50 Indonesian Best Movies
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1. The Raid: Redemption (2011)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A S.W.A.T. team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.
Director: Gareth Evans | Stars: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy, Donny Alamsyah
Votes: 216,992 | Gross: $4.11M
2. The Raid 2 (2014)
R | 150 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.
Director: Gareth Evans | Stars: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara
Votes: 131,233 | Gross: $2.63M
3. Dead Time (2007)
102 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
A jaded cop. A narcoleptic journalist. A nation divided. A Fantasy you'd wish never come true.
Director: Joko Anwar | Stars: Donny Alamsyah, Fachry Albar, Ario Bayu, Fahrani
Votes: 1,110
4. Macabre (II) (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Two newly weds Adjie and Astrid, along with 3 of their best friends decided to have an interstate road trip as a last attempt to reconcile Adjie with his estranged little sister Ladya. ... See full summary »
Directors: Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto | Stars: Shareefa Daanish, Julie Estelle, Ario Bayu, Sigi Wimala
Votes: 3,790
5. The Forbidden Door (2009)
115 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The life of a successful sculptor is turned upside down when he begins receiving mysterious messages from someone who asks for his help.
Director: Joko Anwar | Stars: Fachry Albar, Marsha Timothy, Ario Bayu, Tio Pakusadewo
Votes: 2,712
6. Laskar Pelangi (2008)
TV-G | 124 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In the 1970s, a group of 10 students struggles with poverty and develop hopes for the future in Gantong Village on the farming and tin mining island of Belitung off the east coast of Sumatra.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Cut Mini Theo, Zulfanny, Ikranagara, Lukman Sardi
Votes: 2,572
7. Gie (2005)
Not Rated | 147 min | Biography, Drama, History
Soe Hok Gie is an activist who lived in the sixties. Set in the darkest era of Indonesian modern history, "Gie" is an interpretation of what happened based on his journal.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Nicholas Saputra, Jonathan Mulia, Thomas Nawilis, Christian Audi
Votes: 1,073
8. Joni's Promise (2005)
TV-PG | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A film delivery man promises a beautiful young woman to deliver a film reel on time to a movie theater. But the the whole city seems to conspire against him.
Director: Joko Anwar | Stars: Nicholas Saputra, Mariana Renata, Rachel Maryam Sayidina, Surya Saputra
Votes: 1,553
9. Keramat (2009)
80 min | Horror
A group of filmmakers travels to Bantul to prepare for shooting. After several supernatural occurrences, the main talent gets possessed and is taken to another dimension. The crew enlists help from a paranormal and embarks to find her.
Director: Monty Tiwa | Stars: Poppy Sovia, Migi Parahita, Sadha Triyudha, Miea Kusuma
Votes: 755
10. Question Mark (2011)
TV-14 | 100 min | Drama
A story of interconnecting lives in modern day Semarang, all struggling with the differences of their faiths.
Director: Hanung Bramantyo | Stars: Reza Rahadian, Revalina S. Temat, Agus Kuncoro, Endhita
Votes: 293
11. The Gathering! (2003)
TV-MA | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
Friendship and principles are put to a test in the circle of Jakarta's social elite which can be as turbulent as the city's slums.
Director: Nia Di Nata | Stars: Cut Mini Theo, Tora Sudiro, Aida Nurmala, Surya Saputra
Votes: 909
12. Quickie Express (2007)
TV-MA | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jojo is an unemployed. He decides to become a gigolo for an escort company. Everything works smoothly until he falls in love with a medical student.
Director: Dimas Djayadiningrat | Stars: Sandra Dewi, Reuben Elishama, Ria Irawan, Melissa Karim
Votes: 440
13. Parts of the Heart (2012)
90 min | Drama, Romance
8 stories about Peter, a gay man living in Jakarta from the age of 10 to 40 and his experiences with love that help to shape the man he is today.
Director: Paul Agusta | Stars: Joko Anwar, Endy Arfian, Bobby Asmoro, Tuhdil Haqiqi
Votes: 35
14. The Dancer (2011)
TV-MA | 112 min | Drama, Romance
Young teenagers who fall in love live in poverty in their small village in the 1960s. The girl, Srintil, is a dancer blessed with dancing moves that said have a certain magic. The boy, Rasus, leaves the village to join the army force.
Director: Ifa Isfansyah | Stars: Prisia Nasution, Oka Antara, Slamet Rahardjo, Dewi Irawan
Votes: 320
15. Love for Share (2006)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This is the story of women those are live in polygamy life. It's about their consequence to accept the status as other wife.
