Directing
Jafar Panahi
- Titles
- 43movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1988 to 2026, busiest in 2020 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 23titles as director
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Taxi85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism8.5average 5.3
- Social Commentary7.5average 4.9
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Wholesome4.3average 3.3
- Satire & Parody3.2average 2.3
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
- Melancholy5.2average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.1, average 5.0
- Romance2.4, average 3.8
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Iranian Cinema 7
- Political Commentary 3
- Social Justice 2
- Meta-Narrative 2
- Slow-Burn 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Anthology Film 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- NNader SaïvarDirector3 Faces, The Alien, The Witness, Hidden
Solmaz PanahiActorThe Circle, Life, Hidden
Abbas KiarostamiWriterThe White Balloon, Crimson Gold, Persian Carpet- AAmin JafariCinematographerNo Bears, 3 Faces, A Very Ordinary Citizen
- AAmir EtminanEditorIt Was Just an Accident, No Bears, Hidden
Majid BarzegarActorA Very Ordinary Citizen, Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Bakhtiyar PanjeeiActorNo Bears, The Alien
Kambuzia PartoviActorThe Circle, Closed Curtain
Vahid MobasseriActorIt Was Just an Accident, No Bears- IIgiActorThis Is Not a Film, Life
- TTahereh Saidi BalsiniActorThe Year of the Everlasting Storm, Life
Majid PanahiActorIt Was Just an Accident, Taxi
Movies and TV shows
172020s
4 titles · average score 70
Hijamat (2026)
Editor
70
The Witness (2025)
Writer, Editor
Life (2021)
Cinematography, Producer
The Alien (2020)
Screenplay, Editor
2010s
4 titles · average score 75
85
Taxi (2015)
Director, Editor
74
Closed Curtain (2013)
Director, Screenplay
81
This Is Not a Film (2011)
Writer, Director
61
The Accordion (2010)
Editor, Writer
2000s
7 titles · average score 68
81
Offside (2006)
Producer, Editor
65
Border Café (2005)
Editor
47
Verdict (2005)
Editor
81
Crimson Gold (2003)
Director, Editor
77
The Circle (2000)
Editor, Producer
1990s
2 titles · average score 77
74
The Mirror (1997)
Writer, Director
81
The White Balloon (1995)
Production Design, Editor