The Best Turkish Movies
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1. Magi (2016)
132 min | Horror
Olivia, A New York-based journalist travels to Turkey when she receives news that her sister Marla is pregnant. Marla recently ended a relationship but decides to keep the baby and that's when sinister things begin to occur.
Director: Hasan Karacadag | Stars: Michael Madsen, Stephen Baldwin, Brianne Davis, Lucie Pohl
Votes: 2,177
2. Dabbe 6: The Return (2015)
160 min | Horror, Mystery
Mukadder died suddenly one night. Cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage. According to her sister, the killers are different sizes. There are demons behind everything.
Director: Hasan Karacadag | Stars: Elçin Atamgüç, Ömer Duran, Funda Eskioglu, Nilay Gök
Votes: 3,256
3. Dabbe 5: Curse of the Jinn (2014)
TV-MA | 133 min | Horror, Mystery
Dilek, a housewife suddenly starts to feel presence of something abnormal in a specific room in their house. Though her husband, Omer refuses to agree with her but situation become worse. ... See full summary »
Director: Hasan Karacadag | Stars: Ümit Bülent Dinçer, Nil Günal, Pelin Acar, Ömer Duran
Votes: 4,396
4. Dabbe: The Possession (2013)
134 min | Horror
Ahead of her wedding, Kübra is possessed by demons. When an examination reveals more horror, her friend, a psychiatrist, tries to perform an exorcism.
Director: Hasan Karacadag | Stars: Elçin Atamgüç, Orhan Gencer, Sultan Köroglu Kiliç, Oguzhan Kocakli
Votes: 7,415
5. Sideway (2017)
119 min | Drama, Thriller
Screwy signs indicate the arrival of the doomsday. The people of a small town find themselves on the edge of insanity, thinking the Antichrist is already around. But who is Christ, then? A ... See full summary »
Director: Tayfun Pirselimoglu | Stars: Tansu Biçer, Nalan Kuruçim, Taner Birsel, Ercan Kesal
Votes: 753
6. Winter Sleep (2014)
Not Rated | 196 min | Drama
A hotel owner and landlord in a remote Turkish village deals with conflicts within his family and a tenant behind on his rent.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbag, Ayberk Pekcan
Votes: 55,555 | Gross: $0.17M
7. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Not Rated | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Votes: 50,283 | Gross: $0.14M
8. Korkuyorum Anne (2004)
128 min | Comedy
In an apartment building where neighbors, friends, and family are living in close quarters, three male protagonists encounter three phases of manhood in Turkish society. Directors Reha ... See full summary »
Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Turgay Aydin, Arzu Bazman, Ali Düsenkalkar, Köksal Engür
Votes: 3,317
9. Intikam Melegi / Kadin Hamlet (1976)
86 min | Drama
Adaptation of Hamlet, whose father was murdered. But in this story, Hamlet is a woman.
Director: Metin Erksan | Stars: Fatma Girik, Sevda Ferdag, Reha Yurdakul, Orçun Sonat
Votes: 352
10. Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü? (2006)
135 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A story about the tragedy and the danger of humor and the humorist - A comedy as grand as the Lands of Rome...
Director: Ezel Akay | Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Sebnem Dönmez, Beyaz, Güven Kiraç
Votes: 13,373
11. Kosmos (2009)
122 min | Drama, Fantasy
A strange man with otherworldly talents becomes both a friend and a pariah in a small Turkish town in this drama from writer and director Reha Erdem. Yahya is nearly in a panic when his ... See full summary »
Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Sermet Yesil, Türkü Turan, Serkan Keskin, Hakan Altuntas
Votes: 5,179
12. Time to Love (1965)
86 min | Drama, Romance
A poor painter falls in love with a photograph of a woman while at work in one of the massive villas on Istanbul's Princes' Islands.
Director: Metin Erksan | Stars: Müsfik Kenter, Sema Özcan, Süleyman Tekcan, Fadil Garan
Votes: 7,483
13. Kaç Para Kaç (1999)
100 min | Drama
The monotonous life of Selim,a shirt store owner changes when he finds a suitcase full of American dollars in a taxi.
Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Taner Birsel, Bennu Yildirimlar, Zuhal Gencer, Engin Alkan
Votes: 3,760
14. Tabutta Rövasata (1996)
76 min | Drama
Mahsun is homeless and unemployed. He lives in Rumelihisari (one of the most picturesque and oldest quarters of Istanbul), and tries to stay alive with the help of local fishermen. Mahsun ... See full summary »
Director: Dervis Zaim | Stars: Ahmet Ugurlu, Tuncel Kurtiz, Aysen Aydemir, Serif Erol
Votes: 11,060
15. The Bandit (1996)
Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Baran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Sener Sen, Ugur Yücel, Sermin Hürmeriç, Yesim Salkim
Votes: 72,213
16. Life (2023)
193 min | Drama
A fiancée lost on the streets of Istanbul, a man who sets out to find the truth. Escape or love? The fate of the duo is written in Istanbul.
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Osman Alkas, Kayhan Açikgöz, Berfun Besel, Melis Birkan
Votes: 1,336
17. The Chaos Class (1975)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
Lazy, uneducated students share a very close bond. They live together in the dormitory, where they plan their latest pranks. When a new headmaster arrives, the students naturally try to overthrow him. A comic war of nitwits follows.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Münir Özkul, Halit Akçatepe, Tarik Akan
Votes: 42,962
18. Destiny (2006)
103 min | Drama
Bekir loves Ugur, who loves Zagor, who is about to get out of jail. An already tense love triangle is thrown into turmoil on a hot summer night, when Zagor kills someone, and Ugur disappears.
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Ufuk Bayraktar, Vildan Atasever, Engin Akyürek, Müge Ulusoy
Votes: 16,899
19. My Father and My Son (2005)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Family
The family of a left-wing journalist is torn apart after the military coup of Turkey in 1980.
Director: Çagan Irmak | Stars: Çetin Tekindor, Fikret Kuskan, Hümeyra, Ege Tanman
Votes: 92,589
20. Süt Kardesler (1976)
80 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Saban, Ramazan and Bayram are sailors in an Ottoman Navy and Hüsamettin is their commander. Hüsamettin's aide Ramazan, Saban who is foster son of Hüsamettin's sister and Bayram who is ... See full summary »
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Sener Sen, Halit Akçatepe, Hale Soygazi
Votes: 21,066
21. Dabbe: Demon Possession (2012)
119 min | Horror
A family's house in Turkey becomes possessed by evil spirits that want to kill humans.
Director: Hasan Karacadag | Stars: Elçin Atamgüç, Nihan Aypolat, Pervin Bagdat, Su Burcu Coskun
Votes: 4,275
22. Kahpe Bizans (1999)
97 min | Comedy, History
The story of Yetis Bey (Cem Davran) and his struggle with Byzantian Emperor (Illetyus) is presented in a humorous way.
Director: Gani Müjde | Stars: Mehmet Ali Erbil, Demet Sener, Cem Davran, Sümer Tilmaç
Votes: 7,602
23. At the Bar (2007)
92 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A group of college students are captured by another group at a bar and try to survive hours of intense violence. Adapted from a true crime.
Director: Serdar Akar | Stars: Nejat Isler, Hakan Boyav, Serdar Orçin, Erdal Besikçioglu
Votes: 15,104
24. Fate (2001)
119 min | Drama
Musa, who works as a bookkeeper in the customs office, believes in the emptiness and absurdity of life. He doesn't struggle to change his life; he lets himself flow along with events ... See full summary »
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Serdar Orçin, Zeynep Tokus, Engin Günaydin, Demir Karahan
Votes: 7,016
25. Gemide (1998)
102 min | Crime, Drama
Sailors want to remain in their small world, warm and cozy and full of lies, but they kidnap a prostitute from some pimps.
Director: Serdar Akar | Stars: Erkan Can, Haldun Boysan, Yildiray Sahinler, Naci Tasdögen
Votes: 16,135
26. Commitment Hasan (2021)
147 min | Drama
A man who makes his living from his father's fruit garden, tries to get rid of an electricity pole that is intended to be planted in the middle of his land.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Umut Karadag, Filiz Bozok, Gökhan Azlag, Ayse Gunyuz Demirci
Votes: 560
27. The Third Page (1999)
92 min | Drama
Isa is beaten up after being accused of stealing $50. When his landlord demands the back rent, Isa gets angry and shoots him. The police round up the tenants, but are not suspicious of him.... See full summary »
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Ruhi Sari, Basak Köklükaya, Erol Babaoglu, Zeki Demirkubuz
Votes: 4,427
28. Agit (1972)
Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Drama
Coban and his four comrades are smugglers who live in the bleak, inaccesable mountains. They are hard, pitiless men like the county they live in, whose daily commerce is in greed, danger, betrayal and murder.
