The best Thai films of all time
The top 3 according to 9 votes from people: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) · Bad Genius (2017) · Nang Nak (1999). (Updated Sep 11, 2024.)
From Nang Nak to How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies: the Thai films that broke box-office records and won critics over (beartai, TrueID).
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Top 12
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1
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
Apichatpong Weerasethakul; Palme d'Or.
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2
Bad Genius (2017)
A brilliant student and an international exam-cheating scheme.
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3
Nang Nak (1999)
Nonzee Nimibutr's take on the Mae Nak legend.
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4
My Girl (2003)
Childhood memories in a provincial town.
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5
Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters (1997)
Nonzee Nimibutr's 1950s gangsters.
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6
Tears of the Black Tiger (2000)
A colour-saturated Thai western.
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7
Pee Mak (2013)
The highest-grossing Thai film of all time.
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8
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024)
A grandson cares for his sick grandmother hoping for an inheritance.
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9
The Legend of Suriyothai (2001)
Chatrichalerm Yukol's historical epic.
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10
Ong-Bak (2003)
Tony Jaa and Muay Thai without wires.
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11
Tom-Yum-Goong (2005)
Tony Jaa searches for his elephant in Sydney.
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12
Shutter (2004)
Photographs with a mysterious shadow.
Candidates
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13
Death Whisperer (2023)
A ghost in a Kanchanaburi village; a box-office horror hit.
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