Director: Nia Di Nata | Stars: Jajang C. Noer, Shanty, Dominique Agisca Diyose, El Manik
Votes: 425
16. Jakarta Twilight (2010)
75 min | Drama
Jakarta Maghrib is an omnibus movie derived from five real events experienced by some urban Jakarta residents during maghrib.
Director: Salman Aristo | Stars: Reza Rahadian, Ringgo Agus Rahman, Lukman Sardi, Adinia Wirasti
Votes: 85
17. Fishing Platform (2008)
88 min | Drama
After his mother's death, a 12-year-old boy is sent to his father who works as a supervisor on a jermal (a fishing platform in the middle of the sea). His father is shocked, never knowing he has a son and rejects the boy as his kin.
Directors: Ravi L. Bharwani, Rayya Makarim, Orlow Seunke | Stars: Iqbal S. Manurung, Didi Petet, Yayu A.W. Unru, Chairil A. Dalimunthe
Votes: 178
18. The Dreamer (2009)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama
This movie is an adaptation from a popular novel by the same title, and sequel to Laskar Pelangi. It portrays two village boys with a dream of traveling to Paris, to study at Sorbonne University.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Lukman Sardi, Rendy Ahmad, Vikri Septiawan, Azwir Fitrianto
Votes: 472
19. Fiksi. (2008)
TV-MA | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
Alisha (Ladya Cheryl) never feel comfortable staying in her cool and spacious home until one day she meets Bari (Donny Alamsyah) who introduces her the meaning of love.
Director: Mouly Surya | Stars: Ladya Cheryl, Donny Alamsyah, Kinaryosih, Soultan Saladin
Votes: 561
20. What's Up with Cinta? (2002)
TV-14 | 112 min | Drama, Romance
A popular girl has to choose whether she wants to stay as a part of her clique or fall for the brooding literature-loving boy in her school.
Director: Rudy Soedjarwo | Stars: Dian Sastrowardoyo, Nicholas Saputra, Ladya Cheryl, Titi Kamal
Votes: 3,150
21. Kejarlah Daku Kau Kutangkap (1989)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Chaerul Umam | Stars: Lydia Kandou, Deddy Mizwar, Ully Artha, Lina Budiarty
Votes: 72
22. Something in the Way (I) (2013)
89 min | Drama
A porn obsessed taxi driver from Jakarta falls for the beautiful young prostitute and struggles with sexual frustration and misguided piety.
Director: Teddy Soeriaatmadja | Stars: Reza Rahadian, Ratu Felisha, Verdi Solaiman
Votes: 719
23. Rocket Rain (2013)
99 min | Drama
A video artist working on his latest project, is unexpectedly visited by his long lost friend, Jansen. Jansen is having a troubled relationship with his wife. He escapes the city and meet ... See full summary »
Director: Anggun Priambodo | Stars: Narpati Arwangga, Rain Chudori, Maya Norman, Anggun Priambodo
Votes: 30
24. Lovely Man (2011)
76 min | Drama
Cahaya (Raihaanun) travels to Jakarta, Indonesia, to search for her father and discovers that he is a prostitute for men.
Director: Teddy Soeriaatmadja | Stars: Donny Damara, Raihaanun, Yayu A.W. Unru, Ari Syarif
Votes: 560
25. Sunday Morning in Victoria Park (2010)
97 min | Drama
A woman starting a new life as a migrant worker in Hong Kong reluctantly searches the city for her missing sister.
Director: Lola Amaria | Stars: Donny Alamsyah, Lola Amaria, Titi Rajo Bintang, Donny Damara
Votes: 98
26. In the Absence of the Sun (2014)
TV-MA | 94 min | Drama
A tender, melancholic night is experienced through the eyes of three women as they struggle to find themselves in this ever-changing jungle of Jakarta.
Director: Lucky Kuswandi | Stars: Paul Agusta, Marissa Anita, Ina Panggabean, Dira Sugandi
Votes: 283
27. The Sun, the Moon, & the Hurricane (2014)
101 min | Drama, Romance
A story about Rain, a man in his thirties, in quest of happiness, love and the purpose of his life and all incident that occurred. About the people he met and places he went to that shaped his destiny.
Director: Andri Cung | Stars: Natalius Chendana, William Tjokro, Gesata Stella, Cornelio Sunny
Votes: 61
28. Mencari Hilal (2015)
94 min | Adventure, Drama
With special agreement with his sister, not so close son agree to accompanied his strictly religious father journey to find "Hilal".
