Very subjective list of best Thai movies ever

By admin | October, 26, 2014

So what would be your list of best Thai movies ever?
This is what we have come up with. This would be our subjective list of best Thai movies. Not in any particular order. Just a list 😉 Enjoy!

Jan Dara

(2001), IMDB rating 6.3/10

Jan Dara is a highly erotic-period-drama that will take your imagination to dangerous places. The film is co-directed and written by Nonzee Nimibutr. The movie is co-starred by the beautiful Hong-Kong Actress Christy Chung. The movie debuted in 2001 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It is based on a novel by Utsana Phloengtham. Jan Dara won Thailand National Film Association Award as well as a variety of local and international festivals.

Hello Stranger

(2010), IMDB rating 7.6/10

Just like thousands of Thai couples, during the 9 days holiday of Songkran festival, a guy and a girl choose to visit Korea for their own specific reasons. They did not start the trip to go together, but end up returning back home together.

Friends Never Die

(2012), IMDB rating 7.7/10

“Song” is a freshman at a college meets “Gun” – the founder and leader of “Sperm Gang” by a chance. Song later steps into a gangster life. Through violence, brawls and temper of teenagers, each members of the gang learn what “Friendship” truly means.

The Billionaire

(2011), IMDB rating 7.9/10

What are you doing at his age? Age 16, TOP gained 400,000 Baht monthly from playing online games. Age 17, He was willing to fail school and instead earned money from selling chestnuts for 2,000 baht. Age 18, His family went bankrupt and remained 40 million Baht in debt. Age 19, He released Tao Kae Noi seaweed to more than 3,000 branches at 7-Eleven. At this present, Top is a 26-year-old businessman, the owner of the bestselling seaweed in Thailand. He owns 85 percent of the market share which is equivalent to 800 million Baht a year, and has 2,000 employees in his company. The Billionaire will let you get to know Top Ittipat in details about how he turned himself from an online game addict whom always got disparaged by teachers, to a famous young billionaire. How did he raise himself up to this position? Surely, everyone desires to get rich, yet not everyone dares to succeed like him. Find the answers that have made Top become a billionaire, while you still can.

Bangkok Traffic Love Story

(2009), IMDB rating 7.3/10

An urban love story set in the center of Bangkok where thirty-year-old Mei Li struggling to find true love. When Mei Li accidentally meets a handsome BTS engineer whom she considers as the right man, she plans to make her first move. Though too many obstacles keep popping up, Mei Li will never give up.

Chocolate

(2008), IMDB rating 7/10

An autistic girl with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother’s debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.

The Protector

IMDB rating 7.1/10(2005)

A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.

Ong-bak

(2003), IMDB rating 7.2/10

When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.

Last Life in the Universe

(2003), IMDB rating 7.7/10

The comedy, Drama and Action movie was released in the year 2003 and it has made it to the international theaters because of its interesting story line. The film is about suicidal, Obsessive Compulsive (OCD) Japanese who is pushed by life to lie low in Thailand together with a pot-smoking woman who is struggling with the loss of a sister she cannot live without. The movie has received several local and international awards and nominations catapulting it to the international arena.

Bangkok dangerous

(2000), IMDB rating 6.7/10

Bangkok Dangerous is an action, thriller and crime movie released in 2000. It is about a deaf and mute hitman with his able partner who are operating in the city of Bangkok. He develops friendship with his partner’s girlfriend who happens to be a strip dancer in a local club. He meets a nice and innocent girl who works in a pharmacy as he goes about his assassination business. As the story develops, he realizes that his actions hurt innocent people and he makes about turn to exert his revenge on former boss.