Other Far East movies (Except for South Korea, Japan, Chinese movies)
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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: 23,324
2. Pop Aye (2017)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together.
Director: Kirsten Tan | Stars: Penpak Sirikul, Thaneth Warakulnukroh, Paveena Poungsiri, Chainarong Phokaew
Votes: 1,125 | Gross: $0.08M
3. 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: 3,365 | Gross: $0.02M
4. The Pool (III) (2018)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Drama, Horror
In an abandoned 6-meter deep pool, a couple is stranded there with a deadly predator.
Director: Ping Lumpraploeng | Stars: Theeradej Wongpuapan, Ratnamon Ratchiratham
Votes: 3,453
5. 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: 6,408
6. Shutter (II) (2004)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young photographer and his girlfriend discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can not escape your past.
Directors: Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom | Stars: Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee, Achita Sikamana, Unnop Chanpaibool
Votes: 49,227
7. 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: 29,266
8. 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: 9,206
9. On the Job (2013)
Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Inspired by a real-life scandal in which prison inmates are temporarily released from prison to work as contract killers on behalf of politicians and high ranking military officials.
Director: Erik Matti | Stars: Piolo Pascual, Gerald Anderson, Joel Torre, Joey Marquez
Votes: 3,351 | Gross: $0.16M
10. First They Killed My Father (2017)
TV-MA | 136 min | Biography, Drama, History
Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.
Director: Angelina Jolie | Stars: Sareum Srey Moch, Phoeung Kompheak, Sveng Socheata, Mun Kimhak
Votes: 20,457
11. Noble (2014)
PG-13 | 100 min | Biography, Drama
Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.
Director: Stephen Bradley | Stars: Deirdre O'Kane, Sarah Greene, Gloria Cramer Curtis, Brendan Coyle
Votes: 1,840 | Gross: $0.35M
12. Furie (2019)
TV-14 | 98 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When her daughter is kidnapped, a desperate yet determined mother treks through her former gang's turf in Saigon to track down the abductors.
Director: Le-Van Kiet | Stars: Veronica Ngo, Mai Cát Vi, Thanh Nhien Phan, Pham Anh Khoa
Votes: 5,648 | Gross: $0.59M
13. Touch of the Light (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Biography, Drama
A drama centered on the experiences of a blind piano prodigy.
Director: Jung-chi Chang | Stars: Sandrine Pinna, Yu-Siang Huang, Lieh Lee, Samantha Shu-Chin Ko
Votes: 1,019
14. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 281,734 | Gross: $128.08M
15. A City of Sadness (1989)
157 min | Drama, History
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror" that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government after their arrival from mainland China in the late 1940s.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Shu-Fen Hsin, Sung-Young Chen, Jack Kao
Votes: 6,107
16. Red Cliff (2008)
R | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).
Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 48,508 | Gross: $0.63M
17. Red Cliff II (2009)
142 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Second and final part of epic tale about a legendary battle that changed the course of China history.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 25,359 | Gross: $0.63M
18. The Assassin (2015)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Drama, History
A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Yun Zhou, Satoshi Tsumabuki
Votes: 17,996 | Gross: $0.61M
19. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I (2011)
Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Drama, History
An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them.
Director: Te-Sheng Wei | Stars: Masanobu Andô, Jun'ichi Haruta, Sabu Kawahara, Shiang-Chu Tang
Votes: 7,330 | Gross: $0.14M
20. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II (2011)
132 min | Action, Drama, History
After the uprising at Wushe, Mona Rudao faces a guerrilla war against the militarily superior Japanese and Seediq clans. He and his followers must fight for their dignity and honor so that they can truly be "Seediq Bale" or "real men."
Director: Te-Sheng Wei | Stars: Nolay Piho, Umin Boya, Masanobu Andô, Sabu Kawahara
Votes: 1,850
21. A Sun (2019)
156 min | Crime, Drama
A family of four fractures under the weight of unmet expectations, unexpected tragedy, and uncompromising pride.
Director: Mong-Hong Chung | Stars: Chien-Ho Wu, Yi-Wen Chen, Samantha Shu-Chin Ko, Kuan-Ting Liu
Votes: 10,211
22. Lust, Caution (2007)
NC-17 | 157 min | Drama, History, Romance
During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Leehom Wang
Votes: 45,549 | Gross: $4.60M
23. Detention (2019)
TV-MA | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In 1962 Taiwan, student Fang and teacher Mr. Chang fall in love amidst the restrictive White Terror period banning sensitive books. Despite this, Mr. Chang secretly organizes a banned book study group with fellow teacher and student.
Director: John Hsu | Stars: Gingle Wang, Meng-Po Fu, Jing-Hua Tseng, Cecilia Choi
Votes: 3,841
24. The Journey (III) (2014)
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When Bee (Yew) returns to Malaysia after graduation, she introduces her British fiance, Benji (Pfeiffer), to her father, Uncle Chuan (Lee). With Benji's lack of cultural understanding of Chinese traditions, Chuan opposes their marriage.
