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19 Best Persian Movies to Watch

Popular + Persian

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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A Hero (2021)

8.6

amazon prime

Another complex Iranian drama from the director of A Separation

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Close-Up (1990)

9.0

criterion channel

amazon

An ingenious docufiction classic and a passionate examination of storytelling and cinema

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Flee (2021)

8.5

hulu

amazon

A humanizing look at the refugee crisis

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Cameraperson (2016)

8.5

hbo max

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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

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Where Is the Friend’s House?

8.5

criterion channel

A child tries to do right by his friend in this moving portrait of life in rural Iran

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Fifi Howls from Happiness (2014)

8.2

kanopy

tubi tv

The unknown story of "Iran's Picasso" rescued moments away from his death

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Persepolis (2007)

8.0

amazon

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A free spirit comes of age in war-torn Iran

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Midnight Traveler (2019)

7.3

kanopy

amazon

Cellphone-filmed story of two filmmakers and their daughters who become refugees

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Born in Evin (2020)

7.5

da films

ovid

Born in Iran's worst prison, a filmmaker's quest for truth

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A Man Called Ove (2015)

9.0

amazon prime

kanopy

A charming Swedish rendition of the quintessential grumpy-old-man-turns-into-loveable-neighbor tear-jerker trope

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The Salesman (2016)

9.1

amazon prime

Another fascinating look at family dynamics in Iran from the director of A Separation

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Under the Shadow (2016)

7.8

netflix

kanopy

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