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1. The Ruling Class (1972)
PG | 154 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. Their other, somewhat more respectable family members plot to steal the estate from him; murder and mayhem ensue.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Hugh Owens
Votes: 6,825
2. Paradise Road (1997)
R | 122 min | Drama, History, War
A group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II use music to relieve their misery.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 5,938 | Gross: $1.92M
3. Tenko (1981–1984)
50 min | Drama, War
After the Japanese invasion of Singapore in February 1942, a group of British, Dutch and Australian women are held in a Japanese internment camp on a Japanese-occupied island between Singapore and Australia.
Stars: Ann Bell, Stephanie Cole, Claire Oberman, Emily Bolton
Votes: 837
4. King Rat (1965)
Approved | 134 min | Drama, War
Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.
Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Patrick O'Neal
Votes: 5,093
5. A Town Like Alice (1956)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance, War
A newly wealthy English woman returns to Malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. Thinking back, she recalls the Australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war.
Director: Jack Lee | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Kenji Takaki, Tran Van Khe
Votes: 1,912
6. Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982–1983)
60 min | Adventure
Pith-helmeted Buck is a Great White Hunter who here (unlike the real one from the 1940s) works out of the Raffles Hotel bar in Singapore during the 1930s fighting all kinds of bad guys in pre-war Malaya.
Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Clyde Kusatsu, Ron O'Neal, John A. Zee
Votes: 466
7. The Singapore Grip (2020)
271 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The son of a British family living in South East Asia becomes involved in a love triangle.
Stars: Luke Treadaway, David Morrissey, Elizabeth Tan, Colm Meaney
Votes: 1,011
8. The 7th Dawn (1964)
Not Rated | 123 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: William Holden, Susannah York, Capucine, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 1,148
9. Wetherby (1985)
R | 102 min | Drama, Mystery
The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.
Director: David Hare | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench, Marjorie Yates
Votes: 1,769 | Gross: $1.30M
10. The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A group of young British soldiers billeted in Singapore of the year 1950 dreaming about winning the love of the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major.
Director: John Dexter | Stars: Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Patrick
Votes: 478
11. Booloo (1938)
Approved | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A young stiff-upper-lipped British officer, Robert Rogers, writes a book about a white tiger and sacrifices of native girls by the Sakai tribe in Malaya. But the critics ridicule the book. ... See full summary »
Director: Clyde E. Elliott | Stars: Colin Tapley, Jayne Regan, Mamo Clark, Herbert DeSouza
Votes: 43
12. 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
13. Malaya (1949)
Passed | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Newspaperman Royer convinces government officials of a plan to obtain rubber by smuggling it out from under the Japanese. Carnahan is let out of prison to help.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Valentina Cortese, Sydney Greenstreet
Votes: 1,447
14. Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977)
90 min | Comedy, War
Two soldiers stationed in Singapore set off in pursuit of the fairer sex instead of carrying out their orders. Soon after their arrival on the exotic island, the two visit a local brothel and there encounter a pair of lusty nurses.
Director: Norman Cohen | Stars: Robin Askwith, Nigel Davenport, George Layton, John Le Mesurier
Votes: 206
15. The Highest Honor (1982 TV Movie)
R | 144 min | Drama, War
The true story of a daring raid on Japanese-occupied Singapore Harbour by Australian and British troops during WWII.
Directors: Peter Maxwell, Seiji Maruyama | Stars: John Howard, Atsuo Nakamura, Stuart Wilson, Steve Bisley
Votes: 168
16. The Secret of Blood Island (1965)
Approved | 84 min | Action, Drama, War
Malaya, September 1944: Many British soldiers have been captured by the Japanese, when they were cut off from their troops. On her way to Kuala Lumpur, the British secret agent Elaine's ... See full summary »
Director: Quentin Lawrence | Stars: Jack Hedley, Barbara Shelley, Patrick Wymark, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Votes: 103
17. The Devil Tiger (1934)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Africa's fiercest jungle beasts clash in mortal combat in this wild animal adventure thriller. A story of white hunters and a Chinese boy hunting the title beast, that takes a back seat to ... See full summary »
Director: Clyde E. Elliott | Stars: Marion Burns, Kane Richmond, Harry Woods, Ah Lee
Votes: 19
18. Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak (1964)
G | 88 min | Adventure
Samoa is kidnapped and held captive hypnotized in caves by her cousin Charles Druk, whose father has been murdered by her future husband Sandokan, lord of Malaya. Assisted by his European friend Iannis, he wants to rescue her.
Director: Luigi Capuano | Stars: Ray Danton, Guy Madison, Franca Bettoia, Mario Petri
Votes: 113
19. The Long and the Short and the Tall (1981 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama, War
Director: Ronald Smedley | Stars: Michael Kitchen, Mark McManus, Richard Morant, Jon Morrison
20. Menace of the Rising Sun (1942)
21 min | Documentary, Short
Horror over the Pacific in the form of Japanese perfidy is the theme of this special two reel. The amazing story of the Jap double-cross from the naval conference in 1921-22 to the attack on Pearl Harbor and the present war in the Pacific.
Stars: Graham McNamee, Kai-Shek Chiang, Adolf Hitler, Saburo Kurusu
Votes: 6
21. After the Storm (1928)
Passed | 55 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Mistakenly believing that his wife Molly Dane (Maude George) has been unfaithful to him, ship captain Manin Dane (Hobart Bosworth) takes his young son Joe (Charles Delaney when grown) and ... See full summary »
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Hobart Bosworth, Eugenia Gilbert, Charles Delaney, Maude George
22. Fang and Claw (1935)
Passed | 73 min | Adventure, Documentary
Frank Buck and his native crew hunt the jungles of the Far East to capture wild animals for American zoos. Buck first traps a 300-pound python, then a Bird of Paradise. Buck comes on a baby... See full summary »
Director: Frank Buck | Star: Frank Buck
Votes: 30
23. Little Jungle Boy (1969)
78 min | Drama, Family
A boy who grew up in the Malayan jungle is brought into civilization by a husband-wife doctor team. The child finds his new surroundings disturbing and threatening.
