Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "kurd"

1. Jarhead (2005)

R | 125 min | Biography, Drama, War

A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black, Scott MacDonald

Votes: 207,147 | Gross: $62.66M

2. Three Kings (1999)

R | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze

Votes: 180,689 | Gross: $60.65M

3. Queen of the Desert (2015)

PG-13 | 128 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Robert Pattinson, Damian Lewis

Votes: 12,602

4. Turtles Can Fly (2004)

PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, War

Near the Iraqi-Turkish border on the eve of an American invasion, refugee children like 13-year-old Kak (Ebrahim), gauge and await their fate.

Director: Bahman Ghobadi | Stars: Soran Ebrahim, Avaz Latif, Saddam Hossein Feysal, Hiresh Feysal Rahman

Votes: 20,821 | Gross: $0.26M

5. The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama

Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.

Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Behzad Dorani, Noghre Asadi, Roushan Karam Elmi, Bahman Ghobadi

Votes: 12,362 | Gross: $0.21M

6. The Road (1982)

PG | 107 min | Drama

When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.

Directors: Serif Gören, Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Tarik Akan, Serif Sezer, Halil Ergün, Meral Orhonsay

Votes: 14,531

7. Gardalul (2005– )

50 min | Drama

The story of the drama tells the history of the struggle of South Kurdistan in the mountains and the lives of the people during the rule of Saddam Hussein

Stars: Shwan Attoof, Omer Dilpak, Mahir Hasan, Zhyan Ibrahim

Votes: 66

8. Act of Vengeance (2010)

Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Drama

In Istanbul, terrorists abduct executives, blow-up the car of a journalist and plan five great attacks to the city. The violent police officer Firat Baran interrogates a terrorist and ... See full summary »

Director: Mahsun Kirmizigül | Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Danny Glover, Gina Gershon, Mahsun Kirmizigül

Votes: 15,546

9. American Dreamz (2006)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Music

A popular television music talent competition hosted by a pompous egomaniac becomes the setting for an assassination attempt when the President of the United States becomes a celebrity judge in an attempt to rehabilitate his image.

Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe

Votes: 25,244 | Gross: $7.19M

10. Girls of the Sun (2018)

Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, War

A Kurdish female battalion prepares to take back their town from extremists.

Director: Eva Husson | Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Emmanuelle Bercot, Zübeyde Bulut, Sinama Alievi

Votes: 2,831 | Gross: $0.02M

11. Where is Gilgamesh? (2024)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A priceless tablet of Gilgamesh, the oldest and most important work of literature is stolen from a Museum. A security guard vows to do whatever it takes to get it back from a group of smugglers. Along the way, he face his own inner demons.

Director: Karzan Kardozi | Stars: Barzan Yunis, Goran Dlshad, Ragash Kizhan, Yasin Omar

Votes: 46

12. Welcome (I) (2009)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama

Bilal sets off on an adventure-filled journey across Europe and wants to get to England to see his love who lives there.

Director: Philippe Lioret | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana, Derya Ayverdi

Votes: 7,630 | Gross: $0.01M

13. The Wall (1983)

Not Rated | 117 min | Drama

Teens in a Turkish prison struggle to survive under hideous conditions.

Director: Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Tuncel Kurtiz, Ayse Emel Mesci Kuray, Malik Berrichi, Nicolas Hossein

Votes: 4,438

14. A Time for Drunken Horses (2000)

Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, War

Young Iranian Kurdish siblings try to save the youngest of them, who is seriously ill.

Director: Bahman Ghobadi | Stars: Ayoub Ahmadi, Rojin Younessi, Amaneh Ekhtiar-dini, Madi Ekhtiar-dini

Votes: 8,864 | Gross: $0.70M

15. Lovelorn (2005)

142 min | Drama

A single mother with a child meets a retired teacher who tries to keep pace with his new life and to protect them from her ex-husband.

Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Meltem Cumbul, Sener Sen, Timuçin Esen, Güven Kiraç

Votes: 10,520

16. The Herd (1978)

Not Rated | 117 min | Drama

Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family in eastern Turkey decides to sell its sheep in far away Ankara.

