Movies and TV shows set in iran
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in iran ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, islamic, thought provoking, sincere and touching films and TV shows about / with persian, iranian, society, muslim, islam, family relations, husband wife relationship, feminist, runaway and storytelling plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Family genres shot in Iran, France, USA and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as iran: A Separation (2011), The Circle (2000), Holy Spider (2022), The Operative (2019), About Elly (2009), Tehran Taboo (2017), Red Rose (2014), The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008), The Wind Will Carry Us (1999), Baran (2001).
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France, Australia
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
emotional, realistic, heartbreaking, crying, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
divorce, muslim, poverty, alzheimer's disease, marriage, court, marital problem, hospital, religion, islam, justice, pregnancy ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
iran, persia, nebraska, maghreb, middle east ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.
Style:
bleak, sincere, disturbing, harsh, atmospheric ...
Plot:
politics, pregnancy, on the run, feminist, women's rights, religious fundamentalism, society, friendship, injustice, prostitute, dialogue, discrimination ...
Time:
70s
Place:
iran, middle east, tehran iran, persia, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden, Jordan, Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological thriller, crying, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, muslim, prostitute, prostitution, murder of a prostitute, religion, journalist, investigation, serial murder, murder, religious fundamentalism, investigative journalism ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
iran, middle east, maghreb
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Israel, Germany, USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject.
Style:
psychological, exciting, suspense, powerful
Plot:
mossad, female spy, spy, female nudity, female secret agent, terrorist, secret agent, deception, twists and turns, state affairs, couple relations, secret service ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
iran, palestine, tehran iran, tehran
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
missing person, iranian, matchmaking, family relations, friendship, guilt, journey, parents and children, wedding planning, love and romance, couple relations, couples ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, maghreb, asia
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Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution and drugs coexist with strict religious law. In this bustling modern metropolis, avoiding ...
Style:
adult animation, serious, realistic, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
taboo, women, cat, drug, prison, virginity, prostitution, prostitute, loss of virginity, pregnancy, women's rights, social issues ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
iran, tehran iran, middle east
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Iran, Greece
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A politically complacent middle-aged man and a young pro-democracy activist debate about the future of their country while hiding from the police, in this fascinating drama that blends scripted scenes with on-the-ground footage from Iran’s 2009 ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, serious, captivating, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political unrest, idealism, state affairs, politics, society, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, violence, political repression, social commentary, urban, civil disobedience ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, tehran, tehran iran
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A drama set in 1986 Iran and centered on a man, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village and enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant had a ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, sad, sexy, serious ...
Plot:
injustice, death penalty, discrimination, sadism, loss of family member, conspiracy, abusive husband, destructive relationship, religion, hijab, islam, corruption ...
Time:
year 2008, 80s, 20th century
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, israel
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, cerebral, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
kurd, countryside, small town, village, fish out of water, family relations, parents and children, coming of age, politics, village life, death, existentialism ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, year 1999
Place:
iran, middle east, kurdistan, persia, asia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Kurdish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. When Lateef is given heavier tasks to compensate for new Afghan worker Rahmat, he resents his displacement and ...
Style:
touching, emotional, stylized, lyrical, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immigrant, true love, fall in love, unrequited love, self discovery, love and romance, family relations, youth, human nature, society, parents and children, muslim ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
iran, middle east, japan, persia, tehran iran ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA, Hong Kong, Iran
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession
Style:
sexy, touching, atmospheric, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian relationship, first lesbian experience, iranian, teenage girl, sex, closeted lesbian, propaganda, lesbian love, lgbt, oppression, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tehran iran, dubai, middle east, iran, persia ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Heshmat, an exemplary husband and father, gets up very early every day. Where does he go? Pouya cannot imagine killing another man, yet he is told he must do so. Javad doesn’t know that proposing to his beloved won’t be the only surprise on her ...
Style:
psychological, intellectual, independent film, philosophical, non-linear ...
Plot:
society, prison escape, life & death, marriage proposal, human nature, adaptation, multiple storylines, destiny, friendship, love, wisdom of life, disorder ...
Place:
iran, middle east
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A girl reaches the age of nine and is supposed to act as a grown woman according to her family. A girl participates in a bike race against the will of her husband. An elderly woman decides she wants to buy all the things she always wanted but could ...
Style:
touching, stylized, talky, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot:
feminism, culture clash, against the odds, injustice, feminist, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, society, women, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, bicycle ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, japan, paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take ...
Style:
independent film, art house, philosophical, slow cinema, contemplative ...
Plot:
suicide, desert, soldier, existentialism, death, abrupt ending, muslim, dialogue, iranian, depression, hopelessness, conversation ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, tehran iran, asia ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.
Style:
thought provoking, factual, tense, touching, bleak ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
islam, culture clash, female protagonist, domestic violence, violent husband, confined, propaganda, family problems, life is a bitch, society, isolation, hopes ...
Time:
80s, year 1991, year 1984
Place:
iran, middle east, michigan, persia, israel
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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 him a letter to read when he reaches the hotel - the ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, serious, sincere, islamic ...
Plot:
injustice, fighting the system, political unrest, couples, society, feminism, state affairs, couple relations, legal, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, legal action ...
