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Best Movies from Pakistan

Pakistan's catalogue on Celluloid runs to 9 films spanning 2003–2022 across 2 languages — chiefly Urdu and Punjabi —, led by Joyland (83%) and The Legend of Maula Jatt (82%). Every title is ranked by our four-input Celluloid Score with critic consensus and expert reviews on each film page.

Quick Answer

The highest-rated Pakistan film on Celluloid is Joyland (2022) with a 83% Celluloid Score — Recommended.

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Guide to Pakistan Movies on Celluloid

Each film from Pakistan in our catalogue includes a Celluloid Score from up to four verified inputs, original verdict text, and linked editorial reviews where available. Audience sentiment is separate.

Titles are indexed by original language and country of production for easier discovery.

Essential Pakistan Picks

Top 5 by Celluloid Score
Joyland 2022 · Saim Sadiq · Urdu

Pakistan's most important recent film — Joyland balances family melodrama with queer tenderness, earning Oscar shortlist recognition and Lux Style Awards glory while surviving domestic censorship battles.

83%
Celluloid Score Recommended
The Legend of Maula Jatt 2022 · Bilal Lashari · Punjabi

A thunderous, visually spectacular reinvention of a Punjabi legend — a watershed for Pakistani cinema, powered by career-defining turns from Fawad Khan and Hamza Ali Abbasi.

82%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Khamosh Pani 2003 · Sabiha Sumar · Urdu

Sabiha Sumar’s partition-era tragedy took KaraFilm’s Special Jury Award plus Best Actress and Best Screenplay — still the defining Pakistani art film of the early 2000s.

80%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Cake 2018 · Asim Abbasi · Urdu

Pakistan's ensemble drama at its finest — Cake won Lux Style Awards Best Film with performances from Aamina Sheikh and Sanam Saeed that treat sibling rivalry as tragedy and comedy simultaneously.

79%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Khuda Kay Liye 2007 · Shoaib Mansoor · Urdu

Shoaib Mansoor’s music-and-identity drama helped restart Pakistani theatrical cinema in the mid-2000s — the commercial revival that KaraFilm’s indie circuit fought to make possible.

76%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Pakistan Movie Reviews

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Full critic reviews with answer-engine summaries — each review answers whether the film is worth watching, what it is about, and where to stream it.

Joyland (2022) ★★★★½

Joyland (2022) Review: Oscar-Shortlisted Lux Style Best Film

Pakistan's most important recent film — Joyland balances family melodrama with queer tenderness, earning Oscar shortlist…

Essential Pakistan cinema on Best of Asia 2016–2026 — Pakistan's most important recent film — Joyland balances family melodrama with q
The Legend of Maula Jatt (2022) ★★★★½

The Legend of Maula Jatt Review: Pakistani Cinema's Thunderous Great Leap Forward

Bilal Lashari's The Legend of Maula Jatt reinvents a Punjabi folk legend as a blood-soaked operatic epic — a watershed for Pakistani cinema, staged with staggering visual ambition and crowned by two titanic performances.

A roaring, gorgeously mounted mythic epic that vaults Pakistani filmmaking onto the world stage. Maximalist, thrilling and unmissable.
Khamosh Pani (2003) ★★★★☆

Khamosh Pani (2003) Review

Sabiha Sumar's Khamosh Pani (2003) remains a defining Drama landmark from Pakistan, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Cake (2018) ★★★★☆

Cake (2018) Review: Lux Style Best Film Family Ensemble

Pakistan's ensemble drama at its finest — Cake won Lux Style Awards Best Film with performances from Aamina Sheikh and S…

Essential Pakistan cinema on Best of Asia 2016–2026 — Pakistan's ensemble drama at its finest — Cake won Lux Style Awards Best Film wi
Khuda Kay Liye (2007) ★★★★☆

Khuda Kay Liye (2007) Review

Shoaib Mansoor's Khuda Kay Liye (2007) remains a defining Drama landmark from Pakistan, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
Laal Kabootar (2019) ★★★★☆

Laal Kabootar (2019) Review: Lux Style Best Film Karachi Noir

Karachi noir with soul — Ahmed Ali Akbar and Mansha Pasha anchor a Lux Style Awards Best Film winner that wears its infl…

Essential Pakistan cinema on Best of Asia 2016–2026 — Karachi noir with soul — Ahmed Ali Akbar and Mansha Pasha anchor a Lux Style Awa
Zinda Bhaag (2013) ★★★★☆

Zinda Bhaag (2013) Review

Meenu Gaur & Farjad Nabi's Zinda Bhaag (2013) remains a defining Drama landmark from Pakistan, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
Kamli (2022) ★★★½☆

Kamli (2022) Review: Lux Style Best Actress Bold Drama

Bold and divisive — Kamli confronts female desire with Sarmad Khoosat's theatrical instincts and Saba Qamar's career-def…

Essential Pakistan cinema on Best of Asia 2016–2026 — Bold and divisive — Kamli confronts female desire with Sarmad Khoosat's theatric
Bol (2011) ★★★★☆

Bol (2011) Review

Shoaib Mansoor's Bol (2011) remains a defining Drama landmark from Pakistan, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best movies from Pakistan?

Browse our Pakistan catalogue sorted by Celluloid Score — the highest-rated films appear first with critic and audience ratings on every card.

How does Celluloid rate films from Pakistan?

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