# It Was Just an Accident (2025) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/it-was-just-an-accident/
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 87% |
| Editorial Rating | 98/100 |
| Audience Snapshot | 88% (excluded from composite) |
| Metascore | 91/100 |
| Letterboxd | 4.2/5 |
| IMDb | 7.5/10 |
| Director | Jafar Panahi |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Runtime | 175 min |
| Festival premiere | Cannes 2025 (Palme d'Or) |

## Quick answer

It Was Just an Accident (2025) earns a 87% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Jafar Panahi turns a chance encounter into a tense moral interrogation of state cruelty, channeling his own history of i Metascore 91/100. Directed by Jafar Panahi.

## Celluloid verdict

Jafar Panahi turns a chance encounter into a tense moral interrogation of state cruelty, channeling his own history of imprisonment into a thriller that argues its politics through pure narrative tension rather than speeches.

## Synopsis

What begins as a minor accident sets in motion a series of escalating consequences.

## Cast

Vahid Mobasseri, Ebrahim Azizi, Mariam Afshari, Hadis Pakbaten

## Accolades

Premiered at Cannes 2025, where it won the Palme d'Or.

## Where to watch

Global: Hulu
the United States: Hulu
the United Kingdom: MUBI
India: MUBI
Turkey: MUBI
Pakistan: MUBI

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is It Was Just an Accident worth watching?**
It Was Just an Accident holds a 87% Celluloid Score. Jafar Panahi turns a chance encounter into a tense moral interrogation of state cruelty, channeling his own history of imprisonment into a thriller that argues its politics through pure narrative tension rather than speeches.

**What is It Was Just an Accident about?**
What begins as a minor accident sets in motion a series of escalating consequences.

**Who directed It Was Just an Accident?**
It Was Just an Accident (2025) was directed by Jafar Panahi.

**What is the Celluloid Score of It Was Just an Accident?**
87% — calculated from available Celluloid editorial (98/100), Metascore (91/100), Letterboxd (4.2/5), and IMDb (7.5/10) inputs. Audience sentiment is excluded.

**Where can I watch It Was Just an Accident?**
It Was Just an Accident is streaming on Hulu; on Hulu in the United States; on MUBI in the United Kingdom; on MUBI in India; on MUBI in Turkey; on MUBI in Pakistan. Availability varies by region.

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