Dancing in the Dust vs Turbulence

Turbulence has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Dancing in the Dust). Turbulence is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 35m. Dancing in the Dust is the older of the two (2004 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dancing in the Dust posterDancing in the Dust2004 VS Turbulence posterTurbulence2025
Dancing in the DustTurbulence
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20042025
Length1h 35m1h 31m
GenresDramaAction, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
CountryIranUnited States of America
DirectorAsghar FarhadiClaudio Fäh
Main castFaramarz Gharibian, Yousef Khodaparast, Baran Kosari, Jalal Sarhad Seraj, Saeed NoorullahiHera Hilmar, Jeremy Irvine, Kelsey Grammer, Olga Kurylenko, Jon Wennington

Synopsis

Dancing in the Dust

When forced to divorce his wife by family and social pressure because her mother is a prostitute, Nazar works double shifts to pay back the loan he took out for his impulsive wedding and to pay some ongoing restitution to his sweet jilted bride, Reyhaneh. When he falls behind in the payments he flees the police and ends up in the desert with an uncommunicative old man who catches poisonous snakes for their venom. These two are forced to coexist…

Turbulence

Young married couple Zach and Emmy decide to take a hot air balloon trip across the Italian Dolomites to rekindle their relationship. When they and pilot Harry are joined by a third passenger, Julia, events unfold in ways they could never imagine five thousand meters in the air.

Where to watch

Where to watch Dancing in the DustWhere to watch Turbulence

More like Dancing in the Dust · More like Turbulence · Compare other titles