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Pegah Ahangarani

Pegah Ahangarani

Actor, director and writer · Born July 24, 1984 (42) · Arak, Iran

Cannes award winner

Pegah Ahangarani is an Iranian actress and Film director. She is the daughter of actress and director Manijeh Hekmat and movie director Jamshid Ahangarani. She has acted in 11 Iranian feature films since 2001 and made one documentary.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 24, 1984 (42)
From
Arak, Iran
Works as
Actor, director and writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 3% in 30 days

What are Pegah Ahangarani's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
38%
Power
33%
Society
19%
Morality
10%
Art2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Tense
1
Hopeful
1
Warm
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Pegah Ahangarani's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pegah Ahangarani'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

48 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Rehearsals for a Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Co-Producer · Writer · as Self – Narrator

  • Taraneh: A Documentary(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • As I Lay Dying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Child Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Producer

  • About This Bright Half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • The Worker Bee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Akhtar

  • My Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator

  • For Marjan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • The Locust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Pegah

  • No Prior Appointment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Yasamin

  • I Am Trying to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Writer · as Herself

  • The Great Leap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Gisoum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Bandar Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Mitra

  • The Girl's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Domestic Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mahtab

  • Atomic Heart Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Nobahar

  • Sara and Ayda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Drought and Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Ala

  • 7 Months Pregnant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Take Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Atena

  • Jameh Daran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Closer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mahtab

  • Kami's Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Trapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Sahar

  • Bi Khodahafezi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • No Men Allowed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Pariya Shapoori

  • Mr. Yousef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • East is East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • The Maritime Silk Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mahura

  • Third Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Sedaha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Shirin(2008)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Mohakate Ghazaleh Alizadeh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Editor

  • Motherland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sara

  • Winter Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Green Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Maidservant

  • 3 Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Pegah

  • Deh Namaki-ha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • To Each His Own Cinema(2007)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Twilight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Maxx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Women's Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sepideh

  • The Girl in the Sneakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • The Singer Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Goldouneh

  • Alfred Yaghobzadeh: A Camera, A Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Editor

  • Masahat Zendegi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Souvenirs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 71st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles, 44 of them dated from 1995 to 2025; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

To Each His Own Cinema (2007)

$404K worldwide

Highest rated

To Each His Own Cinema (2007)

Midcredits 70th

Film career

19952025

Peak 2007 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2007Screen debut· To Each His Own Cinema

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 48: 37 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting11 of 48: 3 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting4 of 48: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing3 of 48: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing2 of 48: 0 only editing, 2 with another role

48 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s12 · 10 acting · 2 crew2010s17 · acting2020s13 · 8 acting · 6 crew

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

Awards

Won a Cannes award in 2026, Documentary Prize.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Pegah Ahangarani's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Taraneh: A Documentary (2025)

75th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer, producer

Taraneh: A Documentary (2025)

Midcredits 90th · 78% liked

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 Pegah Ahangarani work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pegah Ahangarani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Abbas Kiarostami shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers