tuerkische 1989 -2019

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1. Yusuf ile Kenan (1979)

76 min | Drama

When their father is killed in blood feud, Yusuf and Kenan, two shepherd boys, flee to Istanbul in search of their uncle. They become involved with the street boys, and Yusuf turns to crime while Kenan wants to learn a trade.

Director: Ömer Kavur | Stars: Cem Davran, Tamer Çeliker, Hakan Tanfer, Yalçin Avsar

Votes: 1,371

2. At (1982)

116 min | Drama

The tragedy of a father and son who came from the village to the city for the sake of his ideals and struggled to live in the city.

Director: Ali Özgentürk | Stars: Bektas Altinok, Ilhami Bekir, Erol Demiröz, Sidika Duruer

Votes: 315

4. Gülibik (1984)

104 min | Family

About the six-year-old Ali, who lives in a village in Central Anatolia, and his best friend, a young rooster named Gülibik, with whom he feels deeply connected and shares joys and sorrows with him.

Director: Jürgen Haase | Stars: Ejder Akisik, Orhan Aydin, Nursim Demir, Osman Diler

Votes: 19

5. Kuyu (1968)

84 min | Drama, Thriller

In an atmosphere getting darker, and darker and almost without any dialogue, a young woman is kidnapped over and over by an obsessed man.

Director: Metin Erksan | Stars: Nil Göncü, Hayati Hamzaoglu, Aliye Rona, Osman Alyanak

Votes: 545

6. Faize Hücum (1982)

102 min | Comedy, Drama

People run to bankers with the dream of living in prosperity. Kamil also sells his retirement bonus, three months' salary and his house, giving all his money to the bankers. One day they receive the news that the bankers have escaped.

Director: Zeki Ökten | Stars: Genco Erkal, Asuman Arsan, Ahmet Sezerel, Ayse Selen

Votes: 217

7. Otobüs (1975)

87 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A group of illegal immigrants are brought to Stockholm in a bus by a smuggler who takes all their money and passports, and then runs away.

Director: Bay Okan | Stars: Bay Okan, Björn Gedda, Tuncel Kurtiz, Oguz Arlas

Votes: 2,257

8. Motherland Hotel (1987)

101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The lonely proprietor of a small hotel in a provincial Turkish town develops a passion for a departed guest and the reality of routine everyday-life starts crumbling into pieces.

Director: Ömer Kavur | Stars: Macit Koper, Sahika Tekand, Serra Yilmaz, Osman Alyanak

Votes: 4,605

9. Av Zamani (1988)

96 min | Drama

A writer who lost his friend as a result of assassination leaves everything and returns to the island where he grew up. One day he witnesses a murder. This event will cause him to face the political conflicts he thought he had left behind.

Director: Erden Kiral | Stars: Aytaç Arman, Serif Sezer, Zihni Küçümen, Nüvit Özdogru

Votes: 120

10. Hazal (1979)

90 min | Drama

Hazal is married off to her late husband's brother in his early teens. As she develops a motherly affection for the child groom, she falls in love with mason Emin.

Director: Ali Özgentürk | Stars: Türkan Soray, Talat Bulut, Harun Yesilyurt, Meral Çetinkaya

Votes: 213

11. My Dreams, My Love and You (1987)

100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Coskun, who grew up in an orphanage, has been in love with the very famous film star Derya Altinay all of his life. His only purpose in life is to meet her one day and write a film script ... See full summary »

Director: Atif Yilmaz | Stars: Türkan Soray, Oguz Tunç, Müsfik Kenter, Engin Inal

Votes: 608

12. The Broken Landlord (1985)

101 min | Comedy, Drama

The landlord of a village in eastern Turkey decides to sell his land after a severe drought and migrates to Istanbul with his family. However the struggle for survival in the 'big city' will not be easier for them.

Director: Nesli Çölgeçen | Stars: Sener Sen, Erdal Özyagcilar, Nilgün Nazli, Füsun Demirel

Votes: 16,381

13. Karartma Geceleri (1990)

85 min | Drama

The story of a teacher who is also a writer, trying to hide from the police during WWII in Turkey. He is wanted because of his leftist articles and books.

