Find the best Turkish-language movies to watch. These movies in Turkish are: highly-rated by critics, highly-rated by viewers, and handpicked by our staff.
The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
7.9
A young graduate tries to forge a different life in this long-winding, novel-like film
The Teachers’ Lounge (2023)
9.0
A tense classroom thriller that doubles as an allegory about the frightening complexity of our modern world
Don’t Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989)
8.3
A child inspires camaraderie despite imprisonment in this moving classic drama
Last Call for Istanbul (2023)
7.0
A seemingly generic Turkish romance travel film, until it gets into its second half
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
8.2
A fun New York comedy about the pressure of unreached goals
Aftersun (2022)
9.5
A daughter tries to understand her troubled father in Charlotte Wells' heart-wrenching debut feature
Eastern Promises (2007)
9.1
A startling yet realistic gangster drama with the always amazing Viggo Mortensen
Wolf (2013)
7.2
An ex-con tries to shift his life with kickboxing in this raw, black and white crime drama
Wings of Desire (1987)
8.5
An angel yearns for love while wandering the streets of Cold War Berlin
Faraway (2023)
7.4
A charming middle-aged romance where a mother finds solace in her mother’s Croatian roots
Honeyland (2019)
9.3
A cinematic achievement in the portrayal of the last wild beekeeper in Europe
Head-On (Gegen die Wand) (2004)
9.3
This raw, punk drama about a star-crossed love in modern Germany is as timely now as it was when it came out