15 Movies Like Fireworks Wednesday

Loved Fireworks Wednesday? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

24 Frames
#1

24 Frames

A collection of 24 short four-and-a-half minutes films inspired by still images, including paintings and photographs. An experimental project made by filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami in the last three years of his life.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Fireworks Wednesday.

Where Is The Friend's House?
#2

Where Is The Friend's House?

An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Fireworks Wednesday.

Taste of Cherry
#3

Taste of Cherry

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take on the job, but initially he has little luck. Eventually, Badii finds a man who is up for the task because he needs the money, but his new associate soon tries to talk him out of committing suicide.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Fireworks Wednesday.

A Separation
#4

A Separation

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Fireworks Wednesday.

Goal II: Living the Dream
#5

Goal II: Living the Dream

Tempted away from Newcastle United to join Real Madrid, rising star Santiago Munez finds this latest change of fortune the greatest challenge yet - personally as well as professionally. He is reunited with Gavin Harris, though they must compete to be on the team, and estranged from fiancee Roz, whose nursing career keeps her back home.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Fireworks Wednesday.

Damascus Time
#6

Damascus Time

Two Iranian pilots are in a special mission to save the people of a Syrian city who are surrounded by the terrorists. But they have to face many challenges before manage to accomplish their mission.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Fireworks Wednesday.

Children of Heaven
#7

Children of Heaven

Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes. School awaits.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Fireworks Wednesday.

Blue Chips
#8

Blue Chips

Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Fireworks Wednesday.

My Favourite Cake
#9

My Favourite Cake

Mahin lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Fireworks Wednesday.

TalhotBlond
#10

TalhotBlond

Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Fireworks Wednesday.

Through the Olive Trees
#11

Through the Olive Trees

When the actor in a scene for his film Life And Nothing More… has to quit, a film director casts another man for the part. However, complications arise since the man and the woman who was cast for the scene know each other.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Fireworks Wednesday.

What Maisie Knew
#12

What Maisie Knew

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Fireworks Wednesday.

Fast Girls
#13

Fast Girls

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Fireworks Wednesday.

About Elly
#14

About Elly

The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Fireworks Wednesday.

Tehran Taboo
#15

Tehran Taboo

The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution and drugs coexist with strict religious law. In this bustling modern metropolis, avoiding prohibition has become an everyday sport and breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Fireworks Wednesday.