Islam movies and TV shows – page 4
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A Tehran mullah-in-training struggles to take care of his ailing wife and their children in this profoundly moving melodrama. A film of near-universal appeal, it puts a human face on Iran's Muslim clergy with its unusual tale of a man forced by ...
Style:
religious drama, disturbing, sincere, emotional, heartfelt ...
Plot:
illness, iranian, islam, family drama, muslim, husband wife relationship, life is a bitch, family problems, family relations, sacrifice, compassion, faith ...
Place:
persia, iran, tehran
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A government bodyguard protects a politician from a suicide bomber, and then begins to question his dedication to his job.
Style:
tension, political thriller, suspense, intense, grim
Audience:
adult
Plot:
protection, bodyguard, islam, moral dilemma, suicide bomber, assassination attempt, confrontation, aftermath, character study, realism, trauma, sacrifice ...
Place:
persia, iran
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
It follows the struggle of clerics to keep Islam alive during the Japanese invasion of Indonesia in 1942.
Style:
serious, bleak, historical drama, patriotic, political ...
Plot:
biopic, islam, religion, resistance, japanese occupation, colonialism, nationalism, struggle, sacrifice, heroism, spirituality, religious education ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
indonesia, asia
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Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg, USA, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
Style:
sincere, rough, heartbreaking, sad, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
disguise, poverty, prison, religious intolerance, gender disguise, father, tyranny, friendship, female protagonist, father daughter relationship, culture, taliban ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 2000s
Place:
afghanistan, asia
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Genre: Documentary, War
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together after their homeland was overtaken by ISIS—as they risk their ...
Style:
exciting, rough, disturbing, semi documentary, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
isis, terrorist, terrorism, refugee, islam, life risking, runaway, escape, youth, rivalry, society, exile ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria, middle east, turkey, germany
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Genre: Documentary, War
Country: Denmark, Syria
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Winner of the Grand Jury Documentary prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad’s breathtaking work — a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage — follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White ...
Style:
political, intense, suspense, bleak
Plot:
siege, war zone, islam, survival, sacrifice, compassion, real life, courage, frontline, heroism, resilience, empathy ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017
Place:
syria, middle east, iraq
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two Iranian teenagers in love want to get married, travel to the US to get a green card and live there, but their parents object. With not enough money saved, they pin their hopes on winning the state lottery to fund their trip, but tragedy derails ...
Style:
tense, psychological, sentimental, touching, disturbing ...
Plot:
aspiration, family relations, immigration, green card, love, islam, parents and children, love and romance, couples, couple relations, youth, american dream ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, usa, persia
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15K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.
Style:
suspenseful, political, atmospheric, captivating, epic ...
Plot:
terrorism, revolutionary, murderer, terrorist, mossad, politics, gunfight, mission, biopic, character study, danger, radical ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 2010, 2010s, 90s ...
Place:
south america, lebanon, berlin germany, palestine, israel ...
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100K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A team of CIA agents and special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
Style:
touching, anamorphic, historical drama, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, taliban, war on terror, behind enemy lines, heroism, military, cia, us military, war in afghanistan, special forces, machismo, commando mission ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Malta
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Style:
tense, suspense, realistic, captivating, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hostage, ship, survival, terrorism, rescue, kidnapping, escapades, ship captain, ocean, hostage situation, piracy, pirate ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
somalia, africa, middle east, america, usa ...
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29K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A counter-terrorism expert takes a job protecting a young heiress. After an attempted kidnapping puts both of their lives in danger, they must flee.
Style:
perverse, suspense, disturbing, psychological, sincere ...
Plot:
heiress, female protagonist, bodyguard, female bodyguard, strong female character, one woman army, female warrior, strong female lead, tough girl, female executive, mother daughter relationship, kidnapping ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
morocco, england, sudan, africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Turkey
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Humble and introvert Muharrem lives in a solitary and meager existence of a prayer and sexual abstinence adhering strictly to the most severe Islamic doctrines.His extraordinary devotion attracts the attention of the leader of a rich and powerful ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, atmospheric, emotional ...
Plot:
muslim, islam, society, faith, koran, politics, family relations, solitary, fall in love, new job, religions or cults, heaven ...
Place:
turkey, middle east, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Biography, History
Country: Turkey
TV show
Story:
Ibn Sina is an intelligent and curious boy with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, which leads him to interact with different characters who contribute to his education and training, making him one of the most renowned scholars in history.
Style:
psychological, captivating, period piece, thought provoking, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
philosophy, turkish history, medicine, physician, biopic, islam, lifestyle, storytelling, philosopher, medieval, education, ambition ...
Time:
11th century
Place:
persia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Lebanon, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In a war-torn Middle Eastern city where music has been banned by Islamic extremists, Karim, a brilliant musician, struggles to rebuild his destroyed piano while trying to escape to Europe.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, bleak, poignant ...
Plot:
syrian refugee, musician, piano, musician's life, music, islam, life is a bitch, social problems, oppression, survival, resilience, hopes ...
Place:
middle east
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A famous imam from Northern Anatolia gets into competition with contractor Ahmet to become the president of a football club which is called 'Doganspor'. Moreover, the imam also appears as a guest on a television show to answer funny ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, satirical, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, rivalry, islam, competitor, rivals, lifestyle, village life, small town life, social commentary, political satire, irony, election campaign ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A beauty expert, a drug dealer, and a bungling revolutionary end up in the grips of an extremist group after meeting on a plane to Lebanon.
Style:
satirical, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
captivity, arab, extremism, escapades, drug, terrorist group, islamic terrorism, terrorism, satire, terrorist, islam, hostage situation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
lebanon, middle east
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Austria
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Wanda's world has been turned upside down when her teenage daughter Nina suddenly turns up in a hijab. Nina has secretly converted to Islam.
Style:
semi serious, entertaining, captivating, satirical
Audience:
adult
Plot:
daughter, family drama, mother daughter conflict, identity crisis, hijab, motherhood, female protagonist, changing lives, lifestyle change, relationships, family relations, religious ...
Place:
vienna
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, and he is forced to move back in with his family. He tries to find himself between an international music career and Pakistani family ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, dark, poignant ...
Plot:
rap, illness, rapper, career, sick, social relations, doctors and patients, direction and purpose, desire for fame, parents and children, aspiration, dream ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
Biopic of Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, the second wife of the last Shah of Iran, who was overthrown in the 1979's Islamic Revolution.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
royal family, husband and wife, royal court, second wife, wife, married couple, royalty, lifestyle, revolution, female protagonist, islam, historical character ...
Place:
iran
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525
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Colombia, Brazil
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Lucas falls for a young Arab girl named Jade. She is caught between modern values and her Islamic upbringing. They separate and two decades pass. Then a strange turn of luck brings the pair together. Then Jade meets a clone, who is just like Lucas, ...
Style:
novela, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
forbidden love, unrequited love, clone, love triangle, romantic triangle, relationship problems, drug, couple relations, relationships, seductive woman, drug lord, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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Genre: Documentary, Adventure, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Morgan Freeman presents his quest in order to find how most religions perceive life after death, what different civilizations thought about the act of creation and other big questions that mankind has continuously asked.
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, realistic, mind bending, captivating ...
Plot:
belief in god, religion, culture, hinduism, judaism, belief in the afterlife, travel, religions or cults, customs, god or devil, ancient mystery, human existence ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. They earn their living off the earth and a few animals they feed. Fathers always prefer one of their ...
Style:
psychological, touching, serious, rough, art house ...
Plot:
coming of age, solar eclipse, youth, islam, friendship, teenage life, society, introspection, generation gap, family life, boy, children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poetic realism, turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Jordan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
18-year-old Layla, a Dutch girl with Moroccan roots, joins a group of radical Muslims. She encounters a world that nurtures her ideas initally, but finally confronts her with an impossible choice.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, tense
Plot:
jihad, islam, islamic terrorism, muslim, teen rebel, terrorism, society, radical, social misfits, juvenile delinquency, suspicion, teenage life ...
Place:
netherlands
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Germany, Croatia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Loving young couple Luna and Amar try their best to overcome unexpected obstacles that threaten their relationship. After Amar's dramatic change in a fundamentalist community, Luna tears herself apart searching if love is truly enough to keep ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, sincere, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
religion, muslim, addiction, self discovery, couple relations, couples, religions or cults, introspection, society, redemption, life is a bitch, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bosnia, former yugoslavia, balkan, sarajevo, bosnia herzegovina
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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: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
National Security agent Fatima receives a tip that a terrorist attack against Sweden is in the planning stage. Meanwhile Sulle, a teenage girl in Stockholm, gets interested in her student assistent who opens doors to a new and fascinating world - ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, exciting, tense, dramatic ...
Plot:
isis, terrorist, hijab, suicide bomber, islamic terrorism, islam, terrorism, conspiracy, female protagonist, intelligence agency, muslim, rape ...
Place:
syria, middle east, eastern europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Sam, a freelance journalist, decides to investigate the growing phenomenon of disaffected youth joining extremist groups. He infiltrates a group of four young people who have been tasked with the creation of a jihadist cell and whose mission is to ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, exciting, psychological ...
Plot:
terrorist, jihad, al qaeda, undercover, terrorist group, murder, terrorist plot, bomb, arms dealer, father son relationship, islam, terrorism ...
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A family must come to grips with its culture, its faith, and the brutal political changes entering its small-town world.
Style:
touching, sentimental, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
muslim, hopes, politics, bangladesh liberation war, tradition, family relations, village, estrangement, coming of age, state affairs, social relations, revolution ...
Time:
60s
Place:
middle east, bangladesh, pakistan, india
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A chilling and unflinching look at all sides of a complicated issue, focusing on an African-American Muslim who joins an Islamic sleeper terrorist cell in the United States while working undercover for the FBI.
Style:
tense, captivating, rough, suspenseful, erotic ...
Plot:
terrorist, muslim, undercover, undercover agent, fbi, spy, heroes, danger, race against time, chases and races, pretense, working undercover ...
Place:
los angeles, usa, america
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Get On the Bus follows several Black men on a cross country bus trip to the Million Man March. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid off aircraft worker, a former Gang Banger, a Hollywood actor, a cop who is of mixed racial ...
Style:
road movie, compassionate, talky, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
racism, politics, friendship, hip hop, prejudice, unlikely friendships, justice, character study, on the road, idealism, civil rights, black ...
Time:
90s, year 1996
Place:
washington d.c., los angeles, tennessee, usa, california ...
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