Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
The Lizard
The Lizard

The Lizard

Genres

ActionComedy

OverView

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?

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

7.512/10

Release Date

04 February 2004

Country

Iran

Cast

Parviz Parastouei

Parviz Parastouei

Reza

Bahram Ibrahimi

Bahram Ibrahimi

Mojaver

Shahrokh Foroutanian

Shahrokh Foroutanian

Hajji Reza Ahmadi

Farideh Sepah Mansour

Farideh Sepah Mansour

Motazedi's Mother

Maede Tahmasbi

Maede Tahmasbi

Ozra

Ali Abedini

Ali Abedini

Jackson

Bahram Ebrahimi

Bahram Ebrahimi

Mojaver

Cryus Hemati

Cryus Hemati

Mojtaba

Mehran Rajabi

Mehran Rajabi

Mohandes Shojaei

Soheila Razavi

Soheila Razavi

Fayezeh's Mother

Sepehr Rezanoor

Sepehr Rezanoor

The boy

Reza Saeedi

Reza Saeedi

Sargord Atef

Naqi Seif-Jamali

Naqi Seif-Jamali

Mr. Fazli

Hossein Soleimani

Hossein Soleimani

Gholamali

Rana Azadivar

Rana Azadivar

Fayezeh

Fardin Samadi

Fardin Samadi

Fouad

Hossein Abedini

Hossein Abedini

Soldier guarding the turret

Hossein Ilbeygi

Hossein Ilbeygi

Train conductor

Reza Mirzaei

Reza Mirzaei

Amir Mohammadi

Farzin Mohades

Farzin Mohades

The Soldier with Sunglasses

Abolfazl Shah Karam

Abolfazl Shah Karam

The head of the second prison

Mehrdad Ziaei

Mehrdad Ziaei

Prisoner

Similar Movies

7.0

Face/Off

June 1997 •English

In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

7.5

Bang, Boom, Bang

August 1999 •German

Bank robber Kalle Grabowski escapes from prison while his unemployed smalltime crook buddy is sitting around doing nothing after he just lost all their money. A fast paced comedy from German director Peter Thorwarth.

7.2

The Professional

October 1981 •French

French secret service agent Josselin Beaumont is dispatched to take down African warlord N'Jala. But when his assignment is canceled, he's shocked to learn that his government is surrendering him to local authorities. He is given a mock trial and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. But Beaumont escapes from prison and vows not only to avenge himself against his betrayers but also to finish his original assignment.

0.0

Night of the Fox

October 1997 •Persian

Fox Night movie was made in 1996. This film is a product of the Iranian country in the genre of action and mystery genre. Mohammad Motoselani, Hossein Yaryar and Gholamhossein Lotfi have been featured in the film.

6.7

Out of Sight

June 1998 •English

Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.

7.3

Down by Law

September 1986 •English

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

7.0

Eskapo

January 1995 •Tagalog

Set during the terrifying reign of Filipino despot, Marcos, two upper caste but very different strangers team up to try and survive the physical and mental torture they undergo after they are suddenly jailed. Geny is the conservative businessman while Serge is more sensitive and outgoing. Both of the young men's parents give all of their money, but the government refuses to free them. Even a mutual hunger strike fails to move their jailers. In desperation, Geny and Serge begin plotting their escape.

6.5

The King of Jail Breakers

January 2010 •Japanese

Masayuki Suzuki (Itsuji Itao) is known as "Datsugoku Oh" (King of Escape) because of his incredible ability to escape from any prison. Even though his ability to escape from prison was unmatched he would normally get caught within a few hours from his escape. He is then sent to Prison Island ... can he escape ?

6.5

Stir Crazy

December 1980 •English

New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment — they're sent to prison.

7.0

The Baader Meinhof Complex

September 2008 •German

When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army, and together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an increasingly fascist state.

7.2

We're No Angels

July 1955 •English

Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store that gives supplies on credit. They initially intend to take advantage of them but have a change of heart after they find the family is in financial troubles.

7.1

The Rock

June 1996 •English

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

6.0

Bringing Down the House

March 2003 •English

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets — an escaped African-American convict named Charlene — is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene tries to convince him to take her case and prove her innocence. Along the way, she wreaks havoc on his middle-class life as he gets a lesson in learning to lighten up.

7.7

The Count of Monte Cristo

January 2002 •English

Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.

6.9

Police Story 3: Super Cop

July 1992 •

A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.

7.0

Silverado

July 1985 •English

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

7.3

Mesrine: Killer Instinct

October 2008 •French

Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

6.4

District 13: Ultimatum

February 2009 •French

Damien and Leito return to District 13 on a mission to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses, before the city’s secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem.

7.0

Dead Leaves

January 2004 •Japanese

Pandy and Retro awaken naked on Earth with no recollection of their past. They embark on a crime spree in search of food and clothing, but are captured by authorities and sent to the infamous lunar penitentiary named Dead Leaves.

4.9

The Man Who Came Back

February 2008 •English

Framed for murder and left for dead, a local legend comes back to make the guilty pay as he seeks revenge on those who killed his family, in this traditional Western about one man who stood against injustice.