Southeast Asia Landmark Films
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1. Bad Genius (2017)
TV-MA | 130 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lynn, a genius high school student who makes money by cheating tests, receives a new task that leads her to set foot on Sydney, Australia. In order to complete the millions-Baht task, Lynn and her classmates have to finish the international STIC(SAT) exam and deliver the answers back to her friends in Thailand before the exam takes place once again in her home country.
Director: Baz Poonpiriya | Stars: Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Eisaya Hosuwan, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Chanon Santinatornkul
Votes: 23,302
Thailand
2. 13: Game of Death (2006)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
After losing his job, his car and his money, Phuchit, Krissada Sukosol, races against time to complete 13 tasks ordered by an anonymous caller who promised 100,000,000 Thai Baht upon completion.
Director: Chookiat Sakveerakul | Stars: Krissada Sukosol, Achita Sikamana, Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Nattapong Arunnate
Votes: 6,405
Thailand
3. BKO: Bangkok Knockout (2010)
R | 106 min | Action
A group of "fight club" friends, whose styles vary from Muay Thai, Capoeira to Kung Fu and Tai Chi, must join forces and fight for their lives in a daring rescue of a kidnapped friend.
Director: Panna Rittikrai | Stars: Sorapong Chatree, Kerttisak Udomnak, Krittiya Lardphanna, Supakson Chaimongkol
Votes: 1,655
Thailand
4. Metro Manila (2013)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama
This riveting crime thriller follows Oscar, a recent emigrant to Manila who gets pulled into a harrowing world of corruption and violence when he takes a job as an armored car driver to support his family (in Tagalog w/ English subtitles).
Director: Sean Ellis | Stars: Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla, Althea Vega, Erin Panlilio
Votes: 9,199
Philippines
5. Graceland (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Thriller
When a kidnapping goes wrong, a desperate father risks everything to save his daughter from the men who hold her captive.
Director: Ron Morales | Stars: Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias, Dido de la Paz, Leon Miguel
Votes: 1,706 | Gross: $0.02M
Philippines
6. The Lady Assassin (2013)
83 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When a kidnapped girl from an elite family is saved by a trio of tavern owners, she slowly realizes they are not what they seem; uncovering their secret training as assassins, she joins ... See full summary »
Director: Quang Dung Nguyen | Stars: Kim Dzung, Tang Thanh Ha, Thanh Hang, Pham Anh Khoa
Votes: 315
Vietnam
7. Norwegian Wood (2010)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Romance
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.
Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 12,457 | Gross: $0.01M
Vietnam
8. Dung dot (2009)
100 min | Drama, History
In the spring of 2005, an old mother living in Hanoi receives a diary. The diary carries the notes of a young woman doctor who worked at a national liberation front hospital for two years ... See full summary »
Director: Dang Nhat Minh | Stars: Minh Huong, Tina Duong, Michael Jarmus, Mathew M. Korsch
Votes: 113
Vietnam
9. Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass (2015)
103 min | Drama
Set in the countryside village of Vietnam, Yellow Flowers on the Green grass is a touching tale of innocent love, friendships and brotherhood.
Director: Victor Vu | Stars: Thinh Vinh, Khang Trong, Lam Thanh My, My Anh
Votes: 1,467
Vietnam
10. When the Tenth Month Comes (1984)
95 min | Drama
Duyen faces a daily struggle to care for her young son and her weakened father-in-law, while keeping secret the fact that her husband died in a battle during the war.
