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Ali Samadi Ahadi

Ali Samadi Ahadi

Director, producer, writer and actor · Born February 9, 1972 (54) · Täbris, Iran

Born
February 9, 1972 (54)
From
Täbris, Iran
Works as
Director, producer, writer and actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Ali Samadi Ahadi's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Power
23%
Morality
18%
Society
18%
Ideas
6%
Survival
3%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Tense
2
Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ali Samadi Ahadi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ali Samadi Ahadi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Seven Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Producer

  • Tafiti: Across the Desert(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Friedefeld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

  • Die Mucklas ... und wie sie zu Pettersson und Findus kamen(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Moonbound(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow We Are Free(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Pettson and Findus: Findus Moves House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Tehran Taboo(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Pettersson und Findus 2 - Das schönste Weihnachten überhaupt(2016)

    Director · as Dummes Huhn

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • 300 Worte Deutsch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Die Mamba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · as Beduine

  • Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship(2014)

    Director · as Muckla 1 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • 45 Minutes to Ramallah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • The Green Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • Salami Aleikum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Lost Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Editor

  • Das Sams und die unglaubliche Verwandlung des überaus schüchternen Bruno Taschenbiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Felix the Brave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Go with the Floh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles, 14 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Moonbound (2021)

$8.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Tehran Taboo (2017)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Tafiti: Across the Desert (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 17: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting14 of 17: 6 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting4 of 17: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing5 of 17: 2 only producing, 3 with another roleCinematography1 of 17: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 17: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

17 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s8 · 2 acting · 8 crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Ali Samadi Ahadi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Die Mucklas ... und wie sie zu Pettersson und Findus kamen (2022)

65th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Tehran Taboo (2017)

Midcredits 81st · 71% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ali Samadi Ahadi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ali Samadi Ahadi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ali N. Askin shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers