Best Turkish Movies I've seen
by hbsurucu | created - 02 Nov 2016 | updated - 02 Nov 2016 | PublicList of the best turkish movies according to my ratings. Rated under 6/10 is not considered.
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1. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Not Rated | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Votes: 50,334 | Gross: $0.14M
10/10
2. 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: 55,604 | Gross: $0.17M
10/10
3. 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: 13,445
9/10
4. Cold of Kalandar (2015)
130 min | Drama
"Cold of Kalandar" pictures within a unique pastoral atmosphere the realist, passionate and emotional story of Mehmet and his family living far from modern life, in a mountain village.
Director: Mustafa Kara | Stars: Haydar Sisman, Nuray Yesilaraz, Hanife Kara, Ibrahim Kuvvet
Votes: 2,028
9/10
5. The Bandit (1996)
Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Baran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Sener Sen, Ugur Yücel, Sermin Hürmeriç, Yesim Salkim
Votes: 72,257
9/10
6. 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: 7,501
9/10
7. Thou Gild'st the Even (2013)
107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Cemal is a man who lives with his father in Akhisar town of Manisa and works in his own barber shop. Cemal, who seems to be at his own pace, is in trouble, and even he doesn't know what's ... See full summary »
Director: Onur Ünlü | Stars: Ali Atay, Demet Evgar, Damla Sönmez, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Votes: 10,609
9/10
8. 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: 92,660
9/10
9. 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: 6,138
9/10
10. 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: 23,011
9/10
11. 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: 19,864
8/10
12. Rauf (2016)
94 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Rauf hopes to win over his big crush, the older Zana, with the help of the colour pink. But what does pink really look like anyways, and will he even be able to find it in his snowy little ... See full summary »
Directors: Soner Caner, Baris Kaya | Stars: Alen Huseyin Gursoy, Yavuz Gürbüz, Seyda Sozuer, Muhammed Ubic
Votes: 573
8/10
13. 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: 5,180
8/10
14. Losers' Club (2011)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kaan and Mete, co-hosts of a mid 1990s radio show called Kaybedenler Kulübü (Losers' Club), struggle to deal with their daily lives after their show becomes an instant hit. Kaan meets ... See full summary »
Director: Tolga Örnek | Stars: Nejat Isler, Yigit Özsener, Ahu Türkpençe, Idil Firat
Votes: 25,481
8/10
15. Mustafa Hakkinda Hersey (2004)
119 min | Drama, Thriller
A Turkish thriller about a man forced to confront his past after he loses everything in an accident.
Director: Çagan Irmak | Stars: Nejat Isler, Fikret Kuskan, Basak Köklükaya, Serif Sezer
Votes: 9,800
8/10
16. Vizontele (2001)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Lives of residents in a small, Anatolian village change when television is introduced to them.
Directors: Yilmaz Erdogan, Ömer Faruk Sorak | Stars: Yilmaz Erdogan, Demet Akbag, Altan Erkekli, Cem Yilmaz
Votes: 38,909
8/10
17. 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: 24,213
8/10
18. Kabadayi (2007)
140 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired former dangerous man has to fight a new generation of mafia boss for the girl his son loves.
Director: Ömer Vargi | Stars: Sener Sen, Kenan Imirzalioglu, Ismail Hacioglu, Asli Tandogan
Votes: 23,998
7/10
19. My Dear Brother (1973)
85 min | Drama
Two poor men try to find a television as a last wish for the terminally ill brother of one of them.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Tarik Akan, Kahraman Kiral, Halit Akçatepe, Metin Akpinar
Votes: 10,265
7/10
20. My Grandfather's People (2011)
126 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Grandpapa and his family were torn from their land, forced to migrate from Crete during the population exchange when he was just seven years old. Grands greatest desire is to see the land ... See full summary »
Director: Çagan Irmak | Stars: Çetin Tekindor, Yigit Özsener, Gökçe Bahadir, Sacide Tasaner
Votes: 11,340
7/10
21. 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
7/10
22. Hunting Season (2010)
140 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives of three homicide detectives are turned upside-down during a murder investigation.