Director: Ismail Basbeth | Stars: Deddy Sutomo, Oka Antara, Haydar Salishz
Votes: 113
29. A Copy of My Mind (2015)
TV-MA | 116 min | Drama
A female cheap salon worker and a pirated DVDs subtitle maker fall in love during the turbulent presidential election in Indonesia.
Director: Joko Anwar | Stars: Tara Basro, Chicco Jerikho, Maera Panigoro, Paul Agusta
Votes: 987
30. Siti (2014)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
Siti has to find ways and means to care for her son and her husband. By day, she sells snacks; by night, she works as a karaoke guide. Tainted by her nighttime employment, Siti finds her husband no longer wishes to speak to her.
Director: Eddie Cahyono | Stars: Sekar Sari, Bintang Timur Widodo, Titi Dibyo, Ibnu Widodo
Votes: 260
31. Nay (2015)
80 min | Drama
Nay, who's pregnant for about 11 weeks now, has to face life's adversities and the true nature of the people around her: her boyfriend Ben, her manager Ajeng, Ben's mother, and Pram - who she thinks is dependable. Shot entirely in a car.
Director: Djenar Maesa Ayu | Stars: Sha Ine Febriyanti, Cinta Ramlan, Farishad I. Latjuba, Joko Anwar
Votes: 13
32. What's Up with Cinta 2 (2016)
TV-14 | 123 min | Drama, Romance
14 years after their budding romance in high school, Rangga and Cinta reunite in Yogyakarta to have their closure after Rangga had left Cinta with no explanation years prior.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Nicholas Saputra, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Titi Kamal, Adinia Wirasti
Votes: 2,121
33. Check Store Next Door (2016)
TV-PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
Just when everything is going well for Erwin, his father falls sick and asks him to drop everything and help out at the family store, disappointing his irresponsible older brother Yohan.
Director: Ernest Prakasa | Stars: Ernest Prakasa, Kin Wah Chew, Gisella Anastasia, Dion Wiyoko
Votes: 2,163
34. Solo, Solitude (2016)
TV-MA | 97 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Wiji Thukul, a well-known poet, is designed as a suspect activist. With the police looking for him, Wiji is forced to leave Solo for Borneo, thousands of kilometers away.
Director: Yosep Anggi Noen | Stars: Gunawan Maryanto, Marissa Anita, Eduward Manalu, Melanie Subono
Votes: 265
35. Night Bus (2017)
139 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A group of civilians share a bus ride to Sampar, a town full of natural resources. It is heavily guarded by the state army who is fighting against the rebel militias, who want freedom over their homeland.
Director: Emil Heradi | Stars: T. Rifnu Wikana, Yayu A.W. Unru, Edward Akbar, Hana Prinantina
Votes: 223
36. Possessive (2017)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A platform diving athlete in her final year of high school when she meets a transfer student. The initial romance blossoms, but something about him is unfolding one by one.
Director: Edwin | Stars: Putri Marino, Adipati Dolken, Gritte Agatha, Chicco Kurniawan
Votes: 1,017
37. Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
Marlina lives quietly in Sumba until one day a man named Markus and his gang try to rob her house and she kills him. Eventually, she is haunted by Markus, and her life turns in 180 degrees.
Director: Mouly Surya | Stars: Marsha Timothy, Egy Fedly, Tumpal Tampubolon, Yoga Pratama
Votes: 3,359 | Gross: $0.02M
38. Turah (2016)
83 min | Drama
The residents of Kampung Tirang live in dilapidated shacks just to earn for their next meal. The hardworking and reliable Turah has been appointed by the cooperative leader to tend to ... See full summary »
Director: Wicaksono Wisnu Legowo | Stars: Ubaidillah, Slamet Ambari, Yono Daryono, Rudi Iteng
Votes: 109
39. Nyai: A Woman from Java (2016)
90 min | Drama
Set in the Dutch colonial period in 1927, story of a woman who lives with her Dutch husband. One day, the woman named Nyai begins to realize that she is living like a prisoner.
Director: Garin Nugroho | Stars: Annisa Hertami, Rudy Corenz, Cahwati Sugiarto, Gunawan Maryanto
Votes: 57
40. Yuni (2021)
TV-MA | 95 min | Drama
In her last year of secondary school, a bright Indonesian student is determined to pursue her education and resist getting married, despite the expectations of her community.
