandbaf is known for White Death (1984), The Attack on H3 (1995) and The Devil's Eye (1994).
Ma'mooriat (1987): 6.5
Moamma (1987): 6
Total Score: 6.0
59. Mohamad Ali Fardin
Actor | The Night Story
Mohamad Ali Fardin was born in 1930 in Tehran, Iran. He was an actor and director, known for The Story of Night (1973), King of the Hearts (1968) and Hatam Taee (1966). He died on April 6, 2000 in Tehran, Iran.
Soltan ghalbha (1968): 7.5
Gedayan-e Tehran (1966): 6
Gheseye shab (1973): 6
Gorgehaye gorosneh (1962): 5.5
Ghasr-e zarrin (1969): 5.5
Total Score: 5.9
60. Mehdi Karampour
Director | The Wooden Bridge
Mehdi Karampour (Born 19 February 1976 in Tehran) is an Iranian Film Director, Producer, Writer and Photographer.
in Cinema Directing major Board Member at Directors Guild of Iranian Cinema (2007-2010) & Speaker of the Board of Directors at Guild of Iranian Cinema (2010) & The President of the ...
Pole Choubi (2012): 8
Sophie o divaneh (2017): 7
Jayi digar (2004): 6.5
Che kasi Amir ra kosht? (2006): 6
Shifte shabane (2010): 3
Total Score: 5.9
61. Hatef Alimardani
Director | Columbus
Hatef Alimardani is known for Columbus (2018), The Nameless Alley (2015) and Dying in September (2014).
Bekhatere Pooneh (2013): 6.5
Columbus (2018): 6.5
Aba jan (2017): 6
Kouche Binam (2015): 5.5
Total Score: 5.9
62. Tahmineh Milani
Writer | Nimeye Penhan
Tahmineh Milani (born 1 September 1960) is a professional film director, screenwriter, and producer who came to the limelight by breaking all the traditional and conventional norms about women and their presence in Iran's society. Being sentenced to prison have not stopped her from expressing their...
Nimeh-ye penhan (2001): 8
Two Women (1999): 7.5
Vakonesh panjom (2003): 6.5
Afsane-ye-ah (1991): 6.5
Kakadu (1995): 6
Superstar (2009): 6
Bache-haye talagh (1989): 5.5
Atash bas (2006): 5.5
Zan-e ziadi (2005): 5
Yeki az ma do nafar (2011): 4
Tasvie hesab (2007): 3
Total Score: 5.8
63. Amir Shervan
Director | Samurai Cop
Amir Shervan, was born Amir Hosein Ghaffar in Tehran, Iran on May 24, 1929. In the U.S. he is mostly known for directing the movies Hollywood cop and Samurai Cop but was better known in Iran for his directing, writing and acting in numerous films.
Shervan studied theater in Pasadena California in ...
Dozde-siyahpoush (1968): 6.5
Derakhtan istade mimirand (1971): 6.5
Akhm nakon sarkar (1975): 6.5
Zani be name sharab (1967): 6
Baba goli be jamalet (1976): 6
Khaterkhah (1972): 5.5
Torkaman (1974): 4.5
Total Score: 5.8
64. Abolhassan Davoodi
Director | Rokhe Divaneh
Abolhassan Davoodi is known for Crazy Rook (2015), Motherland (2009) and Pickpockets Don't Go to Heaven (1992).
man zamin ra doost daram (1993): 7
Nan-o eshq-o motor 1000 (2001): 7
Safar-e Jadui (1990): 6.5
Jib-Borha Be Behesht Nemiravand (1991): 6.5
Mard-e barani (Rain Man) (1999): 6
Zadboom (2009): 5
Rokhe Divane (2014): 3
Total Score: 5.8
65. Rasoul Sadrameli
Director | Man, Taraneh, panzdah sal daram
Rasoul Sadrameli was born in December 1954 in Isfahan, Iran. The Managing Director of MILAD FILM (established in 1979, the first company in distribution and production of Iranian films after revolution) began his journalism career while he was just 17, and he collaborated with Etela'at Newspaper as...
Dokhtari ba kafshhaye katani (1999): 7.5
Golhaye Davoudi (1985): 6.5
Ghorbani (1993): 6.5
Zandegi ba cheshmane baste (2010): 6.5
Man tarane 15 sal daram (2001): 6
Dishab babato didam, Aida (2005): 5.5
Shab (2008): 3
Total Score: 5.8
66. Reza Mirkarimi
Producer | Be hamin sadegi
Reza Mirkarimi was born in 1967 in Tehran and graduated from the Fine Arts University in Graphic Arts. His cinema activities began in 1987 with a series of shorts followed by two TV series aimed at young people. His 1999 first feature, 'The Child and The Soldier', has won several national and ...
Kheili dour, kheili nazdik (2005): 6.5
Dokhtar (2016): 6.5
Zir-e noor-e maah (2001): 6
Be hamin sadegi (2008): 5.5
Ye habe ghand (2011): 5.5
Emrouz (2014): 5.5
Total Score: 5.8
67. Asghar Hashemi
Director | Do hamsafar
Asghar Hashemi is known for Two Fellow Travelers (1991), Negin (2002) and The Hostage (1996).
Mehrie Bibi (1995): 7
Do hamsafar (1991): 6
Dar arezuye ezdevaj (1990): 6
Mojarrad-ha (2004): 6
Negin (2002): 5
Total Score: 5.8
68. Majid Gharizadeh
Director | Pedarbozorg
Majid Gharizadeh is known for Grandfather (1986), Shaghayegh (1992) and Dreamland (1988).
Javani (1999): 6.5
Bi gharar (1994): 6
Pesarane ajori (2006): 5.5
Total Score: 5.8
69. Manijeh Hekmat
Producer | Zendan-e zanan
Manijeh Hekmat was born in 1962 in Arak, Iran. She is a producer and director, known for Women's Prison (2002), Three Women (2008) and Bandar Band (2020). She is married to Jamshid Ahangarani. They have one child.
Zendan-e zanan (2002):6.5
3 zan (2008): 6
Jadeh Ghadim (2018): 5.5
Total Score: 5.8
70. Aman Manteghi
Director | Pahlevan mofrad
Aman Manteghi was born on July 12, 1933 in Tehran, Iran. Aman was a director and writer, known for The Hero Mofrad (1971), Mofsedin (1979) and Sarbaz-e eslam (1980). Aman died on April 14, 2012 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
Pahlevan mofrad (1971): 6.5
Gholam zhandarm (1971): 5.5
Total Score: 5.8
71. Khosrow Sinai
Director | Arous-e atash
Khosrow Sinai was born on January 19, 1941 in Sari, Iran. He was a director and writer, known for Bride of Fire (2000), The Inner Beast (1983) and Long Live...! (1980). He was married to Farah Ossouli and Gizella Varga Sinai. He died on August 1, 2020 in Tehran, Iran.
Arous-e atash (2000): 7
Hayoola-ye daroon (1983): 5
Total Score: 5.8
72. Syamak Yasami
Director | Sahele entezar
Syamak Yasami is known for Waiting Beach (1963), Mr. Twentieth Century (1964) and Dalahoo (1967).
Lezzate gonah (1964): 7
Ganje qarun (1965): 6.5
Aval heykal (1960): 6
Dalahoo (1967): 5.5
Pari Khoshgeleh (1974): 5.5
Qahremane qahremanan (1965): 5
Toofan-e Nooh (1967): 5
Total Score: 5.7
73. Naser Malek Motiee
Actor | Yek parche agha
Naser Malek Motiee was born on March 29, 1930 in Tehran, Iran. He was an actor and director, known for A Perfect Gentleman (1965), Runaway Millionaire (1966) and Gheisar (1969). He died on May 25, 2018 in Tehran, Iran.