Director: Yusuf Kurçenli | Stars: Tarik Akan, Bülent Bilgiç, Nurseli Idiz, Menderes Samancilar

Votes: 268

14. Iron Earth, Copper Sky (1987)

94 min | Drama

Despite the hostility of the mayor, the villagers of Anatolia regard as a saint the man who defends them against a creditor of the city.

Director: Zülfü Livaneli | Stars: Rutkay Aziz, Yavuzer Çetinkaya, Macide Tanir, Gürel Yontan

Votes: 294

15. Fotograflar (1989)

69 min | Drama, Romance

The love story of a Turkish girl and a Greek man who grew up together.

Director: Irfan Tözüm | Stars: Hülya Avsar, Hakan Ural, Güzin Özipek, Tuncer Necmioglu

Votes: 45

16. Yilani Öldürseler (1981)

82 min | Drama

Esme, the most beautiful of the village she lives in, is in love with Abbas, the valiant young man of the village, but she was married to Halim, the village lord.

Director: Türkan Soray | Stars: Türkan Soray, Talat Bulut, Mahmut Cevher, Aliye Rona

Votes: 288

17. Yasemin (1988)

85 min | Drama, Romance

20-year-old Casanova Jan falls in love with 17-year-old Turkish girl Yasemin, who lives in Germany with her family. She's well-protected by her father, who believes in the Turkish ... See full summary »

Director: Hark Bohm | Stars: Ayse Romey, Uwe Bohm, Sener Sen, Ilhan Emirli

Votes: 283

18. Motherland Hotel (1987)

101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The lonely proprietor of a small hotel in a provincial Turkish town develops a passion for a departed guest and the reality of routine everyday-life starts crumbling into pieces.

Director: Ömer Kavur | Stars: Macit Koper, Sahika Tekand, Serra Yilmaz, Osman Alyanak

Votes: 4,605

19. Dolunay (1988)

100 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

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Director: Sahin Kaygun | Stars: Asli Altan, Macit Koper, Kenan Bal, Berrin Koper

Votes: 24

20. Herseye Ragmen (1988)

87 min | Drama

After serving a jail sentence, Hasan gets a job driving a hearse for the protestant church, and becomes involved with a widow, Ayse, and her son.

Director: Orhan Oguz | Stars: Talat Bulut, Serif Sezer, Bülent Oran, Hakan Çiraci

Votes: 112

22. Afife Jale (1987)

100 min | Biography

Biography of Turkish stage actress and the first Muslim theatre actress in Turkey.

Directors: Sahin Kaygun, Kemal Uzun | Stars: Müjde Ar, Tarik Tarcan, Macit Koper, Alev Sezer

Votes: 107

23. Tekerleme (1984)

73 min | Drama

Follows a thirtyish woman returning home to Istanbul from Germany.

Director: Merlyn Solakhan | Stars: Ayse Siir Öke, Mustafa Irgat, Zümrüt Pekin, Mustafa Kemal Agaoglu

Votes: 35

24. Sis (1989)

105 min | Drama

It's brother against brother in a turbulent period in Turkey. Former judge Ali Firat is dragged into the turmoil when his son Murat is killed. Is it his brother with the opposite view that killed him in this political turmoil environment?

Director: Zülfü Livaneli | Stars: Rutkay Aziz, Sevtap Parman, Asli Altan, Kenan Pars

Votes: 246

25. Until Eternity (1988)

180 min | Documentary

The "Until Eternity" documentary, which was prepared in commemoration of the 1988 International Mimar Sinan Year, reflects the life and works of the great architect. It is composed of six ... See full summary »

Director: Suha Arin | Stars: Sureyya Arin, Alain Laurenceau, Sacit Onan, Ian Shears

Votes: 7

26. Re-evaluation of Sinan Through Huseyin Anka (1990)

40 min | Documentary, Short

During the researches of Suha Arin and his team on Sinan the Architect which was intensified in 1988, a booklet called "Tezkiret-ül Bünyan" in which the memories of Sinan took place was ... See full summary »

Director: Suha Arin | Star: Ian Shears

27. Camdan Kalp (1990)

104 min | Drama

A scenario writer who struggles to have any of them filmed, delves into problems of his housemaid.

Director: Fehmi Yasar | Stars: Genco Erkal, Deniz Gökçer, Serif Sezer, Füsun Demirel

Votes: 203

28. Journey of Hope (1990)

PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama

The story of a poor Turkish family who try to emigrate illegally to Switzerland.

Director: Xavier Koller | Stars: Necmettin Çobanoglu, Nur Sürer, Emin Sivas, Erdinç Akbas

Votes: 2,252 | Gross: $0.26M

29. A Ay (1988)

100 min | Drama

A young girl with a vivid imagination exasperates her grandparents when she begins communicating with the ghost of her mother.

Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Yesim Tozan, Gülsen Tuncer, Nurinisa Yildirim, Münir Özkul

Votes: 1,258

31. Ashik Kerib (1988)

73 min | Drama

A talented but poor minstrel is forced to wander throughout the world because of impossibility to be with his true love - a rich merchant's daughter.

Directors: Sergei Parajanov, Dodo Abashidze | Stars: Yuri Mgoyan, Sofiko Chiaureli, Ramaz Chkhikvadze, Konstantin Stepankov

Votes: 2,251

32. Oh, Belinda (1986)

100 min | Comedy, Fantasy

After Serap, the theatre actress, acts in an advertisement, she loses her identity and become a housewife with two children. The movie is about dilemma of Serap and Naciye.

Director: Atif Yilmaz | Stars: Müjde Ar, Macit Koper, Yilmaz Zafer, Füsun Demirel

Votes: 3,562

33. Arabesk (1989)

92 min | Comedy, Musical

This is the tragicomic story of two lovers who cannot ever get together. Sener is the son of a simple family in the village and he is in love with the village headman's daughter Mujde. Kaya... See full summary »

Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Sener Sen, Müjde Ar, Ugur Yücel, Necati Bilgiç

Votes: 8,392

34. Imdat ile Zarife (1990)

91 min | Comedy, Drama

Zarife, a trained bear and Imdat, her Gipsy master, earn their living on the streets by performing their traditional show. After getting caught and taken to forest by the city police one ... See full summary »

Director: Nesli Çölgeçen | Stars: Sevket Altug, Üstün Asutay

Votes: 116

35. Until Eternity (1988)

180 min | Documentary

The "Until Eternity" documentary, which was prepared in commemoration of the 1988 International Mimar Sinan Year, reflects the life and works of the great architect. It is composed of six ... See full summary »

Director: Suha Arin | Stars: Sureyya Arin, Alain Laurenceau, Sacit Onan, Ian Shears

Votes: 7

36. Re-evaluation of Sinan Through Huseyin Anka (1990)

40 min | Documentary, Short

During the researches of Suha Arin and his team on Sinan the Architect which was intensified in 1988, a booklet called "Tezkiret-ül Bünyan" in which the memories of Sinan took place was ... See full summary »

Director: Suha Arin | Star: Ian Shears

37. Ithaf (1990)

9 min | Animation, Short

The animation about Stalin's Great Purge and repression victims.

Star: Najiba Huseynova

Votes: 7

38. Uzlasma (1991)

94 min | Drama

The film, which tells about the assassination of the famous Turkish journalist Abdi Ipekçi, who was killed in 1979, also describes the political climate and high tension environment in the ... See full summary »

Director: Oguzhan Tercan | Stars: Halil Ergün, Ayfer Gür, Salih Kalyon, Kutay Köktürk

Votes: 78

42. Journey of Hope (1990)

PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama

The story of a poor Turkish family who try to emigrate illegally to Switzerland.

Director: Xavier Koller | Stars: Necmettin Çobanoglu, Nur Sürer, Emin Sivas, Erdinç Akbas

Votes: 2,252 | Gross: $0.26M

43. 40 Quadratmeter Deutschland (1986)

80 min | Drama

A Turk has brought a young Turk woman from Turkey to his flat in Germany. The woman does not know much about Germany nor can she speak German.

Director: Tevfik Baser | Stars: Özay Fecht, Yaman Okay, Demir Gökgöl, Mustafa Guelpimar

Votes: 342

44. Lebewohl, Fremde (1991)

100 min | Drama, Romance

I don't know, but when I saw this beautiful in the Cannes Festival in 1991, there was French subtitles. If we can find them, it's possible to translate them in English. I search them since many years, but I have not find.

Director: Tevfik Baser | Stars: Grazyna Szapolowska, Müsfik Kenter, Gustav-Peter Wöhler, Badi Uzzaman

Votes: 40

45. Raziye (1990)

74 min | Drama

Ali, who comes to his uncle's house, who lives in a coastal area to stay out of sight for a while due to political reasons, meets and falls in love with Vedia, his uncle's stepdaughter.

Director: Yusuf Kurçenli | Stars: Kamran Usluer, Oguz Tunç, Yasemin Öymen, Ahmet Fuat Onan

Votes: 83

46. Amansiz Yol (1985)

91 min | Crime, Drama

Hasan, a little girl named Ayse and Sabahat begins a journey and they are being followed by their foes.

Director: Ömer Kavur | Stars: Kadir Inanir, Zuhal Olcay, Yavuzer Çetinkaya, Mine Çayiroglu

Votes: 338

47. Rosa, I Love You (1992)

90 min | Drama

Story of daydreaming rebellious Rosa searching for love from her teenage years to her deathbed.

Director: Isil Özgentürk | Stars: Ayla Algan, Mehmet Atak, Ismet Ay, Mustafa Suphi Baltaci

Votes: 66

48. A Ay (1988)

100 min | Drama

A young girl with a vivid imagination exasperates her grandparents when she begins communicating with the ghost of her mother.

Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Yesim Tozan, Gülsen Tuncer, Nurinisa Yildirim, Münir Özkul

Votes: 1,258

49. Devlerin Ölümü (1992)

75 min | Drama, Romance

About a director who fights for making a different film about relationships between the sexes..

Director: Irfan Tözüm | Stars: Tarik Akan, Hümeyra, Ülkü Ülker, Levent Yilmaz

Votes: 34

50. Karartma Geceleri (1990)

85 min | Drama

The story of a teacher who is also a writer, trying to hide from the police during WWII in Turkey. He is wanted because of his leftist articles and books.

Director: Yusuf Kurçenli | Stars: Tarik Akan, Bülent Bilgiç, Nurseli Idiz, Menderes Samancilar

Votes: 268

51. The Secret Face (1991)

118 min | Drama, Romance

A young man, who came to Istanbul to study despite his father's objection, started photography when he was out of money. He takes souvenir photos for people in taverns. One day, a ... See full summary »

Director: Ömer Kavur | Stars: Zuhal Olcay, Fikret Kuskan, Sevda Ferdag, Savas Yurttas

Votes: 1,238

53. Rosa, I Love You (1992)

90 min | Drama

Story of daydreaming rebellious Rosa searching for love from her teenage years to her deathbed.

Director: Isil Özgentürk | Stars: Ayla Algan, Mehmet Atak, Ismet Ay, Mustafa Suphi Baltaci

Votes: 66

54. Soguktu ve Yagmur Çiseliyordu (1990)

101 min | Drama, Romance

Leyla is a Turkish Classical Music artist. The death of Cemal, a conductor, is a great devastation for Leyla. She started to talk with Cemal Bey's relatives in order to better understand his feelings and thoughts.

Director: Engin Ayça | Stars: Türkan Soray, Ekrem Bora, Gülsen Tuncer, Bülent Ufuk

Votes: 226

56. 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: 5,340

57. Düsman (1980)

133 min | Drama

Ismail is out of work despite am obvious willingness to do almost anything to earn enough to provide for his family. He is too well educated for the jobs he hopes to find, but not well ... See full summary »

Director: Zeki Ökten | Stars: Aytaç Arman, Güngör Bayrak, Güven Sengil, Kamil Sönmez

Votes: 315

58. Yol (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: 14,512

59. Hope (1970)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

When one of his horses is killed by an automobile, and when it is clear that neither justice nor charity will prevail, the man begins a slow slide into despair. On the advice of a local ... See full summary »

Director: Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Yilmaz Güney, Gülsen Alniaçik, Tuncel Kurtiz, Osman Alyanak

Votes: 4,325

60. 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: 4,433

61. Friend (1974)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama

After betraying his social class, denying his peasant roots and fleeing his native village, Cemil has become a successful businessman and has found a place in the sun among the bourgeoisie.... See full summary »

Director: Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Yilmaz Güney, Kerim Afsar, Melike Demirag, Azra Balkan

Votes: 1,567

62. Agit (1972)

Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Drama

Coban and his four comrades are smugglers who live in the bleak, inaccesable mountains. They are hard, pitiless men like the county they live in, whose daily commerce is in greed, danger, betrayal and murder.

