Direction: Haifaa Al-Mansour
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 13
Wadjda
2012 · Movie · 98 min. · Saudi Arabia
Direction Haifaa Al-Mansour
Cast Reem Abdullah · Waad Mohammed · Abdullrahman Algohani · Sultan Al Assaf
Synopsis 10-year-old Wadjda challenges deep-rooted Saudi traditions in a determined quest to buy a bicycle. When everything goes against her plans, she sees one last chance in her school's Koran recitation competition and the large cash prize for first place. The...
7.1
6K votes
7.1
6K votes
The Good Lord Bird (TV Miniseries)
2020 · Series · 50 min. · United States
Direction Ethan Hawke · Mark Richard · Albert Hughes · Haifaa Al-Mansour
Cast Ethan Hawke · Joshua Caleb Johnson · Beau Knapp · Mo Brings Plenty
Synopsis TV Miniseries (2020). 7 Episodes. Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this limited series based on the National Book Award-winning novel. The story is told from the point of view of "Onion," a fictional enslaved boy who becomes...
6.6
850 votes
6.6
850 votes
Archive 81 (TV Series)
2022 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Rebecca Sonnenshine · Rebecca Thomas · Haifaa Al-Mansour · Justin Benson
Cast Dina Shihabi · Mamoudou Athie · Ariana Neal · Evan Jonigkeit
Synopsis TV Series (2022). 1 Season. 8 Episodes. An archivist hired to restore a collection of tapes finds himself reconstructing the work of a filmmaker and her investigation into a dangerous cult. Canceled after its first season.
6.2
4K votes
6.2
4K votes
Mary Shelley
2017 · Movie · 115 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Haifaa Al-Mansour
Cast Elle Fanning · Douglas Booth · Bel Powley · Maisie Williams
Synopsis She will forever be remembered as the writer who gave the world Frankenstein. Raised by a renowned philosopher father (Stephen Dillane) in 18th-century London, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (Elle Fanning) is a teenage dreamer determined to make her mark on the...
6.2
4K votes
6.2
4K votes
The Perfect Candidate
2019 · Movie · 101 min. · Saudi Arabia
Direction Haifaa Al-Mansour
Cast Mila Al Zahrani · Nora Al Awadh · Dae Al Hilali · Khalid Abdulraheem
Synopsis The film’s Saudi protagonist is frustrated after being turned back at the airport because her travel permission from her male guardian isn’t up to date. She then embarks on an absurd campaign that juggles strict social norms, gender segregation and...
6.1
699 votes
6.1
699 votes
Motherland: Fort Salem (TV Series)
2020 · Series · 45 min. · United States
Direction Eliot Laurence · Steven A. Adelson · Haifaa Al-Mansour · M.J. Bassett
Cast Taylor Hickson · Amalia Holm Bjelke · Lyne Renee · Jessica Sutton
Synopsis TV Series (2020). 10 Episodes. A trio of witches are trained to become powerful weapons for the American military.
5.6
454 votes
5.6
454 votes
City on Fire
2023 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Josh Schwartz · Stephanie Savage · Jesse Peretz · Liz Garbus
Cast Jemima Kirke · Wyatt Oleff · Chase Sui Wonders · Nico Tortorella
Synopsis TV Series (2023). 1 Season. 8 Episodes. A college student is shot in Central Park on July 4, 2003. The investigation connects a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying...
5.5
65 votes
5.5
65 votes
Florida Man
2023 · Series · 40 min. · United States
Direction Donald Todd · Miguel Arteta · Haifaa Al-Mansour · Julian Farino
Cast Edgar Ramirez · Abbey Lee · Anthony LaPaglia · Otmara Marrero
Synopsis When an ex-cop returns to his home state of Florida to find a mobster's runaway girlfriend, what should've been a quick gig turns into a wild odyssey.
5.5
297 votes
5.5
297 votes
Mayfair Witches
2023 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Esta Spalding · Michelle Ashford · Michael Uppendahl · Haifaa Al-Mansour
Cast Alexandra Daddario · Jack Huston · Tongayi Chirisa · Harry Hamlin
Synopsis TV Series (2023-). 2 Seasons. Follows a neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. She must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.
5.3
344 votes
5.3
344 votes
Tales of the Walking Dead (TV Series)
2022 · Series · 46 min. · United States
Direction Scott M. Gimple · Haifaa Al-Mansour · Deborah Kampmeier · Michael E. Satrazemis
Cast Daniella Pineda · Parker Posey · Anthony Edwards · Terry Crews
Synopsis The series is an episodic anthology that will follow individual characters from the The Walking Dead TV universe, both new and old.
5.1
212 votes
5.1
212 votes
Nappily Ever After
2018 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction Haifaa Al-Mansour
Cast Sanaa Lathan · Ricky Whittle · Ernie Hudson · Camille Guaty
Synopsis Venus Johnson, tired of waiting for her longtime boyfriend to propose, breaks up with him. But old feelings, and heaps of jealousy, no doubt, arise when he promptly begins dating another woman.
5.1
634 votes
5.1
634 votes
Ana Wa Alakhar (S)
2001 · Movie · 15 min. · Saudi Arabia
Direction Haifaa Al-Mansour
Cast Talal Al Sidr · Meshal Almutery · Saleh Alolayani
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The Wedding Singer's Daughter (S)
2018 · Movie · United States
Direction Haifaa Al-Mansour
Cast Bijan Ali · Arsi Nami · Adam Niemann · Haylie Niemann
Synopsis “The Wedding Singer’s Daughter” takes place in Saudi Arabia where a performer sings for fancily dressed women at a wedding party until an electrical problem cuts her performance off. Her daughter’s quick thinking gets the show back on track just...
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