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1. Argo (2012)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin
Votes: 639,217 | Gross: $136.03M
2. House of Saddam (2008)
TV-MA | 232 min | Biography, Drama, History
A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisors.
Stars: Igal Naor, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Makram Khoury, Philip Arditti
Votes: 5,160
3. The Devil's Double (2011)
R | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
A chilling vision of the house of Saddam. The world of Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was given a choice; either be the double for Saddam's sadistic son, or die.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi, Philip Quast
Votes: 63,870 | Gross: $1.36M
4. Septembers of Shiraz (2015)
PG-13 | 110 min | Thriller
Prior to the Iranian revolution it was a place where people of all religions were allowed to flourish. This is the story of a prosperous Jewish family who abandon everything before they are consumed by the passions of revolutionaries.
Director: Wayne Blair | Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Salma Hayek, Adrien Brody, Alon Aboutboul
Votes: 5,801
5. Persepolis (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Danielle Darrieux
Votes: 100,199 | Gross: $4.45M
6. A Dying King: The Shah of Iran (2017)
TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary
Uncover the mystery of the last Shah of Iran's exile from his country during the Iranian Revolution of 1979, his illness, misdiagnosis, maltreatment and eventual death, and its impact on the Middle East, United States and the world.
Director: Bobak Kalhor | Stars: Amir Aslan Afshar, Robert Armao, Jerry Berlin, Lyn Boyd-Judson
Votes: 81
7.
Declassified (2004–2006)
Episode:
Ayatollah Khomeini
(2006)
Documentary, History
Director: Kosh | Stars: Ervand Abrahamian, Madeleine Albright, Shaul Bakhash, Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Votes: 9
8. Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper (1981 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A dramatized account of how the staff of the Canadian Embassy helped a group of American diplomats escape from Iran during the Iranian Revolution.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Gordon Pinsent, Chris Wiggins, Diana Barrington, Robert Joy
Votes: 147
9. Iran: Days of Crisis (1991 TV Movie)
Unrated | 180 min | Drama, History
Follows the events of Iran hostage crisis of 1979 and people who were held as hostages in the US embassy in Tehran, Iran for over 400 days.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Arliss Howard, Jeff Fahey, Alice Krige, Tony Goldwyn
Votes: 63
10.
The Timeline (2015–2018)
Episode:
America's Game and the Iran Hostage Crisis
(2015)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, History, Sport
The NFL during the Iran hostage crisis. Includes the story of Alex Paen, a Los Angeles-based reporter stationed in Tehran, who made an audio recording of Super Bowl XIV for the hostages to listen to.
Director: Tate Donovan | Stars: Mark Bowden, Clifford Branch, George Clooney, Al Davis
Votes: 18
11. America Held Hostage (1979–1980)
30 min | News
Nightly update of the Iran hostage crisis. The series later evolved into "Nightline."
Star: Ted Koppel
Votes: 14
12. W. (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A chronicle of the life and Presidency of George W. Bush.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Ioan Gruffudd, Colin Hanks
Votes: 50,041 | Gross: $25.53M
13. Vice (I) (2018)
R | 132 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell
Votes: 162,441 | Gross: $47.84M
14. Jarhead (2005)
R | 125 min | Biography, Drama, War
A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black, Scott MacDonald
Votes: 206,597 | Gross: $62.66M
15. L'Oriana (2015 TV Movie)
200 min | Biography
The life of Italian journalist and writer Oriana Fallaci.
Director: Marco Turco | Stars: Vittoria Puccini, Vinicio Marchioni, Stéphane Freiss, Francesca Agostini
Votes: 131
16. Shock and Awe (2017)
R | 90 min | Biography, Drama, History
A group of journalists of the Knight-Ridder news service covering President George W. Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the President's claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Woody Harrelson, James Marsden, Rob Reiner, Tommy Lee Jones
Votes: 8,678 | Gross: $0.08M
17. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy
"Rambo" parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams.
Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna
Votes: 97,411 | Gross: $38.91M
18. Once Upon a Time in Iraq (2020)
60 min | Documentary, History, War
With unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict, this series takes viewers closer to the realities of war and life under ISIS than they have ever been before.
Star: Andy Serkis
Votes: 1,332
19. Mosul (I) (2019)
TV-MA | 101 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A police unit from Mosul fight to liberate the Iraqi city from thousands of ISIS militants.
Director: Matthew Michael Carnahan | Stars: Waleed Elgadi, Suhail Dabbach, Adam Bessa, Is'haq Elias
Votes: 30,449
20. The Iraq War (2013)
60 min | Documentary
Top US, European and Iraqi leaders - political and military - tell the inside story of their private talks, phone calls, deals and clashes. Former members of Saddam Hussein's regime tell - ... See full summary »
Stars: Alex Jennings, Zain Ullah, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell
Votes: 91
21.
Secret History (1991– )
Episode:
Saddam Goes to Hollywood
(2016)
Documentary, History
The incredible story of one of the most bizarre films ever made - a disastrous, epic 1980s movie telling the story of the founding of Iraq, which was bankrolled by Saddam Hussein and starring Oliver Reed.
Director: Stephen Finnigan | Stars: Hugo Speer, Vic Armstrong, Josephie Burge, Stephan Chase
Votes: 31
22. Mitra (I) (2021)
107 min | Drama
37 years after her daughter was executed in Iran, Haleh finds the woman who betrayed her. The traitor, now a loving mother herself and just arrived in the Netherlands, does not recognize ... See full summary »
Director: Kaweh Modiri | Stars: Jasmin Tabatabai, Mohsen Namjoo, Shabnam Toloui, Avin Manshadi
Votes: 202
23.
The Dictator's Playbook
Episode:
Saddam Hussein
(2018)
Documentary, Drama, History
Through his brutal use of violence, intimidation and torture Saddam Hussein managed to rule the nation for nearly a quarter of a century until he was finally deposed by US forces during the Invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Directors: Mark Stevenson, Mark Stevenson | Stars: Tim Beckmann, Hayder Atrakchi, Natasha Ezrow, Kamaran Haider
Votes: 59
24.
CIA Declassified (2014– )
Episode:
The Real Argo
(2014)
History
U.S. diplomats in Iran pose as a Canadian film crew to escape the 1979 hostage crisis.
Stars: Murtaza Arif, Wesley Lloyd, Jared Rogers, Bharat Mistri
25. Saddam Hussein: Defying the World - A Visual Biography (1990)
35 min | Documentary, Short, War
Stars: Hafez al-Assad, Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr, Abd ar-Rahman Arif, Abd as-Salam Arif
Votes: 12
26. Code Name Opera
Action | Announced
The Israeli Air Force's secret mission to destroy the French-built nuclear reactor near Baghdad. A true story.
Director: Uli Edel
27. My Enemy, My Brother (2015)
PG-13 | 18 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
MY ENEMY, MY BROTHER is the real life story about two former enemies who become blood brothers for life: Zahed Haftlang was an Iranian boy who ran away from home to join the army. Najah ... See full summary »
Director: Ann Shin
Votes: 86
28. Our Man in Tehran (2013)
85 min | Documentary, History
The events of the Iranian Hostage Crisis and Canada's involvement, especially concerning Ambassador Ken Taylor, are explored.
Directors: Drew Taylor, Larry Weinstein | Stars: Assadollah Alam, Bob Anders, Jimmy Carter, Joe Clark
Votes: 279 | Gross: $0.00M
29. Soraya (2003 TV Movie)
200 min | Biography, Drama
Biopic of Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, the second wife of the last Shah of Iran, who was overthrown in the 1979's Islamic Revolution.
Director: Lodovico Gasparini | Stars: Anna Valle, Erol Sander, Mathilda May, Stoyan Aleksiev
Votes: 346
30. As It Happened: America Held Hostage - 444 Days to Freedom (1998 TV Movie)
105 min | Documentary
As It Happened looks at the Iranian Hostage Crisis where hundreds of Islamic students occupied the American Embassy in Tehran. They took the diplomats hostage in a crisis that ended up ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Woodhead | Stars: Roger Mudd, Farideh Mashinie, Charles Jones, Charles Scott
31. Fiasco (2021– )
Documentary
Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of the country's most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present.
Stars: Leon Neyfakh, John Poindexter, Leon Panetta, George Shultz
Votes: 185
32. Law of Tehran (2019)
131 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The police are after a drug lord named Naser Khakzad, but when they finally manage to catch him, he tries whatever he can think of to escape and save his family.
Director: Saeed Roustayi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Parinaz Izadyar, Farhad Aslani
Votes: 18,560
33. Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection (2002)
112 min | Documentary
A filmic reflection about the stereotypes of "the Jew" and " the Arab" through one hundred years of film, linked with the biographies of four extraordinary people: Iraqi-Jewish communists.
