Animation, Drama
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Asterix and the Vikings
Mädchen in Uniform
The Triplets of Belleville
Glory
The Jacket
Igby Goes Down
The Woodsman
North Country
The Mistress of Spices
Where the Truth Lies
Sharp Stick
Nobody's Child
Netto
Waking Life
Home for the Holidays
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
The Craft
The Wedding Banquet
Now and Then
Poison Ivy
SIMILAR MOVIES
Asterix and the Vikings
IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 2006
Asterix and Obelix have been given a tough mission: Transform the chief's lazy nephew Justforkix into a warrior. When the Vikings abduct him and bring him back to their homeland, Asterix and Obelix must travel to Norway to rescue Justforkix.Mädchen in Uniform
IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 1931
A sensitive girl is sent to an all-girls boarding school and develops a romantic attachment to one of her teachers.The Triplets of Belleville
IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 2003
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.Glory
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1989
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.The Jacket
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2005
A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves.Igby Goes Down
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2002
Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.The Woodsman
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 2004
After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he's a sex offender and pedophile. Walter finds an apartment and is regularly visited by his parole officer. He gets a job at a lumber mill and starts seeing a coworker. Then his new world begins to unravel; as his past becomes known, he strikes up a high-risk friendship with a young girl and realizes that a man loitering near a schoolyard is a child molester prowling for his next victim.North Country
IMDB 7.3 | Feb , 2005
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.The Mistress of Spices
IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2005
Tilo is an Indian shopkeeper in America with an ability to see the future and a magical connection to powerful spices, which she uses to help her customers satisfy their various needs and desires. One day she falls in love with an American man. But the spices forbid it.Where the Truth Lies
IMDB 6.2 | Oct , 2005
An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.Sharp Stick
IMDB 5.2 | Jul , 2022
Sarah Jo is a naive 26-year-old living on the fringes of Hollywood with her mother and sister. When she begins an affair with her older employer, she is thrust into an education on sexuality, loss and power.Nobody's Child
IMDB 7.4 | Apr , 1986
Fact-based drama about the life of Marie Balter, who spent most of her young life in mental institutions. At age 16, she first attempted suicide and the next 20 years she spent in and out of the institutions. At last, a caring doctor started treating her for extreme depression and panic disorder. Weened from strong medications she had taken all her life, at age 36, she emerged for the last time and started a rehabilitation program in the home of a volunteer married couple. There she met a fellow patient with whom she developed a romantic relationship. She also started a college degree. This followed with a long-term professional success in the field of mental health.Netto
IMDB 6.8 | May , 2005
Follows the lives of an unemployed drunk and his son as they struggle to adapt to each other.Waking Life
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2001
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.Home for the Holidays
IMDB 6.3 | Nov , 1995
After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her unhinged family.To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 1995
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.The Craft
IMDB 6.8 | May , 1996
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.The Wedding Banquet
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 1993
A Taiwanese-American man is happily settled in New York with his American boyfriend. He plans a marriage of convenience to a Chinese woman in order to keep his parents off his back and to get the woman a green card. Chaos follows when his parents arrive in New York for the wedding.Now and Then
IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1995
Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty, four childhood girlfriends — Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta — recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more.Poison Ivy
IMDB 5.4 | May , 1992
A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family.