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1. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
R | 112 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan.
Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | Stars: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina
Votes: 56,705 | Gross: $23.05M
2. The Kite Runner (2007)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Khalid Abdalla, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub
Votes: 82,583 | Gross: $15.80M
3. Flee (2021)
PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.
Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Stars: Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz
Votes: 19,537
4. The Far Pavilions (1984)
315 min | Drama, History, Romance
Story of forbidden love in 1800s India set against the revolution for India's freedom from England.
Stars: Ben Cross, Amy Irving, Christopher Lee, Robert Hardy
Votes: 878
5. The Shepherd (I) (2008 Video)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A former New Orleans cop battles drug cartels and ex-Army Special Forces who are smuggling drugs from Mexico into U.S. through a Texas border town.
Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Stephen Lord, Natalie J. Robb, Gary McDonald
Votes: 7,403
6. Rock the Kasbah (2015)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Music, War
A down-on-his-luck music manager discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice while on a music tour in Afghanistan and takes her to Kabul to compete on the popular television show, Afghan Star.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Bill Murray, Leem Lubany, Zooey Deschanel, Bruce Willis
Votes: 12,754 | Gross: $2.98M
7. Death to 2021 (2021 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy
This comedic retrospective mixes archival footage and scripted sketches as it revisits all the dread and occasional delight that 2021 had to offer.
Directors: Jack Clough, Josh Ruben | Stars: Hugh Grant, Joe Keery, William Jackson Harper, Lucy Liu
Votes: 15,764
8. Escape from Kabul (2022)
73 min | Documentary, History
Features never-before-seen archival footage of the historic confrontation at Kabul airport, from the U.S. withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan through the subsequent evacuation of Afghan citizens after the Taliban seized the city.
Director: Jamie Roberts | Stars: Oari Salahuddin Ayubi, Sofia Flesch Baldin, Joe Biden, William Callen
Votes: 1,121
9. 1,000 Times Good Night (2013)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, War
Rebecca is one of the world's top war photographers. She must weather a major emotional storm when her husband refuses to put up with her dangerous life any longer.
Director: Erik Poppe | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny, Adrianna Cramer Curtis
Votes: 8,179 | Gross: $0.05M
10. Cameraperson (2016)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Exposing her role behind the camera, Kirsten Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. What emerges is a visually bold memoir and a revelatory interrogation of the power of the camera.
Director: Kirsten Johnson | Stars: Kirsten Johnson, Aisha Bukar, Eric W. Davis, Jacques Derrida
Votes: 3,257 | Gross: $0.10M
11. The Horsemen (1971)
PG | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Drama depicting rural life in contemporary Afghanistan and the Afghani people's love for an ancient traditional sport similar to horseback polo.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Omar Sharif, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jack Palance, Peter Jeffrey
Votes: 1,329 | Gross: $0.07M
12. The Road to Guantanamo (2006)
R | 95 min | Drama, War
Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.
Directors: Mat Whitecross, Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Farhad Harun, Waqar Siddiqui, Arfan Usman
Votes: 11,478 | Gross: $0.32M
13. Covert One: The Hades Factor (2006)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Secret agents fight to stop the spread of a deadly virus that menaces millions of people.
Stars: Stephen Dorff, Mira Sorvino, Blair Underwood, Sophia Myles
Votes: 1,705
14. The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
81 min | Animation, Drama, War
Summer 1998, Kabul in ruins is occupied by the Taliban. In love despite the daily violence and misery, Mohsen and Zunaira want to believe in the future. But a senseless act by Mohsen will upset their lives forever.
Directors: Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Hiam Abbass, Swann Arlaud, Zita Hanrot
Votes: 2,681
15. Osama (2003)
PG-13 | 83 min | Drama
After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.
Director: Siddiq Barmak | Stars: Marina Golbahari, Zubaida Sahar, Khwaja Nader, Mohammad Arif Herati
Votes: 9,535 | Gross: $1.13M
16. The Orphanage (2019)
90 min | Drama
A 15-year-old ticket scalper in Kabul dreams of Bollywood until the Soviets force him into a state facility.
Director: Shahrbanoo Sadat | Stars: Karan Jeet Singh, Qodrat, Eshanullah Kharoti, Anwar Hashimi
Votes: 683
17. And Still I Sing (2022)
90 min | Documentary
Under the mentorship of controversial pop star Aryana Sayeed, two young singers vie to become the first-ever female winners of Afghan Star. As their dreams are within grasp, their lives are changed when the Taliban returns to power.
Director: Fazila Amiri | Stars: Aryana Sayeed, Zahra Elham, Sadiqa Madadgar
Votes: 45
18. Hava, Maryam, Ayesha (2019)
83 min | Drama
3 Afghan women from different backgrounds in Kabul face challenges: neglected pregnant Hava; educated Maryam facing divorce while pregnant; and teenage Ayesha marrying her cousin after her boyfriend leaves her pregnant. All by themselves.
