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1. Secret (2015)
TV-G | 102 min | Drama
The musician Mahir Bey has a relationship with his daughter's friend, Duru. Ali Bey goes into a disarray mode when finds out what her friend and father have done behind her back.
Director: Selim Evci | Stars: Ilhan Sesen, Settar Tanriögen, Türkü Turan, Pelin Akil
Votes: 291
2. Cocoon (1995)
20 min | Short
A short, silent, black and white story about life, survival, death; animals, objects, trees; young and old. It is mostly an aggregation of a bunch of good photos, which is not surprising, as Ceylan is also a photographer.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Emin Ceylan, Fatma Ceylan, Turgut Toprak
Votes: 2,885
3. The Small Town (1997)
85 min | Drama
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
4. Clouds of May (1999)
130 min | Comedy, Drama
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
5. Climates (2006)
Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Romance
Dowdy university instructor Isa is an inattentive husband to his younger, TV-business wife Bahar. Self-absorbed, Isa only communicates in the most rudimentary way, while she, similarly, detaches into crying jags and juvenile behavior.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Nazan Kesal, Mehmet Eryilmaz
Votes: 14,293 | Gross: $0.12M
6. Winter Sleep (2014)
Not Rated | 196 min | Drama
A hotel owner and landlord in a remote Turkish village deals with conflicts within his family and a tenant behind on his rent.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbag, Ayberk Pekcan
Votes: 55,600 | Gross: $0.17M
7. Distant (2002)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
After his wife leaves him, a photographer has an existential crisis and tries to cope with his cousin's visit.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Muzaffer Özdemir, Mehmet Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer, Nazan Kesal
Votes: 22,904 | Gross: $0.10M
8. Commitment Hasan (2021)
147 min | Drama
A man who makes his living from his father's fruit garden, tries to get rid of an electricity pole that is intended to be planted in the middle of his land.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Umut Karadag, Filiz Bozok, Gökhan Azlag, Ayse Gunyuz Demirci
Votes: 561
9. Commitment (2019)
135 min | Drama
Asli, a young mother who is trying to find a nanny to get back to work, finally meets young Gulnihal. Gulnihal is also a mother. With Gulnihal coming into her life, Asli faces her secrets which she has been avoiding herself.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Kubra Kip, Ece Yüksel, Umut Kurt, Almina Kavci
Votes: 482
10. Frenzy (2015)
119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Amid the intense political violence of Istanbul, Kadir is released on parole two years early on the condition that he become an informant for the police gathering terrorist informations, activities, and searching for bombs on trash cans.
Director: Emin Alper | Stars: Mehmet Özgür, Berkay Ates, Tülin Özen, Müfit Kayacan
Votes: 4,395
11. Beyond the Hill (2012)
94 min | Drama
When some people from the other side of the mountain invade the territory of a farming family, the family head tries to unite the family and fight back. But then problems within the family start to appear as well.
Director: Emin Alper | Stars: Tamer Levent, Reha Özcan, Mehmet Özgür, Berk Hakman
Votes: 3,947
12. Ask, Mark ve Ölüm (2022)
96 min | Documentary
A documentary that tells the stories of Turkish workers who went from Turkey to Germany since 1950. It generally tells the stories of musicians of Turkish origin in Germany.
Director: Cem Kaya | Stars: Alper Aga, Orhan Amuroglu, Imran Ayata, Ali Ekber Aydogan
Votes: 1,729
13. Brother's Keeper (2021)
85 min | Drama, Thriller
Set over the course of a tense day at an isolated boarding school, this moral drama follows a boy's desperate fight to save his sick friend in the face of a rigid bureaucracy.
Director: Ferit Karahan | Stars: Samet Yildiz, Ekin Koç, Mahir Ipek, Melih Selcuk
Votes: 3,280
14. Fractured (2020)
82 min | Drama
When he was working in the UK, Fatih borrowed a lot of money from his friend, Ayhan to send to his family back in Turkey. Fatih has since returned to Turkey and the debt remains unpaid. ... See full summary »
Director: Fikret Reyhan | Stars: Hakan Salinmis, Süreyya Kilimci, Hakan Emre Unal, Tugçe Yolcu
Votes: 1,736
15. Zuhal (2021)
88 min | Drama
Zuhal is an upper middle class woman with a nice job and a nice house in Istanbul, and a long-term relationship. Her ordinary life, spent with daily troubles, business rushes and phone ... See full summary »
Director: Nazli Elif Durlu | Stars: Nihal Yalçin, Fatih Al, Sarp Aydinoglu, Sena Basdogan
Votes: 519
16. Görülmüstür (2019)
96 min | Drama
In the heart of Istanbul's prison, Zakir controls the letters prisoners receive. His average day is spent between the censorship office, his colleagues and his evening writing class. For a ... See full summary »
Director: Serhat Karaaslan | Stars: Berkay Ates, Saadet Aksoy, Ipek Türktan, Füsun Demirel
Votes: 1,226
17. Toz Bezi (2015)
99 min | Drama
Nesrin and Hatun are two Kurdish cleaning women living in Istanbul. While Nesrin tries to survive with her little daughter, trying to understand why her husband left her, Hatun dreams of buying a house in the district where they clean.
