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Best Persian Movies of the 1990s

This collection ranks 208 Persian-language movies released in the 1990s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 entry is Children of Heaven. These films were originally released in Persian (فارسی).

208 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 2

    Close-Up

    1990· 1h 38m

    8.0454
  13. 13

    Hamoon

    1990· 2h 0m

    7.136
  14. 14

    Leila

    1999· 2h 5m

    7.539
  15. 15

    Mother

    1990· 1h 48m

    7.622
  18. 18

    Gabbeh

    1996· 1h 12m

    6.761
  20. 20

    Sheyda

    1999· 1h 40m

    8.01
  28. 28

    Sara

    1993· 1h 42m

    6.08
  34. 34

    Ey Iran

    1990· 1h 50m

    5.02
  36. 36

    Nargess

    1992· 1h 40m

    6.26
  37. 37

    Project

    1997· 39m

    7.51
  42. 42

    Snowman

    1995· 1h 37m

    5.88
  43. 43

    Siavash

    1999· 1h 28m

    2.01
  46. 46

    Cry

    1999· 1h 31m

    —0
  50. 50

    The Viper

    1993· 1h 45m

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many Persian movies came from the 1990s?

208 Persian-language films from the 1990s carry real rating data.

How are these Persian films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the highest-rated Persian movie of the 1990s?

Children of Heaven holds the top position in this collection.