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Vietnamese-Language Films

Name: Vietnamese-Language Films
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Top 45 Vietnamese-language films from a catalog of 45, ranked by TMDB rating.

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Title↕	Year↕	Director↕	Genres↕	TMDB Rating↕	Votes↕	Language↕	Country↕	Overview↕
Detective Kien: The Headless Horror	2,025	Victor Vũ	Horror, Crime, History	7.8	15	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Detective Kien investigates a headless body found in a rural Vietnamese village during the Nguyen Dynasty. As supernatural elements emerge, he faces chilling twists in this 19th-century mystery.
Bitcoin Heist	2,016	Ham Tran	Action	7.4	12	Vietnamese	Vietnam	To catch Interpol's most-wanted hacker, special Agent Dada must assemble a team of criminals with various special skillsets.
The Guardian	2,021	Victor Vũ	Thriller, Drama, Horror	7.3	11	Vietnamese	Vietnam	A tragedy surrounding a pop star propels her backup singer to fame, but the new star is plagued by supernatural occurrences.
Three Seasons	1,999	Tony Bui	Drama	7.2	33	Vietnamese	United States of America	The residents of Ho Chi Minh City face modernization amid widespread poverty. A retired American Marine arrives on a search for his daughter, whom he abandoned at the end of the Vietnam War. Elsewhere, a cyclo driver falls for a troubled prostitute and schemes to raise money so he can spend time with her. Additionally, a young women begins harvesting lotuses for a writer suffering from leprosy, and a child trinket seller loses his traveling case.
Blood Moon Party	2,020	Nguyễn Quang Dũng	Comedy, Drama, Thriller	7.2	12	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Four childhood friends and their wives at an upscale dinner party. After a much-heated discussion about how smartphones influence their personal lives, the group proposes a late-night game: everyone is to place their mobiles on the table; whoever gets a text, notification or call must share it with the group. It is a recipe for disaster.
The Scent of Green Papaya	1,993	Trần Anh Hùng	Drama, Romance	7	211	Vietnamese	France	A young Vietnamese peasant girl named Mùi becomes the servant of a house in pre-unification Saigon.
Cyclo	1,995	Trần Anh Hùng	Drama, Crime	7	114	Vietnamese	France	Follows a young cyclo driver on his poverty-driven descent into criminality in modern-day Ho Chi Minh City. The boy's struggles to scratch out a living for his two sisters and grandfather in the mean streets of the city lead to petty crime on behalf of a mysterious Madame from whom he rents his cyclo.
Sister Sister 2	2,023	Vũ Ngọc Đãng	Thriller, Drama	7	30	Vietnamese	Vietnam	A prostitute seeks to escape her life by becoming the protege of a lady of status and class.
When the Tenth Month Comes	1,984	Đặng Nhật Minh	Drama, War	7	20	Vietnamese	Vietnam	In the final days of the war, Duyên faces a daily struggle to take care of her young son and ailing father-in-law, all the while hiding from them the fact that her husband has recently been killed in battle.
Mai	2,024	Trấn Thành	Romance, Drama	7	15	Vietnamese	Vietnam	When a struggling single mother falls for a wealthy heartbreaker, their risky romance could just turn their lives around — or tear their worlds apart.
The Little Girl of Hanoi	1,974	Hải Ninh	War, Drama	7	10	Vietnamese	Vietnam	A young girl searches for her father, a soldier in the PAVN, after her mother and sister are killed during Christmas Bombings.
Furies	2,022	Veronica Ngo	Action, Drama, Thriller	6.9	70	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Bi, a Vietnamese country girl, survives a brutal childhood and escapes to Saigon. There, she is recruited by the mysterious Mrs. Lin, who trains Bi and her new friends Thanh and Hong in killing and sensuality to take down Hai, a Saigon crime lord.
