Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "malaysia"

1. Downtown Owl (2023)

R | 91 min | Drama

Based on the novel by Chuck Klosterman, Downtown Owl is a sparkle dark Reagan Era comedy set in the fictional town of Owl, North Dakota in the leading days up to the region's blizzard in Minnesota's century.

Directors: Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe | Stars: Ed Harris, Vanessa Hudgens, Lily Rabe, Henry Golding

Votes: 466

2. Venom (2018)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A failed reporter is bonded to an alien entity, one of many symbiotes who have invaded Earth. But the being takes a liking to Earth and decides to protect it.

Director: Ruben Fleischer | Stars: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze

Votes: 539,257 | Gross: $213.52M

3. Zoolander (2001)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy

At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell

Votes: 292,266 | Gross: $45.17M

4. Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)

R | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Bishop's most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life in order to make him complete three impossible assassinations and make them look like accidents.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh

Votes: 93,524 | Gross: $21.22M

5. Entrapment (1999)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Crime, Romance

An insurance agent is sent by her employer to track down and help capture an art thief.

Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ving Rhames, Will Patton

Votes: 124,011 | Gross: $87.70M

6. Blackhat (2015)

R | 133 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang

Votes: 64,365 | Gross: $7.10M

7. Sandokan (2025– )

50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama | Filming

Sandokan is a Malaysian pirate who, along with his friend Yanez and their crew, attacks the British forces from his island of Mompracem. During his adventures, he falls in love with Lady Marianna Guillonk, an English-Italian aristocrat.

Stars: Can Yaman, Alessandro Preziosi, Madeleine Price, Marcus Hodson

8. The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)

R | 109 min | Drama, Romance

A young Englishman is sent to Malaysian Borneo in the 1930s to stay with a tribe as UK's colonial representative. A local woman (J.Alba) helps him understand local tradition and language. He falls in love with her etc. despite the taboo.

Director: Guy Jenkin | Stars: Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Dancy, Bob Hoskins

Votes: 9,241

9. Return to Paradise (1998)

R | 111 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Two friends must choose whether to help a third friend who was arrested in Malaysia for drug possession.

Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix, David Conrad

Votes: 15,435 | Gross: $8.29M

10. Tiger Stripes (2023)

TV-14 | 95 min | Horror

An 11-year-old girl who is carefree until she starts to experience horrifying physical changes to her body.

Director: Amanda Nell Eu | Stars: Zafreen Zairizal, Deena Ezral, Piqa, Shaheizy Sam

Votes: 726

11. Hellfighters (1968)

G | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Divorced Chance Buckman fights international oil rig fires. An injury brings his daughter and to his dismay, she weds Greg, a team member. Chance gets a desk-job, so he and Madelyn remarry, but a Venezuelan oil rig fire reunites them.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Vera Miles

Votes: 6,420

12. MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (2023)

TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary

March 8th, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared from radar. 239 people went missing, a global investigation into this greatest mystery Despite reports, countless theories, and searches for evidence, nothing. What Are We Missing?

Stars: Intan Othman, Jeff Wise, Danica Weeks, Ghislain Wattrelos

Votes: 14,233

13. The Letter (1940)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense, but a letter written in her own hand may prove her undoing.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson, Frieda Inescort

Votes: 14,619

14. One Cent Thief (2022)

TV-MA | Action, Crime, Drama

A young, ambitious banker who desperately needed to cure his ailing father and restore his self-worth. He started stealing 1 cent from other people's bank accounts.

Stars: Syafiq Kyle, Faizal Hussein, Azira Shafinaz, Fabian Loo

Votes: 199

15. Red Dust (1932)

Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The owner of a rubber plantation becomes involved with the new wife of one of his employees.

Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Gene Raymond, Mary Astor

Votes: 4,938 | Gross: $1.70M

16. Don (I) (2006)

Not Rated | 171 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Vijay is recruited by a police officer to masquerade as his lookalike Don, the leader of an international gang of smugglers. Things go wrong when the officer is killed and Vijay is left to fend for himself.

Director: Farhan Akhtar | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Arjun Rampal, Isha Koppikar

Votes: 41,075 | Gross: $0.80M

17. A Town Like Alice (1981)

301 min | Drama, Romance, War

Set against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades.

Stars: Helen Morse, Bryan Brown, Gordon Jackson, John Lee

Votes: 1,062

18. La Luna (2023)

TV-14 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The story revolves around a small village, Kampong Bras Basah, and the unexpected opening of a women's lingerie store, La Luna.

Director: Raihan Halim | Stars: Shaheizy Sam, Sharifah Amani, Wan Hanafi Su, Nadiya Nissa

Votes: 256

19. Assassins (I) (2020)

104 min | Documentary, Biography

An account of the two women convicted of assassinating Kim Jong-un's half-brother, Kim Jong-nam. The film follows the women's trials in an attempt to understand whether they are trained killers or simply pawns.

Director: Ryan White | Stars: Siti Aisyah, Hadi Azmi, Anna Fifield, Doan Thi Huong

Votes: 2,861

20. Yaadein... (2001)

Not Rated | 171 min | Musical, Drama, Romance

Raj is against love marriages and when his daughter Isha falls in love with Ronit Malhotra, he opposes their relationship. Will Ronit and Isha sacrifice their love for the sake of their parents or will they manage to convince them?