Yek parche agha (1965): 6.5
Gozasht-e bozorg (1967): 6
Mardha va jaddeha (1963): 5.5
Farar az haghighat (1966): 5.5
Total Score: 5.7
74. Iraj Ghaderi
Actor | Leilaj
Iraj Ghaderi was born in 1935 in Tehran, Iran. He was an actor and director, known for Leilaj (1966), Sam and Nargess (2000) and Claws in the Dust (1997). He was married to Kobra Etminan. He died on May 6, 2012 in Tehran, Iran.
Bot (1976): 7
Noghre dagh (1971): 6.5
Sine Chack (1976): 6.5
Sekkeye Shans (1970): 6
Sam o Nargess (2000): 6
Mikhaham zende bemanam (1995): 5.5
Cheshman siah (2003): 5.5
Shabake (2012): 5.5
Shohrat (2000): 5
Pato zamin nazar (2008): 2.5
Total Score: 5.6
75. Ebrahim Hatamikia
Director | Be name pedar
Ebrahim Hatamikia, who is internationally renowned for his role in the cinema of Iran in the 1990s, was born in 1961 in Tehran, Iran from an Azarbaijani's family. He left the Art University where he studied script writing. He began his directing career with the film "The Identity" in 1986 and some ...
Ertefae past (2001): 7.5
Az Karkheh ta Rhein (1993): 7.5
Ajans-E Shisheh-I (1999): 6
Moje mordeh (2001): 6
Badigard (2015): 6
Davat (2008): 5
Be name pedar (2006): 4
Be Range Arghavan (2005): 3.5
Total Score: 5.6
76. Reza Safai
Director | Yeke Bezan
Reza Safai was born on May 1, 1937 in Mashhad, Iran. He was a director and editor, known for Little Hero (1967), Tricksters (1967) and The Dangerous Chase (1965). He died on February 11, 2019 in Tehran, Iran.
Bedeh dar raah-e khoda (1971): 7
Jodai (1969): 6
Oboor az marz-e zendegi (1975): 5.5
Ghafas-e talayee (1966): 4.5
Total Score: 5.6
77. Ebrahim Vahidzadeh
Director | Equation
Ebrahim Vahidzadeh is known for Equation (2003), Statue (1992) and Movie Mania (2003).
Shaam-e aroosi (2006): 7
Eshgh-e film (2003): 6
Moadele (2003): 4.5
Total Score: 5.6
78. Bahman Farmanara
Director | Booye kafoor, atre yas
Bahman Farmanara is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Bahman Farmanara is the second son in a family of four brothers and one sister. The family business was Textile and he was the only son who did not join the business and went off to United Kingdom and later on to United ...
Booye kafoor, atre yas (2000): 6.5
Khanei ruye ab (2001): 5.5
Yek boos-e koochooloo (2005): 5.5
Sayehaye bolande bad (1978): 5
Total Score: 5.5
79. Masoud Atyabi
Director | Texas
Masoud Atyabi is known for Texas (2018), Father's Secrets (2014) and Solitary (2022).
Khoros Jangi (2009): 6
Texas (2018): 6
Texas 2 (2019): 6
Akhlagheto Khoub kon (2010): 4.5
Total Score: 5.5
80. Parviz Noori
Writer | Zan va zamin
Parviz Noori is known for The Woman and the Land (1978), Hakim-bashi (1972) and Rashid (1972).
Rashid (1971): 6.5
Hakim bashi (1972): 5.5
Ayalvar (1973): 5
Total Score: 5.5
81. Parviz Sayyad
Actor | Ferestadeh
Parviz Say'yad, is arguably the best known Iranian actor/comedian of the pre-revolution era in Iran. He still is a household name among Iranians today. A showman, actor, talented comedian, writer and producer of many TV shows and Iranian cinema. He created the character "Samad", a naive innocent ...
Samad be madreseh miravad (1973): 7
Dar entedade shab (1977): 5.5
Bonbast (1978): 4.5
Total Score: 5.5
82. Hamid Nematollah
Director | Sholevar
Hamid Nematollah is known for Flaming (2018), Boutique (2004) and Subdued (2017).