Yellow Flowers On the Green Grass	2,015	Victor Vũ	Drama	6.9	28	Vietnamese	Vietnam	After and act of violence leaves his brother Tuong paralyzed, Thieu discovers the true meaning of brotherhood.
Việt and Nam	2,024	Trương Minh Quý	Drama	6.9	18	Vietnamese	Vietnam	In the depths of the underground coal mines, where danger awaits and darkness prevails, Nam and Việt, both young miners, cherish fleeting moments, knowing that one of them will soon leave for a new life across the sea.
Rom	2,020	Trần Thanh Huy	Drama, Action	6.9	15	Vietnamese	Vietnam	14-year-old Ròm works as bookie lottery runner to earn a living. He lives an unsettling life due to his separation from his parents and always yearns to earn enough money to find them.
Nightmares	2,022	Đinh Công Hiếu	Horror	6.8	34	Vietnamese	Vietnam	A successful young doctor is constantly haunted by nightmares about a mysterious killer who seems to not only be chasing her in her dreams.
Dreamy Eyes	2,019	Victor Vũ	Drama, Romance	6.7	20	Vietnamese	Vietnam	The story of the one-sided love of Ngan for Ha Lan — his childhood friend.
Song Lang	2,018	Leon Lê	Drama, Music	6.7	19	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Set against a gloriously filmed backdrop of the distinctly jaded charm of mid-90s Saigon, the lives of two men intertwine as they are both bound by traditions and honor. One to his mafia family, the other to the traveling troupe that performs elaborate classic operas. Yet they have much more in common than either wants to admit.
Children of the Mist	2,022	Hà Lệ Diễm	Documentary	6.7	17	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Di is a 12-year-old girl from the mist-shrouded mountains of northern Vietnam. She belongs to the Hmong, an ethnic minority in which girls get married at a very young age. This is often preceded by a controversial “bride-napping,” where the girl is abducted by her future husband on New Year’s Eve. Negotiations between the families follow. This also happened to Di’s sister and their mother, so it doesn’t seem strange that in preparation the women and girls discuss sex and married life without embarrassment. But Di also goes to school, where she learns very different values. And in her own way, even Di’s mother tries to warn her daughter about child marriage.
Sweet 20	2,015	Phan Gia Nhat Linh	Comedy	6.7	10	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Mrs. Dai, a 70-year old grandmother, suddenly finds that she has been transformed into her 20-year old self. Her old fashioned sense of style and manners cause some trouble, but falling in love could be the biggest problem of them all.
Furie	2,019	Le Van Kiet	Action, Drama, Thriller	6.6	212	Vietnamese	Vietnam	When a little girl is kidnapped by a trafficking ring, they soon find they messed with the wrong child. Her mother, a notorious former gang leader, is close on their trail and will go to any lengths to bring her child home.
The Vertical Ray of the Sun	2,000	Trần Anh Hùng	Drama, Romance	6.6	66	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.
Jailbait	2,017	Lê Thanh Sơn	Drama, Comedy	6.6	12	Vietnamese	Vietnam	A playboy's life changes after he meets and sleeps with a girl who hasn't turned 18 yet.
The Third Wife	2,019	Ash Mayfair	Drama	6.5	89	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Though only 14 years old, May is selected to be the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Her new home seems idyllic, her husband favours her, and she quickly becomes pregnant with what she is certain will be the desired male progeny. But trouble is quietly brewing: she witnesses a forbidden tryst that will spark a chain reaction of misfortunes — and stir in May urges that until now had been dormant.
House in the Alley	2,013	Le Van Kiet	Horror	6.5	15	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Until they lose their baby to a miscarriage, a young couple were happily settling into their new life in their spacious home. After the tragedy, Thao is inconsolable and won't let her baby's body leave the house. Normal life eludes her as terrifying visions undermine her sanity. Her husband, Thanh, experiences strange phenomena around their home and when his wife turns on him, he must race to uncover the secrets of the house in the alley before they lose their sanity and their lives.
