Directing
Abbas Kiarostami
- Career
Active from 1970 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Life, and Nothing More…91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.2, average 4.8
- Violence1.6, average 4.1
- Scare0.6, average 2.6
- Crime1.9, average 3.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Iranian Cinema 13
- Social Commentary 6
- Social Realism 5
- Character Study 4
- Meta-Narrative 3
- Anthology Film 3
- Philosophical Themes 2
- Meta-Cinema 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Observational 2
- Minimalist Storytelling 2
- Character-Driven Narrative 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Mahmoud KalariActorThe Wind Will Carry Us, Tickets, Shirin, Men at Work, Persian Carpet- FFirooz MalekzadehCinematographerA Wedding Suit, The Traveler, Solution No. 1, How to Make Use of Leisure Time: Painting, Fellow Citizen
- FFarhad SabaCinematographerWhere Is The Friend's House?, Through the Olive Trees, Safar, Homework, Willow and Wind
Ali Reza ZarrindastCinematographerClose-Up, The Chorus, The Report, Experience
Theo AngelopoulosActorTo Each His Own Cinema, Lumière & Company, Kiarostami in Close up
Youssef ChahineActorTo Each His Own Cinema, Lumière & Company, Kiarostami in Close up
Bahman KiarostamiEditorCertified Copy, Like Someone in Love, Persian Carpet
Jafar PanahiEditorCrimson Gold, The White Balloon, Persian Carpet
Peyman YazdanianComposerThe Wind Will Carry Us, Crimson Gold, Deserted Station- HHossein JafarianCinematographerThrough the Olive Trees, Crimson Gold, Persian Carpet
- HHomayun PayvarCinematographerTaste of Cherry, Life, and Nothing More…, First Graders
Adel YaraghiDirectorFinal Exam, Meeting Leila, Take Me Home
Movies and TV shows
76Upcoming
2 titles
as Abbas Kiarostami
Original Story
2020s
3 titles
2010s
14 titles · average score 64
Screenplay, Editor
GoodWatch score 74Director
GoodWatch score 44Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Cinematography, Director
Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 57Director
Co-Writer, Editor
GoodWatch score 76Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 50Writer
as Narrator
GoodWatch score 79Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 59Director
2000s
26 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch score 70Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 62Director
GoodWatch score 83Director
GoodWatch score 64Screenplay
GoodWatch score 76Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 47Director, Sound Director
GoodWatch score 81Screenplay
GoodWatch score 77Screenplay
GoodWatch score 61Sound, Director of Photography
GoodWatch score 81Director of Photography, Editor
GoodWatch score 64Producer, Editor
GoodWatch score 65Editor, Screenplay
1990s
10 titles · average score 83
GoodWatch score 75Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 80as Abbas Kiarostami (uncredited)
Director
Writer
GoodWatch score 84Director
GoodWatch score 81Writer
Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 84Writer, Production Design
GoodWatch score 91Editor, Writer
GoodWatch score 87Editor, Director
1980s
7 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 77Editor, Director
GoodWatch score 82Director, Editor
GoodWatch score 72Director, Editor
GoodWatch score 62Editor, Director
GoodWatch score 69Editor, Writer
GoodWatch score 61Writer, Editor
GoodWatch score 58Editor, Director
1970s
13 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch score 74Director, Editor
GoodWatch score 61Editor, Writer
GoodWatch score 63Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 60Editor, Director
GoodWatch score 66Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 63Director, Editor
GoodWatch score 61Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 57Screenplay, Editor
GoodWatch score 78Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 67Editor, Producer
GoodWatch score 61Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 68Director, Producer
1960s
1 title · average score 71
GoodWatch score 71Title Designer