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Sener Sen, Cem Yilmaz, Çetin Tekindor, Melisa Sözen
Votes: 36,732
7/10
23. Ara (2008)
89 min | Drama
Ara is the story of four people and an empty house. These people are stuck between their past and stormy relationships, between Istanbul and the "homes" they can't get back, between their ... See full summary »
Director: Ümit Ünal | Stars: Erdem Akakçe, Selim Demirdelen, Serhat Tutumluer, Selen Uçer
Votes: 571
7/10
24. 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
7/10
25. Tosun Pasa (1976)
90 min | Comedy
Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, who has a beautiful young daughter,... See full summary »
Director: Kartal Tibet | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Müjde Ar, Adile Nasit, Sener Sen
Votes: 24,603
7/10
26. Süt Kardesler (1976)
80 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Saban, Ramazan and Bayram are sailors in an Ottoman Navy and Hüsamettin is their commander. Hüsamettin's aide Ramazan, Saban who is foster son of Hüsamettin's sister and Bayram who is ... See full summary »
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Sener Sen, Halit Akçatepe, Hale Soygazi
Votes: 21,077
7/10
27. The Chaos Class (1975)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
Lazy, uneducated students share a very close bond. They live together in the dormitory, where they plan their latest pranks. When a new headmaster arrives, the students naturally try to overthrow him. A comic war of nitwits follows.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Münir Özkul, Halit Akçatepe, Tarik Akan
Votes: 42,994
7/10
28. The Chaos Class Failed the Class (1975)
95 min | Comedy
A young and beautiful female teacher starts working in an all boys high school.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Münir Özkul, Semra Özdamar, Adile Nasit
Votes: 24,632
7/10
29. The Chaos Class Is Waking Up (1976)
94 min | Adventure, Comedy
A kind and hardworking student joins to Hababam Sinifi (The Chaos Class) but they don't accept him as one of them and he becomes the target of all class' pranks.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Münir Özkul, Halit Akçatepe, Adile Nasit
Votes: 20,873
7/10
30. Lovelorn (2005)
142 min | Drama
A single mother with a child meets a retired teacher who tries to keep pace with his new life and to protect them from her ex-husband.
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Meltem Cumbul, Sener Sen, Timuçin Esen, Güven Kiraç
Votes: 10,508
7/10
31. Memories of the Wind (2015)
124 min | Drama
Addresses the issues of ethnicity and belonging and conveys how it feels to be across the borders, not only in terms of dislocating out of the borders of a country but also in terms of struggling to exist at the margins of a society.
Director: Özcan Alper | Stars: Onur Saylak, Sofiya Khandamirova, Mustafa Ugurlu, Ebru Özkan
Votes: 1,620
7/10
32. G.O.R.A. (2004)
127 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A slick young Turk kidnapped by extraterrestrials shows his great « humanitarian spirit » by outwitting the evil commander-in-chief of the planet of G.O.R.A.
Director: Ömer Faruk Sorak | Stars: Cem Yilmaz, Özge Özberk, Ozan Güven, Safak Sezer
Votes: 66,949
7/10
33. Kahpe Bizans (1999)
97 min | Comedy, History
The story of Yetis Bey (Cem Davran) and his struggle with Byzantian Emperor (Illetyus) is presented in a humorous way.
Director: Gani Müjde | Stars: Mehmet Ali Erbil, Demet Sener, Cem Davran, Sümer Tilmaç
Votes: 7,607
7/10
34. 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
6/10
35. From the Village to the City (1974)
91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The sequel of The Stupid Millionaire (1974), the fun continues this time in Ankara, after the 4 brothers find the heritage from their father which is a box-ful of gold.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Kemal Sunal, Meral Zeren, Zeki Alasya, Metin Akpinar
Votes: 11,832
6/10
36. Arabesk (1989)
92 min | Comedy, Musical
This is the tragicomic story of two lovers who cannot ever get together. Sener is the son of a simple family in the village and he is in love with the village headman's daughter Mujde. Kaya... See full summary »
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Sener Sen, Müjde Ar, Ugur Yücel, Necati Bilgiç
Votes: 8,392
6/10
37. The Blue Bead (1974)
76 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
4 friends who are mistreated in a casino want to get revenge by kidnapping the singer of the casino.
Director: Ertem Egilmez | Stars: Emel Sayin, Tarik Akan, Zeki Alasya, Metin Akpinar
Votes: 9,675
6/10
38. Yahsi Bati (2009)
112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
In 1881, two Ottoman Secret Agents travel to the USA, at the Sultan's request, to deliver a valuable diamond as a gift for the President.
Director: Ömer Faruk Sorak | Stars: Cem Yilmaz, Ozan Güven, Demet Evgar, Zafer Algöz
Votes: 38,341
6/10
39. Love Likes Coincidences (2011)
118 min | Drama, Romance
Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crushes into Omer's car. This accident causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, ... See full summary »
Director: Ömer Faruk Sorak | Stars: Mehmet Günsür, Belçim Bilgin, Altan Erkekli, Ayda Aksel
Votes: 19,664
6/10
40. 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
6/10
41. Kolpaçino (2009)
98 min | Comedy
After a violent shootout, a group of men have to hide two corpses.
Director: Atil Inaç | Stars: Aydemir Akbas, Safak Sezer, Ali Çatalbas, Hakan Ural
Votes: 14,089
6/10
42. Eyyvah Eyvah (2010)
104 min | Comedy
A clarinet player goes on a search for his real father, teaming up with an eccentric nightclub singer.
Director: Hakan Algül | Stars: Demet Akbag, Ata Demirer, Özge Borak, Bican Günalan
Votes: 21,704
6/10
43. Çakallarla Dans (2010)
102 min | Comedy
Servet the accountant makes a plan to steal money from a client. He decides to get his brother-in-law Gökhan involved to use his account for the money transfer. When two more friends ... See full summary »
Director: Murat Seker | Stars: Sevket Çoruh, Tuba Ünsal, Ilker Ayrik, Murat Akkoyunlu
Votes: 7,409
6/10
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