Four Lions
أربعة أسود
Chris Morris's black comedy about an incompetent British jihadist cell — debated at release for mocking the terrorists rather than Muslims.
Depth
At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbofficial
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Violent extremism and the Muslim responseHumour and everyday life
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2010 CE · 1431 AH†
- Countries
- GB
- Languages
- en (original)
- Approach
- comedy
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- Four Lionsأربعة أسود
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
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Connections
- Features
- Riz Ahmed· Kayvan Novak· Nigel Lindsay· Adeel Akhtar· Benedict Cumberbatch· Julia Davis· Craig Parkinson· Preeya Kalidas
- Directed by
- Chris Morris
- Written by
- Jesse Armstrong· Chris Morris· Sam Bain
People and things also explored
The virtues of the Arabs of the Jahiliyya· Consecrated Livestock· al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba· Hatim al-Ta'i· Ta'abbata Sharran· Paradise Now· The Muslims Are Coming!· The Unknown Saint
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Four Lions”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/arbaa-asud-2010/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.