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1. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
PG | 161 min | Adventure, Drama, War
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.
Director: David Lean | Stars: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa
Votes: 233,451 | Gross: $44.91M
2. Stealth (2005)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control before it initiates the next world war.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard
Votes: 56,283 | Gross: $32.12M
3. Samsara (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Music
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
Director: Ron Fricke | Stars: Balinese Tari Legong Dancers, Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika
Votes: 38,069 | Gross: $2.67M
4. It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981)
30 min | Comedy, War
The comic adventures of a group of misfits who form an extremely bad concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining the troops during World War II.
Stars: Windsor Davies, Melvyn Hayes, Donald Hewlett, Don Estelle
Votes: 1,792
5. The Lady (2011)
R | 132 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett, Jonathan Woodhouse
Votes: 11,300 | Gross: $0.36M
6. Hard Target 2 (2016 Video)
R | 104 min | Action, Thriller
Wes is slumming it in Bangkok 6 months after killing his best friend in a match in Vegas. He's tricked into Myanmar's jungle, where he's the fox in rich people's hunt.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Scott Adkins, Robert Knepper, Rhona Mitra, Ann Truong
Votes: 6,617
7. Objective, Burma! (1945)
Approved | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A platoon of special ops are tasked to parachute into the remote Burmese jungle and destroy a strategic Japanese radar station, but getting out isn't as easy.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Errol Flynn, James Brown, William Prince, George Tobias
Votes: 5,550
8. Beyond Rangoon (1995)
R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Laura is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after the murder of her husband and son, and goes on vacation with her sister to Burma. After losing her passport at a political rally, she... See full summary »
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Patricia Arquette, U Aung Ko, Frances McDormand, Spalding Gray
Votes: 5,452 | Gross: $5.75M
9. Never So Few (1959)
Approved | 125 min | Drama, War
During WW2, the American OSS mounts covert operations with the native Kachin against the Japanese army in the jungles of Burma.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen
Votes: 3,420
10. Merrill's Marauders (I) (1962)
Approved | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, War
During WW2, a 3000-strong American unit, known as Merrill's Marauders, battles the Japanese forces in Burma.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown, Andrew Duggan
Votes: 2,780
11. The Burma Conspiracy (2011)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Largo Winch, the newly appointed CEO of the W Group, is accused of crimes against humanity on the very day he announces his intention to sell his corporation and use the proceeds to create a humanitarian foundation.
Director: Jérôme Salle | Stars: Tomer Sisley, Sharon Stone, Ulrich Tukur, Napakpapha Nakprasitte
Votes: 8,256
12. The Cleaners (2018)
88 min | Documentary
A look at the shadowy underworld of the Internet where questionable content is removed.
Directors: Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck | Stars: Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump, Nicole Wong, Sarah T. Roberts
Votes: 1,829
13. When a Snail Falls in Love (2016)
TV-14 | 33 min | Action, Crime, Romance
Detective Ji Bai and new criminal profiler Xu Xu may seem like an awkward teacher-student pair at first glance, yet they are actually the best partners in the police force, solving one ... See full summary »
Stars: Kai Wang, Ziwen Wang, Yue Xu, Heng Yu
Votes: 343
14. Clue II: Murder in Disguise (1987 Video)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Sequel to the live action VHS version of Parker Brothers' classic board game 'Clue' (or 'Cluedo'). The characters from the game are now on the run from an Interpol inspector because of all the crimes they've committed.
Director: Ed Buffman | Stars: Betty Lee Bogue, Mara Clark, Walter Covell, Michael Dell'Orto
Votes: 56
15. Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021)
120 min | Documentary
This documentary explores film through the voices of significant professionals who have contributed to make sure moving images survive and remain accessible.
Director: Inés Toharia Terán | Stars: Ann Adachi-Tasch, Laure Adler, Benjamin Chowkwan Ado, Janice Allen
Votes: 255
16. Twilight Over Burma (2015 TV Movie)
99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The U.S. scholarships Austrian student Inge and young mining student from Burma Sao Kya Seng fall in love. But it's only at the lavish wedding ceremony that Inge discovers her husband is ... See full summary »
Director: Sabine Derflinger | Stars: Zoe Addams, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Tanapol Chuksrida, Daweerit Chullasapya
Votes: 151
17. The Venerable W. (2017)
PG | 100 min | Documentary
A view of the religious tensions between Muslims and Buddhist through the portrait of the Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu, leader of anti-Muslim movement in Myanmar.
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Ashin Wirathu, U. Zanitar, Kyaw Zayar Htun, U. Kaylar Sa
Votes: 638
18. Unbroken Ties aka Myittar
92 min | Drama | Completed
Having lived his whole life in an orphanage, Min embarks on a journey to a foreign land, seeking a brighter future, only to unravel a past he never imagined.
