Must Watch Iranian Films On OTT

Published: JAN 20, 2026

HOLY SPIDER

A true-crime thriller, it depicts how a reporter from Tehran investigates the killings of sex workers who turn up dead in the city of Mashhad in Iran.

A SEPERATION

It follows the story of a disappointed and desperate daughter from an Iranian middle-class family who suffers due to her parent's separation. 

THE SALESMAN

Asghar Farhadi’s 'The Salesman' follows a married couple whose lives fracture after an assault in their new home, driving a tense search for justice.

FOR NEDA

It tells the story of Neda Agha-Soltan, the young Iranian woman shot during the 2009 protests in Tehran, whose death was captured on phone cameras and seen worldwide within hours.

PERSEPOLIS

The Oscar-nominated animated film follows a young woman's childhood in repressive Iran, her adolescence in Vienna and her return to Tehran as an adult.

CHILDREN OF HEAVEN

Children of Heaven follows siblings Ali and Zahra, who secretly share a single pair of shoes, until Ali enters a race hoping to win a new pair.

UNDER THE SHADOW

Set during the Iran–Iraq conflict, a mother in Tehran begins to suspect supernatural forces at play after a missile strike, blurring trauma, fear, and folklore.

TAXI TEHRAN

Taxi Tehran records the stories and conversations of Jafar Panahi's passengers as he courses through the streets of Tehran in his taxi.

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