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Plot Summary:
Naeem, who has endured 15 years in prison for his daughter's love, faces a major crisis after his release to see her.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags:
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The Resolve (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Resolve centers around Mike Patterson (Russ Cootey), a beleaguered man, gripped by O.C.D. issues with humanity, unleashed by fiery clashes on others. He explains to his therapist Sean Miller (Alex Ballar - War Wolves) how he has found a way to deal with his compulsion, which is to kill those who he believes are responsible for the misalignment in humanity.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, detective
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Running in the Dark (2001)
Plot Summary:
Police trying to solve the murders committed by a serial killer and the lives of three people who have been friends since childhood.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 715
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 450 min
Plot tags:
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The Accomplice (2020)
Plot Summary:
The Saburi family is a large and old family that has been exporting and importing flowers and plants for many years. They still live in peace in an old house, the arrival of a young man in this family changes the lives of the whole family.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags:
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I Want To Be Alive (2021)
Plot Summary:
Homa Haghi and her love are preparing with the Haghi family to surprise Homayoun, the father of her family on his birthday night. But when the father arrives, the whole family is surprised.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags:
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Red Carpet (2014)
Plot Summary:
An Iranian man with high hopes of becoming a professional actor arrives in Can,France to meet Spielberg but his expectations and the reality are not so much alike.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags:
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Golshifteh (2018)
Plot Summary:
The story is about four women with multiple problems.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 630
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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Captain Khorshid (1987)
Plot Summary:
Captain Khorshid is a sailor who although only having one hand, manages to sail his little boat. In his village, due to its hot climate and hard living conditions, dangerous criminals are sent into exile. They want to escape from the area, so they ask a middleman to strike a deal with Khorshid. Khorshid is asked to illegally take them out of the country with his boat. At first he is reluctant, but because of the hardships of living he accepts the job.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags:
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Made In Iran (2011)
Plot Summary:
Koroush Afsharjam (Behnam Tashakor) is an unpopular Iranian scientist that invents a new powder that can turn dirty liquid into drinkable water. He gets a call from Paris indicating that he could come to Paris and announce his new invention to the world. After he gets in a car crash, laying on the ground, Gholam (Amin Hayaei) decides to still his samsonite bag without any idea of what it holds. After Gholam becomes wanted by the police, he decides to use Koroosh's passport to go to Paris. After finding out what the powder does, he decides to sell it and get the money at any cost. His stupid brain and not knowing anything about English or Europe make this Hilarious character even better.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Iran, Lebanon
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, ironic, disturbing, semi serious
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Stiletto LB (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a corpse drops from the top floor during a grand party, officer Rami questions all witnesses to find the murderer but uncovers a past filled with betrayal.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Lebanon
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags:
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Blue Lights (2023)
Plot Summary:
Follows rookie police officers working in Belfast, a city in which being a frontline response cop comes with unique pressures and dangers.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration:
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Subdued (2017)
Plot Summary:
After her divorce Mina is in need to financial and emotional supporting. She meets a guy and thinks that this is the man of her dreams. But things are not just as their first seem to be.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags:
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Dash Akol (1971)
Plot Summary:
Dash Akol is greatly respected in Shiraz as an honorable man who has lost his family's money through helping his friends. He has an enemy, however, named Kaka Rostam, a mean and spiteful person. Dash Akol, who is in his forties, falls in love with Marjan, daughter of the late Haji Samad, for whose estate he is the executor. But he keeps his love secret. One day a suitor asks for Marjan's hand, and Dash Akol considers it against his code of honor to refuse. On the night of the wedding, Dash Akol hands over responsibility for the family to the bridegroom. As he is leaving the house, however, Kaka Rostam is waiting for him and a fight ensues. Kaka Rostam stabs him in the back, but Dash Akol succeeds in killing him. On his deathbed, Dash Akol sends his parrot to Marjan with the confession of love he has taught it.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags:
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Bride of Fire (2000)
Plot Summary:
A tragedy in which a young woman from an Arab tribe, prevented from marrying her non-Arab Persian lover is forced against her wishes to marry her cousin.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 573
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags:
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Frozen Heart (2010)
Plot Summary:
At the end of an adventurous night, Attila - a gang boss- is thrown to his death from a building in Tehran. Shahrokh, a famous archaeologist is arrested for Attila's murder. Upon conviction, Shahrokh becomes cell-mates with Hamed, a man convicted of murdering his pregnant wife - Shiva- who is suffering from amnesia. Sayyeh, Shahrokh's daughter, joins forces with Mehran- a fellow history enthusiast-to try and clear her father's name. As the cat and mouse game continues, it comes to light that the illegal transfer and sale of a container of highly precious antiques seems to be at the heart of things. Is Shahrokh truly innocent? What is Mehran's real agenda? What is Hamed hiding? Is Sayyeh's only interest saving her father? As the clock counts down towards the zero hour, the story unravels, unmasking many of the characters' deceit as well as the scheme behind the greatest heist in Iranian history.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 498
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative
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A Hero (2021)
Plot Summary:
Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned. Is he truly a hero?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: suspense, thrilling, beautiful, cult film
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The Cycle (1977)
Plot Summary:
Ali and his father go from their poor neighborhood in the outskirts of the city to a hospital so that Ali's father can be treated for his sickness. However since they have no money, Ali starts to work for Dr. Sameri who deals in blood.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 779
Genere: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: banned
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Tight Spot (1973)
Plot Summary:
This film, based on a well-known novel of the same name by Sadegh Chooback, is about a wronged man seeking revenge. Director Amir Naderi's inspiration for making the film was one of his childhood heroes, the legendary Zar Mohammad, who waged a one-man war against four swindlers and provoked wide spread popular sentiment against tyranny.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 844
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags:
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Mum's Guest (2004)
Plot Summary:
A mother of a poor family, has guests coming over, yet doesn't know how to get the dinner party altogether with limited resources.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: islamic, black comedy, dark comedy
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The Night Bus (2007)
Plot Summary:
The film, which is in sharp monochrome, relates the story of a twenty-four-hour-long journey of two young Iranian soldiers (Issā and Emād) and a civilian driver (Amu Rahim) transporting thirty-eight Iraqi prisoners of war, taken from behind the Iraqi line, to a garrison inside Iran. From the details one is informed that the Iran–Iraq War has entered into its third year. The film masterfully depicts the deep inhumanity of acts of war amongst nations by showing the shared humanity of the combatants on both sides.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 626
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Mother (1990)
Plot Summary:
The film progresses along two distinct but interwoven series of events. The first series involves young members of a family who have gathered round their old mother and revive their common childhood memories. the second line focuses on the old woman's preparations for her last journey and her joyous cooperation in arranging for the ceremonies that are to be observed after her death.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: spiritual, islamic, interesting
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Mortal Wound (2021)
Plot Summary:
Maleki is one of the managers of a successful company run by Rizabadi. Rizabadi instructs him to negotiate a major oil deal with the Norwegians. After signing the contract, the Norwegians want to transfer the contract amount, which is several million dollars to the company's account.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Just 6.5 (2019)
Plot Summary:
The story of the six-and-a-half story narrative search for the anti-drug police is to find the great glass dealer in the capital.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: tense, brutal, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, intense, sexy
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Shahrzad (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a windstorm happens in life, love is the first victim. In Iran, Tehran, 1953.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, touching, captivating, suspense
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Grand Hotel (2016)
Plot Summary:
In the 1950s, Ali, a young man, arrives at the Grand Hotel in the beautiful city of Aswan to investigate the disappearance of his younger sister. He gets a job as a waiter and falls in love with the daughter of the owner "Nazly". Nazly starts to help him to discover the truth about his sister's disappearance. Then the story takes a different twist to discover all the secrets and mysteries hidden in the wonderful Grand Hotel.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Brave and Beautiful (2016)
Plot Summary:
Tahsin is head of the Korludag family, his wealth and great influence in society makes him feared and respected by everyone. There isn’t a place or person in town that he does not control. Tahsin has two children; his son Korhan is a big disappointment to his father, but Sühan, his smart and beautiful daughter, he loves dearly. Korhan’s wife is without success trying to get pregnant. As she fears that Sühan will deliver an heir to the family fortune before herself, she tries to kill her sister-in-law. However, her evil plans are spoiled when a handsome stranger enters the story, saving Sühan's life, becoming her lover and taking his place as the son Tahsin always dreamt of. But what no one knows is that revenge runs in this stranger’s veins and it is no coincidence that he showed up when he did. Will his love for Sühan stop him going ahead with his plan to get vengeance on Tahsin or is it all part of his master plan…?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, touching, sweet
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Lost Without Trace (2020)
Plot Summary:
Anna and Victoria left their homes at 8 a.m. And never came back. An investigator from Saint Petersburg arrived to a small Latvian town in an attempt to find the connection between the two missing women.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 242
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Latvia
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Interrogation (2020)
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story that spanned more than 30 years in which a young man was charged and convicted of brutally murdering his mother. Each episode is structured around an interrogation taken directly from the real police case files, with the goal of turning the viewer into a detective.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, tense, rough, detective, deep, realistic
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The Blue-Veiled (1995)
Plot Summary:
An elderly owner of a tomato farm and sauce factory, after his wife's death, falls in love with one of the workers of the factory endangering his relationship with his daughters and in-laws. While everybody in the big family persuades the old man to abandon the relationship with the poor girl, the old man makes his final choice of love.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 785
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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The Salesman (2016)
Plot Summary:
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, suspenseful, intense, atmospheric, harsh, stylized, cerebral, social, surprise ending
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The Frog (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ramin plans a robbery on his childhood classmate Noori who has become a mysterious rich man and that's just a beginning of a brutal journey.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing