My Favorite Indonesian Movies
by ridoarbain | created - 02 Aug 2017 | updated - 27 Jan 2021 | PublicFilm Indonesia Favorit Rido Arbain
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1. Catatan Akhir Sekolah (2005)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
A journey of three students for making a short documentary movie about their school as a last farewell tribute to every single thing of their memories in High School.
Director: Hanung Bramantyo | Stars: Joanna Alexandra, Vino G. Bastian, Marcel Chandrawinata, Rabzki Muzy
Votes: 527
2. The Raid: Redemption (2011)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A S.W.A.T. team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.
Director: Gareth Evans | Stars: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy, Donny Alamsyah
Votes: 217,133 | Gross: $4.11M
3. The Raid 2 (2014)
R | 150 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.
Director: Gareth Evans | Stars: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara
Votes: 131,308 | Gross: $2.63M
4. The Forbidden Door (2009)
115 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The life of a successful sculptor is turned upside down when he begins receiving mysterious messages from someone who asks for his help.
Director: Joko Anwar | Stars: Fachry Albar, Marsha Timothy, Ario Bayu, Tio Pakusadewo
Votes: 2,722
5. Laskar Pelangi (2008)
TV-G | 124 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In the 1970s, a group of 10 students struggles with poverty and develop hopes for the future in Gantong Village on the farming and tin mining island of Belitung off the east coast of Sumatra.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Cut Mini Theo, Zulfanny, Ikranagara, Lukman Sardi
Votes: 2,573
6. The Sinking of Van Der Wijck (2013)
TV-14 | 164 min | Drama, Romance
Adapted from a classic novel with the same title, the movie tells a love story between Zainuddin, Hayati, and Aziz. With the difference in social background lead Zainuddin and Hayati's true love to a tragedy on sailing Van Der Wijck ship.
Director: Sunil Soraya | Stars: Herjunot Ali, Pevita Pearce, Reza Rahadian, Randy Nidji
Votes: 1,518
7. What's Up with Cinta? (2002)
TV-14 | 112 min | Drama, Romance
A popular girl has to choose whether she wants to stay as a part of her clique or fall for the brooding literature-loving boy in her school.
Director: Rudy Soedjarwo | Stars: Dian Sastrowardoyo, Nicholas Saputra, Ladya Cheryl, Titi Kamal
Votes: 3,156
8. Filosofi Kopi (2015)
117 min | Drama
A coffee shop struggling to pay their debts, while at the same time maintaining their principles.
Director: Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Stars: Rio Dewanto, Chicco Jerikho, Julie Estelle, Jajang C. Noer
Votes: 817
9. Sweet Twenty (2017)
TV-14 | 110 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
A 70-year old fussy grandma finds out that her family will send her to a nursing home. In her deeply saddens and devastates, she mysteriously regains her physical appearance from the age of 20.
Director: Ody C. Harahap | Stars: Tatjana Saphira, Niniek L. Karim, Morgan Oey, Kevin Julio
Votes: 476
10. Macabre (II) (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Two newly weds Adjie and Astrid, along with 3 of their best friends decided to have an interstate road trip as a last attempt to reconcile Adjie with his estranged little sister Ladya. ... See full summary »
Directors: Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto | Stars: Shareefa Daanish, Julie Estelle, Ario Bayu, Sigi Wimala
Votes: 3,797
11. Sherina's Adventure (2000)
TV-G | 112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Adventure of a little girl who just moved to a new town and meet a new friends.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Sherina Munaf, Derby Romero, Didi Petet, Ucy Nurul
Votes: 1,026
12. Realita, Cinta, dan Rock 'n Roll (2006)
114 min | Drama, Romance
Ipang (Vino G. Bastian) and Nugi (Herjunot Ali) are two friends who don't like school. They love to play music and have a dream of becoming rock'n roll musicians. They often skip school to have fun in Sandra's store (Nadine Chandrawinata).
Director: Upi Avianto | Stars: Vino G. Bastian, Herjunot Ali, Nadine Chandrawinata, Barry Prima
Votes: 344
13. When Will You Get Married? (2015)
TV-PG | 115 min | Comedy, Romance
A successful Hotel Manager tired being bullied by her parents because she's single and didn't have a plan to get married soon. She then took an extreme move hired an eccentric actor to pretend to become her boyfriend while visiting them.
Director: Ody C. Harahap | Stars: Adinia Wirasti, Reza Rahadian, Adi Kurdi, Ivanka Suwandi
Votes: 329
14. Talak 3 (2016)
TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Bagas and Risa just divorced recently. But the job demands them to be together all the time, so they found the love that they once had and decide to be back together again. But it is not that easy because Bagas has given "Talak 3" to Risa.
