Find the best Persian-language movies to watch. These movies in Persian are: highly-rated by critics, highly-rated by viewers, and handpicked by our staff.
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Hit the Road (2021)
8.4
A uniquely mysterious spin on the family vacation movie, with a sobering real-world twist
This Is Not a Film (2011)
8.4
An ode to the persistence of artistic freedom amidst repression
A Hero (2021)
8.6
Another complex Iranian drama from the director of A Separation
Cameraperson (2016)
8.5
Singular, moving, and surprising—a must-see documentary that reflects on craft, memoir, and the quiet roles we play in our own lives and beyond
Fifi Howls from Happiness (2014)
8.2
The unknown story of "Iran's Picasso" rescued moments away from his death
Children of Heaven (1997)
8.8
A heartwarming, Oscar-nominated family drama set in 1990s Iran
Where Is the Friend’s House?
8.5
A child tries to do right by his friend in this moving portrait of life in rural Iran
Midnight Traveler (2019)
7.3
Cellphone-filmed story of two filmmakers and their daughters who become refugees
Born in Evin (2020)
7.5
Born in Iran's worst prison, a filmmaker's quest for truth