Time:
70s
Place:
iran, persia, middle east
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Ukraine, Morocco, Iran
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.
Style:
sincere, stylized, serious, realistic, art house ...
Plot:
coup d'etat, women, coping, feminist, social differences, state affairs, prostitute, rich and poor, feminism, sex crime, female warrior, propaganda ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
iran, middle east, tehran iran, persia
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran, France, Qatar, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
Style:
suspense, cerebral, suspenseful, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
revenge, hospital, rape, ptsd, teacher, trauma, twists and turns, sexualized violence, marriage, stage play, actor, dialogue ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
iran, persia, maghreb, tehran iran, middle east ...
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Iran
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali's. School awaits...
Style:
emotional, realistic, sincere, touching, sad ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
childhood, poverty, life, school, children, unemployment, family drama, running, coming of age, siblings relations, brother sister relationship, islam ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, tehran iran, maghreb ...
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story revolves around a blind boy named Mohammed who is released from his special school in Tehran for summer vacation. His father, shamed and burdened by Mohammed's blindness, arrives late to pick him up and then tries to convince the ...
Style:
touching, emotional, dramatic, depressing, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
blindness, children, poverty, orphan, shame, islam, countryside, childhood, blind character, muslim, catholic, bittersweet ...
Time:
year 1999, 20th century, 90s
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, tehran iran, tehran
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
On a pilgrimage to Mashad from Tehran, a couple's transportation breaks down, far from any major town. The husband, a photographer, seeks help at a nearby village and encounters a teacher who offers to help. Whilst the husband and teacher go ...
Style:
sentimental, psychological, touching, serious, islamic ...
Plot:
teacher, self discovery, prodigy, on the road, teachers and students, society, youth, isolation, religions or cults, school, train, courtroom drama ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, persia, middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Reza is a petty thief who escapes jail by posing as a mullah. When he has to stay in disguise longer than he expected, he accidentally becomes the revered leader of a small-town mosque, bringing people flooding in with his on the hoof sermons ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, humorous, rough, islamic ...
Plot:
village, prison escape, prison, criminal heroes, hidden identity, society, fugitives, pretense, warden, religions or cults, small town life, iranian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, persia, middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Tuba works daily at a grueling textile factory in Iran, returning home every night to deal with the rest of her problematic family, which includes: a pregnant daughter whose husband beats her regularly; a teenage son, who's been getting into ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
politics, dysfunctional family, introspection, factory worker, life is a bitch, drug dealing, parents and children, family relations, youth, factory, family life, human nature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, japan, middle east, persia
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Kamran is a 12 year old boy in the present day who discovers that his ancestor is the 11th Century Mathematician, Astronomer, Poet of Persia, Omar Khayyam. The story has been passed down in his family from one generation to another, and now it is ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, epic, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
mathematics, philosopher, medieval, social relations, love and romance, friends, power relations, religions or cults, friendship, poet, tradition, astronomer ...
Time:
medieval times, year 2005, middle ages
Place:
iran, persia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Iran
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When an ostrich-rancher focuses on replacing his daughter's hearing aid, which breaks right before crucial exams, everything changes for a struggling rural family in Iran. Karim motorbikes into a world alien to him - incredibly hectic Tehran, ...
Style:
uplifting, serious, psychological, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
family in crisis, hopes, deaf child, family problems, family life, unemployment, parents and children, self discovery, human spirit, life is a bitch, new job, dignity ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, tehran iran
Is relevant?
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Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she ...
Style:
adult animation, political, black and white, visually stunning, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, revolution, feminist, female protagonist, politics, iraq iran war, self discovery, biopic, childhood, repression, adolescence, culture clash ...
Time:
80s, year 2007, 70s, 20th century, year 1978 ...
Place:
iran, middle east, tehran iran, france, vienna ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, USA, UK, Greece
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A Mossad agent embarks on her first mission as a computer hacker in her home town of Tehran.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, exciting, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
mossad, covert operation, computer, terrorist group, danger, israeli, hacker, spy, secret agent, hostage, criminal, computer hacker ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
israel, tehran iran, iran, middle east, palestine
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Iran
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Since women are banned from soccer matches, Iranian females masquerade as males so they can slip into Tehran's stadium to see the game between Iran and Bahrain. The ones who are caught and arrested are taken to a holding area and guarded by ...
Style:
humorous, political, disturbing, realistic, dark comedy ...
Plot:
soccer, football, politics, segregation, gender disguise, human spirit, injustice, rebelliousness, rebellion, feminist, coming of age, women ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, berlin germany, germany ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Iran
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After leaking of a video of her class in a women only swimming pool, Parvaneh is brutally murdered by her husband, Hashem, who seeks a way to redeem his reputation and dignity as the godfather in the neighborhood. Hashem’s brother, Hojat, embarks ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, detective, dark ...
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, swimming, woman, female victim, murder, avenge, videotaping, male protagonist, criminal, brother, husband ...
Place:
iran, middle east, tehran, persia
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Iran
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.
Style:
art house, social, thought provoking, independent film, road movie ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
childhood, school, homework, village, child, teacher, empathy, coming of age, children, boy, renaissance, notebook ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, kurdistan
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