Director: Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Yilmaz Güney, Hayati Hamzaoglu, Bilal Inci, Atilla Olgaç

Votes: 872

63. We Called Him the Ugly King (1988)

Documentary

"We Called Him the Ugly King" is a mockumentary about Turkey-based Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist, and actor Yilmaz Güney, shot three years after the filmmaker's death. It's also a political portrait of 20th century Turkey.

Director: Claude Weisz | Stars: Yilmaz Güney, Fatos Güney, Kerim Afsar, Tarik Akan

Votes: 24

64. The Yellow Mercedes (1992)

90 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

The film is based on 'Fikrimin Ince Gulu', a novel by Adalet Agaoglu, which depicts a first generation guest-worker returning home. It covers his land journey in short bursts from Germany ... See full summary »

Director: Bay Okan | Stars: Ilyas Salman, Valérie Lemoine, Micky Sébastian, Alexander Gittinger

Votes: 3,313

65. Block C (1994)

92 min | Drama

Tulay, a restless woman whose marriage is slowly disintegrating sets out to come to terms with various traumas while continually being watched by Halit, a resident in her apartment complex.

Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Serap Aksoy, Fikret Kuskan, Zuhal Gencer, Selçuk Yöntem

Votes: 3,490

67. Ay Vakti (1994)

73 min | Drama

Agâh, torn between his wife and mistress, whom he left years ago.

Director: Mahinur Ergun | Stars: Müsfik Kenter, Zuhal Olcay, Füsun Demirel, Mehmet Kartal

Votes: 36

68. The Blue Exile (1993)

108 min | Biography, Drama

Cevat Sakir is an exile punished for publishing an article regarding that government executed deserters from army, subsequently he was sent to Bodrum where he realized Bodrum is a heavenly ... See full summary »

Director: Erden Kiral | Stars: Kürsat Alniaçik, Mevlüt Demiryay, Suavi Eren, Halil Ergün

Votes: 197

69. Sahmaran (1994)

97 min | Adventure, Family

Inspired by the treasure stories his grandfather told, one day, Yusuf and his friend started looking for treasures. Meanwhile, the Sultan, who is in charge of the smugglers, tries to escape from her husband.

Director: Zülfü Livaneli | Stars: Türkan Soray, Mehmet Balkiz, Rana Cabbar, Faruk Peker

Votes: 428

71. Iz (1995)

116 min | Drama, Thriller

Police Kemal, who is nearing retirement, faces a suicide case. Was the incident a murder or a suicide?

Director: Yesim Ustaoglu | Stars: Derya Alabora, Aytaç Arman, Mustafa Arslan, Serra Yilmaz

Votes: 316

74. Kalte Nächte (1996)

92 min | Drama

Tomix, Tam-Tam and Mützen-Jacky are children of the street earning their living with music. They travel from one town to the other with their instruments to perform in the streets and in ... See full summary »

Director: Kadir Sözen | Stars: Rahim Cakmak, Levent Elmas, Volkan Pinardag, Ferdi Cetinkaya

Votes: 23

75. Babam Askerde (1995)

86 min | Drama

The story of children from different backgrounds whose parents were arrested during the September 12 period.