Director: Ahu Öztürk | Stars: Asiye Dinçsoy, Nazan Kesal, Didem Inselel, Serra Yilmaz
Votes: 1,217
18. Inflame (2017)
94 min | Drama, Thriller
A News Channel employee Hasret, has been seeing the same nightmare for some time. Through recurring nightmares, a question creeps into her mind: Is it possible that her parents were not ... See full summary »
Director: Ceylan Özgün Özçelik | Stars: Algi Eke, Özgür Çevik, Kadir Çermik, Boncuk Yilmaz
Votes: 1,268
19. Nobody's Home (2013)
81 min | Drama
The story of four people who cannot manage to become a family again after a loss and who destroy themselves with each passing day.
Director: Deniz Akcay Katiksiz | Stars: Ahu Türkpençe, Lale Basar, Savas Alp Basar, Melis Ebeler
Votes: 1,079
20. Seaburners (2014)
89 min | Drama
Between Istanbul's sordid neighborhoods and a destitute border village, Hamit drives back and forth. He works for Ali, a charcoal dealer-cum-human trafficker, carrying charcoal one way and ... See full summary »
Director: Melisa Önel | Stars: Mira Furlan, Timuçin Esen, Ahmet Rifat Sungar, Mustafa Uzunyilmaz
Votes: 253
21. Köprüdekiler (2009)
87 min | Drama
The stories of three men working at the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul are told by the original characters, in this mosaic depicting real persons exposing their lives and aspirations.
Director: Asli Özge | Stars: Fikret Portakal, Murat Tokgöz, Umut Ilker, Cemile Ilker
Votes: 469
22. Something Useful (2017)
104 min | Drama
Why would someone like Leyla go to a high school reunion dinner? And take an overnight train to get there. After all, she hasn't been to a single one for the last 25 years - What is Canan, ... See full summary »
Director: Pelin Esmer | Stars: Basak Köklükaya, Öykü Karayel, Yigit Özsener, Aysenil Samlioglu
Votes: 5,601
23. Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds (1999)
120 min | Drama, History
The film is set during the period of the Varlik Vergisi where many non-Muslims were forced to pay higher taxes, often in an arbitrary and unrealistic way. Around 2,000 non-Muslims who could... See full summary »
Directors: Tomris Giritlioglu, Hakan Eser | Stars: Hülya Avsar, Zuhal Olcay, Kamran Usluer, Zafer Algöz
Votes: 1,530
24. Clair Obscur (2016)
105 min | Drama
Two Turkish women, one oppressed by sexist traditions and one liberated by modern mores, have more in common than it would seem.
Director: Yesim Ustaoglu | Stars: Funda Eryigit, Ecem Uzun, Mehmet Kurtulus, Okan Yalabik
Votes: 2,905
25. Araf/Somewhere in Between (2012)
124 min | Drama
Araf is the story of Zehra and Olgun whose lives are caught in a vacuum. The world in which they live and work is a place of throwaway culture and constant change. They too are waiting for ... See full summary »
Director: Yesim Ustaoglu | Stars: Neslihan Atagül, Baris Hacihan, Özcan Deniz, Nihal Yalçin
Votes: 2,039
26. Kasik Düsmani (1985)
99 min | Drama
A big explosion occurs during a wedding in a small village in Anatolia. Ninety-seven people dies in the blast, mostly women. The event is reported in the world press. Osman lost his newly married wife.
