The 40 Best Iranian Comedies of All Time
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1. Dracula (2021– )
Comedy, Drama
Jaleh Kabiri, the new wife of Kamran Kamarva, whom he has been married to for three years, has been taken to a birthday party and has invited all acquaintances and friends to show off his wealth to others.
Stars: Vishka Asayesh, Mehran Modiri, Nima ShabanNejad, Mohammad Bahrani
Votes: 8,537
2. The Monster (2019)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Houshang is a simple and honest teacher who is satisfied with his life and does not have much interest in the world, but unwittingly goes in a way that changes his life and enters the ... See full summary »
Stars: Farhad Aslani, Shabnam Moghadami, Gohar Kheirandish, Mehran Modiri
Votes: 7,350
3. Bitter Coffee (2010– )
Comedy, History
Being transported into the past by drinking a cup of mysterious coffee, a man makes a living by predicting the future for the royal family.
Stars: Mohammad Reza Hedayati, Sahar Jafari Jozani, Sahar Zakaria, Reza Fieze Norouzi
Votes: 9,456
4. Barareh Nights (2005–2006)
PG | 60 min | Comedy
Set in late 40s in Iran. When a politically exiled man (Ansari) meets strange rural people with weird actions and accents in a village called Barareh.
Stars: Mehran Modiri, Siamak Ansari, Falamak Jonidi, Saeed Pirdust
Votes: 17,792
5. The Green House (1996– )
40 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A typical Iranian family living in Tehran during the 90's dealing with ordinary and extraordinary events of life in their own dramatic, romantic ways insisting on being and acting "green" in their daily struggles.
Stars: Mehraneh Mahintorabi, Rambod Javan, Ateneh Faghih Nasiri, Akram Mohammadi
Votes: 1,521
6. Snowman (1995)
109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Iranian man (Akbar Abdi) stuck in Turkey, desperately wants to get a VISA to go to America. He starts dressing up as a woman in hopes of marrying an American man to get American citizenship, but he starts having doubts and...
Director: Davood Mir-Bagheri | Stars: Akbar Abdi, Dariush Arjmand, Parviz Parastui, Azita Hajian
Votes: 2,393
7. Maxx (2005)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Musical
An invitation for a famous Iranian bandmaster, Maxx, living in a foreign country, is accidentally sent to a young cabaret singer with the same name.
Director: Saman Moghadam | Stars: Farhad Aeesh, Reza Ahadi, Pegah Ahangarani, Morteza Akbari
Votes: 1,007
8. On Tiptoes (2002–2003)
40 min | Comedy
Lives of two men and their wives, their employees and employers and their unemployed friend living in their house.
Stars: Mehran Modiri, Sahar Zakaria, Siamak Ansari, Javad Razavian
Votes: 6,884
9. The Lizard (2004)
115 min | Comedy, Drama
A recently jailed petty thief disguises as a Mullah and succeeds in escaping; but has to stay in the Mullah' role longer than he expected to.
Director: Kamal Tabrizi | Stars: Parviz Parastui, Bahram Ebrahimi, Reza Saeedi, Shahrokh Foroutanian
Votes: 22,471
10. The Mummy 3 (2000)
98 min | Comedy, Crime
Officer Ghorbani is a good and on time police officer but when a mummy corpse is find his troubles and adventures begin and he has to find a way to save the mummy from the thieves.
Director: Mohamad Reza Honarmand | Stars: Parviz Parastui, Mahtab Keramati, Rambod Javan, Sirous Ebrahim Zadeh
Votes: 568
11. The Changed Man (1998)
106 min | Comedy, Romance
Khosrow Paziresh who invented a magical washing powder goes to a washing powder factory to register his invention but.
Director: Mohamad Reza Honarmand | Stars: Afsaneh Bayegan, Akbar Ghadami, Mohammad Reza Haghgoo, Hamid Lolayi
Votes: 1,261
12. Dorehami (2016– )
90 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Talk-Show
It's a combination of talk-show and stand-up comedy.
Stars: Mehran Modiri, Siamak Ansari, Hojjat Hassanpour Sargaroui, Shaghayegh Dehghan
Votes: 5,898
13. Leily Is with Me (1996)
95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
During the war with Iraq, an absurd set of events has an Iranian documentary cinematographer seemingly unable to get out of a dangerous project documenting the war.
Director: Kamal Tabrizi | Stars: Parviz Parastui, Mahmoud Azizi, Maziar Lorestani, Rahman Bagherian
Votes: 5,036
14. The Man with a Thousand Faces (2008–2009)
Comedy
Because of him being in strange positions and situations, a man is several times mistaken as other, usually famous people; and now must explain himself to a judge as he has been arrested for impersonation.
Stars: Mehran Modiri, Sa'ed Hedayati, Pejman Bazeghi, Javad Nazari
Votes: 8,429
15. My Uncle Napoleon (1976)
770 min | Comedy, Drama
An uproarious adaptation of a popular novel of the same name by Iraj Pezeshkzad. set in around the family compound in early 1940s Tehran. Shows characters that are marvelously rich in ... See full summary »
Stars: Gholamhossein Naghshineh, Parviz Fanizadeh, Parviz Sayyad, Saeed Kangarani
Votes: 1,586
16. The Man with Two Thousand Faces (2009)
Comedy
Charged for impersonation, we are studying criticisms directed towards different sectors in the society as our impersonator looks back at his crimes.
Stars: Mehran Modiri, Shayan Ahadifar, Pejman Bazeghi, Sam Nouri
Votes: 6,083
17. No Men Allowed (2011)
102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This movie is about a strict girls high school whose faculties are all female. After the maternity leave of a chemistry teacher, the principal has to bent the rules for the presence of a male teacher in the girls high school.
Director: Rambod Javan | Stars: Reza Attaran, Vishka Asayesh, Pegah Ahangarani, Mani Haghighi
Votes: 7,832
18. Mom's Guest (2004)
103 min | Comedy, Drama
A mother of a poor family, has guests coming over, yet doesn't know how to get the dinner party altogether with limited resources.
Director: Dariush Mehrjui | Stars: Golab Adineh, Parsa Pirouzfar, Amin Hayayee, Hassan Pourshirazi
Votes: 4,683
19. Sperm Whale (2015)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
It's about an Iranian man who tells his life story from childhood to now and his love.
Director: Saman Moghadam | Stars: Mahnaz Afshar, Sepand Amirsoleimani, Afshin Arashtanabieh, Vishka Asayesh
Votes: 5,639
20. Homeless (2004)
Comedy, Drama
A poor family struggling to have a better life but involved in a greater problem
Stars: Hamid Lolayi, Sobhan Safi, Mohammad Safari, Reza Attaran
Votes: 3,807
21. Tambourine (2008)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Mohammad is sent to an apartment situated in uptown Tehran to install their satellite dishes, while having satellite TV is illegal in Iran. He arrives there with a girl named Shirin who ... See full summary »
Director: Parisa Bakhtavar | Stars: Baran Kosari, Saber Abar, Mehran Modiri, Amin Hayayee
Votes: 4,607
22. Redhat and Cousin (1995)
92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A boy travels a long way from his village to Tehran to work as a showman in a kid's show; but finds it harder than he thought.
Director: Iraj Tahmasb | Stars: Morteza Ahmadi, Akbar Doodkar, Farokhlagha Hushmand, Hamid Jebeli
Votes: 4,917
23. Deportees (2007)
107 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The movie is the story of a gang of men who decide to participate in Iran-Iraq war, also known as First Gulf War, which lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. the main character, Suzuki... See full summary »
Director: Masoud Dehnamaki | Stars: Kambiz Dirbaz, Arzhang Amirfazli, Akbar Abdi, Alireza Osivand
Votes: 9,775
24. Saint Petersburg (2010)
120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A newly released prisoner and an ostensibly rich youth become aware of the place of the Russian Tsar's long lost treasure by a twist of fate.
Director: Behruz Afkhami | Stars: Peyman Ghassemkhani, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Bahareh Rahnama, Shila Khodadad
Votes: 4,561
25. Kolah Ghermezi 90 (2011– )
Comedy, Family
Stars: Iraj Tahmasb, Hamid Jebeli, Mohammad Reza Hedayati, Ali Etesamifar
Votes: 5,594
26.
Capital (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2011)
Comedy, Drama
A family from a county are planning to migrate to Tehran but upon arrival in Tehran which coincided with the Norouz and they are encountered with problems that cause strange events.
Director: Siroos Moghaddam | Stars: Alireza Khamseh, Atefeh Khobani, Maryam Khodarahmi, Ahmad Mehranfar
Votes: 550
27. The Tenants (1987)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
The tenants of a rundown building on the outskirts of Tehran with no legal heir face major housing problems to deal with: major repairs and threat of eviction by greedy building manager who wants to own the building.
Director: Dariush Mehrjui | Stars: Akbar Abdi, Ezzatolah Entezami, Faramarz Fardtombekian, Farimah Farjami
Votes: 2,756
28.