Director: Mende Brown | Stars: Rahman Rahmin, Mike Dorsey, Niki Huen, Michael Pate
Votes: 19
24. Empire Warriors (2004– )
240 min | Documentary, History, War
A series examining military campaigns in the last years of the British Empire.
Stars: Michael Pennington, Joey Jeetun, Ng'ang'a Kirumburu, Davina Leonard
Votes: 18
25. Wild Cargo (1934)
Passed | 96 min | Action, Adventure
A sequel to Frank Buck's 1932 "Bring 'em Back Alive", has Buck capturing just about one of everything that moves (homo-sapiens excepted) in the jungles of Malaya, with details of the ... See full summary »
Director: Armand Denis | Star: Frank Buck
Votes: 68
26. Lelaki komunis terakhir (2006)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A travel documentary essay, interspersed with specially composed songs, about the early life and legacy of Chin Peng, exiled leader of the banned Communist Party of Malaya.
Director: Amir Muhammad | Stars: See Ming Chong, Toni Kassim, Janet Lee, Zalila Lee
Votes: 57
27. Invisible City (2007)
58 min | Documentary
Director Tan Pin Pin examines the lost and forgotten archives of pre-1965 Singapore.
Director: Pin Pin Tan | Stars: Cheow Thia Chan, Ai Hua Chua, Marjorie Doggett, Tomoko Fuwa
Votes: 15
28. The Antidote (1927)
9 min | Drama, Short
Prof. Gilbert Olives and his wife Marion are in Malaya to develop an antidote for snakebite. When Prof. Olives discovers that his wife is having an affair, he plans revenge against his wife and her lover.
Director: Thomas Bentley | Stars: Primrose Morgan, Walter Sondes, Jameson Thomas
29. La lettre (1953 TV Movie)
150 min | Drama
In Singapore, Stanley, wife of Robert, a British planter, is arrested for killing her lover, pleads self-defense and is acquitted. But a letter may prove her guilt.
Director: François Chatel | Stars: Luce Feyrer, Jean Davy, André Valmy, Robert Moncade
31. Laughing with Medbury Around Malaysia (1934)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Humorous comments against scenes of the Malaysian urban life, the city and its Fire Department in action.
Director: Walter Futter | Star: John P. Medbury
32. Marai no tora (1943)
86 min | Drama, War
A band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya.
Director: Koga Masato | Stars: Ryô Akaboshi, Kotaro Horie, Masatoshi Inoue, Kô Kaibara
Votes: 15
33.
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956–1961)
Episode:
Sea Cucumber
(1956)
30 min | Comedy
Foreign agents are convinced that Hiram's search for a underwater plant is merely the cover for espionage.
Director: Philip Rapp | Stars: Wally Cox, Ainslie Pryor, Sebastian Cabot, Murvyn Vye
34.
Soldiers of Fortune (1955–1957)
Episode:
Malayan Magic
(1955)
30 min | Adventure
Tim and Toubo use magic tricks and an old cane to challenge a despotic Malayan ruler who routinely kills those who oppose him.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: John Russell, Chick Chandler, Walter Reed, Eleanore Tanin
Votes: 8
35.
The Twentieth Century (1957–1968)
Episode:
How to Fight a Guerrilla War
(1966)
Documentary, History
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather
36.
The Twentieth Century (1957–1968)
Episode:
Attack on Singapore
(1963)
Documentary, History
Star: Walter Cronkite
37.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Banzai! Japan 1931-1942
(1973)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The rise of the Japanese Empire, the Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts, Pearl Harbor, and the early Japanese successes in the Battle of Malaya and Battle of Singapore.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Tomohiko Ushiba, Kôichi Kido, Lewis Bush
Votes: 462
38.
Changi (2001)
Episode:
Gordon's Will
(2001)
57 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Episode Two: "Gordon's Will," is divided into six chapters: 1. "Falllen Ill," 2."Place Your Bets," 3. "Standing Proud," 4. "Cruel Punishment," 5. "Rescue Plan," and 6. "Recovery."
Director: Kate Woods | Stars: Anthony Hayes, Leon Ford, Mark Priestley, Stephen Curry
Votes: 12
39.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
Red Sun Rampant
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Japan attacks the USA on 7 Dec 1941. For the next 6 months, they continue to have successful attacks. However, by the end of the battle for Guadalcanal in Feb 1943, they are completely on the defensive.
Stars: Robert Powell, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hideki Tôjô, Isoroku Yamamoto
Votes: 272
40.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
The Men Who Gave the Orders
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Explore the men in charge whose rampant egos and misguided belief in their own abilities led to their country making fatal mistakes in the war.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Tim Benbow, Russell A. Hart, Alexander Henry, Giuseppe Finaldi
41.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
The Best Laid Plans
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Explore how the seeds of Japan's defeat in 1945 were sown a decade earlier with the occupation of Manchuria in China.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Rana Mitter, Sandra Wilson, Yuma Totani, Guy Walters
42.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
Conquering Heroes
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Explore how the Axis Powers' ruthless, brutal occupation and exploitation of other countries contributed to their demise.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Alexander Henry, Sandra Wilson, Ken Kotani, Gregg Huff