Director: Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Yilmaz Güney, Hayati Hamzaoglu, Bilal Inci, Atilla Olgaç
Votes: 871
29. Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak (2006)
122 min | Action, Drama, War
The film covers through fiction real-life events like the occupation of Iraq, the execution of Daniel Pearl, the Hood event and the Abu Ghraib torture scandal.
Director: Serdar Akar | Stars: Necati Sasmaz, Billy Zane, Ghassan Massoud, Bergüzar Korel
Votes: 18,426
30. Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalim (1977)
90 min | Drama, Romance
Story of a dilemma between a woman's love and her logic. Asya, a young girl with a strict mother, meets Ilyas, who is a womanizer city man, and they quickly fall in love. They get over the ... See full summary »
Director: Atif Yilmaz | Stars: Türkan Soray, Kadir Inanir, Ahmet Mekin, Hülya Tuglu
Votes: 16,949
31. Akrebin Yolculugu (1997)
118 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A Turkish watchmaker is employed to mend a village clock that has not worked for some seven years. However, what seems like a simple and un-exciting task is plunged into a web of mystery ... See full summary »
Director: Ömer Kavur | Stars: Mehmet Aslantug, Sahika Tekand, Tuncel Kurtiz, Nüvit Özdogru
Votes: 696
32. Kerr (2021)
101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
CAN witnesses a murder in a small town.The police don't allow him to leave after his testimony.On the other hand,a quarantine is declared due to rabid dogs.The whole town turns into purgatory with no exit is almost at the edge of insanity.
Director: Tayfun Pirselimoglu | Stars: Erdem Senocak, Jale Arikan, Riza Akin, Ali Seçkiner Alici
Votes: 794
33. About Dry Grasses (2023)
Not Rated | 197 min | Drama
A young teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after four years of mandatory service in a remote village, but is accused of inappropriate contact by two students. After losing hope, a colleague offers him new perspectives on life.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Deniz Celiloglu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici, Ece Bagci
Votes: 11,410
34. Burning Days (2022)
129 min | Drama, Thriller
Emre, a young prosecutor newly appointed to the small town of Yaniklar, finds himself being pulled into a political conflict during his first criminal investigation.
Director: Emin Alper | Stars: Selahattin Pasali, Ekin Koç, Erol Babaoglu, Erdem Senocak
Votes: 12,149
35. You Know Him (2020)
105 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Ercan Kesal's debut feature, a one-day tragicomic story of doctor Kemal, who wants to become a candidate for Istanbul's Beyoglu district mayor. He is trying every way to become a candidate. Unexpected events will occur that night.
Director: Ercan Kesal | Stars: Ercan Kesal, Selin Yeninci, Inanç Konukçu, Nazan Kesal
Votes: 3,518
36. Honey (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
The quiet life of a boy and his family is endangered when his father does not return home from his work collecting honey in the forest.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Bora Altas, Erdal Besikçioglu, Tülin Özen, Ayse Altay
Votes: 7,480
37. 61 Days (2016)
115 min | Comedy, Drama
In the 1970s, a boy named Adem starts working for soda seller Kemal during the holy month of Ramadan. Adem's only dream is to fast like the adults. He tries to perform this worship secretly from everyone.
Director: Yüksel Aksu | Stars: Cem Yilmaz, Berat Efe Parlar, Adam Bay, Ümmü Putgül
Votes: 15,608
38. The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
188 min | Drama
An unpublished writer returns to his hometown after graduating, where he seeks sponsors to publish his book while dealing with his father's deteriorating indulgence into gambling.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Dogu Demirkol, Murat Cemcir, Bennu Yildirimlar, Hazar Ergüçlü
Votes: 27,868 | Gross: $0.03M
39. Jîn (2013)
122 min | Drama
Jin, a guerrilla, lives in a cave and decides to escape from the organization. She finds some civilian clothes and goes down from the mountain to the city. However, the city is no safer than the mountain.
Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Deniz Hasgüler, Onur Ünsal, Yildirim Simsek, Ayris Alptekin
Votes: 2,056
40. A Tale of Three Sisters (2019)
108 min | Drama
Three young girls are sent back to their father in a poor village in central Anatolia, one after another, after failing in more affluent foster families.
Director: Emin Alper | Stars: Cemre Ebuzziya, Ece Yüksel, Helin Kandemir, Kayhan Açikgöz
Votes: 4,780
41. Muhsin Bey (1987)
119 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Ingenuous countryman Ali Nazik migrates to Istanbul and meets producer Muhsin Kanadikirik to have his first album.
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Sener Sen, Ugur Yücel, Sermin Hürmeriç, Osman Cavci
Votes: 11,707
42. Ivy (2015)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
When the crew of a bankrupt cargo ship gets stuck on board for months, isolation breeds pressures that sink the men into a sea of madness and terror.
Director: Tolga Karaçelik | Stars: Nadir Saribacak, Hakan Karsak, Kadir Çermik, Özgür Emre Yildirim
Votes: 13,424
43. Filler ve Çimen (2000)
115 min | Drama, Thriller
A chief police inspector's first hand witness testimony impeaches someone of an intelligent service crime. Some hitman who is officially dead, but concealed by an intelligence agency, has been involved in a political treason plot.
Director: Dervis Zaim | Stars: Ali Sürmeli, Sanem Çelik, Bülent Kayabas, Haluk Bilginer
Votes: 2,835
44. Neseli Günler (1978)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A mid-aged couple with 6 kids who are running a pickle shop gets divorced with 3 kids each. The family members find each other years later with a funny story.
Director: Orhan Aksoy | Stars: Münir Özkul, Adile Nasit, Sener Sen, Aysen Gruda
Votes: 11,944
45. Grain (2017)
128 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
This film was inspired by a chapter from the Noble Quran. It is a post-apocalyptic story set in a world where those that survive, are divided between the remnants of cities and agricultural... See full summary »
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Jean-Marc Barr, Ermin Bravo, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Cristina Flutur
Votes: 1,669
46. Bes Vakit (2006)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama
The pain of growing up, as seen by three Turkish youths: Ömer, the son of the local imam, who wishes the death of his father; his best friend, Yakup, who's enamored with the village ... See full summary »
Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Ozen Ozkan, Ali Bey Kayali, Elit Iscan, Bülent Emin Yarar
Votes: 4,402 | Gross: $0.01M
47. Alone (2008)
113 min | Drama, Romance
Tells about those people whose lives have been isolated by modern lifestyles; It is also Foods, mothers, old songs and love that this movie is consists of.
Director: Çagan Irmak | Stars: Cemal Hünal, Melis Birkan, Yildiz Kültür, Asli Aybars
Votes: 22,789
48. Dry Summer (1963)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
A farmer has a violent dispute with his fellow villagers by claiming ownership of the water that comes out of his land. He is as sexually frustrated as greedy.
Director: Metin Erksan | Stars: Erol Tas, Hülya Koçyigit, Ulvi Dogan, Alaettin Altiok
Votes: 5,689
49. The Yellow Mercedes (1992)
90 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The film is based on 'Fikrimin Ince Gulu', a novel by Adalet Agaoglu, which depicts a first generation guest-worker returning home. It covers his land journey in short bursts from Germany ... See full summary »
Director: Bay Okan | Stars: Ilyas Salman, Valérie Lemoine, Micky Sébastian, Alexander Gittinger
Votes: 3,307
50. Mommo (2009)
94 min | Drama, Family
A brother and sister are split up after their mother dies, their father remarries, and their new stepmother rejects them.
Director: Atalay Tasdiken | Stars: Elif Bülbül, Mehmet Bülbül, Mete Dönmezer, Mustafa Uzunyilmaz
Votes: 2,106
51. I Am Not Him (2013)
125 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
He works in a kitchen in Istanbul. She is working with him. Her husband goes to jail.
