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Portrait of Asghar Farhadi

Directing

Asghar Farhadi

Career

Active from 2002 to 2026, busiest in 2004 and 2009 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Separation
A Separation
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Asghar Farhadi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.3, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Iranian Drama 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Family Conflict 3
  • Iranian Social Realism 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Contemporary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 60
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales (2026)
GoodWatch score 36

Screenplay, Director

A Hero
A Hero (2021)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Producer

2010s

4 titles · average score 82
Everybody Knows
Everybody Knows (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

The Salesman
The Salesman (2016)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Director

The Past
The Past (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Director

A Separation
A Separation (2011)
GoodWatch score 91

Director, Writer

2000s

9 titles · average score 66
About Elly
About Elly (2009)
GoodWatch score 87

Costume Design, Director

Trial on the Street
Trial on the Street (2009)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer

Tambourine
Tambourine (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Canaan
Canaan (2008)
GoodWatch score 59

Co-Writer

The Night
The Night (2007)
GoodWatch score 49

Story

Fireworks Wednesday
Fireworks Wednesday (2006)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Writer

Beautiful City
Beautiful City (2004)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Director

Dancing in the Dust
Dancing in the Dust (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Writer

Low Heights
Low Heights (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer