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 Teachers’ Lounge (2023)
8.8
A tense classroom thriller that doubles as an allegory about the frightening complexity of our modern world
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
Faraway (2023)
7.4
A charming middle-aged romance where a mother finds solace in her mother’s Croatian roots
Wings of Desire (1987)
8.5
An angel yearns for love while wandering the streets of Cold War Berlin
Stray (2021)
7.6
A tender dog's eye view of everyday life and social inequality in Istanbul
Jerichow (2009)
8.5
An erotic neo-noir thriller set in broad daylight by German cinema's finest
Aftersun (2022)
9.0
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
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
Orlando (1992)
8.8
A queer magic realist period drama based on the feminist classic