Director: Samir | Stars: Shimon Ballas, Moshe Houri, Sami Michael, Samir Naqqash
Votes: 80
34. Baghdad in My Shadow (2019)
105 min | Drama, Thriller
"Abu Nawas" is a trendy café and popular hangout for artists, communists and gay Iraqi exiles in London, it's close to the Salafist Mosque. When Nasseer, a fanatic religious youth and ... See full summary »
Director: Samir | Stars: Haitham Abdel-Razzaq, Zahraa Ghandour, Waseem Abbas, Maxim Mehmet
Votes: 441
35. Drottningen och jag (2008)
90 min | Documentary
Filmmaker and Iranian exile Nahid Persson Sarvestani talks with the widow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the late Shah of Iran, who was overthrown in 1979.
Director: Nahid Persson | Stars: Farah Pahlavi, Nahid Persson, Zinat S. Lloyd, Reza Tiregar
Votes: 610
36. The Hidden Half (2001)
103 min | Drama
An official is sent from his home in Tehran to hear the final appeal of a woman sentenced to death, a political prisoner. The official's wife of nearly 20 years, Fereshteh Samimi, writes ... See full summary »
Director: Tahmineh Milani | Stars: Niki Karimi, Mohammad Nikbin, Atila Pesiani, Akbar Moazezi
Votes: 876
37. L'Iran: une révolution cinématographique (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
Today Iranian cinema is one of the most highly regarded national cinemas in the world, regularly winning festival awards and critical acclaim for films which combine remarkable artistry and... See full summary »
Director: Nader T. Homayoun | Stars: Rakhshan Banietemad, Bahram Beyzaie, Farokh Ghafari, Bahman Ghobadi
Votes: 235
38. Mossadegh (2012)
23 min | Short, Drama, History
In 1959, under coercion of the CIA, an American physician questions his objectives of having to assassinate a deposed famed Iranian political figure living under house arrest.
Director: Roozbeh Dadvand | Stars: David Diaan, Sam R. Ross, Bobby Naderi, Dominic Rains
Votes: 51
40. Holy Spider (2022)
118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
Director: Ali Abbasi | Stars: Alice Rahimi, Diana Al Hussen, Soraya Helli, Mehdi Bajestani
Votes: 25,428
41. Killer Spider (2020)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The story of a man who wanted to destroy the roots of evil.
Director: Ebrahim Irajzad | Stars: Mohsen Tanabandeh, Sareh Bayat, Mahoor Alvand, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
Votes: 864
42. And Along Came a Spider (2003 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
The real story of Saeed Hanaei, an Iranian religious serial killer who live in Mashhad.
Director: Maziar Bahari | Stars: Haleh Anvari, Saeed Hanaei, Roya Karimi
Votes: 228
43. 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (2016 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Reza Shirazi, an aspiring photojournalist, who returns to Iran amidst the Iranian Revolution. As he becomes more involved in the events of the Revolution, Reza is forced to make decisions in order to survive.
Director: Navid Khonsari | Stars: Navid Negahban, Bobby Naderi, Farshad Farahat, Omid Abtahi
Votes: 92
44. The Shah of Iran (1972)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Walter Ellaby | Stars: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Farah Pahlavi, Orson Welles
Votes: 29
45. American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (2024)
221 min | Crime, Documentary
Follows journalist Danny Casolaro's mysterious death while probing an alleged conspiracy called "The Octopus" linking spy software theft, unsolved murders and major 20th-century scandals.
Stars: Christian Hansen, Ann Klenk, Zachary Treitz, Michael Riconosciuto
Votes: 2,586
46. Danny Boy (2021 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama
Follows Brian Wood who is humbled when he is accused of war crimes in Iraq by the human rights lawyer Phil Shiner.
Director: Sam Miller | Stars: Anthony Boyle, Toby Jones, Leah McNamara, Alex Ferns
Votes: 477
47. My Worst Enemy (2023)
82 min | Documentary
As an experiment, Mehran Tamadon asks exiled Iranians to interrogate him as if they were an agent of the Islamic Republic. A renowned actor with first-hand knowledge of such mistreatment takes up the challenge.
Director: Mehran Tamadon | Stars: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehran Tamadon
Votes: 34
48. Tatami (2023)
105 min | Thriller
Iranian female judoka Leila and her coach Maryam, who travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran's first gold medal. Midway through the competition, they receive an... See full summary »
Directors: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Guy Nattiv | Stars: Arienne Mandi, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Jaime Ray Newman, Nadine Marshall
Votes: 257
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