Director: Bilge Olgaç | Stars: Perihan Savas, Halil Ergün, Mesut Engin, Riza Agacik
Votes: 34
27. Inside (2012)
107 min | Drama
A man's life, thoughts, feelings and his very own darkness... Adapted from Dostoevsky's novel "Notes from Undergroud", Demirkubuz follows Muharrem as he gets himself invited to a party ... See full summary »
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Engin Günaydin, Serhat Tutumluer, Nihal Yalçin, Nergis Öztürk
Votes: 10,457
28. Three Monkeys (2008)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama
A family suffers from a major communication breakdown during their struggle to get through their hardships.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Yavuz Bingöl, Hatice Aslan, Ahmet Rifat Sungar, Ercan Kesal
Votes: 23,015 | Gross: $0.04M
29. Life (2023)
193 min | Drama
A fiancée lost on the streets of Istanbul, a man who sets out to find the truth. Escape or love? The fate of the duo is written in Istanbul.
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Osman Alkas, Kayhan Açikgöz, Berfun Besel, Melis Birkan
Votes: 1,344
30. Harem Suare (1999)
R | 125 min | Drama, History
In Constantinople in the early 1900's, a young woman is brought into the sultan's harem and she manages to become his favorite. But the love she begins to feel for a eunuch ventures the outcome of her plan.
Director: Ferzan Özpetek | Stars: Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Lucia Bosè, Valeria Golino
Votes: 3,089
31. A Tale of Three Sisters (2019)
108 min | Drama
Three young girls are sent back to their father in a poor village in central Anatolia, one after another, after failing in more affluent foster families.
Director: Emin Alper | Stars: Cemre Ebuzziya, Ece Yüksel, Helin Kandemir, Kayhan Açikgöz
Votes: 4,783
32. 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: 1,887 | Gross: $0.00M
33. Ivy (2015)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
When the crew of a bankrupt cargo ship gets stuck on board for months, isolation breeds pressures that sink the men into a sea of madness and terror.
Director: Tolga Karaçelik | Stars: Nadir Saribacak, Hakan Karsak, Kadir Çermik, Özgür Emre Yildirim
Votes: 13,444
34. Black Night (2022)
114 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Becoming part of a collective anger, Ishak copes with his conscience in a small village in Anatolia and struggles with the violence of collective silence.
Director: Özcan Alper | Stars: Pinar Deniz, Berkay Ates, Cem Yigit Uzümoglu, Deniz Sen Hamzaoglu
Votes: 1,602
35. Neden Tarkovski Olamiyorum... (2014)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Bahadir, an aspiring 35-year-old director, spends his life making cheap television films inspired by the stories of folk songs. On the other hand, he has a great ambition to make films like... See full summary »
Director: Murat Düzgünoglu | Stars: Tansu Biçer, Vuslat Saraçoglu, Esra Kizildogan, Menderes Samancilar
Votes: 796
36. Love, Spells and All That (2019)
96 min | Drama
After not having seen each other for 20 years, two women are reunited on the small Turkish island where, as teenagers, they first fell in love. What is the mysterious force that binds them ... See full summary »
Director: Ümit Ünal | Stars: Selen Uçer, Ece Dizdar, Aysenil Samlioglu, Uygar Özçelik
Votes: 1,475
37. 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
38. On Fertile Lands (1980)
115 min | Drama
The tragic story of three farm worker who migrates from their village to the cotton land Çukurova.
Director: Erden Kiral | Stars: Tuncel Kurtiz, Erkan Yücel, Yaman Okay, Nur Sürer
Votes: 903
39. The Butterfly's Dream (2013)
138 min | Biography, Drama, History
In a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be the same.
Director: Yilmaz Erdogan | Stars: Kivanç Tatlitug, Mert Firat, Belçim Bilgin, Farah Zeynep Abdullah
Votes: 24,210
40. Honey (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
The quiet life of a boy and his family is endangered when his father does not return home from his work collecting honey in the forest.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Bora Altas, Erdal Besikçioglu, Tülin Özen, Ayse Altay
Votes: 7,483
41. Suddenly (I) (2022)
115 min | Drama
Reyhan, a 40-year-old woman who has lost her sense of smell, one day decides to change her life into something new. She vanishes without notice only to find her true self again.
Director: Melisa Önel | Stars: Defne Kayalar, Öner Erkan, Serif Erol, Aysenil Samlioglu
Votes: 189
42. Our Grand Despair (2011)
102 min | Drama
The peaceful cohabitation of two 30-something bachelors is disrupted when they both fall in love with the charming young woman who moves in with them.
