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1. The Good Shepherd (2006)
R | 167 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.
Director: Robert De Niro | Stars: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin
Votes: 108,590 | Gross: $59.95M
2. Rambo (2008)
R | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish
Votes: 244,570 | Gross: $42.75M
3. 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: 233,310 | Gross: $44.91M
4. Jiu Jitsu (2020)
R | 102 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Every six years, an ancient order of jiu-jitsu fighters joins forces to battle a vicious race of alien invaders. But when a celebrated war hero goes down in defeat, the fate of the planet and mankind hangs in the balance.
Director: Dimitri Logothetis | Stars: Alain Moussi, Nicolas Cage, Raymond Pinharry, Mary Makariou
Votes: 10,326
5. The King and I (1956)
G | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson
Votes: 27,918 | Gross: $21.30M
6. The Railway Man (2013)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A former British Army officer, who was tortured as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him.
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky | Stars: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeremy Irvine
Votes: 42,657 | Gross: $4.44M
7. 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: 1,790
8. Vera Drake (2004)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, Richard Graham
Votes: 26,854 | Gross: $3.75M
9. Sacrifice! (1972)
R | 93 min | Adventure, Horror, Romance
After a photographer is captured by a primitive tribe, his life is spared and he's accepted into the village after the chief's daughter falls for him, but he has to survive the jungle's harsh life, including the cannibals.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Ivan Rassimov, Me Me Lai, Prasitsak Singhara, Sulallewan Suxantat
Votes: 2,530 | Gross: $0.04M
10. To End All Wars (2001)
R | 117 min | Action, Drama, War
During World War II, four Allied POWs endure harsh treatment from their Japanese captors while being forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle.
Director: David L. Cunningham | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Ciarán McMenamin, Mark Strong
Votes: 11,648
11. Flying Tigers (1942)
Approved | 102 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Capt. Jim Gordon's command of the famed American volunteer fighter group in China is complicated by the recruitment of an old friend who is a reckless hotshot.
Director: David Miller | Stars: John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee, Paul Kelly
Votes: 4,249 | Gross: $3.27M
12. 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: 11,291 | Gross: $0.36M
13. 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: 6,609
14. Around the World in 80 Days (I) (1989)
PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Victorian Age English gentleman takes a wager that he can circle the globe in the unprecedented time of just eighty days.
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Julia Nickson, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 3,493
15. 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
16. 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: 5,448 | Gross: $5.75M
17. The River (1951)
Approved | 99 min | Drama, Romance
The growing pains of three young women contrast with the immutability of the holy Bengal River, around which their daily lives unfold.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Patricia Walters, Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Arthur Shields
Votes: 6,886
18. 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: 5,548
19. The Purple Plain (1954)
100 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In World War II Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air-raid.
Director: Robert Parrish | Stars: Gregory Peck, Bernard Lee, Win Min Than, Brenda de Banzie
Votes: 2,448
20. The Burmese Harp (1956)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Music, War
A conscience-driven Japanese soldier traumatized by the events of WWII adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Shôji Yasui, Tatsuya Mihashi, Jun Hamamura
Votes: 6,463
21. Vinyan (2008)
R | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A couple are looking for their child who was lost in the tsunami - their search takes them to the dangerous Thai-Burmese waters, and then into the jungle, where they face unknown but horrifying dangers.
