The Best Jafar Panahi Movies, Ranked
17 credits from 1994 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. It Was Just an Accident (2025) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is It Was Just an Accident (2025) with $10.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jafar Panahi Box Office Hits
Jafar Panahi's films have made $18.8M worldwide in total. It Was Just an Accident (2025) is the biggest hit at $10.5M, ahead of 3 Faces (2019) ($2.19M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Jafar Panahi Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jafar Panahi's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Jafar Panahi Movies
The most recent films Jafar Panahi is credited on, newest first — starting with It Was Just an Accident (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
The Best Jafar Panahi Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jafar Panahi films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jafar Panahi movie?
It Was Just an Accident (2025) is the best-rated Jafar Panahi film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of 3 Faces (2019) (80) and No Bears (2022) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
It Was Just an Accident: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jafar Panahi movie?
It Was Just an Accident (2025) made the most at the box office, with $10.5M worldwide, followed by 3 Faces (2019) with $2.19M. Together, Jafar Panahi's films with box office figures have made $18.8M.
What is the best Jafar Panahi drama movie?
3 Faces (2019) is the best-rated of Jafar Panahi's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: It Was Just an Accident (action).
What is the newest Jafar Panahi movie?
The newest film on Jafar Panahi's filmography is It Was Just an Accident (2025), directed by Jafar Panahi.
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