Director: Seyfi Teoman | Stars: Ilker Aksum, Fatih Al, Gunes Sayin, Taner Birsel
Votes: 4,072
43. Korkuyorum Anne (2004)
128 min | Comedy
In an apartment building where neighbors, friends, and family are living in close quarters, three male protagonists encounter three phases of manhood in Turkish society. Directors Reha ... See full summary »
Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Turgay Aydin, Arzu Bazman, Ali Düsenkalkar, Köksal Engür
Votes: 3,318
44. Watchtower (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A man and a woman seeking refuge from the world: Nihat at a remote forest fire tower, Seher in her room at a rural bus station. When their lives collide, each now has to fight their battle of conscience before the other.
Director: Pelin Esmer | Stars: Olgun Simsek, Nilay Erdönmez, Laçin Ceylan, Menderes Samancilar
Votes: 2,885
45. Wrong Rosary (2009)
90 min | Drama
Muezzin Musa falls for his neighbor, the Catholic nurse Clara. The story gets even more exceptional when Musa meets Yakup, who turns out to be connected with Clara.
Director: Mahmut Fazil Coskun | Stars: Nadir Saribacak, Görkem Yeltan, Murat Ergun, Selim Makaroglu
Votes: 2,756
46. 9 (2002)
91 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
Cops question six people about the rape and murder of a beautiful vagrant
Director: Ümit Ünal | Stars: Ali Poyrazoglu, Cezmi Baskin, Serra Yilmaz, Fikret Kuskan
Votes: 2,121
47. About Dry Grasses (2023)
Not Rated | 197 min | Drama
A young teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after four years of mandatory service in a remote village, but is accused of inappropriate contact by two students. After losing hope, a colleague offers him new perspectives on life.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Deniz Celiloglu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici, Ece Bagci
Votes: 11,650
48. Majority (2010)
111 min | Drama
Mertkan has a simple life in Istanbul: 'working' as an office-boy in his dad's construction company, hanging out with his male friends in malls and discos, cruising with his dad's 4-wheel ... See full summary »
Director: Seren Yüce | Stars: Bartu Küçükçaglayan, Settar Tanriögen, Nihal G. Koldas, Esme Madra
Votes: 6,137
49. Rüzgarda Salinan Nilüfer (2016)
108 min | Drama
Having reached their 40s Handan and Korhan live a humdrum life in an upper scale neighborhood in Istanbul. Handan tries to keep herself occupied, relentlessly trying on new pastimes, ... See full summary »
Director: Seren Yüce | Stars: Songül Öden, Tolga Tekin, Tülay Günal, Eraslan Saglam
Votes: 1,226
50. Takva (2006)
96 min | Drama
A promotion brings a Muslim's relationship with God into question.
Director: Özer Kiziltan | Stars: Erkan Can, Meray Ülgen, Güven Kiraç, Öznur Kula
Votes: 13,697
51. Ghosts (2020)
90 min | Drama
A look at the urban transformation of Istanbul centering on four different characters in a single day.
Director: Azra Deniz Okyay | Stars: Dilayda Günes, Beril Kayar, Nalan Kuruçim, Emrah Özdemir
Votes: 1,119
52. 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
53. Consequences (2014)
106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Cenk has just arrived back to Istanbul from the United States. Suppressed love slowly begins to resurface after he encounters Ece, a woman whom he had a romantic relationship with in the ... See full summary »
Director: Ozan Açiktan | Stars: Nehir Erdogan, Tardu Flordun, Ilker Kaleli, Esra Bezen Bilgin
Votes: 1,943
54. Karpuz Kabugundan Gemiler Yapmak (2004)
97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
In his award-winning debut feature film, director Ahmet Ulucay portrays the innocence of childhood and the lure of the cinema for two teens in a small Turkish village. Working for a ... See full summary »
Director: Ahmet Uluçay | Stars: Fizuli Caferof, Gülayse Erkoc, Hasbiye Günay, Kadir Kaymaz
Votes: 6,569
55. The Criminals (2020)
24 min | Short, Drama
In a town in Turkey, a young couple looks for some privacy. They are rejected from the hotels because they do not have a marriage certificate. When they think they have found a way, the situation gets out of hand.
Director: Serhat Karaaslan | Stars: Deniz Altan, Lorin Merhart, Cem Baza, Banu Fotocan
Votes: 1,043
56. Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989)
85 min | Crime, Drama
Baris, a 5 year-old little boy, has to stay in a prison with her mother during her detention period. Baris develops a special relationship with Inci, a young woman who also stays in prison. She promises him that the kite will fly someday.
Director: Tunç Basaran | Stars: Ozan Bilen, Nur Sürer, Füsun Demirel, Güzin Özipek
Votes: 7,171
57. 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
58. Parmakliklar Ardinda (2007–2010)
Crime, Drama
The lives of women in prison, as well as the adventures of their relatives who came to visit and the aftermath of those who went out.
