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The Lizard

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The Lizard

2004 · 115 min · Iran · Persian

The Lizard (2004) has a goodrecmovies Score of 70.3, ranked #2,204 among movies on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: solid). It's a Comedy and Drama movie rated 8.4/10 on IMDb from 24,812 votes. Updated

Best 2000s comedy

70.3goodrecmovies Score
#2,204rank on siterank
63%top
★ 8.4IMDb · 25k

The satirical commentary on clergymen in post-revolutionary Iran. While in prison, petty criminal Reza (Parviz Parastui) comes across a clergyman, sparking a plan for escape. Reza dons his new acquaintance's clerical robes and makes a bid for freedom. He soon learns that being a clergyman brings little respect from the public. Reza travels to the outlying villages, from where he plots to escape the country. However, his plans must be put on hold when the villagers accept him into their community and expect him to perform religious duties. Will Reza's prison break transform him into an unlikely pillar of the community?