Thailand - Best International Feature Film
by BrunoRibeiro90 | created - 04 Feb 2019 | updated - 3 months ago | PublicThai submissions for the Oscars for Best International Feature Film
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1. Nam Pu (1984)
130 min | Biography, Drama
Based on a biography of acclaimed Thai female writer, Suvannee Sukonta, the film focuses on her teenage son Nampoo. Being left alone as his divorced mom always has hands full with work, he sorted to cure his loneliness with drugs.
Director: Yutthana Mukdasanit | Stars: Rewat Buddhinan, Amphol Lumpoon, Patravadi Mejudhon, Wasamon Watharodom
Votes: 69
2. Khon liang chang (1987)
136 min | Crime, Drama
Chai, a forestry official, tells a campfire tale about his first days on the job and why he believes the forest is protected by an elephant's spirit. It's a story about his hot-headed first... See full summary »
Director: Chatrichalerm Yukol | Stars: Sorapong Chatree, Ad Carabao, Ron Rittichai, Itthisoontorn Vichailak
Votes: 56
3. Nawng mia (1990)
107 min | Drama
The film focuses on the lives of three boat people on Chao Phraya - Sang, Prang and Tubtim - who load sand from Chainart, a province near Bangkok and float it downstream to unload at a sand... See full summary »
Director: Chatrichalerm Yukol | Stars: Chatchai Plengpanich, Passorn Boonyakiart, Pattamawan Kaomoolkadee
Votes: 43
4. Once Upon a Time... This Morning (1994)
140 min | Drama
Once upon a time, a group of children venture away from their homes and find a castle. Having no idea the castle is owned by an evil witch, the children are all turned into animals after ... See full summary »
Director: Bhandit Rittakol | Stars: Santisuk Promsiri, Chintara Sukapatana, Ronnarong Buranat, Martang Jantranee
Votes: 122
5. Sia dai 2 (1996)
90 min | Drama
Director: Chatrichalerm Yukol | Stars: Sorapong Chatree, Arunroj Liamthong, Marisa Anita, Wichuda Monkolket
Votes: 49
6. Who Is Running? (1997)
105 min | Thriller
Everything seems to be going well for Jiab and Wan, a young couple looking forward to their impending marriage. All that changes, however, when Wan is struck by a car and is brought to the ... See full summary »
Director: Oxide Chun Pang | Stars: Sanya Kunakorn, Nattarika Thumpridanun, Suchao Pongwilai, Vichitra Triyakul
Votes: 103
7. 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
8. 14 tula, songkram prachachon (2001)
107 min | Biography, Drama, History
The Moonhunter tells a true story of two young Thai revolutionaries. Seksan Prasertkul, a fearless student leader, who, in October 1973, commanded the biggest mass demonstration in modern ... See full summary »
Director: Bhandit Rittakol | Stars: Punu Suwanno, Pimpan Chanta, Kriangkrai Fookasem, Supalak Chaowayuth
Votes: 87
9. 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: 1,021
10. 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: 11,561 | Gross: $0.03M
11. Hom rong (2004)
103 min | Biography, Drama, History
Inspired by the life of Luang Pradit Pairoh the most revered traditional Thai music master who lived during the reigns of Kings Rama V to VIII.
Director: Itthisoontorn Vichailak | Stars: Anuchit Sapanpong, Adul Dulyarat, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Narongrit Tosa-nga
Votes: 1,032 | Gross: $0.00M
12. The Tin Mine (2005)
111 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Set in 1950 and based on the series of autobiographical short stories by Archin Panjabhan, the beginning finds Archin (Pijaya Vachajitpan) expelled from Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University ... See full summary »
Director: Jira Maligool | Stars: Pijaya Vachajitpan, Donlaya Mudcha, Sonthaya Chitmanee, Anthony Howard Gould
Votes: 747
13. Ahingsa-Jikko mee gam (2005)
90 min | Thriller
Ahingsa (Boriwat Yuto) is a petty thug who lives a carefree life with his friends in the high-tech world of modern Thailand. Mysteriously, an anonymous guy always dressed in red (Teeradanai... See full summary »
Director: Kittikorn Liasirikun | Stars: Boriwat Yuto, Theeradanai Suwannahom, Prinya Ngamwongwarn, Kiradej Ketakinta
Votes: 94
14. Kingdom of War: Part 1 (2007)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama, History, War
The film concerns the life of King Naresuan, who liberated the Siamese from the control of Burma. Born in 1555, he was taken to Burma as a child hostage; there he became acquainted with ... See full summary »
Director: Chatrichalerm Yukol | Stars: Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Sorapong Chatree, Jukrit Ammarat, Manop Aswathep
Votes: 701
15. Kingdom of War: Part 2 (2007)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Drama, History
Prince Naresuan is now the crown prince of Ayutthaya and the king of Burma is dead. While the new Burmese king is waging war, the crown prince plots to assassinate Naresuan. Hearing this, ... See full summary »
Director: Chatrichalerm Yukol | Stars: Wanchana Sawatdee, Nopachai Chaiyanam, Thaksawn Phaksukjaroen, Inthira Charoenpura
Votes: 451
16. Rak haeng Siam (2007)
Not Rated | 178 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Two boyhood friends are separated due to the disappearance of the sister of one of them, then later meet again as teenagers, when one of them has become a pop singer, and they discover feelings that they did not know they had.