Director: Handan Ipekçi | Stars: Yasemin Alkaya, Mehmet Atak, Füsun Demirel, Yunus Gencer

Votes: 92

76. Dark Waters (aka the Serpent's Tale) (1994)

Not Rated | 83 min | Fantasy, Horror

Richie Hunter is an American who lives in Istanbul. He meets a stranger, Haldun, who gives him a note with directions. These lead him to visit an aristocrat called Lamia living in a small ... See full summary »

Director: Kutlug Ataman | Stars: Gönen Bozbey, Metin Uygun, Daniel Chace, Semiha Berksoy

Votes: 220

77. Bay E (1995)

101 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Thriller

A television news anchorman, ?smet Berkan goes on a journey with his wife. Along the journey, out of the blue they start fighting. When he confesses that he cheated on her, she gets mad. ... See full summary »

Director: Sinan Çetin | Stars: Mehmet Ali Erbil, Natalie Heroux, Izzet Günay, Cansu Akbel

Votes: 1,263

78. Ekmek Parasi - Geld fürs Brot (1994)

104 min | Documentary

Women from Turkey and Mecklenburg are working together side-by-side at a fish-processing factory in Lübeck. As they work, they share stories about their lives, including their sorrows, ... See full summary »

Director: Serap Berrekkarasu

Votes: 19

79. Muhsin Bey (1987)

119 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Ingenuous countryman Ali Nazik migrates to Istanbul and meets producer Muhsin Kanadikirik to have his first album.

Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Sener Sen, Ugur Yücel, Sermin Hürmeriç, Osman Cavci

Votes: 11,721

80. Istanbul Kanatlarimin Altinda (1996)

119 min | Adventure, Drama, History

The story takes us back to the 17th century Istanbul, and the powerful times of the Ottoman Empire under the rule of Sultan Murad IV. Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi, Logari Celebi, Bekri Mustafa and... See full summary »

Director: Mustafa Altioklar | Stars: Ege Aydan, Okan Bayülgen, Beatriz Rico, Savas Ay

Votes: 3,859

81. Kardesim Benim (1983)

88 min | Drama

The story of an ex-actor who has lost his reputation and is suffering from depression, and a bar girl he falls in love with.

Director: Nesli Çölgeçen | Stars: Özcan Özgür, Nazan Ayas, Baykal Kent, Sevinç Pekin

Votes: 52

82. Nobat e Asheghi (1995)

75 min | Drama, Romance

Part one: A brown-haired man finds out that his wife cheats on him with a blonde-haired man. He kills his rival and is condemned to the capital punishment. Gazale takes her own life. Part ... See full summary »

Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Stars: Shiva Gered, Abdurrahman Palay, Menderes Samancilar, Aken Tunj

Votes: 223

83. Istanbul Kanatlarimin Altinda (1996)

119 min | Adventure, Drama, History

The story takes us back to the 17th century Istanbul, and the powerful times of the Ottoman Empire under the rule of Sultan Murad IV. Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi, Logari Celebi, Bekri Mustafa and... See full summary »

Director: Mustafa Altioklar | Stars: Ege Aydan, Okan Bayülgen, Beatriz Rico, Savas Ay

Votes: 3,859

84. Tabutta Rövasata (1996)

76 min | Drama

Mahsun is homeless and unemployed. He lives in Rumelihisari (one of the most picturesque and oldest quarters of Istanbul), and tries to stay alive with the help of local fishermen. Mahsun ... See full summary »

Director: Dervis Zaim | Stars: Ahmet Ugurlu, Tuncel Kurtiz, Aysen Aydemir, Serif Erol

Votes: 11,072

85. The Small Town (1997)

85 min | Drama

89 Metascore

The story of a family living in a small godforsaken town in Turkey seen through the eyes of children and dealing with the growing complexity when one becomes an adult.

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Mehmet Emin Toprak, Havva Saglam, Cihat Bütün, Fatma Ceylan

Votes: 6,605

86. Hollywood kaçaklari (1997)

95 min

The two friends Tuna and Fedai, who lead their lives with various mischief, decide to escape to Hollywood to fulfill their dreams.

Director: Muammer Özer | Stars: Bülent Kayabas, Füsun Demirel, Halil Ergün, Atilla Ergün

Votes: 25

87. 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

88. Kahpe Bizans (1999)

97 min | Comedy, History

The story of Yetis Bey (Cem Davran) and his struggle with Byzantian Emperor (Illetyus) is presented in a humorous way.

