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1. 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: 18,715
2. The Salesman (2016)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Thriller
While Ranaa and Emad, a married couple, are participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," she is assaulted in their new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Mina Sadati, Babak Karimi
Votes: 64,727 | Gross: $2.40M
3. Once Upon a Time in Iran (2021– )
50 min | Drama, History, Romance
It is the story of a family on the first of September 1941, which undergoes changes during the occupation of Iran by the Allies.
Stars: Negar Javaherian, Ashkan Khatibi, Mirsaeed Molavian, Mehran Modiri
Votes: 5,406
4. Farha (2021)
TV-14 | 92 min | Drama
A 14-year-old girl in 1948 Palestine watches from a locked pantry as catastrophe consumes her home.
Director: Darin J. Sallam | Stars: Karam Taher, Ashraf Barhom, Ali Suliman, Tala Gammoh
Votes: 88,795
5. Tahrir: Liberation Square (2011)
91 min | Documentary, News
From Facebook thumbs up to the battle of stones, a history of hope, fear, despair, anger, pride and elation, the film is the real-time chronicle of the two most exciting weeks in the ... See full summary »
Director: Stefano Savona
Votes: 90
6. Capernaum (2018)
R | 126 min | Drama
While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.
Director: Nadine Labaki | Stars: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawsar Al Haddad
Votes: 105,448 | Gross: $1.66M
7. Al-mohager (1994)
129 min | Drama
Ram leaves the nomadic life and embarks on a quest for knowledge in a pharaonic Egypt mired in political intrigue. Based on a biblical story.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Youssra, Khaled Nabawy, Mahmoud Hemida, Michel Piccoli
Votes: 1,134
8. The Swimmers (2022)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use.
Director: Sally El Hosaini | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, James Krishna Floyd, Alfredo Tavares
Votes: 36,119
9. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Approved | 218 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 314,447 | Gross: $44.82M
10. Cries from Syria (2017)
TV-MA | 111 min | Documentary, Drama, War
CRIES FROM SYRIA is a searing, comprehensive account of a brutal five-year conflict from the inside out, drawing on hundreds of hours of war footage from Syrian activists and citizen ... See full summary »
Director: Evgeny Afineevsky | Stars: Hadi Al Abdullah, Raed Al Saleh, Riad Al-Asaad, Bashar al-Assad
Votes: 1,111
11. Asmaa (2011)
96 min | Drama
A woman who suffers from AIDS decides not to surrender to the fatal disease. She exerts huge efforts in trying to recover or by helping those who suffer the same disease by giving them glimmers of hope.
Director: Amr Salama | Stars: Hind Sabri, Maged El-Kidwani, Hany Adel, Dana Abed
Votes: 4,831
12. Sisters in Arms (2019)
112 min | Action, Drama, War
Sisters in Arms is a film of war on women's war.
Director: Caroline Fourest | Stars: Dilan Gwyn, Amira Casar, Camélia Jordana, Maya Sansa
Votes: 1,498
13. Girls of the Sun (2018)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, War
A Kurdish female battalion prepares to take back their town from extremists.
Director: Eva Husson | Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Emmanuelle Bercot, Zübeyde Bulut, Sinama Alievi
Votes: 2,820 | Gross: $0.02M
14. About a War (2019)
84 min | Documentary, History, War
A feature length documentary exploring violence and social change through the stories of ex-fighters from the Lebanese Civil War.
Directors: Daniele Rugo, Abi Weaver | Stars: Hasan Aboud, Nassim Assaad, Ahed Bhar, Assad Chaftari
Votes: 26
15. A Separation (2011)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini
Votes: 258,595 | Gross: $7.10M
16. 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: 25,430
17. About Elly (2009)
TV-PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Taraneh Alidoosti, Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Merila Zare'i
Votes: 57,179 | Gross: $0.11M
18. Palestine Is Still the Issue (2002 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
A documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has lasted for more than 50 years. Contains some interviews with the children in this conflict.
Director: Tony Stark | Stars: John Pilger, Fatima Abed-Rabo, Amjad Abu Laban, Mustafa Barghouthi
Votes: 453
19. Heritages (2013)
96 min | Biography, Drama
When director Philippe Aractingi is forced to leave his motherland for the third time, the realisation dawns on him: his ancestors have been fleeing wars for five generations. Exploring his... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Aractingi | Stars: Luc Arachtingi, Diane Aractingi, Philippe Aractingi, Mario Naim Bassil
Votes: 154
20. Michael Palin: Into Iraq (2022– )
45 min | Documentary
Michael Palin embarks upon an epic 1,000 mile odyssey following the course of the mighty Tigris river from its source in eastern Turkey, through Iraq to the Persian Gulf.
Star: Michael Palin
Votes: 198
21. AlRawabi School for Girls (2021–2024)
TV-14 | 291 min | Drama
The bullied outcasts at prestigious Al Rawabi School for Girls plot a series of risky takedowns to get back at their tormentors.
Stars: Reem Saadeh, Sameera Asir, Rakeen Saad, Andria Tayeh
Votes: 9,958
22. 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
23. 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: 100,203 | Gross: $4.45M
24. Opponent (2023)
119 min | Drama
Iman and his family flee Iran and end up in a hotel turned into a refugee center in Northern Sweden. Iman maintains his role as family patriarch but he breaks promise to his wife and joins local wrestling club. Rumours spread, Iman's fear and desperation begin to take a hold.
Director: Milad Alami | Stars: Payman Maadi, Amirali Abanzad, Ahmed Abdullahi, Robin Ahlqvist
Votes: 876
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