Director: Zeki Ökten | Stars: Tarik Akan, Melike Demirag, Tuncel Kurtiz, Savas Yurttas

Votes: 5,350

17. Half Moon (2006)

107 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Mamo, an old and legendary Kurdish musician living in Iran, plans to give one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan. After seven months of trying to get a permit and rounding up his ten sons, he... See full summary »

Director: Bahman Ghobadi | Stars: Ismail Ghaffari, Allah-Morad Rashtian, Farzin Sabooni, Kambiz Arshi

Votes: 3,093 | Gross: $0.00M

18. In This World (2002)

R | 88 min | Drama

A refugee family is trying to reach more peaceful lands illegally inside trucks.

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Jamal Udin Torabi, Enayatullah, Imran Paracha, Hiddayatullah

Votes: 4,416

19. Rhino Season (2012)

88 min | Drama, Thriller

Kurdish-Iranian poet Sahel has just been released from a thirty-year prison sentence in Iran. Now the one thing keeping him going is the thought of finding his wife, who thinks him dead for over twenty years.

Director: Bahman Ghobadi | Stars: Behrouz Vossoughi, Monica Bellucci, Yilmaz Erdogan, Caner Cindoruk

Votes: 7,303

20. Zero Nine (2021)

93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A detective abandoned his daughter for a governmental mission. He risks his life in order to fix their relationship. Their search leads them to face an organ trafficking band who has blackmailed a doctor for harvesting the organs.

Director: Bakhtyar Fatah | Stars: Mahir Hasan, Shwan Attoof, Sirwan Jamal, Besaran Jasim

Votes: 1,122

21. 14 Tirmeh (2017)

146 min | Drama

In September 12 1980, Turkish state carries out a military coup suppressing struggle of Kurds for human rights and freedom.

Director: Hasim Aydemir | Stars: Ezel Akay, Furkan Bolukbasi, Furkan Bölükbasi, Sakine Cansiz

Votes: 427

22. Love in the Time of Corona (2024)

100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The movie follows Kurdistan during the Covid-19 crisis in 2019, and how it ruined relationships between loved ones.

Director: Shwan Attoof | Stars: Mahir Hasan, Ahmad Jola, Mustafa Ahmad, Zahir Ali

23. Jîn (2013)

122 min | Drama

Jin, a guerrilla, lives in a cave and decides to escape from the organization. She finds some civilian clothes and goes down from the mountain to the city. However, the city is no safer than the mountain.

Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Deniz Hasgüler, Onur Ünsal, Yildirim Simsek, Ayris Alptekin

Votes: 2,058

24. Blackboards (2000)

88 min | Drama, War

Itinerant Kurdish teachers, carrying blackboards on their backs, look for students in the hills and villages of Iran, near the Iraqi border during the Iran-Iraq war. Said falls in with a ... See full summary »

Director: Samira Makhmalbaf | Stars: Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari, Bahman Ghobadi, Mohamad Karim Rahmati

Votes: 2,910 | Gross: $0.00M

25. 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: 2,761

26. David & Layla (2005)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Sparks fly when a Jew and a Muslim fall in love in New York.

Director: J.J. Alani | Stars: David Moscow, Shiva Rose, Peter Van Wagner, Polly Adams

Votes: 892 | Gross: $0.12M

27. Marooned in Iraq (2002)

100 min | Drama, War

During the war between Iran and Iraq, a group of Iranian Kurd musicians set off on an almost impossible mission. They will try to find Hanareh, a singer with a magic voice who crossed the ... See full summary »

Director: Bahman Ghobadi | Stars: Shahab Ebrahimi, Faegh Mohamadi, Allah-Morad Rashtian, Rojan Hosseini

Votes: 1,626 | Gross: $0.14M

28. Sinjar (2022)

127 min | Drama

The real-life stories of three women living under Isis and their horrific consequences.

Director: Anna M. Bofarull | Stars: Nora Navas, Halima Ilter, Eman Eido, Guim Puig

Votes: 90

29. Büyük Adam Küçük Ask (2001)

120 min | Drama

The paths of 75-year-old retired judge Rifat Bey and little Hejar, who was left with a relative because he lost all his relatives in the operation carried out in his village, cross paths in Istanbul.

Director: Handan Ipekçi | Stars: Sükran Güngör, Dilan Erçetin, Füsun Demirel, Yildiz Kenter

Votes: 1,820

30. Baran (2023)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Family

Rain it wants to wash the ugliness of society through rain

Stars: Shwan Hiwa, Adel Ahmad, Hussein Hassan Ali, Hama Rashid Haras

Votes: 13

31. Vodka Lemon (2003)

90 min | Comedy, Drama

In a remote, isolated Yazidi Kurdish village in post-Soviet Armenia, Hamo, a widower with a pitiful pension and three worthless sons, travels daily to his wife's grave. There he meets the ... See full summary »

Director: Hiner Saleem | Stars: Romen Avinian, Lala Sarkissian, Ivan Franek, Ruzan Mesropyan

Votes: 2,136 | Gross: $0.06M

32. Wild Kurdistan (1965)

95 min | Adventure

In Kurdistan Ahmed, the sheikh's son of Halef's Bedouin tribe, is captured by the Turkish governor's militia. Kara Ben Nemsi and Halef try to rescue him and re-meet Sir David Lindsay who is venturing to help a lady in distress.

Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Lex Barker, Marie Versini, Ralf Wolter, Djordje Nenadovic

Votes: 687

33. Journey to the Sun (1999)

104 min | Drama

Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from the village Tire, takes a job searching for water leaks below the surface of the streets of Istanbul. Due to a strange set of events, he is ... See full summary »

Director: Yesim Ustaoglu | Stars: Nazmi Kirik, Newroz Baz, Mizgin Kapazan, Ara Güler

Votes: 1,890 | Gross: $0.00M

34. Shin (II) (2023)

87 min | Drama

The story of the movie talks about the problems of the Kurdish society and the problems of a family and how they fight for their lives.

Director: Mohammed Mustafa | Stars: Halwest Muhammad, Rubar Khalid, Shamal Abarash, Ala Abas

Votes: 6

35. Kilomètre zéro (2005)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, War

Set during the Iraq-Iran war in the 80s, the film tells of a tragicomic road trip set in Iraq's Kurdistan.

Director: Hiner Saleem | Stars: Nazmi Kirik, Eyam Ekrem, Belçim Bilgin, Ehmed Qeladizeni

Votes: 501

36. Kleine Freiheit (2003)

102 min | Drama

Baran (Cagdas Bozkurt) is a young Kurd who was sent to Hamburg after his parents, who had helped Kurdish rebels, were betrayed and subsequently killed by the Turkish militia. Now that Baran... See full summary »

Director: Yüksel Yavuz | Stars: Cagdas Bozkurt, Necmettin Çobanoglu, Leroy Delmar, Sunay Girisken

Votes: 188

37. Iraq in Fragments (2006)

Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, War

Stories from modern day Iraq as told by Iraqis living in a time of war, occupation and ethnic tension.

Director: James Longley | Stars: Marmar Alhilali, Mohammed Haithem, Suleiman Mahmoud, Mohamed Qasim Sainakh

Votes: 1,548 | Gross: $0.20M

38. Si tu meurs, je te tue (2011)

R | 95 min | Drama

In Paris' cosmopolitan and colorful 10th arrondissement, Philippe, who's fresh out of prison, crosses paths with Avdal, a Kurd who is trying to track down an Iraqi war criminal. Avdal, who ... See full summary »

Director: Hiner Saleem | Stars: Jonathan Zaccaï, Golshifteh Farahani, Billey Demirtas, Özz Nûjen

Votes: 495

39. Uncle Saddam (2000)

Unrated | 63 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

A "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"--style mockumentary, filmed partly in Iraq under the guise of an actual documentary, that is a send up of Saddam Hussein

Director: Joel Soler | Stars: Qusay Hussein, Saddam Hussein, Uday Hussein, Wallace Langham

Votes: 253

40. The Tear of the Cold (2004)

96 min | Drama, War

During the Iran-Iraq war,a soldier and a Kurdish girl come to a new understanding of the notion of animosity despite their supposedly opposite circumstances.

