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10 Best Movies Like Once Upon a Time in Tehran

If you loved Once Upon a Time in Tehran, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Tehran for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals....

#2
How to Rob a Bank

How to Rob a Bank

2007★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Tehran for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation....

#3
Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Tehran for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on power, secrets and the British establishment. Johnny Worricker goes on the run w...

#4
Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Tehran for fans of History. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country....

#5
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Tehran for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#6
The Most Hated Woman in America

The Most Hated Woman in America

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once Upon a Time in Tehran for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise....

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