Director: Chookiat Sakveerakul | Stars: Sinjai Plengpanich, Songsit Roongnophakunsri, Pimpan Buranapim, Laila Boonyasak
Votes: 4,268
17. Khwaam jam sun... Tae rak chan yao (2009)
117 min | Drama, Romance
Some people spend most of their lives trying to forget their first love, but some spend a lifetime reminiscing about their last love. Since men are not goldfish, they don't easily forget ... See full summary »
Director: Yongyoot Thongkongtoon | Stars: Arak Amornsupasiri, Yarinda Bunnag, Sunsanee Wattananukul, James Mackie
Votes: 377
18. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy
Dying of kidney disease, a man spends his last, somber days with family, including the ghost of his wife and a forest spirit who used to be his son, on a rural northern Thailand farm.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Thanapat Saisaymar, Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Natthakarn Aphaiwonk
Votes: 17,409 | Gross: $0.18M
19. Kon Khon (2011)
90 min | Drama
An orphan, Chart, raised by his master after his parent's death and trained be to be a Khon dancer, becomes involved with the dance teacher Rambai.
Director: Sarunyu Wongkrachang | Stars: Sorapong Chatree, Nirut Sirichanya, Apinya Rungpitakamana, Gongthoon Pongpattana
Votes: 43
20. 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
21. Countdown (IV) (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Some young people invite a mysterious stranger to their home for a crazy night of fun on New Year's Eve. The drugs they take start to take effect, but the fun turns into real terror.
Director: Baz Poonpiriya | Stars: Pachara Chirathivat, Jarinporn Joonkiat, Pattarasaya Kreuasuwansri, David Asavanond
Votes: 776
22. The Teacher's Diary (2014)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A teacher arrives at a rural school and falls in love with his predecessor by reading her diary.
Director: Nithiwat Tharatorn | Stars: Laila Boonyasak, Sukrit Wisetkaew, Sukollawat Kanarot, Chutima Teepanat
Votes: 2,739
23. How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) (2015)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
On the eve of the draught lottery in Thailand, Oat remembers trying to convince his older brother to change his fate.
Director: Josh Kim | Stars: Ingkarat Damrongsakkul, Toni Rakkaen, Thira Chutikul, Arthur Navarat
Votes: 934
24. Arpat (2015)
91 min | Drama, Horror
The mc was forced to become a monk at a temple in the countryside. He will then learn to accept his guilt and not behave inappropriately.
Director: Kanittha Kwanyu | Stars: Pimpan Chalaikupp, Sorapong Chatree, Danai Jarujinda, Ploy Sornarin
Votes: 169
25. By the Time It Gets Dark (2016)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
In 1970, She was student activist, a waitress who keeps changing her job, now a film director. All lives loosely connected to each others.
Director: Anocha Suwichakornpong | Stars: Visra Vichit-Vadakan, Arak Amornsupasiri, Achtara Suwan, Inthira Charoenpura
Votes: 625
26. Malila: The Farewell Flower (2017)
94 min | Drama
Former lovers Shane and Pich reunite and try to heal the wounds of their past. Shane is haunted by the tragic death of his daughter, while Pich suffers a grave illness. As death approaches,... See full summary »
Director: Anucha Boonyawatana | Stars: Sukollawat Kanarot, Anuchit Sapanpong, Sumret Muengput, Akekarad Khalong
Votes: 546
27. Sang Krasue (2019)
122 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
In a far-away village, lived an innocent teenage girl, "Sai" who later discovered herself inheriting the curse of "Krasue". At night, her head would detach from her body and hunts for flesh... See full summary »
Director: Sitisiri Mongkolsiri | Stars: Phantira Pipityakorn, Oabnithi Wiwattanawarang, Sapol Assawamunkong, Surasak Wongthai
Votes: 2,203
28. Happy Old Year (2019)
TV-MA | 113 min | Drama, Romance
A woman wants to reorganize her house and convert it into a home office. She will throw away anything that has been lying around unused. However, she faces a great challenge when she comes across some items that belonged to her ex-boyfriend.
Director: Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Stars: Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Sunny Suwanmethanont, Sarika Sartsilpsupa, Thirawat Ngosawang
Votes: 2,837
29. The Medium (2021)
Not Rated | 130 min | Horror
A horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. What could be possessing a family member might not be the Goddess they make it out to be.
Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun | Stars: Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma, Sirani Yankittikan, Yasaka Chaisorn
Votes: 13,142
30. One for the Road (2021)
Not Rated | 128 min | Drama
Boss, a high-end club owner living in New York, receives a call from his estranged best friend in Thailand, revealing he has terminal cancer and needs his help to complete a final bucket list.
Director: Baz Poonpiriya | Stars: Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Yayaying Rhatha Phongam, Tracy Fisher, Yi Liu
Votes: 1,292
31. Not Friends (2023)
130 min | Comedy, Drama
What are the most important things in your teenage life? ...For them, they're 'friends' and 'films'.
Director: Atta Hemwadee | Stars: Anthony Buisseret, Pisitpol Ekaphongpisit, Thitiya Jirapornsilp, Tanakorn Tiyanont
Votes: 503
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