Director: Dang Nhat Minh | Stars: Vân Lê, Luu Viet Bao Dang, Yen Hoang, Phu Cuong Lai
Votes: 480
Vietnam
11. The Floating Lives (2010)
105 min | Drama, Romance
The film portrays the life of a family separated from the mainstream of modern society, yet containing within its microcosm the complex layers and dramas of human relationship: conjugal ... See full summary »
Director: Phan Quang Binh Nguyen | Stars: Tang Thanh Ha, Do Thi Hai Yen, Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, Dustin Nguyen
Votes: 398
Vietnam
12. 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: 217,010 | Gross: $4.11M
Indonesia
13. The Act of Killing (2012)
Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn | Stars: Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik
Votes: 40,801 | Gross: $0.49M
Indonesia
14. 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: 3,150
Indonesia
15. 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: 2,572
Indonesia
16. The Last Reel (2014)
106 min | Drama
A lost film, buried beneath Cambodia's killing fields, reveals different versions of the truth. A contemporary story about love, family and the ghosts of Cambodia's past.
Director: Kulikar Sotho | Stars: Ma Rynet, Sok Sothun, Rous Mony, Hun Sophy
Votes: 132
Cambodia
17. Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise (2007)
90 min | Documentary
The film is situated as close as one can get to the life - and thus the spiritual death - of a prostitute.
Director: Rithy Panh
Votes: 111
Cambodia
18. The Missing Picture (2013)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
Rithy Panh uses clay figures, archival footage, and his narration to recreate the atrocities Cambodia's Khmer Rouge committed between 1975 and 1979.
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Randal Douc, Jean-Baptiste Phou
Votes: 3,517 | Gross: $0.05M
Cambodia
19. S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003)
Unrated | 101 min | Documentary, History, War
A unique documentary on the notorious S-21 prison, today the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with testimony by the only surviving prisoners and former Khmer Rouge guards.
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Khieu 'Poev' Ches, Yeay Cheu, Nhem En, Houy Him
Votes: 1,162 | Gross: $0.02M
Cambodia
20. Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll (2014)
Unrated | 105 min | Documentary, Music
Through the eyes, words, and songs of its popular music stars of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, 'Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock & Roll' examines and unravels Cambodia's tragic ... See full summary »
Director: John Pirozzi | Stars: Norodom Sirivudh, Norodom Sihanouk, Sisowath Kossamak, Samley Hong
Votes: 426 | Gross: $0.12M
Cambodia
21. Enemies of the People (2009)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Crime, History
One of the most harrowing and compelling personal documentaries of our time, ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE exposes for the first time the truth about the Killing Fields and the Khmer Rouge who were behind Cambodia's genocide.
Directors: Rob Lemkin, Thet Sambath | Stars: Thet Sambath, Nuon Chea, Pol Pot, Khieu Samphân
Votes: 555 | Gross: $0.07M
Cambodia
22. The Gifted (2014)
TV-14 | 121 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance
Childhood best friends who are both geniuses in school eventually become bittersweet rivals for campus athlete Mark Ferrer. Zoe Tuazon is a rich, overweight and aggressive mestiza; Aica ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Martinez | Stars: Anne Curtis, Cristine Reyes, Sam Milby, Arlene Muhlach
Votes: 243
23. Rice Soldiers (2014)
Drama
Director: Janice O'Hara | Stars: Nathaniel Britt, Ian De Leon, Marc Abaya, Gardo Versoza
Votes: 25
24. Relaks, It's Just Pag-ibig (2014)
99 min | Comedy, Romance
Bold Sari enlists with Josh, a young man whom she barely met. They set from Metro Manila to Leyte to find the owner of a letter she found and see the fulfillment of its vow. They discover that the journey is just as relevant as their goal.
Directors: Antoinette Jadaone, Irene Villamor | Stars: Inigo Dominic Pascual, Julian Estrada, Sofia Andres, Alessandra De Rossi
Votes: 88
25. Jan Dara (2001)
108 min | Drama, Romance
Jan Dara grows up in a house devoid of love, but rich in lust. He soon takes up the sinful lifestyle of his stepfather, Khun Luang, who married his mother after she was raped.
Director: Nonzee Nimibutr | Stars: Santisuk Promsiri, Christy Chung, Wipawee Charoenpura, Eakarat Sarsukh
Votes: 2,443
26. 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
27. Four Sisters and a Wedding (2013)
Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Drama
Four sisters try to stop their younger brother's wedding; in the process, all discover resentments among one another.