Director: Gani Müjde | Stars: Mehmet Ali Erbil, Demet Sener, Cem Davran, Sümer Tilmaç

Votes: 7,605

89. Talihli Amele (1980)

90 min | Comedy, Drama

A construction worker named Mehmet Ali finds himself in a feud between two fraudulent media corporations as a commercials star. While the feud simmers, the sticks will turn to Mehmet Ali to defend his freehold.

Director: Atif Yilmaz | Stars: Ilyas Salman, Hümeyra, Metin Serezli, Zerrin Dogan

Votes: 504

90. Her Sey Çok Güzel Olacak (1998)

107 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

When Altan swipes prescription drugs from his brother Nuri's pharmacy, they soon find themselves on a dangerous but funny road trip to get rid of the stuff and escape the mafiosi Altan ... See full summary »

Director: Ömer Vargi | Stars: Cem Yilmaz, Mazhar Alanson, Ceyda Düvenci, Selim Nasit

Votes: 27,600

91. Eylül Firtinasi (1999)

100 min | Drama

Metin, a five-year-old boy, looks forward to his mother, who vanishes by singing songs with hope. Ayten, the mother of Metin, was arrested by the police with a pretext for a revolutionary ... See full summary »

Director: Atif Yilmaz | Stars: Tarik Akan, Zara Yilmaz, Kutay Özcan, Mesut Akusta

Votes: 373

92. Clouds of May (1999)

130 min | Comedy, Drama

75 Metascore

Muzaffer goes to the house where his parents live for the movie he will shoot. He is thinking of starring his relatives in the movie he will shoot. But his father struggles with the forest ... See full summary »

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Emin Ceylan, Muzaffer Özdemir, Fatma Ceylan, Mehmet Emin Toprak

Votes: 6,786

93. Propaganda (1999)

120 min | Comedy, Drama, History

Based on a true story set in 1948, customs officer Mehdi is faced with the duty of formally setting up the border between Turkey and Syria, dividing his hometown. He is unaware of the pain ... See full summary »

Director: Sinan Çetin | Stars: Metin Akpinar, Kemal Sunal, Meltem Cumbul, Rafet El Roman

Votes: 10,140

94. Güle Güle (2000)

105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In a western island of Turkey four old timers help their friend to plan a voyage to his long lost love in Cuba.

Director: Zeki Ökten | Stars: Esref Kolçak, Zeki Alasya, Metin Akpinar, Yildiz Kenter

Votes: 1,732

95. Journey to the Sun (1999)

104 min | Drama

72 Metascore

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: 1,887 | Gross: $0.00M

96. Fasulye (2000)

105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The duty of taking the tax return forms of the villagers to the big city is assigned to a naive young guy. The villagers trust him, and hand their tax return forms to him. Taking the forms ... See full summary »

Director: Bora Tekay | Stars: Selim Erdogan, Elvin Besikcioglu, Bülent Kayabas, Burak Sergen

Votes: 2,624

97. Kaç Para Kaç (1999)

100 min | Drama

The monotonous life of Selim,a shirt store owner changes when he finds a suitcase full of American dollars in a taxi.

Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Taner Birsel, Bennu Yildirimlar, Zuhal Gencer, Engin Alkan

Votes: 3,764

98. Vizontele (2001)

110 min | Comedy, Drama

Lives of residents in a small, Anatolian village change when television is introduced to them.

Directors: Yilmaz Erdogan, Ömer Faruk Sorak | Stars: Yilmaz Erdogan, Demet Akbag, Altan Erkekli, Cem Yilmaz

Votes: 38,909

99. Away from Home (2001)

110 min | Drama

After several years of numbly mourning his parents death, 26 year old Selim takes a chance on the US lottery for passports and wins. He decides to sell the family olive grove to raise ... See full summary »

Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Tolga Çevik, Erol Keskin, Anna Bielska, Yalçin Akçay

Votes: 289

100. Dar Alanda Kisa Paslasmalar (2000)

120 min | Drama, Sport

Thirtysomething Suat still lives with his parents and works at his father's store when not practicing as goalie for the local football team, Esnaf Spor. The neighborhood's greatest wish is ... See full summary »

Director: Serdar Akar | Stars: Müjde Ar, Savas Dinçel, Rafet El Roman, Erkan Can

Votes: 3,327



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