Stars: Yelda Reynaud, Özlem Düvencioglu, Cengiz Bozkurt, Pamir Pekin
Votes: 186
59. Kosmos (2009)
122 min | Drama, Fantasy
A strange man with otherworldly talents becomes both a friend and a pariah in a small Turkish town in this drama from writer and director Reha Erdem. Yahya is nearly in a panic when his ... See full summary »
Director: Reha Erdem | Stars: Sermet Yesil, Türkü Turan, Serkan Keskin, Hakan Altuntas
Votes: 5,179
60. Snow (2010)
20 min | Short, Drama
Being the second film of the Trilogy of Mother and Son, Snow tells a story about the relationship of a mother, son, and granddaughter living in a small village in the East of Turkey. It is ... See full summary »
Director: Erol Mintas | Stars: Guzel Demir, Hasan Ersu, Ahmet Igrac, Ayda Yavuz
Votes: 135
61. Hesitation Wound (2023)
84 min | Drama
Criminal lawyer Canan has to make a moral choice that will affect the lives of her ailing mother, a judge, and a murder suspect client, whose defense is turning in his favor.
Director: Selman Nacar | Stars: Tülin Özen, Ogulcan Arman Uslu, Gulcin Kultur Sahin, Vedat Erincin
Votes: 207
62. The Teachers' Lounge (2023)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama
When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.
Director: Ilker Çatak | Stars: Leonie Benesch, Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Rafael Stachowiak, Michael Klammer
Votes: 16,011
63. 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
64. Abschied vom falschen Paradies (1989)
92 min | Drama
Abschied vom falschen Paradies, the second film of director Tevfik Baser's Trilogy of Isolated Life, is about the life story of Elif, who is imprisoned in Germany. Elif, who settled in ... See full summary »
Director: Tevfik Baser | Stars: Zuhal Olcay, Brigitte Janner, Ruth Olafsdottir, Barbara Morawiecz
Votes: 88
65. 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
66. Soul Kitchen (2009)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Adam Bousdoukos, Moritz Bleibtreu, Pheline Roggan, Anna Bederke
Votes: 40,451 | Gross: $0.27M
67. Hêvî (2014)
99 min | Documentary
What the women of a nation denied from all basic rights would do to oppose all kinds of oppressions? Hêvî is a film about 4 kurdish women found different answers for this question, covers ... See full synopsis »
Director: Yüksel Yavuz | Stars: Fatma Adir, Osman Baydemir, Metin Cansiz, Sakine Cansiz
Votes: 27
68. 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
69. Aprilkinder (1998)
85 min | Drama
Director: Yüksel Yavuz | Stars: Erdal Yildiz, Bülent Sharif, Senem Tepe, Serif Sezer
Votes: 64
70. Mein Vater, der Gastarbeiter (1995)
52 min | Documentary
The first generation of migrants before the camera held by the second: Yavuz creates a portrait of his father, who never felt at home in Germany and returned to his Kurdish village after working for 15 years at a Hamburg shipyard.
Director: Yüksel Yavuz
Votes: 8
71. Im toten Winkel (2023)
117 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A German film team is shooting a documentary in northeastern Turkey. In a remote Kurdish village, they witness an elderly woman performing a recurring ritual to keep the memory of her ... See full summary »
Director: Ayse Polat | Stars: Katja Bürkle, Ahmet Varli, Çagla Yurga, Aybi Era
Votes: 171
72. En garde (2004)
94 min | Drama
Alice is 16 years old and an introverted girl with a special ability: she hears extraordinarily well. When her mother sends her to a Catholic boarding school for girls, she remains an ... See full summary »
Director: Ayse Polat | Stars: Maria Kwiatkowsky, Pinar Erincin, Luk Piyes, Antje Westermann
Votes: 126
73. Auslandstournee (2000)
91 min | Drama
Senay (Blume) is a willful eleven year old girl in Hamburg who's Turkish father has just died. The only friend responding to the news about her father is a gay Turkish cabaret singer, Zeki ... See full summary »
Director: Ayse Polat | Stars: Yekta Arman, Ercüment Balakoglu, Özlem Blume, Siir Eloglu
Votes: 80
74. Agir Roman (1997)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young car mechanic, while in the middle of an unlikely love affair, tries to protect the people in his poor gypsy neighborhood from a gangster who terrorizes the locals.
