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1. The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Not Rated | 79 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the Armenian poet Sayat-Nova, from childhood to death: his spiritual journey, artistic endeavors, and inner conflicts within the cultural and historical context of Armenia. Hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov.
Director: Sergei Parajanov | Stars: Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekyan, Vilen Galstyan, Gogi Gegechkori
Votes: 13,598
2. Ararat (2002)
R | 115 min | Drama, War
Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Charles Aznavour, Brent Carver, Eric Bogosian, Simon Abkarian
Votes: 14,782 | Gross: $1.55M
3. The Cut (I) (2014)
Not Rated | 138 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Makram Khoury, Hindi Zahra
Votes: 8,009 | Gross: $0.03M
4. Calendar (1993)
74 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A woman stays in Armenia after her photographer husband completes his assignment and returns home to Canada.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Arsinée Khanjian, Ashot Adamyan, Atom Egoyan, Michelle Bellerose
Votes: 2,362
5. 1915 (2015)
82 min | Drama
Exactly 100 years after the Armenian Genocide, a theatre director stages a play to bring the ghosts of the past back to life.
Directors: Garin Hovannisian, Alec Mouhibian | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Angela Sarafyan, Sam Page, Nikolai Kinski
Votes: 5,060 | Gross: $0.10M
6. The Lark Farm (2007)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama, History
A stirring and stunning story of an aristocratic family who is unexpectedly swept into the ravages of World War I and a forbidden passion that may be the family's only hope.
Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Paz Vega, Moritz Bleibtreu, Alessandro Preziosi, Ángela Molina
Votes: 2,327
7. Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad (2015)
134 min | Drama
In the 80s, Aram, a young man from Marseille of Armenian origin, blows up the Turkish ambassador's car in Paris. Gilles Tessier, a young cyclist who was passing at that moment, is seriously... See full summary »
Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Simon Abkarian, Ariane Ascaride, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Syrus Shahidi
Votes: 627
8. Truth to Power (2021)
79 min | Documentary
The Grammy-winning lead singer of System of a Down, Serj Tankian helps to awaken a political revolution on the other side of the world, inspiring Armenia's struggle for democracy through his music and message.
Director: Garin Hovannisian
Votes: 169
9. Mother (1992)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama
This film recounts Henri Verneuil's relationship with his father who had brought his Armenian family to Marseille, France, in order to escape from the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Richard Berry, Omar Sharif, Nathalie Roussel, Claudia Cardinale
Votes: 2,080
10. Anahit (2014)
90 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The King of Ancient Armenia Vachagan fell in love with Anahit. And to gain her love he must become something more than a king.
Directors: David Sahakyants, Lyulya Sahakyants | Stars: Mkrtich Arzumanyan, David Babayan, Nazeni Hovhannisyan, Rafael Kotanjyan
Votes: 173
11. Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction (2017)
PG-13 | 115 min | Documentary, History
Filmmaker Joe Berlinger meets with historians and scholars to discuss the Armenian Genocide and the continuing denial by the Turkish government of it ever happening.
Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Taner Akçam, Hagop Asadourian, Peter Balakian
Votes: 546
12. Life Triumphs (1977)
92 min | Drama
This story of a strong-willed man, Nahapet, who lost his family during the Armenian Genocide in 1915, is an eternal story of resurrection.
Director: Henrik Malyan | Stars: Sos Sargsyan, Sofik Sarkisyan, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Galya Novents
Votes: 436
13. Do Not Forget Me Istanbul (2010)
113 min | Drama
An aged mother with her middle aged daughter travels from Palestine to Istanbul, Turkey, to meet some relatives. This and other short stories give us a clue about the city of Istanbul.
Directors: Hany Abu-Assad, Stefan Arsenijevic, Aida Begic, Iosifina Markarian, Stergios Niziris, Omar Shargawi, Eric Nazarian | Stars: Ali Suliman, Hiam Abbass, Esin Alpogan, Belçim Bilgin
Votes: 390
14. Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses (2016)
130 min | Documentary, History
An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.
Director: Bahman Maghsoudlou | Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Katayun Amir Ebrahimi, Mary Apick, Pouri Baneai
Votes: 20
15. Women of 1915 (2016)
TV-PG | 94 min | Documentary
The epic journey of women survivors of the 20th Century's first genocide and the odyssey of the relentless human rights advocates who empowered them.
Director: Bared Maronian | Stars: Gloria Sanders, Lory Tatoulian
Votes: 50
16. Tabula Rosa (2015)
95 min | Drama, Romance
A man saves a woman from the deadly threat of a runaway kokorec cart and then realizes she lost her memory. He lets her stay at his house and hires her at his restaurant, only to find out that she still remembers how to cook food.