Goodbye Mother	2,019	Trinh Dinh Le Minh	Drama, Romance	6.5	13	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Văn comes back to Saigon from the US with his boyfriend Ian to visit his mother. Being the male heir of the family, everyone expects him to take a wife soon. And to top it all, his grandmother, who has Alzheimer, mistakes Ian for her grandson.
Buffalo Boy	2,004	Minh Nguyen-Vo	Drama	6.5	10	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Kim is 15; his father and step-mother have two buffalo, their lifeline as subsistence rice farmers. During the rainy season, there's no grass and the buffalo are starving. Kim volunteers to take the beasts inland to find food. On this coming-of-age journey, Kim sees men mistreat women, men fight with men, and French taxes rob the poor. He works for Lap, a buffalo herder whose past is entangled with Kim's parents, and he makes friends who will lead him to his place in the world.
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell	2,023	Phạm Thiên Ân	Drama	6.3	54	Vietnamese	France	After a Vietnamese woman dies in a car crash in Saigon, her brother-in-law and her young son transport her body back to the former’s hometown in rural Vietnam, where they plan to give her a funeral.
Sword of the Assassin	2,012	Victor Vũ	Adventure, Drama, Action	6.3	26	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Nguyen Vu is the sole survivor of his family who was executed by the empress of Vietnam. Upon discovering that his family may have been framed for crimes they did not commit, he sets out to bring justice and clear his family name.
Owl and the Sparrow	2,007	Stephane Gauger	Drama	6.3	22	Vietnamese	Vietnam	In modern-day Saigon, three lonely strangers form a unique family as a ten-year old orphan plays matchmaker to a zookeeper and a beautiful flight attendant.
The Unseen River	2,020	Phạm Ngọc Lân	Drama	6.3	15	Vietnamese	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Stories told along the river: a woman reunites with her ex-lover at a hydroelectric plant; meanwhile, a young man travels downstream to a temple in search of a cure for his insomnia.
Floating Lives	2,010	Nguyễn Phan Quang Bình	Drama	6.3	12	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Set in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, the film tells a story of Mr. Võ and his children. Võ, enraged by his wife’s infidelity, burns down his house and all his memories of the past.
Jackpot Island - Kumanthong Returns	2,022	Lê Bình Giang	Thriller, Action, Drama, Horror	6.1	39	Vietnamese	Vietnam	The "Jackpot Island - Kumanthong Returns" continues to spread obsession and doubts about one of Southeast Asia's most terrifying divinities. Who is really hiding behind the evil, monstrous face and holding terrifying secrets? What does a deadly island and the terrifyingly mysterious appearance of monstrous mermaids have to do with this brutal and terrifying spell?
Journey From the Fall	2,007	Ham Tran	Drama	6.1	10	Vietnamese	United States of America	Thirteen years after the end of the Vietnam War, a family who was tragically affected by the war are forced to emigrate to America.
578: Magnum	2,022	Lương Đình Dũng	Action, Thriller	6	78	Vietnamese	Vietnam	A container truck driver, Hùng, lives an idyllic life with his little daughter, An. The father and daughter become the closest companions in every journey with their orange container truck. Life goes on like that until An has to leave her father to go to school. One day, Hùng is informed that An is suffering from severe depression. Relying on his old skills in the past and finding out the truth, Hùng becomes enraged and painful to know that his little girl was kidnapped by a male stranger. Starting his lone and intense journey looking for and chasing after the unknown abuser, Hùng realizes that to hunt down that psychopath he has to counter the massive underground forces behind him.
The Housemaid	2,016	Derek Nguyen	Romance, Horror	5.9	36	Vietnamese	Vietnam	When an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife... who is out for blood.
