Southeast Asian Movies on Netflix
Last updated April 20, 2024
Kingdom of War: Part 2
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe second installment of this sweeping historical saga follows heroic Naresuan, a gifted young warrior who would become Siam's 16th-century King Naresuan the Great, as he initiates a revolution against his country's Burmese overlords.
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Kingdom of War: Part 1
2006 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsPart 1 of this epic historical film dramatizes the childhood years that Siam's 16th-century King Naresuan spent as a hostage to the king of Burma, learning the military skills he'd one day use to set his country free of Burmese domination.
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Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
2003 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen a sacred Buddha statuette is stolen from a Thai village by a shady businessman intent on realizing a profit from his ill-gotten gain, a young kick-boxer follows the trail of clues to Bangkok to reclaim the pilfered treasure.
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Burma VJ
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Anders Østergaard's Oscar-nominated documentary profiles the courageous efforts of a renegade band of Burmese reporters (aka the Burma VJs) who -- in the face of a repressive regime and media censorship -- refuse to be silenced.
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Chocolate
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAcclaimed Thai action director Prachya Pinkaew helms this martial arts drama, which follows Zen (JeeJa Yanin), a young autistic woman who discovers that she has the uncanny ability to absorb precision fighting skills just by watching martial arts movies. When her cancer-ridden mother's creditors come calling, Zen attempts to settle the debts by standing up to a hardnosed gang of criminals who have wrongfully swindled money from her family.
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Small Voices: The Stories of Cambodia's Children
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA revealing look at the difficult challenges street children in Cambodia face every day, this documentary chronicles the stories of Charam, Leakhena, Meng Ly, Layseng and Hov Nhagn, five youngsters struggling to overcome their illiteracy and poverty. This emotional tale of heartbreak and hope profiles how one local shelter, the Cambodian Children's Fund, works hard to help a population the rest of the country ignores.
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They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsShot clandestinely over a two-year period in the second-most isolated country on the planet, Burma, this documentary lifts the curtain to expose everyday life in a country that has been held in the iron grip of a brutal military regime for 48 years.
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Muay Thai Warrior
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsOnce left for dead by his warrior brethren, young samurai Yamada Nagamasa becomes a bodyguard to King Naresuan the Great after working tirelessly to master Muay Thai boxing. But Yamada must face his past when his betrayers return to finish the job.
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Power Kids
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen little Wun needs a heart transplant, his friends race to save him. But the donor heart he needs is at a hospital that's been captured by terrorists, so it's up to the remaining Power Kids to liberate it.
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Ong Bak 2: The Beginning
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTien, the son of Lord Sihadecho -- a murdered nobleman -- is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut who teaches Tien a variety of deadly fighting styles.
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Owl and the Sparrow
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter angering her stern uncle (Trong Hai), 10-year-old Thuy (Han Thi Pham) runs away and lands on the tough streets of Saigon. There, she befriends shy zookeeper Hai (The Lu Le) and flight attendant Lan (Cat Ly). Dreaming of a new family, Thuy plays matchmaker to bring the two together. Meanwhile, Thuy's furious uncle tracks her through the city. Stephane Gauger wrote and directed this Los Angeles Film Festival Audience Award winner.
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Ninja 2
2013 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsCasey Bowman's life of domestic bliss has been shattered by a savage act of violence and he must fight to avenge as well as survive. His target: a sinister drug lord flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory.
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Merantau
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAs part of a rite of passage known as "merantau," young Yuda (Iko Uwais) leaves his tiny farming village for Jakarta. But he ends up saving orphan Astri (Sisca Jessica) from a human-trafficking ring ruled by the evil Ratger (Mads Koudal). With vengeful villains hot on their trail, Yuda must keep Astri and her little brother, Adit (Yusuf Aulia), safe in the pimp- and mob-ridden streets of the city in this fast-paced Indonesian thriller.
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Ong Bak 3
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThai action superstar Tony Jaa adds another chapter to the supernatural epic of Tien, a master warrior whose fate is marked by the tragic murder of his father. A new chapter in Tien's quest for revenge unfolds following the cliffhanger ending of Ong Bak 2. After being saved from death at the hands of Lord Rajasena's soldiers, Tien is brought back to his mentor, Master Bua, to heal and strengthen himself before he can challenge his enemy again.
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Oh, Saigon
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCapturing her family's emotional return to Vietnam, a country they left via airlift in 1975 when the war was finally over, filmmaker Doan Hoang explores the circumstances -- and still-raw wounds -- surrounding their departure.
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The Overture
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIttisoontorn Vichailak directs this captivating drama inspired by the real-life story of Thai musician Luang Pradit Pairoh, whose skill at playing a xylophone-like instrument called the ranard-ek has made him a legend of classical music.
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BKO: Bangkok Knockout
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen a mutual friend is kidnapped, highly trained members of an exclusive fight club pool their talents -- including expert skills in kung fu, muay Thai and capoeira -- to bring the attackers to justice.
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Beautiful Boxer
2005 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsKickboxer Parinaya Charoemphol has a secret: He's transgender. Inspired by a famous Thai pugilist who lived two drastically different lives, this award-winning drama recounts Parinaya's painful attempts to exist in paradoxical worlds.
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Raging Phoenix
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter she's rescued from a gang of Thai thugs who specialize in the trafficking of women, sexy Deu endures a grueling regimen of drunken-style, break dancing-inspired combat training and sets out to get her revenge.
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Enemies of the People
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA Cambodian whose family was among the 2 million victims slain by the Khmer Rouge, Thet Sambath patiently spends his time, energy and money gaining the trust of the regime's cold-blooded murderers in hopes of capturing their confessions on tape.
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The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsLittle things mean a lot in the world of 10-year-old Mui, a girl who's trained to be a house servant in 1950s Vietnam. This film follows Mui as she grows up in pre-war Saigon, and finds quiet love with a family friend. Dialogue seems almost tertiary in this film that celebrates the senses, as the young girl discovers the world around her and marvels at every new sight, sound and scent she experiences while going about her workday life.
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The Third Wave
2007 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis uplifting documentary follows New York filmmaker Alison Thompson and her boyfriend, Oscar Gubernati, as they travel to Sri Lanka after the 2004 tsunami, intending to help in any way they can.
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Passport to Love
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSuave Saigon playboy Khang (Binh Minh) and his earnest entrepreneurial sidekick, Hieu (Huy Khanh), pursue coveted university degrees in America, where Khang quickly falls for a single-mom cop and the engaged Hieu falls for a Vietnamese-American beauty queen (Ngoc Diep). As family drama surfaces on two continents, Khang and Hieu soon realize that love is a tricky concept in any language in this charming romantic comedy.
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Bangkok Revenge
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAfter witnessing his parents' brutal murder, a young boy is raised by a martial arts master who grooms him to be a lethal killer. Some 20 years later, it's time to take revenge on the assassins who destroyed his childhood.
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Legend of the Tsunami Warrior
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsArmed with formidable Thai boxing skills, a rebellious prince takes on his queen, a band of rowdy pirates and a needy orphan for bragging rights to a vast ocean treasure. But there's only so much booty to go around in this high-seas adventure.
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