Persian's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Persian? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Persian titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

1. #1 2017 12 great titles Best: Tehran Taboo
2. #2 2015 10 great titles Best: A Man Called Ove
3. #3 2022 9 great titles Best: Island
4. #4 2016 9 great titles Best: Life and a Day
5. #5 2018 9 great titles Best: 3 Faces
6. #6 2023 8 great titles Best: Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
7. #7 2011 7 great titles Best: A Separation
8. #8 2009 7 great titles Best: The Stoning of Soraya M.
9. #9 2024 6 great titles Best: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
10. #10 2020 6 great titles Best: Persian Lessons
11. #11 2019 6 great titles Best: Hotel Mumbai
12. #12 2007 6 great titles Best: Persepolis
13. #13 2013 6 great titles Best: The Patience Stone
14. #14 1999 5 great titles Best: The Insider
15. #15 2021 5 great titles Best: Flee
16. #16 2005 5 great titles Best: Crash
17. #17 2014 5 great titles Best: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night