Director: Keng Guan Chiu | Stars: Ben Pfeiffer, Sai Peng Lee, Joanne Yew, Bao-Quan Chong
Votes: 628
25. Life of Pi (2012)
PG | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu
Votes: 667,267 | Gross: $124.99M
26. The Soul (2021)
130 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The founder of a corporation developing a futuristic cancer treatment is brutally murdered, and a prosecutor sidelined by the illness asks to lead the case, assisted by his newly pregnant detective wife.
Director: Wei-Hao Cheng | Stars: Chang Chen, Janine Chun-Ning Chang, Anke Sun, Christopher Ming-Shun Lee
Votes: 3,379
27. Butchered (2009)
TV-MA | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A young man tries to make some money so he can marry his girlfriend. He takes a job for $2,000 and then realizes that this job involves killing a woman.
Director: Brillante Mendoza | Stars: Coco Martin, Maria Isabel Lopez, Julio Diaz, John Regala
Votes: 1,949
28. The Silent Forest (2020)
TV-MA | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
A hearing-impaired boy transfers to a school for children with special needs. But his excitement about blending into a new environment immediately turns into fear when he witnesses the reality happening in the school.
Director: Chen-Nien Ko | Stars: Tzu-Chuan Liu, Buffy Chen, Kim Hyun-bin, Kuan-Ting Liu
Votes: 1,230
29. Photocopier (2021)
TV-MA | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After losing her scholarship when photos of her at a party surface online, a student pairs with a photocopy worker to piece together what happened.
Director: Wregas Bhanuteja | Stars: Shenina Cinnamon, Dea Panendra, Giulio Parengkuan, Jerome Kurnia
Votes: 3,842
30. Apprentice (2016)
115 min | Drama
Inevitably, a transfer to a maximum security prison will eventually challenge the integrity and ethics of a young correctional officer on his way to become a chief executioner.
Director: Junfeng Boo | Stars: Firdaus Rahman, Wan Hanafi Su, Mastura Ahmad, Peter Boon Koh
Votes: 1,816 | Gross: $0.00M
31. 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: 1,468
32. Dreamy Eyes (2019)
117 min | Drama, Romance
The movie tells the one-sided love story of a young man, Ngan, for his girlfriend from childhood, Ha Lan.
Director: Victor Vu | Stars: Trúc Anh, Tran Nghia, Tran Phong, Nguyen Lam Thao Tam
Votes: 1,194
33. The Falls (2021)
129 min | Drama
While quarantining, the relationship between a mother and daughter takes an unexpected turn.
Director: Mong-Hong Chung | Stars: Alyssa Chia, Gingle Wang, Yi-Wen Chen, Lee-zen Lee
Votes: 2,233
34. Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
Unrated | 113 min | Drama
In the "flower houses" (upscale brothels) of Shanghai, various interweaving stories of love, loyalty, and deceit play out subtly.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Michiko Hada, Michelle Reis, Carina Lau
Votes: 4,079
35. Buffalo Boy (2004)
102 min | Drama
Set along the southern coast of Vietnam during the French occupation in the 1940s, water is everywhere, giving life and bringing decay and rot. Kim is 15; his father and step-mother have ... See full summary »
Director: Minh Nguyen-Vo | Stars: The Lu Le, Thi Kieu Trinh Nguyen, Huu Thanh Nguyen, Zan Sram Kra
Votes: 613
36. Cyclo (1995)
123 min | Crime, Drama
When a poor bicycle-taxi driver has his cyclo stolen, he is forced into a life of crime. Meanwhile, his sister becomes a sex worker.
Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Le Van Loc, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Nu Yên-Khê Tran, Quynh Nhu
Votes: 5,496 | Gross: $0.08M
37. Till We Meet Again (2021)
128 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Ah-Lun, who has a choice to make in the underworld, decides to be a god of love in Chinese mythology. As he advances with his tasks on Earth, his biggest challenge is to tie a red string with the woman he loved the most.
Director: Giddens Ko | Stars: Kai Ko, Vivian Sung, Gingle Wang, Umin Boya
Votes: 1,716
38. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A Vietnamese servant girl, Mui, observes lives within two different Saigon families: the first, a woman textile seller with three boys and a frequently absent husband; the second, a handsome young pianist with his fiancée.
Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Nu Yên-Khê Tran, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong, Anh Hoa Nguyen
Votes: 9,993 | Gross: $1.91M
39. Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019)
110 min | Drama, Family
An aspiring singer living with his grandmother in the capital of Bhutan dreams of getting a visa to move to Australia.
Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji | Stars: Sherab Dorji, Ugyen Norbu Lhendup, Kelden Lhamo Gurung, Pem Zam
Votes: 6,610
40. Plurality (2021)
107 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man who wakes up from a coma to find himself uploaded with the minds of four dead serial-murder suspects. These hold the only clues for the police to track down the last surviving victim.
Director: Aozaru Shiao | Stars: Yi-lan Chao, Yi-Wen Chen, Lei Fu, Duncan Lai
Votes: 161
41. You Have to Kill Me (2021)
105 min | Crime, Drama
Police officer Chou is about to propose to his girlfriend Chen. He then receives a homicide case report and follows it to the mountain area. Sadly, the deceased is his girlfriend Chen. ... See full summary »
Director: Chun-Hao Chan | Stars: Jen-Shuo Cheng, Janel Tsai, Shih-ling Hsueh, Chao-te Yin
Votes: 60
42. The Post-Truth World (2022)
TV-MA | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A sports star turned convict holds over-the-hill commentator Liu Li-min hostage. Recognizing this as a chance for his big comeback, Liu plays along with the hype. But the truth is even more shocking than his wildest imagination.
Director: If Chen | Stars: Hsiao-chuan Chang, Edward Chen, Caitlin Fang, Aviis Zhong
Votes: 735
43. Hunger (II) (2023)
TV-MA | 146 min | Drama, Thriller
A woman running her family's noodle restaurant receives an invitation to join the fine-dining industry under the tutelage of an infamous chef.
Director: Sitisiri Mongkolsiri | Stars: Nopachai Chaiyanam, Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Emilio Ferreira, Alex Gravenstein
Votes: 16,660
44. Return to Seoul (2022)
R | 119 min | Drama
A twenty-five-year-old French woman returns to Korea, the country she was born in before being adopted by a French couple, for the very first time. She decides to track down her biological parents, but her journey takes a surprising turn.
Director: Davy Chou | Stars: Park Ji-min, Oh Gwang-Rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young
Votes: 8,427
45. Juang (2022)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
A collection of stories of how Malaysians face the Covid-19 pandemic.
Directors: Osman Ali, Kabir Bhatia, Yusry Abd Halim, Matt Lai, Aziz M. Osman | Stars: Zul Ariffin, Zizan Razak, Izzue Islam, Janna Nick
Votes: 113
46. The Murderer (II) (2023)
TV-MA | 120 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
When an English man is accused of murdering his Thai in-laws, his wife is the only witness that stands between guilt and freedom.
Director: Wisit Sasanatieng | Stars: Phetthai Vongkumlao, Eisaya Hosuwan, James Laver, Thanavisutt Chene Battiata
Votes: 1,087
47. Home for Rent (2023)
124 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Inspired by terrifying true events. The new tenants of a house start terrorizing the owners of the place they rent, looking for their next prey to sacrifice.
Director: Sophon Sakdaphisit | Stars: Nittha Jirayungyurn, Sukollawat Kanarot, Thanyaphat Mayuraleela, Penpak Sirikul
Votes: 3,493
48. 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: 13,156
49. 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
50. Eye of the Storm (2023)
118 min | Drama
Right after thoracic surgeon Dr. Xia is called back to treat an emergency patient, an unknown virus outbreak forces the hospital to go into lockdown, trapping Xia, along with hundreds of healthcare providers, patients, and their families.
Director: Chun-Yang Lin | Stars: Bo-Chieh Wang, Jing-Hua Tseng, Shih-ling Hsueh, Chloe Xiang
Votes: 777
51. Once Upon a Star (2023)
TV-14 | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
Join the crew of a traveling pharma-cinema troupe as they go on the road to spread the joy of live-dubbed movies, all while overcoming difficulties, deceits, and reaching for their dreams.
Director: Nonzee Nimibutr | Stars: Darina Boonchu, Sukollawat Kanarot, Jirayu La-ongmanee, Nuengthida Sophon
Votes: 431
52. The Abandoned (2022)
PG-13 | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a mysterious corpse is found in a river, a distressed police officer delves into a string of grisly murders as danger quickly approaches.
Director: Ying-Ting Tseng | Stars: Janine Chun-Ning Chang, Ethan Juan, An-Shun Yu, Chloe Xiang
Votes: 1,803
53. The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (2023)
TV-MA | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Discovering that he is only the third most wanted fugitive in Taiwan, a criminal embarks on a journey to overtake the first two.
Director: Ching-Po Wong | Stars: Ethan Juan, Ben Yuen, Yi-Wen Chen, Gingle Wang
Votes: 4,799
54. Lost in Perfection (2023)
114 min | Thriller
TV anchor life unravels when she discovers her dad become the victim of a romance scam. Making matters worse, the scammer is accused of murdering men she dated and the anchor teams with the local prosecutor to investigate the crime.
Director: Hsin Yin Sung | Stars: Yu-Wei Shao, Mei-Hsiu Lin, Rhydian Vaughan, Figaro Tseng
Votes: 346
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