Director: Mustafa Altioklar | Stars: Okan Bayülgen, Müjde Ar, Savas Dinçel, Mustafa Ugurlu
Votes: 11,867
75. 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
76. Exam (2006)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
Five high school students plans to steal University Entrance Exam booklets.
Director: Ömer Faruk Sorak | Stars: Ismail Hacioglu, Yagmur Atacan, Rüya Önal, Caner Özyurtlu
Votes: 11,710
77. Çakal (2010)
86 min | Crime, Drama
Akin's life changes after his mother dies. He wants to escape the tough life in the slums of Istanbul. When his girlfriend Deniz leaves him, he chooses to go on a path that will change his life forever...
Director: Erhan Kozan | Stars: Ismail Hacioglu, Ugur Polat, Erkan Can, Çetin Altay
Votes: 1,747
78. Pardon (2005)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
Based on a true event, the film tells the tragicomic story of three friends who end up in prison when they are mistaken as members of a terrorist organization.
Director: Mert Baykal | Stars: Ferhan Sensoy, Rasim Öztekin, Ali Çatalbas, Bülent Kayabas
Votes: 23,009
79. My Father and My Son (2005)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Family
The family of a left-wing journalist is torn apart after the military coup of Turkey in 1980.
Director: Çagan Irmak | Stars: Çetin Tekindor, Fikret Kuskan, Hümeyra, Ege Tanman
Votes: 92,657
80. Yazi Tura (2004)
102 min | Drama
Yazi Tura is the film of two stories taking place in 1999. Stories of two young men... One is "Ridvan the Devil", a young football player from Central Anatolia, Cappadocia / Goreme, and the... See full summary »
Director: Ugur Yücel | Stars: Kenan Imirzalioglu, Olgun Simsek, Bahri Beyat, Engin Günaydin
Votes: 6,569
81. I Was, I Am, I Will Be (2019)
120 min | Drama, Romance
A touching love story that challenges stereotypes about the courage it takes to face the stranger, to take risks and to accept challenges.
Director: Ilker Çatak | Stars: Anne Ratte-Polle, Ogulcan Arman Uslu, Godehard Giese, Jörg Schüttauf
Votes: 1,019
82. Bir Nefes Daha (2020)
97 min | Drama, Music
An aspiring young rapper living in the Istanbul slum of Karacinar is addicted to a cheap drug, bonzai, which threatens his career ambitions and his relationship with an upper class DJ.
Director: Nisan Dag | Stars: Ushan Çakir, Hayal Köseoglu, Müfit Kayacan, Oktay Çubuk
Votes: 432
83. Sonbahar (2008)
99 min | Drama
A man struggles after his release from ten years as a political prisoner.
Director: Özcan Alper | Stars: Onur Saylak, Megi Kobaladze, Serkan Keskin, Raife Yenigül
Votes: 6,850
84. 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
85. Innocence (1997)
110 min | Drama
Yusuf is released from prison after serving a ten-year sentence. He is scared of life outside as he goes to an address given to him by another prisoner.
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Güven Kiraç, Haluk Bilginer, Derya Alabora, Yalcin Cakmak
Votes: 19,860
86. 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
87. Time to Love (1965)
86 min | Drama, Romance
A poor painter falls in love with a photograph of a woman while at work in one of the massive villas on Istanbul's Princes' Islands.
Director: Metin Erksan | Stars: Müsfik Kenter, Sema Özcan, Süleyman Tekcan, Fadil Garan
Votes: 7,498
88. 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
89. Biri ve Digerleri (1988)
80 min | Drama
A man, while trying to meet a woman from his dreams, finds a restaurant and begins to have a journey both between dreams and reality, others and himself.
Director: Tunç Basaran | Stars: Aytaç Arman, Meral Oguz, Sharon Sinclair, Mücap Ofluoglu
Votes: 156
90. 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
91. Cloud in Love (1991)
95 min | Drama
Sibel was tortured in prison as a political criminal in the 1980 coup and went silent after being released from prison. Her husband Atilla has questions.
Director: Muammer Özer | Stars: Zuhal Olcay, Haluk Bilginer, Sahika Tekand, Bülent Oran
Votes: 63
92. Bana Old and Wise'i Çal (1998)
26 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Oguz is a radio programmer who makes programs at night. One night, a man named Onur asks him to play the song "Old and Wise" from The Alan Parsons Project for a woman named Eda. Hearing ... See full summary »
Director: Çagan Irmak | Stars: Derya Alabora, Dogan Aybay, Erkan Can, Nedim Dogan
Votes: 425
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