Asghar Farhadi

Director

Asghar Farhadi has a .667 batting average: 6 of 9 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average
.667
Hits
6 of 9 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 3% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
2004–2026

Films, ranked by rating

  1. A Separation (2011) — 87/100 · hit
  2. About Elly (2009) — 83/100 · hit
  3. Fireworks Wednesday (2006) — 82/100 · hit
  4. The Salesman (2016) — 81/100 · hit
  5. The Past (2013) — 80/100 · hit
  6. A Hero (2021) — 80/100 · hit
  7. Beautiful City (2004) — 78/100
  8. Everybody Knows (2018) — 70/100
  9. Parallel Tales (2026) — 47/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. A Separation (2011) — 87/100 · hit
  2. About Elly (2009) — 83/100 · hit
  3. Fireworks Wednesday (2006) — 82/100 · hit

Lowest rated

  1. Parallel Tales (2026) — 47/100
  2. Everybody Knows (2018) — 70/100
  3. Beautiful City (2004) — 78/100

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How these numbers work: Methodology