Director: Kamila Andini | Stars: Arawinda Kirana, Asmara Abigail, Sekar Sari, Marissa Anita
Votes: 1,541
41. Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021)
TV-MA | 114 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In a society ruled by machismo, a hibernating "bird" becomes a serious matter. In a life of brutality, the sleeping bird is an allegory for a peaceful and serene life, even when the whole world tries desperately to rouse it.
Director: Edwin | Stars: Marthino Lio, Ladya Cheryl, Reza Rahadian, Ratu Felisha
Votes: 962
42. The Queen of Black Magic (2019)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Revisiting the orphanage where they grew up, three men and their families discover a horrific supernatural presence lingering in their former home.
Director: Kimo Stamboel | Stars: Ario Bayu, Hannah Al Rashid, Adhisty Zara, Muzakki Ramdhan
Votes: 3,106
43. Photocopier (2021)
TV-MA | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After losing her scholarship when photos of her at a party surface online, a student pairs with a photocopy worker to piece together what happened.
Director: Wregas Bhanuteja | Stars: Shenina Cinnamon, Dea Panendra, Giulio Parengkuan, Jerome Kurnia
Votes: 3,831
44. Two Blue Stripes (2019)
TV-14 | 113 min | Drama
A young couple violated the boundary without knowing the consequences. They try to take responsibility for their choices and their innocence is tested when the families who really loved them knew, then forced into their chosen journey.
Director: Gina S. Noer | Stars: Adhisty Zara, Angga Yunanda, Cut Mini Theo, Arswendy Bening Swara
Votes: 1,630
45. Missing Home (2022)
114 min | Comedy, Drama
A married couple stages their divorce in order to encourage their estranged adult children to return to their hometown.
Director: Bene Dion Rajagukguk | Stars: Arswendy Bening Swara, Tika Panggabean, Boris Bokir, Ghita Bhebhita
Votes: 2,094
46. Stealing Raden Saleh (2022)
TV-14 | 154 min | Action, Crime, Drama
To save his father, a master forger sets out to steal an invaluable painting with the help of a motley crew of specialists.
Director: Angga Dwimas Sasongko | Stars: Iqbaal Dhiafakhri Ramadhan, Angga Yunanda, Rachel Amanda, Umay Shahab
Votes: 2,734
47. Andragogy (2023)
TV-14 | 110 min | Drama
After a viral altercation, Prani, a guidance counselor, faces backlash endangering her career and family.
Director: Wregas Bhanuteja | Stars: Sha Ine Febriyanti, Angga Yunanda, Prilly Latuconsina, Dwi Sasono
Votes: 839
48. Falling in Love Like in Movies (2023)
118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Bagus, a screenwriter, reunites with his high school friend and crush, Hana, who is still grieving from the loss of her husband. He wants to convince her to fall in love once again, just like in the movies.
Director: Yandy Laurens | Stars: Ringgo Agus Rahman, Nirina Zubir, Alex Abbad, Sheila Dara Aisha
Votes: 1,026
49. Women from Rote Island (2023)
108 min | Drama
Recently widowed Orpa, living with her two daughters, Martha and Bertha, confronts discrimination and tradition, striving for justice after both of her daughters experience sexual violence.
Director: Jeremias Nyangoen | Stars: Merlinda Dessy Adoe, Irma Novita Rihi, Bani Sallum Ratu Ke, Van Jhoov
Votes: 71
50. Autobiography (2022)
115 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A young man working as a housekeeper in an empty mansion. When its owner returns to start his mayoral election campaign, the young man bonds with him and defends him when his campaign is vandalized, setting off a chain of violence.
Director: Makbul Mubarak | Stars: Kevin Ardilova, Arswendy Bening Swara, Haru Sandra, Rukman Rosadi
Votes: 755
51. Ziarah (2016)
87 min | Drama
Mbah Sri (95 years old) is looking for the grave of her husband, who has been missing for decades, with one simple aim: she wants to rest in peace beside her husband's grave.
Director: B.W. Purba Negara | Stars: Ponco Sutiyem, Rukman Rosadi, Ledjar Subroto, Vera Prifatamasari
Votes: 92
52. Eksil (2022)
119 min | Documentary, History
The fate of the exiles and their lives which were full of intimidation and fear after the 1965-1966 tragedy.
Director: Lola Amaria | Stars: Hartoni Ubes, Sarjio Mintardjo, I Gede Arka, Asahan Aidit
Votes: 84
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