Bad Blood	2,023	Dan Trong Tran	Action, Drama, Family, Comedy	5.9	11	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Tells the story of Lam - a man who used to be a gangster but lost his memory and now hides like an ordinary person, making a living by manual labor. Lam lives with his wife - Hanh and her stepdaughter Hien. Hien still has not accepted the love of Uncle Lam for her. Hien grew up impulsive and was seduced by Tien - a hypocritical young man who lured girls into brothels to become prostitutes. Throughout the film is the journey to find Lam's daughter.
Adrift	2,009	Bùi Thạc Chuyên	Drama	5.8	10	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Soon after her wedding, newlywed Duyen's excitement begins to fade as she realizes her young husband is not only naive but overly occupied by his job and doting mother. As her marriage goes unconsummated and her emotional isolation grows, she reaches out to her closest girlfriend, Cam, who secretly desires her, but pushes her into the arms of a dangerous and provocative suitor. The resulting infidelity puts Duyen in a precarious love triangle, challenging her notions of conventional relationships and also the stability of her new family.
The Lady Assassin	2,013	Nguyễn Quang Dũng	Action	5.5	13	Vietnamese	Vietnam	In the remote, shoreline Duong Son Tavern, the beautiful landlady Kieu Thi (Thanh Hang) lures weary travellers, bandits and officials into her establishment with the help of her three stunning hostesses. But rather than sell themselves, the girls rob and murder their guests, hording a growing pile of gold for a rainy day. In their latest haul, however, the women discover the bound and desperate Linh Lan (Tang Thanh Ha) hidden in a coffin. She begs them to spare her life and train her in martial arts, so she can kill evil general Quan Du, who murdered her family. Kieu Thi agrees, and takes Linh Lan under her wing, but it soon transpires not everyone is who they originally claimed to be.
Sister Sister	2,019	Kathy Uyen	Thriller, Drama, Romance	5.5	11	Vietnamese	Vietnam	This is a psychological film exploring the love story revolving around two beautiful women - Thien Kim and Bao Nhi. Face to face in a game where only one person wins, when the happiness of a small home is about to be swept away by a storm, who will fiercely fight for what they want and who will resign to keep peaceful?
Once Upon a Time in Vietnam	2,013	Dustin Nguyễn	Fantasy, Action	5.5	10	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Assigned to protect a small town in Vietnam, Dao arrives to fight against the crime boss; but soon his past catches up with him, threatening to destroy the cherished village.
Clash	2,009	Lê Thanh Sơn	Action, Thriller, Romance	5.1	34	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Trinh, a mercenary, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter. She hires several mercenaries to help, including Quan, who she becomes attracted to. Trinh and Quan's relationship becomes complicated as it becomes evident that their motivations are not the same.
Big Father, Small Father and Other Stories	2,015	Phan Đăng Di	Drama	5.1	15	Vietnamese	Netherlands	Saigon, early 2000s. Photography student Vu has just arrived from Vietnam's backwaters and is immediately attracted to his handsome roommate Thang, who works odd jobs as a bouncer and low-level drug dealer. Entranced by the nocturnal rhythms of Thang's world, Vu follows him around the city where he meets Van, a ballet-cum-exotic dancer and Thang's sometimes-girlfriend.
Lost in Paradise	2,011	Vũ Ngọc Đãng	Drama	5.1	14	Vietnamese	Vietnam	Khoi, a naive twenty-year-old, travels to Ho Chi Minh City from the countryside to begin a new life. It's his first time in the big city and he's looking for a place to live. He befriends Dong, a handsome extrovert who offers to share his apartment. When Khoi goes to check the place out, he meets Lam, who also appears to be living there. Khoi decides to stay, but while he showers, Dong and Lam - who turn out to be boyfriends - run off with all his cash and belongings.
Taste	2,021	Lê Bảo	Drama	4.5	16	Vietnamese	France	Bassley, a Nigerian footballer living in Vietnam, has been unable to make a living since he broke his leg. He and four middle-aged women he sometimes works for decide to escape the disappointment of their daily lives. They go to an old house where together they create a special world for themselves. But this intimate utopia cannot last forever.

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