Best Movies about Cambodia
by judgefr | created - 16 Jan 2012 | updated - 08 May 2015 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Killing Fields (1984)
R | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands
Votes: 59,277 | Gross: $34.70M
2. Holy Lola (2004)
128 min | Drama
The trials and tribulations of a French couple's efforts to adopt an orphan baby in Cambodia.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Jacques Gamblin, Isabelle Carré, Bruno Putzulu, Lara Guirao
Votes: 760
3. S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003)
Unrated | 101 min | Documentary, History, War
A unique documentary on the notorious S-21 prison, today the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with testimony by the only surviving prisoners and former Khmer Rouge guards.
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Khieu 'Poev' Ches, Yeay Cheu, Nhem En, Houy Him
Votes: 1,164 | Gross: $0.02M
4. Enemies of the People (2009)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Crime, History
One of the most harrowing and compelling personal documentaries of our time, ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE exposes for the first time the truth about the Killing Fields and the Khmer Rouge who were behind Cambodia's genocide.
Directors: Rob Lemkin, Thet Sambath | Stars: Thet Sambath, Nuon Chea, Pol Pot, Khieu Samphân
Votes: 556 | Gross: $0.07M
5. L'empire du tigre (2005– )
210 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Stars: Bernard Giraudeau, Nadia Farès, Evelyne Bouix, Thierry Frémont
Votes: 40
6. City of Ghosts (2002)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A con man (Matt Dillon) travels to Cambodia (also on the run from law enforcement in the U.S.) to collect his share in an insurance scam, but discovers more than he bargained for.
Director: Matt Dillon | Stars: Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone, Gérard Depardieu
Votes: 5,819 | Gross: $0.04M
7. Two Brothers (2004)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Guy Pearce, Freddie Highmore, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Oanh Nguyen
Votes: 15,915 | Gross: $18.95M
8. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor
Votes: 219,065 | Gross: $131.14M
9. Same Same But Different (2009)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
The unexpected, uncertain love story of Sreykeo, a 21-year-old bar girl in Phnom Penh, and Ben, a young German student traveling to Cambodia on a post-graduation summer trip.
Director: Detlev Buck | Stars: Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, David Kross, Jens Harzer, Stefan Konarske
Votes: 2,048
10. Un barrage contre le Pacifique (2008)
116 min | Drama
A troubled mother's spirit crumbles when her adult children strike out for independence. Feeling abandoned she contemplates taking drastic action.
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Gaspard Ulliel, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Randal Douc
Votes: 869
11. Dogora - Ouvrons les yeux (2004)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
Director Patrice Leconte weaves an impressionistic, sensorial tapestry of existence in and around early 21st-century Cambodia. Journeying through the country's farmlands, factories, streets... See full summary »
Director: Patrice Leconte
Votes: 212
12. Beyond Borders (2003)
R | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The world's cruelty is confronted with the love of two different people who try to save humanity from poverty and war.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Clive Owen, Angelina Jolie, Linus Roache, Teri Polo
Votes: 29,061 | Gross: $4.43M
13. Holly (2006)
R | 114 min | Drama
In Cambodia, Holly, a 12 year old Vietnamese girl, encounters Patrick, an American stolen artifacts dealer. The story follows their strong connection and her unrelenting efforts to escape her fate.
Director: Guy Moshe | Stars: Ron Livingston, Chris Penn, Udo Kier, Virginie Ledoyen
Votes: 924 | Gross: $0.18M
14. L'oiseau de paradis (1962)
117 min | Drama
Director: Marcel Camus | Stars: Sam El, Narie Hem, Nop Nem, Skarine
Votes: 29
15. Lord Jim (1965)
Not Rated | 154 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Peter O'Toole, James Mason, Curd Jürgens, Eli Wallach
Votes: 4,264
16. Wish You Were Here (I) (2012)
R | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Two Australian couples, two sisters, are on vacation in Southern Cambodia. Jeremy goes missing. What happened? Were drugs involved? Secrets are slowly revealed after the 3 return to Sydney.
Director: Kieran Darcy-Smith | Stars: Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Felicity Price, Antony Starr
Votes: 6,155 | Gross: $0.05M
17. Mistress of the World (1960)
Approved | 113 min | Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi
Professor Johansson has made a huge scientific breakthrough; a device that will create a huge magnetic pulse that knocks out all electricity over a continent-wide area. The military ... See full summary »
Directors: William Dieterle, Richard Angst | Stars: Martha Hyer, Carlos Thompson, Micheline Presle, Wolfgang Preiss
Votes: 185
19. The Burnt Theatre (2005)
82 min | Documentary, War
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Bopha Chheng, Hoeun Ieng, Rotha Kèv, Sok Ly
Votes: 58
20. Le papier ne peut pas envelopper la braise (2007)
90 min | Documentary
The film is situated as close as one can get to the life - and thus the spiritual death - of a prostitute.
Director: Rithy Panh
Votes: 111
21. Golden Slumbers (2011)
96 min | Documentary
"Golden Slumbers" is an elegantly assembled and deeply moving remembrance of Cambodian cinema, which shone brightly from 1960 to 1975 .
Director: Davy Chou | Stars: Yvon Hem, Dy Saveth, Liv Sreng, Ly Bun Yim
Votes: 113
22. Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll (2014)
Unrated | 105 min | Documentary, Music
Through the eyes, words, and songs of its popular music stars of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, 'Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock & Roll' examines and unravels Cambodia's tragic ... See full summary »
Director: John Pirozzi | Stars: Norodom Sirivudh, Norodom Sihanouk, Sisowath Kossamak, Samley Hong
Votes: 426 | Gross: $0.12M
23. The Last Reel (2014)
106 min | Drama
A lost film, buried beneath Cambodia's killing fields, reveals different versions of the truth. A contemporary story about love, family and the ghosts of Cambodia's past.
Director: Kulikar Sotho | Stars: Ma Rynet, Sok Sothun, Rous Mony, Hun Sophy
Votes: 132
24. The Gate (2014)
TV-MA | 95 min | Drama
Two decades after forging an unlikely alliance in Pol Pot's Cambodia, a French ethnologist and a former Khmer Rouge official meet again after the latter is arrested for crimes against humanity.
Director: Régis Wargnier | Stars: Raphaël Personnaz, Phoeung Kompheak, Olivier Gourmet, Thanet Thorn
Votes: 377
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