Director: Azizollah Hamidnezhad | Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Nooreddin Goodarzi, Mehrshad Karkhani, Parsa Pirouzfar

Votes: 466

41. Hiçbiryerde (2002)

90 min | Drama

Sükran who works at pay box of Haydarpasa is around 40 ages. She has a son whose name is Veysel. He works in a factory. She suffered from her husband's political actions, so she wants to ... See full summary »

Director: Tayfun Pirselimoglu | Stars: Zuhal Olcay, Michael Mendl, Parkan Özturan, Meral Okay

Votes: 707

42. Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains (2000)

72 min | Documentary, War

A war of national liberation or a war against terrorism? Film-maker and acclaimed freelance journalist Kevin McKiernan poses this question at the outset of this stirring, provocative film ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin McKiernan | Stars: William Hartung, Jim McGovern, Kevin McKiernan, Abdullah Ocalan

Votes: 93

43. Gitmek: Benim Marlon ve Brandom (2008)

93 min | Drama, Romance, War

Three years ago, in real-life, Hama Ali, a charismatic actor from Iraq famous locally for his performance as Iraq's version of Superman, met Ayca on a film-set. He and Ayca, a fiery actress... See full summary »

Director: Hüseyin Karabey | Stars: Ayça Damgaci, Hama Ali Kahn, Cengiz Bozkurt, Nesrin Cavadzade

Votes: 1,074

44. Asylum (I) (2003)

109 min | Drama, Romance, War

Fleeing persecution and torture in northern Iraq, three young Kurds, Mahmoud, Rezghar and Saman, smuggle themselves into Britain aboard a freight train. Arriving in London they register for... See full summary »

Director: Nigel Barker | Stars: Gary Condés, Tony Resta, Frank Boyce, David Bradley

Votes: 77

45. Isiklar Sönmesin (1996)

80 min | Drama

The struggle of Seydo, whom he was assigned to go with lieutenant Murat, in the tough geography of the Southeast Anatolia.

Director: Reis Çelik | Stars: Berhan Simsek, Tarik Tarcan, Sermin Karaali, Tuncel Kurtiz

Votes: 309

46. Fratricide (2005)

90 min | Drama

Two young Kurdish refugees, recently arrived in Germany struggle to make their way through the harshness of the occidental city. Their encounter with a gang of Turks will rapidly led them ... See full summary »

Director: Yilmaz Arslan | Stars: Xevat Gectan, Erdal Celik, Bulent Buyukasik, Nurretin Celik

Votes: 322

47. 100 Years Later (2016)

55 min | Documentary

A film about the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the work of historian Ara Sarafian to create reconciliation among Armenians, Kurds, and Turks, despite the official denialism of the Turkish state.

Director: John Lubbock | Stars: Yusuf Akbulut, Ismail Besikçi, Selahattin Demirtas, Ilie Kaso-Jito

Votes: 13

48. My Beautiful Doll (2024)

17 min | Short, Crime, Drama

On her wedding night, Rojan, a 14-year-old Kurdish girl who is forced to marry an old man takes a dangerous decision to set herself free.

Director: Hesam Dehghani | Stars: Tarannom Arjmandi, Reza Emami, Fereshteh Seraj, Maryam Boubani

49. A Flag Without a Country (2015)

97 min | Documentary, War

A documentary about Kurds, middle-east war and "Kurdistan", a nation with about 45m population and still without a country.

Director: Bahman Ghobadi | Stars: Nariman Anwar, Helly Luv

Votes: 222

50. Jiyan (2002)

102 min | Drama, Romance, War

Five years following the infamous chemical and biological bombing of Halabja, Diyari, a Kurdish/ American good Samaritan, returns to his homeland to build an orphanage in what is left of ... See full summary »

Director: Jano Rosebiani | Stars: Kurdo Galali, Pirshang Berzinji, Choman Hawrami, Enwer Shexani

Votes: 119