Directors: Ismail Basbeth, Hanung Bramantyo | Stars: Laudya Cynthia Bella, Reza Rahadian, Vino G. Bastian, Sitoresmi Prabuningrat
Votes: 132
15. Dead Time (2007)
102 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
A jaded cop. A narcoleptic journalist. A nation divided. A Fantasy you'd wish never come true.
Director: Joko Anwar | Stars: Donny Alamsyah, Fachry Albar, Ario Bayu, Fahrani
Votes: 1,110
16. The Gathering! (2003)
TV-MA | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
Friendship and principles are put to a test in the circle of Jakarta's social elite which can be as turbulent as the city's slums.
Director: Nia Di Nata | Stars: Cut Mini Theo, Tora Sudiro, Aida Nurmala, Surya Saputra
Votes: 910
17. Lovely Man (2011)
76 min | Drama
Cahaya (Raihaanun) travels to Jakarta, Indonesia, to search for her father and discovers that he is a prostitute for men.
Director: Teddy Soeriaatmadja | Stars: Donny Damara, Raihaanun, Yayu A.W. Unru, Ari Syarif
Votes: 561
18. Tanah Surga... Katanya (2012)
91 min | Drama
A family lives in the frontier between Indonesia and Malaysia. But his son chooses to live in Malaysia because, in Indonesia, the government is not taking care of people in the frontier and his life in Malaysia is much better.
Director: Herwin Novianto | Stars: Osa Aji Santoso, Norman R. Akyuwen, Andre Dimas Apri, Tissa Biani Azzahra
Votes: 123
19. Fiksi. (2008)
TV-MA | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
Alisha (Ladya Cheryl) never feel comfortable staying in her cool and spacious home until one day she meets Bari (Donny Alamsyah) who introduces her the meaning of love.
Director: Mouly Surya | Stars: Ladya Cheryl, Donny Alamsyah, Kinaryosih, Soultan Saladin
Votes: 563
20. Alangkah Lucunya (Negeri Ini) (2010)
104 min | Comedy
Three freshly graduated adults try to educate young beggars to become street vendors, but are opposed by their fathers.
Director: Deddy Mizwar | Stars: Reza Rahadian, Tika Bravani, Asrul Dahlan, Deddy Mizwar
Votes: 278
21. Naga Bonar Jadi 2 (2007)
118 min | Comedy
A sequel to the 1986 movie "Nagabonar" telling the story about the relationship between Nagabonar, a pickpocket who became a self-proclaimed general during Indonesia's war of independence, and his only son Bonaga.
Director: Deddy Mizwar | Stars: Deddy Mizwar, Tora Sudiro, Wulan Guritno, Mike Lucock
Votes: 438
22. Jomblo (2006)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four college best friends with their funny lifestyle about college. Met a girl who taught them about love and betrayals, and their life would never be the same again.
Director: Hanung Bramantyo | Stars: Dennis Adhiswara, Rianti Cartwright, Rizky Hanggono, Karenina Maria
Votes: 374
23. Question Mark (2011)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
A story of interconnecting lives in modern day Semarang, all struggling with the differences of their faiths.
Director: Hanung Bramantyo | Stars: Reza Rahadian, Revalina S. Temat, Agus Kuncoro, Endhita
Votes: 293
24. Jakarta Twilight (2010)
75 min | Drama
Jakarta Maghrib is an omnibus movie derived from five real events experienced by some urban Jakarta residents during maghrib.
Director: Salman Aristo | Stars: Reza Rahadian, Ringgo Agus Rahman, Lukman Sardi, Adinia Wirasti
Votes: 85
25. Keramat (2009)
80 min | Horror
A group of filmmakers travels to Bantul to prepare for shooting. After several supernatural occurrences, the main talent gets possessed and is taken to another dimension. The crew enlists help from a paranormal and embarks to find her.
Director: Monty Tiwa | Stars: Poppy Sovia, Migi Parahita, Sadha Triyudha, Miea Kusuma
Votes: 759
26. Love Is in a Slice of Bread (1992)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Garin Nugroho | Stars: Adjie Massaid, Monica Oemardi, Tio Pakusadewo, Rizky Teo
Votes: 51
27. Possessive (2017)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A platform diving athlete in her final year of high school when she meets a transfer student. The initial romance blossoms, but something about him is unfolding one by one.
Director: Edwin | Stars: Putri Marino, Adipati Dolken, Gritte Agatha, Chicco Kurniawan
Votes: 1,019
28. Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
Marlina lives quietly in Sumba until one day a man named Markus and his gang try to rob her house and she kills him. Eventually, she is haunted by Markus, and her life turns in 180 degrees.
