Shohreh Aghdashloo

With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised. But first, Oz must confront his enemies and his own demoralizing reputation as "the Penguin."

Dir. Lauren LeFranc · With Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz

A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

Dir. Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby · With Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham

In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.

Dir. Cyrus Nowrasteh · With Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Navabi, Jim Caviezel

When architect Alex Wyler moves into an unusual glass house on stilts over a lake, he discovers a note from the previous tenant in the mailbox--but no one's lived in the house for years. He replies and soon discovers that he's corresponding with a doctor named Kate Forster. Their correspondence, only through the 'magical' mailbox, turns romantic and their paths cross in unexpected ways, but when they try to truly connect, danger looms. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.

Dir. Alejandro Agresti · With Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Christopher Plummer

A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

Dir. Peter Hedges · With Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams

Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma.

Dir. Vadim Perelman · With Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard

Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.

Dir. Catherine Hardwicke · With Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.

Dir. Terry George · With Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale

When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.

Dir. Kazuaki Kiriya · With Clive Owen, Morgan Freeman, Aksel Hennie

Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy.

Dir. Chris McKay · With Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina

When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

Dir. Scott Derrickson · With Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott

Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other.

Dir. Sanaa Hamri · With Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera

A woman runs for her life though the streets of Los Angeles after her blind date suddenly turns violent.

Dir. Shana Feste · With Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg

In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a taped interview with comedian Jason Jones. The interview was intended as satire, but if the Tehran authorities got the joke they didn't like it - and it would quickly came back to haunt Bahari when he was rousted from his family home and thrown into prison.

Dir. Jon Stewart · With Gael García Bernal, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Kim Bodnia

In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Dir. Wayne Blair · With Adrien Brody, Salma Hayek Pinault, Gabriella Wright