Director: Tayfun Pirselimoglu | Stars: Ercan Kesal, Maryam Zaree, Riza Akin, Mehmet Avci
Votes: 1,251
52. Karpuz Kabugundan Gemiler Yapmak (2004)
97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
In his award-winning debut feature film, director Ahmet Ulucay portrays the innocence of childhood and the lure of the cinema for two teens in a small Turkish village. Working for a ... See full summary »
Director: Ahmet Uluçay | Stars: Fizuli Caferof, Gülayse Erkoc, Hasbiye Günay, Kadir Kaymaz
Votes: 6,563
53. Thou Gild'st the Even (2013)
107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Cemal is a man who lives with his father in Akhisar town of Manisa and works in his own barber shop. Cemal, who seems to be at his own pace, is in trouble, and even he doesn't know what's ... See full summary »
Director: Onur Ünlü | Stars: Ali Atay, Demet Evgar, Damla Sönmez, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Votes: 10,599
54. Otobüs (1975)
87 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A group of illegal immigrants are brought to Stockholm in a bus by a smuggler who takes all their money and passports, and then runs away.
Director: Bay Okan | Stars: Bay Okan, Björn Gedda, Tuncel Kurtiz, Oguz Arlas
Votes: 2,254
55. Commitment (2019)
135 min | Drama
Asli, a young mother who is trying to find a nanny to get back to work, finally meets young Gulnihal. Gulnihal is also a mother. With Gulnihal coming into her life, Asli faces her secrets which she has been avoiding herself.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Kubra Kip, Ece Yüksel, Umut Kurt, Almina Kavci
Votes: 479
56. From the Village to the City (1974)
91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The sequel of The Stupid Millionaire (1974), the fun continues this time in Ankara, after the 4 brothers find the heritage from their father which is a box-ful of gold.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Meral Zeren, Zeki Alasya, Metin Akpinar
Votes: 11,817
57. Albüm (2016)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
A middle-class Turkish couple is far from willing to admit they used adoption as a last resort to build a family, and will do anything to keep it a secret.
Director: Mehmet Can Mertoglu | Stars: Sebnem Bozoklu, Murat Kiliç, Muttalip Müjdeci, Zuhal Gencer
Votes: 1,439
58. Devlerin Aski (1976)
80 min | Drama, Romance
Reunion of two former lovers brings the end to the society they are part of through hate through revenge and through bloodshed, especially when the lovers were obliged to stand against their associates and families.
Director: Osman F. Seden | Stars: Türkan Soray, Kadir Inanir, Savas Basar, Elif Pektas
Votes: 1,243
59. Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989)
85 min | Crime, Drama
Baris, a 5 year-old little boy, has to stay in a prison with her mother during her detention period. Baris develops a special relationship with Inci, a young woman who also stays in prison. She promises him that the kite will fly someday.
Director: Tunç Basaran | Stars: Ozan Bilen, Nur Sürer, Füsun Demirel, Güzin Özipek
Votes: 7,167
60. Between Two Dawns (2021)
91 min | Drama
After a worker is severely injured in their family business, Kadir is forced into making a moral decision, which will have an impact on his dreams, his family and the life of the injured worker's wife.
Director: Selman Nacar | Stars: Mucahit Kocak, Nezaket Erden, Ünal Silver, Bedir Bedir
Votes: 1,864
61. Bir Çirkin Adam (1969)
67 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
"A Bad Man" - Bino is a contract killer. The owners of a dance hall hires Bino to kill Abbas, who collects tribute from the dance halls.
Director: Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Yilmaz Güney, Feri Cansel, Hayati Hamzaoglu, Nihat Ziyalan
Votes: 286
62. Yazi Tura (2004)
102 min | Drama
Yazi Tura is the film of two stories taking place in 1999. Stories of two young men... One is "Ridvan the Devil", a young football player from Central Anatolia, Cappadocia / Goreme, and the... See full summary »
Director: Ugur Yücel | Stars: Kenan Imirzalioglu, Olgun Simsek, Bahri Beyat, Engin Günaydin
Votes: 6,567
63. Yilanlarin Öcü (1961)
104 min | Drama
Karaagac was a small village and Bayram had an ordinary life with his mother Irazca, wife Hatice and children in there until Haceli take a place front of his house to make a new building.
Director: Metin Erksan | Stars: Fikret Hakan, Nurhan Nur, Aliye Rona, Sadiye Arciman
Votes: 1,478
64. Watchtower (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A man and a woman seeking refuge from the world: Nihat at a remote forest fire tower, Seher in her room at a rural bus station. When their lives collide, each now has to fight their battle of conscience before the other.
Director: Pelin Esmer | Stars: Olgun Simsek, Nilay Erdönmez, Laçin Ceylan, Menderes Samancilar
Votes: 2,881
65. My Father's Wings (2016)
101 min | Drama
Set against the backdrop of construction activity promising to fill in the empty spaces of the urban landscape with entirely new neighborhoods, a story unfolds of an aging construction ... See full summary »
Director: Kivanç Sezer | Stars: Menderes Samancilar, Musab Ekici, Kubra Kip, Tansel Öngel
Votes: 1,071
66. 9 (2002)
91 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
Cops question six people about the rape and murder of a beautiful vagrant
Director: Ümit Ünal | Stars: Ali Poyrazoglu, Cezmi Baskin, Serra Yilmaz, Fikret Kuskan
Votes: 2,118
67. Cars of the Revolution (2008)
120 min | Drama
In the years of military coup, Turkey was unable to produce its own cars. But Pasha believed that Turkish people can produce their own cars so he ordered 2 cars. Gunduz and engineers with him must produce 2 cars in only 130 days.
Director: Tolga Örnek | Stars: Taner Birsel, Ali Düsenkalkar, Halit Ergenç, Sait Genay
Votes: 12,692
68. The Wall (1983)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
Teens in a Turkish prison struggle to survive under hideous conditions.
Director: Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Tuncel Kurtiz, Ayse Emel Mesci Kuray, Malik Berrichi, Nicolas Hossein
Votes: 4,433
69. Inflame (2017)
94 min | Drama, Thriller
A News Channel employee Hasret, has been seeing the same nightmare for some time. Through recurring nightmares, a question creeps into her mind: Is it possible that her parents were not ... See full summary »
Director: Ceylan Özgün Özçelik | Stars: Algi Eke, Özgür Çevik, Kadir Çermik, Boncuk Yilmaz
Votes: 1,268
70. The Stupid Millionaire (1974)
84 min | Comedy
The funny treasure hunt of 4 rural brothers in Istanbul, after the recent death of their father who left them a treasure map as heritage.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Meral Zeren, Münir Özkul, Zeki Alasya
Votes: 7,937
71. Hope (1970)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
When one of his horses is killed by an automobile, and when it is clear that neither justice nor charity will prevail, the man begins a slow slide into despair. On the advice of a local ... See full summary »
Director: Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Yilmaz Güney, Gülsen Alniaçik, Tuncel Kurtiz, Osman Alyanak
Votes: 4,321
72. Inside (2012)
107 min | Drama
A man's life, thoughts, feelings and his very own darkness... Adapted from Dostoevsky's novel "Notes from Undergroud", Demirkubuz follows Muharrem as he gets himself invited to a party ... See full summary »
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Engin Günaydin, Serhat Tutumluer, Nihal Yalçin, Nergis Öztürk
Votes: 10,444
73. Derman (1983)
88 min | Drama
Problematic life of a newly graduated midwife in a remote village, where winters are really harsh.
Director: Serif Gören | Stars: Hülya Koçyigit, Tarik Akan, Talat Bulut, Nur Sürer
Votes: 813
74. My Dear Brother (1973)
85 min | Drama
Two poor men try to find a television as a last wish for the terminally ill brother of one of them.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Tarik Akan, Kahraman Kiral, Halit Akçatepe, Metin Akpinar
Votes: 10,255
75. Journey to the Sun (1999)
104 min | Drama
Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from the village Tire, takes a job searching for water leaks below the surface of the streets of Istanbul. Due to a strange set of events, he is ... See full summary »
Director: Yesim Ustaoglu | Stars: Nazmi Kirik, Newroz Baz, Mizgin Kapazan, Ara Güler
Votes: 1,888 | Gross: $0.00M
76. La Belle Indifference (2019)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Onur is sacked from his job as manager of a pharmaceutical company and is not worried. But his wife Bahar is. Onur doesn't listen to her and becomes indifferent to her and the world around him. He'd rather be surrounded by more zebras.
Director: Kivanç Sezer | Stars: Alican Yücesoy, Basak Ozcan, Müfit Kayacan, Nihal G. Koldas
Votes: 1,380
77. Distant (2002)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
After his wife leaves him, a photographer has an existential crisis and tries to cope with his cousin's visit.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Muzaffer Özdemir, Mehmet Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer, Nazan Kesal
Votes: 22,875 | Gross: $0.10M
78. Three Monkeys (2008)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama
A family suffers from a major communication breakdown during their struggle to get through their hardships.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Yavuz Bingöl, Hatice Aslan, Ahmet Rifat Sungar, Ercan Kesal
Votes: 22,999 | Gross: $0.04M
79. Frenzy (2015)
119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Amid the intense political violence of Istanbul, Kadir is released on parole two years early on the condition that he become an informant for the police gathering terrorist informations, activities, and searching for bombs on trash cans.
Director: Emin Alper | Stars: Mehmet Özgür, Berkay Ates, Tülin Özen, Müfit Kayacan
Votes: 4,393
80. Piano Piano Kid (1991)
81 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
In 1940's Turkey, the world in the eyes of a child.
Director: Tunç Basaran | Stars: Rutkay Aziz, Emin Sivas, Serap Aksoy, Yaman Okay
Votes: 2,019
81. Nefes: Vatan Sagolsun (2009)
128 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Story of 40-man Turkish task force who must defend a relay station.
Director: Levent Semerci | Stars: Mete Horozoglu, Ilker Kizmaz, Birce Akalay, Ibrahim Akoz
Votes: 35,381
82. Kusursuzlar (2013)
95 min | Drama, Family, Mystery
Two sisters in their early thirties find themselves isolated in the Aegean summer cottage of their childhood, as they must deal with their uneasy sibling relationship and confront their devastating recent past past.
Director: Ramin Matin | Stars: Mehmet Ali Nuroglu, Ibrahim Selim, Emre Yetim, Suna Selen
Votes: 1,036
83. Gece Yolculugu (1988)
100 min | Drama
A confused scriptwriter takes refuge in the ruins of a Byzantine church in a remote village while scouting locations for his next film.
Director: Ömer Kavur | Stars: Aytaç Arman, Macit Koper, Sahika Tekand, Arslan Kacar
Votes: 693
84. The Herd (1978)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family in eastern Turkey decides to sell its sheep in far away Ankara.
Director: Zeki Ökten | Stars: Tarik Akan, Melike Demirag, Tuncel Kurtiz, Savas Yurttas
Votes: 5,335
85. Oh, Beautiful Istanbul (1966)
97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Black comedy about a girl who runs away from her rural village to Istanbul to become and actress and an old drunkard street photographer.
Director: Atif Yilmaz | Stars: Sadri Alisik, Ayla Algan, Ahmet Danyal Topatan, Feridun Çölgeçen
Votes: 2,534
86. Full of Hunger (2012)
127 min | Drama
Three people from three different worlds... Three Others who become the unwitting cause of each others suffering...Three ordinary lives so tormented that even death seems sweet... Can emotional pain be vanquished through physical pain?
Director: Zübeyr Sasmaz | Stars: Mete Horozoglu, Hazar Ergüçlü, Didem Balçin, Ugur Çinar
Votes: 400
87. The Secret Face (1991)
118 min | Drama, Romance
A young man, who came to Istanbul to study despite his father's objection, started photography when he was out of money. He takes souvenir photos for people in taverns. One day, a ... See full summary »
Director: Ömer Kavur | Stars: Zuhal Olcay, Fikret Kuskan, Sevda Ferdag, Savas Yurttas
Votes: 1,230
88. My Prostitute Love (1968)
89 min | Drama, Romance
Halil is an honest greengrocer with an ordinary life. One day his friends take him to a local night club where he meets a beautiful hostess, Sabiha. The two fall in love. Little does Sabiha know about Halil's life before they met.
