01 A journalist investigates a real serial killer targeting sex workers in a holy city.
10 Best Iranian Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · September 1, 2025
Iran Arthouse slow and atmosphericthought provoking
Iranian cinema works under some of the tightest censorship restrictions in the world and keeps producing films that get smuggled into Cannes anyway. The best of it turns small domestic disputes into questions about truth, class, and how much a state can control a life.
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02 Shot partly on an iPhone by a director under house arrest, banned from making films at all.
03 A beach trip turns into a mystery when a guest disappears, and everyone starts lying.
04 Two former classmates' diverging lives expose how differently Iranian society treats them.
05 A little girl's quest to buy a goldfish becomes a whole neighborhood's afternoon.
06 A real impostor case restaged with the actual people involved, blurring fiction and fact.
07 A brother and sister share one pair of shoes, gentle enough for any age.
08 A man drives around Tehran looking for someone to help him die, told with total restraint.
09 A theater couple staging Death of a Salesman gets pulled into a real act of violence.
10 A divorcing couple's custody dispute spirals into a class-conflict courtroom drama.
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