15 Movies Like Hava, Maryam, Ayesha
Loved Hava, Maryam, Ayesha? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
24 Frames
A collection of 24 short four-and-a-half minutes films inspired by still images, including paintings and photographs. An experimental project made by filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami in the last three years of his life.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
Last Breath
Seasoned deep-sea divers battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
Where Is The Friend's House?
An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
Taste of Cherry
A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take on the job, but initially he has little luck. Eventually, Badii finds a man who is up for the task because he needs the money, but his new associate soon tries to talk him out of committing suicide.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
A Separation
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
Origin
While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
Damascus Time
Two Iranian pilots are in a special mission to save the people of a Syrian city who are surrounded by the terrorists. But they have to face many challenges before manage to accomplish their mission.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
Children of Heaven
Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes. School awaits.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
My Favourite Cake
Mahin lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
Starving in Suburbia
When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site founder, ButterflyAna. By the time Hannah's family realizes what is happening and get Hannah the help she needs, the disease has fully taken hold and Hannah is refusing to eat. Will this family be able to exorcise the demon of anorexia from their lives?
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
TalhotBlond
Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
Through the Olive Trees
When the actor in a scene for his film Life And Nothing More… has to quit, a film director casts another man for the part. However, complications arise since the man and the woman who was cast for the scene know each other.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
What Maisie Knew
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
Fast Girls
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.
About Elly
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Hava, Maryam, Ayesha.