Director: Lütfi Ö. Akad | Stars: Türkan Soray, Izzet Günay, Ayfer Feray, Semih Sezerli
Votes: 3,309
89. Saban, Son of Saban (1977)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Husamettin the commander in the army is constantly bothered by the stupidity of one of his soldiers Saban. After discharge from the army, Saban and his friend Ramazan work in a night club ... See full summary »
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Halit Akçatepe, Sener Sen, Adile Nasit
Votes: 18,744
90. Seyyit Han: Bride of the Earth (1968)
Not Rated | 81 min | Drama
Seyyit Han is a man with many foes. One day he falls in love with Mürsit's sister, Keje. Mürsit is fine with them marrying, only on one condition: Seyyit Han has to get rid of his enemies ... See full summary »
Director: Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Yilmaz Güney, Nebahat Çehre, Hayati Hamzaoglu, Nihat Ziyalan
Votes: 615
91. Love, Spells and All That (2019)
96 min | Drama
After not having seen each other for 20 years, two women are reunited on the small Turkish island where, as teenagers, they first fell in love. What is the mysterious force that binds them ... See full summary »
Director: Ümit Ünal | Stars: Selen Uçer, Ece Dizdar, Aysenil Samlioglu, Uygar Özçelik
Votes: 1,474
92. A Ay (1988)
100 min | Drama
A young girl with a vivid imagination exasperates her grandparents when she begins communicating with the ghost of her mother.
Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Yesim Tozan, Gülsen Tuncer, Nurinisa Yildirim, Münir Özkul
Votes: 1,257
93. Present Tense (2012)
110 min | Drama
The story of a young woman who is in search for her lost hopes. Like many in Turkish society, Mina is jobless, lonely, and unhappy. She wants to escape to the USA and start from zero; a ... See full summary »
Director: Belmin Söylemez | Stars: Sanem Öge, Senay Aydin, Ozan Bilen, Nesrin Yildirim
Votes: 584
94. Something Useful (2017)
104 min | Drama
Why would someone like Leyla go to a high school reunion dinner? And take an overnight train to get there. After all, she hasn't been to a single one for the last 25 years - What is Canan, ... See full summary »
Director: Pelin Esmer | Stars: Basak Köklükaya, Öykü Karayel, Yigit Özsener, Aysenil Samlioglu
Votes: 5,598
95. Gölge Oyunu (1993)
103 min | Drama, Fantasy
Mahmut and Abidin work as comedians at a night club, Mahmut is honest yet Abidin is sly. Sulo brings a deaf and dumb girl named Kumru, to working the night club, but the club owner sends ... See full summary »
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Sener Sen, Sevket Altug, Larissa Litichevskaya, Füreya Koral
Votes: 3,834
96. Nokta (2008)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Story of a man who is suffering because of a crime and trying to escape of his suffering.
Director: Dervis Zaim | Stars: Mehmet Ali Nuroglu, Serhat Mustafa Kiliç, Settar Tanriögen, Sener Kökkaya
Votes: 856
97. Oh, Belinda (1986)
100 min | Comedy, Fantasy
After Serap, the theatre actress, acts in an advertisement, she loses her identity and become a housewife with two children. The movie is about dilemma of Serap and Naciye.
Director: Atif Yilmaz | Stars: Müjde Ar, Macit Koper, Yilmaz Zafer, Füsun Demirel
Votes: 3,562
98. Hey There! (2021)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy
Istanbul is under quarantine. Felek and Kerim find the best way to make profits in this period. They will access people's computers and introduce themselves as government officials, making ... See full summary »
Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Serkan Keskin, Nihal Yalçin, Bülent Emin Yarar, Ezgi Mola
Votes: 1,548
99. The Chaos Class Is Waking Up (1976)
94 min | Adventure, Comedy
A kind and hardworking student joins to Hababam Sinifi (The Chaos Class) but they don't accept him as one of them and he becomes the target of all class' pranks.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Münir Özkul, Halit Akçatepe, Adile Nasit
Votes: 20,864
100. 40 (2009)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
A bag full of money lands in front of you. Is it luck? The answer to your prayers? Part of a predetermined plan? Or all of the above? Set in the chaotic streets of Istanbul, 40 is a story ... See full summary »
Director: Emre Sahin | Stars: Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Deniz Çakir, Ali Atay, Fatih Akgören
Votes: 1,980
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