Director: Subhash Ghai | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Jackie Shroff, Kareena Kapoor, Amrish Puri

Votes: 3,786 | Gross: $0.96M

21. Three Came Home (1950)

Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, War

During Word War II, American author Agnes Newton Keith is imprisoned by the Japanese in various POW camps in North Borneo and Sarawak.

Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Patric Knowles, Florence Desmond, Sessue Hayakawa

Votes: 2,141

22. Rampage (1963)

Approved | 98 min | Adventure, Romance

In colonial Malaysia, British big game-hunter Otto Abbot and American trapper Harry Stanton clash over the ethics of catching versus killing animals and over Abbot's mistress, Anna.

Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Elsa Martinelli, Jack Hawkins, Sabu

Votes: 808

23. Paper Tiger (1975)

PG | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.

Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: David Niven, Toshirô Mifune, Hardy Krüger, Kazuhito Andô

Votes: 754

24. The Ghost Bride (2020)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy

In 1890s Malacca, Li Lan finds herself in the afterlife and becomes mired in a mystery linked to the sinister, deceased son of a wealthy family.

Stars: Peijia Huang, Kang Ren Wu, Ludi Lin, Kuang Tian

Votes: 931

25. Apokalips X (2014)

Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Rival gangs fight for pride and ego in a world destroyed by chemical warfare.

Director: Mamat Khalid | Stars: Farid Kamil, Jehan Miskin, Peter Davis, Zoie Tam

Votes: 72

26. The Beautiful Country (2004)

R | 125 min | Drama

After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.

Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Damien Nguyen, Bai Ling, Dang Quoc Thinh Tran, Thi Hoa Mai

Votes: 3,976 | Gross: $0.44M

27. My Stupid Boss (2016)

TV-14 | 108 min | Comedy

Diana (Bunga Citra Lestari) lives in Kuala Lumpur following her husband who works there. Diana then applied to work at a company owned by Bossman. Bossman happened to be her husband's college friend while in America.

Director: Upi Avianto | Stars: Bunga Citra Lestari, Reza Rahadian, Alex Abbad, Bront Palarae

Votes: 1,774

28. Naaraaz (1994)

Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Wealthy author Ajay Pandit befriends angry and poor Deva, who lives in the nearby slums with his widower father. After the two men grow up, Ajay falls in love with Sonali, while Deva ... See full summary »

Director: Mahesh Bhatt | Stars: Pooja Bhatt, Mithun Chakraborty, Atul Agnihotri, Sonali Bendre

Votes: 180

29. Paskal (2018)

TV-14 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A story of true piracy based on an elite unit of the Royal Malaysian Navy's mission.

Director: Adrian Teh | Stars: Hairul Azreen, Ammar Alfian, Henley Hii, Taufiq Hanafi

Votes: 3,266

30. Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (2002)

161 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Munna Bhai, a dreaded Mumbai gangster, falls in love with a young woman named Komal. Things go hilariously awry when Munna sets out to marry her and has to fight off Dr. Rastogi, her brother, and Raja, her vagabond boyfriend.

Director: David Dhawan | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Asad Aleem, Ajay Devgn

Votes: 1,570

31. The Oily Maniac (1976)

88 min | Action, Crime, Horror

A cripple takes revenge on criminals by using a magic spell that transforms him into an oily monster/superhero.

Director: Meng-Hua Ho | Stars: Danny Lee, Ping Chen, Lily Li, Lun Hua

Votes: 981

32. Fulltime Killer (2001)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two very different hitmen find themselves to be in each other's way. They use all their skill to solve the problem.

Directors: Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai | Stars: Andy Lau, Takashi Sorimachi, Kelly Lin, Simon Yam

Votes: 6,780 | Gross: $0.01M

33. The Intended (2002)

R | 110 min | Drama, Thriller

A period drama/thriller about a surveyor and his fiancée who arrive in a remote Malaysian trading post and encounter a closed-fisted ivory trader and her ill-meaning family.

Director: Kristian Levring | Stars: JJ Feild, Janet McTeer, Brenda Fricker, Olympia Dukakis

Votes: 389 | Gross: $0.01M

34. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Mystery

Just when Agent 47, a former high-target hitman for an international contractor, has decided to reform himself and retire, he becomes engulfed in an elaborate conspiracy as an anonymous organization kidnaps his friend, the resident priest.

Stars: Massimo Agostinelli, Anilla Akbar, Usman Akbar, David Bateson

Votes: 3,470

35. Jurm (2005)

150 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Avinash Malhotra (Bobby Deol) is married to Sanjana (Lara Dutta). One night Sanjana is murdered, and Avinash is arrested for the murder of his wife.

Director: Vikram Bhatt | Stars: Kamal Adib, Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta, Milind Gunaji

Votes: 598

36. Ola Bola (2016)

113 min | Drama, History, Sport

It is a story set in the 1980s during tumultuous economic times, about an unlikely team of footballers whose disagreements have left them with a streak of embarrassing losses. Personal ... See full summary »

Director: Keng Guan Chiu | Stars: J.C. Chee, Luqman Hafidz, Saran Kumar, Bront Palarae

Votes: 753

37. Double Target (1987)

102 min | Action, Adventure, War

After several American and British military personnel are killed in suicide attacks throughout southeast Asia, the U.S. begins to suspect a plot by the Vietnam government. To uncover the ... See full summary »

Directors: Bruno Mattei, Claudio Fragasso | Stars: Miles O'Keeffe, Donald Pleasence, Bo Svenson, Kristine Erlandson

Votes: 419

38. Dukun (2018)

108 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

In a case that had the nation riveted and human rights organizations the world over up in arms due to the death sentence handed out to the accused, comes a tale about the lure of riches, ... See full summary »

Director: Dain Said | Stars: Umie Aida, Faizal Hussein, Namron, Hasnul Rahmat

Votes: 518

39. Manisnya Cinta di Cappadocia (2014)

110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

What is the meaning and value of true love for a beautiful, charismatic young woman? Is it to follow the wishes of her family to be with a man that she despises or to follow her heart to be with the man she desires and longs to be with?

Director: Bernard Chauly | Stars: Nur Fazura, Shaheizy Sam, Lisa Surihani, Faizal Hussein

Votes: 90

40. Island of Lost Men (1939)

Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Chinese general, who disappeared in the Malaysian jungles with stolen government funds, is sought by his cabaret-singing daughter who wants to clear his name.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Anna May Wong, J. Carrol Naish, Eric Blore, Ernest Truex

Votes: 181

41. Sandokan - The Tiger of Malaysia (1998–1999)

25 min | Animation, Adventure

Exotic settings, spectacular naval battles, dangerous islands, hidden treasures, a lost thrones and... a love to be found. Fast action stories, funny situations, and much more - all based ... See full summary »

Stars: Antonella Baldini, Francesco Pezzulli, Stefano Billi, Saverio Moriones

Votes: 82

42. Billa (2009)

Not Rated | 149 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A police inspector sends a gangster-lookalike to uncover the gang's secrets.

Director: Meher Ramesh | Stars: Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Krishnamraju, Hansika Motwani

Votes: 2,710

43. Ghosts and the Afterlife (2022)

90 min | Documentary

The existence of ghosts is a real phenomenon. Scientific research, historical evidence and first-hand accounts prove that our souls are consciousness with or without the physical body. Doctors discuss what happens upon death.

Director: Steve Sayre | Stars: Kelsey Bohlen, James Van Praagh, Jay Thomas, Max Bear

Votes: 888

44. Sandokan the Great (1963)

Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Adventure

Malasyan pirate Sandokan accidentally learns that Lord Brook plots to obtain the crown of Malasya by kidnapping the legitimate rajah and his daughter and forcing them to abdicate so he gathers his best man and launches a rescue operation.

Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Steve Reeves, Geneviève Grad, Andrea Bosic, Rik Battaglia

Votes: 412

45. Khawatir (2005–2015)

TV-14 | 25 min | Family, Reality-TV, Sci-Fi

A TV show devoted to help young people to be mature in their faith, work, and knowledge.

Star: Ahmad Al Shugairi

Votes: 4,416

46. Revenge of the Pontianak (2019)

92 min | Horror, Romance

1965, Malaysia. A small village helps Khalid and Siti prepare for their wedding day. Soon after, a great darkness falls upon the village as a string of horrific deaths and supernatural ... See full summary »

Directors: Glen Goei, Gavin Yap | Stars: Nur Fazura, Remy Ishak, Hisyam Hamid, Shenty Felizaina

Votes: 327

47. The Big Heat (1988)

98 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Inspector Waipong Wong has to put his life and resignation from the Hong Kong police department on hold to investigate his former partner's mysterious murder. What he and his crack team of ... See full summary »

Directors: Yeung-Wah Kam, Johnnie To, Hark Tsui | Stars: Waise Lee, Joey Wang, Matthew Wong, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok

Votes: 761

48. Kuruvi (2008)

Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Vetrivel, a car racer, learns that a Malaysia-based don owes his father a huge sum of money. However, when he meets the don, he realises that his missing father may still be alive and held captive.

Director: Dharani | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Suman, Vivek

Votes: 4,873

49. Summer Holiday (2000)

98 min | Comedy, Romance

A Hong Kong woman gets fired and heads to a Malaysian island to sell her half of a beach to a resort developer. Her cousin's sold his half to a local man who doesn't want to sell. It starts with hate between them but slowly it changes.

Director: Jingle Ma | Stars: Richie Jen, Sammi Cheng, Ah-Niu, Michael Wong

Votes: 528

50. Mukhsin (2006)

95 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

An endearing coming-of-age film - riding a bike, flying a kite, climbing trees, being raised by goofy yet loving parents and a friendship that lasts a lifetime. Written and directed by the late Yasmin Ahmad.

Director: Yasmin Ahmad | Stars: Mohd Syafie Naswip, Sharifah Aryana, Salehuddin Abu Bakar, Yasmin Ahmad

Votes: 487