Director: Sahraa Karimi | Stars: Arezoo Ariapoor, Fereshta Afshar, Hasiba Ebrahimi, Zubaida Ahmadi
Votes: 238
19. Wajma, an Afghan Love Story (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
It's snowing in Kabul, and gregarious waiter Mustafa charms a pretty student named Wajma. The pair begins a clandestine relationship - they're playful and passionate but ever mindful of the... See full summary »
Director: Barmak Akram | Stars: Wajma Bahar, Mustafa Abdulsatar, Haji Gul Aser, Brehna Bahar
Votes: 468
20. Afghan Star (2009)
Unrated | 110 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary about the simultaneously unifying and divisive effects of Afghanistan's version of the TV talent show format on its society. It focuses on "Afghan Star" which airs on the Tolo TV channel in Afghanistan.
Director: Havana Marking | Stars: Rafi Naabzada, Lima Sahar, Hameed Sakhizada, Setara Hussainzada
Votes: 1,018 | Gross: $0.10M
21. Massoud, l'Afghan (1998)
89 min | Documentary, History, War
The friendship between Christophe de Ponfilly and Commander Massoud, a legendary figure of the Afghan resistance against the Soviet invader, goes back to the filmmaker's first film, "A ... See full summary »
Director: Christophe de Ponfilly | Stars: Christophe de Ponfilly, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Merabuddine
Votes: 130 | Gross: $0.01M
22. Out of the Ashes (2010)
86 min | Documentary, Sport
Against a backdrop of war and poverty, Out of the Ashes, traces the extraordinary journey of a team of young, Afghan men, as they chase a seemingly impossible dream, shedding new light on a... See full summary »
Directors: Tim Albone, Lucy Martens, Leslie Knott | Stars: Hasti Gul Abid, Taj Malik Aleem, Harsha Bhogle, Geoffrey Boycott
Votes: 230
23. The Beauty Academy of Kabul (2004)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary
A documentary following American women (some of whom emigrated from Afghanistan in the early 1980s) who return to the capital city of Kabul to open an American-style school for beauticians.... See full summary »
Director: Liz Mermin
Votes: 175 | Gross: $0.23M
24. Bin Laden: War on Terror (2016)
Documentary, History, War
A re-telling of the events leading up to the death of the world's most wanted man. Includes details of the bold military operation that found, hunted and killed Osama Bin Laden.
Director: Marilyn Higgins | Stars: Barack Obama, Osama bin Laden, Yasser Arafat, George W. Bush
25. Missiya v Kabule (1971)
128 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
The action takes place in 1919. The first Soviet diplomatic mission arrives in the capital of Afghanistan. Fearing the strengthening of the positions of Soviet Russia in the region, the ... See full summary »
Director: Leonid Kvinikhidze | Stars: Oleg Zhakov, Irina Miroshnichenko, Gleb Strizhenov, Emmanuil Vitorgan
Votes: 22
26. Love Crimes of Kabul (2011)
TV-14 | 71 min | Documentary
Inside Afghanistan's Badam Baugh Women's Prison, where half of the inmates are locked up for 'moral crimes.
Director: Tanaz Eshaghian
Votes: 252
27. Daughters of Afghanistan (2003 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
This film looks at the efforts to rebuild Afghanistan's infrastructure and culture, as seen through the eyes of women, such as former Deputy Prime Minister Sima Samar, whose fight for ... See full summary »
Director: Robin Benger | Star: Sally Armstrong
28. Kabullywood (2017)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A group of young Afghan artists decide to open a cultural center in the heart of Kabul.
Director: Louis Meunier | Stars: Roya Heydari, Farid Joya, Ghulam Reza Rajabi, Omid Rawendah
Votes: 55
29. Passing the Rainbow (2008)
71 min | Documentary
A girl decides to live as a boy, in order to evade the work prohibition for women, introduced by the Taleban. An Action film director, who works full-time as a police woman, plays in her ... See full summary »
Directors: Elfe Brandenburger, Sandra Schäfer | Stars: Berrshna Bahar, Roya Nuria, Hamida Refah, Agheleh Rezaie
30. Longing for the Soul: A Quest for Rumi (2020)
Documentary
A journey through ancient Persia, Turkey, Afghanistan and US, to tell the story of a mystic man, Rumi, who's message of love and peace is emerging after centuries.
Director: Aryana Farshad | Star: Shohreh Aghdashloo
31. Zharkoye leto v Kabule (1983)
87 min | Action, Drama, War
Directors: Ali Khamraev, Wali Latifi | Stars: Oleg Zhakov, Nikolay Olyalin, Laila, Gulcha Tashbayeva
Votes: 41
32. Return to Kandahar (2003)
65 min | Documentary
Nelofer Pazira returns to Afghanistan to find her lost friend.
Directors: Paul Jay, Nelofer Pazira
Votes: 111
33. Operation Kabul (2003 TV Movie)
Documentary, War
A Danish aid hospital is being shipped to Kabul, Afganistan.
