Best Persian Language Movies by Director

Rating
Director
Starring
Genre
Country
Language
2.5 Stars
2801
33
2022
Ali Abbasi
Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Denmark / Germany / Sweden / France
Persian
2.5 Stars
2636
24
2016
Babak Anvari
Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian, Arash Marandi
Horror
Iran / Qatar / UK / Jordan
Persian
2.5 Stars
2844
40
1976
Mohammad Reza Aslani
Fakhri Khorvash, Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Akbar Zanjanpour, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2842
39
2019
Massoud Bakhshi
Sadaf Asgari, Behnaz Jafari, Babak Karimi, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy
Drama
Iran / France / Germany / Switzerland / Luxembourg
Persian
2.5 Stars
2790
31
2014
Rakhshan Bani-Etemad
Habib Rezaei, Mohammad Reza Forutan, Mehraveh Sharifinia, Golab Adineh
Drama / Romance
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2862
42
1989
Bahram Beizai
Susan Taslimi, Parvis Pourhosseini, Adnan Afravian
Drama / Adventure
Iran
Persian
4.5 Stars
511
3
2011
Asghar Farhadi
Peyman Moaadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini, Sarina Farhadi
Drama
Iran
Persian
3.5 Stars
1569
9
2016
Asghar Farhadi
Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Babak Karimi, Mina Sadati
Drama / Thriller
Iran / France
Persian
3 Stars
2097
15
2021
Asghar Farhadi
Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy, Sarina Farhadi
Drama / Thriller
France / Iran
Persian
4 Stars
1249
6
1963
Forugh Farrokhzad
Documentary / Short
Iran
Persian
Rating
Director
Starring
Genre
Country
Language
2.5 Stars
2819
37
2019
Hassan Fazili
Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili, Fatima Hossaini
Documentary / War
Qatar / UK / Canada / USA
Persian
2.5 Stars
2809
36
2017
Sadaf Foroughi
Mahour Jabbari, Vahid Aghapoor, Parnian Akhtari, Sarah Alimoradi, Mona Ghiasi
Drama
Iran / Canada / Qatar
Persian
3.5 Stars
1635
10
2000
Bahman Ghobadi
Ayoub Ahmadi, Rojin Younessi, Amaneh Ekhtiar-dini
Drama / Crime
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2794
32
1965
Ebrahim Golestan
Parviz Fanizadeh, Manuchehr Farid, Zackaria Hashemi
Drama / Comedy
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2790
31
1996
Abolfazl Jalili
Mohammad Ashayeri, Samad Khani, Fazlali Ahayeri, Abolfazl Jalili
Drama
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2790
31
2022
Vahid Jalilvand
Navid Mohammadzadeh, Diana Habibi, Amir Aghaee, Saeed Dakh, Danial Kheirikhah
Drama
Iran
Persian
5 Stars
322
1
1990
Abbas Kiarostami
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Hossain Sabzian, Abolfazl Ahankhah
Documentary / Drama
Iran
Persian
5 Stars
439
2
1997
Abbas Kiarostami
Homayon Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Safar Ali Moradi
Drama
France / Iran
Persian
4.5 Stars
719
4
2002
Abbas Kiarostami
Mania Akbari, Amin Maher, Roya Arabshahi, Katayoun Taleidzadeh
Drama / Documentary / Experimental
France / Iran / USA
Persian
4 Stars
1455
8
1999
Abbas Kiarostami
Behzad Dorani, Noghre Asadi, Roushan Karam Elmi, Bahman Ghobadi, Shahpour Ghobadi
Drama
Iran / France
Persian
3.5 Stars
1768
11
1994
Abbas Kiarostami
Mohamad Ali Keshavarz, Farhad Kheradmand, Zarifeh Shiva
Drama / Documentary
France / Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2266
19
1987
Abbas Kiarostami
Babek Ahmed Poor, Ahmed Ahmed Poor, Kheda Barech Defai
Drama
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2685
27
1992
Abbas Kiarostami
Farhad Kheradmand, Pouya Payvar, Behrouz Abedini, Shahin Abzan, Ziba Babayi
Documentary / Drama / Adventure
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2794
32
1983
Abbas Kiarostami
Short / Documentary
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2794
32
1989
Abbas Kiarostami
Babak Ahmadpoor, Farhang Akhavan, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh
Documentary
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2794
32
1981
Abbas Kiarostami
Short / Experimental
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2794
32
1974
Abbas Kiarostami
Hassan Darabi, Masud Zandbegleh
Drama
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2794
32
1975
Abbas Kiarostami
Short / Comedy
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2794
32
1973
Parviz Kimiavi
Parviz Kimiavi, Aqa Seyyed, Ali Mirza, Edris Chamani, Darvish Abbas
Adventure / History
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2794
32
1998
Kim Longinotto, Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Joanna Rosethall
Documentary
UK
Persian
3 Stars
2126
17
1997
Majid Majidi
Mohammad Amir Naji, Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi
Comedy / Drama / Family
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2225
18
1999
Majid Majidi
Hossein Mahjoub, Mohsen Ramezani, Salameh Feyzi, Farahnaz Safari, Elham Sharifi
Drama
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2742
28
2008
Majid Majidi
Mohammad Amir Naji, Hossein Aghazi, Maryam Akbari, Kamran Dehghan
Drama
