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1. Food Lore (2019– )
Drama
Dreaming of a brighter future for her family, a mother who works as a domestic helper in Manila returns home to confront unforeseen changes in her life.
Stars: Valentine Payen-Wicaksono, Firdaus Rahman, Dominique Husken-Ulbrich, Dayang Nur Balqis
Votes: 75
2. Behind the Blur (2009)
72 min | Documentary
An insightful documentary about Thai cinema, which features a colourful and long running film history, yet struggles as the industry attempts to move forward. This film examines the past ... See full summary »
Director: Erich Fleshman | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Christopher Doyle, Ananda Everingham, Erich Fleshman
Votes: 7
3. Tracks (1997– )
52 min | Documentary, Music
The program breaks down the boundaries and tears down walls.
Stars: Rammstein, Dennis Hopper, Albert Hammond Jr., Bertrand Cantat
Votes: 65
4. Last Life in the Universe (2003)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A suicidal, obsessively compulsive Japanese librarian is forced to lie low in Thailand with a pot-smoking woman coping with the recent loss of her sister.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Sinitta Boonyasak, Takashi Miike, Laila Boonyasak
Votes: 11,560 | Gross: $0.03M
5. Mah nakorn (2004)
100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Pod is a man without a dream. He's a country bumpkin who comes to work at a tinned sardine factory in Bangkok. One day, Pod chops off his finger and packs it in the can, prompting him to go... See full summary »
Director: Wisit Sasanatieng | Stars: Mahasamut Boonyaruk, Saengthong Gate-Uthong, Sawatwong Palakawong Na Autthaya, Nattha Wattanapaiboon
Votes: 1,933
6. Monrak Transistor (2001)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Phaen is a suburban young man with a great love for music. He never misses a chance to show off his voice at temple fairs in his village. It is at one of the fairs that he meets and falls ... See full summary »
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Supakorn Kitsuwon, Siriyakorn Pukkavesh, Black Phomtong, Somlek Sakdikul
Votes: 1,020
7. Paradoxocracy (2013)
85 min | Documentary
Sociopolitical Documentary directed by Pen Ek Ratanaruang and Pasakorn Pramoolwong narrating the forward of (sometimes backward) Thai politics since People's Party (Khana Ratsadon) established a constitutional monarchy on 24 June 1932.
Directors: Pasakorn Pramoolwong, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Votes: 75
8. 6ixtynin9 (1999)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A woman, fired from a financial coorporation during the Asia crisis, returns home with no money. However, she finds a box with a fortune in front of her door, and decides to keep it. ... See full summary »
Directors: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Tom Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Tasanawalai Ongartittichai, Black Phomtong, Lalita Panyopas, Sirisin Siripornsmathikul
Votes: 2,411
9. Sawasdee Bangkok (2009)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Four Thai directors give their take on Thailand's capital city of Bangkok.
Directors: Aditya Assarat, Kongdej Jaturanrasamee, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Wisit Sasanatieng
Votes: 66
10. OK baytong (2003)
Drama
On hearing the news of the death of his sister, a Buddhist monk leaves the temple where he has lived since childhood and struggles to adjust to life on the outside as an uncle to a young ... See full summary »
Director: Nonzee Nimibutr | Stars: Phoovarit Phumpuang, Jeeranan Manojam, Attaporn Teemakorn
Votes: 178
11. Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her (2006 Video)
107 min | Drama
This program features three digital short films by Asian filmmakers. Singapore veteran filmmaker Eric Khoo's NO DAY OFF (39 min) records the life of a maid who leaves her husband and baby ... See full summary »
Directors: Eric Khoo, Darezhan Omirbayev, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Ananda Everingham, Erich Fleshman
Votes: 32
12.
6ixtynin9: The Series (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2023)
TV-MA | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
The arrest of a low-level drug dealer leads to an undercover operation to bust a notorious drug lord. Meanwhile, Toom carefully plans her next move.
Stars: Davika Hoorne, Amornaek Micheli, Apivich Rintapoln, Pruet Nakprad
Votes: 35
13. Ploy (2007)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
Every relationship has an expiration date. Every relationship needs its fantasies...some more real than others... A violent death of a relative brings Wit and his wife, Dang, back to ... See full summary »
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Ananda Everingham, Lalita Panyopas, Porntip Papanai, Thaksakorn Pradapphongsa
Votes: 1,550
14. Southeast Asian Cinema: When the Rooster Crows (2014)
88 min | Documentary, Biography
Southeast Asia Cinema: When the Rooster Crows is a voice of diversity reaching for change. Brillante Mendoza, Eric Khoo, Garin Nugroho, and Pen Ek Ratanaruang give voice to a region rich ... See full summary »
Director: Leonardo Cinieri Lombroso | Stars: Eric Khoo, Brillante Mendoza, Garin Nugroho, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Votes: 15
15. Man Who Fell to Earth (Remix) (2010 TV Short)
3 min | Short
An alien being comes to Earth to gather water for his planet. A short made from film stock footage.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Votes: 10
16. Invisible Waves (2006)
115 min | Drama, Thriller
After inadvertently killing his girlfriend, a man (Asano) flees Macau for Thailand in an attempt to cope with his guilt, and avoid possible arrest. But the relocation doesn't prevent his problems from following him, as his new friends could be potential enemies.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Kang Hye-jeong, Eric Tsang, Maria Cordero
Votes: 1,707
17. Fun Bar Karaoke (1997)
103 min | Comedy, Crime
A young working woman has to follow obscure advice by an old sage in order to prevent a worst-case scenario. A returning nightmare of a family home built by her deceased mother for the ... See full summary »
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Fay Atsawet, Phaibunkiat Khiaogao, Ray MacDonald, Champagne X
Votes: 296
18. The Life of Gravity (2014)
90 min | Drama
A stylish, urban woman end castaway on a deserted island, where she meets a rugged hermit. Solitude and detachment soon draw them together.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Nopachai Chaiyanam, Sirin Horwang
Votes: 79
19.