Director: Kay Bæckmann | Stars: Anne Hansen, Bente Petersen, Finn Warburg
35. Motley's Law (2015)
85 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
'I grew up in a bad neighborhood and Kabul is just that; another bad neighborhood' The last international troops will leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014. 38-year old Kimberley Motley has ... See full summary »
Director: Nicole Nielsen Horanyi | Stars: Triera Holley, Kimberley Motley
Votes: 106
36. Voyage en Afghanistan, 2ème partie: La Montagne (1967 TV Special)
51 min | Documentary
Directors: Igor Barrère, Michel Colomes | Star: Joseph Kessel
37.
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
Episode:
Das Königreich
(2020)
53 min | Documentary, History
In the 1960s, Afghanistan was divided between a westernised elite and a traditional, largely poor majority of the population. A communist revolution set these contradictions on fire.
Directors: Mayte Carrasco, Marcel Mettelsiefen | Stars: Nadja Berlinghoff, Khaled Hosseini, Homayun Assefi, Sima Samar
Votes: 51
38.
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
Episode:
Mudjahedin und Taliban
(2020)
53 min | Documentary, History
The Soviet army left Afghanistan, but the war continued between Mujahideen commanders. The country fell into chaos, until a new force emerged: the Taliban.
Directors: Mayte Carrasco, Marcel Mettelsiefen | Stars: Nadja Berlinghoff, Khaled Hosseini, Nadia Ghulam Dastgir, Shukria Barakzai
Votes: 44
39.
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
Episode:
Die NATO-Truppen
(2020)
53 min | Documentary, History
Following 9/11 and the overthrow of the Taliban, an international coalition tried to bring peace and democracy to Afghanistan. But hopes were short-lived.
Directors: Mayte Carrasco, Marcel Mettelsiefen | Stars: Nadja Berlinghoff, Khaled Hosseini, Sima Samar, Shukria Barakzai
Votes: 39
40.
The Man Called X (1956–1957)
Episode:
Afghanistan
(1956)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Thurston is sent to Kabul to investigate whether a tunnel disaster was caused by shoddy workmanship or sabotage.
Director: Eddie Davis | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Henry Rowland, Guy Prescott, Peter Bourne
41.
The President's Daily Brief (2022– )
CIA Director Burns Lied to Us About Afghanistan. Wheat Wars Negotiations Are Blown Up... Literally.
(2022 Podcast Episode)
Documentary
Star: Bryan Dean Wright
42.
Fox News: Clips (2011– )
Episode:
Tucker's Warning if Ukraine war Continues
(2023)
News
Tucker Carlson discusses the propaganda campaign that led to America's involvement in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Star: Tucker Carlson
43.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
America and the Taliban (1)
(2023)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, News
How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in the Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and US officials.
Directors: Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith | Stars: Martin Smith, Jason Dempsey, Abdul Salam Zaeef, Marc Grossman
Votes: 53
44.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
America and the Taliban (2)
(2023)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, News
An investigation into how America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory, with a focus on missteps and consequences.
Directors: Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith | Stars: Martin Smith, Douglas Lute, David Petraeus, Joey Keller
Votes: 43
45.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
America and the Taliban (3)
(2023)
TV-MA | 53 min | Documentary, News
How America's 20-year war in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of one-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and US officials.
Directors: Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith | Stars: Martin Smith, Munisa Mubariz, Roya Rahmani, Steve Coll
Votes: 41
46.
Homeland (2011–2020)
Episode:
The Drone Queen
(2014)
TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As station chief in Kabul, Carrie makes a critical decision when her counterpart in Islamabad delivers urgent intelligence. Back in the States, Saul struggles to adjust to his new role in the private sector.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Claire Danes, Rupert Friend, Nazanin Boniadi, Laila Robins
Votes: 3,402
47.
State of Affairs (2014–2015)
Episode:
Pilot
(2014)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Thriller
CIA Analyst Charleston Tucker still can't remember what really happens a year ago when the diplomatic convoy she was on was attacked in Kabul. While she and then-Senator Payton barely made ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Carnahan | Stars: Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand
Votes: 369
48.
State of Affairs (2014–2015)
Episode:
Secrets & Lies
(2014)
TV-14 | 41 min | Drama, Thriller
A stranded Russian submarine contains stolen U.S. secrets. Charlie receives an incriminating picture. President Payton selects a new CIA director.
Director: Joe Carnahan | Stars: Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand
Votes: 270
49.
State of Affairs (2014–2015)
Episode:
Masquerade
(2014)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Thriller
Charlie and Maureen accompany President Payton to Qatar on a diplomatic trip. What begins as a standard mission of diplomacy becomes a disaster when a Qatar national infiltrates the ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Carnahan | Stars: Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand
Votes: 192
50.
State of Affairs (2014–2015)
Episode:
Bellerophon
(2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Thriller
Sixty-five photos of national landmarks suddenly surface, all featuring the är rissãlah symbol. Meanwhile, a college student claiming to be an är rissãlah operative breaks into the White ... See full summary »
Director: P.J. Pesce | Stars: Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand
Votes: 176