Sholevar (2018): 6
Boutique (2004): 5.5
Arayesh-e ghaliz (2014): 5.5
Total Score: 5.5
83. Behrouz Shoaybi
Director | Dehliz
Behrouz Shoaybi is known for The Corridor (2013), Axing (2018) and No Prior Appointment (2022).
Akharin rouze sal (2016): 6
Baghe alouche (2005): 5.5
Total Score: 5.5
84. Majid Majidi
Writer | Bacheha-Ye aseman
Majid Majidi was born on April 17, 1959 in Tehran, Iran to a middle class family. He started acting in amateur theater groups at the age of fourteen. After receiving his high school diploma, he started studying art at the Institute of Dramatic Art in Tehran. After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, ...
1. Children of Heaven {Bacheha-Ye aseman} (1997): 8
2. Baran (2001): 7.5
3. The Father {Pedar} (1996): 6
4. The Willow Tree {Beed-e majnoon} (2005): 6
5. Mohammad Rasoolollah (2015): 0
Total Score: 5.4
85. Mostafa Kiaei
Director | Hamgonah
Mostafa Kiaei is known for The Accomplice (2020), Bulletproof (2012) and Ice Age (2015).
Khatte vije (2013): 7
Baad Az Zohre Sagie Sagi (2010): 5.5
Asre yakhbandan (2014): 5.5
Motreb (2019): 5.5
Barcode (2016): 4
Total Score: 5.4
86. Khosrow Parvizi
Director | Zamine talkh
Khosrow Parvizi was born in 1933 in Abadan, Iran. He was a director and editor, known for Bitter Earth (1963), Keshtye Noah (1968) and The Stray Hero (1965). He died in 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Pol (1971): 6.5
Aramashe ghabl az tufan (1960): 6
Hemmat (1975): 6
Doshman (1973): 5.5
Akbar Dilmaj (1973): 5.5
Chelcheragh (1976): 5
Louti (1971): 4.5
Zamine talkh (1963) : 4
Total Score: 5.3
87. Dariush Farhang
Director | Telesm
Dariush Farhang is known for The Spell (1987), The Psycho (1997) and The Path of Glory (1994). He has been married to Rozita Arbabian since 1999. They have one child. He was previously married to Susan Taslimi.
Ravani (1997): 6.5
Telesm (1986): 6
2 film ba yek belit (1990): 6
Shab haye Tehran (2000): 6
Roze zard (2002): 6
Tekyeh bar bad (2000): 5
Khandeh dar baran (2010): 2.5
Total Score: 5.3
88. Mani Haghighi
Actor | Paziraie sadeh
Mani Haghighi is an Iranian film director, writer, film producer, and actor. Haghighi started making movies in 2001.
Haghighi was educated in Iran and, from the age of 15, Appleby College in Canada. He took a BA in philosophy at McGill University in Montréal, where he studied under Charles Taylor ...
Kanaan (2007): 6.5
Paziraie sadeh (2012): 6
Ejdeha vared mishavad (2015): 5.5
50 kilo albalo (2015): 5
Kargaran Mashghoole karand (2006): 4
Total Score: 5.3
89. Manouchehr Hadi
Director | Kargar sadeh niazmandim
Manouchehr Hadi is known for Simple Worker Needed (2017), Deldadegan (2018) and Quarantine (2008).
Man Salvador nistam (2016): 6
Ayene baghal (2017): 6
Gharantine (2007): 5
Yeki Mikhad Bahat Harf Bezane (2012): 5
Rahman 1400 (2019): 5
Total Score: 5.3
90. Ahmad Shirazi
Cinematographer | Gerogan
Ahmad Shirazi is known for The Hostage (1974), A Hut across the River (1971) and A World Full of Hope (1969).
Gerogan (1974): 6.5
Donya-ye poromid (1969): 5.5
Kolbei aansoo-ye roodkhane (1971):4.5
Total Score: 5.3
91. Mohammad Reza Zehtabi
Director | Ghazal
Mohammad Reza Zehtabi is known for Ghazal (2001), Mr Shadi's Assignment (1993) and The Indian Gift (1994).
Tohfe-ye Hend (1994): 6
Ghazal (2001): 5
Total Score: 5.3
92. Parviz Shahbazi
Writer | Nafas-e amigh
Parviz Shahbazi is a highly acclaimed Iranian filmmaker renowned for his independent films that prominently delve into social issues and the interplay between diverse generations. His cinematic journey has led him to grace some of the most prestigious film festivals worldwide, including the Cannes,...
Nafase amigh (2001): 6.5
Darband (2013): 5.5
Ayar 14 (2009): 4.5
Total Score: 5.3
93. Ahmad Reza Mo'tamedi
Writer | Divanei az ghafas parid
Ahmad Reza Mo'tamedi is known for The Insane Flew Away (2003), Alzheimer (2011) and The Ugly and the Beautiful (1999).
Divanei az ghafas parid (2002): 6
Ghaedeye bazi (2007): 5
Total Score: 5.3
94. Masoud Navabi
Director | Kolahi Baraye Baran
Masoud Navabi is known for A Hat for Baran (2007), Tickle (2005) and Shadow (2015).
Kolahi Baraye Baran (2006): 6.5
ghelghelak (2005): 6.5
Sayeh (2015): 3.5
Total Score: 5.3
95. Kamran Ghadakchian
Editor | Bandari
Kamran Ghadakchian is known for Bandari (1973), Frantic (1995) and Brothers in Blood (1975).
Avaz-e Tehran (1992): 7
Mihman (1976): 6
Beheshte penhan (1994): 6
Zakhmi (1997): 6
Dokhtare shahe parion (2010): 4.5
Ta akharin nafas (1978): 4.5
Soghate Farang (2005): 4.5
Faseleh (2009): 3.5
Total Score: 5.2
96. Mohammad Hossein Latifi
Director | Rooze Sevom
Mohammad Hossein Latifi is known for The Third Day (2007), Unknown (2023) and Wednesday, May 9 (2015).
Sor'at (1997): 6
Eynak-e doodi (2000): 6
Dokhtar Irouni(2003): 6
Be Vaghte Khomari (2018): 6
Tofighe ejbari (2007): 5.5
Khabgah-e dokhtaran (2005): 4.5
Ruz-e-sevom (2007): 4.5
Asbe sefide padshah (2014): 3.5
Total Score: 5.2
97. Behruz Afkhami
Director | Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz va digaran
Behruz Afkhami was born in 1956 in Tehran, Iran. He is a director and writer, known for Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz and Others (2014), The River's End (2003) and The Morning of the Execution (2024).
Aroos (1990): 8.5
Rooz-e Fereshte (1993): 6
Takhti (1997): 6
Shokaran (2000): 5.5
Gav khuni (2002): 5
Saint Petersburg (2009): 5
Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz va digaran (2014): 3
Roobah (2014): 2.5
Total Score: 5.1
98. Reza Mirlohi
Director | Khatoon
Reza Mirlohi is known for Khatoon (1977), Ghosts (1982) and Shooresh (1973).
Aghaye Jahel (1973): 6
Topoli (1972): 5.5
Shouresh (1973): 4.5
Total Score: 5.1
99. Alireza Amini
Director | Danehaye rize barf
Born in 1970 in Tehran, Amini is a graduate of stage directing. He has made more than 20 short and documentary films and he was assistant director to Bahman Ghobadi's "A Time for the Drunken Horses." His debut feature film, "Letters of the Wind" (2002) and then his second feature film, "Tiny ...
Haft daghigheh ta paiz (2009): 5.5
Entehaye khiabane hashtom (2010): 5.5
Haman Rooz (2008): 5
Total Score: 5.1
100. Mehrshad Karkhani
Director | Rismaneh baz
Mehrshad Karkhani is known for Loose Rope (2008), National Alley (2011) and Ekbatan (2012).
Darbast Azadi (2014): 5.5
Ekbatan (2012): 5.5
Gonah-e man (2006): 5
Total Score: 5.1
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