Capital (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #3.1
(2014)
Comedy, Drama
After Naghi's house wrecked during Arastoo's wedding, he should deal with his family problems, his cousin new love interest and his new born wrestling career.
Director: Siroos Moghaddam | Stars: Mohsen Tanabandeh, Rima Raminfar, Ahmad Mehranfar, Mehran Ahmadi
Votes: 550
29. Kolah Ghermezi 88 (2009– )
40 min | Comedy, Family
its noroz holidays and Aghaye Mojri is speaking with children. Kolah Gere's and PesarKhale are in the show and many guests arrives.
Stars: Hamid Jebeli, Iraj Tahmasb, Mohammad Reza Hedayati, Baran Kosari
Votes: 2,498
30. Capital (2011– )
Comedy, Drama
The story of life of Naghi Ma'mouli, his wife Homa Sa'adat, their children Sara and Nika, his Alzheimer's father Panjali, his cousin Arastou, his sister Fahimeh, his sister's husband ... See full summary »
Stars: Atefeh Khobani, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Rima Raminfar, Ahmad Mehranfar
Votes: 6,778
31.
Capital (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(2013)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Siroos Moghaddam | Stars: Mohsen Tanabandeh, Rima Raminfar, Ahmad Mehranfar, Sara Forghaniasl
Votes: 566
32.
Capital (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #4.1
(2015)
Comedy, Drama
After the death of the wife of Arastoo, Mamouli family is living together with him. The new problem is that they want to build a house on a illegal land.
Director: Siroos Moghaddam | Stars: Mohsen Tanabandeh, Rima Raminfar, Ahmad Mehranfar, Hedayat Hashemi
Votes: 445
33. Coma (2004)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young doctorate graduate and son of a religon-exploiting rich man, in the verge of leaving Iran for the United States is confronted with events and accidents, hindering while educating him of the other classes in Iranian society.
Director: Arash Moayerian | Stars: Mahnaz Afshar, Hadis Foladvand, Mohammad Reza Golzar, Amin Hayayee
Votes: 1,480
34. Cease Fire (2006)
104 min | Comedy, Romance
The domestic problems of a wealthy young couple goes through the scrutiny of an adroit psychologist to be solved.
Director: Tahmineh Milani | Stars: Mahnaz Afshar, Mohammad Reza Golzar, Atila Pesiani, Elsa Firouz Azar
Votes: 2,848
35. Sperm Whale 2 (2017)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
It's a sequel to the first Sperm Whale. This movie is set at Arzhang (Reza Attaran) 's wedding day. It includes lots of flashbacks to the time of of friendship of him with the bride, Roya (Mahnaz Afshar).
Director: Saman Moghadam | Stars: Mahnaz Afshar, Vishka Asayesh, Reza Attaran, Mohammad Amir Naji
Votes: 2,740
36. Rahman 1400 (2019)
111 min | Comedy, Drama
Rahman is the custodian of a company and the doctor has told him that he will die soon. He decides to with the help of his friend Anush make a plan and inherit some money for his family.
Director: Manouchehr Hadi | Stars: Sajjad Dolati, Mohammad Reza Golzar, Yashar Prn, Saeed Aghakhani
Votes: 2,879
37. Sweet and Sour (2006)
Comedy, Drama
A middle-aged woman is forced to start selling pickles in the street after his husband passes away. A rich carpet salesman meets and falls in love with her but their families are against their union.
Stars: Maryam Amirjallali, Hamid Lolayi, Reza Attaran, Shohre Soltani
Votes: 1,581
38. Mozaffar's Garden (2006–2007)
Comedy
Hilarious comedy highlighting, most amongst other issues, the class difference in parts of Iran, especially Tehran.
Stars: Shadi Ahadifar, Mehran Modiri, Javad Ezati, Elika Abdolrazzaghi
Votes: 4,471
39. Centipede (2018)
197 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Reza and his friend Mansoor are pickpockets. When Reza by his mother becomes aware that a rich girl has take an oath to marry a war injured person he decides to get close to her and find a way to marry her and inherit her fortune.
Director: Abolhassan Davoodi | Stars: Reza Attaran, Javad Ezati, Sara Bahrami, Mehran Ahmadi
Votes: 3,888
40. 5 in the Afternoon (2017)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
The film follows the story of a man in Tehran, from 7 am to 5 pm, when he must do a job because it is his last chance.
Director: Mehran Modiri | Stars: Mehran Modiri, Azadeh Samadi, Amir Jafari, Siamak Ansari
Votes: 5,080
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