Food Lore (2019– )
Episode:
The Caterer
(2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama
An American actor working on a horror film in Thailand is introduced to the local cuisines by the production caterer.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Marisa Kittelberger, Thanyarat Praditthaen, Thomas Burton van Blarcom
Votes: 28
20. 6ixtynin9: The Series (2023– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
After losing her job, a woman discovers a mysterious package on her apartment doorstep and her life takes a turn for the worse.
Stars: Davika Hoorne, Amornaek Micheli, Apivich Rintapoln, Patara Eksangkul
Votes: 844
21. Headshot (II) (2011)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A cop who becomes a hitman for a group aimed at eliminating those who are above the law finds his world turned upside down by a single a devastating blow.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Nopachai Chaiyanam, Sirin Horwang, Chanokporn Sayoungkul, Apisit Opasaimlikit
Votes: 1,843 | Gross: $0.00M
22. Nymph (2009)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Fantasy
An urban husband and wife travel to the jungle and learn just how precious their relationship is.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Nopachai Chaiyanam, Porntip Papanai, Wanida Termthanaporn, Chamanun Wanwinwatsara
Votes: 593
23. Mai mee Samui samrab ter (2017)
TV-MA | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
A soap opera actress finds herself increasingly pressured by her husband, a rich foreigner entirely devoted to a charismatic cult leader.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: David Asavanond, Laila Boonyasak, Karen Gemma Dodgson, Vithaya Pansringarm
Votes: 551
24.
Folklore (2018–2021)
Episode:
POB (Thailand)
(2018)
TV-MA | 59 min | Horror
A journalist meets with Pob, a Thai ghost, who confesses to a murder. Finally finding an outlet for complaint, Pob explains how the murder happened and requests for his story to be ... See full summary »
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Nuttapon Sawasdee, Thomas Burton van Blarcom, Parama Wutthikornditsakul
Votes: 113
25. Folklore (2018–2021)
TV-14 | 60 min | Horror
This HBO Asia Original horror anthology series features the deeply-rooted superstitions and myths across six Asian countries, including Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
Stars: Li Wenqiang, Dolly De Leon, Maguire Jian, Dido de la Paz
Votes: 643
26. 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)
60 min | Drama
The film is a collection of one-minute short films created by 60 filmmakers from around the world on the theme of the death of cinema.
Directors: Phie Ambo, Shinji Aoyama, Jes Benstock, Mark Boswell, Park Chan-wook, Mark Cousins, Dalpalan, Maximilien Dejoie, Gustav Deutsch, Bradley Eros, Feyyaz, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Michael Glawogger, Jorge Michel Grau, Jan Ijäs, Gakuryû Ishii, Jussi Jaakola, Ken Jacobs, Vimukthi Jayasundara, Viktor Kaganovich, Manuela Kaufmann, Aki Kaurismäki, Naomi Kawase, Ville Kerimaa, Eric Khoo, Jeon Kyu-hwan, Malcolm le Grice, Aku Louhimies, Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon, Marina Manushenko, Bruce McClure, Brillante Mendoza, Kyungwon Moon, Amir Naderi, Rafi Pitts, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Jussi Reittu, Simon Rumley, Albert Serra, Ronni Shendar, Norbert Shieh, Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, Auraeus Solito, Mika Taanila, Mart Taniel, Andres Tenusaar, Tom Tykwer, Gillian Wearing, Gereon Wetzel, Ollie Whitehead, Adam Wingard, Michael Winterbottom, Ming Jin Woo, Edmund Yeo, Kari Yli-Annala, Brian Yuzna, Veiko Õunpuu
Votes: 207
27. Ang katiwala (2012)
Drama
Director: Aloy Adlawan | Stars: Dennis Trillo, Ronnie Lazaro, Mailes Kanapi, Althea Vega
Votes: 11
28. Motel Acacia (2019)
92 min | Horror
A young man is groomed by his tyrannical father to take over the family business, a sinister motel that specializes in "taking care of" immigrants.
Director: Bradley Liew | Stars: JC Santos, Jan Bijvoet, Agot Isidro, Nicholas Saputra
Votes: 319
29. Morte Cucina
Thriller | Filming
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Nopachai Chaiyanam, Bella Boonsang, Kris Srepoomseth
30. Lost in the Universe (2016)
15 min | Short, Adventure
A thirteen-year-old boy, receives a camcorder for his birthday, enters a magical cinematic universe of his favourite movies.
Director: Poj Pitakjamnong | Stars: Boonrit Assuntajai, Nukool Khunpisut, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Lalita Panyopas
31. I Miss My Mom & Dream of Our New Home
Short, Drama | Completed
Matoom, a young Thai boy comes to the gradual understanding on the ephemerality of his family life through his re-collected memories - inspired by 'Bright', the first Thai novel by a female writer to have appeared in English.
Director: Art Parnitudom | Stars: Kanchanok Homsombut, Kirati Homsombut
32.
Tracks (1997– )
Episode:
Episode dated 9 June 2012
(2012)
Documentary, Music
Stars: Kevin Macdonald, Bob Marley, Jon Rafman, Julien Levesque