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1. The Family Man (2019– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A working man from the National Investigation Agency tries to protect the nation from terrorism, but he also needs to keep his family safe from his secret job.
Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Priyamani, Sharib Hashmi
Votes: 99,077
2. A Private War (2018)
R | 110 min | Biography, Drama, War
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Rosamund Pike, Alexandra Moen, Tom Hollander, Faye Marsay
Votes: 21,074 | Gross: $1.63M
3. Dheepan (2015)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama
Dheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris.
Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, Vincent Rottiers
Votes: 16,899 | Gross: $0.25M
4. Greed (I) (2019)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
Satire about the world of the super-rich.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Caroline Flack, Steve Coogan, David Mitchell, Isla Fisher
Votes: 8,500
5. 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: 3,430
6. Elephant Walk (1954)
Approved | 103 min | Adventure, Drama
The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at Elephant Walk tea plantation, British Ceylon.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch, Abraham Sofaer
Votes: 2,738
7. Sri Siddhartha Gautama (2013)
115 min | Biography, Drama, History
This is an extraordinary tale from over 2600 years ago, of a Prince who is endowed with everything he needs and more. Luxury, palaces, and all heart's-desires are provided to him by his ... See full summary »
Directors: Chandran Rutnam, Saman Weeraman | Stars: Gagan Malik, Anchal Singh, Ranjan Ramanayake, Anshu Malik
Votes: 274
8. Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Drama, War
A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her real mother, she begs to be taken to Sri Lanka, where her mother works with a militant group of activists.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Keerthana Parthiepan, Simran, Madhavan, Nandita Das
Votes: 9,250
9. A Common Man (2013)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.
Director: Chandran Rutnam | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross, Patrick Rutnam, Frederick-James Koch
Votes: 2,466
10. Funny Boy (2020)
109 min | Drama
Explores Arjie's sexual awakening from a young boy to a teenager who falls in love with a male classmate, just as political tensions escalate between the Sinhalese and Tamils in the years leading up to the 1983 uprisings.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Agam Darshi, Shivantha Wijesinha, Nimmi Harasgama, Ali Kazmi
Votes: 989
11. Surabidena (1990)
135 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Chandaratne Mapitigama | Stars: Menike Attanayaka, Veena Jayakody, Ravindra Randeniya, Chandi Rasika
Votes: 20
12. Me mage sandai (2000)
104 min | Drama, Romance, War
In a Northern border village during the Sri Lankan Civil War, a Sinhalese soldier meets a Tamil girl in the battlefield. The soldier leaves the army with the girl and returns to his village... See full summary »
Director: Asoka Handagama | Stars: Saumya Liyanage, Dilhani Ekanayake, Jagath Chamila, Jayasiri Chandrajith
Votes: 69
13. Aloko Udapadi (2017)
113 min | Drama, History
"Aloko Udapadi" ("Light Arose") is an Epic Film of the unswerving human effort to record for all time, a unique spiritual heritage. In 89 BC, King Walagamba of Sinhala kingdom (present day ... See full summary »
Directors: Chathra Weeraman, Bharatha Hettiarachchi | Stars: Uddika Premarathna, Dilhani Ekanayake, Roshan Ravindra, Menaka Peiris
Votes: 6,886
14. Peacock Lament (2022)
98 min | Drama
Amila comes from a small village in Sri Lanka. After losing his parents, he moves to Colombo. He works as a construction worker in a Chinese building site and looks after his four siblings.... See full summary »
Director: Sanjeewa Pushpakumara | Stars: Akalanka Prabashwara, Sabeetha Perera, Dinara Punchihewa, Lorenzo Acquaviva
Votes: 35
15. U Turn (2019)
146 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Raveena (Chanu Dissanayake), a news reporter working on an article on the incidents at a flyover. She also has a crush on the crime reporter Adithya (Thumindu Dodantenna), whose help she ... See full summary »
Director: Channa Deshapriya | Stars: Chanu Dissanayaka, Hemal Ranasinghe, Thumindu Dodantenne, Dayadewa Edirisinghe
Votes: 83
16. Jinx (I) (2021)
27 min | Short, Horror
Krish is a married young man who starts experiencing terrorizing dreams during episodes of sleep paralysis. Trouble beckons when the incidents from his paralysis begin to come true as he gets entrapped in a chilling, dark hallucination.