Director: Hatice Memis | Stars: Bestemsu Özdemir, Yigit Kirazci, Kevork Türker, Suzan Aksoy
Votes: 160
17. Lost Birds (2015)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, Family
It is 1915 in an Armenian village. Bedo and Maryam return from their secret dovecote only to find an empty house and a ghost village. The children embark on a journey to search for their mother, along with their bird Bacik.
Directors: Ela Alyamac, Aren Perdeci | Stars: Sarkis Acemyan, Heros Agopyan, Arto Arsenyan, Takuhi Bahar
Votes: 182
18. Music to Madness: The Story of Komitas (2019)
Not Rated | 73 min | Documentary, History, Music
Born on September 26, 1869 in the Armenian homeland of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, Komitas was a frail, weak boy, but with a perfect singing voice. Despite humble life circumstances, it was... See full summary »
Director: David Robert Deranian | Stars: Saro Bedoyan, Leila Benmerrouche, Herows Hovsepian
Votes: 29
19. Komitas (1988 TV Movie)
96 min | Biography, Drama
The film is dedicated to the Armenian monk and genius composer Komitas, and the 2 million victims on his people in Turkey in 1915.
Director: Don Askarian | Stars: Samvel Ovasapian, Margarita Woskanjan, Omig Saadetian, Yeghishe Mougikian
Votes: 87
20. Paradzhanov (2013)
95 min | Drama, Romance
A film director Sergey Paradjanov creates brilliant films. His nonconformist behavior conflicts with Soviet System. He is committed to prison for being eccentric. His indestructible love ... See full summary »
Directors: Serge Avedikian, Olena Fetisova | Stars: Serge Avedikian, Yuliya Peresild, Karen Badalov, Zaza Kashybadze
Votes: 331
21. Head of State (2016)
Comedy
An unemployed journalist keeps blaming everyone but himself for problems in his love life and bad policies of the country only to find out what he can change when he becomes the President.
Director: Hrant Yeritskinyan | Stars: Davit Tadevosyan, Anna Grigoryan, Aram Mp3, Sergey Sargsyan
Votes: 116
22. The Children of Vank (2016)
Documentary, History
Director: Nezahat Gündogan | Stars: Ahmet Ak, Cevahir Ak, Meryem Balci, Sultan Demir
Votes: 12
23. Armenia (2016)
84 min | Drama
"Armenia" is a cinematic interweaving of film, literature and history. The day after his fiftieth birthday, Haig Boghos (Alain Croubalian), a world-weary singer embarks on a personal ... See full summary »
Director: M.A. Littler | Star: Alain Croubalian
Votes: 63
24. Epic Denied: Depriving the Forty Days of Musa Dagh
Documentary | Announced
A documentary about the trials and tribulations of Hollywood's multiple attempts to produce an epic movie based on Franz Werfel's worldwide bestseller, "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh". ... See full summary »
Directors: Edwin Avaness, Serj Minassians
25. The Genocide in Me (2006)
53 min | Documentary, War
From the 1915 Armenian genocide to contemporary North America, via modern Turkey. "The Genocide in Me" is a moving personal journey in which Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Artinian confronts ... See full summary »
Director: Araz Artinian | Star: Araz Artinian
Votes: 14
26. The Silence of Pelesjan (2011)
52 min | Documentary
An Armenian artist of montage who argues that editing is not about connecting or joining frames but instead about showing their separation and the distances between them.
Director: Pietro Marcello | Stars: Artavazd Peleshian, Enrico Ghezzi, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Lev Kulidzhanov
Votes: 101
27. An Armenian Journey (1988)
58 min | Documentary, History
Armenian-American film maker & journalist Theodore Bogosian takes on the controversial subject as to weather the deaths of over 1 million Armenians in eastern Turkey during the first world ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Bogosian | Star: Ted Bogosian
Votes: 32
28. Khachaturian (2003)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary about the life of Soviet Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan. Among other events, the film covers Khachaturyan's difficulties working as a creative artist during the Stalin era.
Director: Peter Rosen | Stars: Eric Bogosian, Aram Khachaturyan
Votes: 46
29. Voyage to Amasia (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
VOYAGE TO AMASIA is a feature length documentary based around Eric Hachikian's piano trio of the same name. Amasya, Turkey is the city where Eric's grandmother, Helen Shushan, was born and ... See full summary »
Directors: Randy Bell, Eric V. Hachikian
Votes: 19
30. Tangaran bats yerknqi tak (1963)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary on the historical monuments in Armenia and new findings of Armenian archeologists.
