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Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Director · 53 credits · 17 in highly-rated films

Best known for A Moment of Innocence (1997)

Frequent collaborators: Samira Makhmalbaf, Jafar Panahi, Dariush Mehrjui, Marziyeh Meshkiny, Moharram Zaynalzadeh

Best Mohsen Makhmalbaf movies by genre

Directed movies (35 total, ranked by score)

  1. A Moment of Innocence

    1997 · ★ 7.6 (116 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    1

  2. Gabbeh

    1996 · ★ 6.7 (61 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Romance

    2

  3. Salaam Cinema

    1995 · ★ 6.8 (45 votes)

    Documentary, Drama, Comedy

    3

  4. Kandahar

    2001 · ★ 6.3 (90 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. The Silence

    1998 · ★ 6.4 (41 votes)

    Drama, Music

    5

  6. The Cyclist

    1989 · ★ 6.7 (32 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. The School That Was Blown Away

    1998 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)

    7

  8. The President

    2014 · ★ 6.8 (40 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. Afghan Alphabet

    2002 · ★ 6.2 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. The Peddler

    1987 · ★ 6.6 (9 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    10

  11. Tales of an Island

    2000 · ★ 4.2 (6 votes)

    11

  12. The Tenant

    2015

    12

  13. Once Upon a Time, Cinema

    1992 · ★ 6.4 (10 votes)

    Fantasy, History, Comedy

    13

  14. Ongoing Smile

    2013 · ★ 0.5 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    14

  15. The Actor

    1993 · ★ 5.3 (9 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    15

  16. Sex & Philosophy

    2005 · ★ 6.8 (9 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    16

  17. The Man Who Came with the Snow

    2009 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    17

  18. Marriage of the Blessed

    1989 · ★ 6.3 (14 votes)

    War, Drama, Crime

    18

  19. Two Blind Eyes

    1984 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, War

    19

  20. Here Children Do Not Play Together

    2024

    Documentary

    20

  21. Marghe and Her Mother

    2019 · ★ 6.5 (3 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. Boycott

    1986 · ★ 5.1 (8 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. Scream of the Ants

    2006 · ★ 5.6 (12 votes)

    Drama, Adventure

    23

  24. Images from the Ghajar Dynasty

    1992 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)

    24

  25. Fleeing from Evil to God

    1984 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. The Gardener

    2012 · ★ 5.2 (9 votes)

    Drama, Documentary

    26

  27. The Repentance of Nosuh

    1983 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    27

  28. Tales of Kish

    1999 · ★ 3.2 (4 votes)

    Drama

    28

  29. The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood

    1990 · ★ 4.7 (7 votes)

    Drama

    29

  30. Time of Love

    1991 · ★ 4.2 (10 votes)

    Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.