Director: Lingesh Janarthanam | Stars: Gowri Shankar, Noyaline Christina, Krishan Jayaseelan, Vikneshan Thevaraj
Votes: 18
17. 2011 Cricket World Cup (2011)
Sport
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup 2011) was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and (for the first time) Bangladesh. ... See full summary »
Stars: Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Tillakaratne Dilshan
Votes: 326
18. Seilama (1993)
105 min | Drama
Banda and wife Siriya live in a village by the forest. Cananbis is growm in the forest by the hunter. Sira, a lorry driver working for a timber merchant, comes to the village by the lorry ... See full synopsis »
Director: H.D. Premaratne | Stars: Dilani Abeywardena, Menike Attanayaka, Elson Divituragama, G. Goonawardena
Votes: 24
19. Death on a Full Moon Day (1997)
74 min | Drama, War
A great Sinhala movie "drama" of a father (Mr. Joe Abewickrama) who refuses to believe in his son's death at war.
Director: Prasanna Vithanage | Stars: Joe Abeywickrama, Nayana Hettiarachchi, Kumara Karunananda, Mahendra Perera
Votes: 384
20. Burning Birds (2016)
84 min | Drama
Burning Birds is Sri Lankan film written and directed by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara. The film world premiered at 21st Busan International Film Festival (2016) under its New Currents Competition.
Director: Sanjeewa Pushpakumara | Stars: Anoma Janadari, Samanalee Fonseka, Chandani Senevirathna, Leonie Kotelawala
Votes: 106
21. Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington (2013)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Documentary about deceased photojournalist Tim Hetherington directed by Sebastian Junger. Together with his friend and long-term collaborator Sebastian, Tim had travelled the world ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastian Junger | Stars: Chris Anderson, Peter Bouckaert, James Brabazon, Guillermo Cervera
Votes: 739
22. Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World (2011 TV Movie)
74 min | Documentary
In the documentary Bettany Hughes visits 7 sites important to Buddism: Bodh Gaya, India; Bodanath Stupa, Nepal; Temple of The Tooth, Sri Lanka; Wat Pho Temple, Thailand; Angkor Wat, ... See full summary »
Director: Faris Kermani | Stars: Bettany Hughes, Dinar Boontharn, Mario Cee, Ani Choying Dolma
Votes: 128
23. Ali Kathawa (2017)
Fantasy
Director: Sunil Ariyaratne | Stars: Kaushalaya Fernando, Wilson Gunaratne, Yehani Hansika, Sarath Kothalawala
Votes: 28
24. Goal (I) (2018)
99 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Goal is the story of bunch of ordinary village children who challenge the impossible with the help of a teacher who refuses to see them fail.
Director: Rohan Perera | Stars: Jayalath Manoratne, Chandani Senevirathna, Kaushalaya Fernando, Nayana Hettiarachchi
Votes: 165
25. Il est plus facile pour un chameau... (2003)
110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
As a little girl, Federica fantasized about having beautiful long hair that would grow back as soon as she cut it, about never-ending cones of cotton candy and about countless adventures ... See full summary »
Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Stars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Chiara Mastroianni, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Denis Podalydès
Votes: 903 | Gross: $0.02M
26. Sankara (2007)
87 min | Drama
Young Buddhist monk Ananda, arrives at a temple in order to restore its paintings. These paintings depict Thelapaththa Jathakaya, a moral story where Lord Buddha said that a man with a big ... See full summary »
Director: Prasanna Jayakody | Stars: Thumindu Dodantenne, Sachini Ayendra, Nilua Heenkendaarachchi, K.A. Milton Perera
Votes: 143
27. Tsunami: Caught on Camera (2009 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
A minute-by-minute account of the Boxing Day 2004 Tsunami told through amateur video footage of people who were there.
Director: Janice Sutherland | Stars: Shonti Breisch, Jai Breisch
Votes: 301
28. Frangipani (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Frangipani movi sinhala film
Director: Visakesa Chandrasekaram | Stars: Jehan Sri Kanth, Dasun Pathirana, Yasodha Rasanduni
Votes: 72
29. Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride (2009)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Before the 30th anniversary, Vancouver's Gay Pride Parade director examines relevance of Pride celebrations internationally. He travels to places where Pride is steeped in protest to ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Christie | Star: Ken Coolen
Votes: 143
30. Uncut (2021)
22 min | Short, Crime, Drama
The action of the film took place in exotic Sri Lanka, an island where immense wealth coexists with hopeless poverty. In the center of the plot is the story of Andrew, a businessman from ... See full summary »
Director: Ksenia Bugrimova | Stars: Sofia de Silva, Yuriy Klyatskin, Nalin Lusena, Lalith Premathilaka
Votes: 8
31. Pudhiya Mugam (1993)
123 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A man's heroic acts land him in the Indian army. He gets married and eventually reaches a high-ranking post. Unbeknownst to his wife and son, he was once an assassin linked to Sri Lankan terrorists.
Director: Suresh Chandra Menon | Stars: Suresh Chandra Menon, Nirmala, Revathi, Kasthuri Shankar
Votes: 127
32. With You, Without You (2012)
90 min | Drama, Romance
The film set, in post war Sri Lanka, brings us close to two characters who collide quite accidentally, and through them we experience the deep and seemingly unbridgeable chasm that conflict... See full summary »
Director: Prasanna Vithanage | Stars: Shyam Fernando, Anjali Patil, Maheshwari Ratnam, Wasantha Moragoda
Votes: 227
33. Butterfly Symphony (2013)
119 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Vadeesha Devaminda Wickramanayaka is a highly creative and sensitive young music student in his school. A special love letter that he finds accidentally, written by Punya, a women, more ... See full summary »
Director: Jayantha Chandrasiri | Stars: Yashoda Wimaladharma, Uddika Premarathna, Pubudu Chathuranga, Wilson Gunaratne
Votes: 933
34. Spies Inc. (1992)
R | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy
Spies from different nationalities stationed in a small Asian island work out a plot to create an international incident taking profit from it. Defrauding CIA through fake reports and ... See full summary »
Director: Antony Thomas | Stars: Brian Kerwin, Alice Krige, Robert Loggia, Diane Ladd
Votes: 124
35. Aswesuma (2001)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An elderly man who regrets certain events in his past life displays his struggle to relieve the bottled up feelings which had disturbed him throughout his life.Opening with the funeral of ... See full summary »
Director: Bennett Rathnayake | Stars: Joe Abeywickrama, Jackson Anthony, Susil Gunarathna, Edward Gunawardhana
Votes: 76
36. Sakkarang (2015)
117 min | Drama, History
Sakkarang is about a community of traditional dancers who lived in the hinterland of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Their bonded duty is to perform in the annual festival of the Temple of the... See full summary »
Director: Darmasena Pathiraja | Stars: Prasidini Athapaththu, Pubudu Chathuranga, Nita Fernando, Bimal Jayakodi
Votes: 30
37. Rise and Fall: China's Greatest Explorer (Zheng He) (2024)
73 min | Documentary
When China ruled the seas, he was the face of a nation. Master of the seas. A forgotten hero. Nat Geo's own legend retraces the epic journey of Zheng He. The Silk Road by Sea. A photographer's journey. And a warning for all great powers.
Director: Farland Chang | Stars: Farland Chang, Michael Yamashita
Votes: 23
38. Him, Here, After (2012)
104 min | Drama
A Tamil rebel soldier is rehabilitated and comes back home with great hopes of finding work, getting back his lover and getting back to normalcy. The village has turned against him because ... See full summary »
Director: Asoka Handagama | Stars: Dharshan Dharmaraj, Subashini Balasubramaniyam, Gregory Philip Ferminus, Raja Ganeshan
Votes: 53
39. Le livre de cristal (1994)
110 min | Drama
John Billeter, known as JB, an internationally renowned expert in Oriental civilizations, has agreed to return to Sri Lanka at the request of the UNESCO to decode a Book of Crystal, a treatise on memory that Buddha dictated in his old age.
Director: Patricia Plattner | Stars: Jean-François Balmer, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Douglas Ranasinghe, Gamini Fonseka
Votes: 13
40. Loku Duwa (1994)
150 min | Drama
Punna is a beautiful girl who is suddenly thrust into hardships after her father dies suddenly and her lover is discovered to be an impostor. She joins a garment factory belonging to ... See full summary »
Director: Sumitra Peries | Stars: Gamini Fonseka, Joe Abeywickrama, Kamal Addaraarachchi, Daya Alwis
Votes: 24
41. The Friend (V) (2019)
3 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
A month after the events of The Summoning, Kasun walks down a lonely road. But is he truly alone?
Director: Akash Sunethkumara | Stars: Kasun Rathnasiri, Shenic Tissera
Votes: 24
42. Bhikkhuni: Buddhism, Sri Lanka, Revolution (2018)
70 min | Documentary
It is a documentary film about the revival of women's ordination in Theravada Buddhism. Shortly after Enlightenment, the Buddha said: "I shall not come to my final passing away, until my ... See full summary »
Director: Malgorzata Dobrowolska | Stars: Dhammananda Bhikkuni, Bhikkhuni Gautami, Bhikkhuni Kusuma, Ellen Posman
Votes: 16
43. The Fishing Net (1997)
105 min | Drama, Romance
Nimal and Sirima with their father, live in a village where the passenger transport is only a lorry coverted into a bus. Nimal wants to join police force. He goes to house of the police ... See full synopsis »
Director: H.D. Premaratne | Stars: Daya Alwis, Jackson Anthony, Razi Anwar, Grace Ariyawimal
Votes: 26
44. Elude (2018)
35 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Akash and Laxmi, a newly married couple, thought they were building their perfect life together; until 'that' day. Now, Akash is trying to escape his haunting past, but at the cost of his sanity.
Director: Andrew Sean | Stars: Gowri Shankar, Showthamini Shanthakumar, Shayne Bradley, Portia Perera
Votes: 8
45. Wild Sri Lanka - Realm of the Leopard (2018 TV Movie)
Documentary
Blue-chip documentary about the lowland leopard of Sri Lanka and the unique species inhabiting its ecosystem.
Director: Thivanka Rukshan Perera | Star: Dave Birch
Votes: 6
46. My Mother Is in Sri Lanka (1987)
90 min | Documentary
Directors: Remo Legnazzi, Jürg Neuenschwander | Stars: Ratha Sivaramalingam, Puniya Sundarampillai, Magheswaran Naganathy
47. Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World (2003)
Not Rated | 62 min | Documentary
Documentary presenting the realities of coming out in lesser developed countries.
Director: John Scagliotti | Stars: Janeane Garofalo, Maher Sabry
Votes: 164
48. Legacy of the Cannibal God (2002 Video)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Director: G. Vitacane | Stars: Ursula Andress, Claudio Cassinelli, Stacy Keach, Antonio Marsina
49. Becoming Family (2006)
TV-PG | 74 min | Documentary
An inspiring true story of tsunami relief, filmed on location in Sri Lanka.
Director: Carl Strecker | Stars: David Cao, Bob Connolly, Kushil Gunasekera, Nuzhath Hafsa
Votes: 24
50. Diving Into Blue Water, White Death (2007 Video)
G | 24 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
Stars: Tom Chapin, Rodney Fox, Tom Gimbel, Peter Lake