Director: Graham Streeter | Stars: Gin Mung, Htun Eaindra Bo, Lu Min, Brittney Powell
19. Rosy (2021)
90 min | Documentary
A young woman diagnosed with multiple sclerosis takes on a triple journey to shape her body in New Zealand, her mind in Myanmar, and her soul in Mongolia, in order to prepare to face the illness.
Director: Marine Barnérias | Stars: Marine Barnérias, Carole Cottin-Barnérias, Pierre Barnerias, Héloïse Barnérias
Votes: 50
20. My Country My Home (2018)
130 min | Drama
Nan is a high school girl who was born and raised in Tokyo but whose family come from Myanmar. She thinks of herself as Japanese but when Nan finds out that her father is planning on ... See full summary »
Director: Kyi Phyu Shin | Stars: Yan Aung, Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi, Aung Ye Lin, Win Morisaki
Votes: 22
21. Broken Dreams (Myanmar) (2023)
120 min | Drama
Myanmar, 2023. Two years after the military coup, the country is in a state of chaos and violence. The junta is carrying out extrajudicial killings and seizing the property of activists and... See full summary »
Directors: Nay Ni Hlaing Ka, L Minpyae Mon, Myat Noe, Bo Thet Tun, Nay Chi Myat Noe Wint | Stars: Myat Noe Aye, Japan Gyi, Russell Htet, Novem Htoo
22. The Ladies Diary (2020)
63 min | Documentary
Six women, six stories, one day to tell Myanmar, a country facing the future. After years of military dictatorship, Myanmar is now a young democracy but change is a fast process that very often hides difficulties and obstacles.
Director: Sara Trevisan | Stars: Eh Eh, Nyein Ei Ei Htwe, Daw Ketumala, Mu Lin
23. Lost in Transit (2023)
48 min | Documentary
A documentary film which discusses the history, mythology, and culture of the Karen tribe in the Andaman Islands, and the continuing oppression that forced much of their community to flee their homeland in Myanmar.
Director: Bindu Sajan | Stars: Naw Estha, Naw Namu
Votes: 6
24. Freedom House (2008)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary
The remarkable true story of refugee children who defy a regime with the help of a video camera. Burma is a death zone, battered by silent genocide and the longest civil war in history. ... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Schultz | Stars: Mercy Htoo, Win Nay Lynn, Khu Wah Paw, Tad Sandford
25. Electric Burma (2012)
54 min | Documentary
A documentary of the concert in honor of freed Burmese political leader Aung San Suu Kyi which took place on the 18th of June 2012 in Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, Ireland.
Director: Natalie Johns | Stars: Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Zachary Alford, Arden Altino, Ashley Anderson
Votes: 207
26. Ateik i ayeik (2010)
Drama, Mystery, Romance
When Kyaw Moe Naing meets a girl who looks like his fiancee who died 20 years ago, he attempts to unveil the mystery. He then gets ever deeper into a swamp of confusion. The answer he finds, is darker than he ever could imagine.
Director: Sin Yaw Mg Mg | Stars: Aung Thura, Eaindra Kyaw Zin, Khin Hnin Wai, Zin Myo
Votes: 14
27. Bridge of Clouds (2018)
Drama, Romance
Director: Aw Ra Tha | Stars: Nay Toe, Khin Wint Wah, Htun Htun, Nguyen Tran
Votes: 19
28. Burma Soldier (2010)
70 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of Myo Myint, a political prisoner, who made the transformation from being a soldier in Burma's junta to a pro-democracy activist.
Directors: Nic Dunlop, Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg | Stars: Colin Farrell, Myo Myint
Votes: 54
29. 13 Burmese Days (2016 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary
Oxford University students explore Burma and meet the people fighting for social change.
Director: Garlen Lo
30. On the Road to Bagan (2005)
7 min | Documentary, Short
On the road that leads from from Mount Popa to Bagan - the main tourist site in a country, Myanmar, which only recently has opened its borders to visitors - a farmer speaks of his everyday ... See full summary »
Director: Francesco Uboldi
31. Burma All Inclusive: 16 Days of Truth (2008)
96 min | Documentary, War
While all that glitters is not gold, Burmas tourism industry is booming. The generals of a brutal dictatorship who are holding the country in thrall are pleased by this fact. In the course ... See full summary »
Director: Roland Wehap
32. How I Live (2020 Video)
87 min | Documentary
Follow the incredible journeys of four children with cancer and the healthcare teams working to cure them. Filmed on the front lines of global pediatric oncology in Egypt, Myanmar, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Ghana.