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2790
31
2020
Majid Majidi
Ali Nassirian, Javad Ezati, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Roohollah Zamani
Drama
Iran
Persian
4 Stars
1217
5
2001
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Nelofer Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Sadou Teymouri, Hoyatala Hakimi
Drama
Iran / France
Persian
3.5 Stars
1881
13
1996
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Abbas Sayah, Shaghayeh Djodat, Hossein Moharami, Rogheih Moharami
Drama / Romance
Iran / France
Persian
2.5 Stars
2744
29
1995
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Shaghayeh Djodat, Behzad Dorani, Feizola Gashghai, Maryam Keyhan, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Documentary / Comedy / Drama
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2790
31
1998
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Tahmineh Normatova, Nadereh Abdelahyeva, Goibibi Ziadolahyeva
Drama / Music
Iran / Tajikistan / France
Persian
2.5 Stars
2794
32
1989
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Roya Nonahali, Mahmud Bigham, Ebrahim Abadi, Mohsen Zaehtab
Drama
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2794
32
1987
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Zohreh Saramadi, Esmail Saramadian, Behzad Behzadpour
Drama / Gangster
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2830
38
1996
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mirhadi Tayebi, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Ali Bakhsi, Ammar Tafti
Drama / Comedy
Iran / France
Persian
2.5 Stars
2359
21
1998
Samira Makhmalbaf
Massoumeh Naderi, Zahra Naderi, Ghorban Ali Naderi
Drama / Comedy
Iran / France
Persian
2.5 Stars
2802
34
2003
Samira Makhmalbaf
Agheleh Rezaie, Abdolgani Yousefrazi, Razi Mohebi, Marzieh Amiri
Drama / War
Iran / France
Persian
2.5 Stars
2302
20
1969
Dariush Mehrjui
Ezzatolah Entezami, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Parviz Fanizadeh, Jamshid Mashayekhi
Drama
Iran
Persian
3 Stars
2109
16
2000
Marzieh Meshkini
Fatemeh Cherag Akhar, Hassan Nebhan, Shahr Banou Sisizadeh
Drama
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2790
31
2004
Marzieh Meshkini
Gol-Ghotai, Zahed, Agheleh Rezaie, Sohrab Akbari, Jamil Ghanazideh
Drama
Iran / France
Persian
2.5 Stars
2803
35
1999
Tahmineh Milani
Mohammad Reza Forutan, Niki Karimi, Reza Khandan, Atila Pesiani
Drama
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2794
32
2000
Seyyed Reza Mir-Karimi
Mehdi Lotfi, Rohalah Hosseyni, Afarin Obeisi, Mehran Rajabi
Drama
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2751
30
2011
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi
Documentary
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2684
26
1985
Amir Naderi
Abbas Nazeri, Majid Niroumand, Musa Torkizadeh
Drama
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2790
31
2009
Shirin Neshat
Bijan Daneshmand, Pegah Ferydoni, Arita Shahrzad, Shabnam Toloui
Drama
Germany / Austria / France
Persian
2.5 Stars
2525
23
2008
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marnò, James Caviezel, Navid Negahban
Drama
USA
Persian
4 Stars
1284
7
2000
Jafar Panahi
Nargess Mamizadeh, Maryiam Palvin Almani
Drama
Iran / Switzerland / Italy
Persian
3.5 Stars
1894
14
1995
Jafar Panahi
Aida Mohammadkhani, Mohsen Kafili, Fereshteh Sadr Orfani, Anna Borkowska
Drama / Family / Adventure
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2434
22
2006
Jafar Panahi
Sima Mobarak-Shahi, Shayesteh Irani, Ayda Sadeqi, Golnaz Farmani, Mahnaz Zabihi
Comedy / Drama / Sports
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2658
25
2022
Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi, Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobaseri, Bakhtiar Panjeei, Mina Kavani
Drama / Romance
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2794
32
2003
Jafar Panahi
Hossain Emadeddin, Kamyar Sheisi, Azita Rayeji, Shahram Vaziri
Drama / Crime
Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2790
31
2001
Babak Payami
Nassim Abdi, Cyrus Abidi, Youssef Habashi, Farrokh Shojaii
Comedy
Italy / Canada / Switzerland / Iran
Persian
2.5 Stars
2803
35
2010
Rafi Pitts
Rafi Pitts, Mitra Hajjar, Malek Jahan Khazai, Naser Madahi, Ali Nicksaulat
Thriller / Crime / Drama
Iran / Germany
Persian
2.5 Stars
2809
36
2012
Atiq Rahimi
Golshifteh Farahani, Hamid Djavadan, Hassina Burgan, Massi Mrowat
Drama / War
Afghanistan / France / Germany / UK
Persian
2.5 Stars
2742
28
2024
Matthew Rankin
Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Rojina Esmaeili, Saba Vahedyousefi, Sobhan Javadi
Comedy / Drama
Canada
Persian
3.5 Stars
1818
12
2024
Mohammad Rasoulof
Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Missagh Zareh, Soheila Golestani
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Germany / France
Persian
2.5 Stars
2861
41
1974
Sohrab Shahid Saless
Zadour Bonyadi, Mohammed Kani, Hibibollah Safarian
Drama
Iran
Persian
Rating
Director
Starring
Genre
Country
Language