Director: Cathy Garcia-Sampana | Stars: Brenna Garcia, Bea Alonzo, Bea Basa, Veyda Inoval
Votes: 1,010
28. One Day (VI) (2016)
135 min | Drama, Romance
A woman suffers from a rare form of temporary amnesia, lasting for a day. Her shy colleague, who is secretly in love with her, tells her that they are a couple in order to experience being with her for just one day.
Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun | Stars: Chantavit Dhanasevi, Nittha Jirayungyurn, Theerapat Sajakul, Prim Bulakul
Votes: 2,758
29. Naked Under the Moon (1999)
TV-MA | 110 min | Drama, Romance
A priest estranged from the holy vows marries Clara and starts raising a family. After several incidents, he becomes wracked with melancholia and wanders aimlessly, unable to come to terms with his personal truths.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Klaudia Koronel, Joel Torre, Elizabeth Oropesa, Isabel Granada
Votes: 119
30. Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004)
Not Rated | 625 min | Drama
The collapse and the struggle of a poor farming clan in Philippines.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Elryan de Vera, Angie Ferro, Pen Medina, Marife Necesito
Votes: 507
31. Kagadanan sa banwaan ning mga engkanto (2007)
540 min | Drama
Filipino poet Benjamin Agusan (Roeder Camanag) is a hapless native who returns to his hometown Padang to witness the aftermath of the super typhoon. For the past seven years, Benjamin has ... See full summary »
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Roeder Camanag, Angeli Bayani, Perry Dizon, Dante Perez
Votes: 267
32. The Woman Who Left (2016)
TV-MA | 226 min | Drama
After 30 years of wrongful imprisonment, a woman plans to take revenge on her former lover.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Charo Santos-Concio, John Lloyd Cruz, Michael De Mesa, Nonie Buencamino
Votes: 1,626 | Gross: $0.00M
33. From What Is Before (2014)
TV-MA | 338 min | Drama
The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad and ... See full summary »
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Perry Dizon, Roeder Camanag, Hazel Orencio, Karenina Haniel
Votes: 843
34. Century of Birthing (2011)
Not Rated | 360 min | Drama
An artist struggles to finish his work. A storyline about a cult plays in his head. Fundamentalism will destroy the world. The artist destroys his muse in the process. He redeems her in the end.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Perry Dizon, Angel Aquino, Bart Guingona, Hazel Orencio
Votes: 299
35. Heremias, Book One: The Legend of the Lizard Princess (2006)
519 min | Crime, Drama
A wandering peddler separates from his fellow salesman and becomes involved with criminals in the jungle.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Ronnie Lazaro, Jordan, Sid Lucero, Dante Balois
Votes: 200
36. Norte, the End of History (2013)
TV-MA | 250 min | Crime, Drama
An embittered law student commits a brutal double murder; a family man takes the fall and is forced into a harsh prison sentence; a mother and her two children wander the countryside looking for some kind of redemption.
Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Sid Lucero, Angeli Bayani, Archie Alemania, Soliman Cruz
Votes: 2,285
37. Ilo Ilo (2013)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
In 90s Singapore, the friendship between Filipino nursemaid Teresa and her young charge Jiale makes waves in a family, while the Asian recession hits the region.
Director: Anthony Chen | Stars: Yann Yann Yeo, Tian Wen Chen, Angeli Bayani, Jia Ler Koh
Votes: 4,995 | Gross: $0.05M
38. Falling in Love Like in Movies (2023)
118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Bagus, a screenwriter, reunites with his high school friend and crush, Hana, who is still grieving from the loss of her husband. He wants to convince her to fall in love once again, just like in the movies.
Director: Yandy Laurens | Stars: Ringgo Agus Rahman, Nirina Zubir, Alex Abbad, Sheila Dara Aisha
Votes: 1,033
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