Director: Meghan Shea
33. The Ice Cream Sellers (2021)
75 min | History
The film The Ice Cream Sellers (2021, 75mn) is a human story of the Rohingya people - 'the most persecuted minority in the world. The film invites the audience to become a part of the ... See full summary »
Director: Sohel Rahman | Stars: Ms. Asia, Muhammad Ayas
34. Where the Hell is Matt? 2005 (2005 Video)
3 min | Short
Director: Matt Harding | Star: Matt Harding
35. A Secret Genocide (2007)
52 min | Documentary
" A secret genocide" is an exceptional documentary on the genocide perpetrated by the military Burmese junta on the Karen ethnic group. It was filmed and produced between autumn 2005 and spring 2006.
Director: Alexandre Dereims
36. Life Asked Death (2016)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Filmed in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar, Life Asked Death tells the story of how the development of palliative care in Asia is driving a revolution in healthcare throughout the region.
Director: Mike Hill | Star: Baroness Ilora Finlay
37. Reef Life of the Andaman (2012)
116 min | Documentary
Reef Life of the Andaman is an in-depth study of the marine life of Thailand and Burma (Myanmar), filmed over more than 1000 dives beneath the Andaman Sea at the Similan Islands, Phuket, ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Hope | Star: Nick Hope
Votes: 43
38. Footloose: A Story of Belonging (2020)
93 min | Documentary | Completed
Minorities from Pakistan and Myanmar came to India to save their lives. They had heard that Indian is a secular country where there is no religious discrimination. But, in the last few ... See full summary »
Director: Gulshan Singh
39. Mystic Ball (2006)
TV-G | 83 min | Documentary, Sport
What would drive a man to devote his life to a sport that no one else plays? At least nowhere outside Myanmar, one of the most inaccessible and mysterious countries in Asia. Mystic Ball ... See full summary »
Director: Greg Hamilton
Votes: 49
40. Imperfectly Complete (2021)
14 min | Short, Drama
Lucy has been taking care of Owen, a blind guitarist she admires for years. When Owen is about to get his vision back, Lucy faces the struggle of whether to reveal her true identity to Owen since the nightmare of her past still haunts her.
Director: Bruce Chiu | Stars: Chrissy Aung, Zaw Myo Htet, Priscilla Bawicia, Udi Sampat
41. Shwedagon Pagoda 360: Burma (2017 Video)
Short
A 360° immersive VR video portrait of the incredible Golden Gilded Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma) - keep an eye out for the amazing Holy Man.
Director: Jason Rosette
42. Mu and the Vanishing World (2020)
86 min | Documentary
Mu lives as a refugee and tourist attraction in Thailand. Determined to pursue freedom, Mu ruptures ties with her mother and tribe to resettle to the USA where she begins to wonder where her world truly lies.
Directors: Jessica W. Leung, Paco B. Navarro | Stars: Mu Hpare, John Newman
43. Bou: Bride (2017 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short
The short documentary looks at the trafficking of young Rohingya girls from Myanmar, who are then sold as child brides to Rohingya men in Malaysia. Bou (bride) also explores the mindset of ... See full summary »
Director: Mahi Ramakrishnan | Stars: Sharifah Shakirah, Hafsar Tameesuddin, Richard Towle
45. The Ancestors' Memories (2019)
47 min | Documentary
One Japanese student, Arata Shigeno meets Myanmar students, Paing San and Kaung Gon Htin in Yangon, Myanmar. They are interested in the situation at the time of WWII in Myanmar. They start ... See full summary »
Director: Arata Shigeno | Stars: Kaung Gon Htin, Paing San, Arata Shigeno
46. Tekkin Taiyou: A Documentary Series (2019– )
Action, Adventure, Comedy
An amateur film crew travelled across the Kanto Region to document the lives of foreigners living in Japan. Upon arriving at the house of Bunny from Myanmar, the crew was introduced to ... See full summary »
Stars: Bunny Oota, Ryan Michaels, Christian Traylor, Tej Singh
47. Birmanie le pouvoir des moines (2017 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Directors: Joël Curtz, Benoît Grimont
48. Selig World Library, No. 14 (1917)
Documentary, Short
Vast Vineyards of California: The grape is the oldest of cultivated fruits. Its culture in California was begun by the Spanish missionaries about 1770. The grapes are picked by hand, placed... See full summary »
49. Back to the Peaceful Sea (2016– )
5 min | Short
This is the account of two brothers as they trek across the globe and the beautiful things they find along the way.
Stars: Jake Green, Matt Green, Nikki Tomlinson
50. Chasing Color: A Gem Trader's Journey (2020)
24 min | Short, Documentary
CHASING COLOR opens in the mines of Mogok, Myanmar, showing the arduous, dangerous work necessary to bring the famed rubies, spinels, and sapphires of the area to the surface. The ... See full synopsis »
Director: Rob Himebaugh | Star: Yvonne Jiew