Director: Mouly Surya | Stars: Marsha Timothy, Egy Fedly, Tumpal Tampubolon, Yoga Pratama
Votes: 3,363 | Gross: $0.02M
29. Love for Sale (2018)
TV-MA | 100 min | Drama, Romance
A mature single man is challenged by his friends to bring a girlfriend to his wedding. He doesn't want to be embarrassed and forced to use the dating site which then brings him to a girl that can accompany him to the wedding.
Director: Andibachtiar Yusuf | Stars: Gading Marten, Della Dartyan, Verdi Solaiman, Adriano Qalbi
Votes: 1,136
30. Kafir: A Deal with the Devil (2018)
TV-MA | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A family is being haunted by some strange happenings after the death of the father.
Director: Azhar Kinoi Lubis | Stars: Putri Ayudya, Sujiwo Tejo, Indah Permatasari, Rangga Azof
Votes: 750
31. Aruna & Her Palate (2018)
TV-MA | 106 min | Drama, Romance
An epidemiologist tried to satisfy her obsession with food when she was assigned to investigate a bird flu case.
Director: Edwin | Stars: Dian Sastrowardoyo, Nicholas Saputra, Hannah Al Rashid, Oka Antara
Votes: 882
32. Days for Amanda (2010)
Drama, Romance
Amanda (Fanny Fabriana), a woman in her mid-20s, suddenly shrouded in extreme doubt. Because Hari (Oka Antara), her ex-girlfriend comes back in her life, when Amanda will be married in 10 days to Dody (Reza Rahadian).
Director: Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Stars: Oka Antara, Fanny Fabriana, Reza Rahadian, Kinaryosih
Votes: 110
33. The Night Comes for Us (2018)
TV-MA | 121 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Ito, a gangland enforcer, is caught amidst a treacherous and violent insurrection within his Triad crime family upon his return home from a stint abroad.
Director: Timo Tjahjanto | Stars: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Julie Estelle, Dian Sastrowardoyo
Votes: 29,251
34. Cemara's Family (2018)
TV-G | 110 min | Drama, Family
After bankruptcy, Abah loses his house and all of his treasures. He also loses his court case, so his family is threatened with living in poverty forever. Abah and his family must get to their new life.
Director: Yandy Laurens | Stars: Nirina Zubir, Ringgo Agus Rahman, Adhisty Zara, Widuri Sasono
Votes: 961
35. Ghost Writer (II) (2019)
TV-14 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
An old diary containing dark secrets is found by Naya, a novelist who has been on a writer's block for 3 years. This book contains great materials for her latest novel, but something unexpected starts to happen.
Director: Bene Dion Rajagukguk | Stars: Tatjana Saphira, Ge Pamungkas, Deva Mahenra, Ernest Prakasa
Votes: 537
36. Koki-Koki Cilik (2018)
TV-14 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A child from an underprivileged family managed to take part in the very prestigious and expensive Cooking Camp program. With all his shortcomings, he must challenge the cuisine of Chef Grant and compete with the other little chefs.
Director: Ifa Isfansyah | Stars: Morgan Oey, Ringgo Agus Rahman, Faras Fatik, Chloe Xaviera
Votes: 65
37. Two Blue Stripes (2019)
TV-14 | 113 min | Drama
A young couple violated the boundary without knowing the consequences. They try to take responsibility for their choices and their innocence is tested when the families who really loved them knew, then forced into their chosen journey.
Director: Gina S. Noer | Stars: Adhisty Zara, Angga Yunanda, Cut Mini Theo, Arswendy Bening Swara
Votes: 1,640
38. Love for Share (2006)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This is the story of women those are live in polygamy life. It's about their consequence to accept the status as other wife.
Director: Nia Di Nata | Stars: Jajang C. Noer, Shanty, Dominique Agisca Diyose, El Manik
Votes: 426
39. 27 Steps of May (2018)
112 min | Drama
Following a horrible experience, May has isolated herself and stopped talking. Her father blames himself and tries to live by May's conditions year after year. But one day a hole appears in the wall and through it May discovers a magician.
Directors: Thoersi Argeswara, Ravi L. Bharwani | Stars: Raihaanun, Lukman Sardi, Ario Bayu, Verdi Solaiman
Votes: 594
40. Memories of My Body (2018)
TV-MA | 105 min | Drama
A pre-teen boy who abandoned by his father joins a Lengger dance center where men assume feminine appearances, but the political and social upheaval in Indonesia forces him to move away and meet with remarkable people on his journey.
