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It Was Just an Accident Review (2025) — 87% Celluloid Score

Directed by Jafar Panahi · 2025 ·

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Answer Summary: Is It Was Just an Accident worth watching?

It Was Just an Accident (2025) earns a 87% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (98%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (88%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for It Was Just an Accident?

Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.

87%
Celluloid Score Recommended

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98% Editorial Rating
88% Audience snapshot · excluded
91 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.2
7.5 IMDb /10
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Runtime
2h 55m
Cast
Vahid Mobasseri , Ebrahim Azizi , Mariam Afshari , Hadis Pakbaten
Streaming
Hulu
Country
Iran
Language
Persian

Where to watch

  • Hulu

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Where to watch It Was Just an Accident by country

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India MUBI
Pakistan MUBI
Turkey MUBI
United Kingdom MUBI
United States Hulu

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Why this score?

  • Celluloid's editorial rating is exceptional (98/100).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (88%).
  • Metascore signals universal acclaim (91/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.2/5).
  • Celluloid Score 87% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded thriller pick
  • Epic-length viewers who want a big-screen experience
  • Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

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    Is It Was Just an Accident worth watching?

    Yes — It Was Just an Accident earns a 87% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    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.

    Celluloid editorial verdict

    Critics (98%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (88%).

    What is It Was Just an Accident about?

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

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