Best Iranian crime movies

Walnut Tree (2020)

Qader, a bricklayer from Sardasht in Kurdistan Iran whose wife is pregnant with her 4th child, suddenly found himself amid a war crime perpetrated by the Saddam regime. On June 28th, 1987 Iraqi air fighters dropped mustard gas bombs on the city...

Marriage of the Blessed (1989)

Haji is severely traumatized by the war with Iraq. Back from the front, he's unable to adapt to civilian life. Despite family opposition, his fiancée stands by him as together they challenge both the authority of family and state to lead their own lives.

Mazar Sharif (2015)

An Iranian diplomat who miraculously survived Taliban's raid on the Iranian consulate in Mazar E Sharif (Afghanistan) narrates his 19 days of hide and escape to reach Iran's borders meanwhile on the other side, the Iranian troops are preparing for retaliation.

Khoon va sharaf (1955)

Parviz (2012)

Parviz has as its increasingly horrifying anti-hero the 50-year-old hulk of a passive-aggressive bachelor son (theater director/activist Haftvan), whose free ride in life screeches to a halt when his miserly widowed father forms a plan to remarry.

Negar (2017)

According to the police, Negar's father committed suicide. Having had a happy life, Negar suspects that his death has not happened the way it seems. She starts unfolding the truth through an unconventional investigation.

Red (1998)

Hasti, a widowed nurse who has a daughter, marries a paranoid wealthy man.

Third Floor (2010)

By the call of a stranger the police come and intervene in a party in the fourth floor of a building. A girl escapes and trapped in a balcony of the third floor. A woman helps her but this is only the beginning of the troubles.

Rhino Horn (2018)

Sadra, who has been living outside of Iran for many years, has provided her sister's education abroad, but her sister is abducted suspiciously on the way to the airport! Sadra goes to his old friend Reza, who is a professional airbag.

360 Degrees (2015)

Javid takes the responsibility for the methamphetamine found in his car to save his wife from going to prison. After his release, many people come forward to use him for their own good.

Sedaha (2009)

A murder takes place in a residential complex, and each of the neighbors gets involved in some way.

My Heritage, Insanity (1981)

Mehdi is madly in love with Goli; he follows her everywhere and, because of jealousy, murders Goli’s fiancée, Amir. Goli in search of Amir is confronted with Mehdi and raped. Mehdi is arrested and convicted, but because of lack of evidence he is released and again begins to hurt Goli.

Kowsar (1974)

A young girl named Azar is left alone after her parents' death. He witnesses Kowsar committing murder. Azar escapes from Kowsar; But it gets trapped. Kowsar promises to take care of Azar. Years pass and Azar grows up. Kowsar, who lives with his wife, accepts the offer of two men's cooperation to rob a jewelry store, and after carrying out the robbery, runs away with the jewelry. He entrusts Azar not to attend his funeral after his death to remain anonymous. Kowsar's accomplices take him off his feet and spy on Kowsar's wife and Azar to get the stolen jewels. The police detective calls Azar and warns him about the criminals. With the cooperation of Azar, the police manage to trap the group of criminals

The Midnight Terror (1961)

Amir who needs money to marry with his fiance Maryam begins to do illegal working in a gang of a guy Afshar. Afshar's wife falls in love with Amir but he doesn't care for her. One day Afshar sees them alone and becomes suspicious.

The Domestic (2022)

Mr. Hormoz's house is due to a bank mortgage debt. Financial problems have gripped him and his family and caused them trouble. To the extent that.

Killing the Eunuch Khan (2021)

Thrown back into a dusty 1980s and the height of the Iran/Iraq war, the film is a meditation on the cycles of violence and war and their infectious qualities. Clean, architectural sets are washed over by rivers of blood, as historical grievances are played back like excerpts from a documentary.

When the Moon Was Full (2019)

In the market Abdolhamid meets Faezeh and falls in love with her. They get marry and begin their life. But after a while Faezeh becomes aware of Abdolhamid's family in Sistan and Baluchestan province and that they are doing illegals. Faezeh decides to escape with her husband to Pakistan but there they meet Abdolhamid's brother Abdolmalek Rigi who is a terrorist.

Russian (2019)

Toomaj manages to escape from the prison but when get back home he finds that his wife has been raped by an unknown person. This is only the beginning of the troubles as Toomaj begins to search for that person.

The Long Farewell (2015)

A textile factory worker struggles to keep his life together after his life is shrouded in controversy by his wife’s death. He is revered by his co-workers and at constant threat from his wife’s brother, seeking retribution for her death.

Soltan (1997)

In his last moments Mr. Baheri gives his janitor Mr. Koohsari a small piece of land but his sons are after that piece of land. Soltan who is a thief, pick pocketing the janitor's daughter ...

The Rotation of the Firmament (1967)

Mamal Feshfesheh is a pickpocket who is in love with a rich girl named Parvin. Parvin decides to help Mamal to live an honest straight life. Her uncle disapproves of their relationship and ...

Verdict (2005)

Sahand, Mohsen and Foroozande are attacking engineer Kazem's house on a rainy night and steal the house and injure him. They decide to flee Forouzande from Iran to another country. They go ...

The Pleasure of Sin (1964)

A deaf and dumb girl in a village is raped by a man, becomes pregnant and gives birth to a baby. Jabbar later marries the village headman's daughter but his wife can't get pregnant. Therefore, he wants to get the baby for himself and his wife.

Alounak-e SiahKooh (1968)

In order to avenge his brother's death, Akbar goes to the desert in search of Morad and finds him...

Invasion (2017)

Someone’s been murdered and the police is investigating in a stadium, the crime spot. They have arrested the murder suspect and they just try to find out the murdering procedure, however, it is quite complicated and the friends of the murdered person are not to be very collaborative.

Mortal Wound (2021)

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.

The Loser Man (2022)

Ahmad is a detective who is suspicious of the network behind a recently committed crime. When the investigation advances further, he finds out that he might be in danger too.

Out of Breath (1980)

Nabi who suffers from Epilepsy is hired by Khosrow to follow his fiancé Golrokh in order to find out about the male lover Khosrow presumes she has. Nabi finds out that Golrokh has a suicidal car accident and tries to help her. However he is not aware of the whole truth.

When Did You See Sahar Last Time? (2018)

A girl Sahar who is from a poor family of Tehran's suburbs is not coming back home one night. The mother goes to the police and informs about that. In that same day a body of a girl who is very look like Sahar is find. The parents are summon to recognize their girl's body but it turns out that it belongs to another girl. Major Saeed intervenes in the case and is after answers.

The Mousetrap (1997)

An Iranian TV-play adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.