Director: Fabrice du Welz | Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Rufus Sewell, Petch Osathanugrah, Julie Dreyfus
Votes: 6,027
22. 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
23. Rangoon (II) (2017)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Drama, History
Julia travels to the Indo-Burma border to perform for the troops during World War II on the insistence of her lover Billimoria, and ends up falling in love with a soldier there, Jemadar.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Shahid Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Manav Vij
Votes: 5,082
24. The Cheat (1915)
Not Rated | 59 min | Drama, Romance
A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to replace the stolen money.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Dean, James Neill
Votes: 2,763 | Gross: $0.21M
25. Return from the River Kwai (1989)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, War
A group of war prisoners from the Kwai bridge building camp undertake a harsh journey to Japan.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Nick Tate, George Takei, Edward Fox
Votes: 1,045
26. Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Approved | 95 min | Drama, War
In World War II, during the Japanese invasion of Burma, the lost remnant of a British Army Brigade HQ, led by the ruthless Captain Alan Langford, escapes through the jungle toward the British lines.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Stanley Baker, Guy Rolfe, Leo McKern, Gordon Jackson
Votes: 1,309
27. China Girl (1942)
Approved | 95 min | Drama, War
With America still neutral, an American news photographer on assignment in Burma is courted by both the Japanese and The Flying Tiger volunteers fighting for China to film the strategic Burma Road.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Gene Tierney, George Montgomery, Lynn Bari, Victor McLaglen
Votes: 682 | Gross: $1.40M
28. Hum Dono (1961)
164 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
When an army officer is presumed dead in battle, his lookalike is tasked with breaking the news to his family. However, circumstances force him to impersonate the dead man.
Directors: Amarjeet, Vijay Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Nanda Karnataki, Sadhana Shivdasani, Lalita Pawar
Votes: 487
29. The Hasty Heart (1949)
102 min | Drama, War
In the final days of WW2, in a M.A.S.H. unit in Burma, a seriously wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home but a caring nurse and five remaining soldiers bring him solace.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, Richard Todd, Anthony Nicholls
Votes: 1,550
30. Escape to Burma (1955)
TV-PG | 87 min | Adventure
A fugitive in British Burma hides on a teak plantation, thanks to a mutual attraction with owner Gwen Moore.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, David Farrar, Murvyn Vye
Votes: 696
31. Kingdom of War: Part 1 (2007)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama, History, War
The film concerns the life of King Naresuan, who liberated the Siamese from the control of Burma. Born in 1555, he was taken to Burma as a child hostage; there he became acquainted with ... See full summary »
Director: Chatrichalerm Yukol | Stars: Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Sorapong Chatree, Jukrit Ammarat, Manop Aswathep
Votes: 700
32. Saltwater: The Battle for Ramree Island (2021)
82 min | Action, Horror
A band of soldiers in search of a secret Japanese ammunition store face off against deadly saltwater crocodiles in the swamps of Ramree Island. Inspired by actual events during World War 2.
Director: Steve Lawson | Stars: Charlie Bond, Steven Dolton, Ryan Harvey, David Hon Ma Chu
Votes: 264
33. The Legend of Suriyothai (2001)
R | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
During the 16th century, as Thailand contends with both a civil war and Burmese invasion, a beautiful princess rises up to help protect the glory of the Kingdom of Ayothaya. Based on the life of Queen Suriyothai.
Director: Chatrichalerm Yukol | Stars: M.L. Piyapas Bhirombhakdi, Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Chatchai Plengpanich, Johnny Anfone
Votes: 1,977 | Gross: $0.45M
34. A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake (2002)
48 min | Documentary, Biography
A study, mostly chronological, of the life of Nick Drake (1948-1974). Gabrielle, his older sister, tells us of her brother's birth in Burma, childhood in Warwickshire, life at Cambridge and... See full summary »
Director: Jeroen Berkvens | Stars: Nick Drake, Paul Weller, Gabrielle Drake, Rodney Drake
Votes: 751
35. Bang Rajan (2000)
R | 71 min | Action, Drama, History
Set right before the fall of Thailand's old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a village of fighters who bravely fended off the Burmese armies.
Director: Tanit Jitnukul | Stars: Jaran Ngamdee, Winai Kraibutr, Theerayut Pratyabamrung, Bin Bunluerit
Votes: 2,088 | Gross: $0.02M
36. Bombs Over Burma (1942)
Approved | 65 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Chinese girl risks her life on espionage mission against Japanese in World War 2.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Anna May Wong, Noel Madison, Leslie Denison, Nedrick Young
Votes: 254
37. Mine Own Executioner (1947)
108 min | Drama, Thriller
Pretty Molly Lucian (Barbara White) enlists the reluctant aid of psychologist Felix Milne (Burgess Meredith) in treating her potentially homicidal husband Adam (Kieron Moore), who refuses ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Kimmins | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Dulcie Gray, Michael Shepley, Christine Norden
Votes: 485
38. Up and Down (2004)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
The discovery of an abandoned child by two smugglers kicks into a gear a series of tragic, comic events.
Director: Jan Hrebejk | Stars: Petr Forman, Emília Vásáryová, Jan Tríska, Jirí Machácek
Votes: 1,985 | Gross: $0.24M
39. Shooting an Elephant (2016)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Adapted from George Orwell's short story - a young British policeman in Burma is given the task of handling a rogue work elephant only to find that the role he is destined to play is that of public executioner.
Director: Juan Pablo Rothie | Stars: Deepak Adhikari, Jeewan Adhikary, Anup Baral, Dipendragod
Votes: 18
40. The Burmese Harp (1985)
133 min | Drama, War
After becoming separated from his platoon, a Japanese soldier dons a Buddhist monk's robe and tends to the bodies of the many war casualties strewn across the countryside.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Kôji Ishizaka, Kiichi Nakai, Takuzô Kawatani, Atsushi Watanabe
Votes: 196
41. The Fatal Mission (2016)
45 min | Action, Thriller, War
During World War 2 the Chinese Expeditionary Forces carry out a deadly and top secret mission in the jungles of northern Burma.
Stars: Yi-zhou Sun, Qing Jia, Ryan Zheng, Paul Philip Clark
Votes: 10
42. The Hand (1960)
Not Rated | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A Police Inspector follows the trail and circumstances of the murder of a one-handed man back to a prisoner-of-war camp in Burma in 1946.
Director: Henry Cass | Stars: Derek Bond, Reed De Rouen, Bryan Coleman, Walter Randall
Votes: 325
43. Design for Death (1947)
Approved | 48 min | Documentary
An Academy Award winner for best documentary, the film opens with a notice that..."Exhibition of confiscated Japanese film material authorized by permission of the Alien Property Custodian ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Kent Smith, Hans Conried
Votes: 48
44. Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (2008)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary, History, News
Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in Burma by thousands of monks.
Director: Anders Østergaard | Stars: George W. Bush, Joshua Min Htut, Ko Muang, Aung San Suu Kyi
Votes: 2,519 | Gross: $0.05M
45. The Hasty Heart (1983 TV Movie)
Approved | 144 min | Drama
Seriously wounded and unknowing of his poor prognosis, a gruff Scottish soldier begins to catch feelings for the nurse assigned to him.
Director: Martin M. Speer | Stars: Gregory Harrison, Cheryl Ladd, Perry King, Rob Monroe
Votes: 61
46. They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain (2012)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, History, News
Shot clandestinely over a two year period, this film provides a rare look into the second most isolated country on the planet held in a stasis by a brutal military regime for almost a half ... See full summary »
Director: Robert H. Lieberman | Star: Aung San Suu Kyi
Votes: 316
47. 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
48. A Yank on the Burma Road (1942)
Passed | 67 min | Adventure, Drama, War
A hero New York cabbie accepts a job to lead a convoy of trucks up the Burma Road from Rangoon to Chungking. Along the way he crosses paths with a beautiful yet mysterious American woman and he ends up fighting the Japanese.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Laraine Day, Barry Nelson, Stuart Crawford, Keye Luke
Votes: 196
49. Umberto Lenzi: Man from Deep River (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 10 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Umberto Lenzi, Ong Ard, Prapas Chindang, Me Me Lai
50. Believe It or Not #3 (1930)
Approved | 8 min | Short
Reporters interview Ripley about his world travels.
Director: Murray Roth | Stars: Robert L. Ripley, James Dunn, Clarence E. Willard
Votes: 49