Director: Garegin Aslanyan
31. Haykakan kinohamerg (1941)
41 min | Short, Music
Director: Patvakan Barkhudaryan | Stars: E. Basyan, Suren Kocharyan, Tatevik Sazandaryan, Gurgen Gabrielyan
Votes: 12
32. The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia (2010)
PG | 52 min | Documentary
An exploration of the lives of two once celebrated, now all-but-forgotten tightrope masters.
Directors: Inna Sahakyan, Arman Yeritsyan | Stars: Zora Armenakyan, Hovsep Beglaryan, Knyaz Mheryan, Mamikon Papikyan
Votes: 45
33. ArmComedy (2012– )
Comedy
ArmComedy is a satirical news show that covers local and international politics. Done in a traditional news format the show gives a comedic edge to oftentimes boring politics.
Stars: Narek Margaryan, Sergey Sargsyan, Iveta Mukuchyan, Vahagn Tevosyan
Votes: 18
35. Song of Eternity (1973)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Mikhail Vartanov filmed this documentary about Armenian architecture during the period when he was barred from directing.
Director: Dmitri Kesayants
36. My Grandfather's Music (2011)
19 min | Short, Drama
"Bolis" tells the story of Armenak Mouradian, a successful Armenian oud musician from the diaspora who travels for the first time to Istanbul for an important musical event. "Armenians call... See full summary »
Director: Eric Nazarian | Stars: Jacky Nercessian, Serra Yilmaz, Esin Alpogan, Görkem Yeltan
37. Tchanaparh depi krkes (1963)
88 min | Biography, Comedy, Romance
Famous Soviet Armenian clown Leonid Yengibarov stars in this film about the artistic quest of a talented circus actor.
Directors: Levon Isahakyan, Henrik Malyan | Stars: Leonid Yengibarov, I. Shestua, I. Danzas, H. Danzas
Votes: 50
38. Veratznund (1984)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary on Armenian stone and its significance for the culture and history of the nation.
Director: Aghasi Ayvazyan
40. Cyprus: Britain's Grim Legacy (1984 TV Movie)
103 min | Documentary
How Nicosia became a divided city.
Director: Bruce MacDonald
42. William Saroyan: I Saw the Mighty Armenia (1977)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Mikhail Vartanov lenses the arrival of the American Pulitzer Prize winning author William Saroyan to Armenia, his ancestral homeland.
Director: G. Balasanian | Star: William Saroyan
Votes: 25
43. In This Stone Is My Soul (1989)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Vartanov interconnects ancient music, poetry and architecture in this variation on the dream project of his life, which he never got to make.
Director: Mikhail Vartanov
Votes: 12
44. Gayane (1979 TV Movie)
150 min | Drama, Musical
Aram Khachaturyan's ballet about a love story on a kolkhoz (collective farm) in Soviet Armenia.
Stars: Larisa Tuisova, Gennady Gorbanev, Alexander Rumyantsev, Maris Korystin
45. Turkey, the Legacy of Silence (2015)
52 min | Documentary
Directors: Anna Benjamin, Guillaume Clere
46. Martiros Saryan (1965)
55 min | Documentary
This documentary is about Armenian painter Martiros Saryan.
Director: Laert Vagharshyan | Star: Martiros Saryan
Votes: 8
47. Armenian American (2015– )
Documentary
Los Angeles born rapper and actor Nazo Bravo visits his homeland Armenia for the first time in this new documentary series about family, history, and the global reach of Hip Hop.
Star: Nazo Bravo
Votes: 29
48. Pierlequin (2001)
100 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Filmed as both a biopic and a parable, this film covers the life of Leonid Engibarov and famous clown/poet in Armenia in the 1960's and 1990's. It is also an allegory of the love affair of ... See full summary »
Director: Tigran Khzmalyan | Stars: A. Abovyan, Aneta Arutyunyan, Lillit Avetyan, B. Balinyan
Votes: 34
49. Minas: Rekviem (1989)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Vartanov's requiem for his friend, Armenia's iconic modernist painter Minas.
Director: Mikhail Vartanov | Star: Minas Avetisyan
Votes: 14
50. Armenian Lullaby (2005 Video)
5 min | Short
Armenian Lullaby is based on the verse of my great-great-grandfather, Rafael Patkanian (1830-1892) about a mother who is singing a lullaby to her child, calling on different birds who are ... See full summary »
Director: Irina Patkanian
Votes: 17