Director: Garin Nugroho | Stars: Muhammad Khan, Raditya Evandra, Rianto, Sujiwo Tejo
Votes: 517
41. Susi Susanti: Love All (2019)
TV-14 | 96 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Susi Susanti rises through the rank to become Indonesia's most beloved athlete. In time of economic turmoil, Susi seizes the opportunity to show her country and the world that heroism is measured by the depth of one's sacrifice.
Director: Sim F. | Stars: Laura Basuki, Dion Wiyoko, Jenny Chang, Lukman Sardi
Votes: 354
42. Love for Sale 2 (2019)
92 min | Drama, Romance
Tired of matchmaking by his mother, Ican brings a woman from a dating application and introduces her to Ros. Their family relations are warmed thanks to Arini and Ican starts to like her.
Director: Andibachtiar Yusuf | Stars: Della Dartyan, Adipati Dolken, Ratna Riantiarno, Ariyo Wahab
Votes: 616
43. The Queen of Black Magic (2019)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Revisiting the orphanage where they grew up, three men and their families discover a horrific supernatural presence lingering in their former home.
Director: Kimo Stamboel | Stars: Ario Bayu, Hannah Al Rashid, Adhisty Zara, Muzakki Ramdhan
Votes: 3,121
44. Emma' (Mother) (2016)
TV-14 | 77 min | Biography, Drama
Athirah's life is shattered when another woman enters her husband's life. In a time and cultural background where polygamy is still widely accepted, Athirah struggles alone with the hurt and humiliation.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Cut Mini Theo, Christoffer Nelwan, Arman Dewarti, Jajang C. Noer
Votes: 168
45. Titian Serambut Dibelah Tujuh (1982)
110 min | Drama
Director: Chaerul Umam | Stars: Rachmat Hidayat, Sukarno M. Noor, Soultan Saladin, Darussalam
Votes: 263
46. Tabula Rasa (I) (2014)
TV-PG | 107 min | Drama
Hans was a young man from Serui, Papua, who has a dream to become a professional football player. But things turn out don't come his way, and when Hans had almost lost hope, he met Mak, a restaurant owners.
Director: Adriyanto Dewo | Stars: Jimmy Kobogau, Dewi Irawan, Yayu A.W. Unru, Ozzol Ramdan
Votes: 201
47. Gie (2005)
Not Rated | 147 min | Biography, Drama, History
Soe Hok Gie is an activist who lived in the sixties. Set in the darkest era of Indonesian modern history, "Gie" is an interpretation of what happened based on his journal.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Nicholas Saputra, Jonathan Mulia, Thomas Nawilis, Christian Audi
Votes: 1,073
48. Nyai: A Woman from Java (2016)
90 min | Drama
Set in the Dutch colonial period in 1927, story of a woman who lives with her Dutch husband. One day, the woman named Nyai begins to realize that she is living like a prisoner.
Director: Garin Nugroho | Stars: Annisa Hertami, Rudy Corenz, Cahwati Sugiarto, Gunawan Maryanto
Votes: 57
49. Ziarah (2016)
87 min | Drama
Mbah Sri (95 years old) is looking for the grave of her husband, who has been missing for decades, with one simple aim: she wants to rest in peace beside her husband's grave.
Director: B.W. Purba Negara | Stars: Ponco Sutiyem, Rukman Rosadi, Ledjar Subroto, Vera Prifatamasari
Votes: 93
50. Mereka Bilang, Saya Monyet! (2008)
92 min | Drama
Adjeng lives alone in an apartment paid for by her boyfriend, a rich businessman. A writer of children's stories, she wishes to write short stories for adults; in this, she is mentored by Asmoro with whom she is also having sex.
Director: Djenar Maesa Ayu | Stars: Titi Rajo Bintang, Henidar Amroe, Ray Sahetapy, Bucek Depp
Votes: 57
51. Homecoming (VI) (2019)
93 min | Drama
A married couple on their Eid homecoming journey undergo a life-changing event that forces them to confront their marital woes.
Director: Adriyanto Dewo | Stars: Asmara Abigail, Putri Ayudya, Ibnu Jamil, Yoga Pratama
Votes: 87
52. About A Woman (2015)
76 min | Drama
A widow living alone develops an affectionate bond with young man hired by her children to assist her at home and offer her companionship.
Director: Teddy Soeriaatmadja | Stars: Rendy Ahmad, Anneke Jodi, Tutie Kirana, Ringgo Agus Rahman
Votes: 87
53. The Unchangeables (2021)
TV-G | 104 min | Drama, Family
Aryati is a divorcee who works as an online taxi driver to provide for her three children, Bayu, Tika, and Kinanti. Their family's ups and downs.
Director: Herwin Novianto | Stars: Lulu Tobing, Dewa Dayana, Yasamin Jasem, Maisha Kanna
Votes: 79
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